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#259 of 5351 by locke2c

Jan 17, 2001 (12:49 pm)

Bob,
 
It seems pretty obvious to me that Subaru's factory interest in the event was promoting the new 2000 Legacy. Otherwise it shouldn't have taken a genious to realize that the nearly 500lb lighter Impreza 2.5RS with the same powertrain would make a much better racer.
 
Don't see how the Forester would enter into the equation, personally. One car is the best for the task at hand, the other is (was) spanking-new and ripe for positive press.
 
-Colin

#260 of 5351 Dennis by drew_

Jan 17, 2001 (3:21 pm)

Thanks for the links! Those are the exact scout Foresters shown in a Speedvision's WRC coverage. I know juice will love it! It is a stock 2.5L B4 Forester except for the roll cage, underbody protection, heavy (mirrored) tint job, and communications equipment. FWIW, I know that Ford uses Explorers as their scout vehicles. In many situations, the Explorers have been used to tow back the (retired) WRC Focus.
 

 
juice, I think the shifter in the picture was a prototype, so hopefully it will look better in person or the font will be altered. There will, of course, will be an in-dash gear position indicator. I've also heard that there will probably be steering mounted shift buttons.
 

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#261 of 5351 re: Alcan 5000 by paisan

Jan 17, 2001 (4:00 pm)

I'm considering doing the next Alcan 5000 with my Trooper... Anyone interested in joining me?
 
Perhaps Juice can take his Forester with Hutch and we can get Edmunds to sponsor us! Are you listening Edmunds?
 
-mike

#262 of 5351 by seamus3

Jan 17, 2001 (11:23 pm)

i thought the alcan 5000 started in portland. i was visiting my parents in olympia, half way between seattle and portland, and i saw rally cars. i pulled to a stop light and next to me pulled up a soob impreza RS. i look inside and am looking right at the driver, he was on the right hand side. it seemed weird to me so i looked the car over. it was from south africa. i also saw a saab, it had to be from the 70's. two door coupe deal with a homemade exhaust. it was funny because both of the guys inside were wearing ear protection, like the guys at the airport that direct planes, on the ground.
 
i have checked out tirerack, i actually bought my current tires there. i will ask around and see if i can get them locally.
 
what is the differece between the amsoil filter and the k&n filter?

#263 of 5351 Rally in Oly by barresa11

Jan 17, 2001 (11:59 pm)

Seamus:
 
I used to live in Oly back in the 83'/84' and the early 90's. My folks still live there in the Steamboat Island area. When I was there in the 80's I had imported a US spec Renault LeCar that had the engine rebuilt as an Alpine5 (about 101 hp moving 1800 lbs). It was lowered to the specs of an Alpine5 and had the same 3-lug nut alloy wheels and 185/60x13" Pirelli tires. It was considered tight competition w/the GTI. I remember coming home in the wee hours from a jaunt to Seattle only to find myself in the middle of a pack of rally cars near the Capital Forest in West Oly! I thought I had died and gone to heaven (or still groggy from the drive)! They were as surprised to see me as I them. Anyhow, your post took me back to that time and thought I'd share.
 
Stephen in Seattle

#264 of 5351 K&N and Amsoil filters by bluesubie

Jan 18, 2001 (7:35 am)

I'm currently using the Amsoil in my OB Sport and the K&N in my wife's OB (both stock airbox). The K&N is a cotton gauze filter with a 10 yr. million mile warranty and the Amsoil is a 2 stage foam filter with an unlimited warranty. The K&N can go from 30-50,000 miles before cleaning and the Amsoil needs to be cleaned around once a year. Flow-wise they're supposed to be about the same. Amsoil says theirs is better at filtering dirt. The Amsoil was around $32 shipped from Amsoil and the K&N was around $50 from a performance shop.
Dennis

#265 of 5351 by ateixeira

Jan 18, 2001 (8:35 am)

Yeah, I had been looking for a link like that for a loooong time! Thanks, Dennis.
 
Just skid plates and a roll bar, eh? Though the wheels aren't stock for a 2.5l model. Wonder if they swapped the springs, too.
 
paisan: all my racing experience and skills can be summarized right here -> ()
 
Seriously, I need some instruction first, then I plan on easing slowly into a bit of recreational autoXing or rallyXing. The Alcan 5000 sounds like a bit much!
 
-juice

#266 of 5351 by ateixeira

Jan 18, 2001 (8:36 am)

PS That looks like a 1998-2000 L model, oddly enough. Black grille tells all. But that would mean rear drum brakes!

#267 of 5351 re: Alcan by paisan

Jan 18, 2001 (8:57 am)

I've only auto-xed a 1/2 dozen times.
 
Driven in NYC traffic for 10 years.
 
And the Alcan isn't til 2004! So you have plenty of practice time!
 
I'm actually planning on doing some auto-xs down in MD with the XT6 this spring, so we'll have to drag you out to em with the forester or the miata.
 
-mike

#268 of 5351 by ateixeira

Jan 18, 2001 (8:59 am)

Definitely let me know. I'd like to watch one or two before I hop in.
 
Hey - NYC driving is a rally!
 
-juice

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