Miggs

I'm under 40, just, but have major health issues that make me feel 80 sometimes, hence why most of my time is spent on my phone as I'm always upstairs lying down when I'm on here lol

Oh and I'd go for head bolts over head work as too much power with standard head bolts may cause them to stretch too much, at least with them done first you can sort further mods at a later date, maybe get all required parts for the build up first and leave external parts till a later date

I'm not sure on the specific differences between early and late but will find out, the one I mentioned that went over 500 on standard internals was a blob eye and a wrx but everybody seems sure the sti is the only one that should be able to do that, I was there when said car was on the dyno and everybody was amazed, there were loads of people saying it wouldn't be driving home, the owner is a very well known subaru tuner up this way, he'salways building silly power track cars I can pass you his details if you want to fire some questions his way

I've been discussing this with the wife today, after Xmas this year I'm going to start myself a small valeting business, there's plenty about and they all charge silly money, I can't see why if the wife's in a very well paid position I could charge half what most do and still make a nice profit, I think I'll have to panel the back of the scoob out and have sections for everything

Not hand chance to look into it for you yet as been on the wife's golf all day and just decided to call it quits on the labour side and use vag com instead, I forget I can do that lol, I'll get on it for you in the morning asap The reason I suggested a s/c is ease of fitting, cheap maintenance and boost from the offset and with the rotrex they can easy see 300-350 with little mods needed, plus with a charge cooler fitted instead of an intercooler, the charge cooler could be left inside the car as in a beetle space in the back is at a premium and a front mount would spoil the classic look, obviously you can use a charge cooler for a turbo but I'm thinking of the build my mate did on his mk3 vr, he had a vortech on it but that topped out at 300 and was a large unit, the rotrex was as big as an alternator (half the vortech) and was easily seeing 350 and made a lovely noise too, I was thinking, scooby rumble, rotrex whine and sacking noises like a hoover cool

Nice to see a legacy with the livery instead of the usual impreza

I'm as young as the woman I feel, the wife's 32 this month so looks like I need an 18 year old again lol

Old age and meds do it to you lol

If I was doing this for reliability I would go for a bigger turbo capable of 400bhp, then as your down 50bhp on what you want it's not at its limit straining to push at top end, I know a guy that took a standard internals wrx engine to just over 500bhp with no issues, the trouble is the bigger the turbo the more lag your gonna get Have you considered a rotrex charger?

I don't mind hot or cold coffee so that doesn't bother me too much, I do go across to chat to the neighbours, get there and wonder what the fook I was gonna say

As far as I know some sti import engines came with forged pistons but not sure if that was standard or if it's been modded before it was shipped over here The TD05 I have been informed in the past is on the import sti's and the bug eye wrx as standard, with the turbo being where it is in the car it's possible to see if there's no heatshields on it If you use a wrx engine and a TD05 turbo 16g you will see a reliable 300bhp an 18 or 20g will be leggy and you would need to uprate the injectors, if you settle for the wrx engine, TD05 turbo fuel pump and panel filter and a map it's the cheapest option, the wrx engines are around 220 standard, the sti is 280, the wrx will be cheaper but need more upgrades the sti the opposite, I hope that's not too confusing lol, its harder for me to keep on track on my phone, if you need any more info I can jump on the laptop later and do a list of what you can use if you like

If it were me I would go for any closed deck sti engine, arp head bolt to stud conversion, forged pistons (although not esential) an equal length manifold, (it will loose the scooby rumble but give more power gains) and a minimum of a td05 turbo which is good for 350bhp,pink injectors, (I know these are sti equipment just not sure what year) and avoid a version 3 or 97 ecu as these need a piggy back unit to map them, and I personally would stay EJ20 engine, if you find a forum called volkszone (vzi) there are plenty of people putting the impreza engines in beetles on there so lots of hints and tips, most go for the N/A unit but the principal is the same for fitting

I'm definitely up for it cash permitting

I'm on a lot of mens and one causes short term memory loss, if I start the conversation about a link 9 times out of 10 by the time I get to the end I've forgot about the link, I did copy it from the browser when I was typing it, just forgot to paste lol

There is a special tool to help in the removal of the sensors but if they haven't been copper slipped before fitting then most will break like that, best thing to do is drill it out, if you make a mess of the threads get a heli ccoil kit and re do the threads, make sure the new sensor has copper slip on when fitting, the difference in sensor plugs and wires is due to import and UK being different, try cotcomp for a genuine part, let them know the type of plug you have and they should be able to sort one out, don't bother with the cheap ebay universal ones as they only last 5 mins There is the option of mapping them out but if it's just for that it won't be cost effective, Andrew Carr has one of the best reputations I know of for mapping, it's a live map too, he takes you out in the car and maps it to suit your driving style

Welcome aboard bud, good to have you here, what you driving and do you have pics? We like pics ;-)

Have sent you a reply, hope it sheds a bit of light on it

Not sure, I can check my sources if you like, imports don't always list things like wrx and sti on impreza but Ican check and see if you like? Pm me the reg

No I'm missing things lol, forgot to post it http://www.thepolishingbooth.com/blog/

I'm guessing USA ebay would be the best option, it's not a scoob I've seen in the metal over here, but Yeh as said dependant on budget you could get one made, does it share the engine with any other scooby you know of?

That's a 52 plate and has been well maintained yet has more rust than my 89 mk2 golf had, it's a shame as it's a stunning car but every panel has bubbling starting

I think last I checked steel and iron was at 15p a kg

It's unusual to see a white fozzy that's not an sti, I was gonna comment I've never seen one that colour till I kept reading, I do like that, a lot, blue is my favourite colour, my scooby the first blue car I've owned since I've had my licence, very nice indeed mate, I'm really starting to like foresters

That would explain why I started typing a reply on the school run, finished the reply when I got home and when I pressed post it was a different subject, tried looking for it but couldn't find it lol This was my repky I want an RA so I can use the handbrake for getting the !Removed! end out, I can do it with a bit of persuasion in the dry but much easier in the wet, with the aid of a handbrake I could do it on every corner and roundabout lol

Oh and get it mapped with launch control, my mate has it on his and it's freakin awesome, it spits 3 foot flames on the gear change