Vehicle Owner

Member ID: krazy_kane

Location: US

Vehicle Info

1985 Subaru RX

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP115
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.

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David’s Subaru RX
“Rusty and Untrusty?”

  • Currently 2.725 /5 Stars.
9 guestbook comments

I wish I still had this car...
Saw it at a dealer in May 2002 for $495.
Looked around and saw removed "rx 4wd turbo" stickers on side, then saw "4wd turbo"
Looked inside and saw checkered seats and the 5 speed, I was sold.
Test drove it, and it drove excellent.
Brought it to my brother's (he's a big subaru fan) and he was like "Cool, is it 4 wheel drive?" I said "Yeah, and check this out..." and escorted him to the back and pointed to "4WD Turbo" he was like "COOL DUDE!!! Can I drive it?!?!?!"
So we took it through the paces, my brother had a grin on his face the whole time, then, on a dirt road, he was like "Hang on" and popped it in 4LO and popped the clutch in 1st, and no spin at all, just instant launch. All he said was "YEAH!"
Then I was driving it home, and the engine started locking up (my brother was worried about the low oil pressure at speed, but wasn't too worried becuase all the subarus he owned had low pressure at idle due to the flat design), and maybe the oil pump failed or something, but there was 1/4" of shavings in the pan when we pulled it off. What a shame. That'd be like finding a rusty 2004 WRX STi in a cheap car lot in 2020 for $500 and engine locks up.

Some things I know:
�115 horsepower 1.8L MPI H-4 Turbo
�Close ratio 5 speed (does 4000 RPM at 55 in 5th)
�8 or 10 way manual driver seat.
�Trick pass-through rear armrest with 60/40 split folding seats (behind armrest was a folding panel with a lock for skis and the like).
�No power options on this one for some reason (manual windows, manual locks, and manual steering), probly a purpose ordered car cause some dude wanted as close to a rally car as he could get.

Front driver side
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Pass driver side
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Rear
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
4WD Turbo!
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Hardtops are cool
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
1.8L Fuel Injected Turbo Horizontally Opposed 4...
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Only 96,544 miles...
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Turbo light
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Power mirrors
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Dual Range.... 2HI, 4HI, 4LO
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Close Ratio 5 speed
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Cool ass seats
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
Trick rear armrest
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX
No power accessories
krazy_kane's 1985 Subaru RX

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bigbobchamp  

Posted by: bigbobchamp

05/15/2009 07:18AM

Hey nice Subie!! You should check out MySubie.com. It's a new Subaru social network w/ tools to help enthusiasts find parts, reviews, mods, pics, events, and more. Let me know what you think.

JTaplin06  

Posted by: JTaplin06

08/13/2006 08:11PM

You sure know how to make an old rusty sabaru sound cool again!

eedler21  

Posted by: eedler21

09/12/2004 03:39PM

hey whats up keep the car but do somethin nice to it.. check out my site

scarface538  

Posted by: scarface538

07/06/2004 09:35PM

nice car you should take it off roading some time.

TiGg3r  

Posted by: TiGg3r

06/16/2004 06:46PM

Thats a very nice sube there, with a little bit of work she'll be a jewel!!!

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: krazy_kane

Location: US