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Originally posted by mark10t
Ray, are you absolutely certain about the reference to his '94 (built in '93) being a candidate for the crush mod? I went back into the Yahoo archives (my CD) and noted that the only references for the 'mod' were '92's and '93's (which were actually built in '92- if memory serves me right). As an example, I thought I had checked out my '94 (built in 3-94) at the time this controversy was 'raging' and it was not applicable.
I also found references that other model years might be harmed if modified.
I'm just looking to err on the side of caution and make sure the info we offer is accurate. The improvements are well documented and worth the effort if his SVX is 'appropriate' for the 'crush mod'.
-Mark
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I have a 1994 LE, manufacture date of 10/93. I performed the bead crush modification, and the very occasional hesitation during hard acceleration disappeared. Since there were essentially a 1994 and 1994.5 model year, my guess would be that Subaru finally fixed it in the 1994.5 model.
Don't believe me? Well, the LE went out of production about half way through 1994, and the L took its place. The L features a few tranny upgrades, manual seatbelts, and dual air bags. It would make sense for this to be the time that Subaru made the change in the chip as well.
Thus far, I've the latest manufacture date that was modified by the bead crush. It's worked fine for me. I'd say that if you have a manufacture date before 10/93, it would be safe to perform the mod.