kershaw-330s

59 minutes ago, Tidgy said:

so they run 2k miles on semi synth before going full synth? interesting.

 

when do they apply the boost? at 1k?

 Yes the 1k oil change is already included in the price , before it goes on the dyno , I swapped out the semi synthetic for fresh at 2k as well . although they don’t specify that , then fully synthetic at 3k changed every 3k , 

the main point that Allan made on the run in sheet is it’s no good driving like miss daisy for 1k then at 1001 miles beating the living daylights out of it , need to slowly increase the load you apply when running her in make sure everything beds in nicely 

12 hours ago, Tidgy said:

ive always had,

500 miles on !Removed! mineral oil, no boost

then 500 miles on fully synthetic, no boost

at 1000 miles, oil change to fully synthetic again and map away.

so 2 oil changes in the first 1k

but also heard other people say drive it hard straight away which seems a bit gungho to me

The engine tuner method is very similar , they do the fist change for you so it’s 

50 miles 15w-40 mineral 

500 miles mineral again 

1000 miles semi syntetic 

3000 miles fully synthetic 

If you want to drive it on the road it need to have an mot 

Well I spose the only way to be sure is to do a compression test 

If your lowered you will get uneven camber on the rear , not sure how much if any adjustability you have on the rear , obv get it checked out that nothings bent but you probably just need some camber bolts to straiten everything up again 

Impressive gains , any more plans for the wagon ? 

Best bet is the sniff test that way you can rule out head gasket then do a pressure test that will expose any potential leaks  ,, is it air locking and pushing coolant into the overflow ? 

On 7/4/2018 at 10:44 PM, Jay762 said:

I also have been taking advantage of the great weather, however I have recently joined a FB group and whilst it is active I find it harder to navigate and search for information vs a forum so a lot of questions get repeated quite regularly.

So do prefer the forum approach myself given the choice

I totally agree with this , I still much prefers the way a proper forum works and would be a shame to see them shut down

Problem with fb pages is it’s full of Astra owners chipping in their two pence on a Subaru page lol , at least on here it’s got proper admin and we are all passionate subaru owners 

22 hours ago, Marshffs said:

Anyone tell me why my rear passenger wheel has a slight camber on it? Drivers rear is spot on but other is a mile out. There is a slight knock noise on that back corner aswel. Will the trailing arm bush cause it to camber like that if its worn or knackered? 

Im thinking my suspension strut is bent. 

Are you lowered at all?  , and I know this seems stupid but is it parked of a flat 

You want to use the highest grade fully synthetic you can afford preferably Ester based like a millers or a titan race etc there is a tread on here by Opie give you a run down of the best brands etc 

I’m sure the test hasn’t got any more strict for older cars , think you’ve just had a stroppy tester , as far as I’m aware the test concerning emissions is the same , maybe I’m wrong but I’ve just had mine done , I know for new cars the test has got more strict especially for diesels 

10 minutes ago, david1972 said:

Thanks and yes totally buzzing now, can’t wait for the day.

Plans...just a few hahaha. Bit of a life goal moment this, so will be with me for the long haul. Red accents is the plan cosmetically. 

 

First up is underseal, rear fog into cluster, oil and filter change, pre mot then mot. After that it’s register with DVLA then we’re off!

 

Already booked in for a remap in late August then after that, it’s save to spend time.

 

New rubber (on Jap budgets currently), powder coat wheels, roof and skirt vortex’s, gauges, DAB double DIN with apple car play, white line arb kit, engine dress up, the list goes on 😉

Nice I lookfoward to seeing more as it progresses 🙂 ,,, when’s the eta ? Did you buy through a dealer , and did they source the car for you I want to import a car a specific car tho , one of the 2018 type ra .  but wouldn’t know where to start lol 

Not really very active on here anymore , as Tapatalk decided it’s going to be weird 😕 , but I’m still lurking behind the scenes lol ,

got the car Motd yesterday 😅 still sailing trough , I managed to spray the gear surround gloss black , just a rattle can job but I think it looks good will put some more pics on my build tread and a sort of how too later 😬 , I also added little Mishi to my air box lid 😂 it’s the little things 👌🏻 

On 7/11/2018 at 2:23 PM, david1972 said:

JDM hawk sti incoming mate

Lovely looking motor 😍 , bet your buzzing bit of 2ltr twin scroll goodness , any plans for her once you take delivery ? 

looking good , bet your loving having it back ,  just ready the whole thread from the beginning you’ve defo invested a lot of blood sweat and tears in her , you can’t ever let it go to the scrappy 

Christ how much you polish that , it’s changed colour 😉 ,, looking good mate 

Some good progress , won’t be long till she’s back to her former glory 😬

Looking good 

24 minutes ago, Jay762 said:

yup went through this the other week - I was advised it is impacting legacy models more than imprezas but if there is an issue it is an all day job to replace teh lines as rear axle needs to be dropped and the cars interior carpet needs to come out

 

I went into the local dealer yesterday , Said it’s only takes ten mins to do the check, they had quite a few cars in then having checks done , lady said they don’t do anything unless it’s leaking , didn’t realise how big a job it was if they do need replacing ,, not sure I even trust the local dealer to undertake that sort of job lol 

looking good some nice figures 

Good to see this is finally getting sorted for you 🤞🏻

Great progress ,, will you have to take for a map strait away or are you just going to run the stock map ? 

Won’t let me upload my videos which is a bit frustrating 😕 

and this came today , so looks like Im going to get the car booked in at Subaru 

So had a blast at japfest competing in the sprint test, struggled with my launch on all 3 runs but the car managed a low 11 second run so was competative , on one of my runs I was even faster than an r35 gtr 💪🏻 , 

few pics from the day