Originally Posted by fat-thomas
(Post 11750989)
?? I though he fitted lifts/worked for Raleigh/built iron gates/laid roofs....I'm sure I've missed a couple out:lol1:
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Originally Posted by ditchmyster
(Post 11750997)
Good memory, also been a waiter, worked as a bar man and drove a taxi at weekends, all at the same time, fitted a few suspended ceilings and now I help a mate out here sometimes with concrete floors, did a 130m2 driveway on friday, 2 cement trucks worth 13 cubic metres. ;)
I'm just a handy kind of guy. :thumb: Anyway I've sold my crap and my subscription has run out so I'll bid you a farewell,I know you missed me last time xx Nearly got ten pages :thumb: |
Originally Posted by jayallen
(Post 11750985)
Jealous? Of someone who fitted car alarms for a living? Your parents must be most proud :lol1:
Apart from your 2.1 stroker build, how are your other two engine builds coming along? Similar money to lift engineering tbh but the heaviest thing I picked up was my tool box, which was a lot nicer than humping guides into a lift shaft or the hand balling all the lift parts off a wagon, then everything you touch is dirty and cold, working on muddy building sites in winter in buildings with no doors or windows and it's not dangerous, oh yeah you know what it's like, and that's before you go and rip an old one out and put a new one in, what a great job lift engineering is. :lol1: I did actually quite like it though. |
Originally Posted by fat-thomas
(Post 11751003)
Personally I think you're full of sh1t but you do provide some laughs with your tall tales.
Anyway I've sold my crap and my subscription has run out so I'll bid you a farewell. Nearly got ten pages :thumb: |
Originally Posted by neil-h
(Post 11751007)
But this is the busiest this place has been in months. :lol1:
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So ditchy, you're basically a handyman? It would have been easier to say that than listing all the things you've had a go at.
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Originally Posted by jayallen
(Post 11750646)
You called bull$hit on a claim of his in this thread from 2011 :lol1:
https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...uk-05-reg.html
Originally Posted by Steve001
(Post 11750825)
Out of box, the only 'true' impreza 'sleeper' is the SpecD ;)
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Originally Posted by Peedee
(Post 11751035)
So ditchy, you're basically a handyman? It would have been easier to say that than listing all the things you've had a go at.
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You should turn your hand to fictional writing, you would sell millions of copies!:lol::norty::idea::Suspiciou
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Originally Posted by Zuber
(Post 11751079)
You should turn your hand to fictional writing, you would sell millions of copies!:lol::norty::idea::Suspiciou
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Originally Posted by neil-h
(Post 11750798)
Do you actually understand what is meant by the term 'sleeper'? 'Cus it's not something that can be applied to something with; a big wing, bonnet scoop and Subaru badges (either WRX or STi).
Ergo a STI driver might launch next to a WRX with external mods but will feel he can smoke what he thinks is a relatively stock WRX with a casual take off when sat next to a WRX with no obvious external modifications. Is Andy F's record breaking Impreza a WRX RA or a 1994 STI? |
311 lbft Spec C, professional driver, 1/4 mile: 12.86
I wonder if my 307 lbft WRX can beat a Spec C with a *babied launch (*SN's members comments) not to mention the track was damp and my budget tyres full of mud! Right, this is a biggy, let's watch the comparison test to see if a WRX with less torque and inferior box/driver/track conditions can beat the "greatest Newage of all time." Ladies and gentleman, behold the greatest Newage of all time: http://www.japanclassic.ru/upload/ca...gd,gg_01_b.jpg |
Originally Posted by RS_Matt
(Post 11751095)
Well I didn't say "my" I said "a" ...if that half answers your question.
Ergo a STI driver might launch next to a WRX with external mods but will feel he can smoke what he thinks is a relatively stock WRX with a casual take off when sat next to a WRX with no obvious external modifications. Is Andy F's record breaking Impreza a WRX RA or a 1994 STI?
Originally Posted by RS_Matt
(Post 11750659)
My WRX is a sleeper btw, I've made it look slow.
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...88&oe=568DCC29 I've also made it look smaller than a classic :wonder: |
Originally Posted by ditchmyster
(Post 11751092)
:luxhello: Another quality post from, oh just remind me who you are :wonder: don't bother I already know, you're just another no mark. ;)
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Originally Posted by neil-h
(Post 11751128)
Ummmmm yeah you did :lol1: and no it's not. No body expects an Impreza to be slow, even in standard form the Wrx is still a quick car.
