The Blue Turd | Subaru Discord | Page 3

round skiff Apr 9, 2023, 2:13 PM

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Snip snip

drifting forge Apr 9, 2023, 2:15 PM

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nein

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do you know how hard it is to find bumpers unmolested by snip-happy FMIC enthusiasts?!

round skiff Apr 9, 2023, 2:16 PM

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I have one

prime saddle Apr 9, 2023, 3:48 PM

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i keep forgetting im subbed to your channel, i see random car videos of a gc8 and think that looks really familiar

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cause it is lol

prime saddle Apr 9, 2023, 3:48 PM

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drifting forge do you know how hard it is to find bumpers unmolested by snip-happy FMIC enthusi...

i rarely see fmic people here

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everybody just removes it because nobody knows how to do body work

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 11:57 AM

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The pod has finally been installed onto the dashboard. 3M tape and zip ties

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 12:54 PM

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need to polish the clear on the carbon a bit tho

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:12 PM

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cubon fibr

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you gonna get your vents and trim to match?

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:15 PM

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prime saddle you gonna get your vents and trim to match?

Its the lighting being fucky in that picture, the colors are actually pretty close, and most of it will be obscured by the radio screen anyway

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:16 PM

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oh

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i see it now on the original picture

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i just got done insulting some idiot on facebook parts groups for asking to buy the tailights on a free car. I feel really good right now

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ah shit weong chat

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:17 PM

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lol

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:18 PM

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so what all is the current plans for the turd

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:20 PM

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wait for alarm company to actually come install the alarm that my insurance company is requiring me to get
once the alarm is in, I can put the dashboard and rest of the interior in (leaving them out for access to wiring for the alarm)
once the interior is in, i can book it for a steering and tracking alignment, inspection and to take it to the exhaust shop to have the new mid-pipe made

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and then it'll be done

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and I can enjoy it

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:26 PM

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wait hold on one fucking minute

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you DROVE the car without an entire dash?

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:27 PM

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i haven't driven it anywhere yet

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just out of the garage

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:27 PM

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but like

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you were able to drive it

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:27 PM

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yeah

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:27 PM

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without an interior

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:27 PM

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yeah

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:27 PM

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i dont understand

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:27 PM

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it moved out of the garage, down my driveway then back up my driveway

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without the dashboard in

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:28 PM

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and you didnt fuck any of your fuses?

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:28 PM

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no?

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:28 PM

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well i thought that would have messed stuff up since it wouldnt have been plugged into alot of systems

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:29 PM

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i mean everything on the steering column and the gauge cluster itself is plugged in, but everything else is just dangling wires

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the gauge cluster is just sort of sitting on the dash support bar

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and the ECU is plugged in of course

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:29 PM

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i wont question it, im not proficient in wiring

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im suprised i managed to figure out which wire was what on my tcu and spice it into a connection

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and i have an exhaust you can have

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or buy

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whatever

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it uses v clamps for best flow

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 1:31 PM

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prime saddle you DROVE the car without an entire dash?

I did that recently when I had the car caged. Have a video somewhere too

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It was an interesting experience

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:31 PM

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my summer car and my grandfather lied to me ig

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 1:32 PM

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We did plug the switch stock in to have driving lights but the turn signals didn't work

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:32 PM

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oh wait

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you said you got a rollcage? what type and how much did it cost?

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rally tracks around here have heavy restrictions and i need a cage to go on it for some reason, i cant find the type i want though.

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 1:33 PM

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I've had a cage for months now. It was a full custom 6-point cage, around 1.5k

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:33 PM

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still want to be able to have rear passengers

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oh okay thats cheaper than around here

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1.5k pounds?

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or euros

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 1:34 PM

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Euro. Actually I think it was 1.4

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:34 PM

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well thats definitely cheaper then

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 1:38 PM

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prime saddle still want to be able to have rear passengers

With some finessing that's entirely possible

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:38 PM

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well the back 2 connect to the rear shock toweres right?

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thats gonna be like 3 different things connected to it lol

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not the point

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 1:41 PM

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If you ditch the rear diagonals it's not that crammed

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If you have a V-shaped center support instead of X like here, and ditch the rear diagonals you can easily have passengers. You just need to duck when you get in to avoid the straight rear supports

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prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:43 PM

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hmm

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:46 PM

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This is the amount of interior with which the car drove up and down the driveway

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:46 PM

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i dont even

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i cant even tell whats what

pearl oak Apr 10, 2023, 1:47 PM

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Those seat covers fuck

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:48 PM

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i dont think an inanimate object can do that

pearl oak Apr 10, 2023, 1:50 PM

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Dildos are inanimate

prime saddle Apr 10, 2023, 1:51 PM

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you got a point

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 1:52 PM

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drifting forge This is the amount of interior with which the car drove up and down the driveway

Apparently you don't even need the gauge cluster

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 1:55 PM

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yeah I know

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 3:37 PM

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round skiff Apparently you don't even need the gauge cluster

Do you know what color wires go to the cigarette lighter plug by any chance? Is it black and yellow-red? I think the car my harness came off had a non illuminated cigarette lighter with a 2-pin plug, where mine had an illuminated one with a 3-pin plug so they don't match up and I need to cheese it

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 4:10 PM

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I'll go check I happen to have that trim piece hanging

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Yes it is yellow-red

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And for the light, the red one goes to blue and the red-green one goes to yellow on that connector there

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 4:14 PM

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does the yellow merge with the yellow-red by any chance?

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 4:15 PM

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Appears to go in the loom as separate wires but given that they are both 12V it wouldn't matter if you merged them

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 4:15 PM

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yeah I just have yellow-red and black going into a two-pin plug on my harness

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Might actually replace the cigarette lighter with a 2 USB thing

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 4:17 PM

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drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 7:27 PM

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Need greener bulbs in the dash

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Probably warm whites will give a truer green than the white whites

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 8:38 PM

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Wait that headlight level switch has a light?

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 8:40 PM

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yes

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think it was a T3 bulb

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 8:40 PM

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The width of a hair one?

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 8:41 PM

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them ones

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 8:41 PM

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Never seen them before

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 8:41 PM

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they are a pain to get in and out

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same bulbs used for the fog light switches

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 8:43 PM

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Huh. I also just realized I can use my new ECU to automatize the IC sprayer thing

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And also put that IC sprayer dash light into use with it too

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 8:48 PM

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altho, only reason I have that switch there still is to fill up the hole, since the morettes don't have the level adjustment motors lol

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 8:49 PM

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That'd be a good place for a killswitch then

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 8:52 PM

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really fucking struggling with the p0031 check engine light

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 8:52 PM

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Lambda heater voltage low?

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 8:52 PM

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can't find anything on where the fuse or relay for the o2 sensor heater circuit is

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yeah

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changed the sensor, didn't help, must be an issue in the car itself

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couldn't see any physical damage on the wiring to the plug in the engine bay, but have no clue where the other end of the wiring goes to check

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 8:59 PM

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At least on mine it gets 12V directly from the main relay, which appears to be the heater too

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 8:59 PM

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where is the main relay

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 9:00 PM

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In the engine fuse box

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No it's under the dash

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 9:01 PM

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uuuuuuuuuuuuuh

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what does it look like

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 9:01 PM

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Yeah I was wrong it's under the dash

drifting forge Apr 10, 2023, 9:04 PM

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is it this brown one?

round skiff Apr 10, 2023, 9:05 PM

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Yeah, for me it's in a 3 relay holder bolted to the driver's side a-pillar under the dash

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Should be driver's side to you too

prime saddle Apr 11, 2023, 3:36 AM

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drifting forge same bulbs used for the fog light switches

holy shit the bottom switches

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thats it

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i knew i was forgetting something

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my foglamps, cruise control, and whatever the other thing is

drifting forge Apr 11, 2023, 1:13 PM

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pearl oak Apr 11, 2023, 1:21 PM

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I prefer the satisfying sound of no deadening but driving would be so much better with it

drifting forge Apr 11, 2023, 2:09 PM

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The video doesn't actually show that well what a massive difference in THUNK the sound deadening did to the doors. It's massive. My moms audi q5 has tinnier doors than my subaru now

pearl oak Apr 11, 2023, 2:14 PM

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It’s an Audi, it’s all false luxury anyway

drifting forge Apr 11, 2023, 2:17 PM

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PrEmIuM gErMaN eNgInEeRiNg

pearl oak Apr 11, 2023, 2:20 PM

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Pretty much lol

drifting forge Apr 11, 2023, 5:35 PM

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only have like 2 sheets left of the 50 sheets of sound deadening I bought. Will probably buy a pack of 10 more later on whenever I can be arsed to take off the roof liner so I can stick some sound deadening on there as well

prime saddle Apr 11, 2023, 5:38 PM

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what did you buy? i was planning on doing this, and any pictures or forums you used to set it up for maximum dead meat?

drifting forge Apr 11, 2023, 5:39 PM

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this is what I used, recommended to me by a friend who used it on his 944 https://www.dodomat.com/collections/sound-deadening/products/dodo-dead-mat-hex-50-sheets

Dodo Mat

Dodo Mat DEADN Hex 50 Sheets

Dodo Mat DEADN Hex is a self adhesive, foil backed sound deadening vibration damper. Simply cut, peel & stick Dodo Mat DEADN Hex on the interior sheet metal of any vehicle to recuce unwanted vibrations & structural noise. Make those panels as dead as a Dodo!
Dodo Mat DEADN Hex has a high grade butyl compound for better sound deadening & vibra...

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as for how I went about installing it... I just went ham. didn't follow any forums or guides. did the entire floor inside the car from the pedals to where the access hole covers to the fuel pump is. covered as much of the door skins inside the doors and trunklid, and what was left I spread across the spare wheel well and the rear quarters in the trunk

drifting forge Apr 11, 2023, 7:00 PM

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i also replaced all the broken doorcard clips while I was at it, so hopefully there will now be no more loose shite rattling

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got a pair of 6.5" pioneer speakers arriving tomorrow to replace the tired old ones in the front doors as well. I had already replaced the rear ones before I did the swap so they should still be good for awhile

prime saddle Apr 11, 2023, 7:06 PM

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lol so you just spammed shit everywhere like you spam rocket pods in war thunder, got it

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my car sounds like litteral shit, and those rear coilovers are so squeaky i want to set it on fire

prime saddle Apr 12, 2023, 2:10 PM

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@drifting forge where do you get your torque specs at?

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is that also on amayama?

drifting forge Apr 12, 2023, 2:14 PM

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torque specs aren't on amayama, I posted the spec sheets I used on your project topic a few days ago tho

prime saddle Apr 12, 2023, 2:15 PM

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ah okay i see

drifting forge Apr 12, 2023, 2:50 PM

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fanglers crossed boios

drifting forge Apr 12, 2023, 6:57 PM

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Toireess

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 1:26 PM

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New genuine o2 sensor still hasn't fixed the CEL...

