alex_taylor

Was cullum in his Spec C taking lots of video footage for Surrey Scoobies.

Good to see a mixed reaction and thanks for everyones comments thus far. MT, I don't think they are road legal but having been pulled over once I've so far had no comments made. I would say though that being that close to the car while moving in general wouldn't be pedestrian friendly and the aluminium mounts snap off surprisingly easily as I found first hand with a wheelie bin and not accounting for the extra width up front. The car is sitting on Whiteline Springs but could have been the uneven ground making it look ride high. I find 18" Wheels also can give the illusion. Coilovers & Topmounts are due to go on very soon so the ride height can be adjusted lower for track work with more camber dialed in. Wing: £725 inc. Splitter: £275 inc.

I would agree that it looks visually too big on a standard Impreza but on the wider arch Impreza's it goes very well. However, it's purpose is functional over cosmetic and is a very worthy addition for anyone serious about their track work.

Been testing some Aero products from APR for about a month now and have to say I'm very pleased with them so far. High speed stability has greatly improved as well as downforce generated grip. Pretty much settled on the setup with the only change being to add a little more angle to the bumper canards up front and to add the rear diffuser. The wing may appear a little too large cosmetically but is in preperation for a wider arch kit later down the line and functionally can't be faulted. Also came across a fraility with the New Age cars with regards to the Rads. The plate the runs top to bottom in from of the radiator where the bonnet catch is situated has a tendency for the spot welds to come apart. You'll notice that this has cause the left side of my bonnet to look slightly raised in the pics due to this. Taking off the front grill and looking down in the gap between the bumper and rad will show. Some New Age cars have been splitting top rad hoses by the fan fins cutting into the hose at speed. You'll notice on the top on the rads that the donut type bushes are pretty wide and allow too much movement of the rad backwards from the front panel and air pressure at speed can push back too far and cut into the top hose. Packing these bushes out will remedy the situation.

Surrey Scoobies run a monthly meet at Newlands Corner which is towards Guildford. About as bear to South London as you'll get.

Who cares how it looks, it'll be an absolute animal car []

UpPipe is a pain to do though, especially on older cars as I bet most of the studs will round off! It's a turbo off job so expect to be hit also with cost of new gaskets and more than likely new studs which don't come that cheap from Subaru at £10 per stud.

Oil temp is useful as it will show you when engine is up to temp as you don't really want to be driving hard on a cold engine, especially in the winter months. Oil Pressure just lets you know everything is ok, or not internally.

Those blue Defi's do look good. Was very tempted but have opted for AVCR instead.

The build quality is spot on and the run is alomst straight so there's little restriction. Also it uses sleeved joints so there's no chance of blowing plus that also helps flow. The one on mine was the first prototype for testing and fitment and is used as a template for all the others so I know the fit is spot on. Also the manufacturer made the exhaust systems for the Mclaren F1 LM Car so a fair bit of pedigree there as well []

Off boost it was pretty much the same volume as my 2.5" Decat System but as soon as you're on boost all hell breaks loose on the noise front. It will sound like the exhaust is blowing on idle though but not biggie. And it is completely illegal [] There's some info on our own system here which gives a bit more info: Screamer Did a run through Dartford Tunnel and the sound was immense!

Peak Torque is sitting at 305ftlb, the same as my TD04 tune, which isn't massive as WRX manifolds are fairly limiting in terms of peak but the power curve is very impressive. Torque is 280ftlb or higher from 3400rpm to 6200rpm so the drivability is huge. Full boost (1.3bar) is also reached by 3400rpm and holds steady to 6000rpm where drops off only by 0.1bar to 7000rpm. Smooth curve with no spikes as it's not all about peak figures. BHP at the wheels on the day was 266.8bhp. I take it you used the same set of Rollers for both runs? Air pressure plays a huge roll with what figures can be acheived but a set of rollers can never replicate the air flow of driving on the road. Would have been interesting to have seen air flow on both of the days and also to have done in car runs on both days to see what the "on-the-road" figures would have been. Also compare the BHP figures at the wheels as these give a proper comparison as opposed to flywheel figures.

Bit late in posting but as above, 340.4bhp. Not bad for a WRX. Mods are: VF35 STI Pink's STI TMIC STI UpPipe (Which is Decat) Green Panel Filter with Custom Cold Feed Air Intake GRD 3 Inch Stainless Steel 2 Piece Full Decat Exhaust with Side Exit Screamer Pipe for Turbo Wastegate Walboro Fuel Pump ECUTEK Map Previous state of tune was 294bhp with a standard TD04, standard WRX Injectors, STI TMIC and 2.5 Inch Decat System which I think is the highest figure made from a TD04 with standard Injectors on a WRX!