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#1 of 5330 Please Continue... by bonnie_rick Nov 29, 2000 (1:08 am)
your discussions from Subaru Crew - Modifications (Topic #16) here! Bonnie Rick Conferences Manager, Edmunds.com Town Hall
#2 of 5330 i just had to be .......... by aussieroo Nov 29, 2000 (1:53 am)
first gus
#3 of 5330 by miksmi Nov 29, 2000 (3:10 am)
hehe, Gus, you're cheatin with the time zone difference! ;-p ..Mike
#4 of 5330 XT6 weight... by paisan Nov 29, 2000 (4:47 am)
I will have to check on the weight, thought the manual said 2500, but I'll check it. Yes the XT6 was expensive. (Sticker of 19,500 in '88!!!) It's only 145 horses though so the impreza should be speedier... -mike
#5 of 5330 carpoint by paisan Nov 29, 2000 (4:51 am)
Well carpoint has something screwy on their pages... In 1988 they have 4 cars listed: XT coupe XT 4wd coupe XT6 4wd XT6 4wd turbo The XT6 4wd is 2795lbs, the XT6 4wd Turbo is 2865lbs. Now in '88 there were: XT Fwd XT Turbo (1.8l turbo) Fwd XT Turbo 4wd XT6 Fwd XT6 4wd The XT6 never came in a turbo model. I shall research some more and find out my results. -mike
#6 of 5330 bitman by lucien2 Nov 29, 2000 (1:24 pm)
19mm is a good place to start. I am running a Whiteline18-20-22 bar set to 20mm on an otherwise stock OB, and am very happy with it. It did very well at the track. IF I had a GT with lower sidewalls, better COG, stiffer suspension, etc., I would consider bumping it to the 22mm setting, but I don't so I won't. 20mm is just about perfect for what the rest of the OB setup can handle, given it came with 18mm stock. Start with the 19"; it won't be a radical change, but you'll feel it. After you take a driving course or two you may want to adjust up...just make sure your significant other knows, or there could be a nasty surprise on a slick exit ramp one day!
#7 of 5330 by ateixeira Nov 29, 2000 (1:40 pm)
You mean 19mm, not 19". You don't even have enough clearance for a 19" bar! :o) XT6 4wd Turbo? Best kept secret? -juice
#8 of 5330 XT6 Turbo... by paisan Nov 29, 2000 (1:56 pm)
Maybe I should do that, slap a TT on the XT6, then it would really have some zig! My mechanic and I are actually trying to find some rear performance shocks for it right now for when we do the air-suspension conversion, we are not having much luck -mike
#9 of 5330 by ateixeira Nov 29, 2000 (3:05 pm)
I guess that's the catch with a fairly rare car. Few are familiar with it, plus aftermarket parts are hard to come by. Bummer. -juice
#10 of 5330 well I'd be damned! by ramon Nov 29, 2000 (3:35 pm)
I didn't know the XT6 has all those luxo crap too. heheheh.... I guess it ain't that light after all huh?

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