Sorry, but if you wanted LED running lights you should have bought an Audi!

 

Where do Subaru fit their OEM DRLs? I thought all new cars from Feb 2011 had to have them, or do Subaru just use the side lights (on LED) on the Impreza?

 

who me???



still got the black Smart 4/2

my old scoob

 

ALL CARS from 2011 have them fitted as standard

 

Double

 

Changed all my transmission oils at 20K and used Motul, which I reckon is best.

 

Officially its cars DESIGNED FROM Feb 2011.

Latest WRX STI is basically a 2007 design.

 

changed mine also at 21915 and used millers

 

Thanks for the info

Is it this the motul one?
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Perfor...il/516/0/36517

And the millers one?
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Perfor...r_Oil/516/2987


If someone could confirm either of these will do, that would be appreciated, planning on DIYing it, looks simple enough!

 

thats the Motul one

 

Can anyone tell me what sort of exhaust I have on my car, there is no back box and it's bloody loud!

 

Back box seems to be missing !!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkLWw...e_gdata_player

Video of exhaust, the liquid coming out of the exhaust is water, as it had just been washed.

 

lol exactly! I like the noise, but it kind of annoys me during any long journeys.

Do you think it's a cowboy job? Wondering if someone has simply removed the back box or actually given it some thought?!

 

looks like a cut n shut type jobbie as you say

obvioulsy some1 that wanted a lot of burble

my mate has a spec c with roger clarke system, straitght thru, no boxes - ear defenders at the ready!!

 

Thats a cut and shut exhaust, Simply by cutting the tailpipes off and welding them onto the tubes to eliminate the silencer.

Who cut that bumper for the towbar its shocking

 

Thanks guys, bloody cowboys eh!

The tow bar cut is shocking, all thanks to a previous keeper! Shame it comes complete with the bumper. I'm tempted to put the tow bar back in the hope it looks a bit nicer??

 

To be fair, the bumper cut can't be seen when you walk past with your eyes closed.

 

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LOL, was askng the missus the very same question whilst following you out of the interchange & up the hill on saturday morning! (I wasn't in my scooby btw - stealth mode!).
Oh, sounds good tho....

 

Lol, cool. Glad you like the sound

I was trying to drive it as quietly and discreetly as possible!

 

The exhaust makes the hatch sound like a proper scooby.

 

certainly does sound much nicer

 

I am not that impressed with the Blitx Nur spec to be perfectly honest, its ok but could do with a few more dB's

 

a straight through zorst must be a factor in engine failure, has the car had any engine issues with it?

 

Not if the std downpipe cat is still there as it will retain system back pressure to prevent it spiking the boost

 

Yes, it's definitely still got a cat. And I've no idea if the engine has ever had issues, drives perfectly fine.

Will this exhaust setup give any power gains?

 

Almost every aftermarket 'performance' exhaust is deemed as being 'straight through' i.e. where the pipe passes through the silencers/mufflers the tube is simply perforated. The absence of a silencer and hence no perforated tube will, to all intents and purposes, have no effect.

Non 'straight through' on the other hand is a completely different kettle of fish. Most commonly, the silencers on that type of system utilise mechanical baffles whereby the silencer is internally subdivided into several chambers with the pipe entering the first chamber and ending there. The gasses then exit that chamber via a different pipe which then leads to another chamber (usually 2 removed from the previous) and then exits that chamber via another pipe which leads back to the previously bypassed chamber directly adjacent to it and so on until eventually it reaches the tailpipe. Very effective for silencing but also very restrictive - also why most standard silencers weigh a ton!

In the case above with the cut and shut pipework with no silencers, and assuming - as Rob so rightly pointed out - the OEM cat in the downpipe is still there, the effect would be the same as fitting almost any aftermarket back box i.e. negligable.

 

Can anyone here a sloshing sound from the near side rear of the car when going round a right hand bend or hitting the brakes?

I never used to hear it untill I noticed the cracked roof seam (which the garage still can't see).

 

Finally got round to getting out in the cold and installing my gauges, Prosport premiums with white needle. Thanks to Kris for selling the monkey bone holder at a nice price and David @ RSpec for importing the gauges for me...



For those with oil pressure gauges, what are your readings at hot idle? Mine sits at about 20psi or just below (i believe the manual says 14psi min).

 

2 bar so 19 psi. I went for the depo gauges.

Got same stereo as you by the look of it! (& same join date!! )