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 1:35 PM

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same issue with my A/F sensor

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does it turn on after a few minutes or immediately once turning on?

pearl oak Apr 13, 2023, 1:44 PM

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You know if it’s emissions based readings you need to clear the error and have a few starts before emissions systems are ready to test

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 2:01 PM

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Turns on immediately, had the battery disconnected for about an hour to clear the code, I even switched ECUs with a spare one I have and it's still there. It's p0031 o2 heater circuit voltage low, but I've checked the voltage both at the plug and at the ECU and it's reading 11.9v with ignition on, engine off, and 13.8v with the engine on. Bought a brand new genuine sensor off ICP as well, shits still showing up, I genuinely have no clue wtf is the cars problem

pearl oak Apr 13, 2023, 2:03 PM

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Have you tried actually clearing it and just seeing what happens? Not sure it’d be any different but worth a shot right?

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You have got the o2 and afr the right way round too?

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 2:36 PM

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GC only has one lambda sensor, between turbo and cat

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Also my code reader doesn't clear subaru codes for some reason

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 2:37 PM

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You don't happen to have an AFR gauge?

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 2:37 PM

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No

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 2:37 PM

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Could just replace the OEM with that

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Come to think of it, why haven't I done it already?

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 2:37 PM

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Them 3 are all I have

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I am loving the view tho

pearl oak Apr 13, 2023, 2:39 PM

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Unfortunately that view is rain because Britian

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 2:40 PM

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point an laugh

pearl oak Apr 13, 2023, 2:41 PM

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What’s that?

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 2:41 PM

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More of what it isn't

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 2:42 PM

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Yeah I noticed that on yours, for all tge weightsaving you put in, you left the aircon

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Real men sweat in the summer

pearl oak Apr 13, 2023, 2:42 PM

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It’s a British summer so windows down and you’re all good, it’s worked for me most years

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 2:43 PM

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drifting forge Yeah I noticed that on yours, for all tge weightsaving you put in, you left the ...

Yeah the 17kg it should remove according to the manual is no way worth it for what it does

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 2:43 PM

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Also, more importantly, headlight washers still work

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 2:44 PM

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Well see those we did remove for weight savings

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TBF I don't even recall why we removed those

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 2:44 PM

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Probably broken, they usually are on subarus

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Mines the only classic amongst my friends/club with working washers

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 2:45 PM

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Could've been, it does look sleeker without them tho

pearl oak Apr 13, 2023, 2:45 PM

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They are required for an mot if they came fitted usually, I’ve had it failed for them not working annoyingly before

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 2:46 PM

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Here they are required for certain types of lights, LED included but I run with LED bulbs anyways because I'm the most feared light-bringer in the town

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 2:46 PM

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Eye-level navigation infotainment

pearl oak Apr 13, 2023, 2:47 PM

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I approve of that, no worse than any modern merc

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 2:48 PM

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Unlike modern mercs tho, when mine breaks, I can walk into halfords and buy a new, upgraded one for less than £200

pearl oak Apr 13, 2023, 2:49 PM

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I’m not sure you could get a merc tyre valve cap for less than £200

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 2:49 PM

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You can get my Merc for £200

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 5:31 PM

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Need to get some matte anti-glare film on that screen. Sadly it's not the brightest and it's really fighting with my pimptastic seat covers

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what.

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 5:53 PM

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The spring might hit back with the might of Zeus

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 5:56 PM

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you hit the throttle then suddenly BOOM

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💥

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 6:05 PM

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turns out subaru engines blowing is all an engineered ploy. and the bombs are in the throttle position sensors

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:13 PM

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@drifting forge

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:13 PM

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Oh yeah

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:13 PM

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it's either a 5" or 4.5"

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:14 PM

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its 4.5

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:14 PM

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and, well, just universal eBay trumpet

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:14 PM

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yeah, cold air though

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:14 PM

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but I like my lights

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:14 PM

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i like your lights too

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you can do a ring light like the foglights

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aftermarket ones that is

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:17 PM

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if I want to duct cold air tho, I'd just do it from the vent thats conveniently above where the air filter is tho

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just replace the vent with an extra scoop, make a little enclosure in the engine bay

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I'm really not a fan of headlight replacement ducts

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:17 PM

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News flash, the ebay ones are quite shite

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:18 PM

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oh I know, I've got a set lol

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:18 PM

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Me too lol

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Dad fabricated it a bit already

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Might mold a curve to the bottom there to smooth the airflow

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:22 PM

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I was in front of the house taking photos of the subaru with the lights on, and one of the neighbours hot boi boyfriend with his golf gti started making loud noises

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:22 PM

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Well actually I will, it looks like shit

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:22 PM

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was tempted to start up the subaru and give it a few revs

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easily the loudest car in the neighborhood right now

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louder than my other neighbours V8 jag

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Greeeeeeen

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:42 PM

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my ebay front lip fit fine with a little but of heat

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now i just wish spats werent 300 fucking dollars

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:43 PM

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what lip did you get again?

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:44 PM

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v6 sti lip

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only fits on the JDM bumpers though

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:44 PM

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gimme link

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:45 PM

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uh

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one sec

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:45 PM

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I have one of those bumpers and I am looking fora lip for it

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they're not strictly jdm, it's just the turbo bumper, came on euro cars too

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heck even came on the non turbo sport specials

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:46 PM

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/390816442851?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=390816442851&targetid=1645685074288&device=m&mktype=&googleloc=9013080&poi=&campaignid=16730423415&mkgroupid=135815925780&rlsatarget=pla-1645685074288&abcId=9300841&merchantid=6476304

eBay

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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Fits 97-01 Subaru Impreza STI Style GC8 Front Bumper Lip Unpainted PU Spoiler at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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PU spoiler is the official name

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:46 PM

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drifting forge they're not strictly jdm, it's just the turbo bumper, came on euro cars too

they are considered sti bumpers but they just came on some other models because they can

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:46 PM

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Only 150€ shipping, what a bargain

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:47 PM

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is that alot in euros or not

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:47 PM

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165 USD

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:47 PM

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oh

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its 60 bucks for me

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:47 PM

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Yeah shipping across the pond is expensive

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:48 PM

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drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:48 PM

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ah, boooo

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:48 PM

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god damn my wifi is slower than my car right now

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:48 PM

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How is it more expensive to there than here

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 7:48 PM

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brexit

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:49 PM

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import costs hit hard ig

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:49 PM

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Those come on top

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For me it's 24% VAT and 4.7% customs fees on top for that

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:49 PM

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thats alot of money

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more than i have

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:50 PM

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260€ total for me

prime saddle Apr 13, 2023, 7:50 PM

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you could ask your family in texas to get it and maybe it would be cheaper with usps to get to england than whatever they use

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shit usps is us only im dumb as fuck

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 7:51 PM

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No it won't, cross atlantic shipping is expensive as shit

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 9:41 PM

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@round skiff would you happen to know what voltage the throttle position sensor is supposed to receive on the voltage supply wire?

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is it 5V?

round skiff Apr 13, 2023, 9:43 PM

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Nominally

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Wait supply? Yes.

drifting forge Apr 13, 2023, 9:43 PM

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yeah supply

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gonna probe the TPS plug tomorrow

drifting forge Apr 14, 2023, 9:16 AM

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Fuck philips heads in hard to reach places

round skiff Apr 14, 2023, 9:17 AM

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Exactly why I replaced the screws in the oil pump and behind the flywheel

drifting forge Apr 14, 2023, 9:19 AM

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Tested the TPS supply, reads 5v as it should, didn't want to mess with the wire weatherproofing on the backside to try the signal tho

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And it started raining before I could check the ground for resistance

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Also, it's. 4-pin plug, with a 4-pin TPS, but only has 3 wires running to it?

pearl oak Apr 14, 2023, 9:23 AM

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Fuck Phillips heads in general, they are designed to burr

round skiff Apr 14, 2023, 9:35 AM

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drifting forge Also, it's. 4-pin plug, with a 4-pin TPS, but only has 3 wires running to it?

Cars rarely use the same connector twice in the same area to make plugging shit in easier. It was probably cheaper to use a 4 pin connector than to source a different 3 pin

prime saddle Apr 14, 2023, 10:08 AM

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knock sensor is also a 2 pin connector with 1 pin

drifting forge Apr 14, 2023, 1:36 PM

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prime saddle Apr 14, 2023, 1:54 PM

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i swear i thought that was an ls

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what is that thing

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BOV?

drifting forge Apr 14, 2023, 1:54 PM

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dump valve

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ye

prime saddle Apr 14, 2023, 1:55 PM

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i should have turned down my stuff before i turned it on my ears are going to be ringing for the next hour

drifting forge Apr 15, 2023, 2:59 PM

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prime saddle Apr 15, 2023, 5:10 PM

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left side driving

drifting forge Apr 15, 2023, 6:49 PM

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Oh joy. The mystery motor is already making noises... Strange clattery sound I can't figure out where it's coming from. Only there at idle, goes away under light revs, feels like it's coming from the drivers side front, maybe the brearing in the power steering pump is already shagged? It doesn't sound like a full-on knock, but it's a bit too loud to be the valves I think.

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round skiff Apr 15, 2023, 6:50 PM

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From the video it sounds like an exhaust leak to me

drifting forge Apr 15, 2023, 6:50 PM

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well I've got at least 2 of those, but I can't hear it under the car where I know they are

round skiff Apr 15, 2023, 7:11 PM

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Turbo flange?

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Also try pushing the clutch in, after the build my TOB started making noise for a while

drifting forge Apr 15, 2023, 7:19 PM

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I might pull the alternator belt off to see if the noise stops. It sounds suspiciously like when my power steering pump was low on fluid, I think it' might be a pulley bearing either on the PAS pump or the alternator

round skiff Apr 15, 2023, 7:20 PM

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That could be it too, my PS pump is noisy too but it won't accept more fluid and we rebuilt it recently

drifting forge Apr 15, 2023, 7:21 PM

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yeah mines a fresh rebuild too

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but bearings are finnicky things and I don't know if the bearing itselfs actually been changed

round skiff Apr 15, 2023, 7:22 PM

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We did and had no problem right after the rebuild

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But after draining it and the rack and filling it back up it was noisy

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But also the belts are toast

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There's a 5cm section that's missing one of the ribs on the belt

prime saddle Apr 15, 2023, 9:04 PM

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youre missing some timing bolts there bucko

round skiff Apr 15, 2023, 9:05 PM

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I just noticed all those hex bolts

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I'm stealing that

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Looks very nice

prime saddle Apr 15, 2023, 9:06 PM

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the new hex bolts?

drifting forge Apr 15, 2023, 9:18 PM

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prime saddle youre missing some timing bolts there bucko

they're just for the cover, not really actually needed

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two of them are snapped off inside the block thanks to the previous owner, I've left them as a problem for "time to change the timing belt Adi"

round skiff Apr 16, 2023, 6:16 AM

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You took the engine out but didn't do timing? Did you inspect the belt?

drifting forge Apr 16, 2023, 9:15 AM

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Timing was already done, engine was meant to go in a friends car before he lost interest and sold everything off

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Wasn't gonna replace a new timing belt kit with a new timing belt kit. I did pull the covers off to confirm it was new and everything aligned

round skiff Apr 16, 2023, 10:10 AM

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I see

drifting forge Apr 16, 2023, 1:11 PM

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Well got to do what I got to do to pass the MOT... Sometimes my brilliance is frughtening.

round skiff Apr 16, 2023, 1:11 PM

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Classic

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Can't have CEL even on pre-OBD2 cars?

drifting forge Apr 16, 2023, 1:20 PM

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Pre obd2 cars probably don't phisically have a CEL in the first place, but mine is OBD2, so. . .

round skiff Apr 16, 2023, 1:20 PM

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Ah. Here we only require OBD2 system to be operational after 2001

drifting forge Apr 16, 2023, 1:21 PM

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Can't get MOT with CEL on
Can't make CEL go off without running the car in and procedures that involve driving the car
Can't drive the car without MOT

So... Only option is... Cheat!

round skiff Apr 16, 2023, 1:21 PM

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drifting forge Pre obd2 cars probably don't phisically have a CEL in the first place, but mine ...

