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On 8/06/2020 at 9:45 AM, Technikhaus said:
Looks super nice, always loved that shape!
Although I never noticed until your pictures, how much it looks like an outlander from the side haha.
It's definitely a model I'd look at if I was wanting something a bit more 'suv' like.
Would never really have expected myself to own anything like it.. The space is great though and it's really surprisingly good on fuel.
Must only have a baby turbo on it though, spools super easy and nice and torquey through 2.5 - 4.5k rpm. After that there's just nothing haha.
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As a bit of 'lol' follow up to this post. He went ahead and purchased the car. I picked it up and drove it home for my brother. Got it up the driveway and it was all sound, gave it a bit of a rev and the radiator hose blew it ass off, pissing hot coolant all down the side of the car and through the engine bay.
Long story short: Car was a bit of lemon, bad rebuild job with the gaskets, got lots of money back from the seller, engine has been rebuilt again with a TD05 installed instead. Will be good to see it on the road once it's complete.
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1.5 years (too long) later and I've bought another Subaru! This one is something I'd never really think of owning, but I was hunting for a new vehicle, saw this drive through town, thought damn i kinda like that, turns out it was on Trademe and now here I am. 2007, 2.0 Turbo, 5 Speed Manual, 148 thousand k's. Suuuuper tidy Forry.
Chassis code is SH5-002222 & the engine code is EJ205HEZME. So I barely know anything about these. Not even sure what kind of Turbo these run, not entirely sure about the power & torque output either. Google hasn't been very helpful! haha.
Plans:
Probably going to lower it a bit since it's a bit 'boaty'
Maybe something with the exhaust for a bit more Subaru noise. It's extremely refined and quiet stock.
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11 minutes ago, boon said:
For some perspective, I bought a V3 GF8 WRX in arguably better condition and 140000kms for $3400 _in 2009_. 11 years ago. Back then an STI was like $5k. I honestly can't see how these somewhat rough, non-collectable cars have appreciated in the interim.
11 years ago though. The general gist for any WRX STI pre 2008 is they're just increasing in value by the year. Some significantly.
Our definition of a rough car is obviously miles apart in difference.
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3 hours ago, boon said:
That'll be why both the front and back bumpers are wonky and the window line on the driver's side has a bloody step in it
Seriously, the front bumper, grill, and headlights look like someone threw them at the car and went "good enough!"
The steering wheel is flogged out too. And there's some random wiring dangling from by the driver's right knee.
This is from a 30 second eyeball of a trademe auction.
People seem to want absolute drug money these days for relatively s****y cars. Hang on to your money and wait for the right car to come along, or you'll pay over the odds for a probably lemon.
I see the bumpers now that you've pointed them out. Starting to annoy me now just looking at it haha.
Steering wheel is definitely in need of a refurb. The random wire is the killswitch which was placed appropriate when I drove the car.
At an honest guess though, what do you think the car is really worth if the rebuild checks out? It's hard to compare to literally anything like it since there's, well, f*** all of them around
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3 hours ago, boon said:
Even if it's an STI, how on earth is a pre-V3, relatively rough, with nearly 200000kms on the body and driveline if not the motor, worth $7000??
I have inspected in person. It’s very tidy considering it’s 25 years old nearly. Closed body respray and refurbished wheels. Interior is hard to fault apart from the drivers side door card. The motor was supposedly rebuilt about 20k ago, which I’m waiting to see proof of. All the other work listed in the auction too. Last fixed price offer he had was $5800 which id he saying is a very good buy if all proof of work is there. -
Or is there any dead giveaway that it’s definitely an STI Motor? Apart from the ‘Tuned by STI’
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Is it a good idea to check the engine number too just to compare to CarJam?
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10 hours ago, Firenza said:
The applied model code for GF8-015083 is GF8C58D (build date 21/09/95) which comes up with this https://legacypic.uk/identification/index.php?appliedModel=gf8c58d
So yea, seems to be legit. It has the correct seats and door cards, and the centre boss with with STI embossing is uncommon. I'd check the engine numbers to see if they match as who knows whats in it as it looks like its been modded a bit given it running the wrong expansion bottle and they've removed the A/C.
Otherwise, looks pretty good
Good info. Thanks. AC removed may be from the rebuild if it shat itself prior. Maybe another sign of the rebuild which I’m waiting to see proof of. Should probably get the Engine number too to see if it matches. -
Eyeing up this WRX STI for my brother. Have been and inspected it and test driven etc. For peace of mind, we just want to know if it’s a legitimate STI or not. We couldn’t figure out by Chassis codes or VIN and it doesn’t help that carjam registered it just as Subaru Impreza.
Any help? Cheershttps://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/subaru/impreza/listing/2502824226
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Another question if someone can answer: How can we tell that it is a legitimate STI?
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This is currently listed local. The owner may even be on ClubSUB?
It's super tidy and seems like it's a very good buy. I don't have much idea about Version 2 STI's, especially wagons. Thoughts?
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14 minutes ago, Gripless said:
Yeah they are a thing but not always fitted when they should be.
that’s why I asked about factory rims. After market ones need rings to center them on the hub and not have the wheel studs take the load
like @Dre suggested swap the wheels to the back and see if the problem shifts as well. Then you can see if it’s wheels or the car.
Front wheels were swapped to the back when I took it for my mechanic to look at. Problem still persisted after that.
