What have you done to your car today?

[wrxguy]

 CUDDAS said:

Those black ones look the same as the racepro ones i had on the rs, they were expensive for what they are/were with no mesh or mounting bolts too.

I have winter covers for the blue ones

Yea, I got the black ones from Racepro as well! The Blue puppies are on loan so I cant afford to damage em!

[Ledge`]

Would be keen to see a photo of that GENOME on you\'r BH5 Rosssub.

I was considering one for mine but decided on a Kakimoto R.

[paulngui]

 Rosssub said:

Go Autosol Go. ;D

Rub ,rub, rub, rub, rub, ruuuuuuuuuuuub, polish, ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuub, polish, ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuub, polish.

Shit, Autosol only? That must\'ve taken ages!

[Rosssub]

Yip just Autosol/rag/elbow grease. 3/4 of a tube and just over an hour, surprised me how well it came up too.

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 evowrx']

[quote name='sti555 said:

hey bro what sort of turbo is that.looks like a MSE compressor cover or is it a kinugawa

/quote]

MSE\'d kinugawa TD06SL2 is Marc\'s old one. You going to flip it spence?

You know too much clint and nope not flipping. It fits into the factory location so im keeping it that way

Flip mani not twist turbo bro. Do intake pipes fit through under a flipped V3/4 mani?

[Rosssub]

 Ledge` said:

Would be keen to see a photo of that GENOME on you\'r BH5 Rosssub.

I was considering one for mine but decided on a Kakimoto R.

The OEM just looks funny:

[paulngui]

Good work man, looks great

[Roo]

Left work on a huge angle to save the lip, wheel dropped down the side of the driveway, lifted a back wheel and rocked forward onto the lip : Lip broke off and boss had to hold the back down while I drove forward, was a good laugh.

[Rosssub]

 paulngui said:

Good work man, looks great

Cheers Paulngui, Loving the way it sounds.

Weird but the car seems a bit slower with it on, the only reason I can come up with is loss of exhaust back pressure combined with my blocked/deformed inlet at the primary turbo? With increased exhaust flow the inlet can\'t keep up anymore?

[albaru]

Finally changed the brake rotors after warping them at the dobc playday. Did 2 events with them warped, kept the speed below 150k\'s. They were fine ;D

[Ninja8)]

 evowrx']

[quote name='sti555 said:

hey bro what sort of turbo is that.looks like a MSE compressor cover or is it a kinugawa

/quote]

MSE\'d kinugawa TD06SL2 is Marc\'s old one. You going to flip it spence?

You know too much clint and nope not flipping. It fits into the factory location so im keeping it that way

Flip mani not twist turbo bro. Do intake pipes fit through under a flipped V3/4 mani?

Nope not flipping

[Rosssub]

 Rosssub']

[quote name='paulngui said:

Good work man, looks great

/quote]

Cheers Paulngui, Loving the way it sounds.

Weird but the car seems a bit slower with it on, the only reason I can come up with is loss of exhaust back pressure combined with my blocked/deformed inlet at the primary turbo? With increased exhaust flow the inlet can\'t keep up anymore?

OEM, STI Genome, Apexi World Sport2:

This is why the Genome caused an instant power drop (also raised engine temps by 10 degrees), bottle neck at the flange taking internal diameter down to 42mm. OEM pipe is straight 52mm internal, Apexi WS2 is 58mm. My midpipe is 58mm.

Apexi left, Genome right:

I need to massage the Apexi mounts to get it to sit straight and stop knocking, but it sticks out past the bumper by 15mm, the Genome was 15mm short. The Apexi is the same tip width, but it\'s slightly oval, so sits higher and fits the bumper better (or will once brackets are fixed):

Edit: Ive tried bending the muffler brackets but I\'m going to break a weld, so it\'s come off and back to the little OEM for now. Going from Genome to Apexi I got power back and block was 10 degrees cooler.

[B4_685]

 Rosssub']

[quote name='paulngui said:

Good work man, looks great

/quote]

Cheers Paulngui, Loving the way it sounds.

Weird but the car seems a bit slower with it on, the only reason I can come up with is loss of exhaust back pressure combined with my blocked/deformed inlet at the primary turbo? With increased exhaust flow the inlet can\'t keep up anymore?

OEM, STI Genome, Apexi World Sport2:

This is why the Genome caused an instant power drop (also raised engine temps by 10 degrees), bottle neck at the flange taking internal diameter down to 42mm. OEM pipe is straight 52mm internal, Apexi WS2 is 58mm. My midpipe is 58mm.

Apexi left, Genome right:

I need to massage the Apexi mounts to get it to sit straight and stop knocking, but it sticks out past the bumper by 15mm, the Genome was 15mm short. The Apexi is the same tip width, but it\'s slightly oval, so sits higher and fits the bumper better (or will once brackets are fixed):

Edit: Ive tried bending the muffler brackets but I\'m going to break a weld, so it\'s come off and back to the little OEM for now. Going from Genome to Apexi I got power back and block was 10 degrees cooler.