Also yes they do, mine included. It just flashes a code when you plug in the diagnostic connector

drifting forge Apr 16, 2023, 1:31 PM

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well yes, but not all codes make the CEL actually stay on, and because the law was made by morons who have no knowledge about mechanics, same morons that came up with smart motorways and the current highway code mind you, all they care about is weather the CEL is on or not.

drifting forge Apr 17, 2023, 8:31 PM

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new exhaust is booked in for the 26th

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and MOT booked in for the 27th

round skiff Apr 17, 2023, 8:31 PM

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What exhaust?

drifting forge Apr 17, 2023, 8:31 PM

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center pipe

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from downpipe to backbox

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custom one that actually fits properly

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and has a flex joint

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and doesn't have gaping holes on each end

round skiff Apr 17, 2023, 8:32 PM

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Imagine having a properly fitting exhaust

drifting forge Apr 17, 2023, 8:32 PM

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and doesn't foul on the driveshaft bearing

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but yeah, gonna drop it off at the exhaust place on the 26th, and when they're done they'll take it to an MOT guy they use on the 27th

round skiff Apr 17, 2023, 8:34 PM

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Good luck, do I recall correctly this car hasn't been on the road for 1.5 years?

drifting forge Apr 17, 2023, 8:34 PM

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so hopefully around lunchtime on the 27th I'll get a call that it's passed MOT

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full 2 years now

round skiff Apr 17, 2023, 8:34 PM

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Ah. About time

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And I was completely done after 2 months when the project wouldn't end

drifting forge Apr 17, 2023, 8:35 PM

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reassembly didn't take that long, tbh, car was still a bare shell around christmas

prime saddle Apr 19, 2023, 6:46 AM

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@drifting forge i may have an outback sport grill if you want it. its black i think.

drifting forge Apr 19, 2023, 12:21 PM

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ooooooh

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interesting

drifting forge Apr 19, 2023, 12:55 PM

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Can't really commit to spending anything till the cars past its inspection and on the road, but definitely interested

prime saddle Apr 19, 2023, 1:03 PM

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one minute I'll get sum pics you you

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i mesnt for you no idea how i got you you out of that

drifting forge Apr 19, 2023, 1:23 PM

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prime saddle i mesnt for you no idea how i got you you out of that

I'm struggling to understand that sorry

round skiff Apr 19, 2023, 1:41 PM

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Is OBS grille anything special? I imagine it would cost more to ship than buy one locally

pearl oak Apr 19, 2023, 1:43 PM

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The obs was a us special no? Buying one locally seems difficult

drifting forge Apr 19, 2023, 2:33 PM

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yeah, was US/canada only afaik. Got a different insert. Want one purely for the "oh i've not seen that before" factor here in the UK

pearl oak Apr 19, 2023, 2:53 PM

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That’s as good as any reason tbh

prime saddle Apr 19, 2023, 3:50 PM

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round skiff Is OBS grille anything special? I imagine it would cost more to ship than buy on...

Yes US special and the only car they had them on

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its like the prefacelift without the side bits but it has side bits like rs grille

prime saddle Apr 19, 2023, 5:56 PM

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@round skiff

drifting forge Apr 25, 2023, 7:19 PM

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buttoned up the turd best I could today. gonna drop it off at the exhaust shop tomorrow at 8:30, and hopefully pick it up with a passed MOT thursday around lunchtime

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fingers crossed and pray to St.Otto for good fortune and passable emissions

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Also decided to stick a square plate on the rear too

drifting forge Apr 26, 2023, 10:34 AM

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just dropped the car off, fingers crossed it passes MOT tomorrow but I doubt it tbh.

At least the exhaust will be sorted after, but something came loose and started rattling on the way there. I'm suspecting the hood scoop undertray is making contact with the intercooler when it gets airflow in it while driving, but hey the clattering noise has gone away

prime saddle Apr 26, 2023, 12:20 PM

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Get the adapter thing with the deadeners

drifting forge Apr 26, 2023, 12:30 PM

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it's just the intercooler is cheap chinese shite

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the mounts on it are not in the right place, so it sits too high and too far back

drifting forge Apr 26, 2023, 3:08 PM

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distracting myself during the wait by making some speaker adapters to 3D print for the front doors so I can stick 6.5" speakers in them

drifting forge Apr 27, 2023, 12:24 PM

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Rip

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Mission failed

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Also don't know how those bolts are loose, I just checked them and they're tight wtf

prime saddle Apr 28, 2023, 1:05 AM

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bro these are some strict ass rules

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blue smoke is an issue?

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okay actually that makes sense

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but like some random ass balljoint? and the headlights? if they work they work god damnit that aint even an issue

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the headlights that is

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like thats bullshit

pearl oak Apr 28, 2023, 8:04 AM

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Those aren’t that strict compared to some parts of mainland Europe but it’s pretty sensible stuff for safety and emissions thankfully

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I enjoy mots but hate falling it lol

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The oil leak also isn’t a fail, just a warning

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 8:49 AM

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Swear he was taking the piss a bit on the bolts once he saw the emissions fail. I'm literally sat here with the torque wrench now and they're to spec wtf

pearl oak Apr 28, 2023, 8:53 AM

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Top hat bolts and bottom bolts?

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 8:54 AM

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Ah. Bottom of the bottom was loose

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Whoopsies

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Mea culpa

round skiff Apr 28, 2023, 9:06 AM

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What's wrong with the headlight color? Can't have yellow parking lights? The low beams are whiter than the average Finn during polar night

pearl oak Apr 28, 2023, 9:08 AM

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It’s parking lights not headlights

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So sidelights have to be yellow, presumably they are the orange bulbs currently

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Yellow or white light

round skiff Apr 28, 2023, 9:09 AM

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Oh yeah it does specify parking lights

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 9:10 AM

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Oh yeah I've got orange bulbs in the sidelights for hot boi points. Used to just be advisories tho...

round skiff Apr 28, 2023, 9:10 AM

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Did you have leveling system for the lights?

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 9:11 AM

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Manual adjustment

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Guy couldn't figure out how to adjust them tho and I wasnt there to show him...

round skiff Apr 28, 2023, 9:12 AM

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What's with the smoke? Piston rings too old?

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 9:12 AM

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No clue

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Suspecting turbo blow by since its a cheap chinese turbo

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Needs a bent MOT for the emissions anyway so that should be part of the tester looking the other way

round skiff Apr 28, 2023, 9:13 AM

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What if you put a restrictive banjo bolt in to reduce pressure?

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 9:13 AM

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Not happening

round skiff Apr 28, 2023, 9:14 AM

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Is it a BB turbo?

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 9:14 AM

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No clue

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It was £90 and off eBay

round skiff Apr 28, 2023, 9:14 AM

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If it's a ball bearing you need to have a restrictive banjo bolt, otherwise the pressure is too great for the ball bearings

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And it'll start blowing by

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 11:38 AM

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round skiff What if you put a restrictive banjo bolt in to reduce pressure?

would you happen to have a link to one?

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or what sort of restriction I should try.... 1mm, 2mm?

round skiff Apr 28, 2023, 12:42 PM

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No I don't. 2mm would be a safer bet to start with, since you don't want the turbo to starve. The turbos are pretty small so 1mm would probably be fine too.

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 1:00 PM

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2.5mm was all i could find that was UK based and not shipping from china...

round skiff Apr 28, 2023, 1:22 PM

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You should probably check what you have there now

drifting forge Apr 28, 2023, 2:02 PM

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Seems to be either 2.8 or 3mm

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My calipers not the best for measuring holes

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I'm actually struggling to find anything less than 2.5mm

prime saddle Apr 29, 2023, 10:32 PM

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drifting forge Suspecting turbo blow by since its a cheap chinese turbo

glad to see brits complain about Chinese products and im not shit talked because i am American and i do

prime saddle Apr 29, 2023, 10:33 PM

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drifting forge I'm actually struggling to find anything less than 2.5mm

I can probaly find you a 2.0 or 2.5, whats the threads for it

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2.3 not 2.5

drifting forge Apr 29, 2023, 10:35 PM

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Ordered a 1.5mm one... From choinuh

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Gonna take a month to get here lol

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Threads m10x1.25

prime saddle Apr 29, 2023, 10:36 PM

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Oh i found like 3 different 2mm restriction ones with that threading on ebay

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"for mazda"

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but it restricts

drifting forge Apr 29, 2023, 10:37 PM

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Already got one on the way tho so should be fine, i'm away with work most of the month anyway

drifting forge May 1, 2023, 8:22 PM

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so the suspension on the subaru is making noises it shouldn't. passenger rear is crashy and rattly
i know I've tightened it down but I'll pull the rear bench off to double check tomorrow, and add some foam around the fuel hoses in case they're a culprit in the rattlement

prime saddle May 2, 2023, 12:22 AM

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make sure you didnt leave a spanner or a socket up there

drifting forge May 2, 2023, 6:24 PM

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pearl oak May 2, 2023, 7:02 PM

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I almost think I recognise that place lol

drifting forge May 2, 2023, 7:07 PM

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trafford center parking lot

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in front of the fancy car wash

prime saddle May 2, 2023, 8:29 PM

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damn

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that actually looks good despite it using my least favorite gc bumper

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what is that lip?

pearl oak May 2, 2023, 9:02 PM

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Thought it was the Trafford centre

drifting forge May 2, 2023, 9:06 PM

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prime saddle what is that lip?

Its off a mk.1 renault laguna

prime saddle May 2, 2023, 9:07 PM

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howd you figure that up?

drifting forge May 2, 2023, 9:08 PM

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Old school european mod. Laguna splitters fit everything, just need to cut them to size a bit

drifting forge May 3, 2023, 5:07 PM

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Dropped the turd off this morning for an alignment. Guy calls me an hour later to tell me it's done and that other than the steering wheel being a bit on the tilt, the rest of the alignment that was on the car was decent-ish. I had eyeballed the whole thing while the car was on the quickjacks. No string no lasers no nothing lol

drifting forge May 3, 2023, 6:06 PM

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round skiff May 3, 2023, 6:08 PM

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That's very nice for eyeballing it, rear camber is the only outliar

drifting forge May 3, 2023, 6:11 PM

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Rear camber isnt factory adjustable tho

round skiff May 3, 2023, 6:11 PM

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True. Any idea why they're so off?

drifting forge May 3, 2023, 6:12 PM

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Old hubs? Screw hole tolerances? Too thick a coat of paint on something

drifting forge May 3, 2023, 8:37 PM

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I need to find a way to lower the idle speed... Its idling at 1100 warm and theres no adjustment left on the TPS and throttle cable...

round skiff May 3, 2023, 8:38 PM

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Does your IACV have adjustment?

drifting forge May 3, 2023, 8:39 PM

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not that I can see

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the mounting screws are not slotted like on the TPS

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this is what my IACV is like

round skiff May 3, 2023, 8:57 PM

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Ah. The older IACV screws are slotted

prime saddle May 4, 2023, 1:16 PM

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drifting forge Rear camber isnt factory adjustable tho

what?

