[Authorised COBB Tuning Dealer for NZ!]

They don't support JDM, but they do support NZ and AUDM WRX (manual only) and STI models from MY08 to MY18.

[Focus RS Limited]

For only $4000 more, that's pretty good value. I've seen a few of the standard RSs on the road now, but they do nothing for me. They're so understated, they can easily be mistaken as a bog-standard Focus.

[What have you done to your car today?]

This morning I put in a Group N transmission mount, and Whiteline's Positive Shift Kit h-brace bushings into the WRX. Didn't notice much additional vibration after, but the shifts seem nicer, and there's a lot less movement when changing gears, which has always been annoying. One thing I wasn't expecting is that the car also sounds freakin' amazing, with a lot more transmission noise when accelerating hard, but nice and quiet when just driving normally. I think I'll put in a brass shifter bushing next. I'm thinking about a pitch brace, but that might be a little overboard with the vibrations.  

[Rapid Dry Towels - Yay or Nay?]

I've had a Rapid Dry Towel for about six months, and it dries my whole WRX without any problem. I fold it over, lay it on a panel and then pat it dry. Move to the next panel and repeat, occasionally re-folding it. The whole process takes a couple of minutes. It's a big towel, so is a pain for finishing up small areas and will drag on the ground if you aren't careful, so I sometimes use a small Meguiar's Water Magnet towel for the bottom of the doors, door frames, mirrors, and other bits and pieces.

[What have you done to your car today?]

54 minutes ago, Batbaruman said:

that looks really smooth, bet its a pleasure to drive. what car is this?

 

2016 WRX.

 

37 minutes ago, evowrx said:

Virtual dyno with a smoothing factor of 3...

 

With a smoothing factor of 0 it looks pretty much the way you'd expect, but even at 1 it's still pretty smooth. Dyno penis contests of any flavour whether real or virtual are, in my opinion, 99% wankery in any case, unless they're actually being used as a baseline for improvements or to spot problems. My butt tells me this tune was quite a noticeable bump from the Cobb OTS stage 2 maps, and a huge leap from stock, which is the main thing.

 

If a customer feels good showing their mates down at the pub a graph with the 30 newly found killerbees you planted under their hood that sounds like good business sense to me

[What have you done to your car today?]

I finalised the Cobb AP etune on my WRX today, courtesy of Phil (philr8) at Dynotech Industries in New Plymouth. Very easy process in the end over about a week, and produced results I am happy with from the FA20 with only a Cobb catted j pipe and exhaust (in line what others around the world are getting with a custom tune and these mods: about 280-290whp). The final virtual dyno (green line):

From what I've read, I'm approaching a wall with the torque as the stock FA20 doesn't like much more than 470Nm, but an intercooler upgrade might help drivability a bit, as I've definitely noticed some issues with heat soak over the last year.

 

 

[What have you done to your car today?]

Went for a little drive today after the Cobb catted j pipe was installed on Thursday and the car flashed to an off the shelf Cobb stage two map. Quite a big difference in torque, as well as lots of loud whooshy noises. The exhaust is only a bit louder (but a lot deeper) so won't attract a whole lot of attention, which was the goal. Thought I was done for now, but last night found myself looking online at a Process West Verticooler and a Perrin header.

[What have you done to your car today?]

No need to justify or defend yourself. There's definitely a little jealousy at play, but just keep on keepin' on. My j pipe arrived yesterday and I'm putting it on next week when the spare turbo studs arrive (I'm expecting at least one of the shitty OEMs to snap). I went with a resonated and catted Cobb to go with my HKS exhaust to keep things as stealth as possible.

[What have you done to your car today?]

19 hours ago, RaKid said:

Test fit of some Rota Grid 18" x 9.5" in a +35

215s on 9.5 inches! You must not have any potholes around! Cool colour though.

[new generation of wrx drivers :(]

Sounds strange to me. When I picked up my new WRX just over a year ago, there were three other manuals being picked up by buyers on the same day. That was just one dealership and one shipment. On the other hand, every other new WRX I have seen on the road has been an auto.

[What have you done to your car today?]