I used to leave STI's in the twisties by dropping my car into 1st around sharpish bends! Not good for any of the components but it worked. That's the beauty of the WRX though, warped disks or shagged transmission parts and it's twice as cheap to fix or less than the STI. So far in 7 years of WRX ownership I've only suffered 1 flat battery, 2 sticky brake piston cylinders, 5 shock absorbers and 18 split CV's boots :) |
Originally Posted by neil-h
(Post 11751133)
Says the internet greatest handyman. :lol1:
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
(Post 11751140)
I've made it look like an STI was the joke. TBH the WRX is bloody awful with 225bhp, unless you launch it at red line everywhere you go.
I used to leave STI's in the twisties by dropping my car into 1st around sharpish bends! Not good for any of the components but it worked. That's the beauty of the WRX though, warped disks or shagged transmission parts and it's twice as cheap to fix or less than the STI. So far in 7 years of WRX ownership I've only suffered 1 flat battery, 2 sticky brake piston cylinders, 5 shock absorbers and 18 split CV's boots :) |
Originally Posted by ditchmyster
(Post 11751143)
How the hell do you split 18 cv boots :wonder: mine has 120k and still on the original ones.
I don't tend to corner hard or anything. Car ride height is pretty conservative, apart from the week Tweaks fitted coilovers. |
Originally Posted by RS_Matt
(Post 11751117)
311 lbft Spec C, professional driver, 1/4 mile: 12.86
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C vs Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9 MR to 402 meters - YouTube I wonder if my 307 lbft WRX can beat a Spec C with a *babied launch (*SN's members comments) not to mention the track was damp and my budget tyres full of mud! Right, this is a biggy, let's watch the comparison test to see if a WRX with less torque and inferior box/driver/track conditions can beat the "greatest Newage of all time." KG TUNING WRX 333bhp v Astra Belmont - 1/4 mile - 12.6 secs @104mph - YouTube Ladies and gentleman, behold the greatest Newage of all time: http://www.japanclassic.ru/upload/ca...gd,gg_01_b.jpg LOL, modified wrx v standard Spec C, oh and btw the spec c had a faster terminal time than your car, which makes it quicker :p |
What was this thread originally about? I've seriously forgotten what with all the WRX v STi bashing, Ditchy's 'I can do all the things' posts and the 'my car is a sleeper with a big-ass bonnet scoop' mentions...
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
(Post 11751140)
That's the beauty of the WRX though, warped disks or shagged transmission parts and it's twice as cheap to fix or less than the STI.
Originally Posted by ditchmyster
(Post 11751142)
Nowt wrong with being handy or a man. :thumb:
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Originally Posted by Lillyart14
(Post 11751204)
What was this thread originally about? I've seriously forgotten what with all the WRX v STi bashing, Ditchy's 'I can do all the things' posts and the 'my car is a sleeper with a big-ass bonnet scoop' mentions...
Then they start with all the attacking, personal insults and attempt to dis-credit via calling BS on other things I have said over the years, like having been a lift engineer for a short spell, which is what Jayallen does for a living, you'll notice how he shuts up about it now because he knows from the things I say that I have done it, simple things that most wouldn't know unless they'd been in the business, like putting it into test mode and operating it from a car top control box, checking the safety gear, ropes etc when servicing one. Point being, everything I say I have done, I have and for some reason it erks them, maybe they're missing something in there lives, who knows. Thing is people you can do it too, anything is possible, you just need the right frame of mind and to be open to a challenge, willing to learn and not be afraid to ask questions that may make you look stupid. I have only ever been out of work for very short spells at a time because I get off my arse and go look for something, anything, consequently I have walked out on a few jobs, been sacked a couple of times and told the boss to stick it where the sun don't shine once or twice, so that's why I have had quite a few different jobs and been self employed 3 times over 30yrs of working, I'm a grafter but I take no sh1t from people either, life's too short and the working week too long to take crap from people everyday. :thumb: |
Originally Posted by ditchmyster
(Post 11751253)
Well for my part, it's the WRX bashers that can't or don't seem to want to accept that a PPP or re-mapped WRX could be equally as quick as an STI or dare I suggest leave one behind.
I'm not into bashing WRX's as I was happy with mine and it suited what I wanted from it at the time. In stock form there's not much in a straightforward 0-60 between the two cars. Depending on the driver the WRX may even shade the STi to 60mph. That's where the similarities end. The WRX may be a tad more comfortable, slightly more economical, and generally cheaper to run. The STi has a few refinements that the WRX doesn't have (shift light, coolant spray etc). It has more engine power, a stronger gearbox, better suspension, better brakes, higher top speed (if that's your thing), and so on. None of this is a surprise to anyone with their eyes open. However where things start to get heated is when folk start confusing standard cars with cars that have any kind of performance enhancement over a standard basic model. Things like PPP and remaps have bu99er all to do with like-for-like comparisons unless they are equally applied to both models. A WRX with PPP or a re-map will probably be as quick as a standard STi. However once you apply those same criteria to the STi you're going to be back where you started. A decat/remap on a WRX will get you around 280bhp. Do the same to an STi and you get anything between 340 and 350bhp. If you're going to say that a remapped/PPP WRX is as quick as an STI, you may as well say you can strip 100 kilos of weight out of the STi and the standard WRX will never get near it. You have to compare apples with apples. |
Originally Posted by neil-h
(Post 11751233)
Up until the point you start fitting decent parts :lol1: The standard WRX brakes are shocking.
