Dumb Question Thread!

[Marky]

It's much more pronounced the shorter the intake is too, if you want a lol look up "dose pipe" on the you tubes for some mega extremeo examples.

[Marky]

 Andy_Mac said:

Got a dumb audio questions

Bought a high to low level converter, using it to get a signal to the new sub. The rca output is just left and right which makes sense but the high level input has left +ve and -ve, right +ve and -ve which has me a bit stumped as the stock sub has the expected +ve and -ve. Should i go across from left +ve to right -ve like bridging two channels on an amp or something else??

I'm using the same in the mrs's car, has no sub-out so I just have both rear channels (left and right) going to either on the converter then the amp is bridged

If you just have a single + and - to work with (factory sub output?) then maybe just split both + and - into two, and feed into the left and right channel? Would be a simple fix

[Andy_Mac]

Yea the car had a factory sub so i'm just re using those wires. So you're saying both +ve's to the wiring +ve and both -ve's going to the wiring -ve.

Makes sense actually. Probaly should have thought of that myself /:

[LEGACY_BLITZEN]

After some Front & Rear Stoptech Brake pads, anyone know where to get some here in Auckland?

[PtPixel]

Haven't looked into stoptech but when I bought my hawk hps pads it was cheapest to get them sent over from Infamous performance in the US. might not be the case for stoptech though

[LEGACY_BLITZEN]

yeah found some stoptech pads and rotors on Rallysport Direct over in the US. Will put my order in now

[max.]

Did any V5/6 wrx's come out stock with MLS head gaskets? Just noticed that I have them but was under the impression that my heads had never been off..

[Guest]

 max. said:

Did any V5/6 wrx's come out stock with MLS head gaskets? Just noticed that I have them but was under the impression that my heads had never been off..

Pretty sure thats standard mine did too and not even ra

[Jambun]

Can you hear ALL fuel pumps prime?

My Corolla died last week and was checking for fuel/spark and noticed I can't hear my pump but then again I can't remember whether I ever heard it.

[max.]

Huh weird! But good also! Cant remember but is yours nz new Clint?

[Guest]

Jap hatch ej205.

[tydon]

is it just the one nut on top off strut to take tophat off to be able to replace springs?

[boon]

Yup. Use a spring compressor is the conventional wisdom... but I've always got away with a rattlegun and some pressure

[94 Leone]

Have done it (putting springs back on) before by putting the spring on the strut and lowering the car down onto it; who needs a spring compressor?

[tydon]

could i crack that nut ontop of the strut while still bolted in car i dont have a rattle gun lol ive got a set of spring compressors

[Marky]

If you can crack it before removing them, it makes life easier

They can be a bastard to crack if the strut is out and it doesn't want to budge (hence the rattle gun)

For extra lols, just do it when out of the car and aim the spring at the fence, see how big a dent you can make in it

[tydon]

surprisngly the springs didnt really ping off very much haha was funny i thought it was gunna go flying all sorted now springs all swapped over snapped one hub bolt getting the strut out...not so good

[Johnnynz]

Do 22B have wider headlights and/or parklights to fill the gap the wider guards make or is that gap you see on a lot of cars with fiberglass 22B guards a side affect of ****ty copied guards?

I like the idea of having some 22B guards but the OCD in me wont let me have a dirty big gap by the parklight... I will struggle enough at the gap by the door.

[Tony]

 Johnnynz said:

Do 22B have wider headlights and/or parklights to fill the gap the wider guards make or is that gap you see on a lot of cars with fiberglass 22B guards a side affect of ****ty copied guards?

I like the idea of having some 22B guards but the OCD in me wont let me have a dirty big gap by the parklight... I will struggle enough at the gap by the door.

No they have normal head/park lights. Those Luxury Sports guards are just a bad design and look crap.

Try Mike Shaw Fibreglass in Hamilton, he does a really nice fitting 22b kit to suit the 4 door.

[Johnnynz]

 Tony said:

No they have normal head/park lights. Those Luxury Sports guards are just a bad design and look crap.

Try Mike Shaw Fibreglass in Hamilton, he does a really nice fitting 22b kit to suit the 4 door.

Thanks Tony, I will follow that up.

Got most of my bits and pieces together now btw so hoping to get the car dropped out to you guys to get a few bits put on and for a tune in the next few months.

[Skatieguy]

Okay so something a little different now to twin turbo issues. 98 BD5C. Last weekend driving home I heard a bit of an odd noise from the F/R wheel. from the heat I imagined something was up with the brake on that wheel. smell I can't quite put my finger on, also a noise I just can't really explain, nothing I've heard before. Took the wheel off (f**king tight wheel nuts) to find nothing seeming out of place/loose etc. Went for another drive a few nights ago, used very minimal brake in the approx 20 minute drive, heard the noise again near home. It was dark, front right wheel giving off A LOT more heat that front left, as in could touch the left rotor for 5+ seconds if I had to versus 1 or 2 on the right. Thoughts on what's happening here? I would imagine temps varying that much shouldn't really happen? And the noise as well meaning something isn't right, likely with the brake set up and not something else?

I am guessing something like the calliper sticking on? I don't know much about anything though sadly. Maybe a good reason to upgrade to four pot fronts

[Rosssub]

Stuck/seized slider bolt, or a seized piston in the calliper. Unbolt the calliper and check the slider bolts are still sliding, one pad might be wearing on an angle. Then see if you can press the pistons back in. Keep an eye on the fluid reservoir when pressing the pistons in, it might overflow.

[Skatieguy]

Found this after a quick look:

ran out of time really but I would imagine at minimum I'm going to need new pads? outer pad came out with ease and couldn't get the inner pad to budge at all by hand. (Cover bit broken off inner pad)

[Rosssub]

Those cover plates are no concern really, they are supposed to come off to swap onto new pads. Do both slider bolts move freely? Can you press the pistons in with a little leverage or a clamp?

[sti555]

Has anyone ever fitted a wrx ra roof scoop before to a non ra wrx gc8 ,as in cut a hole in the roof and the lining,also can anyone recommend someone in auckland capable off doing this.dont want to do it myself and screw it up even though its pretty simple