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Marc
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27th Nov 03 at 19:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Whos heard of this happening?...
nik
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27th Nov 03 at 19:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yep a few times
J da Silva
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27th Nov 03 at 20:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
usually on top end rebuilds
J4LDO
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27th Nov 03 at 20:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive heard of a few aswell, mostly piston melt through boost or poor fuel
GT4Brody
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27th Nov 03 at 20:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes quite common apparently due to duff oil pumps, my mates has just done it, he is havin major agro with the garage he bought it from trying to get it done on warrenty.
why have you heard this?
Costing about 2 grand and thats wiv second hand conrods etc
Marc
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27th Nov 03 at 20:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My mate text me told me earlier, im unsure because he also told me chipping them blows the engine. Mines chipped.


Edited due to my poor grammer!!!!!!!!

[Edited on 27-11-2003 by 16vmarc]
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27th Nov 03 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yours is PPP though
Marc
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27th Nov 03 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This is true.
GT4Brody
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A mate of mine had a scooby and he reckons loads of mods r bad for them even just an induction kit can cause probs.
Dont know if this is true? He reckons he got it from scooby net?? Best place for advice i reckon
Marc
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27th Nov 03 at 20:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Most turbo cars dont respond well to induction kits. Imprezas especially because of where the induction system is in relation to the turbo.
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Yeah too much heat under the bonnets for induction kits, best type of air intake is usually ram-air type(on turbo cars that is)
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nothign wrong with induction kits on turbo cars so long as they are ducted properly. some cars don;t respon like the R5 but others are ok
Marc
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Have you got induction kit?
Andy
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27th Nov 03 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Piston number 3 is the weak link apparently. Most meltdowns occur through over enthusiastic chipping to up boost. There's nowt like proper normally aspirated tuning
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PGTF andy you can fuck your pistons up as well if you ain;t properly mapped


then you get the AA man out
Marc
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Andy
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My engine's bullet-proof (touches wood) thanks very much Ross. So's my gearbox now thanks to a couple of uprated components.

At least NA engines tend to get mapped properly. Not like turbos:

"Hello sir - I'm a specialist turbo engine tuner. How much would you like me to increase the boost? Just say when..."
Marc
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Sounds about right
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy
My engine's bullet-proof (touches wood) thanks very much Ross. So's my gearbox now thanks to a couple of uprated components.

At least NA engines tend to get mapped properly. Not like turbos:

"Hello sir - I'm a specialist turbo engine tuner. How much would you like me to increase the boost? Just say when..."




I can see where your coming from andy but most people don;t know every type of turbo engine unlike N/A engines which are easier to work with and don;t produce the heat.
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speak to the lads on S/N if your worried Marc. Dave Wallace or Scott even Paul(Pavlo) are all the best ppl to speak to if your worried about the chips. And if PPP was going to blow your engine do you think subaru would endorse the action of prodrive especially when they keep the warranty in force with ppp.


[Edited on 27-11-2003 by morty]
Marc
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I mentioned it mainly because i didnt believe what i was told, s/n and sidc have since confirmed some of it!!! not the ppp tho

 
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