mmmm what have I done , right or wrong time will tell
06 May 2015, 11:04 AM
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mmmm what have I done , right or wrong time will tell
well the spec c as gone to pastures new
and this is the replacement
to be honest I miss the spec c
, the evo is nice but now feels too refined after the spec c
it's booked in for a few tweaks so time will only tell if it's staying or not
and this is the replacement
to be honest I miss the spec c
, the evo is nice but now feels too refined after the spec c
it's booked in for a few tweaks so time will only tell if it's staying or not
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06 May 2015, 06:46 PM
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4 years ago I went from a 330bhp classic to a mildly tuned Evo 8 and after a very short amount of time I realised what a massive mistake i'd made. They just dont feel like a drivers car, the brakes were either on or off and to get any sort of proper driving experience/thrill out of it I can imagine you'd have to do quite a bit to it which I wasnt prepared to invest in.
06 May 2015, 07:21 PM
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4 years ago I went from a 330bhp classic to a mildly tuned Evo 8 and after a very short amount of time I realised what a massive mistake i'd made. They just dont feel like a drivers car, the brakes were either on or off and to get any sort of proper driving experience/thrill out of it I can imagine you'd have to do quite a bit to it which I wasnt prepared to invest in.
06 May 2015, 07:27 PM
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mines a fq360 running about 390 @ 1.5bar ( I think )
so I'm doing a few things to the suspension and getting it mapped up to about 1.8bar
so should see about 420
don't know much about evo's but I no they make good bhp for very little ££££
so I'm doing a few things to the suspension and getting it mapped up to about 1.8bar
so should see about 420
don't know much about evo's but I no they make good bhp for very little ££££
06 May 2015, 07:51 PM
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Not sure why you say you had problems with the brakes,there are the same as what fitted to a newage STi and feel no different.you don't need to invest that much,mine is a FQ 300 and after changing the exhaust and a remap took to near 400bhp,you can't do that with a standard STi.I can understand why you say it isn't a drivers car,you know that the AYC is doing a lot of the work for you.
Electronics make you think you are good until you drive a real car without them.
07 May 2015, 08:49 AM
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o dear, you bought an evo, how quaint,,,,,,,,
Sound crap, drive themselves and no charisma,,,,,,,
hahaha, nah old evo vs subaru thing is just a personal choice. Hope your pleased with it and enjoy it
Sound crap, drive themselves and no charisma,,,,,,,
hahaha, nah old evo vs subaru thing is just a personal choice. Hope your pleased with it and enjoy it
07 May 2015, 12:55 PM
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You never quite feel connected to an evo the way you do with an Impreza, lovely car though go well, handle great and tune well for minimal mods. Still would not buy one though, once you have an Impreza its in the blood, nothing else cuts the mustard
07 May 2015, 06:50 PM
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it's booked in for a few tweaks next week if after that I can't get on with it I'll sell it
and look at buying a type r
and look at buying a type r
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07 May 2015, 06:57 PM
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Why not use it through summer and give it a chance,they are a fantastic car when peddling on,easy to tune etc.
The only reason I sold mine was I hankered for another classic with decent power as I preferred the way the classic's feel and go.
A well tuned Evo has such a linear power band and to some it doesn't feel frantic enough.
Tim
The only reason I sold mine was I hankered for another classic with decent power as I preferred the way the classic's feel and go.
A well tuned Evo has such a linear power band and to some it doesn't feel frantic enough.
Tim