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11 minutes ago, Dre said:
Wheel alignment has to be way off spec to cause any vibration problems.Check your tyres for uneven wear.If you have a bent rim,problem will move as you rotate wheels.If you have after market mags,they may have a removable spigot ring for multi fitment for other vehicles.This is what locates your mag onto the hub,it may be missing.Again the problem will move when you rotate wheels.Warped or cracked brake rotors are obvious under braking.Make sure there is nothing raised between the brake rotor hub mounting and wheel hub mounting.
Best way to find out what’s going on is to jack car up securely on all 4 lower suspension arms and run car at idle through the gears and check wheels and axles for vibration.Otherwise swap over your wheels with another set.Cheap front axles can also cause problems,axles which have been swapped left to right and rebuilt cv’s.I’ve even had a new car that had to have the tyres shaved.
Hmm thanks for that.
Never knew spigot rings were a thing until you mentioned that.
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Not sure if this is just entirely coincidental buuuut
My front bumper is currently unhinging itself on the right hand side (getting fixed this week)
Of course I slap it back in but never know when it pops out again until i've hopped out of the car. So I unhinged it purposely just then, went for a 10 minute drive and while the car wasn't so bad, it still had the wobbles at about 105-110kmh.
So I slapped the bumper back in, tapped it down firmly and went for another drive. The car was a lot better and there was hardly any shaking/wobbling. But surely a slightly unhinged bumper wouldn't be a prime cause of this?? Or is it enough to sort of hook enough air when driving at speeds and throw the cars balance out?
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47 minutes ago, Gripless said:
Have you had a wheel alignment not just the wheels balanced?
Are you running stock rims?
Also hit any pot holes that could have bent the rim or damaged the tire sidewalls?
rear bushes on lower control arms wear out and crack. Can’t move them by hand but car weight can.
Havent had an alignment since I’ve had my SSR’s on my car.
Hit a huge pothole in them and bent the rim and wrecked my tyre so I had that all fixed. Possibly could be that the wheel isn’t 100% since the repair? The issue is it was so long ago and I’m not sure when the all this wobbling started happening since I wasn’t doing a huge amount of open road driving to notice it..
Alright first step will be a wheel alignment.
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Finding my S-GT has developed a sort of shake/wobble in the wheel when going around 105-115kmh. Have had my wheels balanced a couple times and they checked out all good.
My mechanic had a real quick check over, rotated the wheels, didn’t find any play in the steering rack to justify shaking/wobbling. Also added a very small weight to one of the wheels. While this helped, the problem still persists.
It’s quite inconsistent too. Mostly of the time it will do it, sometimes it won’t. Has me stumped as to what it may be. Any ideas?
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Sort of asking on behalf of a mate here.
Took his 09 S-GT Impreza for a drive, third gear pull and the car is boosting to about 4-5psi over the factory boost of 14psi. Then i'm assuming the ECU hits a safety mode and cuts the fuel as it refuses to accelerate after a certain point. He said this has started happening randomly and never used to do it.
Any quick ideas on what this may be?
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Car : 2007 Impreza S-GT
Tuned: Stock tune (most likely running rich then)
Fuel : NPD 100 Octane
Fuel economy : 9.1km/L town driving. Open road uhhh.. Taking it from Invercargill > Nelson and back so will make a record hahah.
60L tank i think so easy 550km to a tank.
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1 hour ago, Andy_Mac said:
Exactly right, headlight washer.
Speaking of headlights, those ones are in desperate need of some good old TLC
Ah excellent!
Yeah just landed from Japan this week so i'm sure he'll get round to scrubbing them up
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Aight bit of a silly question here but what are these? Brother just got this Legacy and said he couldn't find anything on google about them. They sit under both headlights and pull out. Some kind of headlight washer maybe??
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13 minutes ago, Individualities said:
Yup. That's why I love Pick-a-part places. They're usually pretty cheap. Got me a airbox resonator (sits inside the drivers side guard) for $10. I believe a full airbox etc is like $20.
That is a good deal. Take it. Shouldn't be too hard to install what ever intake he gets.
Exactly! and will be something new to learn
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On 10/31/2018 at 7:47 PM, Andy_Mac said:
Yea hard to find a steal these days.
Those clips will set you back 19usd including shipping from partsouq.
Or 95usd including the intake snorkel. Shipping cost for the snorkel is what makes it jump so high.
Could try some of those other sites in @preim’s thread since some apparently do better shipping fees than partsouq.
One trademe wrecker has the air box for $120 and the duct for $50. Ffs lol.
Just spent $340 on two new tyres. Ahhhh the joys of cars. An Aftermarket intake requires tuning right?
Edit: Just spoke to friend of mine and he said I can have the factory stuff off his S-GT if I help him install his aftermarket intake. Sounds like a good deal to me
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Looking into just sourcing the whole intake assembly possibly. Although these fellas are all on trademe and we all know they want gold
Seriously, the front bumper, grill, and headlights look like someone threw them at the car and went "good enough!"
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Latest Purhcase - SH5 Forester
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Unfortunately the Michelins are aging a bit and the rubber is a wee bit brittle
I'll replace them at a later date I guess.
I have a feeling it may be the same as 2.0 XT Spec (Assuming this is what this forester is) with about 227HP and 319Nm Torque outputs. I can't confirm this though. The body kit seems pretty uncommon. Although typically, the day before I bought it, I saw another white SH5 in town with a bodykit too