JDP

Hi Bennie, hope all is good in your world.

 

Looks like it's just you and I now mate 

 

I popped in for a look see and saw the forum was down. I thought it was the end of Subyclub to be honest.

Bit of an update. Good things have happened, parts installed & tuned to suit.

 

I had my wedding late last year so the lead up to that put a halt to any major work or purchases. Since the wedding I've accumulated all the parts I wanted & needed. It also gave me the time to make the final decisions & get my plan of attack together in regards to getting tuned.

Right now the car is very close to where I want it to be in terms of modifications.

 

I'm at 82,000kms travelled and it's all been smooth sailing. I haven't had any real issues or had to replace anything other than the usual consumable things like battery and tyres. No leaks noises or smells yet - touch wood hahaha.

 

Even though the km's are low, recently I opted to get the 112,000km major service done (30.000kms before due) and also had the belt replaced at that time for peace of mind as it was looking fairly tired.

All servicing has been completed by Subaru since I acquired the car and it's been based on time and not kilometres (Mainly to get the Subaru stamp in the service logbook). Moving forward, I've decided that I'll be doing my own servicing every 5-6000kms and only taking it to the dealer or mechanic when I hit the required kilometre interval.

 

I've had a bad taste in my mouth several times after getting it back from Subaru Servicing. It's possible it might be just my local servicing dept, but I don't feel like there's enough care taken with my car.

I could rave on about it for ages because the list of problems I have with them is long, but I won't bother with the boring details. Just shit workmanship.

 

 

New additions…

 

 

I've added OEM window rain guards and also installed an automatic mirror folding module to shut the mirrors when the car is locked up

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I found a slimline V-Style roof spoiler that I liked and ordered it from America. They seem to have much more aftermarket options than Australia. It's quite subtle and doesn't really affect the stealthy stock look I want to keep.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the engine bay I've added a Perrin engine cover, Turbo XS vacuum pump cover and black Grimmspeed caps to get rid of all the yellow caps. I love the Perrin cover. It tidies it all up nicely compared to the Process West pulley cover and completes the look hiding the alternator, AC and wiring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process west intake also. It came with a 3 inch K&N pod filter which I'm pretty positive is the oiled type. Not sure how that's going to play out, may need to replace it with a dry type.

 

 

 

 

 

Then off to MSR in Somersby she went.

 

I installed the Process west cold air inlet in the carpark before I handed it over to Michael South & the boys to twist some spanners and chuck her on the dyno. 

 

An Ultrex ultimate J Pipe was added to complete the turbo back exhaust. It's quieter than I anticipated but I'm not unhappy at all.

 

Whilst on the hoist I got the boys to chuck on the Perrin short shift adaptor I had lying around, saving my back and knuckles in the process..

 

COBB 3 port boost solenoid bolted up to the COBB alloy turbo inlet then on the rollers she went.

 

I'm happy with the results and the feel of the car. It performs so much better all round and the dreadful rev hang is gone. It pulls hard under boost.

 

I wasn't really prepared for how loud the intake turned out to be. It's really loud & it sounds freakin scary. So many loud turbo noises, flutters and bypass valve noises. The combination of the PW intake & the COBB inlet plus the BOOMBA BPV is hectic, making for really unique sounds.

 

The 3 port BCS bleeding off at lower RPM's makes it sound kinda like it has a screamer pipe and I've been scaring lots of pedestrians and dogs on footpaths as I blast by. It certainly turns a few heads.

Boost obviously has to be eased on in the FA20 because of the sissy conrods but it makes for cool noises.

 

 

Nice respectable numbers were achieved with engine longevity kept in mind. She's daily driven so pushing limits or high numbers were not a consideration.

 

 

 

 

 

There's a few more things on the cards, I'll update once they've been locked in.

Happy new beers cubts.

Got home from work and while looking for a shirt to change into I came across the old HVC 17 Subyclub banger. Smells musty.

Hope all had a great festive season!