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Ok Subaru gurus, I need your help. My 06 FX is going to need tires soon. The OEMS have a lot of wear on the outer edges due to it being out of alignment for good period of time (corrected under warranty) and they are getting a little dangerous in the rain. I've narrowed the search down to a Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S, the Bridgestone Potenza G009, the Michelin Hydroedge, and the Goodyear Eagle ResponseEdge. I really don't want a directional tire but to get the qualities I want, I may not have a choice. What do you folks use that makes a good all around tire. My other question is this. Sometimes when taking off from a stop, the tranny will shift in the highest gear as low as 20mph, causing me to hit the gas a little harder to get going. Is this normal? I've noticed this many times and have just assumed it is normal. Is it? Does it do any harm to use the shift lever and shift manually? Thanks all!! You folks were the biggest influence on my buying a Subie!
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Replying to: erikwi (Jul 26, 2007 5:56 pm)
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Replying to: kavoom (Jul 26, 2007 10:47 am)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 27, 2007 6:52 am) |
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Only the '04 and '05 used the STI block. The '06 moved to the WRX block in conjunction with the WRX going from 2.0 to 2.5L. The 210hp numbers for the '04 and '05 are widely viewed as Subaru sandbagging on paper so as not to offend potential buyers of the WRX (rated at 227hp at that time, I think). Then in 2006 it was corrected to 230hp, and from there it has dropped a little I think only due to changes in calculation methods. Nothing has really changed with the engine since its inception, other than the switch from the STI block to WRX block as mentioned above. Essentially each year puts out about the same power in stock form, with the STI blocks maybe having a case for being a safer engine to modify to super-high power levels. However I think there have been slight gearing changes over the years (check the cars101 website) that has slowed 0-60 times a little in order to improve upon fuel economy. Doug
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Replying to: erikwi (Jul 26, 2007 5:56 pm)
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Replying to: dstew1 (Jul 27, 2007 2:48 pm)
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Replying to: kavoom (Jul 27, 2007 3:20 am) |
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Replying to: erikwi (Jul 27, 2007 4:49 pm) Check out some of the reviews on Tire Rack; I believe there are several that mention the bite the tire seems to have in the snow. It also received excellent snow/ice scores during testing (note it's only scored against other high performance all seasons, not dedicated snow tires). Doug
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Replying to: erikwi (Jul 26, 2007 5:56 pm) There is no harm to use the shift lever manually in the 4EAT, in fact I've been told that is why it is gated. I would suggest for stop/go driving around town where you'll be keeping it under 40 or 50mph, select "3" instead of "D". This will keep you out of 4th gear and makes it easier/quicker for your tranny to downshift into 2nd under harder acceleration. Also the 4EAT is adaptive, so if it's behaving a certain way, that is largely due to your own driving habits. Driving aggressively will result in higher shiftpoints and quicker downshifts; driving like a grandma will result in quite the opposite.  Doug |
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