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    What have you done to your car today?

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    6 minutes ago, boon said:

     

    Recommend you take 5 minutes out to work out what you want from the car. Lately you've been all over the place wanting to change stuff; take it from someone who has been there and thrown heaps of money at a V7 that you really, really want to chill out for a second and work out an overall "finished for now" position you want to be in.

     

    First question you need to ask; what do you want E85 for? If you wanted to go E85 you really needed to put bigger injectors in last time around.

    You don't really have the block or the turbo to take advantage of flex fuel either.

    TBH by the time you got it sorted for E85 you may as well have just replaced the turbo and ended up with a car that was better in a whole lot of ways.

    LOL true! what i want out of the car changes too often. i never been this impulsive with finances before, i swear :S anything else overthink and procrastinate it but with the car i'm absolutely mental which is partially why i wanted to get rid of it recently as anything i do with it only makes me happy for a couple weeks at most (or even on the drive home from shop) before i somehow need to do more.

     

    a lot of these performance mods are a bit of a pipe dream (new turbo, headers, engine rebuild, e85). im gonna start prebooking some travel next year and i won't have money to waste on car anymore. the noise fix stuff (fuel pump, exhaust) is definitely happening and i will probably find (i hope) that after i take care of these super annoying things that my level of enjoyment with car becomes like what i had with my old car. desire to keep changing things will hopefully just go away as it's a lot easier to be happy with a car that doesn't give you a headache every time you drive. "if it's this noisy then it needs to atleast be fast enough to match this bloody noise" - i think thats whats going on inside my brain, but heck i'll see a psychiatrist if i have to if i keep having these impulses LOL. is there a car modding addict support group? . had decibel meter inside car other day, it hit 105db peak in cabin on cruise (not from my basic sound system!). F***ing lawnmower is around that same so i think im on to something now.

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    Fuel Slosh Mod?

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    1 minute ago, boon said:

     

    Just do S*** right the first time and never look at it again. I haven't seen my Aeromotive in-tank since I installed it oooooooh 6 or 7 years ago?

    yeah bro thats generally my idea hence dont usually buy cheap junk in the car with exception of things i know i'll be changing next year when i go e85.  trying to source that same model pump you have. nz performance said their one isn't compatible so i'm asking around a few other shops. definately want aeromotive stealth drop in one if i can get it, otherwise will end up getting dw300 which am a bit skeptical about as their reputation isnt too great.

     

    Talking with GSS performance about the fuel sock / surge sponge which Ajay is recommending .

    Fuel Slosh Mod?

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    6 minutes ago, boon said:

    I've had fuel surge a whole once in the entire time I've had the car, and that was going around a roundabout in a big hurry with the needle pointing solidly at E.

     

    I wouldn't stress about it to be honest.

    so much mixed info out there, many say its common and others say its not including fellow v7 owners. i think the thing that comes up time and time again is the thing about the fuel sock, and i think i remember you saying you are using the stock one too as THNSTi mentioned above, i'll prioritise finding the right sock then and probably leave the slosh mod. kinda at a point where i need to start making the build easier for maintenance sake rather than more complex ay, haha.

    What have you done to your car today?

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    1 minute ago, boon said:

     

    If you keep replacing S*** fittings with more S*** fittings, it's going to be a recurring theme :)

    oh well the new ones i got have a lifetime warranty and do feel a hell of a lot sturdier than the old ones. all this stuf will be pulled out eventually anyway when i go flex fuel because will need them teflon lines for e85. when i do that big purchase it'll all be the recommended speedflow stuff

    Fuel Slosh Mod?

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    45 minutes ago, TNHSTI said:

    I tried this mod myself on my V7 STI as i was getting really bad surge but it turned out the main problem that the stock fuel sock wasn't used once I put that back on it was a lot better- not perfect but I wasn't tracking the car so wasn't too worried

     

    I actually bought 2x of the plane fuel tank 1x which is brand new If you want it? its the exact same Dubro tank pictured 

     

    awesome, messaged you about the tank - thanks :)

     

    After you added the fuel sock did you end up keeping the fuel slosh mod in place also? Ajay just recommended me to find a surge sponge so I'm looking for that too from GSS

     

    edit : oh and by the way @TNHSTI what size tank did you end up comfortably fitting in to the v7 STI? 26oz or 32oz?

    Fuel Slosh Mod?

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    edit : decided not to do this, will find the right surge sock / sponge instead.  feel free to share your experiences anyway if you have them :)

     

     

    Finally removing my surge tank / external fuel pump - yes very excited not to deal with that crappy noise :)

     

    Slight paranoia kicks in thinking that my car is prone to surge on tight corners when under half a tank full... is this even an issue if I'm not on a track?