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i swear it is

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mayeb its just my struts actualy i forget i do have aftermarket suspension, i like not being oem around here

drifting forge May 4, 2023, 10:06 PM

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Need to find a set of these bushes for the prop shaft center bearing where it mounts to the chassis. The solid aliminium ones I have make the thing way too loud, cant even hear myself think from the driveline noise and vibrations, i need dampened bushes

prime saddle May 5, 2023, 9:07 PM

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i need sound deadening and everthing not solid

drifting forge May 11, 2023, 2:00 PM

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I do believe I have earned the right to stick this on the car

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gonna be going for a shakedown run tomorrow. roadtrip from manchester to birmingham. see what breaks

pearl oak May 11, 2023, 2:35 PM

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Ooooooh you’ll drive past my gaff if only I was about to come annoy

drifting forge May 11, 2023, 2:50 PM

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mate wants to LS swap his MX5, and theres aparently a shop down there that's done like 70 LS swaps into all the random shite possible so far, so we're going to see them so they can have a look at his car and see if they'd be able to do it

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dynotorque it's called

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need to be there for 10:30 tomorrow morning lol

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so it will very much be top gear rules when driving down. if I break down, I'm on my own to wait for the recovery

pearl oak May 11, 2023, 3:44 PM

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That seems like a dumb idea but let people do what they want lol

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Reminds me I need to take a trip down to race speed developments to get a quote on some exhausty stuffs

drifting forge May 11, 2023, 4:02 PM

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Ah yes, I've run some numbers... so far my MPG is...

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drumroll

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desperately need to get a remap on it, but can't find anyone that still does ecutek remaps on the 99-00 ECUs... so I'd have to get it chipped or go standalone

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which is something like £1500 I don't have lol

pearl oak May 11, 2023, 4:18 PM

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Ooof yeah not ideal

drifting forge May 11, 2023, 4:21 PM

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also still struggling with getting it to idle properly... idling about 1200 and hunting at warm right now. I've tried pulling out the pluger in the IACV to set it, but it just resets itself after it's been turned off. at this point I have no clue what to do other than just drive it around and hope it teaches itself an idle speed. even called up my local subaru dealer and they refused to even look at it because it's too old, which is a bit shite

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at least it's running alot smoother now that I've changed the TPS

prime saddle May 11, 2023, 4:33 PM

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My mpg is around 8 i think? so be happy that your turbo gets more than me

prime saddle May 11, 2023, 4:35 PM

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drifting forge also still struggling with getting it to idle properly... idling about 1200 and ...

turn ignition to on for 20 seconds then let idle for 25-30 minutes. cut off for 5 minutes then turn ignition on again for 20 seconds and let idle for 10 minutes, then drive it and test and that should relearn your idle

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make aure everything else is off and i mean everything, nothing else should be drawing power except normal operation things that arent required for the car to drive safely

drifting forge May 11, 2023, 4:38 PM

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prime saddle turn ignition to on for 20 seconds then let idle for 25-30 minutes. cut off for ...

yeah I tried that, didn't do anything. also I'm pretty sure that's only meant for later cars with e-trottle, not cable throttle like mine from what I've seen on the forums

prime saddle May 11, 2023, 4:38 PM

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all it messes with is the IACV not the throttle

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ive seen it qork on a gc8 i think

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damn q gets in the way

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mine had a hunting idle at cold because of spark plugs, might check that but i doubt it, PCV system may not be venting right, check and see if there is pressure if you unscrew the oil cap

drifting forge May 11, 2023, 4:53 PM

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will check tomorrow

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seems decently happy when actually driving tho. the restrictor banjo bolts for teh turbo have arrived as well. a 2.5mm one and a 1.5mm one

drifting forge May 12, 2023, 8:41 AM

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drifting forge May 12, 2023, 10:35 PM

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Shakedown went OK, no issues other than the high idle, averaged about 33mpg(uk) which isn't THAT bad, given that it's not tuned and i got stuck in a start-stop trafic jam twice both ways with a 1500rpm idle...

drifting forge May 15, 2023, 2:32 PM

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Got sent some pictures pictures by the powdercoaters. Sadly turns out my speedlines were quite acneescared underneath their paint...

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Haven't been sent after pictures tho so what they look like after they've been primered and powdercoated is a surprise till I go pick them up next week

prime saddle May 15, 2023, 9:33 PM

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im sure theyll fix it

drifting forge May 22, 2023, 6:19 PM

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drifting forge May 25, 2023, 11:43 AM

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My wheels are back yay

drifting forge May 26, 2023, 8:06 PM

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👀

drifting forge May 27, 2023, 11:30 AM

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Ah yes, turns out my clutch master cylinder is bad...

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So need to get it rebuilt

prime saddle May 27, 2023, 11:36 PM

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rebuilt? cant buy a new one?

drifting forge May 28, 2023, 8:14 AM

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Money.

prime saddle May 28, 2023, 2:41 PM

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bruh

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whats the cost to get it rebuilt

drifting forge May 28, 2023, 2:42 PM

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Like £30 or so

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New one is £130

prime saddle May 28, 2023, 6:57 PM

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i can get a new one here for 70 bucks

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i need to check discord more

round skiff May 28, 2023, 7:53 PM

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Blueprint is part of Bilstein group and apparently OE spec
https://www.autodoc.co.uk/blue-print/2895100

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It is LHD but is it even different?

drifting forge May 28, 2023, 7:57 PM

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yeah I think the port for the hardline is on a different side

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also that is definitely not the same as mine

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round skiff May 28, 2023, 7:58 PM

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Oh yeah

drifting forge May 28, 2023, 8:00 PM

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£47 for the rebuild kit from nabco

round skiff May 28, 2023, 8:02 PM

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Yeah might as well

prime saddle May 28, 2023, 8:06 PM

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oh yeah i forgot you weirdos are rhd

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im just joking i piss myself off with lhd im about to trade my car for like a 4th gen crx for that rhd

pearl oak May 29, 2023, 7:28 AM

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We are just more jdm

drifting forge May 29, 2023, 2:59 PM

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Mo-ney-pits! Mo-ney-pits! Mo-ney-pits!

pearl oak May 29, 2023, 4:05 PM

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I can’t imagine a Saab being any cheaper than a Impreza that’s for damn sure

drifting forge May 29, 2023, 4:21 PM

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£4k in repairs in the first year of ownership... It's a diesel tho, so 55mpg on average

pearl oak May 30, 2023, 6:41 AM

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Rip if/when mancs low emission zones get decided on

drifting forge May 30, 2023, 9:10 AM

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pearl oak Rip if/when mancs low emission zones get decided on

Will probably go directly to the pay per mile shite tbh. By then I'll have moved back to romania anyway.

The saab is genuinely one of my best buys tho. Most of the repairs were due to the previous owner being a careless maroon who did basically no maintenance and ragged the car for about 4 years, hence why it was only £800 when I bought it. Needed new clutch, flywheel, gearbox, gearshift linkage, intake manifold, engine mounts, and a bunch of bushings, but now other than a faulty door lock and some bodywork it's sorted. Getting it remapped on friday from 150 to 190, and honestly once I move away, I'll be looking to buy another saab, but lhd and petrol to replace this as my daily driver, they're great.

pearl oak May 30, 2023, 9:23 AM

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Oh nothing actually too bad and nothing hugely mechanical engine wise

drifting forge May 30, 2023, 10:59 AM

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I think the previous dude didn't ever really properly learn to drive a manual, because the clutch and gearbox were fucked to where I had to get a brand new box from sweden. was cheaper to get new, genuine saab box, than to get the current one rebuilt lol.

pearl oak May 30, 2023, 11:17 AM

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Lol is that the era of genuine Saab and not gm Saab?

drifting forge May 30, 2023, 12:51 PM

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Nah, it's late GM saab. Basically a heavily reingineered mk.1 vectra underneath. I've had a mk.1 vectra in the past tho and the saab drives nothing like it. Was by far one of the most dreadful cars I've owned, while the saab is very comfortable and actually quite planted in the corners... Does have a fair bit of GM partsbin pieces here and there... Oh and the engine is a Fiat engine...

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Main reason GM dropped SAAB was because they were too stubborn to just do straight up rebadges like jaguar and volvo were doing for ford, and kept reengineering everything to be ever so slightly a unprofitable thorn in GM's side lol.

pearl oak May 30, 2023, 1:21 PM

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Unfortunately it didn’t really work out in their favour for continued existence

drifting forge May 30, 2023, 1:56 PM

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pearl oak Unfortunately it didn’t really work out in their favour for continued existence

At least they died a hero before they could turn into chinese shite... Well they did turn into chinese shite but they lost the right to the SAAB name while doing it, so they died a hero in my book

pearl oak May 30, 2023, 1:57 PM

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Oh yeah for sure, it’s a much better death than what happened to MG, resurrected as a hollowed out corpse for cheap Chinese crap branded as a British automotive brand

drifting forge May 30, 2023, 2:04 PM

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The one single upside of the GM thing tho, a lot of the consumables are GM partsbin items, so I don't really need to worry about hard to find, dead brand consumables like people with the OG 900s do... Would absolutely love to have an OG 900 turbo tho.

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but those have gone up in value past my budget by a lot now. a 2.3 Turbo 9-5 is still within reach, so that will be the next daily once I've moved back to the motherland. or maybe a 9-3 convertible... depends...

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:15 PM

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bought a thing

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 5:15 PM

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Ibat good job

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:16 PM

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gonna need the wideband sensor and controller for when I go standalone

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so may as well get the whole gauge with it too to have on the A-pillar

round skiff May 31, 2023, 5:18 PM

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Easy to see if something has gone wrong at a glance

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:18 PM

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boost + AFR on the a-pillar, oil temp, and oil pressure in the center console, and maybe a cheeky little toggle switch for antilag down there as well. 95% sure gonna be going with the Link G4, don't know yet if it'll be the G4X or G4+. G4+ is a bit older, but it's £300 cheaper than the G4X

round skiff May 31, 2023, 5:18 PM

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Why not the plugin one?

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:18 PM

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they are both plugin ones

round skiff May 31, 2023, 5:18 PM

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Ah

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Didn't know they revised

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:19 PM

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G4X is the newer version, faster processor and a few extra bits, but overall they do the same stuff

round skiff May 31, 2023, 5:19 PM

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Also by antilag do you mean launch control?

