the unluckiest scooby owner ever = me :-(
25 February 2012, 12:33 AM
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gulp...ive never tracked cars. q though, they need 4 things. acceleration, braking, lateral performance, reliability......... oh and the driver of course
from what i gather the op drives his car on the road mainly.
therefore, we need two different animals here..........
25 February 2012, 03:15 AM
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I can tell you i have my moments where i um and are about selling up and cutting my losses.
Don't believe the 6 speed boys, i think it spoils the car, and at 350 bhp a 5 speed wrx is quicker in real terms than a 400 bhp 6 speed, and i know its not a popular point of view, but that doesn't mean it's not true.
Be very careful in making your next decision, as by the sounds of it your on the verge of throwing another bag of money at it, and i don't think you will end up with a better car.
I think you really should consider just putting another 5 speed in it and leaving the power where it is, because new turbo, fmic, injectors, fpr, headers, gear box, remap ect, ect and you will be pushing 4/5k when all said and done, and i know for a fact it won't go 5k better than it did.
And don't forget you only have sti internals which can let go above 400, now i don't mean to sound like a doom and gloom merchant, but think long and hard, sometimes in life less is more.
25 February 2012, 08:39 AM
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Holy Moly ID, £15000 in and you have a 360bhp Bug WRX with busted gearbox.
You really need to step back and think about this buddy. Before you know it you will be £20K in, is a 400bhp bug WRX worth that HUGE investment. I completely understand how you feel, your in deep now and you know your never gonna get anything like your money back.
I don't know your financial situation but I fear your getting yourself in big debt with this project. Is it really worth it ???
You really need to step back and think about this buddy. Before you know it you will be £20K in, is a 400bhp bug WRX worth that HUGE investment. I completely understand how you feel, your in deep now and you know your never gonna get anything like your money back.
I don't know your financial situation but I fear your getting yourself in big debt with this project. Is it really worth it ???
25 February 2012, 09:29 AM
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listen, dont worry about how much the car owes you, i have been in a similar situation with a blob sti, car costing 9k then rebuild etc etc, it all adds up (15k + in fact)
however you could have had another car which the engine went, you would still have been spending the money on that to fix, or another car with a gearbox failure.
end of the day if you enjoy driving it and you are passionate about it then spend the money, just dont over do yourself.
you could get rid of the car today and cut your losses, buy another car and have the same problems, at least you know YOUR car has had the money spent on it on all the bits.
however you could have had another car which the engine went, you would still have been spending the money on that to fix, or another car with a gearbox failure.
end of the day if you enjoy driving it and you are passionate about it then spend the money, just dont over do yourself.
you could get rid of the car today and cut your losses, buy another car and have the same problems, at least you know YOUR car has had the money spent on it on all the bits.
25 February 2012, 10:27 AM
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if your after a 5 speed ppg box i may know where there is one for sale with matching diff, it came off a fully built rally car thats never actually been rallied, was tempted for myself but if your interested let me know and il find out a price for you wiggy1
25 February 2012, 02:15 PM
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breaking him 
on paper based on quick sale prices i can get over 4.5k so going ahead with that im afraid , which means i can ditch my forever increasing garage rates !! 
saving me more money and saying good bye to owning a turbocharged performance car and hello to cheap show car ownership i think ? always wanted a stunning paint job and air bag suspension 
so my api built engine "still with a bit of warranty" is now up for grabs
along with the turbo . once ive sold the engine i can then break the whole car .
on paper based on quick sale prices i can get over 4.5k so going ahead with that im afraid , which means i can ditch my forever increasing garage rates !! saving me more money and saying good bye to owning a turbocharged performance car and hello to cheap show car ownership i think ? always wanted a stunning paint job and air bag suspension so my api built engine "still with a bit of warranty" is now up for grabs along with the turbo . once ive sold the engine i can then break the whole car .
25 February 2012, 05:20 PM
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believe me mate im actually a pretty careful driver usually i wait til im moving and clutch is fully up before i give it beans , no point in having a powedrful scooby if you cant plant your foot now and then ?? accelaration is one of the best things about them after all . another 5 spd makes no sense as it WILL go again unless i drive it like a mondeo ? in which case id be better off with a mondeo ?
I've got 25k miles out of my wrx box at more than 350hp now, including several track days.
When it breaks, I'll probably fit another wrx box tbh, as they can be had for about 350'ish on ebay, so I'm not sure if it makes sense to go 6-speed at these costs (given that they can have synchro issues etc etc)
25 February 2012, 05:28 PM
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I'd bet it's more like 10k spent, if add all the bits and bobs.
I can tell you i have my moments where i um and are about selling up and cutting my losses.
Don't believe the 6 speed boys, i think it spoils the car, and at 350 bhp a 5 speed wrx is quicker in real terms than a 400 bhp 6 speed, and i know its not a popular point of view, but that doesn't mean it's not true.
Be very careful in making your next decision, as by the sounds of it your on the verge of throwing another bag of money at it, and i don't think you will end up with a better car.
I think you really should consider just putting another 5 speed in it and leaving the power where it is, because new turbo, fmic, injectors, fpr, headers, gear box, remap ect, ect and you will be pushing 4/5k when all said and done, and i know for a fact it won't go 5k better than it did.
And don't forget you only have sti internals which can let go above 400, now i don't mean to sound like a doom and gloom merchant, but think long and hard, sometimes in life less is more.
I can tell you i have my moments where i um and are about selling up and cutting my losses.
Don't believe the 6 speed boys, i think it spoils the car, and at 350 bhp a 5 speed wrx is quicker in real terms than a 400 bhp 6 speed, and i know its not a popular point of view, but that doesn't mean it's not true.
Be very careful in making your next decision, as by the sounds of it your on the verge of throwing another bag of money at it, and i don't think you will end up with a better car.
I think you really should consider just putting another 5 speed in it and leaving the power where it is, because new turbo, fmic, injectors, fpr, headers, gear box, remap ect, ect and you will be pushing 4/5k when all said and done, and i know for a fact it won't go 5k better than it did.
And don't forget you only have sti internals which can let go above 400, now i don't mean to sound like a doom and gloom merchant, but think long and hard, sometimes in life less is more.
i agree and im a six speed boy
25 February 2012, 07:04 PM
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Now i think your going to the opposite extreem, just buy a low miles 5 speed and enjoy the car a while longer at least till the end of summer, it will still be worth 4.5k in bits regardless of a few more months, and who's to say you'll have better luck with a different car.
£350 for a box is not alot of cash in the greater scheme of how much time money and effort has gone into this one.
£350 for a box is not alot of cash in the greater scheme of how much time money and effort has gone into this one.
25 February 2012, 07:11 PM
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If your lucky the 6 speed can be had cheap, I bided my time and ended up with box/diff/prop and shafts for a very good price, just took a long time of looking around but I was in no rush
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25 February 2012, 07:14 PM
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Now i think your going to the opposite extreem, just buy a low miles 5 speed and enjoy the car a while longer at least till the end of summer, it will still be worth 4.5k in bits regardless of a few more months, and who's to say you'll have better luck with a different car.
£350 for a box is not alot of cash in the greater scheme of how much time money and effort has gone into this one.
£350 for a box is not alot of cash in the greater scheme of how much time money and effort has gone into this one.
fix it enjoy it and sell it on when its working 100%
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