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I've had a few cobra bit's in the past can't fault em and with a lifetime guarantee what's not to like . my brv had a toyo sports cat back looked well made other than the use of a flexi in the downpipe (helps with the fitment issues a bit) But duncan Graham (racedynamics mapper) told me to steer clear of toyosports headers as they performed worse than the subaru oe ones .

It's a game with 2 halves lol glad to see you've got it split now bud . I picked up some Brian crower rods up which came from real street performance in the states .apparently they're pretty good at marking up the packages so you don't get hit to hard with import tax ;-) Advanced automotive are worth a look for mahle pistons but ,don't get the 750 hp race spec ones unless you're gonna turn up the power. As the 500 hp ones are much quieter under normal driving temps . I found the best prices on the net for my acl bearings, arp head studs , block bolts , gaskets and full timing belt kit .then phoned luke @ icp and he priced matched most of them :-) Best of luck n keep us posted fella

Are you struggling with the wrist pins ash ? Proppa fiddly fookers I don't envy you bud lol I used a bbq skewer and knocked them out from the opposite side by turning the engine over and finding the right position to see through the adjacent bore .

I've got 2 spare v3/v4 phase 1.5 inlets and my old v3 uk turbo long block. so let me know if you need any bungs outta the oil feeds on the impreza heads or any dimensions of the inlet/sensors ;-) parallel fuel rails that's something on my to do list but, my 550 cc side feed nismo's were running 450hp @ standard fuel pressure ( in a race car previously ) so they'll be ample for my needs

Yeah I did put them through their passes a bit :-) I've just ordered a full set of new pads and some billet ally conversion brackets from Alyn @ as performance . Cos I think i need something better to rein in the extra ponies Anyways back to weeksys op did I see you're after a sti tmic ? Cos I've got a v3 sti one £50 +pp if you need it ;-)

do the phases change on the same years like imprezas phase 1 93 to 96 ,phase 1.5 97 to 98 and phase 2 99 onwards just curious as to whether the inlet stud pattern differs ;)

depends if I get that v1 sti shell in the summer I might end up spending a bit on that tidying it up before I fit my mechanicals :D as for the kevlars I don't know what brand they are as I got them with the discs off a mate who never fitted them and sold his scoob . under normal spirited driving they've been fine but, after 10 or 15 flat throttle pulls in 3rd and hard on the brakes in short succession they started to fade a bit :)

is there any legacy heads to look out for ? like the impreza v2 to v4 sti comes with shims under buckets and the v3/v4 sti's have slightly more aggressive cams than other classics

Ians scoob had a 2.1 jun/ cosworth engine out of a race car built by lateral took him 2yrs to build and he broke it about 6 months after he got it on the road :( to break 400 barrier I need at least another grand for a turbo and headers :( hope fully getting a remap Tuesday so next on the " never ending list" :D get my rear brake conversion done and a change of pads all round as I wasn't to impressed with the fade with the Kevlar pads during the previous road map tweek

I don't know to much about the 2.5 bottom ends tbo I was just curious because the only place I get a slight weep of oil (after a bit of lead foot) on my engine is the gasket between the plastic crank case and the cam cover . are you using impreza heads or legacy ?

Was gonna ask if you had any updates , but, know what it's like when you have more work than week and the project takes a back seat . that's a nice stage to be at tlag :-) Whats the extra /new breathers for fella ?

Looks sweet nice choice bud . Have you thought about fitting a black front splitter ? As someone one my local forum had black wheels on a blue blob and once he'd fitted a black splitter it looked the muts nuts

Tidy looking scoob there fella ;-) and +1 tlag it's definitely nice to hear there's a happy ending

Yeah when I bought the scooby I told the wife I'll just fit a cat back and get a remap lol I wish 500 + gambit :-( engine would cope with it but, with a tdo5 strapped to it I'll be lucky to break the 350 barrier . My tdo4 made 284 hp @ 1.2 bar and spooled up fast as fook . I have seen a tdo4 dyno graph for 304 hp on a 2ltr but I'd say 290 is about the average max hp with supporting mods .

