Ash007ks Posted May 10, 2015 Author Posted May 10, 2015 i realized i never updated my results after the visit. who ever set up glens car at scooby clinic had change the ride height using preload, this will adjust the height but make the weight shift different all over the car. 6 .3hrs later with the height going up and down constantly so that it didnt scrub, and i was left with what only looked good but was great at cornering. To achieve maximum grip on the fast country roads, i opted for slight negative camber. -1.4 on the front to be exact, also some toe in on all the wheels was done to compensate this. the car now cruises road fast roads and my MPG has gone up :) all in all it was a good experience and due to the owners been the mechanics as part of an old Subaru rally team they certainly knew what they was doing, however the price was alot more than i was quoted :( £120 i was told, but due to them taking so long they told me they had to put a discounted labour charge on, so it came to £180 all in. In this space ive also had fitted full alloy drop links , i cannot report back the difference as it was at the same time as I had the Race Logics fitted, the ride is stiff and slightly bumpy ( turns out i have track springs fitted) other than that its all good. Due to the new 3" Raptor being fitted, my car is slightly grey smoking on booting ( running rich) as such ive booked in again at Area 52 to have a retune where im told the drop or increase in back pressure has caused this, due to the difference im told i could end up with even more power on both pump and meth, but we will see on the front. Second 12" fan fitted to the car and wired in to help cool during traffic, for all that don't know the lad who had it before wired the fan to the front on the radiator to create loads of space inside the engine bay, now this setup works great when your driving along as it sucks the air in, however in traffic it is its downfall, ive noticed being sat in traffic my oil temps where increasing to around 100c, i know have fitted the new fan on the inside of the engine bay, this now creates a in and out vacuum, and oil temps are staying around 87 - 94 depending on the heat outside and driving styles. some more pics to follow :)
Ash007ks Posted May 11, 2015 Author Posted May 11, 2015 http://vid305.photobucket.com/albums/nn209/AshCorsaC/VID-20150511-WA00002.mp4 http://vid305.photobucket.com/albums/nn209/AshCorsaC/Snapchat-6278866211754529281.mp4 Well a very long day all in all, had a nightmare trying to get the ECU unlocked by Alacatek, basically each mapper locks the ECU to there particular dongle, this is pretty much to stop you going elsewhere, and as im sure everyone is aware JGM mapped mine. once a bypass code was eventually written it was onto testing the car. first pull and it showed the fuelling was slightly out due to the Change of exhaust ( apparently not a big problem unless your using a standalone like alcatek,simtek, syveccs etc) next couple of pulls looked really promising showing increase of BHP and torque. as it was a cold September day when i had the pull the figures where adjusted to match the temperature that we had there to show a fair comparison. Figures are now 340bhp-320ft on pump 370bhp and 340ft on meth. The figures have been achieved by now running 1.45bar of boost, injectors still have plenty of go in them but im on the max of my turbo as anymore and it was getting slight boost creep :( the anti lag now sounds brutal, and ever gear change now has loud crackles and pops in between, and of course pops and bangs mapped in to the accelerator :) not that i need them anymore.£180 and 6hrs down, i would hate to find out how much time ive invested in this car :)
Scoobyghost Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Have you changed the ECU? I would've liked a couple of pops and bangs and apparently I have but it never happens [emoji20]
Ash007ks Posted May 13, 2015 Author Posted May 13, 2015 Yeah I'm running a full standalone ecu, they may have mapped it onto your accelerator pedal, press it to the point it doesn't make you move forward, that opens the injectors slightly for pops and bangs. That's how mine was set up originally, but now it's just plain hooligan and does what it what's pops wise lol
Scoobyghost Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 I'll give it a go. I'm on standard ECU mapped by Duncan using ecutek software.
stants Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Or could be mapped to clutch pedal and injector cycle open for a fraction longer so extra fuel gets dumped into the bores when clutch depressed. There's a couple of ways of doing it
Ash007ks Posted May 13, 2015 Author Posted May 13, 2015 Clutch one is not a favourable one for mappers, always seems to be the accelerator pedal that gets mapped on, Ecutek can run with pops and bangs as mine was mapped for them before changing over :)
Ash007ks Posted May 13, 2015 Author Posted May 13, 2015 Nah mate still running the alcatek that jgm put in, just had it tweaked for the new exhaust
Ash007ks Posted June 9, 2015 Author Posted June 9, 2015 snow foam, Victoria shampoo, full swirl removal, polish with buffer and then blue haze wax to finish it off. came up well after 4.5 hours of graft, after the meet went out for a drive to the peaks where i took these. 3
ChrisValentine Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I wish I could get my car to your cleaning standard!Where did you get the mud flaps from?
Ash007ks Posted June 19, 2015 Author Posted June 19, 2015 Thank you mate :) it's not that hard to do actually :) they came with the car but they are genuine items that are optional extras, you can get them on eBay or breakers yards :)
ChrisValentine Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 I can get a nice shine just using wax but yours looks like glass!I had a look on eBay and they all look rubbish or big chunky plastic. Or are they these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130660308395?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Ash007ks Posted June 20, 2015 Author Posted June 20, 2015 That's not the ones on mine, try subaru dealer, thanks mate, to get that I did Pre wash with snow foam Wash with Victoria high gloss shampoo swirl removal with machine buffer High gloss Polish with buffer Blue haze dodo juice wax as a sealant. About 4 hours work but lasts for ages and makes it easier when doing just a quick wash.
Gambit Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 Nice job well done and still doing the pictures. I'll start adding some club members pictures to the Facebook page :D
Gregolasos Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 love those wheels! what size are they? i've got 18's on mine but thinking of changing to 17s for a bit of comfort
Ash007ks Posted February 7, 2016 Author Posted February 7, 2016 Thank you :) there 18's and tbh the ride is not too bad, having race springs on the coil overs never helps though haha 1
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