exesspeed

ok bud, ive also tried to put some on scooby net but i cant find an uploader that works, plus ive not used 1 before, feel free to if you can, m.

Marky-San

Managed to get a whole one picture on before it gave up the ghost again. So your on the site atleast. I'll keep trying.

Going to take some pics of my DV tonight, and the lovely job of waxing using Zymol on the car. My paintwork isnt the best, bit surfaced scratches all over, but this stuff is the best I've used - and you can get it from Halfords. Also smells like Haiwan Tropic sun cream - luvvely

Silverman

Mark,
Found your site but am lost as to get pics through yes I know Im thick but its a new game for me so can you steer me in the right direction. 41/100

Marky-San

Hello Silverman, Glad you've come back

Just send me pics via email (mwsmith@tiscali.co.uk), or if you havent got a digi-camera but do have photographs I can scan and return them to you.

Let me know either way and I'll get them on there (Lycos willing )

Marky-San

Gonna scream soon - Turbosport!!!!! Argh!!

Whilst they also sort out whatever they are doing, here is a tasty treat of Exesspeeds No.86 in all its glory (Cheers mate!)




Yet another great looking car!! Amzing how all of them so far look superb condering their age and likely amount of foot-to-the-floor action.

Cheers,
MS

[Edited by Marky-San - 4/18/2003 8:47:29 PM]

exesspeed

nice one marky, thanks bud. will give you spec next week as im about to embark on some wallet bashing ,again, lol ,again thanks, m.

exesspeed

marky do you know if all the 100 ltd came with or with out any badges on the rear, as the few ive seen didnt have any like the on in the pic above, gettin a list to gether for you at the mo regarding mods n so on, hope to have an HKS EVC4 and HKSDEF +a uprated fuel punp fitted this week, plus need the dump valve checking too, may be leeking, also got a full de,catted mongoose +down pipe fitted , kep in touch, .m.

Marky-San

Not sure exess - I've got a small pink 'STI' badge on the rear driver side, just below the tail light. From other folks pictures I cant see this sticker - maybe mine was just a 'halfords' job LOL! Who knows?

Keep those mods going mate!!

exesspeed

WILL DO BEEN TO JAP INNOVATIONS TWICE THIS WEEK, GOT IT BOOKED IN NEXT WEEK, NOW ALSO GOIN FOR HADLING MODS TOO, NEW BUSHES AND A DIFF STRUTT BRACE SO THE INTERCOOLER ISNT BLOCKED BY THE ORIGINAL STI ONE, THEN ONTO THE BRAKE,S BUT FIRST OFF GETTIN THE BOOST SORTED AND THEN SOME TUNING, TRYING A BLITZ FILTER IN AT THE MO, CANT SAY I NOTICE ANY DIFF, ,SPEEK SOON MARK

Marky-San

Some updates to The Original STI Register Lycos finally back on track.

Exess - your questionnaire wouldnt open for some reason - could you just cut and paste the info onto a mail, and I'll add it.

exesspeed

ok will do cars off this weel for some treats added handling and performance he he keep you posted, m.

exesspeed

i need to read before i post, my spelling is pants, m.

Leslie

Congratulations on the register Marky.

Les

carrot-sti

Hi guys, stumbled accross this thread by chance, so thought I should add my two-penneth! I have recently bought number lucky 13/100 straight from Japan. It was imported for me by local company Bluchip (http://www.bluchip.gg/).
Here are some pics (NOTE: it hasn't been washed cos the weather is pants)




The wheels and headlights are all I've done to it myself, it had the standard 15" gunmetal rims on when it arrived, yeurgh!!!

Marky-San

Fantastic - no 13!!

Welcome and glad you joined the thread - please keep in touch (add it your favourites). With your permission could I add this car to the register? Looks great condition (cant see any dirt though) - first morette headlights.

Cheers,
Marky-San

carrot-sti

Hi Marky,
Yeah, no probs with adding me to the register.
The headlights aren't Morette, as they wouldn't fit - these are from http://www.upauto.co.uk/ and went in very easily. Much brighter than the originals as well. I've also emailed you, so drop me a line if you want more details.
Cheers,
Carrot

exesspeed

Nice one mr carrot, excellent,

Leslie

Just like looking at mine-very nice condition.

Marky-YHM

Les

exesspeed

hi marky got car back to day with MRT FRONT AND REAR anti roll bush kits and the anti lift kit OH MY G what a diff, well recommended, also some samco hoses on the turbo and had all the pipes sorted so the boost is ok also ordered 4 pots and discs, and the other performance goodies i told you about, by the way my exhaust is a full de catted inc twin dump down pipe, made by mongoose , on the way back home it pulled to 7.500 rpm in top no prob shut off then ,she was still pulling, slowly though, speedo was off the clock ,m.

Leslie

That is fast, I cant believe the top gear perfomance of these cars though.