Thanks for info - noted for future ref! I have a Fujitsubo turbo-back with (equal-ish) headers , but a factory up-pipe (dunno why they didnt just shell out and replace that too!) wondering what kinda internal restrictions I may have hidden under the heat wrap....

[B4_685]

Bought new SAMCO radiator hose kit (EJ207 kit) from USA (read- hong kong lol) via ebay (ttfitting). Hoping it gets here soon!

Link to ebay seller EJ207 Radiator Hose kit 11 piece

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 B4_685']

[quote name='paulngui said:

Good work man, looks great

/quote]

Cheers Paulngui, Loving the way it sounds.

Weird but the car seems a bit slower with it on, the only reason I can come up with is loss of exhaust back pressure combined with my blocked/deformed inlet at the primary turbo? With increased exhaust flow the inlet can\'t keep up anymore?

OEM, STI Genome, Apexi World Sport2:

This is why the Genome caused an instant power drop (also raised engine temps by 10 degrees), bottle neck at the flange taking internal diameter down to 42mm. OEM pipe is straight 52mm internal, Apexi WS2 is 58mm. My midpipe is 58mm.

Apexi left, Genome right:

I need to massage the Apexi mounts to get it to sit straight and stop knocking, but it sticks out past the bumper by 15mm, the Genome was 15mm short. The Apexi is the same tip width, but it\'s slightly oval, so sits higher and fits the bumper better (or will once brackets are fixed):

Edit: Ive tried bending the muffler brackets but I\'m going to break a weld, so it\'s come off and back to the little OEM for now. Going from Genome to Apexi I got power back and block was 10 degrees cooler.

Thanks for info - noted for future ref! I have a Fujitsubo turbo-back with (equal-ish) headers , but a factory up-pipe (dunno why they didnt just shell out and replace that too!) wondering what kinda internal restrictions I may have hidden under the heat wrap....

Would have to be a very shit weld to break it dude.

[Rosssub]

 evowrx said:

Would have to be a very s*** weld to break it dude.

Yeah probably not really break it, but I could see the stainless flexing and the weld moving with the bracket. I\'ll try again tomorrow but think I\'ll have top get some heat onto it.

[Rosssub]

 B4_685 said:

Bought new SAMCO radiator hose kit (EJ207 kit) from USA (read- hong kong lol) via ebay (ttfitting). Hoping it gets here soon!

Beware of the top radiator hose change through the Rev\'s.

[sobanoodle]

 B4_685 said:

Bought new SAMCO radiator hose kit (EJ207 kit) from USA (read- hong kong lol) via ebay (ttfitting). Hoping it gets here soon!

Link to ebay seller EJ207 Radiator Hose kit 11 piece

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Are they actually Samco? Always find it amusing when someone list an item, clearly branded item, but wouldn\'t mention a brand name in their listing (tells me fake straight away), especially if they\'re a manufacturer ???

[Swindog]

Doesnt say SANCO does it!?

[B4_685]

 sobanoodle']

[quote name='B4_685 said:

Bought new SAMCO radiator hose kit (EJ207 kit) from USA (read- hong kong lol) via ebay (ttfitting). Hoping it gets here soon!

IMG]http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/06/upyzebur.jpg[/img]

Link to ebay seller EJ207 Radiator Hose kit 11 piece

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Are they actually Samco? Always find it amusing when someone list an item, clearly branded item, but wouldn\'t mention a brand name in their listing (tells me fake straight away), especially if they\'re a manufacturer ???

Probably copies re: top hose - I had a bit of a look on the Mackay rubber site (aussie manufacturer) and I\'m hoping EJ207/ Ver 7 Sti has same hose as JDM B4 as they \'appear\' the same. If not, trip down to Repco might be in order! ( Car fitted with HKS temp-probe adaptor fitting so mach one eyeball and stanley knife to make one fit!)

Had a squiz at the car yesterday and noticed it was fitted with a plastic-topped aluminium core rad - is this standard for B4\'s?

Hose on bottom seems to be after market....

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[Flat4]

Should get it handling nicely

[Roo]

Why not zero toe in the rear?

[thorpy]

 Flat4 said:

Should get it handling nicely

Who did your alignment Sam ?

[Flat4]

 thorpy']

Who did your alignment Sam ?

Josh Mitchell at Crowesports - you probably know him from some of the RATEC events? I talked to him and Trev about what I wanted and they had some good suggestions.

[quote name='Roo said:

Why not zero toe in the rear?

The goal is to make it oversteer on the track so Josh and Trevor Crowe suggested toe out on the rear and I thought I would give it a go.

From what I\'ve picked up the consequences of this is that the car probably won\'t be as stable under braking and might have a tendency to be quite snappy around corners (think snap oversteer). It will also make it wander on the road a bit and will wear out the tyres faster.

But oversteer is good ;D

[Roo]

I took the - as meaning toe in. Nice should do the trick then!

Today I left mine to go in another one to nelson.

Anybody else going to 4\'s and rotors?