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2003 cobra vs 400 awhp sti
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<blockquote data-quote="xsellr8" data-source="post: 11450662" data-attributes="member: 113265"><p>Yeah, I just make things up for fun</p><p>[ame=http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1628823]2008 WRX STI Long-Term Road Test Update: Transmission Problems - NASIOC[/ame]</p><p><a href="http://www.iwsti.com/forums/drivetrain-components/119094-problem-my-2008-wrx-sti-transmission.html" target="_blank">Problem with my 2008 wrx sti transmission... - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com</a></p><p></p><p>Time in the Shop? Say It Ain’t So!</p><p>Our Subaru was living a trouble-free life until nearly everyone who drove the car began to report the transmission popping out of second gear. <strong>(A quick Google search shows that we aren’t the only ones to experience this problem.)</strong> In the STI went to the local dealership, where—of course—the car refused to repeat its misbehavior. After a couple of weeks, we self-diagnosed the problem as occurring during light acceleration while traveling between 10–20 mph and took the car back in to the dealer, who now recognized our issue. The service rep decided to install a new transmission—at just 16,745 miles!—as well as a new clutch, pressure plate, and throw-out bearing, a $7000 job thankfully covered under warranty. Afterward, the dealer said that another option was to simply crack the gearbox open and repair it at a cost of $1000; why they didn’t do this isn’t totally clear. In any event, we’re happy to report there have been no further issues with the gearbox, but nor should there be. </p><p></p><p> The article by C&D claims they had issues and many others were reported.. who knows to what extent that is true, but that's why I mentioned it.</p><p>I've also seen it around on some sites here and there. At least he doesn't have the WRX 5 speed transmission with his HP numbers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xsellr8, post: 11450662, member: 113265"] Yeah, I just make things up for fun [ame=http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1628823]2008 WRX STI Long-Term Road Test Update: Transmission Problems - NASIOC[/ame] [url=http://www.iwsti.com/forums/drivetrain-components/119094-problem-my-2008-wrx-sti-transmission.html]Problem with my 2008 wrx sti transmission... - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com[/url] Time in the Shop? Say It Ain’t So! Our Subaru was living a trouble-free life until nearly everyone who drove the car began to report the transmission popping out of second gear. [B](A quick Google search shows that we aren’t the only ones to experience this problem.)[/B] In the STI went to the local dealership, where—of course—the car refused to repeat its misbehavior. After a couple of weeks, we self-diagnosed the problem as occurring during light acceleration while traveling between 10–20 mph and took the car back in to the dealer, who now recognized our issue. The service rep decided to install a new transmission—at just 16,745 miles!—as well as a new clutch, pressure plate, and throw-out bearing, a $7000 job thankfully covered under warranty. Afterward, the dealer said that another option was to simply crack the gearbox open and repair it at a cost of $1000; why they didn’t do this isn’t totally clear. In any event, we’re happy to report there have been no further issues with the gearbox, but nor should there be. The article by C&D claims they had issues and many others were reported.. who knows to what extent that is true, but that's why I mentioned it. I've also seen it around on some sites here and there. At least he doesn't have the WRX 5 speed transmission with his HP numbers. [/QUOTE]
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