Im going to keep the res in and buy a ppp and decat, dealer says thats ok. What you looking at to forge the engine?

 

...from the desert of Kingdom of Bahrain:



and few shots from recent open track days at F1 track BIC:







Too bad Subaru doesnt build their cars to last in this climate...

 

Got a bit of carbon dipping today.

 

 

does your AC not work?

Looks hot there!

 

I might have a little chat with my dealer then. Would love a little noise from the exhaust, it's so tame even with the PPP box.

I'll be adding Mahle pistons and rods, along with full ARB stud sets and a Cosworth headgasket. I think that's all they need to 400-450hp safety.

Also a bigger turbo at the saem time or a little later if I cant afford it all together.

In no real rush atm, still waiting for my new wheels to show up, and then the brakes before all that.

 

for what it costs extra I'd get the block pinned around the liners.

 

What you looking to pay then rob for this and upgrades jamie mentioned?

 

Pinning isn't all that much around £180 off top of my head. my setup cost over £3000 in parts & machining then my time to build mine up. I used a new type Mahle piston 2618 compound but very different. I also had a few parts already

 

Rob if you were charging for a build how much would it be

 

Allot depends on what parts the end user requires & what they want from the engine as there's allot of deviation in prices from brand to brand. I'd quote only by PM to be honest.

 

I've got a brand new set of rear roll bar drop links for the 08+ hatch and saloon from whiteline. Its the klc166 kit. New and sealed in the original packaging. Its in the for sale section a few pages back but I'm looking for £90 posted. That's about a tenner less than anywhere in the uk

 

Is that a bonnet wrap or painted? Looks well, i have a nasty chip and not decided on what to do yet.

QUOTE=Snarson;11102852]Had my car polished by a friend of mine last weekend, very happy with the result

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Anyone know any history on this car: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...tchback/967925

 

There was a thread about this car recently, think it's had an engine rebuild, but if it drives right and am pretty sure the work was done by Litchfield from what I read you shouldn't have any issues.

 

is that car still for sale!

 

yeah, I have just fixed my AC recently - BTW. if your AC fan is out, you will have a lot of cooling issues, that at first sight look like head gasket failure Lucklily for me it was just a bad connection...



And yes - it is hot. Currently 40-45oC. And it is getting worse every day...

BTW. one of my first mods was:

 

Evening folks. Now we have Impreza N.O 2 in the household (2008 Hatch STI) the missus wants to change a few things. Currently the rear light covers are clear except the drivers side with the red centre triangle. I'm thinking of going for red outlined ones with clear centres, where might sell these? Also she fancies a set of 330s alloys, not a fan myself much prefer the Prodrive recent ones on the 2012 saloon. Anyway any ideas where to find some other than fleabay or the local steelers? Lastly she wants a bit more noise as is totally OEM currently. I'm thinking a cat back will keep her happy, any recommendations? First instinct is to go for a H&S one but opinions welcome. Will get some pics up shortly.

 

what rad is that arabski?

 

I'll probably be selling my 330s wheels pretty soon, looking for a set of standard 17s to get refinished in anthracite. The 330s wheels have started to flake on the inside of the spokes though.



Re the rear red overlays, I got mine from bluebatmobile (google him). They come pre cut but can be a pain to fit. Also I believe Litchfields do them too, but to get the best look you'll need to buy the clear lens for the off side fog.

 

I got a set of 17" in gold pm me if your interested.

 

That would be an Aluminium KOYORAD


You can get a Mishimoto equivalent here in the UK............

http://www.mishimoto.co.uk/subaru-im...diator-08.html

 

it's http://www.ebay.com/itm/KOYO-HYPER-V-CORE-ALUMINUM-RACING-RADIATOR-CAP-03-07-SUBARU-IMPREZA-WRX-STI-/290920823727?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43bc3b7baf&vxp=mtr - Koyo VH091672, V-core, 36mm, fits with no modifications required with OEM fans and hoses.

 

Rob84, how do the pins stay placed?
To me it looks like a bigger risk having those fitted as due to different thermal expansion they will sooner or later become loose, the same with converting a semi closed deck block to CDB, you can't make sure the materials the companies use are exactly the same as what teh block is made from.

Arabski, great pics on the track.
Ditch that Koyo cap though and fit back the OEM one as they are renown to not hold pressure.
I've seen a Koyorad weep around one of the welds too so inspect it closely the first time you fit it.

 

Anybody else find it difficult to read there dipstick when checking the oil.
When i take it out then wipe and put it back in, i wait a few seconds the check but on the side with the marks there is no oil, but on the other side its upto the full mark.
Which side is correct?

Baz

 

Thanks fpan! I inspected Koyorad - it is fine so far. No leaks on welds nor the cap and I looked carefully because the car used to overheat (due to the broken AC fan as it turned out).





and my wife also had some fun that day:

 

Lovely car mate, I have one I the exact same colour cause we both know silver is the fastest colour! What's so good about this new rad?

Also more pictures of said wife please!

 

I guess the rad is a must when you are based in the middle east No performance gain though... :P

 

The "weep" I had seen was just a coolant bubble sat at the neck of the radiator, not leaking as such.

I didn't realise the hatchbacks came with a sunroof in the middle east!

+1 on more pictures of your wife

 

...they do come like that, there is no "MEDM" spec available (mine is EUDM with fog lamp on the port side). But the sunroof is not the most useless part of it - I have heated windscreen wipers too )))