December 31, 20169 yr Managed to Replaced conrod bearings without stripping the engine down, only removed sump and strainer Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk Good job! How long did it take and were there any major difficulties? Patience is a major part, have to remove some excess casting from the block in certain places on the oil gallery below number one for access of tools and mm make sure you have 12mm UJ socket for the end cap nuts. Number 1 takes about 1.5hrs- 2hrs to do that's with the the sump off already. You need to undo the engine mount on the sump frame and Jack the engine up about a inch or or 2 to get the sump out, make sure the strut brace is removed before jacking engine up Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk
December 31, 20169 yr Had a play with a Porsche(2 door boxer looking thing) and learnt that my brakes fade FAST! any suggestions? Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
January 2, 20179 yr Took it out for a trip to my nearest Shell station (to use my money off voucher), the came back the scenic route[emoji41] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
January 2, 20179 yr On 31/12/2016 at 9:02 PM, mattiekane said: Had a play with a Porsche(2 door boxer looking thing) and learnt that my brakes fade FAST! any suggestions? Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk What's your current set up?
January 2, 20179 yr Had a nice drive in winter sun this afternoon,then quick wash when i got back make it shine again [emoji41] Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk
January 2, 20179 yr Had a nice drive in winter sun this afternoon,then quick wash when i got back make it shine again [emoji41] Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk Too cold here to do mine; water would just freeze.[emoji20] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
January 2, 20179 yr Drove home from work and clutch started slipping 😞 Noticed last week that the rear main was weeping so that wreaking my eceedy stage 2 so that's probably junk now. Oh well gives me an excuse to fit a lightweight flywheel "every cloud and all that" 😂
January 4, 20179 yr Sorry I mean pads and discs. Subaru's own, no idea how long they have been fitted Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
January 4, 20179 yr @mattiekane check out Godspeed. http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/180-impreza-2001-2007-sti I've recently put on GHook disc and PFC pads. Not had a chance to really give them a thrashing but seem great. Pads are ceramic so small amount of squeaking when using lightly and cold as expected.
January 4, 20179 yr Nippy bum time in my scoob today [emoji33] [emoji90] [emoji158] Had a typical Audi driver cut in front of me with no indication and hitting the brakes hard in front of me [emoji36] for 2 miles he sat tailgating the car in front of him , continuously dabbing the brakes to the point of almost giving me a photosensitive seizure [emoji15] . Naturally you leave a big gap behind this sort of driver to avoid having to hit the brakes every 3 seconds yourself . As we approached the turn off I saw the back end of his car jolt upwards, like during heavy braking . ...... Audi hits the car in front and I stop on a sixpence 20 ft behind him with hazards on [emoji87] . No major damage done to either of the cars involved just cracked bumpers and hopefully a lesson learned [emoji6] So I'll also say +1 for the pfc pads [emoji23] . Although I bought mine from alyn @ Asperformance and they're only noisy when backing off the driveway . Dunno if there's different types , so im not splitting hairs DDoc [emoji6] .but mine are "carbon metallic" pfc pads in the front brembos with grooved n drilled godspeed discs and no abs .
January 4, 20179 yr @savage bulldogs haha sorry you're right carbon metallic 👍 Mine are the same only make noise when reversing out the drive. Very occasionally when cold and lightly pressing the pedal. Scary moment for you. Glad no one was hurt. !Removed! Audi drivers!
January 4, 20179 yr Cheers guys, I'll have a look into them 👍👍 Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
January 5, 20179 yr Dropped mine in to body shop again for finish off bits 😁. Might have it all done for first meet!!
January 5, 20179 yr 28 minutes ago, stants said: Ordered some oil Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk I'm putting some of this in next week Fuchs Titan Race Pro R 10W-40 Ester Synthetic
January 5, 20179 yr On a nice sunny frosty morning, took dogs for a walk, which meant much small A road and B road driving. Never got faster than 60 really, but the fun in first 3 gears made me fall in love again lol
January 5, 20179 yr Author Ordered some oil Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk I'm putting some of this in next week Fuchs Titan Race Pro R 10W-40 Ester Synthetic Sticking with the millers as it makes mine run quieter than the fuchs stuff (d Had it in a few changes ago) Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
January 5, 20179 yr Thought I'd change it up again and asked Opie too. See what it's like. This will be first move from 5 to 10w.
January 7, 20179 yr Fitted the s203 jdm style centre console today, much prefer it to the old dark silvery gunmetal colour
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