Loren

MCA are good... a bit more expensive than BC and XYZ. I have had both BC and XYZ and they are very different... I don't believe any stories about the cheaper shocks all coming from the same factory as it's just bullshit propagated by people selling more expensive stuff.

You can upgrade the bushes all round and get a roll center adjustment kit and anti lift kit for the front, but it doesn't sound like you are quite ready for any of that yet. Good coil overs, setup correctly and a good wheel alignment should keep you happy for a while.

Yes it looks good now... borderline dodgy only.

XYZ are a lot better and around the same price. No reason the replace the tie rod ends unless they have play. What would you replace your control arms with?

I managed to get the right torque on it just by putting it in 3rd with the handbrake on.

Any lower will look retarded and F*** your handling up.

I don't think Sam meant that they actually took a diff and welded it up like a school boy drifter... but the end result is the same.

Modern oils are very high tech... forget about understanding them before you get your Chemistry PhD :0

What about about twin scroll from new? With the filthy equal length headers? (edited for bigger flame)

No, Alexandra Road hillclimb and Wallaceville Hillclimb. No green wheels on those days.

Yes, I raced this car a couple of times in March and pretty sure he said he had closer to 270.

Oil unfortunately is more complex than most people can understand and the internet is jam packed with misinformation.

lols... it doesn't really matter... the point is that both numbers mean something... and it's not just down to the umm quality and umm the specific additives etc

yes, 5w40 will be good. Just get what ever oil you want... semi or full synthetic. He's probably saying semi-synthetic because that's what would have gone in there when it was new and if you are changing the oil at the right intervals it will be perfectly fine.

Possibly it's trade price... lols... no you are correct.

Wow, are you paying so much for filters that $23.42 is cheap? I only pay $20. And you know the shipping goes up with each item right? 6 filters plus crush washers is 108 NZD... that $18 for one filter and washer, so not amazingly cheap.

5w40 or 10w40 with those kms.

This car uses stock equal length headers at 800hp... the only headers that they could find that wouldn't crack. http://www.driven.co.nz/news/lifestyle/alister-mcrae-wins-second-straight-leadfoot-title/

Just a side note about flex fuel... it's a compromise because to get the most out of e85 you would run a much higher static compression ratio... so only a trailered car will be able to get the most out of it IMO.

I only have 800cc injectors and running over 300kw rich as, no problem.. that's with bp98. Definitely will go to e85 at some point, but not power limited at the moment... courage limited.

Reliable? E85 is no good for a road car due to availability and cost. You would need a flex fuel setup so you could still run regular fuel. You will probably need a bigger fuel pump and injectors... plus a sensor to detect the fuel/e85 mixture and an appropriate input into the ecu to allow it to adjust the tune on the fly.

What kind of S***? metal fillings? You can buy them from Subaru... though they are nothing special... just a plug.

Yes, twice He wasn't going to let it go... and it was just two oil filters with a total value of about $40, so wasn't worth standing my ground for too long. I just won't go back there.

Got it serviced. Was a bit annoyed that the mechanic charged me for parts that I supplied to him. His proof that I didn't supply them was that the box that had all the supplied parts in was empty... once the service had been complete.

Apologies... I have never heard of shimming a viscous diff and as above, can't see how it will be effective. It will either just mash the spider gears together or possibly the viscous housing is a little bit flexible and it will put the fluid under a small amount of pressure... but seems like a futile exercise to me :0