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If we can confirm that this is definitely the root cause of these engine failures, and Toyota/Subaru is unwilling to band-aid it with an ECU update, then there's really no point in keeping the car. |
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07-09-2013, 05:30 PM | #128 |
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Thanks for your advice. I'm very humbly returning to racing after a several year hiatus, more forgiving sounds like exactly what I need. Could you explain briefly why a smaller tire is faster?
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07-09-2013, 05:37 PM | #130 | |
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Wonder if the 91 octane gas (highest available in Cali) has anything to do with it. Maybe it's causing more detonation compared to 93? |
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Our final failure happened while on 100 octane unleaded... we put it in as a precaution since it was pretty warm.
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Good thing seems like it's a relatively new problem that hopefully is under investigation. |
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How's fuel starvation?
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I've been resistant to go with a tune for warranty reasons but it kinda seems to be the best step so far
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It went bad on a day where we were running roughly a 1:1 mix of 91 and 100, so I'm willing to say no correlation between octane and DI seal failure
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