mike wilson

il have a look, I have heard there might be one under the carpet somewhere, obviously i don\'t fancy ripping up all the carpet

hey guys I have a v8 wrx sti with no factory vin number showing on the plate under the bonnet, it does however have a vin number from nz transport. Just wanting to know if there are any other locations on the body that the factory vin number would be located? thinking it may have been stolen to order over in japan before it cam over to new zealand. Just for peace of mind thats all

I have just installed a sony explode headunit in my wrx and have the same problem. The antenna is wired up at the headunit and on the rear window antenna. Any ideas on what i can do to get clear recption?

nice, i have put a restrictor on the 10 hose before it dumps the air, so hopefully i can fine tune it to run lower boost

yep lol. have you done this mod to yours?

yea im going to pull it back to 13 or 14psi to play it safe

this is my new set up, im getting 18psi out of my primary turbo. will wind it back soon, am enjoying to to much at the moment lol

is that the hose you replaced? In the green, is where a restrictor is on the old hose, did you replace that in the new section of hose?

by any chance have you replaced the vacuum hose that T's off the BOV hose? i have on my rsk and since then the engines idle is rough and all over the show, in the standard hose there is a brass restrictor under the white stripe that i did not replace which i have been told could be the problem

figured out what was wrong, when i replaced this section of hose, i realised there is a brass restrictor in the old hose... after i threw it out lol

it kind of was, but i just ignore the stalling and just waited for the second to kick in and resurrection.inc, thats how mine is plumbed apart from the T intersection at going to your bov, i have to clamp that otherwise my bov wont work

just reinstalled my factory bov, it kept on stalling the first turbo any ideas on what type of bov i can put on that does not effect this? Cheers ;D

it kind of was, i did take the plumb back system off it while i was testing, it did leak between the turbos but not anywhere else, i just find it strange the way it was plumbed, having the bov on a free breathing line. il get a pic up soon of what i have done ;D

yep second stage, first is around 10/11psi. stock exhaust system too

got it back from the mechanic and they said it was only at 10.9psi, and also said its ok to install a SSQ BOV if you block that breathing hose i was talking about earlier. so i did and now its running 15 to 16 psi, is the engine going to last long on that? any ideas how i could get t down if i needed to without removing the new BOV

its going in tomorrow morning to get looked at by the monkeys at armstrong only because the stuffed it up last time and this one is on the house. one of the mechanics said its normal for a vacuum hose to breath, and i should drive it normally... im pretty sure a vacuum hose should not be able to breath at all lol. just been reading up the twin turbo operation in the subys and found out the line that is breathing does go to the wasegate control valve

hey guys i own a 1999 RSK which has got a few problems one of the problems it i think it is over boosting i have had a wee look around and have found a vacuum leak, not to sure where it is leaking from exactly, but when i block the hose that is T'd onto the waste gate hose, it almost dies and brings itself back up. i also temporarily installed a after market BOV, i took it for a boost and did not hear any noise what so ever. i then suspected that hose again and clamped it shut then took it for a boost and preformed perfectly. dont know what to do lol any advise would be gratefull

yes it a bit of a rip huh who do you recommend in christchurch, i know submarine would do it for 500+gst if i supplied the clutch. still tossing and turning about going heavy duty or not. have been looking at some exedy clutches and still not sure

cheers, i have been quoted $1550 by armstrong subaru to have the clutch replaced, new rear main seal and the fly wheel machined. is it worth buying a clutch myself and getting them to install it? if so what sort of clutch should i be looking for? heavy duty or normal? are aftermarket ones good or just go standard?

was the $700 including labour? just brought myself a 1999 RSK and shakes like a bitch on cold if i dont give it enough revs, plus the clutch has 2 different pressures