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Any problems if we use 95 instead of 98?
matmidgley replied to Martin959's topic in General Subaru Chat
i have always run super on mine, but i did notice the other day on the inside of the fuel flap it says to run on 95ron -
New Impreza WRX Hawkeye owner saying hello
matmidgley replied to supersai101's topic in New Members Introductions
I have the scoobyworld http://scoobyworld.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=40_187_406&products_id=559 I am happy with it looks great so much better than the ironing board that was on it before. the only problem is the weight of it you have to lift the boot lid up from unlocking it, once fully opened it will stay up. but also when you put it down you will wanna hold it and drop it when its almost closed -
that was just full decat ss system, fuel pump and cosworth air filter. it made 250 on the standard map test/benchmark run but was over boosting. feels so much better to drive even 5th gear has plenty of go next up will be cosmetic stuff, the windows front lip lowered etc.
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just back from the dyno it made 287/352 :)
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Exhaust Question and Quote?
matmidgley replied to tom_gr7's topic in Subaru Engines, Exhausts and modifications
I used a long life dealer in middlesbrough riverside park, cost me £180 from 1st cat in downpipe to back box as I already had a ninja backbox. Paul Evans at evans performance not sure if thats the same guy you got a quote from He did offer me a cat back 3" system for 435 -
think I will go for the RCM so I dont need to worry about it
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ta, but after reading many posts about the walbro pump im attempting to cancel that order as its from ebay, even tho the seller has good rep I dont wanna risk buying a dodgy one. need to look for an alternative or at least a guaranteed genuine seller
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been quiet for a few months now and earned some more pennies to spend :) Upgraded the stereo for the app radio 3 and the front speakers and tweeters to some alpine ones with a x over, and also fitted my Vibe sub that I have had in every car for the last 9 years but still going strong :) , was pretty easy removing the trim and running the wires front to back was all done on a Saturday at work. I have the last downpipe decat to fit on Thursday, I have also just ordered my walbro 255 to be fit on Thursday as well. Friday I have a slow 2hr drive to get my car remapped by Andy Carr at TEGSport will post the results once done I still need to black out the windows :)
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GTAV.... 1st person mode?!?!
matmidgley replied to Sandals's topic in Games/Console/Computer Nerd Room
http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcochiappetta/2014/07/14/the-console-war-is-over-the-pc-already-won/ -
GTAV.... 1st person mode?!?!
matmidgley replied to Sandals's topic in Games/Console/Computer Nerd Room
pc has far more exclusives than consoles, and nearly every big game comes out the same time as console, and cheaer. even games that were xb1 exclusive such as ryse son of rome are out on the pc. I barely see any hackers there are several anti cheat things implemented on servers, they get banned. I am not saying there are no hackers as there is but there was was hackers on 360 and ps3 and its only a matter of time until the ps4/xb1. I cannot remember the last time I played against a hacker. so to think that the games are full of hackers is crazy considering pc gaming has over taker consoles in amount of users. -
GTAV.... 1st person mode?!?!
matmidgley replied to Sandals's topic in Games/Console/Computer Nerd Room
yeh increased lvl cap to 100, dumbed down the spells more and got rid of loads. added a few new features like building a garrison as your base. tweaked the graphics slightly. I didnt plan on getting it was talked into it a day before release. will try out the raids again but am already losing interest I never bother with the lore and have no idea what the story is I just like to raid and get epics lol. -
GTAV.... 1st person mode?!?!
matmidgley replied to Sandals's topic in Games/Console/Computer Nerd Room
yes wow, its a dirty little secret lol I hadnt played in over a year and just bought the new one :( games shouldnt make you want to take a shower after haha payday 2 is fun but gets repetitive pretty quick, grid 2 I liked and the graphics on that are really good, and nfs shift 2 also. I didnt like the new grid or nfs rivals. Will probably get the crew and project cars -
GTAV.... 1st person mode?!?!
matmidgley replied to Sandals's topic in Games/Console/Computer Nerd Room
my 360 spent most its life used as a media centre before I gave it to my 4yr old, its chipped so keeps him happy. My pc is my primary for gaming. I wont get a console until they drop to around the £200 mark and then I will prob just give it to my kids lol. I used to play in a clanbase league and cup for swat 4 :) we were ranked 1st in 5v5 and 2v2 and won the cup a few times... ahh good memories lol the only thing I miss about consoles is the driving games there is no pc alternative that comes close to forza or Gran Turismo I recoup some of the cost of the machine in the cheaper games using key sites as they are not against steam tos unless you have to use a vpn to activate it. like u can get cod for £18 today, far cry 4 for £28, Assassins creed unity £23 I bought watchdogs on day of release for £18 I have nearly 90 games on my steam library lol, 15 or so on origin -
GTAV.... 1st person mode?!?!
