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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
I hope you are appreciating the effort as i have had to find then download all the pictures from photobucket back to my hard drive of my computer.Kaosone?.SJ.
Is it more effort than going outside with your phone & snapping away?

Path of least resistance & all
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 09:06 AM
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Been happily married for over 16 years now...She knows her way around a car i can tell you that for nothing...



...Right where were we...ah yes my wife's install of my CAE shifter...After she removed the gear linkage she installed the new linkage set up and base for the shifter...













PART 3 coming up latter on,i have had enough of copy and paste this morning .SJ.
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 09:18 AM
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Well you could have told me! I’ve been refreshing mine this weekend


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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Kaosone
Depends, is she ant good at rocker cover gaskets?



Knock knock...
Whose there?
.Subaru main bearing


Just play the hand you’re dealt
^^^Not too bad that one, must be talking about a 2.5^^^.SJ.
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Kaosone
Well you could have told me! I’ve been refreshing mine this weekend

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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 11:53 AM
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Could not find the rest of the pictures Kaosone Bloody Photobucket,so will have to take some more once i go out to my car.SJ.
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 12:06 PM
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Great thread.
what I really like about your car is it looks so oem from the outside.
What a sleeper should be.
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 12:15 PM
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Awesome work SJ & Mrs SJ, I asked the mrs to go out and install my CAE, showed her this thread, she used some choice words and walked out of the room, haven’t seen her since 😂
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Leggygtb
Great thread.
what I really like about your car is it looks so oem from the outside.
What a sleeper should be.
Thanks mate,That was my plan from the start!...I never really was into wide body kits & massive wing spoilers etc.. i love the o.e.look&shape of the Blobeye Impreza.SJ.

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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Harryr34
Awesome work SJ & Mrs SJ, I asked the mrs to go out and install my CAE, showed her this thread, she used some choice words and walked out of the room, haven’t seen her since 😂
Yeah i guess I'm really lucky there as my wife's a real life Fast&Furious Letty.SJ.
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 12:36 PM
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Just popped out my house so I could take a picture of the CAE shifter...



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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 02:24 PM
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Shiny ****, have you been polishing it?
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Kaosone
Shiny ****, have you been polishing it?
No need to mate,the CAE shifter parts are very good quality.SJ.
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 02:32 PM
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What's the end goal with this car?
or is it like most projects,never ending.
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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Leggygtb
What's the end goal with this car?
or is it like most projects,never ending.
Ive got the engine power where i am happy with it now,i only add parts now that can enhance my driving experience and just the usual regular servicing/maintenance.SJ.
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Old May 31, 2020 | 01:34 PM
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Picked this up from a mate of mine that ordered a few sets for his Imprezas...


i still had to pay the full price mind minus the postage,but i will now see if their is any practical positives to the adding of this mod first hand,or if its just pure hype!...Looking at the parts that you get as part of the kit in all honesty i really feel like i have been robbed!,but as long as it achieves what it claims too everything will be cool...I will be getting it fitted at my next fluid change.SJ.
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Old May 31, 2020 | 02:25 PM
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It will be interesting to see what you find SJ, I looked into it but decided against it for now, my water temp stays consistently around 85-90 even with sustained periods on track so it may be something that has more of an effect on a 2.5 block.
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I may be showing my ignorance but its a return to sump ?
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Old May 31, 2020 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
Theirs always something to do....
One less thing on the list Mr. Jedi


Originally Posted by lockheed
I may be showing my ignorance but its a return to sump ?
Looks like a revision to the cooling system to aid the cooling of the 4th cylinder (passenger rear) which is renowned for running hot & self destructing on the 2.5L's, however the kit can also be fitted to the 2.0L's.


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It will be interesting to see what you find SJ, I looked into it but decided against it for now, my water temp stays consistently around 85-90 even with sustained periods on track so it may be something that has more of an effect on a 2.5 block.
It won't make a noticeable difference water temp is only taken from one point in the engine. You'd need to be monitoring the 4th cylinder exhaust gas temps to tell any difference - It's a peace of mind / running out of things to buy thing

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Originally Posted by IainMilford
It will be interesting to see what you find SJ, I looked into it but decided against it for now, my water temp stays consistently around 85-90 even with sustained periods on track so it may be something that has more of an effect on a 2.5 block.
I have never really had any problems with my temps Iain,but i just want to personally see if the mod makes any difference to them...as i also know my max temps under track day/high boost on my water and oil gauges,would be perfect if they turned out to be lower more consistent after the fitting of it....SJ.
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Originally Posted by lockheed
I may be showing my ignorance but its a return to sump ?
It's a mod for equalising the temps across all cylinders including the 4th which according to the science on the Subaru engine layout gets less efficient cooling.SJ.
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Old May 31, 2020 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
It's a mod for equalising the temps across all cylinders including the 4th which according to the science on the Subaru engine layout gets less efficient cooling.SJ.

Ohhh, it does all 4 cylinders equally you say?

Interesting, off to google to investigate further
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Ohhh, it does all 4 cylinders equally you say?

Interesting, off to google to investigate further
GOOGLE? ...Let me know your findings!.SJ.
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How easy is the coolant mod to fit?
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
I have never really had any problems with my temps Iain,but i just want to personally see if the mod makes any difference to them...as i also know my max temps under track day/high boost on my water and oil gauges,would be perfect if they turned out to be lower more consistent after the fitting of it....SJ.
As I say will be interesting to see what you find. my water and oil temps are fine but my egt’s can creep up after a sustained period at high power/boost

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As I say will be interesting to see what you find. my water and oil temps are fine but my egt’s can creep up after a sustained period at high power/boost
Its funny that you say that as my egt’s can Head north under sustained boost,so i am seriously contemplating water injection now to counter that!....SJ.
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Originally Posted by LeonWRXL
How easy is the coolant mod to fit?
Sorry mate i must of missed your post...
here’s a vid of a install to give you an idea.SJ.
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
Its funny that you say that as my egt’s can Head north under sustained boost,so i am seriously contemplating water injection now to counter that!....SJ.
I do think that running north of 600bhp has something to do with it though!
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Originally Posted by IainMilford
I do think that running north of 600bhp has something to do with it though!
You could be right their,i will let you know the outcome once I complete my next round of modifications.SJ.
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Are you monitoring AFR’s as well as EGT’s & if so I take it the car doesn't lean out when EGT’s increase?



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GOOGLE? ...Let me know your findings!.SJ.
Got sidetracked & never looked into it, watched the video you posted though (& it was painful).

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