TBH just 5.1 fluid and braided hoses got rid of the (3 minutes of fast driving) brake fade. Pad and disk upgrade doesn't cost the earth. I think both the STI and WRX benefit from a change in suspension too. |
Back on topic, I got 355 miles red light to red light, on a long run to france, mostly around 70mph. BTW, it`s all about wagons vs saloons, not wrx vs sti !!
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Originally Posted by Blue by You
(Post 11751260)
Well as another who has owned both a MY02 WRX and 05 STi here's my take on it.
I'm not into bashing WRX's as I was happy with mine and it suited what I wanted from it at the time. In stock form there's not much in a straightforward 0-60 between the two cars. Depending on the driver the WRX may even shade the STi to 60mph. That's where the similarities end. The WRX may be a tad more comfortable, slightly more economical, and generally cheaper to run. The STi has a few refinements that the WRX doesn't have (shift light, coolant spray etc). It has more engine power, a stronger gearbox, better suspension, better brakes, higher top speed (if that's your thing), and so on. None of this is a surprise to anyone with their eyes open. However where things start to get heated is when folk start confusing standard cars with cars that have any kind of performance enhancement over a standard basic model. Things like PPP and remaps have bu99er all to do with like-for-like comparisons unless they are equally applied to both models. A WRX with PPP or a re-map will probably be as quick as a standard STi. However once you apply those same criteria to the STi you're going to be back where you started. A decat/remap on a WRX will get you around 280bhp. Do the same to an STi and you get anything between 340 and 350bhp. If you're going to say that a remapped/PPP WRX is as quick as an STI, you may as well say you can strip 100 kilos of weight out of the STi and the standard WRX will never get near it. You have to compare apples with apples. That said I don't have a problem admitting that the STI is a stronger base for modding and makes a better track car if that's your thing, because it's obviously true, personally I don't like the ride, styling, gearing or turbo characteristics, which are it's achilles heel, add to that knocking suspension seized caliper bolts, dodgy syncro's and they're not such a great prospect as they once were, basically they're not quite as mighty as some would bang on to all newbs and insulting the WRX and not even taking an OP's, budget or requirements into account, it's always buy the STI or you'll regret it. I have had 2 WRX's a Forester and an STI and tbh the one that broke and probably only one I regret (a little bit) is the STI. |
Originally Posted by ditchmyster
(Post 11751253)
Well for my part, it's the WRX bashers that can't or don't seem to want to accept that a PPP or re-mapped WRX could be equally as quick as an STI or dare I suggest leave one behind.
Then they start with all the attacking, personal insults and attempt to dis-credit via calling BS on other things I have said over the years, like having been a lift engineer for a short spell, which is what Jayallen does for a living, you'll notice how he shuts up about it now because he knows from the things I say that I have done it, simple things that most wouldn't know unless they'd been in the business, like putting it into test mode and operating it from a car top control box, checking the safety gear, ropes etc when servicing one. Point being, everything I say I have done, I have and for some reason it erks them, maybe they're missing something in there lives, who knows. Thing is people you can do it too, anything is possible, you just need the right frame of mind and to be open to a challenge, willing to learn and not be afraid to ask questions that may make you look stupid. I have only ever been out of work for very short spells at a time because I get off my arse and go look for something, anything, consequently I have walked out on a few jobs, been sacked a couple of times and told the boss to stick it where the sun don't shine once or twice, so that's why I have had quite a few different jobs and been self employed 3 times over 30yrs of working, I'm a grafter but I take no sh1t from people either, life's too short and the working week too long to take crap from people everyday. :thumb: Oh, I'm not just nvq level 3 lift installation engineer I'm also level 4 tester...:thumb: |
My WRX is faster than yours Matt, which means it's the greatest ever, and a Wagon.
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Originally Posted by jayallen
(Post 11751279)
OK Ditch, please tell me again about the time you spent as a Lift engineers mate...:rolleyes:
Oh, I'm not just nvq level 3 lift installation engineer I'm also level 4 tester...:thumb: |
Originally Posted by ScottyPPP
(Post 11751283)
My WRX is faster than yours Matt, which means it's the greatest ever, and a Wagon.
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