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    Powder coaters

    in Scottish Scoobies

    Posted · Edited by joshuajames

    post-23633-0-91540900-1330696410.jpgJust a thought, but 6 months ago I bought heat resistant brake caliper paint from louisa 2033 on eBay for £7.50 and asked local dent & scratch man to prepare and paint my Godspeed supplied Brembos while refurbing my PFF7s. Perfect result for little cost and having treated the calipers with Rim Wax, still "as new". Also used same paint (black) for new DBA rear discs 12 months ago and again, still looking great - and these were hand painted by me! Available in all colours and also bought proper Brembo decal stickers from www.supergraphics.co.uk

    Hello to all

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted

    I believe that the GB270 runs on 18" rims? My WRX came with standard 17" and REO50s. Since swapping to 18 x 8Js back in 2007, have run on P Zero Neros and have found both dry and wet grip excellent. 35psi front, 31 rear. Haven't had any scary moments (so far).

    John

    Hello to all

    in Introduce Yourself

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    Would that be your Mrs John? As at the moment I don't have to answer to anyone :happy:

    Thanks for the info though, glad I know before hand about the gearbox thing as I probably would of been a bit annoyed to tip up at a dealer to then find out about it having been used to the 6 speed CTR.

    Would it take much to tune a GB270 to 300bhp maybe a bit more without spending stupid money? The torque is something I'm looking forward to, as much as I love the screaming V-TEC engine they just don't feel like they have any guts, and thats with mine running 239bhp and 180fb/tg (or what ever the letters for torque are :lol: )

    Hi Adam,

    You know that the GB270 is 5 speed? Where are you? If anywhere near East Herts, you are welcome to pop in for a demo and then you can form further opinions. I do like ivtecs, but although our 201 BHP Accord 2.4 vtec is great in the vtec range, it does lack grunt!

    John

    Hello to all

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted · Edited by joshuajames

    Hi Adam,

    Yes, it's only the STi that has 6 speed, but quite honestly, the WRX 2.5 PPP produces, on mine, about 270 BHP and with torque about 310 lbs/ft, 5 speed is perfectly OK. You will see below basics of my mods - the Prodrive spring kit, 18" rims, better air filter and massively improved brakes have made it a thoroughly enjoyable machine. Torque factor alone results in a car that is, I believe, very close to performance of my previous 2 litre wide track STi PPP, although not so frantic and positively a little more comfortable. I propose soon, to replace drop links and ARB bushes with Powerflex or Whiteline and later think of STi intercooler and Walbro 255 fuel pump (don't tell the Mrs!!).

    John

    64 years young today!

    in General Subaru Discussion

    Posted

    We ALL get free prescriptions!!! :Scottish-flag:

    No... just remember...

    Growing older is inevitable... Growing UP is OPTIONAL!!!!

    Works for me! :icon_joker:

    Nice one. Nowadays I just love donning my flat cap, drawing alongside a Corsa at the lights and blasting away up the road. Wife reckons I'm growing up disgracefully - quite a compliment!! Soon off to Brands for a blast round the Indy circuit...

    Hello to all

    in Introduce Yourself

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    The other option is to consider a low mileage WRX with PPP - same performance as the GB270, but with standard suspension. They are selling at rediculous prices, thus leaving you lots of cash for better wheels, spring kit, exhaust, struts (if they go), etc! Do agree with Matty though - STi is superb..

    John

    Advice Required Please

    in General Subaru Discussion

    Posted

    I am pretty sure most of the Motorpoint subarus were coming in from Cyprus from what i'm led to believe,and they've brought loads into the country over the years. I wouldn't worry too much as if you are happy with the car all you need to do is keep it serviced at regular intervals and even a uk car would be out of warranty now anyway.I'm on my third and they are pretty reliable if you treat them good. As for the Prodrive upgrade you will find out you will be better and cheaper going down the Ecutek re - mapping route by one of the many reputable people in the uk. Enjoy the car ,import or not, the are awesome.

    Hi John Mac.

    Nothing to do with the subject, but are you a MacDonald like me?

    John MacDonald

    New Member

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted

    Thanks mate, but to someone that knows very little about these cars, what exactly does that mean? If the suspension seems pretty tight, and isn't making any noises should I assume all is well

    To me, what you wrote basically means 'get an 03 or an 06 instead' haha!

    2006 also a potential problem. On our WRX, rears failed at about 20,000 and fronts at 28,000! At least good independents can supply and fit up to 50% cheaper than main dealer.

    bad handling hawkeye

    in General Subaru Discussion

    Posted

    Have you fitted lower springs? When I had Prodrive spring kit fitted plus Prodrive 18" PFF7s to our 2006 Hawkeye, advice was that the suspension geometry MUST be set correctly and inflate fronts to 35psi and backs to 31psi. Only noticeable tramlining is on roads very badly affected by heavy trucks (but this will affect any car!). Have run the WRX on 225x40x18 P Zero Neros for the last 5 years. No complaints...

    Hi All!

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted · Edited by joshuajames

    Ahh ok, well as I say, coilovers will be a fairly swift purchace after the car so perhaps dont need to worry about this quite so much :)

    I've seen the Hayward & Scott bits - they look pretty nice quality so could well be an option. Wouldn't go de-cat anyway i don't think so shouldn't have to worry too much about MOT, would prefer to look for a sport cat or something which should help with noise levels too!

    Would be good to see pics of the Hayward&Scott backbox fitted if you have any?

    Here's a pic! I've had lots of Hayward & Scott exhaust bits over the years - always extremely good quality and importantly, a perfect fit. It's worth looking on eBay or Pistonheads for a Prodrive front sports cat pipe...

    John

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    Hi All!

    in Introduce Yourself

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    Thanks for the reply - Like you say it seems like it may just be a bit of a waiting game... though if i could find a good, low mileage non ppp wagon, i may still be tempted - a Remap & Exhaust could always come later on i suppose :) Surprised that its only the B/box & Cat on the 2.5, i'd have expected the pipe between the two to be upgraded too to be honest : /

    What is the problem with the rear struts?

    Jak

    Hi Jak,

    Cutbacks, I guess! My previous 2 litre wide track STi's PPP also retained OEM centre pipe, but had the extra benefit of an upgraded fuel pump. Both that car and the 2.5 included replacement front sport cats (but still can't comment on earlier blob eyes). I replaced the centre pipe with a Hayward & Scott decat and one of their jap style 4.5" exit pipe back boxes. The noise was awesome, but probably close to illegal! Again, matched with a decent replacement air panel filter, performance was fantastic. Rear struts are a known problem. On my 2.5, rears were replaced under warranty and when the fronts failed at 28,000, had my specialist fit superior KYB gas struts at less than half the cost of OEM replacements. By the way, be aware of new MOT regs regarding decats...

    John

    road tax , rant

    in Scottish Scoobies

    Posted

    We have two cars, a WRX PPP and an Accord 2.4ivtec. Both attract £260 road tax, even though both cover only about 4,000 miles per year. WRX has recently hit a deep pothole and nearside front has serious need of camber adjustment. Here in east Herts, they simply dollop a shovel full of dry black stuff into the hole and it's gone within a few days. What the hell are we paying for? Who will pay for cost of alingement? Not East Herts DC!

    tyre choice

    in General Subaru Discussion

    Posted

    Further to earlier post, have now received 4 Falken FK452 225X45X18 95Ys for my Accord 2.4ivtec. Being fitted soon and will post opinion. Only £105 each from All New Tyres and Honda dealer fitting for £10 a corner! Impreza soon needing new rubber and will need to decide whether to stick with P Zero Neros or try the FK452s.

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