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Just think of how much mcdonalds you could buy with 269k if you bought a BG5 gtb with 250km...

Just called Subaru NZ (Armstrongs) and had a talk with someone there about this. Tuns out the airbag issue is not with all JDM imports, only some. I have been given an email address to send my details to to check if it is affected. The email address is : [email protected] They need to know: Your name Rego number Phone number If you have had any recall letters Apparently the system is down at the moment and the new system is going to up and running late next week. So it may take a while to get an answer. Also the good news if you are affected then it is repalced at no cost even if imported.

That doesn't make sense You remove the restrictor and they gain much hp There's heaps of guys who run cars in classes that require a restrictor one week and remove it for events that don't the next - they just make *less* when restricted It's like how kenyan marathon runners have the restrictor of high altitude - when you derestrict them with sea level oxygen it's not like they have a meltdown they just go faster

Ridiculousness in weekend car is the goal.. Otherwise why bother..

Thought I'd better post a pic of my latest family member, had it a wee while now to be honest but kept pretty quiet about it.. NZ new, second owner and only 77 thou k's now, rust proofed when new so very very tidy, everything works including air ride, digital dash and not a single squeak or rattle while driving. Got a few reliability plans for the EA82T to keep it alive forever (under bonnet air/water intercooler and stainless exhaust plus a few other tricks learnt over the years), but keeping it as standard as possible will be the mantra throughout. Bit of a dream car for me to be honest, i even had the Tamiya model of this exact car/colour/interior as a kid!. Joins my Brumby as a permanent member of the family along with the everyday drivers.

This is just a general heads up to all who may come on the forums - Remember that what is said online here is not private info, anyone - and that means anyone - can read it. This includes the warranty advisers from Subaru, the NZ police, Insurance Assessors, people of that ilk who you may not want to know certain things you may have done. Allegedly. If you post on here about the mods you put on, then removed to claim the gearbox you blew up, or the wall you hit at hampton downs - they do look on here, especially if you have a sticker on the car saying "I heart this website". Double points if you put up photos or videos with your number plate visible. It's not an old wives tale - there are members on here who have seen their post history brought up in court proceedings, I personally know folks who have had warranties voided after photos emerged of cars at track days - and know of at least one person who's been double hit with a declined insurance claim followed by insurance fraud case for an accident claimed while on the racetrack Don't be dumb

Haha not Avondale, this would be Northwest top floor carpark. Almost always empty in the evening time so perfect for photos! Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Actually bought something for it, it's receiving a 5 puck h/d exedy clutch once I get the motivation to install it Taking a leaf from @boon's book and saying you know what F***it why not have something a little antisocial in what it realistically a toy car for me

nah mate I think you're missing the point street racing is dumb yo & do half the other cars you dust up even know they are racing?

Washed it, not quite clean enough so gonna book a valet some time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ahh thanks for the reply. Thats the problem with being a long time lurker i guess.

mac pfffttttt $200k will get a used porsche 991 gt3 plenty of n/a goodness, a fien chassis, more than fast enough practical too !

They gain hp sure but not comparable to a car built with no restrictor in mind. Take the heads for example they are built around low cfm and high velocity rather than massive cfm. Same goes for cams.

Removing the restrictor isnt going to change the fact the entire setup is built around running a restrictor.

Nobody actually knows what a Subaru WRC car will make unrestricted though right? Perhaps Prodrive or some private rally team. Anywho, the expense of Clubsport racing is often massively over stated and/ or overestimated. Also, even with a slower less modified cheaper Clubsport car you will be driving faster and for longer at speed than even the most highly modified road car; unless you are one of the F***wits drifting around my neighbourhood at 3am on a Tuesday morning. In that case, I hope you stack it, lose your license, get the car crushed, lose your job, get shamed in the newspaper, and get community service plus pay reparations.

Behind the Northwest Mall.

Nice. I know where the pic was taken

I don't think they make the HP right across the board, but they have a torque spread that would make a lot of V8's blush. You'll get that from running 22psi at all RPMs and a shitload of compression.

Sure you can go faster point to point. The WRC cars are built to meet a very specific bunch of rules; if you throw that rulebook out the window you can probably build a faster car for much less $$. I bet the old Macbilt 22b that's kicking around on here would be quicker on a sealed surface, and it probably cost about the same as 1 WRC gearbox. And I absolutely believe the 300hp stuff for the old ones (the newer ones make closer to 400) - there is no breaking the laws of physics (though WRC cars do try very hard) and flow dynamics says with the boost and rpm limits they have to work with, combined with the restrictor, they would have a very hard time flowing even 400cfm, less than the flow of any decent VF series turbo let alone anything vaguely serious. I still think an Evo with a boost tap would whup one in a drag race if you drove it like an animal. And while it's been hashed out before, the "you have a fast car so you should race it" thing is stupid. Some people just enjoy modifying cars. Some people like having a fast road car. Racing is very very very expensive, you will break stuff, no doubt about it. I've been driving my relatively fast car on the road for 3 years now and it's finally cracked the manifold, but I've really enjoyed it not being broken for such a long time. Your weekend hoon car should have some theatre, some ridiculousness. It should be low and uncomfortable and dumb. I want to change my driver's seat to a proper race style fixed-back bucket seat because it will be less comfortable and a thousand times more posery and never see a racetrack, ever, and every time I hop in the car I will feel like it's a little bit special and not just a slightly faster version of my daily. If having a cage you have to clamber over and a 5 point harness it takes you 10 minutes to get in and out of makes your Sunday backroad racer feel a little more special then that's a perfectly valid reason to have one, in my opinion. Impractical boyracer hoon rant over.

The bigger the sticker ,the better the ride..

If its survived for 41 years without being written off and/or maiming the driver it deserves a cheaper rego..

I think you miss the purpose of a WRC car, which is to go over any sort of roads at great speed, with unreal suspension travel to soak up virtually any surface and turn and stop better than anything else. And have massive grip. To get point to point you won't go quicker, as long as point to point involves some proper corners... All these things mean that it is utterly wasted on the road and as you say, in a straight line not that quick. Although I would say upto 200km/hr they would still eat your average road car due to the gearbox shift speed, lack of lag and ability to get off the line quickly... Ohh and don't believe the 300hp BS, even the modern 1.6L ones running a tiny 32mm restrictor made more than that (have now gone up to bigger restrictor and more power since). Either way, the guy driving one on the road has clearly got too much money or a really small willy that he needs to compensate for. It's a travesty that the car isn't being used properly... But I would say that, as I am a little biased and get frustrated about how many people pose in performance cars, when they should be out racing their cars and using that performance. Grumpy old man racer rant over.

Gave her a thorough exterior clean, did the old hogzaust (mainly as a test to see if I can stand a louder exhaust) and joined the forum! Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Pretty sure a WRC coupe would make it in under the Special Interest Vehicles rules. They were road legal here back in 98/99. You'd need an authority card for the cage.

yes but more

@Joker

Just bringing up an old thread, but...... Is there anyway to know if your car has had the replacement airbag? I brought my outback last year, but there was nothing to indicate that it had been in to get the airbag rpalced or if its been checked and that the airbag is ok. Can I take it to a dealer to check? will there be something in the system to advise if it has been done? Can I check with LTNZ? Any advice would be good.

18 days to get this new heap of S*** worthy....hmm..... Sent from my E5823 using Tapatalk

Lol what have you done! For every warning sign there is usually a good story behind it ps : yep I beleive I know who this is aimed at