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~ ~ Cal ~~

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  1. Email him with a subject title like " Request >> Map Tweak + Date " then fire in a succinct email with your car model? your mods ? ecuteck licence bought from him ? base map by Andy ? all of the above will have a bearing on his reply but understand he gets tons of emails. He has a blackberry but even wth that he gets snowed under with mail. Hang in there ! Cal
  2. Nice one fella ! 3 weeks tomorrow and my wife enters the drop zone too. Happy days
  3. Did this recently ( or at least advised a mechanic on the best way of doing it !) http://www.scoobymods.com/perrin_uppipe_in...t194.html?t=194 http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread...threadid=443943
  4. LinkedIn for Business Facebook for Friends & Family Facebook can be tweaked so that you only get the most updates from those people you are more interested in Have a sniff here too :-
  5. You need a reference from this guy regardless of what happens so I would not stir up too much ( even if you deem if worthwhile) I Googled and found this which may be of use ? http://www.codforum.org.uk/ Would you consider going back to something mechanic related ? Fingers crossed !
  6. New laws are potentially going to kill off road use of semi-legal slicks - could not find info but once read this on Pistonheads RE070's were immense for me @ KH. Great compromise. R888's if your sump handle the induced extra lateral forces though
  7. Nice one squire ! How is the launch control and anti-lag ? We need videos asap Decent figures by the way
  8. Have a sniff here http://www.prodrive.com/up/06MY%20STi%20PPP.pdf Cheers Cal p.s also call Subaru and quote the reg plate or VIN - they should have a record of it being fitted
  9. I have used Millers, Silkolene and Motul in the past and probably will again.......in the space of 10 months I have only gone 2500 miles with one track day. The oil was changed before and after the trackday but yes perhaps a better choice is the Motul. Opie reckons the Mobil is fine but the Motul is better. Col - I know what you mean w.r.t being nervous. I drove the car off boost the whole way down so the first time we hit full boost during the mapping I was getting paranoid about a manifold or up-pipe gasket blowing. Having driven down from Aberdeen to P.Seton likely gave the gaskets a good bedding in at motorway speeds. w.r.t money - my wife hates my "hobby" so expenditure is never "approved". I dont swally or gamble and my only other vice is mountain biking. However, my wife will effectively chuck her job in a few weeks when the baby arrives so I'll need to reign in the spending. Like you say, I have no intention of selling the car just now so I enjoy keeping the car in tip top shape.
  10. Nice one Smiler ! I had almost the exact same set up on my bugeye. It was the best handling car I have owned to date as a result of those mods. Tommo - here's an email from last time I bought classic brake parts for info. Sent: 19 December 2008 13:45 To: ian@godspeedbrakes.co.uk Subject: order >> brakes parts Ian, Please go ahead and provide the following ( assuming my pricing is correct ?) :- 1993 import WRX 1 set of rear vented discs @ £95 1 set of rear standard pads @ £35 1 set of front grooved discs 294mm @ £89 1 set of front Kevlar pads for the 4 pot Seat Leon Cupra R brembos @ £75 1 set of rear braided hoses + adapters for the 4 pot Seat Leon Cupra R brembos @ 4 x £17.50 = £70 Total Price is £364 Best Regards Calum
  11. Halfords periodically do it for 20% of for 5 litres. I know it's not as good as Millers or Motul but if I am changing it every 2-3000 miles then it makes sense
  12. Think I am on my fourth visit to the bat cave in Port Setonski......and on my 6th remap overall. It's a well oiled routine now. Leave Aberdeen early doors to miss the traffic at the Forth Bridge. Top up with V-power, secure a bacon roll n' cuppa. Then grab an Evo mag until the main man pitches up.... Anyways, I dont have much to report other than this mans attention to detail. It what cuts him apart from the rest 1. he takes one look at my FMIC then whips out a stanley knife and cuts ( with my permission) a very slender strip from underneath my bumper. Instant decrease in cooling as this section is nearest the bottom / inlets. 2. car was idling rough as a badger despite running fine for months. He then works out in seconds that the earth for the ACVR ( revs, power ) were disturbed when he plugged his laptop into the ECU. He promptly fires them back in and bobs your uncle. I have since soldered them back in properly 3. not making boost early enough in the rev range. He then ( with my permission again) bends the actuator arm neatly. ( my TD05-16G is non adjustable) We're then off mapping and get the usual odd stares from the truck drivers in the layby when we pitch up with a probe hanging out the back end of the car and a dude wearing headphones in the pax seat All I was really after was my burble back so I'd fitted new gaskets allround plus nicely ported / wrapped OEM headers ( cheers Arch) plus a true 3" H&S 100 cel Sportcat ( cheers pppNick) and a true 3" resonated HKS Ti tip centre section/ backbox ( cheers Wuz). I also got the gearbox oil and engine oil changed so she is running sweet. Not sure of what my figures are now so need to get rolling roaded. I can "feel" that my torque figure is well up on before and the turbo