Jay762

Lovely motor - good luck with the sale

Go for a Fozzie STI but take off your diving boots before driving - 30+ mpg on a run

Was talk a while back but he had invested a lot in it so decided against, however since his rep took a massive boost getting a ticket with 45bhp of snarling renault madness he may have reconsidered

Nice motor - good luck with the sale

Sell the Audi privately at a price you are prepared to live with - this may take some time though, however this will put you in a position of being cash buyer and will have maybe broken even or be in a reduced borrowing position. Then start looking for Subarus again, possibly buy a v cheap runaround eg £500 to allow you to not rush into a purchase. Be prepared to travel, I did a 400 mile round trip to get mine, some people have done more

Wotcha and welcome, freer flowing exhaust and a panel filter is the most cost effective but wont give huge gains, as above power to weight ratio and chassis improvements are a better investment

A car like that if you do want rid very quickly after buying it just sell privately - trade in value is not worth considering as at the moment good condition scoobs are retaining their value and in some cases (Type R's, Widetrack STI's etc) are increasing

Double tubing is one option or using a thicker tube brazed to the plate in place of the original tube. A lot of the aftermarket support legs are stamped so not flat to increase strength. @aucky if I can get the money behind me for my startup we should talk

JCT had some good feedback - scoobies have been going up in price over last two years or so - the roaring business in breaking them is having quite the impact. The photos were taken with the car in the rain so you cannot see the condition of the bodywork but it does look clean enough elsewhere. Is he doing the pulleys as well as the belt? consider investing in a water pump to get replaced at same time as belt as useful to do whilst the belt is off

looking good

bigger / wider wheels or same width with spacers to fill arches. Possibly look at chassis upgrades to make it a bit stiffer, if it is anything like my NA RX it will roll into corners a bit. panel filter and a cat back exhaust for a little extra fruityness

Grom link http://gromaudio.co.uk/partfinder/product/list/?make=Subaru&model=Forester&year=2004-2014 (check radio model number)

looks like a double din unit, food for thought but there are many to choose from with differing styles and functionality https://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/kenwood-dpx-7000dab-cd-car-stereo-dab-radio-bluetooth-usb-aux-ipod-iphone-player-aerial.html You may need one of these? https://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/subaru-steering-wheel-interface-adaptors.html

pinned and following

or you could get an earlier motor and put a hawk front end on - blob widetrack STI for instance?

A replacement unit is an option although dependant on model you may lose any steering wheel controls. Not heard of the bluetooth dongle option in the rear but dependant on what input would be connecting it to there may be a cable option also

wont be making many UK track days with that reading

Website still up??

dont worry about loads of questions - stage descriptions for tuning / modification can vary widely dependant on tuner / forum / model of car. If you change the flow into and out of your engine a remap will ensure the fuelling etc is tailored to the mods you have made

now there is a question.... I dont know but I do know the STI has a larger wheel bearing - I dont know if this means also an internal diameter measurement? Sound like a good project thread though

Kerbed the nearside alloy!! grrrrr

looking great - a really clean build

Agree - welding is way to go - was thinking the spark erosion approach of 'burning' the bolt head away would be too much for the surrounding alloy casing

Yup looks like welding is your next step - spark erosion will probably damage your caliper

Think there was a recent thread discussing the same question. thicker Anti-roll bars suspension package - coilovers or upgraded standard suspension components for quicker steering look at a rack from a new STI which has a better ratio (this applies to the 08-12 STI models also) looking at circa 1K cost though from Subaru