newly purchased 1996 wrx sti
16 February 2012, 05:57 PM
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newly purchased 1996 wrx sti
have been a subaru owner for years and my last car was a vw golf diesel which was great on mpg but not so great on exhaust noise....so have purchased a 1996 wrx sti.had the car into work and gave it a full valet, the other car is my mates 350 bhp bugeye prodrive, 2 bar of boost and sounds amazing. hope yous like.
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16 February 2012, 06:43 PM
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thanks very much. yeah really happy with it, imported 2006, 86k on clock. full stainless steal exhaust, blitz dump valve, hks turbo timer. sti mini steering wheel, sti pedals. full respray in november by previous owner. running 1.2 bar of boost. 17 inch volks alloys. HID lights. does have a sticky boost solenoid but gonna get that sorted with some brake and clutch cleaner 2moro. cars mint otherwise. have an induction kit to fit also. also has just been fitted with triple pillar prosport gauges. loads of recent history and a folder full of receipts.
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16 February 2012, 09:11 PM
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I quite like the white mud flaps, was never really a white car person but the white on white wheels looks great. Car was resprayed in November so the paintwork is mint, wheels need a refurb as there all starting to peel, they were originally blue by the looks of it as there's blue paint under the white. Have been wondering if the wheels in black gloss would look smart ad it's a pain keeping them clean at the moment. But as I said I do like the white.
16 February 2012, 09:29 PM
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Lol no porkies. It's factory built by prodrive, with a few extra mods running 2 bar of boost. With 350 bhp. Not even attempted a race haha. Quickest scooby I've seen.
16 February 2012, 09:34 PM
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Must be a very small turbo if it only makes 350@2bar......And TBH 350bhp in a newage car does not feel that quick IMO.
16 February 2012, 09:48 PM
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Well it would beat mines that's for sure lol. Had a look at yours mate very nice looks mint also. What boost are you running at 404 bhp?
16 February 2012, 09:56 PM
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I'm eager to find out what mines is running, bhp wise. Has a sticky boost solenoid so once I've cleaned that I wanna get it tested. Sorry to hear its no more looked mint.
16 February 2012, 10:20 PM
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Not sure all I know is it's a limited edition factory built and tunned by prodrive. running 2 bar of boost, I'll ask him at work 2 Moro For more details.
17 February 2012, 08:33 AM
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Asked my mate at work. It's 2 bar of boost 350 bhp. It's 1 of only 500 made. Has prodrive ecu and prodrive injectors. Prodrive turbo, prodrive silicon intake, prodrive exhaust, upgraded prodrive fuel pump, prodrive inter cooler, basically this prodrive sti engine was factory built. Ill get a complete spec up later on.
17 February 2012, 03:52 PM
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cars running sweet again after cleaning out the boost solenoid, connected the 2 green plugs under steering wheel to put it in test mode removed top pipe from b/s and sprayed in some brake and clutch cleaner, had a wee blast on way home from work and its holding 1.2 bar of boost without any stuttering or clicking etc.... happy days 
thanks to someones thread on here
thanks to someones thread on here
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17 February 2012, 07:09 PM
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wondered if anyone can give me some info on my wheels, i believe them to be Rays volk challenge forged staggered rims. anyone any idea will get a close up picture added if needed. any help would be great!
17 February 2012, 08:18 PM
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your car looks clean, think youre mate is telling porkies though, where`s tony burns when you need him???? he `ll know for definate and you`ll probably find youre car will be a match for it
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17 February 2012, 08:52 PM
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Lol don't know about that although Im quite keen to find out what mines is pushing bhp wise. Didn't find out from previous owner. It's quick though I know that. Had a look at my mates engine today nearly every part of the engine is prodrive. It's not porkies like def running 2 bar of boost. A guy from a tayside subaru group was in our work a few months ago and was surprised also as there are so many not the real deal. He had a look at suspension set up and that confirmed with him it was the real deal as its got a slightly different set up with aluminium wishbones etc. It's one of only 500 made. He's joining up to scoobynet so he'll be able to give you a better detail of the spec.
17 February 2012, 08:58 PM
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classics i know about newage i dont but after a quick search, there are apparently 2 different types of prodrive bugeyes, one is style mods and the other one has extra bits including a roof flap, none of these are 350hp. also when you mentioned 2 bar most ppl on here know what is required to run 2bar and it aint cheap. the ppl in the 2 bar posse are usually running in excess of 500hp
17 February 2012, 09:05 PM
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anyway back to your car, i would get it checked out by a tuner to see if its detting especially if you are going to fit ain induction kit. not sure what boost these run as standard, thought it was 1 - 1.1 bar. if it has been tweaked by some kind of boost controller defo needs looking at but if it is running 1.2 bar you should be seeing 300+ hp and that should be a match for a 350 newage.
17 February 2012, 09:05 PM
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I've been in the car mate it's def running 2 bar. With 350 brake. The whole car is prodrive built. I know you can upgrade your car with prodrive pack but his was prodeive built he's got a print out from rolling road for 350 brake. Pro drive everything I see the car daily as we work together. I'll maybe start another thread and see if anyone else knows about prodrive spec. Seems to be causing a bit of a storm haha
17 February 2012, 09:09 PM
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Nice one that's good to know, yeah boosting at 1.2 I'm gonna have to go through the history cause it's full of receipts for everything from turbos to bulbs. Maybe gee him a wee blast after work 2 Moro seeing as wee work just off a dual carrage way haha
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