chimes in more pronounced than before. I lose at the top end which is where the EL headers were awesome. However, The Patriot feels waaay faster now that I have the boost coming in a lot earleir and harder. Andy also mapped the ACVR for each gear too. The turbo was capable of hitting 1.65 bar but we settled for max of 1.5 bar. More importantly, I have my burble back ( pop n' growl) . I have really missed it and my WRX never really felt like a Scooby without it. So many thanks to Andy for a quality piece of service ..... On another note, my car my only chucks out say 320 bhp / 300 torques but I was a bit alarmed to see what I had spent on her in the space of 10 months ! This is poor mans modding in comparison to Fai17 Headlamp Bulb £14.00 Wiper blades £18.00 New Age alloys £187.00 Spare Tyres £0.00 Fit + Strip tyres £40.00 Back box welded £22.00 Nurburgring Stickers £5.00 Mobil1 15W-50 fully synth £38.00 Filter & gasket for sump £7.00 Cusco 21mm ARB from JohnSt £60.00 CMB Autos - MOT + fitted brakes and installed fog light £235.00 Ian Godney - discs and pads all round plus braided hoses £390.00 Fresh Bumper from MY94 WRX (Adzer) £40.00 Fresh Bonnet Scoop from MY94 WRX (Adzer) £20.00 Wallace Dyno Runs :- mapping tweak, new spark plugs £280.00 New Reg Plate from Ebay : L* **M £99.00 Sti Alloys from Rossco with Advan Rubber £150.00 New Reg Plates made up by Fancyplates.com £35.00 Performance Creation Mudflaps from Ebay £65.00 OEM Rear Spoiler from Ebay £60.00 Bumper cut, fog lights & Spoiler sprayed and wired up. £250.00 Cusco ARB fitted, Rear Strut Brace & new Springs fitted £450.00 WRC style FMIC bonnet grill from DR Motorsport £100.00 OEM Headers ported/wrapped £70.00 Ajoining OE header gaskets £20.00 Donut Gasket £25.00 Manifold Gaskets £18.00 Hayward & Scott 100 Cel SportCat £350.00 HKS Titanium Limited Edition backbox/ centre £200.00 Exhaust & Headers fitted plus Gear/Oil change £200.00 Castrol Gearbox Oil & Rear Diff Oil £74.99 Mobil1 15W-50 fully synth £38.00 Andy Forrest remap £175.00 Total £3530 The journey is not over - suspension needs to be sorted before anything else happens. Will effectively keep restoring her. More than happy with power just now. Cheers Cal
  13. Insanely jealous ! This clip does it for me every time :- this too 500 ponies in your lightweight beastie must be endless fun & games Cal
  14. Sounds fantastic - thanks for taking the time to write up ! I have a severe GT3 fetish so welcome more feedback ? How were the brakes and steering ? Glad to hear the Scooby reigns supreme though
  15. very tasty Ali you big tert ! How are you finding the gear ratios on her compared with the Sti8 ?
  16. Nice broad torque curve my man ! If I were you I'd stop the power race there and spend yer dough on brakes and suspension. It will make for a faster weapon alround ! I am seeing Andy F on Friday too.....think this is my 6th remap now so I have a little routine which involves getting bacon rolls and a full tank of v-power before hitting Port Seton and then drooling at the contents of the Bat Cave. The APS is awesome eh ! Adds nicely to the turbo spool and exhaust note These god damn scoobies are a rollcoaster of modding highs and lows. However, when you hit the first section of National Speed Limit after leaving Andy's it's haaaaaaaaapy days.
  17. Always heard of this chap before so googled him and found this http://www.dentistmapped.com/about.php My understanding is that for Evo's, Russell @ Wallace is very well regarded. In fact, one of his customers cars packing 700+bhp tore me a new one at Knockhill. Cal p.s welcome back G-unit ! How do you like "them apples" ??
  18. Nice choice sir ! I have a remapped A4 2.0 TDi avant myself. The are a dream to drive and have bags of torque. For long distance driving they are very content @ 80 mph on the motorway......incredibly comfortable and reliable too. Your body kit with the black paint looks very very stealthy ! I reckon it wont be long before you are hankering for on of these though :- Now you just need a classic now for the weekend
  19. A few from a recent wedding which I quite like :- http://calum-shand.fotopic.net/p59829536.html http://calum-shand.fotopic.net/p59829502.html http://calum-shand.fotopic.net/p59829595.html http://calum-shand.fotopic.net/p59829642.html some crackers in this thread and it's now @ 25 pages too !
  20. Very very nice choice sir - loving the white colour - very miami vice is it PPP'd ? ejony regardless Cheers Cal
  21. this is the reason why I went for a Sportscat. Whilst I love the benefits of "decat-ification" it's a complete ball ache getting the car through an MOT. If you have the time it's not a biggie but my MOT expires at the end of December which is peak disruption time in terms of xmas/new year good to see you are back motoring again and 70 bhp is nae shy !
  22. Finally went for the following in the end :- >> Barely Used H&S Sportscat which RRP's @ a ridiculous price >> HKS Titanium Tip Hi-Power Backbox and Centre Section >> Heavily ported OE headers Final soundtrack should sound something like this Should be fitted this week ready for my mapping session with Andy F. next week CGS p.s yes indeed Fai-meister !
  23. Oil price is rising unfortunately but that does not stop certain franchises doing what they want You should be more worried about this and the affect on your donuts ! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8193390.stm
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