Car D.I.Y.

[midlife]

My Impreza turbo was brand new 1997. kept it 11 years. Ruined the car, got sucked into the modding scene after early 2000s when it was all the rage. Had the car up to 500bhp, just far too much power. Everything else that goes with twin plate clutch, straight cut PPG gearbox, suspension, brakes, ECU/mapping. The parts just went on and on. Gave te car away to the engine builder in the end. Blew the engine after another mapping company sent a rod or two through the crank case on the rolling road. Successfully sued them- pay out recompensed me fully- lost interest after that, so dropped out of Subaru.

The Impreza for functionality, 5 seater, decent boot, saloon with speed and rarity-back in 1997 was fantastic(apart from 23mpg)

It was like owning an early Tesla for street cred.

Roger Clark Motorsport got my Bugeye to over 400 BHP with Methanol Injection mapped by Bob Rawle.

Then the subaru modding scene died a death and lots of people went over to big diesels with monster torque.

 

[fossyant]

Roger Clark Motorsport got my Bugeye to over 400 BHP with Methanol Injection mapped by Bob Rawle.

Then the subaru modding scene died a death and lots of people went over to big diesels with monster torque.

Shush, don't let the electric car bunch let you hear things like this

 

[CXRAndy]

I never went methanol, did dabble with 102ron petrol. Mainly ran it on 99ron as it was dual mapped for two fuels

I remember a few jumped onto BMW diesels, a few went down the Mercs A45 .

EVs now. So quick standard, no need to think about modifying.

Even the Plaid Tesla's don't interest me . Alot of extra money for a second quicker to 60mph

If I was to get a particular car the Porsche Taycan is a beautiful car, especially in super strong colour like the lime green

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Watched Top Gear last night a Pagani £3,300,000+ a Ferrari £330,00+ & a Porsche £150,000?, I must be getting old as all I could think was why? What really is the point of them, where can you use what they are capable of, impressive technology, but did nothing for me, is it just jealousy?

 

[DRM]

Watched Top Gear last night a Pagani £3,300,000+ a Ferrari £330,00+ & a Porsche £150,000?, I must be getting old as all I could think was why? What really is the point of them, where can you use what they are capable of, impressive technology, but did nothing for me, is it just jealousy?

I must admit to thinking the same as they went along the Autobahn at 80 Km/h, an utter waste of money, the congestion was just as bad as any UK motorway, yet the bit were they went back at night looked utterly terrifying, iirc they were all at around the 170 Mph mark, the concentration levels required were unsustainable, so even in Germany, there’s no point having one

 

[midlife]

I never went methanol, did dabble with 102ron petrol. Mainly ran it on 99ron as it was dual mapped for two fuels

I remember a few jumped onto BMW diesels, a few went down the Mercs A45 .

EVs now. So quick standard, no need to think about modifying.

Even the Plaid Tesla's don't interest me . Alot of extra money for a second quicker to 60mph

If I was to get a particular car the Porsche Taycan is a beautiful car, especially in super strong colour like the lime green

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Just out of curiosity were you on Scoobynet?

 

[CXRAndy]

Yes I used to use Scoobynet. Haven't been on for years.

My engine builder/tuner API engines

 

[CXRAndy]

I must admit to thinking the same as they went along the Autobahn at 80 Km/h, an utter waste of money, the congestion was just as bad as any UK motorway, yet the bit were they went back at night looked utterly terrifying, iirc they were all at around the 170 Mph mark, the concentration levels required were unsustainable, so even in Germany, there’s no point having one

I've done some quick speeds on the autobahns on motorcycles. I've averaged 125mph for an hour and half. I must admit I was buzzing when we pulled into the service station.

 

[midlife]

Yes I used to use Scoobynet. Haven't been on for years.

My engine builder/tuner API engines

Small world, I still drop into Scoobynet but its a bit of a desert nowadays.

David at API sorted out my jap gearbox after I smashed a couple of UK ones lol.

 

[raleighnut]

I've done some quick speeds on the autobahns on motorcycles. I've averaged 125mph for an hour and half. I must admit I was buzzing when we pulled into the service station.

My mate Graham had an FJ12, one year he went over to the Dutch TT then decided to visit an old girlfriend in Germany (she lived in Hanover*) and went via several 'Autobahns' and when he was back I asked him "What'll it do then" and he reckoned it was indicating 170 mph with more to come but that was 'quite quick enough' for him and my next question was "What does it feel like at full throttle" and he reckoned he had never found the throttle stop, it may have only been a hair away but the bike was accelerating more than adequately. Mind you the bike may have been 'got at' as he bought it from Chris Vincent's shop in Earl Shilton and apparently it was one of his 'toys' before he sold it so it would have had the restrictors removed at least if not 'tuned' beyond the 148bhp the standard motors could produce (at the time there was a 'gentlemen's agreement' that bikes were limited to 125bhp so Yamaha put a 'gate' in the plastic manifolds that stopped airflow but if you took the carbs off it was a matter of a couple of minutes with a Stanley Knife and a bit of sanding to remove them.

* When I met Kirsten she was working in a pub in Narborough (having come back from America with Graham after his father died) and when 'half drunk' punters would ask her "So where are you from then darling" she would reply "I'm from Hanover..........................Just like your Queen"

 

[CXRAndy]

My bike is the FJR1300

 

[Hicky]

A friend has just won an Aprilia rsv4 on one of them social media raffles, he’s not rode in about ten years….once legally on the road he went on and promptly put the fear into himself 🤣
I’m not sure how long it will last

 

[fossyant]

I have a feeling some of these now 'leccy car drivers' are paying a penance for driving planet burning cars/motorbikes in the past - just saying !

 

[CXRAndy]

Nothing like a bit of electric self flagellation

 

[Deleted User]

Fitted electric power steering to the old van along with a Mk1 Golf Gti steering wheel.