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11 minutes ago, 1randomkiwi said:
Just a place for people to share what tools they recommend
someone post pic of @Dairusire best tool among us
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15 hours ago, IZichard said:
I parked there because I thought it was funny that the whole car could pretty much fit in the bucket haha.
theres somethin about those pics man i cant get over how cool they are haha. like normally youd want perfectly show room clean but in this case the fat muddy tyres give it an extra special appeal on that terrain and suits the style fully. im a big bugeye fan but the sillhouette of your car is like perfectly timeless / classic. should chuck them up on impreza thread also to keep that going.
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7 hours ago, Timmah said:
top one is amazing. bottom one is cool too , kinda reminds me of all my litle toys i had when was a kid which is appropriate as that car is now a grown mans toy
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1 hour ago, Psylentzer said:
Might as well submit a couple
so shiny. didnt turn right there did ya?
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13 hours ago, Dairusire said:
Well, talk and crap luck. I just finished the nugget and got her running again for the first time in ages and yesterday I went to go drop off some Parts and the radiator blew up. Gonna see if I can get me a new one.
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whjat the heck, both your race car and your runabout nugget are not running? you my friend need to visit a witch doctor
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1 hour ago, iludez said:
I definitely expected to haul ass compared to what I'm driving now especially being a manual but man it just lacked the punch I thought it would have. I won't have access to an sti as I'm in Hicksville.(Blenheim)
I'm going to take it to a local shop here for them to look at, owner said the last owner did the engine swap but no proof. I'm really unsure on it's history.
I would be swapping it for my caldina. It's pretty tidy, drives really nice especially round corners like you said.
Don't get me wrong it wasn't like super slow or anything just didn't have that punch I was expecting, my gtb on boost went like a rocket.
I wonder if there's something wrong with it.yeah dude find out a little more if you can, if you are flooring the pedal and don't feel it specifically punchier than caldina then something wrong with it. could be as minor as boost leaks, slightly less minor but something to cost in like not remapped if turbo is not stock, or could be much worse things.
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16 minutes ago, iludez said:
So I test drive the v7, it just didn't feel very fast? It was boosting to 0.9 bar and i took it right up to redline but it just never felt quick. Especially compared to my gtb and even my current car which is a caldina gtt. I thought wrx's were suppose to be slow up until 4k then just take off?
gearing on wrx is not ideal, the sti is really where its at if you want significant upgrade in straight line vs the caldina, needless to say in corners the wrx will show its strengths sooner. since you mentioned engine was changed i wonder if it has had other changes such as turbo , and perhaps without a retune. one of trademarks of these cars in stock setup is that sudden 'back in your seat' torque hit in old school turbo lag fashion which doesn't take too long given it's a nice little snail. definately test drive others, especially sti version if you can.
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51 minutes ago, Niran said:
That's ridiculous lol. Is it front wheel drive? Must be time to buy the wife a new car
dude imagine you did all that work on your car and your mrs beats you in a race to the grocery shop in that thing lol
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yeh on the note of tuning, most tuners would prefer you bring in with cheaper plugs because its entrely possible during tuning process to get fouled plugs, it's an item you should budget to change during that process so defs copper unless got money to waste
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best to confirm with your tuner but mine recommended heat range 7 BCPR7ES which come gapped at 0.8mm which was the desired gap. only $7 each , not as easy to change as in other cars hence why some may prefer the more expensive iridium ones etc. but didnt find any legit reason to have to pay so much more for something you could potentially be more likely to change on a modified vehicle.
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savage lol
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On 6/2/2018 at 2:08 PM, newsuba said:
120d is ok for the driver and one passenger but otherwise it's quite cramped.
an e90 320d or 335d would be more versatile.
anyway thanks for mentioning the 1 series because now quite intrigued by the 123d lol, it's no beast by any means but seems ok for an average car and more importantly seems like something nimble i could potentially still throw around corners while saving even more on petrol than a 335d. i do have some freakishly tall people in the family (i'm only 5'5 but average height of cousins/nephews who often go out together is 6'2+) , those tall people will just have to suffer for winning the genetic lottery over me
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On 5/31/2018 at 8:44 PM, newsuba said:
which diesel ?
the other day i was driving a bmw 120d with 265, 000km that still felt tight and punchy.
still have a lot of research to do to be honest, i feel super keen on the 335d as it's based on a pretty awesome chassis and power curves do look alright, i figure long term id just wanna sort with adjustable suspension / lsd and it should be sweet? bit expensive though, will keep doing lot of research including checking out the 120d you mentioned.
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might join euro thread by end of year (but in a more boring, eco diesel form lol)
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good on ya for sorting it but im sure u can trust the boost control to your tuner , unless cars really unhealthy theres no reason for you to limit it that low.
