February 14, 201411 yr Hi guys Just bought my first Subaru, an 02 Impreza WRX wagon in black. I have no doubt I will be on here in the near future picking all of your brains. Anyways just thought I would say hi. PS, my apologies for the user name but its been with me a long time ;)
February 14, 201411 yr Wotcha and welcome - I did wonder about the name put put it down to some form of evolving from one to another ;) but we are all about the cars on here - we have Alfa lovers , VW enthusiasts, Landy lovers + a few two wheel aficionados, common denominator being internal combustion so feel free to browse and get stuck in
February 15, 201411 yr Hi mate welcome to S.O.C More than welcome to pop on and join in when you want :)
February 16, 201411 yr Author Just a quick update and associated question, whilst on boost and changing up through the gears the engine revs up between 200-400 rpm when depressing the clutch, at first i thought it was just me getting used to driving a new car but now im not so sure as this seems to happening consistently. Also it has had a custom Ecu remap (BRD/TEK3) from b.r. developments, the graph shows 283bhp/319ft lbs, not sure if this could possibly part of the cause or not. Thinking back to my (dare i say it) Evo days (Evo1) installing a BOV seemed to help with some of the tuning issues, so being impatient, which is my natural habitat, i jumped on ebay and had one delivered the next day, bolted it on, and i think maybe its a little better, at least in my mind. Any thoughts
February 16, 201411 yr Sounds more like the clutch is slipping to me any idea when it was last changed ?
February 16, 201411 yr Author As far as I can tell from the paperwork it has never been changed, its done 88k with a comprehensive service history.
February 16, 201411 yr It's done pretty well then I destroyed mine in less than 80k miles with a lightened flywheel. I would say its the start of the clutch slipping then :(
February 16, 201411 yr Author Well thats inconvenient I will investigate further and see what comes up, thanks for your help/advice
February 16, 201411 yr Sorry for the bad news :( you made me feel bad now :) I always find with the clutch is at the most inconvenient time. But like you say worth looking in to 1st
February 17, 201411 yr fitting the BOV may have alleviated it a bit by dumping the pressure and therefore some of the power so less strain on the clutch. If you do replace the clutch it is a good move to have the flywheel skimmed to ensure even wear in the future
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