     

    Anyway to curb that paranoia somewhat I found this really cheap/easy looking mod. Fuel slosh mod as linked here : http://www.ludicrous-speed.com/wiki/index.php?title=Shanes_impreza_fuel_slosh_mod

     

    Has anyone done this before? I imagine the part (if i could find it) would be super cheap and because it's so easy, i can't imagine it not being worth it.. seems more or less to replicate the rally version or was it spec c edition anti surge internal tank setup, except the genuine part is $1200ish.

     

    Appreciate any feedback from anyone who has done this before or might know where to get the plane fuel tank part, couldn't find it on trademe. Below pics all credit to the article / poster linked above. More pics here http://www.ludicrous-speed.com/g2/main.php/v/OurRides/ShanesRide/mods/06-FuelSurgeTank/

     

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    Wastegate Sensor

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    9 hours ago, boostin said:

    Wastegate sensor?

    im guessing wastegate solenoid error, or is there actually a wastegate sensor?

     

    9 hours ago, Steve said:

    If the wastegate sensor needs to be changed?

     

    can you please ask them what they did to fix it and what the error code was / is? other than those lights which come on, how does it drive , does it feel like you are getting different kind of boost than usual?

    Tire lettering

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    Do what ya gotta do bro but idk why would pay to advertise random company / Tyre when it could instead be something more personalised... Way I see it it's kinda like a tattoo going on your car. Not permanent but still kinda wierd. Then again I'm not exactly down with the cool / hip crowd just my 2c that your nicknamename / cars nick / future plate name would be so much cooler ! 

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    What have you done to your car today?

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    On 10/20/2017 at 2:32 PM, Batbaruman said:

    this was both easier than i thought and more annoying than i thought to change.

     

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    at least no more fuel leaks (that i know of).

    so after i had sorted that right side out, the very next day the left side decided to sprout a leak. sorted that out today.

     

    i have this is not a recurring theme otherwise my bank account is gonna be empty by the time im done replacing all the an fittings in this car : S

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    Tire lettering

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    44 minutes ago, Subru said:

    Ohh that looks mint! The wheels IRL would be a lot more clean looking and less bright I think so it would be sweet haha.

    Do you think white wheels and tyre lettering or just lettering?

    $200 is expensive but it makes it look so good I think.

    bugger didnt save psd version of last one so had to redo it lol, slightly less bright. i reckon itll look awesome with both but personally wouldn't be too keen on adding that kind of cost unless tyres will last you ages, as essentially you are turning $150 tyres in to $200 tyres. its surprising how good the stock rims can look in white, almost makes me regret swapping away mine !

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    Tire lettering

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    5 minutes ago, Subru said:

    About $200 for 'Bridgestone Potenza" for example. I can buy similar off ebay for around $120.

    Still keen to do either sometime. Also considering a large windscreen sticker as well but unsure what to have written and I still have mixed opinions on doing that.

    ohh man thats a shitload to spend just on generic tyre lettering, print your forum name on there and have fun explaining to people why its subru and not subaru haha

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    Tire lettering

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    yeah i have a bunch of lettering pens in from ebay a while back when was considering.. after reading about how high maintenance it would be once applied i gave up on that idea. theres a few tyre shops now that do them stickers for $2 or $3 a letter installed.

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    What have you done to your car today?

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    8 minutes ago, delta said:

    Disclaimer : this is an attempt to go back on topic.

     

    Got an alignment done today :

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    Toe was waay off, money well spent !

    hey i got a question for ya. my only alignment on my car has been for cert purposes so i asked for the standard 'do it within spec please'. my next alignment is due soon, if i want a nice handling whip that i can throw around without excessive tyre wear, what should one ask for?

    What have you done to your car today?

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    1 hour ago, Munkvy said:

     

    Didn't have time to watch it all. But wheres the drifting at? Given your age and the fact you seem to know the answers to everything, I would have expected you to be chucking it in backwards at least at the hairpin and driving somewhere approaching the limit of adhesion.

     

    Good to see you have tried out the track. But if you ever want to drive properly fast, come to Wellington to one of our hillclimb *actual motorsport* events. Happy to take you out as a passenger and help encourage you to do this stuff legally more often, as once you realise that you can race fast round corners legally, that's much more fun than this straight line sh*t!

     

    Ohh and if you ever go back to the track, please make sure to get a driving instructor, you might learn some stuff. Turns out those guys that have been racing for a long time do actually know more than the average driver ;)

     

    @Conducks you should take this gentleman up on his offer mate, seems like you got the passion for the sport just need someone to guide you the right way

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