Saw a thread on sn the other evening of some fella asking if his scoob was a genuine v2 sti ra . he got asked to put some pics up and then they slated him and his newly bought car for having stick on bit's ,even though he'd bought it like it :-(

A few people I know use a Mobile Mechanic, Tim Farmer (Ex Zen Performance). Good guy and cheap He is based in Cambridgeshire but will travel (Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex etc) I haven't used him myself but, if you want to check him out either give his name a "Google" or ask "fire dawg" on here (cos he used him for a service/cambelt recently) Cheers clive 07880661866 tim farmer

Sorry to hear about the garage malarky baz :-( There's a bit of info on this thread http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/5452-classic-bits/#entry33443 about what engine will fit yours and the v1 sti cdb I've got for sale . it's still in my brvs scoob (so can be driven /heard running) as I've not advertised it anywhere else yet cos we're both to busy to start stripping it . Could supply the whole engine , turbo , injectors ,exedy clutch so you'd just have to drop it in ;-) We're in no hurry to sell it but if you are interested drop me a pm and mabye you can pop over hear it running and wait a couple of hrs while we take it out then take it with you . clive

I wouldn't rush into buying a bump steer kit if it handles ok as my brv had his arches rolled by "arch enemy" , cos his classic was on it's belly when he bought it . just keep a eye on your tyre wear and bear it in mind if you drop it any lower and you notice it gets twitchy .

Glad to hear you're making some progress with the scoob ash . Some quality parts at nice prices as well bud All you need now is a thread with some progress pics ;-)

I've only used boost a few times ,as I'm awaiting a remap after fitting a few mods . I went under a railway bridge the other night the 3" jasma turbo back gave a fooking loud bang and spat flames big enough to light the tunnel up and make a couple of lads duck for cover :-)I might change the headers for some gt spec ones see if I can get the noise levels back down a bit but , don't worry the bung will be staying in the boot ;-)

After fitting the new downpipe I've lost the element of stealth due to the extra roar . so chucked a sponge at it and took it for a "spin dry" before waxing it with the zorst bung in ...... only boosted to .9 bar and far to quiet........ so promptly put the bung back in the boot where it belongs :-D

Kws were a bargain then as they look good as new after the service imo The stance looks much better than standard but, beware of dropping the ride height to much (as my brv found out ) cos he ended up with " bump steer " .Cos if you lower a car to much it changes the camber due to the wishbones sitting at a different angle which causes the car to to act twitchy . he ended up fitting camber adjusting bolts and a whiteline bump steer kit latter of which included longer track rod ends and bigger bottom balljoints . it now corners like it's on rails and doesn't squirm so much when he hit the loud peddle and uses all the 350 horses :-)

Seeing as you've got a few codes up and all the sensors that are giving the codes are on the inlet manifold . id check your engine earth's and the two grey engine loom plugs (one near the battery one near the maff) are free from corrosion /conected Check you haven't knocked off /split any vacuum pipes and do a ecu reset

That's a the correct ecu for a 92 wrx The only way that could have been remapped would be if it had a esl daughter board fitted inside If your injectors are grey (380 cc) then I'd say it was just a bog standard ecu running a standard map .Therefore any 92 to 96 wrx engine would run fine as although the maps are different on some wrxs the internals , cams and injectors are the same . If I was in your situation id fit a 92 to 98 sti engine to your inlet/auxiliaries as you know they work and your inlet looks shiny .upgrade the injectors (to yellow 440's) and find a 4 plug pre 96 mappable ecu

Glad you've got it sorted without any issues :-) And yes I agree about the subaru boxer lump being ahead of it's time design wise . The engine I rebuilt was a cdb out of a 93 sti which has a few other things that other manufactures have only just started to use a decade later . like sodium filled valves and under piston oil squirters