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Got to decide whether to spend an estimated $3500 to $4000 fixing my oil consumption problem or take a chance on an estimated $800 fix.

One piston is .002" out of round... the rest are square. But the clearances are .006" to .008" (I guess the .008" one is the out of round bore).

So the cheap option is to just change the piston rings... the current oil control rings have almost no tension... and the compression rings

are worn. New rings will be an improvement, but no guarantee of a complete fix. The more expensive option is to rebore, new pistons/rings

and bearings.

Not a daily driven car so some oil consumption is acceptable. Don't really want to spend $4000 but really don't want to be smoking and spending as much money

on oil as petrol.

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Bought new front top hats as I have managed to ruin the rubber mount that holds the spherical bearing so the entire strut is trying to climb through the strut tower.

So now I have solid mounted pillowballs to install tonight.

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On the dyno I removed the air filter to see if it made any difference. 1kw increase in power compared to the previous run...

Air filter was a cheap and nasty Repco pod filter attached to stock under manifold intake pipe (no AFM as running Link). This was in a fairly stock GC8.

Conclusion, wish I could fit the stock airbox, but front mount piping is in the way!

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 Munkvy said:
On the dyno I removed the air filter to see if it made any difference. 1kw increase in power compared to the previous run...

Air filter was a cheap and nasty Repco pod filter attached to stock under manifold intake pipe (no AFM as running Link). This was in a fairly stock GC8.

Conclusion, wish I could fit the stock airbox, but front mount piping is in the way!

Awesome Viv, so you are now at 171kw! good work!

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Successful day,

Fixed the impreza + new oil change

Removed the SSQV(real) from the sti, <- drives soo much better, less rpm drop between shifts, stronger boost in low rpm, very reccomended do to. I forgot what full drive ability felt like.

Turbo doesn't spool as loud now, :( :( use to sound like a jet plane. But now I have wastegate chatter on high boost :confused: Maybe it was just masked by the ssqv before.

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