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:19 PM

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no, I mean antilag

round skiff May 31, 2023, 5:19 PM

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What type do you intend?

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:20 PM

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antilag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3fWANi_SsE

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round skiff May 31, 2023, 5:20 PM

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I mean what type, but I presume by that you mean fuel dump

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:21 PM

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yeah probably

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it's all done in software

round skiff May 31, 2023, 5:21 PM

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I was gonna say you do know those destroy turbos but then I remembered AFAIK you still have a chinese one

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:21 PM

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round skiff I was gonna say you do know those destroy turbos but then I remembered AFAIK you...

heck yeah, cheap and disposable

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also the reason I want it to be on a toggle and not a permanent thing

round skiff May 31, 2023, 5:22 PM

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I'd like a proper antilag system but shit those are expensive

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Like the Subaru one which isn't a murder on the turbo

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 5:55 PM

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drifting forge

antonio has them

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500 bucks with adapter harness for a 99-01

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:56 PM

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whos antonio

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 5:56 PM

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the biggest gc8 parts seller

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youre in facebook arent you?

round skiff May 31, 2023, 5:56 PM

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The Russian guy?

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 5:56 PM

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no

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antonio johnson

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ome sec

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shit

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he has the apexi

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its saakib rauf that has the link g4

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g3 i mean

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drifting forge May 31, 2023, 5:59 PM

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Ah, something big ticket like the ECU I kind of want to buy from an actual store so that if somethings broken when it arrives I can send of a replacement/return. Can get the G4+ on it's own, ready to plug into the stock wiring harness for £829 all taxes included here in the UK, then would need to find a tuner to get it mapped properly

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 6:00 PM

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hes uk based

round skiff May 31, 2023, 6:00 PM

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Yeah for over a grand it's nice to have insurance

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Private seller, even a reputable one, is still private

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Shit, a Finnish Facebook BMW group admin scammed a buyer. Good standing doesn't mean jack shit anymore

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 6:01 PM

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prime saddle hes uk based

i know, but I don't really want to drop big money on a used ECU, especially since the G3 is a bit on the old side now, I'd rather just for once on this car, get some professionals to do it

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 6:02 PM

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round skiff Shit, a Finnish Facebook BMW group admin scammed a buyer. Good standing doesn't ...

thats why you use pp g&s

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 6:02 PM

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reason I'm looking at scooby clinic, they offer the G4+ on the V1-V4, but only an ecutek remap for the stock ECU on the V5-V6 on their website price list. very good price imo for the ecu and remap tho, so might give them a call to see if they also offer the G4+ and remap for the V5-V6

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https://scoobyclinic.com/performance-tuning/

Scooby Clinic

Performance Car Tuning | Scoobyclinic UK | Subaru Specialists

Scoobyclinic UK specialise in performance car tuning. We work with all major performance vehicle brands from our central UK base.

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 6:16 PM

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huh wonder if they work for my jdm ej201 ecu

round skiff May 31, 2023, 6:30 PM

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Any info on scoobyupgrades.co.uk? Do I dare to order rails from them? RCM is more expensive

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 6:31 PM

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the one based in canterbury?

drifting forge May 31, 2023, 6:31 PM

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i've not tried them

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 6:31 PM

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yeah

round skiff May 31, 2023, 6:33 PM

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Can you find/bother looking for anything about them?

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 6:45 PM

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yeah

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sorry went afk but ill look

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if this is the guys you are talking about @round skiff, they are 100% legit

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got a lot of likes a good few reviews

round skiff May 31, 2023, 6:47 PM

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Looks the same

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Thanks

prime saddle May 31, 2023, 6:47 PM

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based in canterbury

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no problem

round skiff May 31, 2023, 6:47 PM

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Yeah

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 11:50 AM

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round skiff I'd like a proper antilag system but shit those are expensive

Want. https://www.speedingparts.co.uk/p/turbo-accessories/anti-lag-valve/turbosmart-gen-v-alv40-anti-lag-valve.html

www.speedingparts.co.uk

Turbosmart GEN-V ALV40 Anti-lag valve

Anti lag valve for Turbo
The all-new addition to the Turbosmart line-up is the fresh air ALV40 (Anti-Lag Valve) for motorsport applications. Featuring a 40mm valve diameter and a purpose designed actuator housing. Multiple fittings are also supplied for ease of fitment and fabrication.
The fresh air valve allows for incoming charged fresh air fr...

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I'm struggling a bit on thinking where to put a big old T-piece in the intercooler Y-pipe that I can use to redirect air to the antilag tho. Would also need to get a pipe welded onto the up pipe somewhere to mount the valve to

round skiff Jun 1, 2023, 11:52 AM

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Looks a lot like a wastegate to me

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Weld a barb to one of the IC inlets, that's how we did our dump

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 11:53 AM

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Good shout, yeah

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I'm pretty sure I've got a couple extra inlets knocking about I can use as a donor

round skiff Jun 1, 2023, 11:54 AM

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Of course you'll need someone since it's aluminium but that's not a big deal

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Unless you have a TIG and skills

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 11:55 AM

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Mig can do ally... Wont be pretty, but it can, just need to get the right wire and gas

round skiff Jun 1, 2023, 11:56 AM

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Can probably get it welded for a lot cheaper

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 11:56 AM

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Yeah tbf

round skiff Jun 1, 2023, 11:56 AM

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I'd say it's not worth it to do it with a MIG, rather save for a TIG

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 11:57 AM

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Mig is what I have, but I really don't feel like doing it myself to be honest

round skiff Jun 1, 2023, 11:57 AM

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I wouldn't even bother trying considering the cost of an alu spool and the prep required, you need everything surgical clean to prevent contamination

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 11:58 AM

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Would need to pull the engine out to get the exhaust manifold off to weld the hot side pipe on tho, which would be an absolute pain

round skiff Jun 1, 2023, 11:58 AM

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Tee from the uppipe would probably be the best bet

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 11:59 AM

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Yeah but still need to get the engine out to get to it

round skiff Jun 1, 2023, 11:59 AM

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Directed with the flow so it won't interfere with manifold pulses

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 10:02 PM

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Let there be LOIGHT

prime saddle Jun 1, 2023, 10:03 PM

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so uh is that a lot of light?

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 10:03 PM

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Yes

prime saddle Jun 1, 2023, 10:03 PM

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i think the video quality isnt the best on my side

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 10:04 PM

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Video dont show it properly because camera auto adjusts for brightness, but its substantially brighter and further reaching than the stock lights

prime saddle Jun 1, 2023, 10:06 PM

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yeah thats qhat i guessed, my stock halogens look brighter than that is the only reason i said anything

drifting forge Jun 1, 2023, 10:14 PM

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Bit of a downside, sort of, is they're symmetrical beam lights, so they don't have that kick-off into the dirt of the side of the road to light up the trees and shit, but being symmetrical beam means I can drive to europe and not have to stick tape on my headlights to not blind oncoming traffic in lhd countries

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Have a crap photo

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My hands shake too much to take low light pictures without the shakes

pearl oak Jun 2, 2023, 6:06 AM

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Ooooooh love it

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Bright lights!

drifting forge Jun 2, 2023, 10:26 AM

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pearl oak Jun 2, 2023, 12:05 PM

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Those wheels look good on that and you’ve won me over on the headlights more now

drifting forge Jun 2, 2023, 6:23 PM

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think I should have probably gotten the 44" one instead of the 38" one.. oh well, it'll still do the job of spoiling any potential lift getting generated in between the roof tent and the roof

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drifting forge Jun 3, 2023, 1:35 PM

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Also... HOW THE FUCK

round skiff Jun 3, 2023, 1:36 PM

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Something hit the corner and it chipped

drifting forge Jun 3, 2023, 1:38 PM

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Yeah but how

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If it was on the rim I'd understand

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But the center cap

round skiff Jun 3, 2023, 1:38 PM

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Did you install the center caps before or after installing the wheels onto the car?

drifting forge Jun 3, 2023, 1:38 PM

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Only put the center caps in just now, its when I even noticed the chip

round skiff Jun 3, 2023, 1:39 PM

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Not possible you nicked the paint when hitting the cap in or was it there already when you approached the wheel?

drifting forge Jun 3, 2023, 1:40 PM

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Was in there already when I went to put the center caps in, and they're just pressed in by hand

round skiff Jun 3, 2023, 1:40 PM

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Then my best guess would be a very unlucky stone from another car

drifting forge Jun 3, 2023, 1:41 PM

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Fffsss, its a sizeable divot to the touch too, not just the paint gone...

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I'll get some touchup gold to put over it but theres literally a chip missing from the wheel now wtf

round skiff Jun 3, 2023, 1:41 PM

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Odd

drifting forge Jun 3, 2023, 5:26 PM

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prime saddle Jun 5, 2023, 3:19 AM

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drifting forge I'll get some touchup gold to put over it but theres literally a chip missing fr...

partout

pearl oak Jun 5, 2023, 5:57 AM

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Oh no, it’s got a car bra

drifting forge Jun 5, 2023, 7:56 AM

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pearl oak Oh no, it’s got a car bra

Its only to hide my stonechips

pearl oak Jun 5, 2023, 8:03 AM

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Fair, I’m just personally not a fan but they are functional

drifting forge Jun 5, 2023, 3:55 PM

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Custom 3D printed adapter rings so I can fit 6-3/4" speakers in the front doors

drifting forge Jun 5, 2023, 4:13 PM

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prime saddle Jun 5, 2023, 4:14 PM

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oh what

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i just cut my old spewker mounts to fit them, or trim the little cover but

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bit

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god damn my spelling

drifting forge Jun 5, 2023, 4:15 PM

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Were too big to fit in the factory plastic one, and couldn't screw them directly in the door because it would clash with the window going down

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So had to make my own custom angled spacer

prime saddle Jun 5, 2023, 4:15 PM

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mine did fine and i have those sizes

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i just trimmed the oem bracket

drifting forge Jun 5, 2023, 4:16 PM

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🤷‍♂️

prime saddle Jun 5, 2023, 4:16 PM

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my window hasnt shattered yet ao idk

drifting forge Jun 6, 2023, 5:59 PM

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Had to top up the oil today... by about 2.5L... hope I've not fucked up the engine too much... I'm not hearing any new noises, so maybe just maybe fingers crossed I don't have to pull it out for a rebuild yet...

