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brunty

brunty

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Hello,

I need to get my classic Type RA checked out for fueling etc. It's standard apart from the manifold and exhaust. I've been to AVA before with my Scirocco and they seemed to know their stuff with turbo'd cars, but have also been hearing good things about Dastek. Both are within reach for me (lanark), but which is best for the Impreza?

Cheers,

Brunty

Spaceman

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Jerry at Dastek to do it or Dunc at hypertech whoever is closest i suppose id avoid ava tbh, they do cossies very well but not so hot wi there scoobs it would seem.

greig

StewartyBoy

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  Spaceman said:
Jerry at Dastek to do it or Dunc at hypertech whoever is closest i suppose id avoid ava tbh, they do cossies very well but not so hot wi there scoobs it would seem.

greig

I work next to AVA (next farm up) and I agree with the above. Never see any Scoobs outside there, just Fast Fords etc. No Jap stuff. Dastek are good, I think they mainly do VW stuff but I could be wrong. Hypertech would be my choice.

Maxxed_Ross

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Hypertec are the local jap specialists and Duncan will be able to point you in the right direction with any problems, but I've been to Dastek a few times and always had good results and advice

All depends on the price I suppose, and both can be very busy so book in advance!

sma01

sma01

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Ask Scott (SMA01) about AVA his car is now at Hypertech. Getting things done properly.

Have used Duncan for most of my work on the Type R. :(

always used dunc for my car since i got it, went to ava to get some fabrication work done and a lot of other custom stuff when chasing big power, BIG MISTAKE!!! needless to say the car is now back with Hypertech, trust dunc fully with the car and it wont be going anywhere else.....

what happened with ava and my car is too long a story to get into and its not finished with yet, tom that works there is a good guy and his fabrication is top drawer, and i have no doubt alan knows his stuff when it comes to old fords, but when it comes to scoobs i would let duncs dog boost work on my car before i would let him near it again!!

2 engines later and thousands of pounds wasted, i can assure you, ava is the LAST place you want to take your scoob.....feel free to pop into hypertech and take a look at my old engine if you want proof of how bad it is........

scott

sma01

sma01

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  Spaceman said:
Jerry at Dastek to do it or Dunc at hypertech whoever is closest i suppose id avoid ava tbh, they do cossies very well but not so hot wi there scoobs it would seem.

greig

not so hot is the understatement of the century greig :(

J.C.

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Hypertech aren't recommended by everyone, this thread on the Trackscotland forum tells of power runs being done with bonnets closed and only a small fan.

It just seems to depend on who you want to believe, from what I have read on the internet Subaru folk recommend Hypertech, Evos recommend Wallace Performance, Fords recommend Ava, etc

But that is just what I have read, best to speak to the RR operator themselves and make your own mind up.

Maxxed_Ross

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I've heard just as many complaints about Star, so I suppose it depends on who you trust.

I've done a few RR days at Hypertec and yes they left the bonnet shut on a few cars - but to be honest the short time the Corsa's and Saxo's were on there I doubt it made much difference! As for the small fan comment, yes they use a small fan to blow cold air directly into the cold air feed if you have one - that's the only time it's used.

Air from inside the building? I don't get that comment as the Hypertec RR is almost outside anyway!

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Spaceman

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  sma01 said:
not so hot is the understatement of the century greig :(

B) Didn`t wanna mention specifics since still on going Scott but as it goes give ava a big miss what a cock up they made wi a certain

scoob :D there work good for old ford tractor engines but not the higher tech jap stuff.

sma01

sma01

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  Spaceman said:
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:D Didn`t wanna mention specifics since still on going Scott but as it goes give ava a big miss what a cock up they made wi a certain

scoob :) there work good for old ford tractor engines but not the higher tech jap stuff.

they sure did, so if anyone is thinking about taking a scoob there then learn from my mistakes and don't do it......the evidence is still at Hypertech to show how much of a f*ck up they made of mine....

brunty

brunty

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Booked in at Dastek tomorrow at one o'clock. Turns out that my Father-in-law (to-be) is one of their suppliers, so I'll have to find out how his equipment is holding up :(

If anyone is around there at one come and say hello :)

brunty

brunty

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Turned out to be a very worthwhile session. Even if they were late starting...

The turned out 200 at the flywheel with the boost slowly rising to max rpm and AFR going off the scale rich at about 5k. We think this is going to be a leak in the boost pipe from the turbo to intercooler. Got a new one on order (hopefully the right one), so I'll see what difference that makes by the weekend.

At least I know that the engine isn't going to blow up on me, which is a relief as I've never worked on a Subaru before and my trial by fire worked out ok...

sma01

sma01

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  Brunty said:
Turned out to be a very worthwhile session. Even if they were late starting...

The turned out 200 at the flywheel with the boost slowly rising to max rpm and AFR going off the scale rich at about 5k. We think this is going to be a leak in the boost pipe from the turbo to intercooler. Got a new one on order (hopefully the right one), so I'll see what difference that makes by the weekend.

At least I know that the engine isn't going to blow up on me, which is a relief as I've never worked on a Subaru before and my trial by fire worked out ok...

good to hear there is no major problems, hopefully that will fix it and you will see more power :blush:

scott

scoobyseller555

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  sma01 said:
they sure did, so if anyone is thinking about taking a scoob there then learn from my mistakes and don't do it......the evidence is still at Hypertech to show how much of a f*ck up they made of mine....

................they cant do rs turbos either,we know of 2 Scott that went in and didnt run worth a **** after they came out,in fact is 1 still not there??? :blush:

Bonners Renault 5 turbo aswell,complete shambles they must of had that car for about 6 years!!!Think its still there aswell.

sma01

sma01

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  scoobyseller555 said:
................they cant do rs turbos either,we know of 2 Scott that went in and didnt run worth a **** after they came out,in fact is 1 still not there??? :blush:

Bonners Renault 5 turbo aswell,complete shambles they must of had that car for about 6 years!!!Think its still there aswell.

it probs is, along with that monte carlo escos i think..... bonner has hisrenault 5 turbo back now, he got it back just before they made a c*nt of mine for the 2nd time...... :blush:

sma01

sma01

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  gordyq said:
Reminds me of a certain garage down in east lothian who are meant to be great with subarus but keeps your subaru sitting outside for 9 months and you get it back still not fixed a few dents in it and 000s out of pocket :crying:

Gordy

hadnt heard of that one, not so good...saying that, 9 months not bad - i waited nearly 21..... :(

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