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BarnshaW

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16th Jan 12 at 19:02

nice motor, any engine mods going on?

just a word of warning, those HSD coilovers are naff. Did you get them from driftworks?

my old ones had hardly covered any mileage really and 3 of them the adjusters snapped off in the coilover base, they also knocked after a little while and were generally poor!

thegsi

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16th Jan 12 at 20:07

Cheers dude. Not for the minute no. Its got some decent bits on already plus I need to learn how to drive it before I add more power!

Shit that looks nasty, did you grease them up first? From the reviews they looked good and also feel like a solid unit.

BarnshaW

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16th Jan 12 at 20:13

they were all greased up mate, hope yours do you better would just say keep on top of them and make sure they dont seize up as a couple of other subaru owners had them seize up.

will keep an eye on this thread as looks good so far!

thegsi

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16th Jan 12 at 20:15

Hmm how strange. Yeh I made sure I gave all the collars and seats a good lick of copper grease. Fortunately I keep it tucked away from road salt and rain so they should stay OK.

thegsi

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19th Jan 12 at 11:26

quote:
Originally posted by Danny W
Such a step up from the corsa & Seat but as with all your cars it looks soo clean!!

Good to see your doing well anyways buddy

Cheers Danny means a lot. Hope you're OK dude

thegsi

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20th Jan 12 at 19:14

Update:

So I popped to A Line in Dudley today to get my alignment done. The Driftworks lads take their motors her so gotta be doing something right! Kev put on the 'Evo 8 fast road setting' which was developed around Ralliart when they were nearby (or trading!) Had -1.5deg. all round and the car feels nice a grounded now and very responsive. I've given the coilovers +8 on the dampening so gonna run that for a bit and see how she gets on. Top guys and very helpful. Heres a few crappy pics:

DansCorsaSXi

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20th Jan 12 at 19:27

Nice one Jay,car looks awesome even on a ramp.

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big eck

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20th Jan 12 at 20:44

Looks superb. Its making me want another lol.

Sean-B

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Registered: 1st May 07
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20th Jan 12 at 22:30

Awesome mate, told you they were top notch there. Their prices are really really good too!

dan-sport

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20th Jan 12 at 22:44

I was impressed with there service but ive been there 3 times now an my tracking has come back out within 2-3 days, going back tomorrow for them to have another go (free if charge may i add lol)

Sean-B

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20th Jan 12 at 22:56

quote:
Originally posted by dan-sport
I was impressed with there service but ive been there 3 times now an my tracking has come back out within 2-3 days, going back tomorrow for them to have another go (free if charge may i add lol)

Your French car is probably bending every 2-3 days

dan-sport

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21st Jan 12 at 10:56

Lmao my cars healthy and bend free thanks, my front end is all new and every bush on the car has been replaced so its not the car, like i said the service it self was really good, they were friendly an did a good job for 2-3 days i had a tracked car

thegsi

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22nd Jan 12 at 21:55

I guarantee something's wrong with your bushes or top mounts.

thegsi

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15th Feb 12 at 14:35

Update

Started building my Defi set up! Got this Boost gauge plus controller and all wiring/senders for a bargain on eBay. Just need Oil temp and twin A pillar pod and I'm set to install. Cant wait!!!

thegsi

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3rd Mar 12 at 18:10

Update

So me and Sean cracked on and fitted my Defi boost gauge, controller and pod today. Nice simple job and all done in less than 1.5 hours. Sweet!

Boost sender all in place:

Get that wiring done lad!

Gauge pod courtesy of R-Spec:

and the components all in place:

They're an expensive bit of kit but man they're amazing. This is also the first time I have got to see whats going on with the boost. The car is holding a tad over 1.6bar and holding it very well. Very little overboost too. Set my warning pressure to 1.7 bar.

Just need an oil temp gauge now to fit in other pod and we're well away!

DansCorsaSXi

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3rd Mar 12 at 19:43

Nice work as usual Jay,is Sean the master of the wiring side? Looks good.

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thegsi

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5th Mar 12 at 09:00

Cheers Dan

Haha yeh well Sean has done all his so got him to do the wiring for me.

thegsi

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16th Mar 12 at 13:20

UPDATE:

Well I have owned the car for less than 6 months and I really didn't want to burn myself out with modding but thats gone down the pan as I have bought some wheels! After many different options, I decided to go with my gut and get some Rota Grid Drifts. I always said I wanted a mint Grey 8MR with lots of carbon and Grid Drifts! This was an impluse buy as they popped up on eBay local to me. I got them for a bargain too! I will be getting them sprayed (colour to follow) and also get some tyres on ASAP.