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Hello mate no worries, it should be a great day. I missed the last outing at ProDrive so don't want to miss the last ever chance this time

Ah cool, I didn't see that one, doh, soz

Hi Guys 'n Girls, Prodrive are having their 30th Anniversary at their site in Banbury on Sunday the 8th of June from 10am until 1pm. There are not many more details so far, but please keep an eye on: http://www.type-ra.com/prodrive/ for more details as they come up. Should be a great day Cheers, Colin

Yeah, seconded on Old Mill Motors, very dependable and trustyworthy. Cheers, Col

That's damn funny, even funnier seeing the local Lechlade residents turning around looking for cows in the high street

Yeah I'm rather pleased and relieved, to say the least Roll on next saturday and get back bumming around Oxfordshire and burning copious ammounts of fuel As for the garage that should not be mentioned yes steering clear... I guess with the car parked up I can look at getting the remote oil pressure sensor installed and removing the carbon canister too...

Yeah thanks guys, from the lack of any other knocking from the car when we ran it, with timing belt case off, it seems that the problem is now gone. I dread to think what would have happened if I had let the noise go any longer. Not having some of the required know how or tools I would have struggled, but I have learned s thing or two from last nights work, so its a win win situation. I think we need to shout out more about the guys the help us out and name names as it were, positive feedback is a good thing I'll post up some pics of the offending parts a bit later. Looking forward to having the car back on the road next saturday and I see a big exhaust manifold session coming up to a. reduce heat effects on the engine bay and b.keep exhaust temps up and turbo spooling quicker (if that's possible ) Cheers, Col

I came across an issue yesterday which today became a lot worse and manifested itself as a nasty knocking from the front of the car. I feared the worst, as you do. This was the cause of my Mark came around tonight after a full days work to help me out, off his own back too. We took the front end apart to find that the timing belt had a 2 foot section on it that had been eaten away and a 2 inch flap of timing belt was blowing in the breeze hitting all components on its travel around the pulleys. The belt was not a subaru branded one, in fact it had no brand on it. This was apparently a new belt put on by the previous owner. We also found that all the bearings were shafted too (no pun intended)... Anyway long story short, I have a shopping list of stuff to put the car right now. I'd like to say a huge Thankyou to Mark for helping me out and getting me back on track, it just shows what a great crowd the Subaru community is. Mark works at Old Mill Motors in Crawley, just outside Witney, there's not much that Mark hasnt seen or done on Subaru's, he's an unsung hero and a gentleman in my books. I would highly recommend speaking to or visiting Mark at Old Mill Motors if you have problems in the area, happy days Cheers, Col

Hi there, depending how far I can stretch Wilts past north of Swindon, there is an outstanding chap called Mark who works at Old Mill Motors who is a very knowledgable Subaru trained tech. The garage he works in has just setup discounts with SIDC and what Mark doesnt know isnt worth knowing about. It is a wee trek up from Swindon, but you wont be disappointed with the work. Cheers, Col

I had my scoob live mapped with Bob Rawle on the dual carriageway. It might have involved some 4th gear runs on the final settings, so wont say much more than that The live mapping as a lot more realistic in terms of air flow to the I/C but takes some concentration when trying to hold certain revs, but thats 'cos im a crap driver

Excellent, we have a full house are there any provisional starting times yet? Cheers, Col

Rolling Road 1. T5NYW 2011 340R 2. Don 340R 3. Kev1 340R 4. stevie1982 5. Mugs 6. Infected by Sti 7. Richie001 8. Pindie 9. Greg 2005sti 10. Adam 2006 JDM 11. super-ted 12. Muffinman GL sport 13. Vimmy 97 Type R 14. 15 Watching 1. Rob MY05 2. Red SCOOB my03 3. Ed T20 4. JEFF n Sue sport 5. Muffin man bringing cakes 6. Etheridge-Bird 7. 8. 9. 10.