8 hours ago, Conducks said:

Okay well here's my contribution to the car crimes thread. This is my daytime running light setup. All custom wiring, down to the LED C in the headlight. Just ripped the wire out of the headlight plug and put another one in that's connected to a fuse that only receives power in the "ACC" position




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I have a similar setup with a DRL strip in the fog light bezel. I wired it up to the factory DRL harness to be legal. I also had some LEDs that replaced the factory DRL bulb in the harness (behind the actual fog light bulb) but had to disconnect these, also to be legal. If you have the new bezels wired to an accessory source then you will fail inspection, as any DRLs have to turn off automatically when the main headlights or fog lights are on. Also, you are only allowed one set of DRL lights, so if the additional fog light DRL bulbs and C light are also on when the LED strip on the bezels are on, this will also result in a fail. Just something to be aware of.

 

Here's mine:

 

[Weighted Gear Knobs]

I've got one of these in my WRX: http://www.raceseng.com/sphereology-shift-knob-subaru-6-speed-manual. Delrin-coated so never cold or hot, and has a nice heavy metal core. Definitely recommended.

[What have you done to your car today?]

I put in a JDM dual centre console from Japanparts into the WRX today. Amazingly, out of the many things I've done to it, raising the armrest a bit so I can actually rest my arm on it when driving has been the single biggest improvement to drive comfort.

[Post Your Impreza/WRX/STI Photos Here!]

Here's my WRX a month ago, when the sun was still visiting:

 

 

[2017 WRX STi with autobox?]

The Trademe ad also says the engine uses direct injection, and that the headlights are xenon. Just sloppy all around.

[Access ports]

4 hours ago, Conducks said:

That's brilliant for any SGT owner wanting a nice simple tune for around $800

 

 

True if all they want is the simplest OTS Cobb tune, but to me the big story is that it opens the market up to thousands of overseas professional etuners.

[Access ports]

Accessport now also supports AU/NZ new WRXs 2008 and newer according to a Facebook post an hour ago.

[Access ports]

On 2017-5-23 at 5:48 PM, Conducks said:

I'd love a AccessPort for my MY17 STi but would settle with ecuTEK RaceRom. Gives multiple map switching, launch control, flat foot shifting etc


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Looks like, as of a couple of hours ago, you can.

[Access ports]

Cobb do support NZ and Australian WRXs, but only MY2015 and 2016 at the moment, and they need to be NZ new not JDM imports. They should be supporting older AUDM/NZ models soon as well (within weeks from what I understand), along with the MY17 WRX.

[Vortex generator]

On 5/9/2017 at 1:43 PM, Conducks said:

It looks cool is what it does

Mine also made a cool scraping noise when I drove up steep driveways. Not so much since I got fatter tyres, though.

[Vortex generator]

I like it. I was undecided between a vortex generator and a rear window spoiler, and it was the gap behind the vortex that made me decide on the spoiler. It also seemed to suit black and white cars, but not silver. I just put mine on last weekend.

[2018 WRX and STi advert from Subaru]

Subaru revealed they have a new 2.4DIT engine a few days ago, which will be used in their upcoming Ascent SUV. I expect it will also be in the next STI in 2020, with somewhere around 260kW. With this new 2.4 in the STI, Subaru should be a bit more willing to bump up the FA20's numbers without risking any scuffing of the STI's halo status.

[What have you done to your car today?]

I got some Eibach lowering springs for the WRX recently, so had to get an alignment here in Christchurch. When I get home and look at the sheet I see that they've used the specs for the 11+ rather than the 15+, and unless I'm confused, it looks to me like they've made the alignment *worse* rather than better, with toe closer to zero beforehand, and the -1 degrees camber I would be looking for being even higher.

 

 

 

[98 Ron+ fuel locations South Island]

Glad to hear it. It was a great place to go for a good quality, late night coffee. And where I fueled up 90% of the time.

[98 Ron+ fuel locations South Island]

Drove past the Edgeware BP this afternoon, and it looks like it's out of commission. Diggers everywhere, pumps gone, forecourt torn up, and fully fenced. Google says 'permanently closed'. The much smaller BP around the corner on Innes road is still going though, still has 98, and looking pretty busy.