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don't know how long it's been running that low, just noticed the oil pressure on the low side today when out and about my errands

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tho... maybe I can find a 207 short block and a set of v5/6 sti heads...

drifting forge Jun 8, 2023, 8:25 PM

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I have found what the rattling on the nearside rear on mine is... It's the trailing arm. Don't know why, haven't been able to get under the car, but i got on the ground and yanked on the trailing arm and sure enough tck-tck-tck-tck... Also the steering is feeling really loose around the center point for some reason. Yay more issues.

drifting forge Jun 10, 2023, 3:27 PM

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Pain. But looks so cool.

prime saddle Jun 10, 2023, 3:28 PM

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awesome

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what do they read

round skiff Jun 10, 2023, 4:43 PM

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AFR and boost by the looks of it. Also, nice color scheme. Fits the cluster really well. Looks like we are going from gauges to a tablet, which isn't as OG but it's more practical

drifting forge Jun 10, 2023, 5:09 PM

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Empty gauge space will be where the antilag switch goes once I get the Link g4 and get bungs welded on the manifold for the bypass valve

round skiff Jun 10, 2023, 6:08 PM

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You could also put a fuel pressure gauge there. I'm gonna put one in now, after destroying the 2.5 with insufficient fueling. You could put the ALS switch next to the fog light switches on the right

drifting forge Jun 10, 2023, 7:05 PM

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Awww they don't do a fuel pressure gauge in the same model as the rest of my gauges

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Also I won't tune the thing for power to within an inch of its life, my goal of 300hp on the 440cc injectors is safe from what I've read

drifting forge Jun 10, 2023, 8:00 PM

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Tbf tho, running out of fuel would show up on the afr as it going lean, so it kind of serves the same warning

drifting forge Jun 10, 2023, 8:30 PM

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Now just need to get a bung welded onto the downpipe so I can plug the sensor for the AFR in as well...

round skiff Jun 10, 2023, 8:43 PM

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drifting forge Now just need to get a bung welded onto the downpipe so I can plug the sensor fo...

Do you have a wideband controller with output? You can just toss the OEM sensor, put in the WB sensor and run an input wire from the O2 controller to ECU. Better to tune it off direct wideband input anyways.

drifting forge Jun 10, 2023, 8:45 PM

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yeah the AEM has a built in controller and output wires, and will be taking place of the OE narrowband sensors duties once I have the standalone ECU, but while it's still on the OE ECU I have to keep the narrowband in

round skiff Jun 10, 2023, 8:45 PM

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I assumed the new ECU is coming in now alongside with the gauges etc

drifting forge Jun 10, 2023, 8:45 PM

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nope, not got the money

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probably towards winter

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fairly dry work-wise and I need to drop £1000 on a trip to thailand for my best friends wedding in november

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so I'm a bit stuffed for money...

round skiff Jun 10, 2023, 8:48 PM

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Fair

drifting forge Jun 10, 2023, 8:48 PM

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will have to read up on how to actually tune stuff myself till then

round skiff Jun 10, 2023, 8:49 PM

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With this new ECU I'm probably gonna end up saving money since the engine protection would've saved me from both last engine fails

round skiff Jun 10, 2023, 8:50 PM

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drifting forge will have to read up on how to actually tune stuff myself till then

I'm too afraid of knock so I'll leave the proper tuning to the pro. Will have to do a base map to break the engine in, the long block I have is completely rebuilt and hasn't been driven

drifting forge Jun 10, 2023, 8:52 PM

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got a friend who is getting some knock detector... things... to listen for knocks as he's starting to gear up to tune his r32, and he's done some degree of mapping before, so gonna be pestering him for help in getting mine sorted. good thing is he lives in the middle of nowhere in yorkshire so I can just go there and we can drive like mad to do a rolling tune without fear of the po-po, the five-o, the fuzz, the pigs, the rozzers ruining our fun.

round skiff Jun 10, 2023, 8:54 PM

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Yeah that helps. The knock detection on the ECU will need to be dialed in too so knock cans and a guy who knows what he's hearing is probably the way to go

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Also since I happen to have 2 OEM knock sensors I'm gonna do a bank knock detection to be safe

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The Apexi was shit in that regard (although at least it had any knock detection) since it only had 1 knock treshold and no control, it only flashed the CEL when it detected knock

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 12:16 AM

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Someone took a picture of the turd at a meet I went to on friday, yay

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Validation!

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Also I broke the splitter going into my garage...

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Usually I reverse in, this time I drove in. Mistake.

prime saddle Jun 11, 2023, 12:56 AM

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people take pictures of my car a lot too, havent been to a show lately but heres the latest few

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apparently i had my green driving gloves on in those pictures

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i like my rs interior but i aslo hate it, its rare and nice but its hit for holding me in and it gets HOT

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 1:12 PM

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it's so cool having the boost gauge on the A-pillar now, and watching it go up and down all the time

tho, the reflection from the dashboard onto the windscreen is mental, can barely see sometimes. need to do something about that...

round skiff Jun 11, 2023, 1:13 PM

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Flock the dash

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 1:13 PM

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no

prime saddle Jun 11, 2023, 1:13 PM

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yes

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 1:14 PM

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i don't like flocked

round skiff Jun 11, 2023, 1:14 PM

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Fab up traffic light style cowls for the gauges

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 1:15 PM

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no, not the gauges are the problem, its the dashboard shine reflecting into the windscreen

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i can see the gauges no problem

round skiff Jun 11, 2023, 1:15 PM

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Ah, I somehow read that as the light bounces from the dash to the gauges

prime saddle Jun 11, 2023, 1:15 PM

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put some matt coating and then it wont

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or get a little windsheild tint

round skiff Jun 11, 2023, 1:16 PM

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But yeah that reflection can be very annoying especially if the windshield is old

prime saddle Jun 11, 2023, 1:16 PM

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like 50%

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 1:16 PM

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not allowef windshield tint

round skiff Jun 11, 2023, 1:16 PM

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little
50%
lol

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 1:16 PM

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very much illegal

prime saddle Jun 11, 2023, 1:16 PM

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yeah im not either

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50% is loq

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5% is high

round skiff Jun 11, 2023, 1:16 PM

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Yeah, can't even tint front windows

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 1:17 PM

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only windshield tint i can get is like the clear UV protection tint

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which I might actually get at some point

prime saddle Jun 11, 2023, 1:18 PM

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well yeah get that

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it removes reflection

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whatever you can get

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 1:27 PM

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in other news, my passenger side window doesn't like the heat... won't go down if it's hot outside, but after it's been sat in the shade for a bit it works again... fml.

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and funny thing is, a friends is doing the same exact thing

prime saddle Jun 11, 2023, 1:53 PM

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window regulator i guess

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you want my regulator

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 2:00 PM

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i just want wind down windows, no more motors to go wrong lol

prime saddle Jun 11, 2023, 2:01 PM

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well sometimes we dont always get what we want, like i want my radio and windsheild wipers to wprk on every startup and not just on occasion but i dont get that

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 2:31 PM

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ooooh, found something that might remeby my reflection issues, and protect the dash from UV cracking and shite...

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from 'straya! so you know they know how to deal with the sun

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think after i've got the standalone ECU in and running right, I'm gonna start gathering the parts to retrofit A/C to mine...

drifting forge Jun 11, 2023, 9:01 PM

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https://www.garagewhifbitz.co.uk/product/link-g4x-wrx6/

Garage Whifbitz

CreativeTheory

Link G4X ECU Subaru Impreza WRX V5-V6 - Garage Whifbitz

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waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant

drifting forge Jun 15, 2023, 9:28 AM

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POV showing how bad the fucking dashboard reflection is...

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The dash mat from straya is on the way tho

drifting forge Jun 15, 2023, 10:23 AM

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sadly it won't arrive in time for santa pod next weekend... boooo

pearl oak Jun 15, 2023, 10:55 AM

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Santa pod next weekend?

drifting forge Jun 15, 2023, 11:01 AM

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fast show reloaded

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gonna eb trialing out the roof tent

pearl oak Jun 15, 2023, 12:14 PM

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Ahh very nice

drifting forge Jun 17, 2023, 4:14 PM

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drifting forge Jun 17, 2023, 5:03 PM

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drifting forge Jun 17, 2023, 8:30 PM

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prime saddle Jun 17, 2023, 11:33 PM

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kool

drifting forge Jun 18, 2023, 10:25 AM

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Took a bit of engineering but managed to also attach the windscreen under the roof tent. Was originally mounted too flush to the bars to be able to fit the windscreen mounts so I had to make an extra mounting bar for the windscreen to mount to the underside of the roof tent instead of to the bars directly

round skiff Jun 18, 2023, 11:55 AM

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@drifting forge do you happen to know if shop4parts is legit?

drifting forge Jun 18, 2023, 12:02 PM

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No clue, dont think ive used them

round skiff Jun 18, 2023, 12:15 PM

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Only place apparently in the world that has a PS return hose for an Alfa 159

prime saddle Jun 18, 2023, 12:38 PM

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i dont think they are

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i can double check it was in a thread somewhere

pearl oak Jun 18, 2023, 5:07 PM

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If I recall they basically are a clone of another company and are semi legit but can be dodgy

drifting forge Jun 24, 2023, 1:41 PM

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drifting forge Jun 24, 2023, 2:52 PM

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prime saddle Jun 28, 2023, 2:28 AM

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Adi when so you think youre doing your lhd swap? i may be interested in buying all your rhd goodies to swap my brand new 93 L i got today.

drifting forge Jun 28, 2023, 4:39 AM

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Might be years to be honest

prime saddle Jun 28, 2023, 4:55 AM

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well its gonna be years before i do it, i can swap parts you may need though.

drifting forge Jun 28, 2023, 6:17 PM

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pearl oak Jun 28, 2023, 6:24 PM

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It’s funny how it looks bigger than the car

drifting forge Jun 28, 2023, 6:27 PM

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it definitely is on the oversized side. it's got enough overhang I can see the front edge of it from the driver seat, and the side overhangs are about in line with the bottom of the base of the side windows

pearl oak Jun 28, 2023, 7:09 PM

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I mean if it works then it doesn’t really matter if it looks a little oversized. It’s a good solution really and personally I prefer the look of that over some of the other options

drifting forge Jun 29, 2023, 5:11 PM

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If in doubt, check the oil.

prime saddle Jun 29, 2023, 5:24 PM

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"If in doubt, give your car a few extra dents to make your paint job more expensive." - this idiot, 2022

drifting forge Jun 29, 2023, 7:37 PM

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A bit scrapey, need to bring up the ride height, maybe about 15mm or so on the back

round skiff Jun 29, 2023, 10:07 PM

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It goes tho

prime saddle Jun 29, 2023, 10:08 PM

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now the next goal is to get 450kmh

drifting forge Jun 30, 2023, 1:37 PM

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Heck ye

round skiff Jun 30, 2023, 1:37 PM

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Oo we spitting fire

prime saddle Jun 30, 2023, 1:55 PM

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i wish i had 1000 pounds

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hell i dont even have 500

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or 100

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i have 2

drifting forge Jun 30, 2023, 2:10 PM

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Oh I didnt have all the money, but paypal pay-in-3 is my best friend

prime saddle Jun 30, 2023, 2:11 PM

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well im not 18 yet so i guess im fucked 🤷‍♂️

drifting forge Jun 30, 2023, 6:30 PM

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hype hype hype

drifting forge Jun 30, 2023, 8:43 PM

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The fireworks will have to wait till the engine comes out again for some reason. Don't think we can weld a bung for the antilag bypass valve on the up-pipe in-situ sadly

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So gonna need to wait till the engine is out for some other reason (its a subaru, shouldnt be too long) and take the manifold to be modded then 'while we're at it' for the bypass valve

round skiff Jun 30, 2023, 9:28 PM

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You gonna keep the Chinesium turbo for the ALS?

drifting forge Jun 30, 2023, 9:30 PM

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sadly no, the chinesium turbo is already on its death bed. I can hear the shaft wobble louder and louder each day. got a rebuilt factory TD04 to go in

round skiff Jun 30, 2023, 9:31 PM

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Is the air valve gonna be as violent as just plain fuel dump?

drifting forge Jun 30, 2023, 9:32 PM

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no clue, but should be less damaging to both the turbo and the engine. especially the engine since no extra detonation will happen inside it

round skiff Jun 30, 2023, 9:33 PM

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Got me curious but due to the DBW I'm already all out of inputs and outputs

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I don't want to get the CAN extender yet because then the ECU is gonna be more expensive and if I buy it later it doesn't hurt as much

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 9:45 AM

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prime saddle Adi when so you think youre doing your lhd swap? i may be interested in buying a...