Les

BoxerFlat4

excessspeed -

Sounds like you've spent some money then ! I've got a Mongoose decat on mine as well, been well impressed with the difference de-catting made, and I love the sounds you can hear since the decat.

You'll probably find, as I did, that going past 6K-6.5K revs isn't worth it, on the rolling road at least my peak power had been reached by then and it's the law of diminishing returns after that. One thing I intend to do on mine is upgrade the fuelling, as I believe I've reached the limits of the fuel pump/injectors.

carrot-sti

You guys must be spending some serious cash on these cars...!
I wish I had the spare money to do a few upgrades, but the mortgage takes a hefty chunk, so can't really afford it!

Also, I don't really know what mods were done before I took delivery, so I don't want to spend my hard earned, upgrading something that's already been done!

If you had a grand to spend, and assuming my car is standard, what mods would you do with the money??

Cheers, 13/100

Marky-San

I'm not going the engine upgrade route either. Saying that I have a s/steel exhaust, HKS induction and Bailey DV. But thats it I reckon. Mainly because I prefer looks with reasonable power. You'd need to decide what your preference is first, then sift the for sale section - i've had a few good items out of there and SIDC's site. Some you can do yourself for peanuts (like I did the colour coding - all in £60, and my time and effort).

If I had a grand, good question??? Hmm.... probably do these:
colour code car, £200
lower car, £200
clear sidies and indicators, £50 2nd hand
sti rear clusters, £150 2nd hand
s/steel exhaust £ 200 2nd hand.
4 pots calipers and disks - £200 2nd hand

BoxerFlat4

carrot-sti -

Probably the first mod worth doing is the exhaust - on the Scoobies, it's one of the most restricted parts of the engine. If you can, go for a full decat, on my car it lowered the turbo spool point by around 500-1000RPM, and allows the turbo to "breath" easier. Plenty to choose from, most around £500 or less. Be aware, the Blitz Nur Spec is VERY loud ! Only issue with a decat exhaust comes at MOT time, where you will fail emissions, solutions are to find a emissions "friendly" garage, or keep the downpipe with cat and swap it in and out for the MOT.

And, as I mentioned, fuelling is the next thing - IMHO, until the fuel pump and regulator are upgraded, it's not worth risking playing with boost until fuelling can keep up with it. My own car is running 1.3 PSI boost, and appears to have reached the limits on the standard fuelling.

carrot-sti

Well that gives me something to think about... ;-)
MOT is not an issue over here as we don't have them ;-)

Marky, those 4 pots and discs look the bollx - and you got them for £200!? Can you keep your ear to the ground and let me know if you find anything similar?? My brakes could do with an upgrade - they're really noisy and dusty...! Also, how easy were they to fit? Is it a DIY job with a socket set???!!

Decat exhaust is a good option I guess - again, I'm assuming my exhaust is the standard item - it's got STi stamped on it... Is that a standard item?

BoxerFlat4

carrot-sti -

Yeah, that sounds like the standard item. Mine had started to rot through on the backbox, which gave me an excuse to upgrade anyway ! No MOT, eh! Handy...

I upgraded mine to 4 pots as well, although my garage did it they should just swap over easily enough. £200 is a good price for the calipers, I got ripped off by a so called "respected" tuner on this board 2 years ago, and ended up paying £500 for just the calipers, no discs or anything. I've used Minted pads, mine have just about lasted me 2 years, very happy with the level of performance from them.

YOUNG GED

Hi Guys

Sorry I've not seen Chris yet to tell her about the thread but as soon as I see her I'll get some more info on her car for you.

Best bit of news for you is I've found No 7/100.
I went to CAS Motorsport in Ellesmere port the other day to have my tracking checked, And low and behold No 7 was on the ramps having a service.I only know the guy who owns it is fairly local and is in the Runcorn/Widnes/Warrington area somewhere.
Car was a silver saloon.

Hope this helps

Chris

Marky-San

Well spotted Young Ged. Any chance you could keep a lookout for him, or if you visit CAS again ask them who the owner is and if they'd have a contact number or similar. Every car is real find now!!

Carrot - I'll keep an eye out for you. They come up quite often - I got STI 5 calipers, brembo disks and Ferodo DS2500 pads for £250 as a package from a local owner - hardly used as well <5000 miles.

Exess is a man on a mission. Any more of this engine modding malarky and he'll be as bad a Boxer

Marky-San

Sorry Carrot, meant to answer your question - yes 4 pots were really quite easy to fit, doesnt take too long either - just take time over and dont break anything (i.e. bleed nipple) is my message though. Better still, get someone else to do it - most garages can do this in a hour or so. You need disks and pads, which again are really straight forward as well.

The original 2 pots aint great, although they work - but give them some stick and they quickly lose bite. I still have 2 set of calipers, disks and pagid pads - but they are pretty worthless to most people. 4 pots is the way to go

exesspeed

HE HE (EVIL LAUGH )