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Old 05-25-2014, 12:36 PM   #178 (permalink)
jedi_sol
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2013 STi *SOLD* - '13 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
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90 day: 26.59 mpg (US)

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Another best tank ever! I Reinstalled installed my kill switch and took a mini roadtrip this weekend. Lots of highway miles through hilly mountains.

30.06mpg!

However, Tragic loss today. I had to abandon my full underbelly tray on the side of the highway.

The reason is due to a critical design flaw when I was initially building the tray. 3 corners of the undertray were properly bolted to the chassis of the car, however I got lazy and on.the final corner, I simply double sided tape to the underside of the OEM side skirt. I figured that if the three corners were properly bolted it should be able to withhold the weight of the undertray. Plus my side skirts held up fine with double sticky tape so I far (11 months).

I think over time, driving over driveways at an angle would flex the car too much and would cause that double sided tape to slowly lose its grip until finally today, that one corner gave loose on the highway and I heard a loud screeching noise. I would have tried to salvage the undertray however I was driving home after a long road trip and I had to get back in time to catch a play (The Book of Mormon).

Now my girlfriend forbids me from eco modding my car, whatever. Time to go back to home depot and rebuild version 2.0 this time with properly mounting all four corners to the chassis....in secret ,
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