Head gaskets have long been a weak spot on boosted engines from most manufacturers, it's certainly hasn't been unheard of in Subaru's in the past.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdXJYc4CpXA&hd=1Pastrana sets Mt. Washington Record. (using my car as they do the course notes!)
Quote from: PlanB on September 13, 2010, 10:19:53 pmQuote from: blur911 on June 09, 2010, 04:09:20 pmAnd you believed this idiot? Surely you watched the World Rally Championships when Subaru had a team, no? They dominated for a while until other teams caught up to them. Any motor, no matter the design or the configuration will fail if it is modified improperly by amateurs . Hey, I'm just telling what I'm seeing and hearing at the track this year. The failures are not catastrophic, but seem to not be too unusual. That said, there is a large sample of modded Subaru's being raced and $#!t happens. Head gaskets have long been a weak spot on boosted engines from most manufacturers, it's certainly hasn't been unheard of in Subaru's in the past. Update, the guy with the fast Impreza showed up to our last autocross yesterday and I asked if it was indeed a head-gasket that went on it earlier this year. Turns out it was only a small leak in the rad and because of the nature of autocrossing ended up putting air in the system and it looked like a head gasket had gone. He suspected head gasket as it's the usual breakdown.He did say the main problems with the newer cars are broken piston ring-lands and cracked pistons, plus the occasional spun bearing.
Quote from: blur911 on June 09, 2010, 04:09:20 pmAnd you believed this idiot? Surely you watched the World Rally Championships when Subaru had a team, no? They dominated for a while until other teams caught up to them. Any motor, no matter the design or the configuration will fail if it is modified improperly by amateurs . Hey, I'm just telling what I'm seeing and hearing at the track this year. The failures are not catastrophic, but seem to not be too unusual. That said, there is a large sample of modded Subaru's being raced and $#!t happens. Head gaskets have long been a weak spot on boosted engines from most manufacturers, it's certainly hasn't been unheard of in Subaru's in the past.
And you believed this idiot? Surely you watched the World Rally Championships when Subaru had a team, no? They dominated for a while until other teams caught up to them. Any motor, no matter the design or the configuration will fail if it is modified improperly by amateurs .
