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Subru

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  1. Ok good to hear. I do hear a lot of people like the way they sound. So what brand headers did you use? If you used twin scroll headers does that mean you had to change out the sump etc?
  2. Yes another thread on this topic... I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience putting equal length headers on their single scroll motor. The internet and my tuner said there are definitly good gains even with stock turbos if you get a decent set of headers. Quicker spool, higher power/torque, better cylinder temp control etc. I know it changes the noise but pretty much everyone that has done the swap say they like how it sounds and don't regret it for the gains. Twin scroll subarus still sounds like a subaru. I'm not fully convinced it's worth it but want to hear other people's thoughts.
  3. Direct from RCM. Didn't know James Marshall existed until a day after I ordered it.... I have got an rcm intake trough James Marshall coming tho.
  4. I ended up getting a Roger Clark motorsports one without the breather ports. It's reinforced and stronger than perrin and similar brand ones.
  5. @AVS Car Security I brought the AVS FT-06E Gps 'FreeTrack' and it came with no instructions so have no idea where all the wires do except the black and red one lol. Do you guys keep any of this info anywhere coz I cant find anything online. If not ill talk to the guys at StreetSoundz in wellington, I know them well.
  6. Macbilt are excellent for subaru.
  7. Motor is back in and running mint. The cam gear was the issue because they were AVCS cams but with no oil pressure running to them (running on a non avcs ecu and the oil lines are blocked off). I was very close to thinking I needed a new motor, glad I found it was an easy fix. The engine was put in back in 2013 so they lasted a long time so im not worried about it becoming an issue again for a years.
  8. Okay good to know. Ill likley get a samco one or make my own out of stainless tube and silicone joiners.
  9. I have full vent bov so I might look into that. The more simple everything is, the better.
  10. I have done a catch can so that's a great option. I'll do some research on this.
  11. Ok. I can modify my intake as much as I ditch the maf correct? By custom pipe do you mean custom inlet pipe (under manifold) or like a cold air intake? Definitly keen on a cold air intake.
  12. I'm going link ecu so I will be losing the maf thankfully, those things have caused me issues before and I'm glad to get rid of it soon. Will losing the MAF make this upgrade more beneficial? Cheers mate ill get back in touch and bring it back over weekend or something. Ok so basically it's Perrin/Cobb etc or nothing. It's a lot of money for small gain in performance or turbo noise so may not bother
  13. So im already going to have the intake manifold off and will be getting a retune sometime soon so is it worth buying an aftermarket turbo inlet (post maf one) while it's easily accessible and if so, are the cheap ones any good or should I spend a crap ton on a perrin or similar branded one? Apparently it gives a nice turbo spool noise, can anyone confirm this? It doesn't need to be replaced just thinking about it.
  14. Macbilt said it might be a non turbo flywheel. It's not the right one anyway apparently
  15. I thought that too but noticed just this morning that the flywheel itself has grind marks where the springs have contacted, not just the bolts. I'm struggling to find another flywheel too...
  16. Found another AVCS cam and installed it. It makes no noise when I spin it which is a good sign. Just hoping that the cam was the noise I have been hearing.
  17. While the engine is out I decided to change the clutch. I took the old one off and noticed the bolts on the flywheel have been ground down due to contact with the clutch. Am I correct to assume the flywheel has been machined too much in the past so there is not enough clearance between flywheel and clutch? Picture below if after I removed flywheel but you can see the bolts have grind marks on each one. Its hard to tell but it must have ground at least 1mm of parts of the bolts. Clutch damage:
  18. Dont worry its fine. If im sitting in traffic up a hill I just idle up or just give it a tiny bit of throttle to keep the revs up near 1000. However riding the clutch in first or reverse doesn't matter also. The amount of wear on the clutch would be minimal.
  19. Valve clearances are roughly within spec. All intake clearances are 0.007 (0.168mm) except one is 0.008 (0.203mm) and one 0.009 (0.229mm). Those two are on the noisy side of the engine but I doubt are out enough to cause this noise. Exhaust clearances are all 0.009(0.229mm) or 0.01 (0.254mm) except two are a tad small at 0.007 (0.168mm). Also on the noisy side of engine but doubt these are causing the noise. After a second inspection there definitly is play in the avcs cam pulley (where oil pressure moves it normally but is currently dry) gonna pickup another avcs cam pulley one tomorrow and hopefully that one is good. This explains why the noise stops when I put pressure on the timing belt tensioner, maybe it puts enough pressure on the cam pulley to prevent it from clunking around.
  20. That's definitly a possibility. I'm going to talk to the guy from MacBilt again and see what he thinks. May need to get a new cam and cam gear if that's the case as I think the non avcs gear won't fit onto the cam correctly
  21. Looks epic. Any chance of a Saturday meet next time? Myself and two mates should be good on a Saturday one. Usually busy on Sundays.
  22. I tracked down the possible noise to the passenger side intake cam gear (avcs cam but not running avcs due to ecu being for a non avcs motor). The cam gear appears to have just a small amount of play which makes a clicking noise when I spin it back and forward. When I take the cam gear off and spin the cam with my fingers, the clicking noise goes away. I may find a second hand non-avcs intake cam gear and (hopefully its compatible with the cam) and see if that helps. Im just not 100% sure if this cam gear clicking noise is the same noise as what im hearing when the engine is running, I thinking it probably is tho.
  23. I installed new timing belt kit, water pump etc and it still makes the noise. I did notice when the cambelt was off that when I spin the passenger side intake cam anticlockwise it makes a clicking noise in the head when it starts to engage the valve bucket. It doesn't make the noise if I spin it clockwise (when it hits the other cylinder valve buckets) or with driver side intake cam. That tells me its probably a valve clearance issue after all and that its specifically the intake cam on passenger side of engine one one cylinder (someone can probably tell me what cylinder it is too). I'll continue to pull the motor and take off rocker cover and see what clearances are. Ill have to buy some feels gauges first... Edit: if it makes a difference, this already has a second hand engine with avcs running on a non avcs ecu. I doubt they swapped everything to make avcs work when they'll did the swap years ago. So maybe that could be causing some issues?
  24. Nope it was missing, good spotting. I did notice that but didn't think it was super important. I think I'll try find one before I put it back together.
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