Infected by sti

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I'm sure we can sort something out bud, I'm fine time wise as I'm sorting other bits and pieces out whilst the car is off the road so no problems my end, where abouts are you from bud?

Mr Footlong

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A fair way away from you sadly. Farnham in Surrey and the car will be in Newbury for at least a couple of weeks I would guess but would be asking them to remove the system asap as the Milly would have to be on before any map tweaking.

I have to avoid really long car drives currently though due to the side effects of my chemo finally hitting me after 12 sessions. Only 4 to go hopefully...... I could ask Madam to drive me some of the way but I think she would say bugger off to a Cardiff round trip

banny sti

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Courier will be around £25 on an exhaust from these guys

https://www.interparcel.com/quote/

Infected by sti

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Well I'm happy to drive if needs be if you don't mind covering your share of derv tbh I ain't been to Surrey RR yet and would like to pop down there, if you can sort fitting it that day id come to you I don't expect miracles honest

Mr Footlong

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Thanks Banny. Infected, I will happily cover a share of the tractor juice. Len & so are pretty busy currently so I am not sure I can wangle fitting on yours at the same time but you may want to drop them a line and ask?

Just tell them in reference to Nick House's Blobeye that is being dropped down on 22/06 until whenever and we both want to do a total system swap from turbo back. Best to take me out of the middle I reckon?
This would ideally need to be sorted between 22/06 and 27/06 as JGM is there on that day and I am really hoping he can have a look/tweak with her intact on the new system.

Thanks again btw, really appreciate it and I just hope you are ready for the Nur Spec R in all its unbunged glory! I do have the bung too btw

Infected by sti

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No no lol I mean if you can get the exhaust fitted the same day as the mapping was just thinking it would give me an excuse to go and have a browse at Surrey RR and kill 2 birds with one stone so to speak its no worries either way I don't mind driving.

The downpipe is currently off and the rest is still sat on the hangers, won't take 2 mins to drop off so no dramas there, I don't expect mine to be ready much before september tbh as I'm in need of a few things, mainly a twinscroll manifold if anybody knows for one, I bought one from a fella on here but its not right finally decided to take the plunge and start my tear down to be greater with wrong manifolds and uppipe, I'm still waiting for a reply to my pm a sec to find out what's going on? And mine are shot to pieces, I've noticed they have been repaired numerous times now in different places, I bought the new set as it started blowing and wasn't happy so sourced a new set and went to change them this weekend but that's another story so if anybody knows for a set please get in touch

Mr Footlong

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Taken exhaust stuff to PM/email. Right, clutches. I am pretty well set on the ACT rated at around 510 ftlbs or so and thanks again for the comments on it.

Just for confirmation, I really cannot see myself dicking around with lightened flywheels again but if you can remember, how much harder is the clutch pedal to push down compared to the old 6-speed OE? Just curious and again, trying to build her with driver-friendliness for "princess" .

Factoring in not messing with the flywheel, will I get any gains of any use by going with lightened engine pulleys again? From a tart point of view, since Matt did a pretty nice and shiny job under the hood, I am conserving continuing the bling but, performance must either remain unaffected by cosmetic changes I make under there or improve them.

I will go off and search for the ton of pulley threads on here and refresh my memory on this but again, input would also be great .

Cheers,

Nick .

Maz

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Pedal weight is roughly about the same as the oe clutch. Certainly can't see it being an issue for 'her in drawers'.
Any reduction in reciprocating mass under the bonnet will yield a performance gain, however I'm not sure it will be a gain that you will be able to quantify with the bum dyno. Considering that you are leaving the flywheel alone I'm not sure the cost of switching to lightweight pulleys is worth it. From a bling point of view it's definitely a viable choice. However in my opinion I would put bling on the back burner for now and get the car running as it should be first.

Mr Footlong

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Thanks for that. Pulleys would be purely for bling, not that I go to meets or leave the bonnet open with bits on display but I think the finishing touches are worth doing.

Buying the pulleys won't affect the budget to get her sorted, whatever has to be done has to be done.

Mr Footlong

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Update time.

