Ex-Lurker/Ernest Newbie Saying Hi

the dumblonde · Post by **the dumblonde** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:52 am

Well, after lurking for a bit now i figured i should register and say hi. (More candidly, it was more driven by the fact that i wanted to actually being able to ask questions of my own.)

So, hallo.

Beyond that, I drive my beautiful blue '05 Outback 2.5XT. I got her barely used just over 6 months now, and as much as i loved my '96 Volvo 850 could never go back now. No major modifications (yet), but my friend swears that the BOV is aftermarket. I won't lie, i can't tell.

Outside of the vehicle, which i predominantly use to bounce between la (school) and orange (life) counties, i'm going to school for design and do some freelance design work on the side.

But i'm immensely glad to have found this forum. I knew that there was (and is) so much more for me to know about driving etc., but unless i have a specific question it's hard to get information out of my automotively inclined friends.

With that i'll shut up now. No need to babble on unnecessarily.

Post by **Johnf514** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:53 am

Barbershop quartet: "Hello, hello, HELLO!"

the dumblonde wrote:With that i'll shut up now. No need to babble on unnecessarily.

Hey now, that's what we do best.

Welcome to the site! Looking forward to your contributions, and ask those questions away. You'll find lots of Subie fans on this forum, so if you need any brand or car specific advice, just shout.

Post by **jomotopia** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:14 am

welcome!

yay Suby!

if you can hear the BOV it's probably aftermarket and you may want to look into replacing it back to stock. the Outback is based on the Impreza so i'm guessing that the modding rules would be the same and vent to atmosphere BOVs mess with the air/fuel ratio and from what i've read can cause the car to run dangerously lean in some circumstances.

http://www.nasioc.com, though full of flames, is a good Subaru resource.

feel free to ask your questions when you've got them.

the dumblonde · Post by **the dumblonde** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:37 pm

Thanks for the welcome guys. As for the BOV, I'm looking into it, but from the way my friend was babbling on about it before I have a feeling that it's fine. Or atleast i hope it's fine. I'll see once spring break starts next week.

Nychold · Post by **Nychold** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:49 pm

Oh noes! The OC? Didn't we finally kill that show off!?!

Welcome aboard. And trust me, rambling is no big deal here.

the dumblonde · Post by **the dumblonde** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:59 pm

Nychold wrote:Oh noes! The OC? Didn't we finally kill that show off!?!

Yes, we did.

Thank goodness! Hopefully all those tourists—in particular Fox's fanatic fan base—will now dispel and go home already. Or at the very least stick to Laguna. Damn MTV and the rest of them. Teen show should stick to cutesy small towns back east, far far away from me.

potownrob · Post by **potownrob** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:37 pm

jomotopia wrote:welcome! yay Suby!

if you can hear the BOV it's probably aftermarket and you may want to look into replacing it back to stock. the Outback is based on the Impreza so i'm guessing that the modding rules would be the same and vent to atmosphere BOVs mess with the air/fuel ratio and from what i've read can cause the car to run dangerously lean in some circumstances.

http://www.nasioc.com, though full of flames, is a good Subaru resource.

feel free to ask your questions when you've got them.

Isn't the Outback 2.5xt based on the Legacy

the dumblonde · Post by **the dumblonde** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:54 pm

The Outback and the Legacy share the same body. The 2.5XT Outback and the Impreza share the same base engine.

Right? Looks left and right for people that know better

Post by **Johnf514** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:55 am

Not such a dumb blonde after all . . .

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