Always ready for a demo mate, never any need to ask, I'll get it warm and give you the keys, it will go better with out my fat arse in it I have to say it is a superb car, it does everything you want and a car for all occasions - a bimbly car and a fun car too for when the moment takes you Cheers, Col

I think it has to go up to 11 out of 10, the car surprises me everyday, not to mention rattling the windows and waking up the neighbours. Its a different kettle of fish compared to my old wagon, short gearing, short gearshift and a big ass turbo to boot. I keep forgetting it has a turbo in there as i pootle around up to 3000 revs, between gears, and with the current gearing its quick as it is, push it past 3000 and it wakes you up very quickly Wished I had bought one of these years ago, i must get it remapped as it has the full afterburner system including exhaust manifold and also a 3port boost solenoid all with the stock ecu. I have a Simtek to plug in, so time to look at fixing the bent fins on the tmic. The muppet before me drive it around with nearly all the fins bent over so having a lesser effect on charge temp reduction. It makes you wonder how much people look after their cars...

Yikes HKS, that's going to be a loud beastie you'll have to watch the new back-box tailpipe diameter as its v close to the bumper That 3" whole system is going to be awesome, can you tell me what the sportscat is, if you know that is, as I'll need one for mine for the mot? Cheers, Col

These cars are indeed awesome, they are a car for every occasion. My drive to work consists of being stuck behind lots of slow traffic, slower when its even slightly moist outside, for 30 miles or so. You can quite easily bimble along in these cars as if it were a standard car, but when the need arises or a gap opens, with a quick blat of the loud pedal you have passed 3 cars and on the way to 3 figure speeds before you know it. I can't think of another car that could replace this, I'm now only on my second one, and its older again but its just like being in a waterproof gokart - happy days...

I have a set on my car for the last 2 years now, with adjustable bound/rebound, and never had any problems with them. I do quite a few miles per year an they seem to cope with all road types without fault. Cheers, Col

Nice looking motor the afterbuner will put a smile on your face. I have the afterburner system on my 'new' car and its well worth the cost

Jeepers, i dont think the Chinese have a word in their vocabulary for copyright I'm not sure where the money went but the interior and engine need a bit of a touch up. I'd laugh if it was a company producing rip offs but as he did it himself you have to applaud him

Don't forget the pics of the install as I'd like to see what sensor and system you use for inserting into the fuel lines, unless you've got an uprated fuel pressure regulator with a sensor output? Cheers, Col

Happy days, nothing nice than the smell of vpower in the morning, but only when refuelling Glad to hear no other smells were found, must be a relief. Yes Lewis, thats a handy thing to know, I was thinking about installing a fuel pressure sensor and remote gauge in the car to watch for changes in fuel pressure, paranoid I know, but if it saves the block then worth the agro putting it in. Cheers, Col

Hi there, I dont know if this is of any use but my old wagaon ran with a simtek ecu and walbro pump and had a ropey/juddery start up if i turned the ignition on as soon as the key was in the ignition barrel. I tried turning the key enough so that all the electrics were on but not the full ignition. At that point I heard short low pitched whining kind of noise in the cabin and wasnt too sure where it came from, this was new since the new fuel pump was put in. I believe what I heard was the fuel pump firing up and priming the fuel to the injectors and building fuel pressure. When the whining stopped, and this was no more than a second from start to finish the car started up without any issues at all. I was paranoid that there were issues with the car, but I came to the conclusion that the whining noise was now normal as the new pump would whine a good bit after a good run and the oem pump never made any sort of noise at all. I think from you last post about waiting 5 seconds is similar to what I was seeing and is normal Saying that my wagon is no more, due to rust and not engine/fuel issues. Hope this helps Col

Yes mate, bought from Warren but via the CS books so there are a few routes to take. After having a good informative chat with Kaylz it comes to light that the seller had known that the engine block had blown and was rebuilt using unknown bits. It was alson known that a new sti block was used. Looking at the block now i can see that the head gaskets are rather shiny and there are lots of grey sealant bits holding other parts together. To me this says some form of rebuild has gone on, this I understand, but what I cannot accept as that when asked directly if the engine was the original block the answer came back yes, or at least to their knowledge that nothing had been done to it.... Things are progressing at the moment and being an optimistic guy hoping that a fix can be found ie replace the forged internals properly but discussions are under way. I'm off to another garage around the Shipston on stour area for a second opinion. No blame is being placed anywhere as I have trust in the team I have been with for a while now and loyalty works both ways....I'm hoping that people will do the right and honourable thing otherwise I may have to look at other places for my servicing needs. Hopefully this will be resolved.... Cheers, Col

Well just when you think buying cars can't get any more interesting, I have had confirmed that the engine block in the car may not have a full sti pedigree, time to go back to the seller and ask how so.....

Very nice looking Classic, they make the best models I reckon