cossielewis

cheers rich,

lewis

Boro

iTrader: (1)

I have no idea mate but sounds like a BEAST!!!

If you get it SVA'd you'll have to let me have a look.

16vmarc

i agree with boro!!! when can i ave a go!!!!

cossielewis

cheers guys, the car isn't that fast 0-60, about the same as a type r, but when the turbo kicks in at higher revs, she flies, i was doing 90 mph at 3500 rpm, no lie, so do you think she is set up for top end, and also do you think if i turn the bleed up, she will be alot faster 0-60,

cheers, lewis

Boro

iTrader: (1)

Isnt that normal speed at 3500rpm, i know my UK turbo does a little over 100mph @ 4000rpm.

Where in Cornwall are you?

cossielewis

near st ives, place called hayle, the car is weird as its got a long 5th gear and its got very short 1st, 2nd, gearing,

lewis,

Edcase

I would seriously suggest a trip over the Tamar Bridge, up the A38 / M5 to Powerstation in Cheltenham and get them to give it the once over. You could be sitting in a crudely restricted street racing monstor, or a timebomb waiting to explode. Unless you have thousands to waste, don't trust guesswork.

akshay67

Is this when stationary? If so, then your MAF sensor is probably buggered. Get it changed else you could risk a blown engine.

I would certainly get the car checked out, and definately before giving it some whack!

Boro

iTrader: (1)

Sounds like you want to return it to standard(ish), clutch, etc.

Maybe it needs to be once overed by someone specialising in scoobys. Problem with Cornwall is, there isnt anyone.

Rosewarne Garage is about as close as you'll get to a scooby dealer down here.

cossielewis

cheers, guys, yes the up and down reving, only happens when the engine has stopped for a while, but it has got a apexi induction kit fitted, if this helps, im more concerned about the fuel pumps , i mean this thing is just pumping fuel through the car, is stinks of it, theres no leak anywhere, just must be the amount of fuel the car is putting through, must have uprated fuel pumps, im going to look at the injectors today, to see if they have been uprated, will keep you posted,

cheers, lewis

Andy555

thats a bit of a long way round from Hayle to the M5

I would get it checked out and perhaps get it put on the rollers at someone like Powerstation, they have all the equipment and knowledge and labour rates are very good. I Would not **** around with it until you know whats been done to it.

Edcase

Isn't Hayle down near penzance?

But yes I would agree, if you don't know a TD04L from a VF34 or 440s from 500s I would seriously suggest leaving well alone and going to Powerstation.

Andy555

Going off at a tangent... Hayle is near Penxzance, but you would take the A30 up until you hit the M5, I am sure cossielewis knows this. The Plymouth way used to be the quickest until they built the Okehampton bypass, but that was years ago.

greasemonkey

The dodgy idle could be explained by a number of factors from MAF sensor failure through a very light flywheel to a different ECU to different cams. No matter what, you need to find out what you've got ASAP.

Listen to what Edcase has said above, it's the best advice you could get at the moment. Get it trailered up to Powerstation or similar and make absolutely certain it can run safely on our fuel. Continuing to use it with so many grey areas hanging over its fuelling and boost profiles is likely to be a recipe for an expensive disaster.

Edcase

Quote "Listen to what Edcase has said above"

Except the bit about the route by the looks of it.

To be fair I've not lived in Plymouth now for 10 years

Boro

iTrader: (1)

One question i have is...

How did you not know about these horrific sounding mods before you took delivery?

Andy555

Did not know that Edcase was a "Janner"

Edcase

Yup, for my sins. Spent a few years in Brum, then the last 6 in East London near Canary Wharf, and now back in the SW in Brizzle.

Andy555

I take it you move around a bit due to work, and that you are not a Pikey

Edcase

Don't start, you'll have Mad Gypsy up in arms again!!

Yes, there has been a lot of consolidation in my industry over the last decade, so had to move around. I got fed up with it recently so moved to Bristol and started my own thing

Andy555

Well most of the work that I do has been moved to Bangalore and no I am not in Telesales. I am hopefully safe (touch wood!) for a while, but I can see everything moving to areas where labour is cheap, highly educated and can speak and communicate in English within the next ten years, and there is not a lot we can do about it.

Edcase

Exactly the same is happening in videogames. Increased outsourcing to the likes of India and Russia etc.

Whoops, slightly off topic

Yeah, get that car to Powerstation asap

cossielewis

m5, im 2 hours away from the m5, only kidding, i picked the car up at southampton, i was just told it was lightly modified, but that was a lie, the car car drove home alright from southampton, and did the trip on 1 tank of fuel, not bad as it's about 230 miles, did get stopped 2 by the police as it isn't registered yet, hence no number plates, but as you guys said it's going to a garage this week sometime to see whats been done to it, fingers crossed, it isn't about to go bang, but i will keep everyone posted,

cheers, lewis,

ps- can someone please tell the position of the injectors on the impreza engine ????

Edcase

Dont want to sound like a broken record, but the only places I know in the SW that would be able to tell you accurately are Powerstation in Cheltenham and possibly that place in Plymouth out near the bowling place in Plympton. A 'normal' garage won't be able to tell you want turbo you are running, what size injectors, what ECU, fuel pump, cats, temp sensor locations etc.

Leslie

The 4 Kg aluminium flywheel on my MY94 STI,(fitted by Powerstation) did not affect my idling at all, just have to be more cautious letting the clutch in.

Les

cossielewis

The garage is a place called richard bros, in redruth , iv'e dealt with this garage for years, and trust me they no what they are talking about, they do alot of high performance cars, and also run there own rally car, so i will leave it, in there hands to fix it, as they are also rebuilding a subaru engine for me at the moment for my other impreza which pick up a bearing on the crankshaft,

will let you lot know, what spec it is,

cheers, lewis

greasemonkey

Lol! Took the words outta my mouth!

cossielewis

so does anyone know where the injectors are on he engine, just so i can tell the garage if it's got uprated injetors,

cheers, lewis

mista weava

i think the name of the garage in Plympton is "Alan Jeffries"

he fitted a forge BOV for me.

dunno what the general cut of his jib is though.

Weava

cossielewis

hi, just picked up my nov 94, impreza wrx, wich i imported, didn't know nothing about the car until i saw it, it looks like a ex race car, all the stickers etc,but im more concerned about what has been done to the car itself,it's got a z4 ecu,the clutch has no bitting point, so it's on or off, nightmare when pulling away from 1st gear, it's got a bleed valve fitted but the at the moment is not that fast, about 280 hp, it also feels like the diffs are binding on at low speeds, for quick 0-60 like the type r, but it has no diff switch, also it's a full decat exhaust, which failed it's sva test, as emissions are through the roof,they said its due to the decat and that the ecu has been modified in a big way, all you here when you are giong along is fuel pumps, also at tickover it sounds like a rally car, revs going up and down, it's also flaming from the exhaust, so due you think i can turn the bleed valve up, for more power as i think it can cope with it,

so sorry for going on, but can some please give some light about whats been done to the car, and how to sort it out,

cheers, lewis

[Edited by cossielewis - 10/12/2003 12:40:52 PM]