matmidgley replied to Sandals's topic in Games/Console/Computer Nerd Room
haha just like to fight the pc corner :) compared to 360 yes the xb1 is huge upgrade and if you never played on pc then you would never know what you missing :p I tend to upgrade my pc once every 3 years, not because I have to but I like doing it and I will spend a fair chunk when I do, last build cost me £1500 including 1440p monitor the cards mentioned above the titan z is something like £1100 which i would never spend on a card, the r9 295x2 is £499 and the r9 290x which i spent £440 on 7months ago you can now get for £256. thats nearly £200 dropped in 7months its me that feels robbed lol -
GTAV.... 1st person mode?!?!
matmidgley replied to Sandals's topic in Games/Console/Computer Nerd Room
yeah i knew u meant shooter but i dont really see gta as a shooter not with the other elements, but i did mean frames on my bit :) The gpu's or apu's I should say arn't designed to be pushed further its just they have less overhead, and the way the API communicates with hardware. with dx12 looking to improve that on both pc and xb1. If you look at the gpu power measured in teraflops the xb1 at 1.32, the ps4 is 1.84 my r9 290x is at 5.6, Titan Z is at 8.1 r9 295x2 is 11.5 yes those are quite expensive atm, but they will be replaced by cheaper and faster cards in the next year but you can see how far behind consoles are already. The card closest to console in terms of performance is a r7 260x at 2.0 teraflops which is a rebranded HD 7790 which is basically what the ps4 is running, a £90 graphics card which will get you your 30-60fps at 1080p and would be considered a budget card where are you getting the 3 year mark from? you cant base that on previous gen as when the 360 and ps3 came out they were ahead of the times and more powerful than the pc gaming unless you had a very top end rig. PC was playing catch up.maybe then it took 3 years for pc to catch up Game developers have already said how easy it is to make games for these consoles (apart for the esram on xb1) because they are so similar to pc in terms of structure. xb1 is running on dx11 and will get the dx12 upgrade once thats available, where as ps4 is using there own api. in 3 years time yeh they may have improved and get a little more from the consoles but pc hardware is still storming along, i mean look at the new nvidia cards supersampling 4k onto a 1080p screen today, 4k cards dropping in price everyweek, 4k tv's and monitors also -
GTAV.... 1st person mode?!?!
matmidgley replied to Sandals's topic in Games/Console/Computer Nerd Room
They wont x platform as each platform runs it differently, not to mention pc would have a huge advantage, Much further draw rates and wider FOV much higher fps. As for keyboard and mouse vs joypad well ofc you can use both on pc but for gta i wont be using keyboard will be horrid to try drive with it. Not sure what you mean about consoles being 2 years ahead of PC's? Pc's are already many generations ahead in terms of hardware and software, the hardware inside the xb1 and ps4 is midrange at best the 7series gpu is from 2012. consoles get excited to hit 60fps at 1080p (if and when they can) and to do this they lose shaders and details to compensate, where as 1440p is considered by many gamers as the pc standard today, with 4k not far away. even at 1080p pc's can produce graphics and shaders that would make a console melt :) . -
So, I have had my scooby for about a month. Completely standard apart from tinted lights. here So far I have had the cambelt kit n water pump done and given her a service. Fitted a Ninja 2 backbox but found it still too quiet, so went stainless from downpipe back After that was done my forge dump valve had been delivered so fitted that also have now also fitted a STI rep spoiler next plan will be, tinted windows on the rears. lowered and new wheels, along with a decat for the downpipe and a remap but holding off till after xmas to continue or at least I will attempt to hold off!
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Dunno if you already know about it but https://www.facebook.com/groups/Thegoodmodifiedsubarupage/?pnref=lhc
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GTAV.... 1st person mode?!?!
matmidgley replied to Sandals's topic in Games/Console/Computer Nerd Room
pre ordered for pc also, used half my game shares that they gave me for free so its cost me nothing :) -
Decat...Will I get CEL?
matmidgley replied to matmidgley's topic in Subaru Engines, Exhausts and modifications
ok so did precat back, no CEL so all good sounds much better. Also fitted the dump valve will have to take it for a test in a min -
After a STI Spoiler for my Hawkeye pref in my blue to keep cost down
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Decat...Will I get CEL?
matmidgley replied to matmidgley's topic in Subaru Engines, Exhausts and modifications
hehe I see the PPP pack has the 2nd cat removed tho it may be remapped to ignore I guess. I also have a forge dump valve on its way to me so hopefully wont have problems with that either :) -
Decat...Will I get CEL?
matmidgley replied to matmidgley's topic in Subaru Engines, Exhausts and modifications
hmmmmmmz that didnt help me at all :) think il go for the downpipe back may be safer option and then decat that later with a remap. -
ok, so I have fitted the Ninja II back box but on my hawkeye its so quiet, better than stock but still pretty quiet. been to see a guy which makes longlife exhausts and he has offered me straight pipe with o2 sensor in from the downpipe to my backbox for £180 or turbo back for £280 But I am usure if either of these will give me CEL? the plan is to get it mapped in the future but as I was unable to find out about timing belt I will be doing that and a full service which would of been spent on a remap, so want it as hassle free atm.
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exhaust fitted defo sounds better but not as loud as I hoped so centre section may be next part to swap and a cosworth filter changed depending on timing belt will have another 500 to spend on few little mods