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Old 17 August 2014, 09:30 PM
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Took car on a private road today upto 125mph and it was fine getting there but once there is started to feel rather unstable just wondering if anybody had any thoughts on this
Old 17 August 2014, 09:34 PM
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private road
Old 17 August 2014, 09:37 PM
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incredibly private and safe
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Oh dear
Old 17 August 2014, 10:10 PM
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Unsafe as in you got scared and started shaking or the car did?
Old 17 August 2014, 10:16 PM
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wasnt so much a shake more a veer to one side
Old 17 August 2014, 10:16 PM
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Unsafe as in you got scared and started shaking or the car did?


That would probably be me rather than my Subaru. Lol.
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Originally Posted by angel1368
wasnt so much a shake more a veer to one side
Maybe tracking, ball joints, track rods ends or suspension related if not wobble.
Take it in for a haul over.


Originally Posted by Forester XT owner
That would probably be me rather than my Subaru. Lol.
Well if it's the forester, I'm not surprised given it probably nearly off the ground with the center of gravity it has
Old 17 August 2014, 10:47 PM
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To the OP, referring to this thread of yours.... https://www.scoobynet.com/engine-man...is-please.html
has your car been remapped to cope with the mods?
If it has well done for heeding the advice you asked for.
If not, why are you pushing it so hard?
Old 17 August 2014, 11:12 PM
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Tick, tock, tick, tock.

Linglongs and hacksawed springs probably!
Old 17 August 2014, 11:23 PM
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I may be mistaken, but hasn't the OP had a few problems with this car?
Old 18 August 2014, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by thenewgalaxy
I may be mistaken, but hasn't the OP had a few problems with this car?
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To the OP, what happened to this intention you posted?
"i cant argue with any of this as its true i dont have a clue about subarus really as this is the first performance car ive had, i should have took my time shopping round but never i did just jump in but hey lesson learnt for next time, if people in the know say get a health check then trust me a health check is what she will get asap, i may be abit stupid as regards to how a car works but not stupid enough to ignore good advice when i ask a question"


And yet here you are pushing an engine of unknown integrity close to its limit.
I wonder how long it will be before we have another thread from this snetter with a theme of shoulda/woulda/coulda?
Old 18 August 2014, 09:58 AM
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another i bought a subaru and it was unreliable and rubbish...............

but all the issues were all self inflicted
Old 18 August 2014, 10:54 AM
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my scoob used to spin around and face the other way at times, it'd shake it's *** like Shakira at over 70mph. Coilovers, droplinks, stiffer ARB and alignment have made it handle like the Pepsi Max big one.

Not even I can get the car out of shape now.
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Originally Posted by angel1368
Took car on a private road today upto 125mph and it was fine getting there but once there is started to feel rather unstable just wondering if anybody had any thoughts on this
Personally I would stay away from said private road lol
Old 18 August 2014, 05:44 PM
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Yeah but, no but, it's ok now cos it does 120 init.
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No response?
Old 19 August 2014, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
my scoob used to spin around and face the other way at times, it'd shake it's *** like Shakira at over 70mph. Coilovers, droplinks, stiffer ARB and alignment have made it handle like the Pepsi Max big one.

Not even I can get the car out of shape now.
that's just because its an underpowered and over geared wrx
Old 19 August 2014, 10:36 AM
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Maybe he reached 126mph,went back to the future,leant his lesson and never bought the car! Unlikely so if you intend on keeping the car then the best thing to do is keep the speeds under 125,this should fix the problem.
I'm still baffled to hear that your pushing it that hard anyway,you ask advice about mods and mapping,get great advice then just ignore?
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