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SVX in Sport Compact Car
another 'SVX in a magazine' post from me......
i thought i saw this in a magazine i read in a bookstore a while back, but it turns out it was in one that i had in my collection of old magazines. reader's rides section - smallest photo of course. enjoy!
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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Re: SVX in Sport Compact Car
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Stan's Header?
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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it sad that with so little aftermarket support that the oil filter and battery need to be mentioned in the list of mods.
Alan (has Mobil1 synthetic wiper fluid) |
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Mychailo :: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ :: 1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold) Visit my locker SVX Mods: ND iridium spark plugs, Impreza RS fpr, afr tuned to 13.2:1 using a custom MAF bypass, custom exhaust, WRX 5MT w/ STi RA 1st-4th gear & stock WRX 5th gear, Exedy 13 lb flywheel & Sport Clutch, STi Group N tranny & engine mounts, urethane spacers in rear subframe, rear diff mounts, and pitch stopper, SVX Sport Strut Springs (185f/150r), custom 19 mm rear swaybar, urethane swaybar mounts, Rota Torque 17x8", 225/45-17 Proxes 4 tires, Axxis Deluxe Plus organic brake pads. |
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Mychailo :: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ :: 1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold) Visit my locker SVX Mods: ND iridium spark plugs, Impreza RS fpr, afr tuned to 13.2:1 using a custom MAF bypass, custom exhaust, WRX 5MT w/ STi RA 1st-4th gear & stock WRX 5th gear, Exedy 13 lb flywheel & Sport Clutch, STi Group N tranny & engine mounts, urethane spacers in rear subframe, rear diff mounts, and pitch stopper, SVX Sport Strut Springs (185f/150r), custom 19 mm rear swaybar, urethane swaybar mounts, Rota Torque 17x8", 225/45-17 Proxes 4 tires, Axxis Deluxe Plus organic brake pads. |
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Interesting. And all this time, I've been told that there were NO headers available for the SVX.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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I do that enough, just walking around. Randy (the neanderthal) i
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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I bet John at Hytech can make some really good headers for....oh....about $1000-$1200
Mind you, is header for a B18C5 in the Integra Type-R goes for $1000. And he's made quite a few custom headers ($10k-12k) for some Ferrari 360 owners. Now there's car that really doesn't need mods, but if you got the money!! |
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just becuase subaru spent a lot of time working on the flow of the headers dosnt mean that its going to be what your looking for in your specific application. You can just write everything off as being perfect. And its not the best idea to go around preaching about something no one has ever tried(or few and never seen)
Just a few years ago a 5speed SVX was written off as "impossible" phil
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that's pretty cool!!! I haven't seen an SVX in a car magizine in nearly 10 years!!!
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I used to know a girl that lived in Auburn WA, lets all sing along... It's a small world after all OK, back to work!
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You all never heard of Stan's headers???
I have John's headers in mine! |
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Headers so nice you had to say it twice John?
Todd
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"This motor with the exhaust timing that it uses does not need headers that are different than the ones that are fitted. There is only one exhaust valve open at a time on each side. One exhaust pulse cannot enter another cylinder. The cylinders cannot interfere with each other. The way the system works now is each of the cylinders on one side, uses the header pipe as a tuned pipe for that cylinder, to return the negative pulse to that cylinder. It is as though each cylinder has its own tuned length exhaust pipe, as they take turns to use it. Fitting a header with long branched pipes, will only increase the volume of the system and reduce the effect of the returning pressure pulse. Instead of it returning back to the compact header to enter the cylinder that produced it, it will be divided between the three pipes. This will reduce the pressure pulse to a third of what it should be, with a reduction in torque. Harvey." still want some headers? you can do it just to say you've got custom headers, but the money spent on them and the time to install isn't really worth a potential LOSS in torque. i wish there WERE more things available to increase the performance of the SVX. i'm not a complete nay-sayer, but the cash better be relative to the performance increase. for example, is it worth it to spend more than several times the worth of the car on a turbo system? if it could be done at a reasonable cost, i'd be first in line. the SVX wasn't a mass-produced everyday car, so anyone who makes parts for it are gonna charge accordingly, knowing there aren't going to be too many buyers. simple economics at work.
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