Our Cars (dream or actual)
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I watched a couple of youtube reviews for the 2015 Accord Sport and one thing they have a lot of is plenty of backseat space. My son has graduated to a booster seat so it's not really an issue.
I have two kids, ages 10 and 7, so I have a pair of booster seats in the back. There's plenty of room.
And the LATCH points to attach them are easy to access, unlike my wife's Outback. That thing is a pain in the ass to put in car seats or booster seats.
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it's a shame the japanese manufacturers don't export some model to countries that have severe winters. i know that in japan. their normal model cars come in an AWD variant. so basically all the FWD cars that you currently are familiar with. corolla, camry, mazda 3 and 6, accord etc..
If you are an enthusiasts of any sort, you will find that what you need and what you want are two very different things.
I need a spacious, 4WD SUV that can haul barbells, two child seats, two dogs, and go through floods and mud.
I was an E63 AMG Wagon.
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in that case, i'm a G63 AMG 6x6
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Love this for $7500
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Heading up north to the Scooby Clinic in Chesterfield where our Subaru currently resides to discuss the engine plus ancillaries build to take our car upto 390BHP. It's gonna be 8-12 week wait however we do get a Subaru Legacy courtesy car which we are now en-route to collect
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Ask them about fuel use and turbo lag !
Do you plan on using the car everyday ?
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Ask them about fuel use and turbo lag !
Do you plan on using the car everyday ?
People with 400 odd HP Subaru and Evo`s don't care about such things.
They are so fast that Police in the UK have adopted their own modded versions because they proved to be so formidable to keep up with in a police chase. ie they were burning off the cops
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Ask them about fuel use and turbo lag !
Do you plan on using the car everyday ?
Fuel usage and turbo lag are issues we can live with as the car isn't a daily driver [emoji106]
When I return from the trip up north I'll post the engine build & ancillaries list . . . . . .Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk
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People with 400 odd HP Subaru and Evo`s don't care about such things.
They are so fast that Police in the UK have adopted their own modded versions because they proved to be so formidable to keep up with in a police chase. ie they were burning off the cops
i'm not sure about this but i thought i saw a FQ400 evo in one of those uk police shows like highway patrol etc..
Heading up north to the Scooby Clinic in Chesterfield where our Subaru currently resides to discuss the engine plus ancillaries build to take our car upto 390BHP. It's gonna be 8-12 week wait however we do get a Subaru Legacy courtesy car which we are now en-route to collect
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oh is it the 4th gen legacy?!? those cars do make some serious aftermarket power.. whats your plan for you current rex?
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@louisbosco A communication from SCOOBYCLINIC (www.scoobyclinic.com) regarding our new (to us) Subaru . . . .
The list below gives us a engine build capable of withstanding 500 BHP;
Media blast engine casings
Skim block faces
CDB converion
Re bore and hone cylinders
Machine conrod clearances
Forged piston set
Uprated rods
Crankshaft
Big end and main bearings
Complete gasket & seal kit
Oil pump & water pump
Custom head gaskets
ARP Headstuds
Full timing belt kit
3 Bond sealer
Skim cylinder heads
Oil filter
oil
coolant
Spark plugs
Chemical clean of all parts
Environmental charge
6 helicoils
Re furbish cylinder headsTo achieve circa that (500 BHP) you will need the following;
SC 46 Billet turbo charger
Uprated fuel injectors
Uprated fuel pump
Perrin FMIC kit
Labour perrin FMIC kit
Excedy clutch twin plate
Perrin inlet pipe
Perrin induction kit
Fuel pump wiring mod
Adjustable FPR
4 bar map sensor
3 port EBCS
oil cooler
Perrin AOS
Syvecs fitted and mappedHowever it can run less (380 to 400 BHP) very safely with the following extras;
SC 38 Billet turbo charger
Uprated fuel injectors
Uprated fuel pump
Excedy “pink box” clutch
Perrin inlet pipe
Perrin induction kit
Fuel pump wiring mod
Adjustable FPR (recommended but not essential)
4 bar map sensor
3 port EBCS
oil cooler
Perrin AOS (recommended but not essential)
Re mapWe arrived at the Scoobyclinic yesterday and committed to the 380-400 BHP build. Now we have an 8-12 week wait as the garage is stacked out with engine builds.
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Nice. If you are not using the car daily then some of the trade offs are less of an issue.
Can they do any kind of anti lag system?My brother built a ~500hp Mitsubishi Evo.
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Nice. If you are not using the car daily then some of the trade offs are less of an issue.
Can they do any kind of anti lag system?My brother built a ~500hp Mitsubishi Evo.
Love to see a picture of your brother's 500BHP Evo if possible ?
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It was a good few years ago now, but I will see what I can find.
It was a Lancer Evo 1. JDM import. -
This is my dream car as seen in front of my hotel today.
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Nice @Roman - gotta love a Rolls - heck out Tyler Hoover’s most recent you tube video to check out his Phantom - it’s a fun video!
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sick work being done!!
i think the 400+ range is roughly about a stage 1 set up.
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^ My car is making 330BHP at present as the person who bought the car new immediately took it to Prodrive, the company behind Colin McRaes Subaru, and had one of their prodrive performance packs fitted. The main issue taking it from 330BHP to 390BHP is the engine block which is good for around 350BHP above which it has a tendency to fail under the increased load. The current setup in the areas you've mentioned is good for 390BHP however it would need upgrading if taking to 500BHP.
edit; the into one of their
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I had a MY00 Turbo for six years. It was about 18 months old when I got it, so it was a while back. Modified it a bit as it's pretty much impossible not to with Subarus. I loved it. Sold it to a local fella who took it to Switzerland with him when he moved. About a year later I was driving past his Father's house and it was parked outside - I had this ridiculous slug of adrenaline, as if I'd unexpectedly seen and ex-girlfriend who looked sexy as hell.
Hilarious, but genuine reaction.I dread to think how much you're spending for another 60bhp @denimhead.
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^ I think I understand the feeling you describe when you saw your old Subaru after not seeing it for a long time. We hadn't seen our Subaru for a couple of weeks when we visited the garage where the works been done and that's after owning the car for only a few months. We both really miss our car and it's going to be a long wait until we get it back.
We decided to do a step by step BHP upgrade and the first step is to build the engine so it's capable of handling the final stage power. So the 60 BHP increase is a step along that journey. Strengthening the engine is where the main expense is [emoji21]
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Step by step was always my approach. I'd rarely upgrade a number of components at a time where possible as I wanted to feel the difference (or not) each made individually and go from there.
The best money I ever spent was when I took the car to Powerstation, right next door to Litchfield Imports. They sorted its alignment and performed their 'bump steer' modification - basically putting shims in the steering rack to prevent the front wheels toeing under suspension compression and therefore reducing/eliminating understeer. The car pretty much went in without a single wheel pointing in the right direction, which obviously amplified the effect, but it was by far the best £130 (iirc) I've ever spent.
Eibach springs, updated droplinks and a stiffer rear anti-roll bar were added later piece by piece, but nothing else had that night and day difference.I've an E92 M3 now. It's got the utterly incredible 414bhp V8 in it and is a far superior car, but I don't think I love it any more than the old Scoob.
