Adam Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 On another thread Tlag said he and I had seen a piston fail at high speed... Well I don't want to highjack that thread but I thought you may like to know more, so this what happened. While running out of Germany to catch a ferry a friend of ours decided to do a max speed run on a section of unlimited Autobahn. The car is a 1996 Subaru Legacy RS Twin-Turbo. I was behind in my GT-B and gave chace and at about 145 mph (SatNav speed, the car was off the clock at about 175 mph!!) there was suddenly a huge amount of smoke from the exhaust of the RS. Luckily we were less than a mile for a service station so we were able to pull over and stop in a safe area. Also, both cars were running dashcams so it was all recored... Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Some great footage safe to say I would have shate myself :D Thanks for sharing mate it's appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 That is a great clip - me to I would have been adrenaline stage brown!! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davievtec Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Ohh thats amazing just shows how fast things can go wrong what a gutter especially on the only road that you can do what speed you want lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Maybe I should add that the car was later recovered to the UK. The engine was stripped and a hole about the size of a penny was found in one of the pistons. A new engine was built by the owner, and the car still survives to this day, although it is off the road at the moment for a single-turbo conversion... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyvic82 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hi all really feel for ur friend Adam. As Adam knows and a few others my legacy GL is off the road after 11 days of owning her with a mysterious engine problems. Gambit, Miggs, Tlag, Adam and others have been amazing trying to help me out. After seeing this vid seeing the guys jumping in to help Adams friend, I have great hopes me the wife and ur kids will be out cruising with u all soon. I know iv joined a great club with great friends. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 All is well now. The video was shot in October 2011 while heading home from a 2,500+ mile tour of Europe, and the car has since gone in to bigger and better things. For the record, Tlag is the one you hear saying "You can't drive f***ing normally!" when we first open it for a look. And Bip (also a member here) is the one in the yellow top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hi all really feel for ur friend Adam. As Adam knows and a few others my legacy GL is off the road after 11 days of owning her with a mysterious engine problems. Gambit, Miggs, Tlag, Adam and others have been amazing trying to help me out. After seeing this vid seeing the guys jumping in to help Adams friend, I have great hopes me the wife and ur kids will be out cruising with u all soon. I know iv joined a great club with great friends. Thanks for the kind words :) I've said this before. It's the one thing I love that the Subaru seem's to bring on it's own, or more then other car's I've owned is a great community. And to meet new people and make great friends is what I think a club should be about :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyvic82 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 All is well now. The video was shot in October 2011 while heading home from a 2,500+ mile tour of Europe, and the car has since gone in to bigger and better things. For the record, Tlag is the one you hear saying "You can't drive f***ing normally!" when we first open it for a look. And Bip (also a member here) is the one in the yellow top. Good good thats what i like to hear Adam. Plus i know now what u look like when u pop round sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyvic82 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thanks for the kind words :) I've said this before. It's the one thing I love that the Subaru seem's to bring on it's own, or more then other car's I've owned is a great community. And to meet new people and make great friends is what I think a club should be about :D Here here well said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 The car had a rare RFRB grille fitted and at the time I was looking to buy one. With the risk the car would never get back to the UK I decided to steal it! We fitted my standard one to his car and I kept the grille for several months but once his new engine was fitted I had to give it back :( I later found a damaged one on eBay and managed to restore it, so we're both happy now. (RFRB was Subaru's in-house styling department but they never sold it in the UK. Finding their stuff is neither easy or cheap!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I agree - they do look the mutts nuts and you have to be prepared to pay for them http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JDM-LEGACY-BD-BG-RFRB-FRONT-GRILL-GRILLE-OEM-IN-VERY-GOOD-CONDITION-/271304321776?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f2aff6af0 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JDM-SUBARU-LEGACY-BH5-B4-BE5-RFRB-SILVER-FRONT-GRILLE-GRILL-OEM-/131025811789?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e81bf394d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 I wasn't! Paid £20 for one that had been very badly painted white. Spent the same again on paints and filler etc, had Bip kindly fabricate the fittings as mine were missing and after a few days work and waiting for paint to dry, all was well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 That is a great result for not a lot of outlay, worth holding out for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 They do make the front end look a lot better I must admit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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