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Originally Posted by SeikenFreak
Hello
First post here. Wanted to ask you Neo if you had any issues at the track with your car? Or perhaps you talked to anyone else there running our boxer motor.
I was there on Thursday with the STI and at the very end of the 4th session my motor went. Sounds like a bearing(s). So I was unable to return the next day which is disappointing as it looks like all the Scoobs decided to only come on day 2.
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Originally Posted by Chris B.
I know a few other STI owners that had the same issue at NJMP.
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It's not an NJMP thing, it's a Subaru thing. I know of plenty of WRXs and STIs that have spun bearings at Watkins Glen, Summit, Pocono and VIR. You have to be extremely diligent at watching oil temps and pressure levels and of checking the dipstick between each session.
Friday was a nice day...a bit crowded, but not too bad. Worst part was I didn't get more than six laps before an oil line blew on the Integra--the guys who had the car there Thursday busted an axle, replaced it and in the process damaged the oil line (no idea how yet)--and I had to pull in...between two actual students (silver WRX wagon and white [?] BMW 135) and helping to coach a friend (black E30) I didn't work on the car at all and had it on the trailer after lunch.
I got one session on track in the E30 and even though I didn't feel comfortable in it (fading brakes, still tweaking suspension settings) I remembered why I like those cars so much....it didn't hurt that this particular E30 had the complete drive train from a 2000 Z3 for added power.