Looking smart Steve

BecauseRaceCar.

I'm getting me one of them!

Thanks for that don

Because it doesn't have cc any more , it's fitted with a
Syvecs ECU running 450/480

How easy was it? What boss etc did you use?

The boss is a nrg 105 short hub , there on eBay at £72 . These are for 08 on , NRG Steering Wheel SHORT HUB / Boss SUBARU WRX IMPREZA STI WAGON 2008+ SRK-105H

snow pix...

Cheers Steven, what else have you done to your car? Engine wise? Also if your using syvecs have you got a toucan? I also have syvecs and do use a toucan which is great for keeping an eye etc and scrolling through maps.

I've got a technical question about mapping...

I've got a Slowboy racing open source map which I'm really happy with. Anyway, I tried asking Neil this ages ago but I don't think I was explaining myself very well.

The car has 3 si-drive settings as you know - sport, sports sharp and intelligent.

I run the car in sport setting daily, and this is the standard mode the car starts up in. My question is if the car is sitting in sport mode when the remap is uploaded to the car, does that mean that it is only the sport mode setting that has access to the map?

So to explain more, what I mean is if I then turn the car into sports sharp mode to have a race, or intelligent mode for fuel saving am I essentially switching my remap off, or is the remap blanket coverage across all three modes automatically?

I'm back at Slowboy in a fortnight so I'll ask Neil again and try to explain myself more clearly if I can't get an answer on here.

Mapping should be blanket.

The Si-Drive apparently only changes the throttle response ( which then affects other parameters ) so making it feel faster / more responsive.


I had initially thought there were different maps on each setting - more boost, more ignition advance etc. on each but told not so by my mappers.

This is on a ECUtek map.
The Ecutek Racerom patch does offer "another" map, or at least a semblance of it for boost, fuel, ign, etc. I believe. e.g. 2nd map for meths mixture fuel and appropriate settings.

Nice one thanks

I'd hate to think every time I was having a little dabble against someone I was making the mapping worse by changing the SI drive setting.

what MPG do you see on the dash board display with the slowboy maps?

23.7 over the summer and dropping to 23.4 in the winter. My driving is mainly town based with occasional motorway runs at weekends.

My other half has a factory standard Mazda 3 MPS MK2 and her display says 23.6mpg with similar types of driving routes, so I'm pretty happy with my MPG.

A lot of the mappers just override the silly Subaru gimmick which is the diference between S & S# and the override sets S & S# the same mate. On Racerom most will have the racerom full throttle option on S# only and that is the only difference between the 2 once mapped by a lot of the mappers.

My old hatch that was mapped by Duncan left i as it was, replaced S with S# and the custom map was programmed into S#.

No this a long shot but has enyone got a decat downpipe for sale for the hatch

Thanks alan

Ordered my Team Heko air deflector kit yesterday from towequip, just arrived

I'm pleased with mine. Had them on the last couple of weeks.

I was missing a set of clips so they sent me some more. You need two each window deflector.

Also I'd advise to watch the heko website video on fitting. Just to get the best place to fit the clips.

Yeah no worries, I have fitted many many sets of these and ClimAir (Ford approved) sets to my previous cars, and for my friends. It's always a little daunting, thinking your're going to break them, but it's really rather easy, and the clips are no problem either.

its good when you can have the window down a little bit and still not have the rain come in... well snow lol

Sure is, been meaning to get a set since I got the car. The Subaru stuck to seals ones didn't really appeal to me so glad someone posted that Heko did a set

On Friday my 330S which I've only had for 4 months, broke down on the motorway! Doing about 70mph, not booting it at all, engine went thump and cel came on etc.
diagnostic tool showed code P0244 turbo wastegate solenoid range / performance
Car went back to dealer and after they examined it they told me it was an ecu map problem.
They contacted Subaru for more info but Subaru initially said the ecu on that model has no known issues.
They dealer then say they found an old bulletin saying there IS a known issue on the 330S causing that exact symptom and that it requires a replacement ecu. Subaru then accepted they had forgotten about that issue and agreed to fix the ecu.
Dealer are now removing the ecu and sending back to Subaru to get it changed/updated.

All sounds odd to me. Can anyone comment on this?

Thanks.

Yes I've heard this before, although not very common I might add

Part I'm confused about is that the dealer is refusing to check/test the solenoid - which I would have thought would be a first & easy check before replacing the ecu.

Anybody's on here ?
http://www.copart.co.uk/c2/homeSearc...SEARCH_RESULTS

Long shot I know but before I order one does anyone have a JDM radio surround they no longer need, will order from Japan if not, tried the cheaper version and sold on as was not happy with the quality.

Cheers
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It's only worth THAT much as pre accident value ?
2008 STi woth 18" wheels, 47400 miles is worth £10500 ????

Depreciation ..I suppose it is near 5 years old tho ....

Not common for the boost control solenoid to stick on a hatch, the Prodrive map has been known to Overboost.

Has anybody modified a wrx not sti with sideskirt extensions if yes where did you get them from. Just think it looks a bit bare without some type of mod