johnnyr6

Cheers lads, Barry's place isn't too far from me actually, i'm in Law. Boab, cheers m8 but no need. It sounds like a knackered bearing from the cambelt area. I don't think its the alternator and i'm hoping its the alternator belt tensioner. I'll take the belt off tomorrow and see if the rumble is still there. If it is it may be the cambelt tensioner Johnny

Hi all, my wife's vectra is broken so i'm looking for somewhere decent around south lanarkshire to get it checked out. As i have no garage or time just now + don't fancy working on the drive at this time of year anyway i need a good place to take it. Anyone recommend anywhere? Cheers, Johnny.

Ah, so its the panel filter then. Should be ok then. when its time to replace the sti filter is good. As for the airbox, it depends where the holes have been drilled. As long as none are past the filter it should be fine. johnny.

I would get rid of the blitz filter (if its the induction kit) they are very good at killing mafs. Also as playsatan says if you havn't already get a vent cover. Hope it stays healthy for you. Johnny

a wee touch of the goats on the way. johnny

The ICV is sticking out the top of the throttle body. The bit with the black plug on it. If your car is a phase 1 you'll need to adapt the wiring obviously, but not a difficult job. Johnny

Fantastic, great write up Fee, Well done. johnny.

A remap is defo the way to go. Why not speak to Andy F? An esl remap would work for what your after m8. Persoanlly if i was sticking with the maf thats what i'd look into. Johnny.

Boab, what boost you hitting? I've got a HKS fuel cut defender that you can either buy or borrow if you want. I've ran it for a few years with no probs but you need to be sure your getting enough fuel at the top end and are not hitting mad boost levels. Also, rather than going to the expense of 550's why not get mark (lateral performance) to modify your 440's? Cheers, Johnny.

Prob not.. Mine is a shell with windows. Thats all there is, no engine, running gear, loom etc at the mo. lol. Johnny.

Looks good neil. Did the same thing last year myself and got a pug 306, was gonna keep it till the mot ran out and get another but as it was so reliable it'll do another winter. Unfortunately my subaru is not looking as nice as it did... Yet Johnny.

Also fuel cut is the same as its controlled by the ecu. There are 2 ways to raise the fuel cut limit, A remap or the cheap option is a fuel cut defender. If you go down this route you'll defo need a fuel pressure reg. Out of interest i ran my sti at 1.2 bar using a fcd, walboro and fpr for years with no probs. I no longer need the fpr or fcd if your interested. Cheers, johnny.

Millers oils are good, i've used millers in the box and diff for years. Never used it in the engine though as i have a deal on valvolene. As for use by date, not a clue. johnny

Any exhaust paste will do neil. Johnny.

A late classic sti (TY754) box will work and probably one of the cheapest options if you get a good one. Other option is get yours rebuilt but early classic boxes may not cope well with 350, thats why i sold mine. johnny.

I've used scoobytechnix for bits, the bloke seems very good. I had no probs with him and would use them again. Never used them for work (being in glasgow thats probably obvious, well that and the fact i do my own work) but they were recommended to me by guys on 22b.com Johnny.

If it reads in mph it should be derestricted (unless you have stickers over the dials). the early cars used a mechanical speedo drive and you fit a converter which changes the speedo to mph and moves the limiter to 180mph. As for remapping thats crap, you can fit a chip to move the boost up a bit ( to around 1.1bar) or andy f can do a custom remap your ecu using esl a bit like ecutek on the later cars. If your not seeing bosst til 4k your set up needs looked at or its not the standard turbo, thats too late and if you mean 1.5bar thats high + the standard ecu will cut the fuel. johnny.

i'll tell you what you can do, Stop posting bloody pics of it on the sites. I need inspiration to get on with mine and all i can think is scrap my shell... and get a type r, which is not what i want. Johnny.

Adrenaline Johnny

You don't need to go too far. Go to one of the days Barry organises at Kames, especially if John Stevenson is running, not too bad behind the wheel for an old un. Johnny.

I Don't know if anyone on here will be interested but it looks like team Subaru has won this years 10 of the best. Steven darnley won the drag contest with a 9.26 quarter and top speed as well hitting the kilometer mark at 194.1mph and Andy F hit 191mph. I had a very good day with absolutely scorching weather and only 1 broken subaru. Well done to all the team and good to see the hard work paying off. Johnny

If your gonna up the boost without a remap i'd say yes. I used to get det on wot in 5th until i fitted a walboro fuel pump to stop the car running lean at the top end. With my car running 1.2 bar with an hks fcd and fueling sorted it was totally reliable for over 5 years. Johnny

You will prob get fuel cut at 1.2 bar. The ecu reads this as overboost and cuts the fuel. I think 1.1bar is where to set it unless you get a fuel cut defender. Also if you havn't already fit a knocklink to detect detonation. Johnny.

The TD05 started out on early sti's and is a very good turbo with little lag and can make over 300bhp on a 2.0ltr engine. A front entry version will fit a my00 without much work. As for the one on ebay don't go there, as others have said buy second hand oe one or better still get one from Andy F. The original ones on early sti's have a 90 degree entry which won't work on your car. Johnny.

Cheers m8. i don't know the tester but he seems ok. When i told him i had just taken it a run including booting it on the motorway he said i'll put it straight on then so the cat should have been hot. Johnny.