GravelBen

Just some toll road in Germany... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=nurburgring&sll=-40.900557,174.885971&sspn=19.672785,31.59668&ie=UTF8&hq=nurburgring&hnear=&radius=15000&ll=50.365175,6.96456&spn=0.031098,0.094414&t=h&z=14 http://www.thecartorialist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ringenmodell.jpg http://www.touringeurope.org/biker-tours/faq/images/nurburgring-nordschleife-circuit.jpg

+1 Spent the extra for a Rev-D when I got mine.

I'm a twin owner with no desire to go single. I quite like the way it comes on boost around 1600rpm and winds out in one smooth exponential-feeling surge to the limiter. Most linear turbo power delivery I've ever felt. I can understanding going single if you want to lift power significantly beyond factory levels though.

Not a problem with twins... boosting from ~1600rpm Yes yes I know they still don't have as much mid-range punch as an STi, but thats beside the point

Pretty sure vf26/27 are Rev-B or C turbos, my Rev-D has vf33/32.

Worthwhile?

There are some good cops around, I still chuckle when I remember the one who pulled me over, breath tested me then casually suggested the roundabout in front of the cop shop wasn't the smartest place to slide a car around, and I should probably find somewhere else next time. I conceded the point was valid.

Much more so for turbo than NA and it can depend on the specific car, but generally yes - for example my GTB (BH Rev-D) is usually 10-15% more economical on 98 than 95, as well as making more power/torque throughout the rev range and running more smoothly.

Depends where you live... nowhere south of Dunedin sells 98 dammit.

The old paint job came out better on camera I reckon... looks cool either way tho!

Haha oh yeah the 'driftaz' shagged Cefiros, how could I have forgotten those!

Thats a good point, what happened to all those Lancers? Guess they must have followed in the time-honoured Mitsubishi tradition and fallen apart. I seem to remember plenty of tards in 323 turbos back then as well! And Hondas, but that hasn't changed.

Possibly because they tend to be more expensive, thus eliminating some of the tards who buy the cheapest they can find? (leaves more of their dole payment to get phatt rimzz on hp from mag n turbo you see)

Thanks, I was pretty happy with that one! The classic rally boys always put on a good sideways show.

A few from the Silver Fern Rally, only made it out to one day this year: Only the one Sub running, my photos of other cars are here: http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e392/GravelBen/2010%20Silver%20Fern/?start=all

8) What they said - feed it decent quality fuel. Got 370km from half a tank in my old '97 TSR once.

I found the Eagle F1 (GSD3 not Assymetric) and T1R to be very similar in most ways - feel and wet grip of the F1s slightly better but also more expensive. They both have decent grip but very soft, weak sidewalls which are prone to premature wear and slice up badly if you use them on gravel. I went to Brdigestone RE001 after those and haven't looked back (or had a single puncture) - RE001 cold grip isn't quite as good but better in every other way - dry/wet grip when warm, quieter, more consistent feel etc. Might try the RE050 next time round, apparently they last a bit longer.

You weren't in Rotorua by any chance...

The factory ECU is tunable.

Meh... if you want to make a cars handling and performance worse for the sake of a look you prefer then be my guest, but don't expect me to like it. Personally I quite like the way Subaru have learnt from 3 decades of rallying.

Haha... fair point, but: 1) Nobody will repair dirty great slices in the sidewall. 2) When they happen at speed on gravel the tyre can get quite munched before you even notice its going flat. 3) I haven't had any since switching from T1-Rs and Eagle F1s to the RE001 so its less relevant now anyway.

Thats right AFAIK, 9.5:1 compared with 9:1 - but they apparently have different pistons, cams and a bunch of other stuff (like sodium filled valves, not sure if they used those before Rev-D or not) so its probably not entirely fair to compare based only on compression ratio.

Interesting, det doesn't seem to be an issue for mine on 98 but on 95 you can feel the ECU pulling things right back to prevent it. Though mine is an NZ-new (but Jap spec) car so perhaps they gave them a tweak before they sold them back then? Or maybe its just that its a relatively low km's, well maintained example, who knows.

I obviously don't fit in very well round here, the most expensive problems with my 4 Subarus have been punctures. :

Factory figures: Evo 8 1410kg, BG5 GTB 1430kg. Not much difference really!