Do any of your (now 3?) imprezas have cruise control? I'm curious about how the system works, if you have it on any of the cars I'd appreciate some pictures of whats involved

round skiff Jul 2, 2023, 9:46 AM

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Switch to DBW with your ECU and voila

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 10:05 AM

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Dbw?

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Ah, etrottle. No, too much hassle to retrofit an ethrottle to the intake manifold and pedal and all

round skiff Jul 2, 2023, 10:17 AM

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It does need a 6mm spacer from what I've investigated, but the pedal adapter is very simple. Another nice feature you can have with DBW is that you can go flatfoot and never hit the rev limiter

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But a cable is simple and easy, that's true

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 2:58 PM

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drifting forge Do any of your (now 3?) imprezas have cruise control? I'm curious about how the ...

Yes my rs and obs do, look in your engine bay near the turbo for a connector to see if you car can support it

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other than that, its the module, cable, and controller

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not 100% sure if its the same module for rhd or not.

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like my 93 L has the connecter for it even though its a L

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now if your drive by wire instead of drive by cable i cant help you

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:00 PM

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cable. take some pictures if you can, got a bunch of random unused connectors

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:00 PM

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Okay ill go out there is a moment

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:00 PM

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no rush

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think the steering wheel stalks are different too for the cruise control commands, not just the power button in the dash

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:14 PM

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oh yeah

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i forgot about that

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its on the steering wheel you have to have the steering wheel for it because of the bracket types

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you also need the button

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yours is a facelift right?

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:15 PM

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yeah

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:15 PM

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drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:15 PM

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99-01

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:15 PM

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look for this in the engine bay

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its at your turbo

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its like the coilpack plug

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:22 PM

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Not got it. Boooo.

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:22 PM

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okay well look where your intercooler water spray is, is there an extra connecter?

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if you have it, mine has the wiring for it but no intercooler

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if you sont have that youre fucked, although iwire USA may have a kit for cruise control

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i know they have it for about every other conversion

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:25 PM

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Your factory na wiring wont have anything for turbo stuff, theyre completely different looms.

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:26 PM

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yeah i know but someone stuck the wiring in there for it, looks like a planned turbo swap before i got it

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here

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https://iwireusa.com/blogs/iwire-university/cruise-control-and-your-subaru

iWire Subaru Wiring Solutions

Cruise Control and your Subaru

In this blog post, we review cruise control in your Subaru and the options available when doing an engine swap and wanting to retain or add in cruise control.
How Does Cruise Control Work?
There are three types of cruise control depending on your type of Subaru. In general, a cruise control module (external or part of the ECU) uses inputs from ...

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i aint reading that bullshit so have fun or something

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ope nevermind youre fucked

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partout time

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:28 PM

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Oh well, i tried

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Anyone wanna buy parts

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:28 PM

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ill take your firewall and dash

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:29 PM

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Doorcards too

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And the wiring

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Dont forgetti the spaghetti

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:29 PM

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when you do your lhd swap youll probaly need to get a harness merged for turbo since they are rare as fuck, get a n/a one with all the goodies and then yeah

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oh yeah

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all that too

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just make sure its not a us lhd else you dont get shit, you get cc, foglamps, heated seats, bigmacs, power mirrors. but no servo based hvac or anything

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and you have airbags

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:31 PM

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prime saddle when you do your lhd swap youll probaly need to get a harness merged for turbo s...

plan is to just do a harness extension

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:31 PM

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uh

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okay got it.

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whatever that is

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:32 PM

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literally take my existing harness, and extend the wires to mirror it for LHD

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euro cars have cable-based HVAC, which tbh, I prefer since theres less to go wrong on it

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 3:33 PM

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oh

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i like servo ones

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mines getting locked up i need to wd41 that shit

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 3:33 PM

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exactly

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cable based ones, no servos to worry about breaking

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it's literally just a metal wire. if it snaps, make a new one

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hopefully the donor car I'll get will have A/C so I can retrofit that. already have the wiring for that frtunately

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heated seats are planned, but just gonna go with putting aftermarket seat heating pads and wiring them in independent of the factory harness

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I have the heated seat buttons from a forester in the center console already, so gonna make use of those so that it LOOKS factory at least

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 4:02 PM

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so excited for the Link ECU. hopefully this will also eliminate the pesky factory immobiliser so i can go back to the ignition key barrel that matches my door lock keys and have just the one key again

round skiff Jul 2, 2023, 4:15 PM

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drifting forge so excited for the Link ECU. hopefully this will also eliminate the pesky factor...

It will, there is no code matching with the ECU so nothing to communicate with

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 4:18 PM

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i'm guessing i'm gonna need to set it to "with immob" for mine

prime saddle Jul 2, 2023, 4:41 PM

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do you have fob?

drifting forge Jul 2, 2023, 4:42 PM

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car probably had a fob, but I didn't receive it when I bought the harness and accoutrements no, just the key with the chip inside it

round skiff Jul 2, 2023, 7:18 PM

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drifting forge i'm guessing i'm gonna need to set it to "with immob" for mine

Yeah, regardless if you actually have it or not.

drifting forge Jul 3, 2023, 8:20 PM

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Link arrives tomorrow so I'm gutting the old non turbo ECU for the housing.

round skiff Jul 3, 2023, 8:21 PM

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1.2k and they don't give you a donor. That's slightly amusing

drifting forge Jul 3, 2023, 8:22 PM

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what did your come with a donor shell?

round skiff Jul 3, 2023, 8:23 PM

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It did come with a shell, put it's not a PnP

drifting forge Jul 3, 2023, 8:23 PM

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well there ya go

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not pnp

round skiff Jul 3, 2023, 8:23 PM

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I mean the Link is a PnP

drifting forge Jul 3, 2023, 8:24 PM

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yeah, hence you plug it into your old ECU shell 🤣

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just fortunately I have 2 spare ones laying around

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a D3 non-turbop ecu I've been trying to sell on ebay for like $20 for the past 6 months, and an E3 v5 turbo ECU that I'm keeping as a spare

round skiff Jul 3, 2023, 8:25 PM

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Now that I think about it, it really just comes down to "what you mean as PnP" because in my mind it's "You just plug it in place of the old one". This just needs a bit more disassembly

drifting forge Jul 3, 2023, 8:25 PM

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so the D3 is getting binned, and it's shell is being turned into a link

round skiff Jul 3, 2023, 8:25 PM

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Yeah it's good to have a spare for diagnosis

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I don't have that luxury anymore, my harness will be totally mangled

drifting forge Jul 3, 2023, 8:26 PM

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might actually spray it subaru blue tomorrow after I see where I need to make the cutouts for the expansion loom and the diag cable

round skiff Jul 3, 2023, 8:26 PM

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Alternatively polish it

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I did that to my little brother's ECU

drifting forge Jul 3, 2023, 8:27 PM

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nah, I don't have the tools or the patience to polish stuff

round skiff Jul 3, 2023, 8:28 PM

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I did it as low effort as possible, put a fabric wheel onto a drill and used some polishing compound, didn't even sand any scratches

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Might do it properly later

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Kinda want to do a Speeduino PnP in a Subaru

drifting forge Jul 4, 2023, 8:40 AM

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Prepping the spare factory topmount I have for use while I get a bung for an IAT sensor welded into the big topmount

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Did my best to pick at the bent fins

round skiff Jul 4, 2023, 8:42 AM

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There's not enough meat for just straight tapping?

drifting forge Jul 4, 2023, 8:44 AM

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Sadly no

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Only about 2-3mm wall thickness on the end part

round skiff Jul 4, 2023, 8:44 AM

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Ah. Where are you putting it?

drifting forge Jul 4, 2023, 8:44 AM

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Closest I can get it to the TB

round skiff Jul 4, 2023, 8:45 AM

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Underneath right in the middle?

drifting forge Jul 4, 2023, 8:45 AM

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Underneath is a struggle

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I also want it relatively easily accessiblr if it needs changing

round skiff Jul 4, 2023, 8:46 AM

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I have a pigtail ziptied to the charge pipe and a connector at the end on the firewall

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But yea not easy to replace from there

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Do you have any power goals for the new ECU, or is it just stock, but better

drifting forge Jul 4, 2023, 8:52 AM

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My power goal has always been 300

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Which i think is reasonable

round skiff Jul 4, 2023, 8:53 AM

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Yeah that's no problem

drifting forge Jul 4, 2023, 8:53 AM

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The standalone ECU is more about full control over the car than anything else. Will finally be able to find out wtf is wrong with the throttle position sensor circuit

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And set my idle speed to what I want

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excited

drifting forge Jul 4, 2023, 10:26 AM

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Oh yeeeee

drifting forge Jul 4, 2023, 12:43 PM

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prime saddle Jul 4, 2023, 12:44 PM

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lick ecu

pearl oak Jul 4, 2023, 1:08 PM

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Lick it for good luck

round skiff Jul 4, 2023, 1:08 PM

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That came out nice

drifting forge Jul 4, 2023, 5:55 PM

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Now we wait for a reply from the supplier with the code

drifting forge Jul 5, 2023, 12:38 PM

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I hate that stupid turbo oil return hose so, so much...

round skiff Jul 5, 2023, 12:40 PM

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Already hardened or just the location?

drifting forge Jul 5, 2023, 12:41 PM

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Location

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Had to cut the old one to get the turbo off, and accidentally destroyed the new one trying to put the new turbo on

round skiff Jul 5, 2023, 12:42 PM

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I switched to silicone on those

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Except I shouldn't

drifting forge Jul 5, 2023, 12:44 PM

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If the access wasn't so bad i'd switch to an A/N line, but there is literally no access to stick a wrench in there to do and undo bolts

round skiff Jul 5, 2023, 12:45 PM

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Yeah

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I usually just disconnect the hose from the head and lift the turbo up with the hose

drifting forge Jul 5, 2023, 12:45 PM

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The fact that the bottom fitting on mine is barbed isn't helping

round skiff Jul 5, 2023, 12:45 PM

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And by disconnect I mean move the clamp

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Yeah, it's a tight grip

drifting forge Jul 5, 2023, 12:47 PM

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I couldn't find a factory fitting anymore for where it goes into the head, so it's on an aftermarket AN10 fitting with a 90 degree barb elbow going into the factory hose

