thewelsho

That car is in the wrong hands! Nut-job! Glad the guy's ok.

Just been out with the dogs and the back end stepped out on 2 different roundabouts tonight! Both around 30mph. Just passed MOT and had 2 rear shocks fitted and 2 new front Goodyears F1s - rears have plenty tread and tracking is fine too.

I corrected first one then it snapped back on me (really need to do some training at lotus first or KH!) but 2nd one I was expecting and it was a bit gentler but the back end just went too easily for my liking!

Any ideas?

Did you get the geometry done after getting the shocks fitted?

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!

aye cheers guys

Nice to know we are welcome in to your old age Subaru club.

You're more than welcome mate, but you can't force people to like what they don't like. At the end of the day, much of the above is overstated, jsut some banter and fun, try not to take it to heart too much, there there...

Car is looking braw Gus Maybe needs a wee inch drop at the front end though?

Aye agree with that, looks great though, liking the red band along the bottom. I just past the three year mark with my car, longest I have kept a car too. Testimony to how special the Subaru brand is, love it, love it, love it!

i was thinking "pop" eye as in Pile Of P1$h"

LOL, that's the best suggestion I have heard yet!

Pretty spectacular looking and mint as well, I love those wheels. I can't comment on the Scooby v Evo debate cause I know nothing about Evos and what I know about Scoobies, you could fit on the back of a fag packet I think if it were I, I wouldn't allow my allegience to a particular brand prevent me from buying another brand; especially something as stunning as that!

SoreEye

I'd stick with gold wheels to go with your decals. Otherwise, take the decals off and colour the wheels orange!

Be careful if you let TheWelsho try his hand at changing wheels/colours etc.. for you.

Here's what he did to mine

LOL!!!

the irn bru chute john

Ah! I see

Thought that The Welsho sponsoring the kids play area was a nice touch yesterday!!

Eh???

Nice. Shame about the front end getting done in already, that was my favourite part of your car! Welcome aboard

An example and inspiration to other, a true servant. Well done and well done on the award too.

Wow unreal! That has to be the most shiny car I have ever seen, it practically looks like its chrome! Stunning!

The wheels are look good, just not on that car. That aside, its a well-nice machine, defo something to be proud off. If it was my car, Id consider some dark-coloued rims to off-set the light coloured paintwork. Remember, just my opinion. What kind of tyres is that you have on, those look like semi-slick track tyres!

They're off in the morning and my mother's been well briefed as to what's required!

Something to replace the big red shoes then! Ha! Fab video, great editing and shooting. Best I have seen the new car look and it sounds ok to me

Not good, sorry to hear that mate

Cheers for that Iain.

John - 22mpg pre-mapping? I'm guessing there wasn't much motorway cruising in there?

Pretty much stop start till I hit the motorway, then its a 7-minute squirt to the off-ramp then another 5 minutes of stop start stuff. On the way home I somtimes take the long road; all motorway but double the distance and probably jsut as quick. On the last leg of that trip I can usually give it some beans, so any MPG gains are probably evened out on that stretch

Don't think that OEM cats help. Certainly noticed an improvement in MPG when I decatted one of my old Vauxhalls... or maybe that was just down to the weight of the bleeding cat...

Yeah, now that I think of it; the first exhaust mod I did was to remove the cat between the resonated centre section and the downpipe and my consumption was ever so slighly better

what fuel mpg you getting these days John? Am due a remap in Aug hopefully.

cheers

Chris

Chris, I get on aver about 20mpg. Only once have I managed 22mpg since the upgrades and map, whereas I got 22 from time to time pre-map. your consumption wont drop off that much I'm sure.

JW

That's genuinely impressive, especially considering your torque gains. I guess the less-restrictive exhaust helps keep fuel consumption down?

Er, no idea, will it?!

Fair enough

Cheers also for the offer of trying it out. I'm happy to take your word for it, though - as you're the man with the 'short but fruitful' modding career (which I'm sure will develop into a 'long and even more fruitful' modding career!). Certainly useful to know, should I decide I can't spring for a 'dose of the itchies' (an STI).

Oh and fuel consumption with double the torque and an extra 120bhp is the same, maybe a half of a mile per gallon less Of course thanks under normal driving with some spirited bursts

It's not so much lack of pulling power out of corners that causes me to downshift, just that - as with most turbo'd motors - the turbo/engine have to be 'in the zone' to get a good sharp throttle response on the way through and out (oh-so important for smooth & fast cornering IMO). Would a remap really help with that? I dunno, maybe it would (perhaps moreso the sportscat?).

Oh yes, yes, it does! You can try it if you like!

If you can afford it, do it. The STi is a superior animal even though I have never driven one, I know it to be true. I have driven the WRX hard and fast and broke it lots! The STi would cope much better than the WRX with this type of driving. As for the closer ratios of the 6-speed for cornering, possibly true, however, with a remap and bigger turbo, you will feel an enourmous difference in the mid-range; perfect for pulling out corners without down-shifting.

The other option you have, which is MUCH cheaper, is to get that bigger turbo, and go for a remap with a sports cat. If you're not going to track it, the gearbox and internals should handle it, but the risk is greater than with the STi.

If I hadn't thrown so much time, effort and money (especially money!) sorting my WRX, I'd be looking at an STi for sure. But there is too much history between myself and the "big guy" that I could never let him go.

Edit: I don't care much for those semi-slicks (Bridgestone RE070)! You can replace these of course