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Old 12-19-2007, 02:42 PM
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I'm new to the SVX world network. I live near Pittsburgh and just bought a 94 LS (not the tranny eating AWD ..lol). As a new owner, I have many questions about these cars. I've wanted one since I was a kid and I'm very excited to have one now. More to follow. Thanks

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Old 12-19-2007, 02:49 PM
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Old 12-19-2007, 02:52 PM
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Welcome to the site. Is that your Peal in the picture by your name?
Yep, sure is. And just to let you know, the pic of all your cars together is just like the dream I have all the time!!

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Old 12-19-2007, 03:09 PM
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Old 12-19-2007, 03:12 PM
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Welcome to the community...and beautiful car by the way If you have questions you def. came to the right place! Enjoy your car!
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Old 12-19-2007, 03:17 PM
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hey, welcome... to the sight i guess... youll find your place among the people who belong to this site... right now i fit in with about only 2 people...
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Old 12-21-2007, 07:21 PM
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I didnt know they made Pearl LS models in 1994. In fact, I was under the impression that all Pearls in 1994 were LSi (AWD) , all 80-something Pearls that year.

Can anyone confirm this?

Have you looked underneath your car to see if theres a rear diff? Im so curious. I know they had Emerald, Barcelona Red, Laguna Blue, and Bordeaux Pearl FWD cars, but I didnt know about any others...

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Old 12-21-2007, 07:23 PM
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hey, welcome... to the sight i guess... youll find your place among the people who belong to this site... right now i fit in with about only 2 people...
Lol we are all a little crazy. You just scared me with all of your talk, "if i wreck it" and " i just rallied it til the oil temp light came on" and all of that. I hope you changed the trans fluid and the oil .
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Old 12-21-2007, 09:12 PM
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I didnt know they made Pearl LS models in 1994. In fact, I was under the impression that all Pearls in 1994 were LSi (AWD) , all 80-something Pearls that year.

Can anyone confirm this?

Have you looked underneath your car to see if theres a rear diff? Im so curious. I know they had Emerald, Barcelona Red, Laguna Blue, and Bordeaux Pearl FWD cars, but I didnt know about any others...

Regardless, welcome to the site !
Yes I have looked underneath the car. No rear diff. Im sure. I know 94 and 95 are the only years they even made any FWD and mine is indeed Pearl white. I have heard that the FWD is a bit faster than the tranny eating, rotor warping AWD. I have a friend that has a red 94 L and a 97 Green LSi and she swears the 94 has better acceleration. Mine has 155k on it with the originial tranny and I would not have wanted it if it was AWD without a rebuild. It shifts perfect and my mechanic changed the ATF and said there were no signs of significant wear and that everything looked good. I hope and pray i dont have any problems with it.
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Old 12-21-2007, 09:13 PM
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hey, welcome... to the sight i guess... youll find your place among the people who belong to this site... right now i fit in with about only 2 people...
Why is that?
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Old 12-21-2007, 09:16 PM
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Old 12-21-2007, 09:19 PM
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I have heard that the FWD is a bit faster than the tranny eating, rotor warping AWD. I have a friend that has a red 94 L and a 97 Green LSi and she swears the 94 has better acceleration.
The 97 is not as fast as the 94 - the 97 has a speed limiter on it.

The AWD tranny is not as bad as you make it out to be. The AWD also doesn't warp rotors any worse than the FWD either.
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Old 12-21-2007, 09:22 PM
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ditto, bad rotors arent caused by the tranny

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Old 12-21-2007, 09:50 PM
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The 97 is not as fast as the 94 - the 97 has a speed limiter on it.

The AWD tranny is not as bad as you make it out to be. The AWD also doesn't warp rotors any worse than the FWD either.

yea but the weight of the AWD warps rotors is how I understand it. And actually the 92 and 93 did not have speed limiters. 94-97 were limited to 136 I have read. Check out this link

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Old 12-21-2007, 10:34 PM
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yea but the weight of the AWD warps rotors is how I understand it. And actually the 92 and 93 did not have speed limiters. 94-97 were limited to 136 I have read. Check out this link

http://www.cars101.com/subaru_svx.html
i don't think an extra 200lbs is gonna kill the tranny. better not have any fat people as passengers just in case.

the prone-to-clogging screen in the trans fluid cooler, and the long, slow, heat-generating shifts will kill it, though.
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