Running even worse than before. Took her to Ruislip to see Mags, car has used over 3/4 tank and returned 135 miles and I haven't been hammering her at all due to not running quite right. Hit what I think was fuel cut twice on Saturday (3-4 times in total now) coming back and once while moving away at a fairly embarrassing pace from a Fiesta Zetec S downhill toward J4 on the M3.....

Wheels are off and the old scabby ones from my STI5 on there temporarily while Mags sorts out the new Rota Force 18x8.5 in slightly lightened Hyperblack.

Exhaust from hell comes off tomorrow thanks to Stewart at TFS Racing and a new Hayward & Scott one goes on. While jacking the car to take a measurement for H&S I noticed oil/fluid of some sort is leaking/spreading down the underside of the body on the offside at the very least.

Man, Saturday can't come quickly enough to cruise her over to Subaru4You.....

Henrik

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vacuum leaks and/or dodgy lambda sensor?

Henrik

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vacuum leaks and/or dodgy lambda sensor?

Mr Footlong

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No idea tbh thanks and leaving it to the experts. Inside the engine bay smells a little of fuel after she has been used too. I have a feeling that there are a number of things wrong that didn't manifest themselves during the test drive, heyho...

Maz

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Yikes, if it's yomping fuel at that rate then it's either running very rich or there's a leak. It seems you've bought a car with some inherent issues. Hopefully they're only minor as it's not been a happy honeymoon thus far.

Mr Footlong

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Update time.

Various things have been found/fixed with the car, various oil leeks, an overflowing catch can that is fitted inside the inner wing (stroke of genius that one...), RCM inlet manifold spacers/gaskets fitted, suspension raised etc.

JGM and S4U gave her a run on the rollers yesterday and something is wrong (both yey and boo that I wasn't going mad), the power was around 100hp down from last map I believe.

Cam advance is stuck at 15 degrees or something like that and doesn't back off when not booting it. Not sure what else really as was towards the end of the day and didn't want to keep the guys on the phone. Mentioned the possibility of cam jump by 1 tooth causing the issue but they didn't sound 100 confident that it could be that. Would that not cause damage if that was the case?

Being looked at again tomorrow. Really hoping that the problem gets found and she gets map checked/tweaked again and that she really is something special otherwise I am going to take this as a sign after buying 2 Imprezas in quick succession and having nothing but bad luck with them ........

Maz

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That's some strife you're having Nick. It may be prudent to have a word with the chap you bought the car from, Matt if I'm not mistaken. Maybe he can shed some light as its seems there are a few inherent issues with the car. It's a little disheartening reading a tale of woe like yours as the excitement you initially had was infectious. The cam belt jumping has happened to a friend of mine whilst on track. Fortunately he got away with it and hopefully your car should be okay.
I hope you get things sorted and are able to enjoy the car. I'm sat at home recovering from surgery and unable to drive for god knows how long. It's bloody killing me just sat looking at the car and not being able to give it a good thrash.

Mr Footlong

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Thanks for that. Do you remember what the symptoms were when your friend had the belt jump?

Sorry to hear that you are broken. If it helps, I am going in for my 15th chemotherapy session today, in a ward that is hotter than hell and the sun shines in all afternoon, lol I can't wait! . How long are you off driving for?

Mr Footlong

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It was the cam timing, the cambelt tensioner had worked loose and it was out by 17 degrees.....

Without taking the engine apart, they reckon I will be ok but was very lucky. Replacement cambelt and supporting bits going on but missed my slot with Simon until he is next there so will get booked in for that as I want to make 100% sure she is running optimally.

Maz

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It happened when he downshifted and accidentally over revved the engine. He had a loss of power and the car wasn't running right. Fortunately he managed to coast off the track and get the car away and sorted. Diagnosis showed a cam syn error but thankfully no damage. He put on an uprated belt and bits forthwith too.
Blimey I haven't got it too bad in comparison to you. I'm off driving indefinitely as I'm recovering from a discectomy which has left me with a numb left foot. I've been told the situation should improve but haven't been given a timescale. It could be a couple of months or twelve months, it all depends on the nerve recovery. In the meantime I just have to accept being chauffeured which is frustrating as I want to jump in the driving seat all the time!

