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The Wave by Subaru Mechanics

Patrick Smail

A podcast born from our Facebook group Subaru Mechanics. We strive to build the Subaru community and raise those up who help make it better. Follow along for tech tips, industry expert interviews, and the gems we find along the way.

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S1 · E71
Friday · 50 min
Michiganders Gone Wild
We called in to the Hell's Cruise mid drive to get a take on the event and how it's going. While the call was difficult due to signal issues we were able to talk with our friends Mike (MWK shift knobs) Chris (previous episode "boosted brothers") and Max (Subaru Mechanics mod) along with Matt George (previous episode "How to JDM swap a Baja as a beginner"). We plan on doing a follow up episode to this with all of the michiganders so stay tuned!
S1 · E70
October 16 · 1 hr 40 min
Look who's dialing in!
On this episode we get to sit down with Dialed in Performance! Tyler and his family are not only fans of the show but are vital to the Subaru and performance community in Rochester. We touch on the wide variety of cars they run through their shop, our experience meeting them and we talk about whats coming up next!
S1 · E69
October 9 · 1 hr 4 min
40's Unbagged
Aaron is back with a much needed update about how the 40's in a bag event went and the ups and downs of the weekend. If you didn't watch our previous episode about the fallout of the event and prepping to save it with guest Khanh from Subiefest then definitely watch it first for context.
S1 · E68
October 2 · 1 hr 7 min
Boxerfest 2026
Dave and I attended our 3rd year at Boxerfest and had an absolute blast. We brought the AVRO Rally Team, got to meet all of you who have been watching the show, and overall got to support the brand we all love. We hope you like our recap and we left a special topic for you at the end! See you at Boxerfest 2027
S1 · E67
September 25 · 1 hr 38 min
Boosted Brothers - with Chris Hammond
After seeing this story on reddit I felt compelled to reach out. Chris carries the story of his friend Kevin not only in his heart but in his car as well. Chris has made sure the STI Kevin cared for so much is staying on the road and that the build finally saw Kevins dream realized. This story is what the car community is built on and we had an absolute blast getting to meet Chris and learn his story as well!
S1 · E66
September 18 · 1 hr 8 min
Bring back the knobs!
Dave and Pat recap a crazy weekend to Modded Kulture's Slangin Smoke in Colorado.Pat talks about crashing on his first run and trhe shenanigans that took place the whole weekendThen we talk about new radio defeats and the longevity of these systemsFollowed by a discussion on diagnosis charges and when to pull backFinally a Subaru enthusiast has shared his reverse engineered Subaru Connect application
S1 · E65
September 11 · 1 hr 12 min
Subaru websites you should know
www.pinkslips.appwww.martiniworks.comwww.subiesavers.comwww.partsouq.comwww.findcarmeets.comwww.manuals.subaru.comwww.Jauce.com
S1 · E64
September 4 · 1 hr 36 min
Tech Reject
Today we sit down with Devin Snader of Project Devo https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectDevo722 We talk about everything from new tech we reject to how the saabaru came to be. You won't want to miss this one!
S1 · E63
August 28 · 1 hr 31 min
Special Guest - AVRO Team
Today is a special episode with Mike Carr and his team from the American Veteran Rally Organization. We are hosting them at Boxerfest as our booth car this year! You can catch them at the event and see a real rally car in person! https://www.avroteam.org/
S1 · E62
August 21 · 2 hr 15 min
Holding the bag - 40's in a bag interview
After the chaos that ensued after the announcement that Aaron who runs 40's in a bag vintage VW event would be canceling due to lack of interest among other reasons we wanted to talk about it. We felt it was important to bring on Khanh who helps all of the Subiefest events run perfectly to help guide us as we dive in on what happened to 40's in a bag and if it can be saved. We also decided not to split this episode because it is such an important topic and there is a ton of great stuff packed in! So sit down, strap in, and get ready for a wild interview!
S1 · E61
August 14 · 1 hr 21 min
Subaru Podcaster Summit Part 2
In this episode I give the guys some hard choices and we talk about the red and sometimes green flags of Facebook Marketplace Subarus.
S1 · E60
August 7 · 1 hr 9 min
Subaru Podcaster Summit
Wen catch up with our favorite Subaru Podcasters! We have Raf - Subie & You! Podcast Ben - DirtSubies Podcast Matt Gold - Gear Busters podcast In part 1 we catch up on how everyones showing is doing and talk about what else.... SUBARU
S1 · E59
July 31 · 47 min
Recall me maybe
Today we do a news break week to talk about some Subaru news that has been coming out an to recap rally colorado.
S1 · E58
July 24 · 47 min
STPR 2026
We walk back some of the interviews from STPR and some things we learned along the way! Joined by Driver Bryan Tippens and co-driver Aislinn Jones, Matt Gold, and Jeff Foster we share tips, tricks, and the future of STPR.
S1 · E57
July 17 · 51 min
Canola oil killed our Baja - Live from Rally Colorado
Today we ask for a moment of silence as our Baja was killed by canola oil during an experiment we ran over the last 2 years, on the bright side we are live pit side with the really rally team as they gear up for Rally Colorado with our host Dave!
S1 · E56
July 10 · 1 hr 17 min
The Boogeyman Blueprint Part 2
In Part 2 we dive in further on how aftermarket companies can enter the OEM realm, we touch on gridlife and their successs, and finally we talk to Dewey about the Canola Baja!
S1 · E34
July 6 · 1 hr 9 min
Diesel Danger in Denver and Subaru Subscription?
Reporting in, we are covering the diesel epidemic in Denver, Colorado as 51 gas stations as of this recording have had their regular fuel mixed with diesel. We also talk about the potential for a Subaru Subscription program and the Tokyo Auto Salon!
S1 · E55
July 3 · 1 hr 5 min
The Boogeyman Blueprint - Dewey IAG
This week we have special guest Dewey from IAG and we talk about Boogeyman, how Dewey got his start and how it lead to where he is now, and we talk about what it would take for an aftermarket company to make it into a production vehicle.
S1 · E54
June 26 · 59 min
2nd Lap with Matt Gold, DAG Industries
Matt is at Capitol hill fighting for shops right to repair and we are loving it! This episode we cover the forester sunroofs going ejecto seato, why we aren't building rally cars to be production cars, and we ask Matt about Daves Baja running on canola oil running at Rally Colorado
S1 · E53
June 19 · 1 hr 3 min
Ready... Set... Rally!
Today we have Matt Gold from Drop a Gear Industries on the podcast and we talk about the current rally season, some of the awesome updates coming to the sport, and what could make it even better!

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