[halistan]

Originally posted by amuse
Well this is certainly interesting if not bizarre!

Thanks for that How-To link, only it doesn't explain what the crush is technically achieving?


Also, this problem has never ever surfaced before - if it was the ECU wouln't it have been there all along?

No, the problem with the ECU comes up after you have had it for a while. See, here is what happens....subaru designed the SVX to be a touring luxury car. Therefore they didn't want it taking off like a bullet, but rather to have it gradually accelerate (one of peoples biggest gripes about the SVX ironically enough) so what they did to ensure the SVX would be gradual like they wanted was to design the chip to only let a certain amount of current pass though the ECU when you accelerate. Thats what that little metal bead is supposed to do, dissapate the current going through the wire. When that starts going bad then you when you try to accelerate from a dead stop (especially if you need to accelerate quickly) the car will lag and act almost like it is going to stall, then suddenly take off. At least thats what it did on mine. I think in this instance that the gas has absolutely nothing to do with your problem.

If i were you I would at least dig out the ECU and see if yours has the little bead on the wire. If your SVX is one that has that still i would go ahead and do the crush mod. Trust me, your SVX will me 10 times more responsive and will accelerate faster overall after getting rid of it.

Hope this helps.

~Ray