daz1968

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I have a MY05 jdm sti it has the downpipe in 2 sections, I spoke to Haywood and scott about a bypass pipe for the second section of the downpipe, it is a little rusty, They said to measure the length and they should have one, although they believe it to be a 2nd cat, Looking at it closely today it looks to me like the cat is in the first section of the downpipe and the second section is just a resonator box. The second pipe is about 30 inches long, so my prodrive pipe from a uk car wont fit as it is only about 24 inches, I wanted to get this swapped out before a uk fuel remap so then I have no worries of it rusting through. Can anyone confirm it is just a resonator as I don't want to fail mot emmisions. I dont really want to go to the expense of a sport cat, as well as being about £600, I presume it would give more hassle to the insurance,
Also did an oil change today, had a right game getting the filter off as all the wrenches I have wouldn't fit in can anyone recommend a good wrench that will remove filter easily, I ended up using a small clamp and then using an open ended spanner to get some leverage on it, I used castrol magnatec fully synthetic 5w-30 A1, bit late to ask now, but I presume it is a good oil. Got it on a good deal, a free 1 litre pack with the 4 litre one,

Thanks

Darren

my94wrx

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if i cant undo a oil filter by hand i usually use a large pair of these,
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...tails/pliers-2
although have not looked in detail at the underside of twin scroll sti which if i remember right yours is for clearance for the oil filter to the headers, as for the oil i am not sure what is best for your car although i am not sure 5w/30 is best for any impreza.

TonyBurns

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On a UK car its a second cat (as per the MY06's I believe) on the JDM its a resonator section.
Wouldnt want to go with the 5w30 fully synthetic, you can run it but personally I wouldnt (I use 5w40 fully synth)

Tony

Steve T

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I use Fuchs Pro S 10/50w on mine but you won,t go wrong listening to Tony.

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

i use silkolene pro s 10-50 in mine, i remember people on this forums being warned off using magnatec of any kind in their scoob so it might be best if you do a search on the topic.