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  1. What are Subaru Valve Buckets?

    What are Subaru Valve Buckets?

    Since 2003, all of Subaru's turbo-charged EJ engines have used valve buckets, or bucket shims to set valve lash.  The bucket sits in the head and makes

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  2. What is the best hose clamp?

    What is the best hose clamp?

    We all know about worm clamps.  Love them or hate them.

    The main issue with a worm clamp is that the grooves on the clamp can dig into the hose

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  3. The Search for a Functional STI Motorsport Wing

    The Search for a Functional STI Motorsport Wing

    As you start to track your car and get faster, you can make a lot of changes and modifications to your suspension, and especially tires (by running race

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  4. What is a Subaru Hybrid Swap?

    What is a Subaru Hybrid Swap?

    From 2002 to 2005, the Subaru WRX came with a 2.0 liter engine, but when the STI became available in 2004 (as with the Forester XT and Legacy GT) they

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  5. Tips to help you pick a Tuner

    Tips to help you pick a Tuner

    Right up front, I will tell you that I am not a Tuner. I have been through the EFI 101 class, and I have worked in the automotive aftermarket for over

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  6. Comparison of Subaru Gear Sets, WRX, Legacy GT, STI RA, and more...

    Comparison of Subaru Gear Sets, WRX, Legacy GT, STI RA, and more...

    I just had to rebuild the transmission in my 2003 WRX, and put in an STI

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  7. What effect will putting performance parts on my car have on gas mileage?

    What effect will putting performance parts on my car have on gas mileage?

    This is a question that comes across just about everyone’s mind who is considering making their car faster, and the answer is…. Well, it depends.

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  8. Do I need to get my car custom tuned to use the SPT Intake?

    Do I need to get my car custom tuned to use the SPT Intake?

    There are a number of intakes out there that do require a tune for them to work properly (and safely). The reason that an intake would require a tune would

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