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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Gear Head
You really are a sad little man. You say you do it to get a rise out of the stupid, when in fact, all you are doing is trying to belittle everyone. That's the sad fact.

The op didn't come on here saying that his car is the fastest. He said that his 1280kg sti with 300bhp beat a 1400kg + RS with 300bhp. Old or not, the sti has power to weight ratio advantage and always will have in standard trim.

I really don't get what your problem is.
I have come to the conclusion that he's just an idiot with nothing better to do than come on here and put peoples cars down, he seems to be under the impression that we are all somehow impressed by his behaviour.

I have decided to just blank him and not feed the troll in the hope that he goes away, may I suggest yourself and others do the same, I'm just sick of him coming out with the same old tripe thread after thread and spoiling things for everyone, it's boring.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 04:09 PM
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Oh no scabbynet users don't like my opinion...
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 04:22 PM
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I think he's upset, that he sold his impreza to buy a GTR and that didn't go too well
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
I think he's upset, that he sold his impreza to buy a GTR and that didn't go too well
Or an old mx 5 or rusty classic lol
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 05:19 PM
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I like the look of the Focus RS and the noise, just not the wrong wheel drive.

I had a blast with one earlier today in fact. My WRX PPP was also faster than it in a straight line.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
Or an old mx 5 or rusty classic lol
And the mx5 that would hammer your blob round cadwell and I don't have a rusty classic, just a classic that will hammer your blob also
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 05:36 PM
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WRX PPP is the daddy.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Brun
Never heard of anyone buying a Scoob to gain some mpg
What ya got?
I will say it quietly.. to not offend anyone (haha!)

I have a 520bhp Evo V, soon to be 560bhp (within a month)
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Aaron1978
I reckon it's a 3.0 V6 FTO

Lol! How do you know me? I did have that before I bough the Evo That was a monster of a car!
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Khandaris
I will say it quietly.. to not offend anyone (haha!)

I have a 520bhp Evo V, soon to be 560bhp (within a month)
What turbo are you running buddy , I've got a 8mr here with a nice fresh forged lump in it......contemplating what to do with it
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by donny andi
What turbo are you running buddy , I've got a 8mr here with a nice fresh forged lump in it......contemplating what to do with it

Lol you are probably on the MLR too then?

I am running a Turbo Technics S205 - It can be laggy, but I have anti-lag to help out with that! Currently only boosting 1.8 bar, but I believe the turbo will max out at 2.2 bar?
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
And the mx5 that would hammer your blob round cadwell and I don't have a rusty classic, just a classic that will hammer your blob also
As said before its the whole package and what you use the car for
That's why the RS's wins hands down
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
As said before its the whole package and what you use the car for
That's why the RS's wins hands down
Minus the pencil brakes
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
Minus the pencil brakes
Ill agree from what I've read the rs brakes aren't the best but then again the wrx ones are crap too.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
Ill agree from what I've read the rs brakes aren't the best but then again the wrx ones are crap too.
And the STi Brembo's
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
Who cares though a classic is a rusty old 1500 quid shed nowadays,the rs still commands 20k and is sought after

4wd always helps on initial launch especially in the wet,but not suprised at another newb car slaying story.......yawn!
You look like the 'newb' to me, you clown.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
As said before its the whole package and what you use the car for
That's why the RS's wins hands down
That's only in your opinion, as I have said I would pick a Scooby over the RS all day long. My blob is quicker in a straight line, around the twisties, on track, sounds nicer and has more doors to get my family in when using my car not the wife's. So for me it's the scooby that wins hands down.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 10:13 PM
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Standard subaru around 300 after tweek would destroy a focus 2wd rs 1.2.3 trq steer so there is 200bhp gone u racing 100bhp upto3rd gear my van would beat 1 lolol
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
Ill agree from what I've read the rs brakes aren't the best but then again the wrx ones are crap too.
Therefore its not quite a whole package now is it?
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And the STi Brembo's
Oh no, you been using kevlar pads in them. Shame on you
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 10:18 PM
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Have you driven a classic STI fat lad?
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 10:20 PM
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Put it this way, £1500 vs £20k and the £1500 shed destroys it on all levels with a bit of felting, enough change to put into DWP.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
Put it this way, £1500 vs £20k and the £1500 shed destroys it on all levels with a bit of felting, enough change to put into DWP.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs

Oh no, you been using kevlar pads in them. Shame on you
Ive never found the perfect pad for the standard Subaru Brembo's, I just assumed you want a decent set of brakes on a Impreza you need to spend £1.5-2k on a set of AP 6 pots to stop the bugger!!
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobyboy1
Ive never found the perfect pad for the standard Subaru Brembo's, I just assumed you want a decent set of brakes on a Impreza you need to spend £1.5-2k on a set of AP 6 pots to stop the bugger!!
You havnt searched hard enough for a good combo then, the Brembos are very capable albeit a bit heavy.
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 01:09 AM
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A nice boy i know took me for a ride in his 400bhp RS and it felt like it could stop a freight train on standard brakes with uprated pads. I also was lucky enough for him to let me have a drive when the car was completely standard and although he would only let me drive within the speed limit plus a bit, the brakes felt good.
Obviously not as good as my P1, but you know, what is.
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
You havnt searched hard enough for a good combo then, the Brembos are very capable albeit a bit heavy.
Absolutely, brembos with PFZ pads make very efective stoppers, enough to impress an instructor at Bedford track.
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
Put it this way, £1500 vs £20k and the £1500 shed destroys it on all levels with a bit of felting, enough change to put into DWP.
How much felt?? Bustamoves he he
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Originally Posted by Blue by You
Absolutely, brembos with PFZ pads make very efective stoppers, enough to impress an instructor at Bedford track.
do you find your new brakes better than the brembos though?
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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jonnyricer2
How much felt?? Bustamoves he he
Only around 300hp dosent need anymore to toy with the RS
Infact I reckon a 280hp classic would still destroy it
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do you find your new brakes better than the brembos though?
He IS talking about the Brembos you tit.

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Old Jan 4, 2015 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by fat-thomas
do you find your new brakes better than the brembos though?
They don't have any more stopping ability as that's limited by tyre adhesion eventually, what they do give is greater repeatability due to their increased cooling ability. Maybe that's not such a big deal on the road, but it's very handy on track. Having said that, I never really reached the point with the brembos where they became unreliable on track because I chickened out after about 5 laps when I felt they were starting to fade
Having bigger brakes also means you have to work a little harder at getting them up to temperature, but they are very effective - which is nice!
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