WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I still occasionally look for a new Panasonic online. It was a great battery.

Yep, that Panasonic battery served me well. All I had to do was give it a drink of water about every year and in its last year, give it a spark about once a month.

Back in the day, I would have just nursed it along for another year and just push started the car if necessary. Today, I couldn't push start a lawnmower.

can one push start these cars if they have a dead battery?

[bcj]

Couldn't count on bump starting my x386 game computer.
That only dented the corners on the case.

[Spairo]

Originally Posted by humfrz

can one push start these cars if they have a dead battery?

After leaving the key on and the radiator fans going during the lunch break at a track day, I can definitively say that you can push start these things. Granted, I had to think through the process since it has been at least 30 years since I last push started a car.

Go fast, take chances.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Yep, that Panasonic battery served me well. All I had to do was give it a drink of water about every year and in its last year, give it a spark about once a month.

Back in the day, I would have just nursed it along for another year and just push started the car if necessary. Today, I couldn't push start a lawnmower.

can one push start these cars if they have a dead battery?

As long as there's enough juice to hear the fuel pump prime the rails, it's good to push.

[RToyo86]

Pulled trans today. New exedy OEM clutch+flywheel, battle garage TOB, verus fork+pivot, and front bearing cover.

[Wally86]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

Pulled trans today. New exedy OEM clutch+flywheel, battle garage TOB, verus fork+pivot, and front bearing cover.

Did the strap trick help to make installing the trans easier?

[RToyo86]

Originally Posted by Wally86

Did the strap trick help to make installing the trans easier?

I haven't tried without it to compare, but it certainly went together pretty easily. Wiggled it for about 2-3 minutes and it slide in most of the way. Was able to snug it to the block by gently tightening bell housing bolts cross pattern a little bit at a time.

Gently rotated the output shaft at the back of the trans to help line it up better to the clutch.

[Ultramaroon]

Be careful about tweaking that AC hardline! Just noticed it.

[MJones_RB]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

I haven't tried without it to compare, but it certainly went together pretty easily. Wiggled it for about 2-3 minutes and it slide in most of the way. Was able to snug it to the block by gently tightening bell housing bolts cross pattern a little bit at a time.

Gently rotated the output shaft at the back of the trans to help line it up better to the clutch.

When I did mine, I used a scissor jack (trailer leveler) to prop up the front of the engine to keep it from leaning forward, helped a lot.

Great job!

[RToyo86]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Be careful about tweaking that AC hardline! Just noticed it.

Not sure if I actually touched it but thanks for the heads up! I very much appreciate my AC during the summer

Originally Posted by MJones_RB

When I did mine, I used a scissor jack (trailer leveler) to prop up the front of the engine to keep it from leaning forward, helped a lot.

Great job!

I borrowed a friend's lift which didn't leave me many options for supporting the engine. He had a tall spinny arm jack that I used to help support the transmission while we wiggled it in and out.

[blsfrs]

I removed my Verus front wheel air deflectors and reinstalled the oem ones. I couldn't hardly drive anywhere without finding something to scrape.

And how about that 1/4" composite aluminum piece between the splitter and engine cover and wheel wells? I bet it gets me 0.0000002% less drag and lift.

I dropped her off at a tire shop for a set of Conti Extremecontact dws. Can't wait to get her back.

[alex87f]

Had it PDR'd completely following some light hail damage, and took the opportunity to correct the 50+ door dings and small impacts the car had gotten in its first life.





All are gone save for one on the wheel arch. It looks like a new car. They also polished it a little bit and corrected some small paint repairs that had been done approximately.

Also, installed the updated facelift door stoppers (sooo much better), and a knock-off MC brace.

[Bonburner]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

Pulled trans today. New exedy OEM clutch+flywheel, battle garage TOB, verus fork+pivot, and front bearing cover.

I've been curious how that throwbout bearing feels. I'm planning on swappinmg clutch, flywheel, fork, and pivot in a few months, debating adding that on or sticking OEM.
They're pretty pricey too, and I'm kind of expecting it to have only a 20% longer life time than oem's throwout bearing .. but who knows.

[RToyo86]

Originally Posted by Bonburner

I've been curious how that throwbout bearing feels. I'm planning on swappinmg clutch, flywheel, fork, and pivot in a few months, debating adding that on or sticking OEM.
They're pretty pricey too, and I'm kind of expecting it to have only a 20% longer life time than oem's throwout bearing .. but who knows.

The OEM TOB lasted 140,000km on my 2017. Not 100% whether I got the updated one or not since apparently not all 2017s got it based on production date.

So far I'm happy with how everything is feeling. For added context I also have the forester slave cylinder and Mtec clutch assist spring, so pedal feel is probably going to vary a bit.

Only gripe/adjustment is that pedal feels like it engages last 20% of pedal travel. Adjusted the pedal but overall just feels like there's less modulation overall. I don't think that's nessesarily TOB related probably the OEM exedy clutch. Fairy certain OEM setup didn't bite that low on the pedal.

I have 1000km on it now, waiting to see if anything Changes after 1500km or so which is what exedy says is typically break in cycle with highway driving.