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    I want YOUR advice - Help me buy a car!!!!!!!!!

    in Legacy & Outback

    Posted

    Off topic but:

     dvs-b4 said:

    pit stop west gate are fine i used to work there lol now work next door at repco haha but still help them out when they are short staffed. as for mufflers either pitstop or repco can help you out as for the size of the muffle 2.5"inlet and 4"-4.5" outlet will look good and sound good.

    How long have you worked there? I am always poping in grabbing bits and pieces for the car.

    Cool Video Thread

    in General Vehicle Discussion

    Posted

    Yeah was a little dusty afterwards. Having a standard airbox helps tho :)

    Sounds like the car is about to blow up but its just the Bikes reving in the background. Car is running mint!

    Was at the end of a mates runway and did heaps of damage to the grass hahaha

    Would love to have a big grasskana at some point but its hard finding a suitable paddock

    V 7 sti

    in Impreza, Crosstrek and XV

    Posted

    As far as I know there is no such thing. Some of the models got the new Xenon headlights but thats about it.

    Also there is no difference between the NZ new's and the Japanese spec car's, NZ got the Jap ones with all the option boxes ticked!

    The facelift could just be the slightly different front grill.

    Fitting a simease pipe ?

    in Impreza, Crosstrek and XV

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     pappu said:

    u need to squash the pipe in the v7 because the pipe being fitted is made for GC8 models. the v7 one has the steering link closer to the exhaust hence there have specific v7 ones.

    the v7 ones will fit the older models but the older ones will not fit the v7 unless u squash the pipes hard

    Yeah good point, my V4 also had to have a little of the pipe bent back, but no where near as much as the one in the Photo

    Smoke on startup

    in Impreza, Crosstrek and XV

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    Have had my car a little while now, and every now and then it gives a little puff of smoke on startup. Not everytime but enough that I notice it.

    Now the car has forged pistons and I have heard a lot of talk about car's with forged pistons doing this and understand the logic behind it eg pistons shrink when cold oil drips through then they expand when engine warms up.

    Car has just been tuned and this has made no difference

    Does this sound right? Or are my rings worn and on the way out causing the oil the seep through, engine has only done 20tho k's but no doubt a lot of those would have been hard driving is this kind of thing common?

    Anyone else having the same problem, a few of the previous threads make me think I might not be the only one

    V4 STI RA - Plenty of questions

    in Impreza, Crosstrek and XV

    Posted

     Shale said:

    Pretty beast...the wheels, I approve! ;D

    The 2.2 build; sounds tasty. And relevant. Closed deck 2.2 is a rare item indeed, and if you managed to score one... MINT!! AFAIK 22Bs and Legacy SS were the only culprits, yes?

    I presume it has been bored out to 2.2 not an original 2.2L block as that would make more sense.

    Thinking about sending it up to Speed Source to get it re-tune anyone dealt with these guys?

    V4 STI RA - Plenty of questions

    in Impreza, Crosstrek and XV

    Posted

     BC5RA said:

    Can you shed some light on how the 2.2 was built?

    Is it using a open deck 2.2?

    Not 100% sure as I have to re-read receipts but does a closed deck short block sound right?

    Originally was planning on buying a Sti and rebuilding it but then found this for the same sort of money so thought why not, if it means I don't have to spend my rebuild money for another 40,000ks then all good.

    Yup was on trademe. Believe the car has some sort of history with the club. Think it was at a Christchurch track day according to the owner

    V4 STI RA - Plenty of questions

    in Impreza, Crosstrek and XV

    Posted

     boostcut said:

    sounds like a bitsa to me man.. a tdo4 isnt a standard v4 sti ra turbo.. i think it woukd be more a vf23/24 or 28 on that.

    v5 injectors that are de capped would be a good upgrade for injectors, but what about when you re tune it? the factory injectors may not be working so hard when not overfueling..

    Haha yeah, its got a vf24 not sure where the td04 came from ;D

    Oh yup, yeah thats a good point, ideally I want to run relatively low boost. According to the dyno print out that came with the car its making 208kw's at the wheels on 14.5psi boost at the moment but not really to sure about that. Doesn't seem as fast as I thought it would be but that could be because the turbo spools up ridiculously early

    V4 STI RA - Plenty of questions

    in Impreza, Crosstrek and XV

    Posted

    Hi guys

    Had this car for a month or so now so thought I should post something up!

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    I have a large number of questions that I thought I might post on here:

    Car is 1998 V4 STi RA, have receipts for new engine, which is a 2.2L fully forged thing etc

    Question 1: What oil should I be running? Doing a change on sunday so thought I might scope out what opinions you guys have on different brands, types etc (had a look through the oil thread but didn't get much help) Also with this type of engine should I be running anything specific? anything to avoid?

    Question 2: The car desperately needs re-tuning its currently running really rich and idling quite high, running a Microtech ecu and hoping I can get it on the dyno within the next month

    Anyway wanting to put a bigger turbo on it as its just got the standard vf24 running 14.5Psi at the moment.

    What are my options with this in regards to this?

    Question 3: Comment from the previous owner was that the injectors were running at near full capacity, these are just the standard factory ones at the moment but what are my options to upgrade these? Are there any bigger/higher capacity suitable injectors on the earlyer models that would work? Or would I have to go aftermarket?

    Is there anything else that I need to upgrade or be aware of before I put it on the dyno?

    I am sure I have plenty of other questions but Ill post them up in due course

    Thanks Andrew

    Car Sale Contract

    in Legal

    Posted

    I am pretty sure these are not legally binding in anyway, seem to remember my law lecture explaining something.

    Hoping there is someone on here with some proper contract law knowledge behind them to be able to yay or nay my previous comment.

    Either way its the thought that counts and enough to try and put off any previous or new owners trying to pull something

    GFB Pully kits

    in Engine Related

    Posted

    Do these have any adverse affects?

    I have heard that they can make the car way more twitchy/jolty when driving on motorway, eg When you lift off the gas its much more noticeable than before. Never had them so would be interested if someone with them has noticed this?

    boxer enigne noise.

    in Engine Related

    Posted

     BC5RA']

    [quote name='subiv5 said:

    I have aftermarket header's on my Sti, they arn't heat wrapped tho. Boost spools up pretty early as it is, is it worth heat wrapping them?

    /quote]

    I suppose it comes down to whether you want to pull them off.

    Turbos like heat for spool.

    Yea just tied back what looks like a portion a some sort of wiring loom as the outside plastic cover of them had started melting. They look a little rough tho so thinking I might get replace them back to the standard ones

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