Test Drives Unlimited 278 Report post Posted August 1, 2018 How many miles you done now Lauren ? Sent from my ASUS_A001 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 Bit of a lapse since the last update! Oops! Not a lot to report but I had my 120K service a couple of months ago. I've been umming and aahing about whether to do something about my exhaust. With having no cats and a a resonated TD system it felt like the raspy sound you get under load between 3-4K rpm was getting a bit irritating and seemed to be getting a bit louder. I had a word with Mike at TD and asked him to have a look at it for me. He found a possible slight blow and took the decat pipe out and resealed it. This didn't quiten it some and took it back to where it was. However, whilst the raspy sound is fine when you're in the mood and very good at scaring cyclists (if that's your thing), it was still annoying me as I found I was driving around a lot of the time trying to keep the revs under 3000 just to avoid the raspiness. Mike said he had a reasonated decat pipe I could try as a silencer at the front end of the system is what makes the difference. After a bit of thinking I decided to go ahead with it. I had it fitted today and as you can see from the pic, it has two small silencers. This drastically quietens the exhaust down and totally loses the raspiness. When I drove it home, it was almost like I couldn't hear it! This is of course all relative and reminded me of how loud it was before. I can actually hear some induction noise again and I haven't heard that since I had a stock manifold and Milltek on! There's a part of me that wonders if it's too quiet, but I think I'll get used to it and appreciate that it's pretty well non-intrusive when you're cruising around, but you can still hear it when you hoof it of course. Maybe I'm just getting old! 🤣 A huge thanks for Mike for a speedy and efficient service as always. I did ask if he wanted to be in the pic but he declined. 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matrixprotein 33 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 How long have you had the resonated TD exhaust on for Lauren? Shopping around ATM, thinking about this or the cobra!Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 Had it on for 25K miles and about 18 months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam9 37 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 Good to see you today Lauren, my trip back was fun, especially M6 toll drag gates😄 Shame about all the metalwork in my boot... 1 Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 16, 2019 Great to see you, Adam. I could tell you were pretty much shaking with excitement picking your car up. It was palpable. I'm sure that drive home was a lot of fun. Lose the metalwork and enjoy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MartinT 514 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 Lauren, how do you cope with no cats for MOT? Do you put one back on?Sent from my LG-Q6 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinA 695 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 Just remember @Lauren sets trends not follows 😁 1 1 surrey86 and Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted March 17, 2019 1 hour ago, MartinT said: Lauren, how do you cope with no cats for MOT? Do you put one back on? Sent from my LG-Q6 using Tapatalk Yes, I put one back on. 1 MartinT reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted May 10, 2019 Had an issue develop post recall with my car stalling in traffic. It then developed an uncharacteristic Subaru burble and felt like it was missing at low rpm. I took it to RRG but there were no fault codes and they couldn't find anything wrong. After a second visit and again no diagnosis it threw a code on the way home, P0017 which indicates camshaft/crankshaft position sensor. Richard and Gary diagnosed this as a faulty idle control valve as it changes the exhaust cam timing up to 3000rpm where the VVTi takes over. This fitted the symptoms perfectly as at higher rpms the car drove as good as ever. Gary fitted a new idle control valve this morning, it didn't take long as it's two bolts on the end of one of the exhaust camshafts and is easily accessible. I gave it a shake down after and the car is totally transformed, well by that it's back to normal. Nice steady idle and more importantly pulling cleanly at low revs where lets face it you spend most of your time in road driving. TGB will be picking up the bill which is a result. Now ready for my trackday at Blyton Park tomorrow. A huge thanks to the team at RRG as ever. 1 willclarke reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matrixprotein 33 Report post Posted May 10, 2019 Glad to hear it. Loving this thread laurenSent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk 1 Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke 193 Report post Posted May 10, 2019 Saw it at japfest and thought the new vinyl design looks great. A take on the old ae86 btcc touring car isn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted May 11, 2019 18 hours ago, Luke said: Saw it at japfest and thought the new vinyl design looks great. A take on the old ae86 btcc touring car isn't it? Thanks. Yes it is a take on Chris Hodgett's winning AE86 BTCC car. It's Toyota GB's livery that they used on the Britcar GT86 which itself is a copy of Chris's works AE86. We just changed Toyota GB to RRG Macclesfield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted May 11, 2019 14 hours ago, Tubbytommy said: Great mileage,good to see the car getting used properly daily. Another great thread,I have just purchased the same front brake kit. Pondering the rear brembos from the hatch Impreza,have you considered this mod? Its mainly for cosmetic reasons for me Thanks. I haven't considered the rear Brembo kit, as it doesn't really offer a worthwhile benefit. Will admitted he did it for looks. Function over form for me and no point me spending money on things I don't need etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites