iainc

Fair weight stripped off in one swift chop .

That make much of a difference to the noise it's making? Or any difference to the way it drives?

Generally getting 45-50mpg out of mine, but a lot of that mileage is for just a few miles every day (sub 20m), so it's barely getting warmed up.

Was down in/around Glasgow for a couple of days last week and filled up and seen 67mpg listed after resetting the trip, but that only lasted about 10mins or so before it dropped back down when we got onto the motorway... still ran around 52-55mpg most of the time though. Not too bad considering it's only just clicked over the 4k mileage-wise.

Not really noticed the gear change as being too sloppy, so dunno if it's different between the years, or having had a Discovery 3 auto in between having the STi, I'm not noticing it rolling too badly, or the gear change not being as direct

1) Phil MC - MY08 Forester X-D - Plug-in tuning box for now, but plan to delete egr, dpf & remap to suit. Also an Sti RARB on my shopping list, closely followed by some coilovers and a 6spd short-shift unit.

2) IainC - MY12 Forester XS-D - No mods at all yet (apart from the dog guard ). Trying to not think of mods for it yet, but I think a remap may end up happing in the future at some point (closer to the end of the warranty maybe).

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I've already been looking at the Ecutek website... really shouldn't

By the sounds of it, the exhaust on the diesel makes little or no difference sound wise though DPF delete sounds like it should be a good thing (once it's out of warranty in my case ). Remap seems to be worth it from what I've seen on various forums, although I'm still a bit wary of doing that when I've got the warranty/free servicing for the next few years. Mind you... I said that with the hawkeye and Andy Forrest remapped that before the warranty ran out

Would be good to get a bit more "shove" out the diesel though. Can't believe that they are still only 150bhp (ish) even now.

Quick pic taken with the phone a few days after getting it (in Jan... the grounds a lot whiter now )

I did the same myself recently, seen the 5yr warranty, 3yr free servicing and 2yrs interest free (50:50 deal) and figured it was as good a time as any to get back into a scoob... even if it was a diesel one and not an Impreza.

Been fairly impressed with it so far as it's being run in... handles well enough as std (then again, the one traded in was a D3 ) and it almost feels like sitting in the hawkeye STi again with the leather wheel, etc (shame it doesn't have the same go as the STi )

The 45-50mpg we're getting so far is a bit of a revelation in a scoob too.

If you fit an insurance approved tracker you will get cheaper insurance, which will bring the running costs down nicely. My Hawkeye has been very reliable thus far, with the exception of the damned rear struts / topmounts. It ceratinly isn't quiet, you can't hear yourself think when pressing on . I tend to steer clear of power hikes, I've witnessed too many newage scoob owners throwing money at tuning them up only to have them go bang because they didn't chuck enough money at them and were unrealistic about the consequence of trying to screw too much power out of an engine which really doesn't lend itself to big horsepower.

Never had an issue with mine at all, and that was with the remap/decat/CAI. Was a daily driver and never missed a beat (only issue was punctures due to the crap roads )

The hawkeye is the second scoob I've had, first one was a 94 UK Turbo wagon, and although I thought it was quick, it was nothing compared to the STi (std it rolling roaded at 300bhp).

Personally I figured if I was getting one, I might as well get the STi as it already had a bit more than the WRX, both in terms of power and "extras", 'cos in terms of running them, there really isn't a lot between them all (ie the old 94 wagon *averaged* 18mpg in the 4-5years I owned it )

Would have said now is definitely the time to be looking for one anyway, 'cos I think there are plenty of good ones on the market at the moment and not a huge amount of serious buyers, hence they are going for less than I think they are actually worth (although I'm obviously biased considering I was trying flog mine with little interest from anywhere )

Only real reasons I wanted a change, was down to the crappy roads puncturing the tyres, and looking to get something a bit slower for a change (was far too easy to go very quickly )

AEM seem a pretty good bet... albeit I speak from a Hatch perspective, although the make newage kits too.

You're right, though, re: the re-map. To get the most out of your intake, you'll need to adjust fuelling or you risk running a bit lean. This has 2 possible effects:

1 - You start to run lean and the ECU will compensate resulting in a power loss... kinda defeats the point of the intake

2 - You run TOO lean and get a load of knock and run the risk of knackering your pistons... and your engine.

Some CAIs seem to run higher risks than others, depending how free flowing they are... they're NOT unsafe, you just need a re-map to make the most of them. It'd probably be OK on a NA car, but chuck forced induction into the mix and it's a WHOLE different ball game.

I've an APS 70mm CAI on mine, but it was remapped the very next day... you wouldn't have lived with the car without it being remapped anyway as the idle was lumpy as f*** as the ECU tried to match the air and fuel properly. Would have thought that the smaller version of the APS CAI might have been okay without the remap as housing was the same size as OEM, so it should have been able to measure the air flow properly (accurately). Worth getting the remap anyway though as it makes a HUGE difference to the way the car drives. It's not just about the peak figure being a touch higher, it's the fact that the power is available further down the rev range, etc.

cheers, sounds good. Hate potholes, worst one I ever hit broke my front wheel, instant deflation and came to a halt on the wrong side of the road. Once the car was of the road, I took pictures of the offending hole and noticed the pile of different style broken wheel trims lying around, took pics of them , pics off to the local council with letter. Hey presto, hole filled in one week later and cheque in post to cover my losses. Power to the people

Yeah, I hit a pothole with the 19s and although it wasn't as severe as yours, it started a slow puncture. Was stopping in less than a mile anyway. When I had the tyre changed I checked out the rip in the tyre and it was a fairly long cut, so looked like the rim of the wheel had chopped thru' the sidewall as it had hit the pothole. Would have been bad enough if the tyre had been old, but it was about 3 months old at most... worse still in the period between buying the original set, the price per tyre had gone up about £15-20

btw - my new GX has a Hi/Lo lever for the 4WD - what happens when it goes to lo. I know lo is for low speed but what does it actually do to the car and how does that make it respond differently?

Low range gearbox the same as "proper" offroaders. Gives you far more control at low speed in dodgy conditions as you can maintain a decent RPM, without spinning the wheels or going too quickly.

Think of it the same as the front set of gears on a pushbike... you still have the same 5 or 6 at the rear, but changing from the Hi/Lo one at the front will change how quickly you can drive, etc.

Hope this doesnt sound too daft but I have read on the interweb that going to 18s can cause a few issues, such as my speedo reading incorrectly?? Also my car tramlining?? what does that actually mean?? Also having had the car lowered I dont want to ' raise the height' with the bigger wheels as such.

I've still got the std suspension on mine, but went from 17's to 19's (was originally going to go for 18's but got a good deal on the 19s ) In terms of tramlining, the car was MILES worse on the 225/45/17 RE070s than it was on either the Toyo of Eagle F1s I've on now (235/35/19). I'd say if anything the bigger wheels felt more comfortable than the smaller ones... although potholes become things to avoid at all costs even more as the lower sidewalls mean it's miles easier to get a puncture if you crash thru' one.

Not sure if I'm gonna be about here then, if I am, I'll do my best to be there. Will let you know nearer the time (not that it helps give you definite numbers right now).

Have they got a demonstrator for people to try?

Would imagine they would have a long queue for a shot if they have

Always good to hear of decent places to take the car to though.

Managed 1072 on a Sports bike so far... found it easier to keep up without over doing it... trials bike flips over so easy

Tried it with the tourer (figuring maybe the heavier weight might make it easier/slower to lift, but it was crap IMO ).

Think there are a few people on here who can do these kinds of things... not sure if ScoUK can do that kind of thing?

Would be interested to see what kind of prices he's able to do on the DS2500 or the PF Z's.

Not quite needing mine done yet, but depending on prices I might go for them now so I have them for when they do need changed

Sounded nice when we seen it on Saturday (roundabout near train station)... we were running "undercover" in the Leon though and weren't close enough to wave.

i certainly do, normally pass you round about the meldrum area

<waves again>

Only took once or twice and you started waving back

Hopefully manage to meet up with you one time when we both stop

You might also want to check out http://aberdeenscoobies.invisionzone.com/index.php and join up there too.

been reading a while, never bothered to register, don't know why not!

own a 2005 black blobeye sti - n3 avd

i pass quite a few subarus on my daily commute which takes me from dyce - huntly

nice to meet you all !

Welcome...

You don't happen to wave at a grey/silver hawkeye on your commute do you?

If so... it's me

Iain.

Did anyone actually start a clan?

Only just remembered about this again tonight... had another 3 fights and was beaten in them all (again)...

Iain, did you take that picture with a cardboard box with a hole in it??? LOL!

Might have got a better pic if I had

Was getting dark at the time and CBA going and getting the proper camera.

Got it working now... I'm someway behind you lot though! http://grazed.mybrute.com

Yup... me too...

http://40percentproof.mybrute.com

First couple of fights seemed to go quite well.. picked what I thought would be a quite easy fight and then found the dirty f*cker had a blade... WTF did that come from

Kinda went downhill from there

the spec d grille is available from your local stealer,its totally different to the revolution or zunsport ones as it doesn't sit flush with the bumper.

Gav

The revolution one I have sits within the bumper as well though, doesn't sit at the outer edge at all.

Crappy phone pic I'm afraid, but hopefully shows WTF I'm talking about.

Bought mine from Revolution and IMO I reckon it matches the normal upper grill pretty well.

Did a little exercise recently

78 Subaru Forums in the UK 30+ charging some form of membership

Seems we have lots of IT type guys wanting to have there own site

it has diluted SIDC advertising revenue over the last couple of years

The trouble is that I don't see any of the other sites offering anything more or different

78?

Knew that there were quite a few but didn't realise there were as many as that. Doesn't just dilute the revenue, could dilute the amount of info that there is on the main "original" boards.