thewelsho

well observered. I come under the bridge and lift at the pit exit doing about 110mph before easiing onto the brakes and downshifting from 4th to third. I keep it in third all the way to the back straight thereafter. Upshifting into 4th at about 6.5k before downshifting into 3rd then second as I enter the corner.

Can borrow mine anytime, that will give you a little feel for it before you buy. Canon 350D 35 - 55 mm & 70 - 300mm telefoto Sigma lens. Comes with Canon 440 flash unit as well.

Tis indeed my automobile except its not so mobile at the mo! Splendid pic, as are all the others

Another word: Yes!

Not possible I'm afraid. The switchable maps was a feature of older cars where the ECU had dual maps; one for manual cars and one for automatic cars. When used in a manual car, the other map was not used (I'm not sure it was dual maps, but dual somethings!!). Anhyhoo, the Hawkeyes don't come in automatics, so the dual feature ECUs that could be used to provide two cycles was dropped. This is the gist of it but I'm sure some of the terminology is incorrect. What do I know about cars? Silver Bullet? I like that. I used to call my MY04 Toyota Celica that, but your chariot is far more deserving on such a title. Be carful when mapping your bad boy; I have lost an engine and a gear box so far! Good luck with it my man, I'm sure it will provide you with as much, if not more pleasure as Black Beauty. JW

Picked the car up today. It's with the dealer, so I'll just have to wait and see what they say.

Tut! Yeah ok...

Just waiting on Subaru assistance arriving... will keep all posted on the outcome. Peter, much did Greers sell the Hawkeye box?

Pictures, socket sizes and everything! Man, you guys are good! Thanks!!!! What does that frame do? Does it prevent the car from flexing making it stiffer in the corners?

Na, I jacked it up and crawled under it and there is all this plastic sh17 everywhere, The only thing that I can see, is a big round plug-type thing but its not a normal nut. It has a kinda star-shaped indention in it and looks like it needs a special tool to undo it. Its all out of my league, I think I'll drive it to the stealers on Firday and bend over.

Ok, I take it the gear box is the big cast thing attached to the back of the engine, yes? Therefore near the front end of the car? I see there is a little square cast type thing at the back too, man I can see a disaster looming. Oh, I menat to say: I drove the car and It goes ok without sounding worse, but I can't select third gear.

Drain gear oil? Utter idiots guide please!

Indeed.

Oh dear, I saw that coming. I see the Tribeca made it in there too... fully justified!

How do I drain the gear oil to see if there is any particles in it? Also, can I jsut go to any garage and pick up replacement fluied?

Clutch, Diffs, bearings, driveshafts... still plenty to go wrong!

Now that I have picked myself up off the floor... Thanks mate, you have been a great help.

If I got rid I'd be done with Imprezas and performance cars period. I had my shot, it was great while it lasted but I can't sustain the cost of this rather expensive hobby

How much for the cheapest PPG stuff? What does PPG stand for and what is it exactly, a bunch of cogs and stuff? I can't push the finances to a 6-speed with all the other bits I need to get to match it up, so its a quick-fix and a cheap-fix I think is the only way to go. This of course means the box will break again, but I guess if I keep it off track then it will last longer. Then again, why have all that power and no track use, this is what makes me think bowing out now is perhaps the best option.

Oh! Now that you say that, the condition is worse in 3rd gear. Looking more and more like a GB - GREAT!

Yeah, jacked it up last night and had a look and there are no visible signs of breakage. When I get home today I am going to jack it up again and check for play in the hubs etc and give the brakes a good look over. If I can't see anything visible then I suppose it has to be gear box or diff (even though I have no idea what a diff is ). Next I will drive the car at 2 mph down a quiet road and call the AA. That is what I should have done last night when it went about 3 miles from home. I'll get it taken to Subaru and see what they come up with. I don't suppose anyone knows a skilled Scooby mechanic who'd come to the hosue and give me a 100% diagnostic?

All that was right over my head!!!! I'm outta my depth with this stuff, time for a sensible car again me thinks

DILEMA: Ok what do I do. If I try to get a warranty claim I need to get the car there, let them assess and get the car back if I get a knockback. Then, I have to take the car to whomever I want to install the new box (Hypertech most liekly). As you can see this is a whole lot of hassle. Alternatively, I need to get the fault diagnosed for certain, then get it transported then get it sorted with 2nd hand bits. This will of course incur the cost of transfer as well. So any suggestions that can make this all clearer for me!!!?

Cheers Alan. If it is a gear box, can it be re-built as opposed to buying a whole new one?

I would, but its too slow