Maz

banny sti

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I can tell you it drives it well and is an excellent A to B car

Mr Footlong

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Pfft, just buy a stupidly fast auto as an alternate car, like me

Maz

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Mr Footlong

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I forgot to ask, this Simtek ECU....... Perhaps it is just me but I think that it is totally and utterly retarded that it cannot store fault codes? That is what I have been told from multiple sources and it makes me really struggle to understand what place it has in my car.

I don't use the anti-lag/launch control/any other guff and I like to be able to query the ECU to see if anything is being picked up. The VAG cars gives loads and loads of information and I have control over so much stuff using VCDS. I feel like the Simtek setup is a bit of a dinosaur in comparison and makes me uneasy that I can't check it every so often but instead need to watch dash lights and read morse code....

Is there ANY useful reason for keeping the Simtek ecu in there over a normal ECU now and having it mapped accordingly. If I keep this car I am seriously tempted to yank it to be honest.

Thanks.

Jolly Green Monster

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After market ecus dont do error codes. The syvecs comes close. But then your current cambelt issue wouldnt have stored a code anyway.
Pretty much any issue it has will cause it to run differently and therefore need investigation.

The standard ecus error codes for a faulty temp sensor for example is great but sensor dont fail massively often. The standard ecu isnt as clever as a vag ecu.
You could add a toucan so you can monitor more of what the ecu is seeing.

Simon

Mr Footlong

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Thanks, I suspected that the OE ECU would still be fairly dense but after 5 years out of this game I have pretty little knowledge on Scoob ECU tech.

When are you next around these parts Simon (Surrey/Hants border)? I will either book the car in to be seen by you when you are next at S4U whenever that is or if you are in this area if sooner/convenient to you? I just want everyone to be happy that she is performing exactly as she should be.

Mr Footlong

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Thanks, I suspected that the OE ECU would still be fairly dense but after 5 years out of this game I have pretty little knowledge on Scoob ECU tech.

When are you next around these parts Simon (Surrey/Hants border)? I will either book the car in to be seen by you when you are next at S4U whenever that is or if you are in this area if sooner/convenient to you? I just want everyone to be happy that she is performing exactly as she should be.

Mr Footlong

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I think Simon thinks I smell, will have to spam him privately and go from there.

Just reading up on whether or not the Alcatek upgrade is worth it or not, guess I will need to spam Simon about that too.

Car has hit the 3k mark now in fixing up work at Subaru4You, this beancan had better be worth it lol!

Jolly Green Monster

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Sorry dont get time to pop onto forums as much as I would like.

Drop me a pm or email

Mr Footlong

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Simon, planning on getting the ECU shipped off for the Alcatek upgrade next week, can't do any sooner than that for various reasons but like what I read, especially the temperature-based boost levels etc, good for both me and the other half in particular as she really struggles not to use boost from the moment she gets in any of the cars... Len & Co know to liaise with you as soon as you are back to work.

Guys, just wanted to confirm that the ACT clutch is fecking superb! Faintest hint of judder from cold but that very, very quickly goes away and a pretty butter smooth clutch is there that feels very similar to OE and doesn't require any form of Hulk antics on the pedal at all to engage/disengage! Thanks for the input.

The poor-fitting Japspeed intercooler is being ripped out and I have a HDI one inbound from Aztec performance, going to see if my local guy can anodize it black as I don't really want to do the painting over something that is supposed to transfer heat as efficiently as possible, even if makes 0.1% difference.

Various Whiteline bits being added on to the already fairly well sorted drivetrain and I got pissed off with the still loud (imo), but also annoyingly high pitched H&S system I bought when Milltek couldn't make a system up in time. I have a twin scroll Milltek system being made up later this month for her, turbo back .

Oh, DCCD errored out with the Green ring of death so something got knocked while the gearbox etc was out but that will be an easy fix hopefully.

Jolly Green Monster

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No problem