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Old 04 February 2005 | 10:35 AM
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Despite promising myself I would keep mine standard....

I found out that the downpipe and centre section for my Forester S Turbo is the same as a classic Impreza, but the backbox is different. There doesn't seem to be a backbox that would fit, and due to the rarity of secondhand backboxes, a group buy has been organised.

H&S Forester Backbox Group Buy

At the moment they are a bargain, but with 5 more people, we all save!
Old 04 February 2005 | 10:51 AM
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For some reason I'm not surprised Glad to see that your not letting your tuning skills go to waste
Old 04 February 2005 | 11:01 AM
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I think a Forester with over 350bhp would be a 'little' extreme as a "Mum Bus"!!!
Old 04 February 2005 | 11:40 AM
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ah, but it's uber-stealthy
Old 04 February 2005 | 11:51 AM
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Try explaining that to my wife!!! And when our baby is born and she starts doing an impression of Garfield on the rear windscreen!!!
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I think a Forester with over 350bhp would be a 'little' extreme as a "Mum Bus"!!!
Surely you jest

Maybe 330 then ............
Old 04 February 2005 | 11:58 AM
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Shhhh.... I've convinced Caroline it's a good idea that I get a track car!!

That means I tinker with that and leave 'her' car alone!!!

Tough choices ahead..... S13 200SX, BMW E30, Honda CRX, Pug 205, Legacy Turbo, etc..... just want to decide on which £1k car I want!!
Old 04 February 2005 | 11:38 PM
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No more Forester owners interested?
Old 05 February 2005 | 11:23 AM
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'Despite promising myself I would keep mine standard.... '

Bet you've already changed the roll bar, put some proper rubber on the rims, ITG filter.........
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Andy, you tart

I'd have one but mine's non-turbo and it would just be silly
Old 05 February 2005 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by obi
'Despite promising myself I would keep mine standard.... '

Bet you've already changed the roll bar, put some proper rubber on the rims, ITG filter.........

Hmmm...... rear ARB is in the garage along with front and rear drop links, 17" alloys awaiting new rubber, Green panel filter to be collected and rear spoiler needs fiting!!!
Old 05 February 2005 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by NotoriousREV
Andy, you tart

I'd have one but mine's non-turbo and it would just be silly
Do on mate, get her a decent exhaust ... and down pipe etc...!

NON turbo ... I am hurt!!
Old 05 February 2005 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy Tang
a "Mum Bus"!!!
lol

Can I persuade me dad to get a 4.5 inch tailpipe?
Let me think now...... erm.... no

Forester'd be interesting with that sort of power though
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What year Forester are you talking about? I put a (modded) 2000 UK turbo downpipe into my 98 forester and the foresters DP was a bit over an inch longer, also the mounting points were different.
It did go in fine, just a bit of cutting and welding needed
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We are talking about the classic shape.

The downpipe and centre sections are the same as the classic shape Impreza, it's just the backbox that is different (hence the group buy)
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