Dumb Question Thread!

[Rosssub]

Depends how much blow by oil residue your getting really? I'm guessing in the above how to, he is using the main crankcase breather near the turbo for option #1 and the head breather lines for option #2.

If your doing a single recirculated can, I'd go for option 2 and run the head breathers through it. That way the PCV valve side of the system stays pretty much OEM.

[BINKZ]

 Rosssub said:

Depends how much blow by oil residue your getting really? I'm guessing in the above how to, he is using the main crankcase breather near the turbo for option #1 and the head breather lines for option #2.

If your doing a single recirculated can, I'd go for option 2 and run the head breathers through it. That way the PCV valve side of the system stays pretty much OEM.

Thanks Ross

[slystiguy]

White smoke...

Not head gasket

Strong smell

partially burnt fuel?

Also has hard starting - Me thinks I need to take a look at plugs/lines but could potentially be leaking injector seal yes?

Edited June 18, 2015 by slystiguy

[ADIKT]

White smoke could be oil

[B4 I was 250T]

I have adjustable end links for the BE now. So my question is do I adjust them short or leave them as is or what? I guess what I'm ask is how I tune them?

[Rosssub]

Take a look at your originals and see what sort of angle they're on, depending on ride height. I set mine to get them as straight/vertical as possible when the cars at normal ride height:

Before:

After:

Difference in length:

Set both sides to the identical length too. All pics taken from here:

http://clubsub.org.nz/forum/showthread.php?40238-Oddball-swaybars-and-links-in-BH5

[B4 I was 250T]

Thanks Ross. I've just purchased the same type as yours (Sobanoodles old set) Good upgrade by seat-of-pants meter?

[Johnnynz]

Can I fit a newer steering wheel to a v5? I am lazy and CBF doing Air bag delete so I was wondering if I can put a nicer, later model STI wheel on with minimum hassle.

[BINKZ]

Anybody run GDB coilovers on a GC8?

[boon]

 BINKZ said:

Anybody run GDB coilovers on a GC8?

Yup. A few issues:

-The brake hose brackets are different

-The front top hats, while the spacing is the same, the orientation is different, so if they're camber adjustable you'll never be able to get them at 90 degrees to the car so any camber change via the top hat will also change the caster.

-The rear top hats won't fit, 1 bolt is in the wrong place, but you can just change the top hats.

-The GDB (assuming you definitely mean GDB as in V7- Sedan) is wider than the GC8 so the struts will push the top of the wheel out further (i.e. positive camber) on a GC8. The fronts you can usually wind in with the camber bolts but the rears will need some form of aftermarket camber adjustment to get them back to neutral or negative camber.

[BINKZ]

Thanks for the info Boon. Think I'll just wait for a good deal on GC8 specific coilovers

[slystiguy]

Will running o2 sensor in downpipe rather than headers give issues on v3 sti?

What are the best factory shocks to run in a gc8? Has anyone run the bd/bg Bilstein combo before?

Edited June 20, 2015 by slystiguy

[Guest]

 slystiguy said:

Will running o2 sensor in downpipe rather than headers give issues on v3 sti?

What are the best shocks to run in a gc8?

Dont run it in headers def run it in dp.

Stock sti imo. Ive had 3 sets of adjusties prob just shorten stockers next time.

[slystiguy]

 evowrx said:

Dont run it in headers def run it in dp.

Stock sti imo. Ive had 3 sets of adjusties prob just shorten stockers next time.

Sweet will keep it there.

What version are the "best" ? Got non turbo shocks in the gc8 atm hahaha

[Guest]

I had red kyb v5/6 sti jobs worked a treat.

[sobanoodle]

Will my stock 3.0R space saver fit over rear Brembo calipers?

[Andy_Mac]

Stealing my dumb question, thief

[sobanoodle]

Makes me the dumb one though

Invisible, knockoutgiant should know I reckon.

[slystiguy]

What would be required to fit a ej20g 4 plug complete setup into a bh wagon... ? Etune

[BINKZ]

Can someone recommend a good quality brand of jack for working on the car and what weight i should be getting etc?

[avichal.k]

wondering how much will main freight will charge to transport (spoiler+boot)from wellington-auckland.

Unless someone here is coming up and can help me out

[sobanoodle]

Usr their online estimation tool, can also book online.

[ADIKT]

Do gc shocks fit bc legacy?

[slystiguy]

 ADIKT said:

Do gc shocks fit bc legacy?

Yes. If not, you swap top hats from a facelift bc/bf to make the rear fit.

[Invisible]

 sobanoodle said:

Will my stock 3.0R space saver fit over rear Brembo calipers?

They do apparently - I haven't tested to check, but been told by (Subirex) that they do - he's got brembo's on his bp too