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So it grips extra much when trying to pull

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But what that also probably means is I can maybe get away with not putting a clamp on the bottom at all

round skiff Jul 5, 2023, 12:48 PM

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Should probably just cut the barb and have it seal just with the clamp

drifting forge Jul 5, 2023, 12:48 PM

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Its barbed all the way

round skiff Jul 5, 2023, 12:48 PM

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Oh that annoying perferation style shit

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I feel sorry for you

drifting forge Jul 5, 2023, 12:49 PM

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Only one I could find in that size sadly...

prime saddle Jul 5, 2023, 1:55 PM

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yeah

round skiff Jul 5, 2023, 1:55 PM

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Nvm it's a 90

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 9:11 AM

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round skiff I switched to silicone on those

do you remember by any chance what size hose you used, or at least what the I/D was.... my housemate has managed to lose my vernier...

round skiff Jul 6, 2023, 9:11 AM

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I'm home in a minute, I'll check. But I want to say 16mm

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Back from getting the 207 long block

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 9:14 AM

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round skiff Back from getting the 207 long block

cease tempting me... I've been watchlisting 207 shortblocks and v5/v6 sti heads for the past month... HNNNNNNNGHHH

round skiff Jul 6, 2023, 9:15 AM

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Just don't get V5/V6 blocks, they aren't semi closed

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 9:16 AM

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must resist. must just get my current one running right and enjoy it

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allegedly the oil return hose I ordered yesterday is next day delivery , due today, so I'm sitting here watching my CCTV camera for any mail/delivery people

round skiff Jul 6, 2023, 9:16 AM

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The turbo drain diameter is 16.5, and the hose is 15mm. So go with the 16mm hose, mine was a tight fit and it's silicone which I should replace regardless

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Or 5/8"

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 9:19 AM

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I should probably go set the height on my rear coilovers while I wait for the hose to arrive..

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AH THE MAILMAN ARRIVETH!

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Well I'll be damned, it actually was next day

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 11:44 AM

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Somehow the factory topmount is a bigger pain to get on than the bigger chinese top mount. I had to actually take off the strut brace for this. Never had to do that for the china one...

pearl oak Jul 6, 2023, 12:09 PM

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Chinese one a smaller core?

prime saddle Jul 6, 2023, 12:09 PM

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probably

round skiff Jul 6, 2023, 12:11 PM

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What's the fin density on the chinese one? Honestly I feel like out of those two the OEM performs better

prime saddle Jul 6, 2023, 12:12 PM

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if it hit his strut bar on oem probaly around 2-3 centimeters thinner

round skiff Jul 6, 2023, 12:14 PM

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It's the inside ones they skimp out on

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 1:03 PM

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Physically the chinese one is bigger, but the oe one has more shit to get caught on stuff. Don't know which performs better since the chinese one has more area, but less fin density, where the oe one has more fin, but is smaller, and most of the fins are damaged

round skiff Jul 6, 2023, 1:41 PM

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I noticed you have the stock BCS, are you going to switch to 3-port now that you have full control over it?

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 2:49 PM

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Yeah, I've bought a mac 3-port

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 7:07 PM

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drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 8:02 PM

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was it bigger restrictor pill hole = more boost or the other way around?

round skiff Jul 6, 2023, 8:19 PM

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Other way around I think

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What do you need pills for anymore?

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 8:21 PM

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still on the stock ecu and boost solenoid

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gonna be a while until I get everything ready for the link (plus I've got like 3 more weekend camping car shows I want to go to before I make the car undrivable again)

round skiff Jul 6, 2023, 8:22 PM

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I see

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 8:23 PM

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so the links only gonna go in sometime late august/early september, and give me about 2 months to get it mapped and running again before the big roadtrip to romania for the winter holidays

drifting forge Jul 6, 2023, 8:54 PM

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ah. smaller hole, more boost.

prime saddle Jul 6, 2023, 9:07 PM

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epic

drifting forge Jul 7, 2023, 6:34 AM

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So uh, yeah yesterday after I put the car back together it was barely boosting. Like 2-3psi at WOT... Turns out dumb dumb me accidentally put the vacuum hoses back wrong and the restrictor pill ended up between the wastegate and the tee instead of between the turbo compressor feed and the tee. And since the bigger the pill hole, the less boost it runs, no wonder it was barely boosting at all when it had no pill in that line lol.

drifting forge Jul 7, 2023, 1:35 PM

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prime saddle Jul 7, 2023, 1:44 PM

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so the restrictor is for the oil feed?

round skiff Jul 7, 2023, 1:45 PM

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prime saddle so the restrictor is for the oil feed?

No, they're for boost control. Though on BB turbo you do need an oil restrictor

prime saddle Jul 7, 2023, 1:45 PM

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oh i didnt know he had a boost controller

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okay nevermind

round skiff Jul 7, 2023, 1:45 PM

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All turbo Subarus have boost control stock

prime saddle Jul 7, 2023, 1:45 PM

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i thought they only had a wastegate

round skiff Jul 7, 2023, 1:46 PM

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Nah, they have a bit shitty solenoid system

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Basically a turbo bleeder screw but electronically controlled

prime saddle Jul 7, 2023, 1:46 PM

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hmmok

drifting forge Jul 7, 2023, 1:58 PM

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drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 4:19 PM

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lowreslmao

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 4:20 PM

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yeah that is

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haha got yo ass

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eliminated

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 4:21 PM

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tbf ya found me sooner than I thought

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only joined the group last week or so

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 4:21 PM

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i spend all my time on that group lol

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i saw that post as was abou to come ask you what your lip was but then i scrolled down like 2 inches

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 4:24 PM

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I'm there to spread the good word of the Laguna Splitter

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 4:24 PM

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yeah i was looking at getting the new L bumper and putting it onto my 93

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with that splitter becayse it looks nice

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do you know if i also need the bumper beam for that specifically or if they are interchangable

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 4:29 PM

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i genuinely don't know when it comes to the US-spec bumper beams. the euro and japanese ones are really skinny, but the US ones are chunky because of the crash regs there, but looking at the radiator openings between the bumper I've got and the prefacelift one your L has, I don't think they're interchangeable

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 4:30 PM

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hmm okay

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ill just buy one of those lw beams that should work

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actually i can just get it at a junkyard

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 4:31 PM

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yeah, this is what the euro and jdm beams look like, notice how it's literally barely any material there, just something for the bumper to clip onto, no crash safety stuff

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 5:18 PM

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drifting forge yeah, this is what the euro and jdm beams look like, notice how it's literally b...

yeah i hate usdm stuff

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america sucks

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you have an extra you wanna sell me

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 5:23 PM

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sadly I don't... even mine is mostly paint

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because they rust like hell

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 5:23 PM

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damn

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im glad im not in the rust belt

round skiff Jul 10, 2023, 5:24 PM

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The WRX and L/GL etc bumper that Adi has have different mounting points, but the WRX one can be fitted if the lower mounts are cut off

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 5:24 PM

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thats how i have 3 non rusty bodies

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 5:24 PM

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ICP do sell new ones tho https://www.ebay.com/itm/282773869999

eBay

Front Bumper Support Beam Fits: Subaru Impreza 98-00 WRX STi Type R...

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Front Bumper Support Beam Fits: Subaru Impreza 98-00 WRX STi Type R JDM ONLY at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 5:25 PM

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and its interchangable between all the bumpera?

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all the ones that matter*

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 5:25 PM

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absolutely no clue, won't be tseting to find out till mine completely disintegrates and I need a new one

round skiff Jul 10, 2023, 5:27 PM

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You can mount any bumper to that but there might be leftover mounting points

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 5:30 PM

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okay

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 5:30 PM

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round skiff You can mount any bumper to that but there might be leftover mounting points

youre next by the way

round skiff Jul 10, 2023, 8:29 PM

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prime saddle youre next by the way

Next? What?

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 10:30 PM

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me want big snort https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144767193930

eBay

Large STi7 Bonnet Scoop fits Subaru Impreza GC8 1996 - 2000. By HT ...

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Large STi7 Bonnet Scoop fits Subaru Impreza GC8 1996 - 2000. By HT Autos UK. at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 10:31 PM

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me want big snort too

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what

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did they cut an impreza and make it into a truck

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qtf

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 10:32 PM

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yeah theres a few impreza pickup about

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theres more newage ones tho since Smyth made a ute kit for that at one point.

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https://www.smythkitcars.com/subaru-ute

smythcars

Subaru Impreza WRX Ute kit | Boston | Smyth Performance car to

Smyth WRX Impreza truck kit conversion kit car

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 10:33 PM

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i sincerely dislike

round skiff Jul 10, 2023, 10:38 PM

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drifting forge me want big snort https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144767193930

That actually looks reasonable unlike the hood-sized ones

prime saddle Jul 10, 2023, 10:38 PM

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thats what i was thinking

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 10:39 PM

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it's the OE style, but with a taller opening

round skiff Jul 10, 2023, 10:39 PM

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Yeah that's the proper one

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 10:39 PM

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the company that makes them is actually only a few miles away from me, I keep wanting to just go in there one day and go "Hey, you know that hood scoop you sell on eBay? Any chance I could get a cash discount"

round skiff Jul 10, 2023, 10:40 PM

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I'd like one too, could really use the extra air

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 10:40 PM

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aren't you going FMIC tho?

round skiff Jul 10, 2023, 10:40 PM

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No?

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 10:40 PM

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oh

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for some reason I thought you were

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maybe thats someone else i'm thinking of

round skiff Jul 10, 2023, 10:41 PM

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Probably because I'm a moron for running that power level on a TMIC

drifting forge Jul 10, 2023, 10:41 PM

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lol

round skiff Jul 10, 2023, 10:42 PM

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I am considering going rotated manifold once I have the electrical power steering and I can move my alternator to the side without sacrificing AC

drifting forge Jul 12, 2023, 9:35 PM

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So new boost issue right now where there car will build pressure steadily to about 10psi and then suddenly drop it to about 4-5psi. I've checked the vac lines and they're all connected and i'm not seeing any loose hoses or anything. I'm suspecting the wastegate actuator itself, ordered a new one off bofi racing, hopefully it arrives before 10am on friday when I have to set off in the subaru to a weekend rally...

pearl oak Jul 13, 2023, 9:21 AM

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I’m guessing your not going to Tunerfest at oulton park in a few weeks are you? I wanna come see it

drifting forge Jul 13, 2023, 9:24 AM

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no, my current events plan is:
-citroen car club national rally in abbots ripton this weekend
-USC at santa pod at the start of august
-bangers and cash live 12-13 august in north yorkshire
-autoalex's shedfest on the 28th of august at the british motor museum

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tho, oulton park is very much in my neck of the woods

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hmmm... do I have to prebook tickets or is there pay at the gate

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i can pay at the gate

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I might show up, will let you know a few days before when I know if I'll be showing up

pearl oak Jul 13, 2023, 9:48 AM

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That’s fair, I’m heading over there with the north Staffordshire car club and reckoned it was probably in the right area if you were going

drifting forge Jul 13, 2023, 12:09 PM

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#The Blue Turd