Timmah
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15 hours ago, Bugeye01WRX said:
Hey man got it tuned by WRC Developments. Graham was fantastic!
Made an awesome 302hp (222kw) on a custom tune with stock intercooler, stock turbo and stock downpipe, up from the 240hp it was.
Pretty happy with outcome!
Sh*t yeah that's awesome! Enjoy
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Who is your tuner? They'd know if it's worth going to a STi intercooler.. probably not so much on the TD04, that and the WRX scoop probably isn't tall enough..
Will be interested to see your dyno plot to compare against mine
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What happens if you blip the throttle? Does that noise change note? First thought is an exhaust leak somewhere
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On 13/11/2020 at 1:29 PM, ginganinja said:
His was an STI I think, so still run the EJ motor I believe.
Yup that was an STi with the EJ25, plus lots and lots of money spent on it
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Loser of the show and shine:
DSCF0553 by Mitchell Lindsay, on Flickr
An awesome GF8 won, won't deny that
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I think you'll be the one to let us know how you get on! Good luck
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Subscribed! Would the running Hawkeye make an appearance at a Chch Trackday anytime soon? I'll pop out and say hello
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You'd be hard pressed to find an Outback with an 'honest' owner using 95 :( I'd just try find one that is tidy, good service history and go from there
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Go see my post.
Not sure why my photo isn't showing
No issues with my gearbox either.
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I replied to your previous thread:
IMO - sell and and get an STi, they have more potential at the end of the day and you'll probably spend more $$ trying to get your WRX to feel like an STi.
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IMO - just get another EJ205 WITH AVCS from a v7 or v8 WRX. Probably looking around 1500 to 2k. Try Strong for Subaru, they're generally pretty good
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I have a 2002 Version 8 WRX.
I first replaced the TD04HL to a TD05-16G - it wasn't a straight swap. The car was also retuned and it made a lazy 175kw. Lazy. It was not a great experience. When on boost, it felt OK. Off boost, it sucked. Avoid.
I replaced the TD05 with a VF30, retuned, 196kw - a WAY more responsive car. I'm so happy with it.
I've also upgraded from the WRX Blue injectors to STi Pink injectors, a STI manifold, that does not have the TGV valves, STi intercooler and a decatted factoy downpipe.
I believe I'm getting limited by the flow of the WRX heads, but I'm not chasing power
Also - I avg 11l per 100k daily driving and about 9.8l per 100k on the open road.
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Talk to Dave @ BrakeTech, I've been using Dixzel pads and they're great! Otherwise @gotasuby can help.
Good pads will come at a cost, whether it's noise, brake dust or poor cold performance. It does depend on your driving style/goals. You wouldn't want to run a race orientated pad if you're just a bit of a quick street driver.
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On 28/04/2020 at 6:10 PM, Timmah said:
Went to swap the factory turbo headshield for a random one I was given for Christmas. Didn't fit, plus one of my earbuds fell into the engine bay. Spent 3 hours trying to locate it, gave up, Sulked.
I don't think my Subaru wants any lovin' or I'm cursed for working on cars.
GOT IT! Borrows a camera that's on a 5m long cable.
Now I can't get the OE heatshield back on.. fml.
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Went to swap the factory turbo headshield for a random one I was given for Christmas. Didn't fit, plus one of my earbuds fell into the engine bay. Spent 3 hours trying to locate it, gave up, Sulked.
I don't think my Subaru wants any lovin' or I'm cursed for working on cars.
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When my seat belts were squeaking, I cut those ribs out. Didn't see any wax coating on them. Good work!
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1 hour ago, Omsin said:
Looks way too glossy for high temp paint, coats might be too thick or is the paint not dry yet? You’ll get a more uniform finish if you start with light coats and then go a little bit heavier once you’ve got something for the paint to build up on, definitely need to allow time between coats for it set though.
You could try using a sanding block over the Subaru wording if you want some contrast? Raw metal on blackIt's Duplicolor glossy, and yeah I did go a bit ham and the coats are too thick, but looks OK for a first timer.
For the Subaru writing, you're pretty dead on the money, but I will use silver paint
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Gave painting one of my calipers a crack, photo makes it look OK
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IMG_8942 by Tim Bowman, on Flickr
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7 hours ago, Kiwiflyboy said:
Sweet, just spoke to armstrongs in Christchurch and its all booked in for Monday.
Has anyone had their car done at Armstrongs Christchurch and if so were you happy with the job they did? They told me they for my 5th Gen legacy they will need to remove the whole dash to replace the passenger airbag so fingers crossed nothing get damaged as they do that!
The park break recall is a new one as well and they have only just got the parts for that in.
Take photos, lots of photos of your dash and pillar trim prior, just to be safe.
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Can someone ELI5? Regardless of turbo size, get/make the biggest downpipe you can?
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4 hours ago, boon said:
No, that's old-gen technology side-feed stuff.
2001 WRX should have "grey" top feeds that are about 440cc (same as the old Yellow side feeds?).
A few, apparently, had yellow top feeds, also 440cc, but these are pretty rare.
STIs got 565cc "pinks". If you're reflashing and you can find a set of pinks for a cheap price it wouldn't be the worst idea ever; they will give you plenty of fuel for any power level the EJ205 can handle.
Interesting, my 2002 WRX has "baby blue" injectors which around 440cc
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On 25/06/2019 at 5:10 PM, Inked said:
What scoop is that? looks awesome
Genuine Version 8 STI scoop. Got that off Partsouq for like $150.
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Is it bad to launch WRX every so often?
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Nah bro you're all good, WRX's are tough, a launch or two won't hurt.