Midnight21 Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 (edited) After having stuck my heid under the bunnet again today You should have out in the sun driving it not looking under the bonnet Must admit to feeling pretty ignorant about all this stuff. I just haven't tinkered about with motors in years, and in those days I never had a turbocharged engine, so I never had a reason to get up to speed with that side of things. Plenty to learn then! Crikey I am amazed how much I have learned just browing the forums and tinkering about Edited June 14, 2009 by Midnight21
mystery machine Posted June 14, 2009 Author Posted June 14, 2009 I'm probably into injury time with this thread now, but... Took the STI for its first proper run today. I was really lucky to have one of my favourite sections of road all to myself - 12 miles of 3/4/5th gear twisties. Stuck the DCCD in manual 'open' mode for the entire stretch (sets the centre diff to its mechanical default 35/65 front/rear torque split). What an absolute joy! Could really feel the back end digging in coming out of the bends... and plenty more of all the other good stuff I mentioned above. Loving it!
mystery machine Posted June 14, 2009 Author Posted June 14, 2009 You should have out in the sun driving it not looking under the bonnet It's one way of avoiding sunburn! I did get out for a run too though (see post above) In fact, if it wasn't for the price of petrol, and the guilt associated with racking up a tonne of miles on the car, I'd have stayed out all day Crikey I am amazed how much I have learned just browing the forums and tinkering about Aye, there are some mechanically knowledgeable folks around here - sometimes make me feel like a bit of a leech for hanging around What about yourself - did you get out for a runabout? Get your tailgate sorted?
bobbyc Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 Cheers, Bobby.I guess with the gearing it all comes down to personal preference Having said that, if you've got a walloping 390 peak and not too steep a curve, you could probably get away with just the two gears! Out of interest, was your STI the 2.0 or the 2.5? It was only the 2.0 litre Tam a 53 plate blobeye, the 2.5 is certainly a different beasty again
Midnight21 Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 It's one way of avoiding sunburn! I did get out for a run too though (see post above) In fact, if it wasn't for the price of petrol, and the guilt associated with racking up a tonne of miles on the car, I'd have stayed out all day Aye, there are some mechanically knowledgeable folks around here - sometimes make me feel like a bit of a leech for hanging around What about yourself - did you get out for a runabout? Get your tailgate sorted? No tailgate fitted yet!!!!!!!!!! Guy at work let me down..was meant to help me with it today....(its too heavy to try it myself!) wait till I see him tomorrow lol Anyway on the up side I had a wee run out to Hypertech to watch some of the cars on the rollers (in the sunshine ) ...and the price of v.power... £1.06 at mine!!! On the down side headed home to torrential rain,thunder and lightening...thought at one point I was speed camera flashed lol.... and now i'm soaked doing the horses in the field Think the chippy sound a good idea tonight Sorry for hogging the thread again
mystery machine Posted June 14, 2009 Author Posted June 14, 2009 It was only the 2.0 litre Tam a 53 plate blobeyeAh - I read somewhere that Subaru revised the six-speed 'box ratios around 2005 - I believe they made the gearing a little taller, although 2-5 are still quite noticeably shorter than on the Hawkeye WRX 5-speed 'box (which suits me).the 2.5 is certainly a different beasty again True - and I suppose it's fair to say that the 2.0 STI engine is (in a turbo Impreza context) kind of the opposite of the GB270. The GB270 must have just about the greatest amount of low-down torque of any of the mainstream turbo Imprezas, whereas the 2.0 STI isn't really famed for its low-down grunt (but of course has its own character which appeals to many).
mystery machine Posted June 14, 2009 Author Posted June 14, 2009 No tailgate fitted yet!!!!!!!!!! Guy at work let me down..was meant to help me with it today....(its too heavy to try it myself!) wait till I see him tomorrow lolThat's nae good - hope he has a solid excuse for that indiscretion - i.e. 'hit by lightening' or 'washed away in a flood' (quite possible, given the state of the weather this evening!).Anyway on the up side I had a wee run out to Hypertech to watch some of the cars on the rollers (in the sunshine )You're a true petrolhead, Cathy - never let it be said otherwise! ...and the price of v.power... £1.06 at mine!!!Aye, about the same where I buy mine - seems to be creeping upward rather ominously again... On the down side headed home to torrential rain,thunder and lightening...Tell me about it... I had to go out in that too. The funny thing was I actually thought about washing the car earlier on today! Close call and now i'm soaked doing the horses in the field Think the chippy sound a good idea tonight Jings - chips for the horses? Sorry for hogging the thread again Dinnae be daft - it's all good!
thewelsho Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 My goodness, you don't hang around long do you!? Well done, Im totally green with envy! I' say enjoy the car, but clearly you are already doing that!
Midnight21 Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 That's nae good - hope he has a solid excuse for that indiscretion - i.e. 'hit by lightening' or 'washed away in a flood' (quite possible, given the state of the weather this evening!).You're a true petrolhead, Cathy - never let it be said otherwise! Aye, about the same where I buy mine - seems to be creeping upward rather ominously again... Tell me about it... I had to go out in that too. The funny thing was I actually thought about washing the car earlier on today! Close call Jings - chips for the horses? Dinnae be daft - it's all good! how long did it take you to reply to all of them anyway horses don't eat chips (well mine probably would!) ....they were for me
mystery machine Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 (edited) My goodness, you don't hang around long do you!?The last person to say that to me was a police officer on the hard shoulder of the motorway, under altogether less happy circumstances than these (quite a while ago when I was younger and less wiserer!).In all seriousness... Cheers for the comments, John. I actually began thinking about trading for an STI a few months ago - but at that point it was too soon after servicing, taxing and MOTing to be getting rid of the old car. Fast-forward a couple of months and I started this thread, and luckily the new car turned up in the classifieds a few days after that. I say 'luckily' because there really aren't many Hawkeye STIs of up for sale at the moment (unless you're willing to travel to the south of Englandshire!). Well done, Im totally green with envy! I' say enjoy the car, but clearly you are already doing that! Ach, don't be too envious mate - that's one mighty powerhouse of a WRX (nascent STI?) you've got yourself there! Edited June 15, 2009 by Mystery Machine
mystery machine Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 how long did it take you to reply to all of them Och, not as long as you might think - I'm a dab-hand with the HTML/forum tags anyway horses don't eat chips (well mine probably would!) ....they were for me Aye, ah know - just messin' Did you ever go into the chippy, find no-one at the counter apart from one big huge woman, think to yourself "ah great, no queues!", then discover to your utter dismay that this woman is actually collecting an order for a family of twenty-three! Happens to me all the time... who are these people!?
Midnight21 Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Och, not as long as you might think - I'm a dab-hand with the HTML/forum tags Aye, ah know - just messin' Did you ever go into the chippy, find no-one at the counter apart from one big huge woman, think to yourself "ah great, no queues!", then discover to your utter dismay that this woman is actually collecting an order for a family of twenty-three! Happens to me all the time... who are these people!? Don't have that problem out in the sticks lol and I usually phone the order in first Takes me ages to figure out this "wrapping them in quotes" (and at work too so keep getting disturbed)
mystery machine Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 (edited) Don't have that problem out in the sticks lol and I usually phone the order in first Takes me ages to figure out this "wrapping them in quotes" (and at work too so keep getting disturbed) See I thought you were still on the subject of chips there, and I was gaunnae say - you're supposed to wrap them in newspaper Cathy, not quotes! Ah, the phone-in order - the takeaway purchasing strategy of the wise and well-informed! P.S. Tell those folks at your work to stop distracting you when you're busy on SIDC! Edited June 15, 2009 by Mystery Machine
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