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Jan 19, 2004 | 12:25 PM

jotti

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AWD Burnouts?

Can they be done with a stock subie? Particularily 1998-2000 Impreza RS...

Jan 19, 2004 | 01:46 PM

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Re: AWD Burnouts?

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Can they be done with a stock subie? Particularily 1998-2000 Impreza RS...

uhhhh, in loose dirt/gravel.....yea....if you try to do that on the pavement, you will most likely leave your tranny/transfercase on the road behind you. Especially if you try to "dump the clutch."

NOT recommended....but better to ask first, rather than find out the hard way.

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Jan 19, 2004 | 02:41 PM

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wasn't this just asked yesterday?

answer for a stock rs = no, not enough power

Jan 19, 2004 | 03:48 PM

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go find a nice patch of ice and go nuts and yes it was asked yesterday

Jan 19, 2004 | 03:53 PM

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My bad for the repost guys i should have searched. Ok so it makes sense it can't be done. You said dumping the clutch is bad...so i guess you gota go easy launching off the line?

Jan 19, 2004 | 07:39 PM

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Yep. The RS tranny isn't as weak as some people will try to tell you, but it's far from indestructable. Clutch dumps and powershifting are no-nos.

Jan 19, 2004 | 07:51 PM

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I would have to agree that you should not try it unless your on gravel or ice/snow. Or unless you want to be doing some tranny/diff, work in the near future.

Jan 20, 2004 | 02:26 PM

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I may be coming into this a little late but I will say this about AWD burnouts.. NO NO NO NO!!! I own a 2000 rs and I had a DD one night while out to the club. Since the guy was so nice as to drive I let him drive my baby.. WHOOPS! He thought because it was loud that it was fast.. he tried a burn out in it and Monday morning it was on a wrecker and headed to the dealership for a new tranny and clutch. You CAN however remove the AWD relay under the hood and that would allow for some burn outs but you would be losing the only reason you would buy a Subie... for the AWD.

Just a suggestion though, I know it has been done before!

Jan 21, 2004 | 12:08 AM

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You CAN however remove the AWD relay under the hood and that would allow for some burn outs but you would be losing the only reason you would buy a Subie... for the AWD. Just a suggestion though, I know it has been done before!

Ok just out of my own curiousity, if you were to remove the awd relay, would that make the car fwd or rwd? Is it harmful to the car?