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The size of wheels on average cars these days has a lot to do with the ballooning scale of vehicles in general due to safety regulations. If you put smaller wheels on modern cars they look weirdly proportioned.
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On 03/05/2017 at 4:15 PM, patrickc22 said:
Have put the part numbers into partsouq and their is no Clutch Spigot/Pilot Bearing
They have them now, $6.50
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Yeah, it might just be telegraphing up the uppipe. They are fairly easy to reach with the car on the ground and give a poke here and there. Feel around for the bolts as some are held in place by several and it might be a bolt rather than the shield itself that is rattling!
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But what about the shields on the actual headers as ADIKT mentioned?
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Subarus DO the towing =P
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Got a tow hook on there; been tracking it?
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You can get adapters to put phase 2 injectors straight into your older manifold with existing rails.
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Woops.
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All BP5 Legacies (~2003 on) have twin scroll turbos. Pre facelift (~2005ish square headlight) autos have VF38s (considered weak); manuals have TD04HLA (considered stronger). Facelifts use the VF46 I believe. Not sure if there is a difference between manuals and autos.
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ECUTEK tune is officially stupidly expensive.
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Pretty sure you can get V5/6 ECUs flashed (assuming that includes WRX ones). That might be a much cheaper option than a Link and tune.
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Yes, don't get me wrong. You can have a lot of fun in a GC8 WRX for little money. It's just that if you start to modify it (say, as a club car or whatever) then you'll end up spending a lot more than the price difference just to get it to where the STi started out; you pay more for the parts individually than if they came together on the car (unless perhaps you score a wrecked donor). Just my 1¢!
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For maximum bang and durability, you want an R or RA for the unique drivetrain (R180, short ratio hardened gearsets, DCCD, and helical front LSD if you're lucky). Early STi motors have proper forged pistons too which allows them to take a lot of punishment in stock form. The bone stock RA that sold on here not long ago for 10ish was an absolute gem. Wishing I could've squirreled it away myself.
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Yes, it is a very easy DIY in terms of tools and complexity; the less experienced or confident you are, simply the more time you need to allow yourself to do it; first time for even the most timid at home would be 2 hours I reckon. As above, you'd do it in minutes after a few times.
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$550 for a GF8 fuel pump (even installed) is extremely expensive.
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About ~$600 right now on Partsouq (+shipping).
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Who originally tuned the closed loop fuelling? You had Prestige tune it again recently didn't you?
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Worth the drive =P
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90 Mile Beach
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Oh, they are a shared rod with the 2.5l? I don't think I realised the 2.5 was just a bigger bore.
Edit: oh, of course, different crank.
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Pedro, what prompted you to choose V9 rods? Is there a notable revision thereabouts? What's the part number?
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What is the solenoid part number? Have you looked it up on Partsouq?
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Do you know if it has had the gauze filters removed from the AVCS oil feeds?
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@pedro is looking to get an exhaust manifold from Wellington to Palmy(?)
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More power maybe doesn't require wider and bigger tyres and wheels?
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The 18s+tyres don't happen to have a larger OD than the 17s+tyres do they?