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    Oh dear...

    in General Vehicle Discussion

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    wow media putting a twist on it aye. what he normally drives is kind of irrelevant. simple common sense before you start pushing any vehicle you familiarise with it first somewhere safe. especially if all you've ever driven is a subaru which lets be honest, you can get away with a whole lot of S*** you wouldn't get away with on other cars! just comparing my sti to my na MR2, that thing was twitchy as hell even on some bloody expensive tyres, in fact i had almost the same kind of spin out my first time trying to push that car haha. MR & RR cars will punish you for any minor handling error, lets all take a moment to appreciate the superior handling of our cars which are a 10th of the $$$.

    Recommended electronic boost controllers for a v7 wrx sti?

    in General Vehicle Discussion

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    so out of risk that i'll be known as the guy who revives old threads...

     

    is the advice still pretty much true today, that you can use factory ECU for boost control and not really need anything like avc-r? the tuners i've spoken with so far are saying they prefer factory ecu and i do trust them so i'll probably go that route.. car came with avc-r when i got it, are there any other advantages of keeping it or shall i proceed to have it removed and onsell to pool up cash for other mods that'll get me a bit more power?

    LED indicators: flasher relays?

    in Electrical

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    If you go the resistor route make sure they are damn good quality and have a nice heatsink, they can get hot real quick , more than enough to melt things. Relays would be my preference , not sure where locally though sorry! Got mine ages ago for old car via eBay 

    Tyres for daily driver? (BPE 3.0R)

    in Brakes, Suspension and Steering

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    apparently bridgestone doing buy 3 get 1 free again from monday. pirelli dragons are good though, have had them before and can't complain. wasn't as good as the T1Rs i had before them (i heard T1R is similar comparison to RE003) but at the pricepoint they're at and the use case given, the dragon sports be more than sufficient. tyre life was pretty damn good too.

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    Insurance for modified cars

    in General Vehicle Discussion

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    sorry to bump this old thread but how'd you get on @SpeedySub ? I was already with AA on my last car so stayed with them when i got my STI.. price is $119/month with $400 excess. initial online quote from classiccover was only $58 a month so waiting to hear back from them and a couple other places i've just flicked my details off to. currently really leaning towards classic cover given the pricing is very promising so far. anyone had problems with them?

    What have you done to your car today?

    in General Vehicle Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Batbaruman

    2 hours ago, IZichard said:

    Nursed a hangover by putting on something easy. Keen to see if it has a noticeable effect since the wagon is a little loose in the back or if is just a shiny paperweight. 

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    i dunno about your car specifically but had something similar in my old toyota hatch.. big difference when driving hard but i ended up taking mine off because the tradeoff for practically was just too much. might just be me but i like my boot space practical (says the guy with a fairly congested boot) :P

     

    edit. had mine on my old car for a while before taking it off and after taking them off, drove for few months without alignment.. the rear tyres had real badly uneven wear due to change in camber just from that. dunno if you need alignment after fitting them too but might be something worth thinking about re. suspension changes -> get alignment.

    Tyres for daily driver? (BPE 3.0R)

    in Brakes, Suspension and Steering

    Posted

    thanks mate. not trying to hijack this thread at all but its on the same topic - whats the general opinion on running r888s as dailies ( came with car) , is it dangerous/ risky on wet and offroad situations? my normal driving is mostly highway / city. weekends is rural around gravel/dodgy roads of the waitak ranges , bit of mud / stream crossings here and there. i know i overthink things but thats my daily driver tyre question anyway :)

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