What's a "JDM" spec car?
30 October 2004, 08:03 PM
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Crap and always blow up, need undersealing and lots of other bits to get on with british weather and oh did i mention they are a nightmare to insure?? apart from that they are brilliant motors 
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31 October 2004, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Trumptton
Crap and always blow up, need undersealing and lots of other bits to get on with british weather and oh did i mention they are a nightmare to insure?? apart from that they are brilliant motors
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31 October 2004, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Trumptton
Crap and always blow up, need undersealing and lots of other bits to get on with british weather and oh did i mention they are a nightmare to insure?? apart from that they are brilliant motors
31 October 2004, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisp
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31 October 2004, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Trumptton
Crap and always blow up, need undersealing and lots of other bits to get on with british weather and oh did i mention they are a nightmare to insure?? apart from that they are brilliant motors
i agree with the Rev.
mines only done 120000mile though, so i don't know if it will blow or not!
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31 October 2004, 05:56 PM
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Jdm's are an accident waiting to happen, octane booster will eventually burn the valves out, the map is all wrong for this country, they rot like a leper's ***** and are easily identified by the gay gold wheels.
Why do you think so many P1's have had blown engines?? due to them basically being an imported sti 5 with 2 doors, they have a JDM map and were never any good on our fuel.
All we ever hear on here is my engine has gone bang, big end no3 has gone, 90% of these are the rust buckets that come off the rice boats!!
Why do you think so many P1's have had blown engines?? due to them basically being an imported sti 5 with 2 doors, they have a JDM map and were never any good on our fuel.
All we ever hear on here is my engine has gone bang, big end no3 has gone, 90% of these are the rust buckets that come off the rice boats!!
31 October 2004, 06:35 PM
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woah! trumpton, some strongs words there. you've obviously had some bad experience with jdm's in the past, please share it with us.
Personally, I was under the impression that the P1 was mapped for uk fuel, which is what made it the "best" sti5 you could get.
As for mapping of jdm cars, spend a few quid at a decent mapper once you've got your jdm, and not only do you get a car safe to run on lower octance uk fuel, but some serious performance enhancement thrown it too
Surely you can get underseal done at any garage these days, or do it yourself for added peace of mind.
finally, take a look here for some excellent examples of "gay gold wheels", not many of those are jdms either
Personally, I was under the impression that the P1 was mapped for uk fuel, which is what made it the "best" sti5 you could get.
As for mapping of jdm cars, spend a few quid at a decent mapper once you've got your jdm, and not only do you get a car safe to run on lower octance uk fuel, but some serious performance enhancement thrown it too
Surely you can get underseal done at any garage these days, or do it yourself for added peace of mind.
finally, take a look here for some excellent examples of "gay gold wheels", not many of those are jdms either
31 October 2004, 06:56 PM
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Trumptton,
Of course no uk car ever suffered burnt out valves, number 3 piston failure or the big end going
Octane booster wont kill your engine, its designed to protect it, and if you run a JDM car on the correct fuel, it will run forever
As for the P1, well when it states "super unleaded 97 ron fuel only" and people put in 95 ron, hey, somethings going to give (and modifying them doesnt help either).
No doubt the 22B type UK will all (9 remaining i think) end up needing new engines.....
Get your facts right about JDM cars, the new ones especially are alot better in the mapping department and have more correction for knock.
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Of course no uk car ever suffered burnt out valves, number 3 piston failure or the big end going
Octane booster wont kill your engine, its designed to protect it, and if you run a JDM car on the correct fuel, it will run forever
As for the P1, well when it states "super unleaded 97 ron fuel only" and people put in 95 ron, hey, somethings going to give (and modifying them doesnt help either).
No doubt the 22B type UK will all (9 remaining i think) end up needing new engines.....
Get your facts right about JDM cars, the new ones especially are alot better in the mapping department and have more correction for knock.
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31 October 2004, 07:01 PM
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And I seem to remember you saying CW42 at the BBO meeting that my MY93 JDM WRX was very tidy for it's year, there is not one sport of corrosion on it !!!!
31 October 2004, 07:03 PM
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I though you JDM lot would sooner or later come hunting
I have no bad experiences to speak of except the ex wife but I think that the earlier imports really are a waste of time, my UK turbo will easily chomp off the **** of ANY basic modded wrx and have an extra few hundred quid to throw at it each year what i save in insurance, Later JDM's are a lot better agreed as for the P1's wel there is no excuse, buy a uk car and have to run it on super juice is just not acceptable, I live in devon and you cant get this **** everywhere like you can in the rest of the country
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I have no bad experiences to speak of except the ex wife but I think that the earlier imports really are a waste of time, my UK turbo will easily chomp off the **** of ANY basic modded wrx and have an extra few hundred quid to throw at it each year what i save in insurance, Later JDM's are a lot better agreed as for the P1's wel there is no excuse, buy a uk car and have to run it on super juice is just not acceptable, I live in devon and you cant get this **** everywhere like you can in the rest of the country
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"my UK turbo will easily chomp off the **** of ANY basic modded wrx "
Dont let Chrisp hear you say that
His wrx was one of the last ones (ltd editions) in classic form (280ps), up to around 320bhp and 300lbs of torque i believe
Tony
Dont let Chrisp hear you say that
His wrx was one of the last ones (ltd editions) in classic form (280ps), up to around 320bhp and 300lbs of torque i believe
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31 October 2004, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
"my UK turbo will easily chomp off the **** of ANY basic modded wrx "
Dont let Chrisp hear you say that
His wrx was one of the last ones (ltd editions) in classic form (280ps), up to around 320bhp and 300lbs of torque i believe
Tony
Dont let Chrisp hear you say that
His wrx was one of the last ones (ltd editions) in classic form (280ps), up to around 320bhp and 300lbs of torque i believe
Tony
31 October 2004, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Trumptton
I though you JDM lot would sooner or later come hunting
I have no bad experiences to speak of except the ex wife but I think that the earlier imports really are a waste of time, my UK turbo will easily chomp off the **** of ANY basic modded wrx and have an extra few hundred quid to throw at it each year what i save in insurance, Later JDM's are a lot better agreed as for the P1's wel there is no excuse, buy a uk car and have to run it on super juice is just not acceptable, I live in devon and you cant get this **** everywhere like you can in the rest of the country
trumptton
I have no bad experiences to speak of except the ex wife but I think that the earlier imports really are a waste of time, my UK turbo will easily chomp off the **** of ANY basic modded wrx and have an extra few hundred quid to throw at it each year what i save in insurance, Later JDM's are a lot better agreed as for the P1's wel there is no excuse, buy a uk car and have to run it on super juice is just not acceptable, I live in devon and you cant get this **** everywhere like you can in the rest of the country
trumptton
How much did you pay from her?