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On 5/24/2018 at 8:12 PM, Loren said:
Go back to science class... you mean methanol.
since i got rekd in the great scientific debate of cow poops, i shall leave this here.
feat my bus driver aka superman
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we have shitloads of cows and sheep in nz, cant we just extract ethanol from all their poop?
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11 minutes ago, THUNDA said:
i occasionally scan trade me for 1.3L corolla diesels
that's disgusting bro just ride your motorbikes everywhere lol.
does the fuel prices have anything to do with emissions targets and all that? zero emissiosn by 2050? http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/10/20/jacinda-ardern-commits-new-zealand-zero-carbon-2050/
ie. we have about 32 years left to YOLO the crap out of our car enthusiast lifestyles before we settle down in to electric wheel chairs?
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@sobanoodle guts bro
how about you and your passengars (if any)?
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3 hours ago, Inked said:
Engine work is all a bit above me at the moment so most likely not a gain of 35kw its more the intercooler has allowed them to maintain the extra 35kw through the power runs?
yep most likely, however we don't have all the facts in front of us so there is another possibility. the alternative answer would be that the previous intercooler was so inefficient that the tune it self was compromised and now that the temps are in the range of 20-30c they're able to add in more timing / fuel as there is now more denser air (more oxygen in the cooler air helps a bit with this too) = better combusion = cooler engine = safer engine = more power with same boost level.
in my own example that i provided from my car, when switching from top mount to front mount i didnt make extra more power just from this as tune was already at limits and the power runs/tune was done at PBMS where they have proper top mount cooling setup, however my tune was setup to compensate for IAT so as i drove it hard during the hotter months, the ECU was pulling timing while driving to keep engine temps down hence i'd be driving around with fair bit less power on road than what i had on dyno which would have made that setup a bad choice for track use. not only is my IAT cooler but my coolant and oil temps have also been cooler since switching over which was weird because in theory this big object in front of radiator i would have thought would make it less efficient in that respect. goes without saying though that a good quality intercooler core definitely plays a big role in all this.
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17 minutes ago, Gripless said:
Lol so should I buy one and crank up the stock turbo
then I could get rid of that iconic scoop too
i reckon think of it more like something that enables you to enjoy more consistency with your power delivery because ecu is not having to adjust for keeping things safe. outside a certain efficiency range a turbo will just turn in to a hair dryer and there is not really anything that will help, but yeh if intake temps are what is holding you back then go ahead by all means, otherwise dont have super high expectations
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On 5/10/2018 at 4:55 PM, Inked said:
Very true had not thought of this, thanks for pointing that out. makes sense though! if that is the case it would be good to know the non heat soaked numbers to see if there was much of a gain.
its all kinda irrelevant because the so called advantage which one might insinuate to make it an unfair comparison is very much the whole point of moving to the superior cooling design. the true function of intercooler is not directly a power upgrade item, it is all about improving efficiency of the turbocharger system. better intercooler will provide benefits of lower pressure drop and better at transferring heat away from the charged air. from first post it was already stated that same boost level was retained but it netted more power. the reason for this would have been the ECU did not have to trigger the intake temp safety adjustments with front mount hence without even any tuning differences, the power run would have shown higher power. i know in my car with the twisted turbo setup, it was like 0.5cm from touching the top mount hence heat soak was always evident and not something i could avoid with any kind of top mount within space i got in my engine bay. intake temps not long after cold start quickly rose to 30-35, peak boost at 55 celcius which would put it at 30+ degrees above ambient temps.. with my front mount i've never seen IAT rise higher than 28 degrees even in summer
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9 hours ago, Pappu1 said:
@Saleti what area u in?
if in auckland or can travel here, we just did a 260kw on a v7 with very minimal mods and still on 98 pump gas...
thats pretty cool, which turbo and more importantly how was the power curve? getting more and more curious about what is the best bang for buck on the v7. i've learned in fairly expensive way that chasing top power is pointless and should be more concerned about the distribution of that power through the rev range.
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on a high level, doesn't it just increase the area to pressurize, which directly affects your throttle response? in theory allows you to reserve a higher volume of pressurized air for a larger turbocharger application? why would better velocity in the pipe matter when your throttle body / intake manifold would take care of all that where it's really important? is that a bottle neck anyway?
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so shiny. didnt turn right there did ya? 
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what kind of business are you in / what type of clients? this could be big influence on what you could decide to get also IMO. the newer accords with variable cylinder management could be pretty good choice if economy is a must, though all of the ones listed should be able to hit 10km/litre driven sensibility and also capable of getting much worse when not driven sensibly
the comments made about DSG on GTI i would class as outlier and not the norm, if you don't mind hatches (used to love them but fell out of love lately after having sedan for some time) then you pretty much can't go past a GTI for performance per dollar when it comes to fuel economy.