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Pete and I went out to Cumberland this morning to get the pearlie. Tom had taken it to his shop. We met him there and drove it back to his house.
The car ran great and the gears were pulling strong and hard. The SSM was still hooked up and by the time we got back to Tom's house, the tranny temp reached a high of 203 degrees__ too high for me to feel comfortable with. We went to the auto parts store and bought an external tranny cooler and came back and waited for the engine to cool down. Once cool, we drained the radiator, pulled it out, added the tranny cooler, more ATF fluid, and changed the coolant.
Out for another long, spirited test drive, showing no mercy. The SSM showed that the transmission fluid never reached above 176 degrees.
Left Tom's house around 8pm and headed back to Baltimore. The car ran incredibly well. Shifting firm and smooth every time. Climbing steep hills at 80 mph in Drive, just hit the gas slightly and she leaps ahead to 100 in the blink of an eye, without downshifting. This is the way the SVX was supposed to be! Hit POWER mode a couple of times from various speeds... WOW!
Having gotten used to the speed of my 96 Polo, I didn't think there would be such a difference in performance between the two. This is definitely my next major mod for the Polo.
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Subaru Ambassador
1996 Polo Green LSi #216 ..138,100 miles. ..SOLD
JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995.....
Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan
In-Service Date: January 2, 1997
"The Pristine Green Polo Machine”
First Polo Green on the Network
First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000)
First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007)
First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013)
HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler.
R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 
2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ...178,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 
2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles.
Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 
4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001
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Last edited by svxcess; 10-15-2006 at 09:59 PM.
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