Leeky

Tbh we’ve all known for years that cone filters suck in hot engine bay air and that the stock air boxes are not the restriction that the aftermarket would make you believe. Thousands of people have done back to back dynos proving this.

This turned up today. A nice little custom requested heater button surround supplied by mkdesignsuk.com.
Ideally I would have liked one that had my supercharger number on it but I couldn’t find the serial number of the charger anywhere  So instead I just went with the word “supercharged”.
But if I ever do find the number I'll definitely ask him to make me up another one  Was only £15!
 

I think I need one of those!  Splendid!

Thanks bro, they’re actually gloss black but with a grey laquer applied so they have a really nice off black to them vs a standard gloss black.
 
done at myalloys.co.uk plus got grade discount as Marshall’s use them for all their diamond cut wheel refurbs and i work at Marshall’s

Loving the stock pre-facelift wheels painted all black. Imho they should have come like that instead of the two tone diamond cut style.

First wash of 2022, the first time i’ve had the car out in daylight wearing its 2017+ facelift spoiler and first time i’ve ever shared pictures of my car on this thread

Welcome. Cool Spoiler. Suits it.

Yes. I was looking online yesterday and in stock sizes could no longer find the PS4, only the PS5 was available.

First wash of 2022, the first time i’ve had the car out in daylight wearing its 2017+ facelift spoiler and first time i’ve ever shared pictures of my car on this thread

And its now official..... a conical filter loses power...
To summarize, Subaru have done enough R&D to place the intake at the right location. If we do not use the OE location and just fit a conical filter, heat soak will take away any gains and you will lose power. My personal analysis has been that aftermarket Panel Filters though give a bit more power let in more sand / silica which has been proven time and again through my used oil analysis. So honest suggestion, dont play with the intake unless you are doing it for the induction sound and no power gains and potential impact to the engine long term..
 
 
 

First wash of 2022, the first time i’ve had the car out in daylight wearing its 2017+ facelift spoiler and first time i’ve ever shared pictures of my car on this thread

APRacing (Cosworth Spec) 6pot/355mm floating fronts and matching APRacing 4pot/335mm rears. They cost £4300 from partbox but I was quite lucky that they were doing 20% discount at the time so got them for £3500.

No and yes; 301.8 at the fly

Around 5k. Amber Performance fitted it for me in the end as I just didn't have the time to do it myself. Made a shade over 300bhp at the flywheel.
Its great actually. Still feels NA. Hasn't ruined the way the car drives at all. It now just feels like I have a much bigger engine.
Very happy with it.

Around 5k. Amber Performance fitted it for me in the end as I just didn't have the time to do it myself. Made a shade over 300bhp at the flywheel.
Its great actually. Still feels NA. Hasn't ruined the way the car drives at all. It now just feels like I have a much bigger engine.
Very happy with it.

Off the top of my head -  
Placement of the turbo. Which equates to:
Cleaner/simpler install with more of an OEM look
shorter length of the header pipework
(Turbo dependent) faster spooling and less lag
lower centre of gravity
lighter system
Shorter oil/water feeds/returns
less hot exhaust pipe near the belts
less heat soak and better air flow as the turbo isn’t wedged up between the top of the engine and the bonnet
I’ve been buying on/off from Fensport for about 20 years, so if they use the AVO kit then I trust their knowledge/experience/opinion.
AVO’s kit is really well designed and built. I’ve seen/heard of quality issues on a number of other kits.
Lots of US tuners are also using the AVO kit and making lots of reliable power.
I only chose to go SC only as I thought the limited supplies of the Cosworth package along with their huge development/testing process (plus their name and reputation) meant it would retain more future value and in 20-30 years may even go up in value.

This is the exact reason I have a used(like new) air setup in the garage ready for my Mini R56. In the uk there is so many opinions flying around RE air, where 90% of those people have never driven a car with it installed.  I’m looking to form my own opinions by installing it and giving it a go, if it’s rubbish I sell it for what I paid for it, but at least I know based on my own experience rather than someone else’s opinion.  Air isn’t all about stretched tyres and 3 piece wheels.  And if it’s any good I will be going for the same setup on my BRZ 

I’ve no experience of them but there are always plenty of people selling used Gt86 Air suspension, so on that basis I doubt its much good. I assume they go back to springs.
Personally I wouldn’t want to lose my boot to all the gubbins for it and also the extra weight of it all.
Great I suppose if you’re only interested in road use, posing, #stance and shows etc But you don’t get track cars with air ride for good reason.

I’ve no experience of them but there are always plenty of people selling used Gt86 Air suspension, so on that basis I doubt its much good. I assume they go back to springs.
Personally I wouldn’t want to lose my boot to all the gubbins for it and also the extra weight of it all.
Great I suppose if you’re only interested in road use, posing, #stance and shows etc But you don’t get track cars with air ride for good reason.

I’ve no experience of them but there are always plenty of people selling used Gt86 Air suspension, so on that basis I doubt its much good. I assume they go back to springs.
Personally I wouldn’t want to lose my boot to all the gubbins for it and also the extra weight of it all.
Great I suppose if you’re only interested in road use, posing, #stance and shows etc But you don’t get track cars with air ride for good reason.

I can't revert to OEM so get a monster for good money.

Hi,
Last weekend I fitted the Cusco steering rack braces. This week the TRD brace kit arrived and therefore I have the TRD steering rack braces as well. They cannot both be fitted together so I need to make a choice. The car also has new polybushes in the steering rack.
At the moment my drivers side has the TRD brace fitted and the passenger side has the Cusco. I've not driven the car so I have no experience of either at the moment. I have a slight preference but it's based on nothing scientific.
Does anyone have any experience of these and does anyone have an opinion of which might be better? I do have a preference but I'd like to hear what others think.
The set that doesn't get picked will be available for purchase.
The TRD bracket. Sorry about the angle, the car's in the air and I was on my back.

The Cusco Bracket on the car:

 
And what it looks like off the car

Id advise against engine swaps. The whole reason the car is NA and a flat 4 is for a low centre of gravity. Any other engine is going to mess up the weight distribution and subsequently the handling.
The FA20 is already a great motor. Makes more sense to Supercharge or Turbocharge it rather than swap it out.
I’ve done 8 engine swaps and I basically regret all of them as the reality never quite lives up to the dream. There is a good reason manufacturers choose the engines they do in their cars. They have lots of engineers, designers, accountants and sales people choosing what works best.

Id advise against engine swaps. The whole reason the car is NA and a flat 4 is for a low centre of gravity. Any other engine is going to mess up the weight distribution and subsequently the handling.
The FA20 is already a great motor. Makes more sense to Supercharge or Turbocharge it rather than swap it out.
I’ve done 8 engine swaps and I basically regret all of them as the reality never quite lives up to the dream. There is a good reason manufacturers choose the engines they do in their cars. They have lots of engineers, designers, accountants and sales people choosing what works best.

Id advise against engine swaps. The whole reason the car is NA and a flat 4 is for a low centre of gravity. Any other engine is going to mess up the weight distribution and subsequently the handling.
The FA20 is already a great motor. Makes more sense to Supercharge or Turbocharge it rather than swap it out.
I’ve done 8 engine swaps and I basically regret all of them as the reality never quite lives up to the dream. There is a good reason manufacturers choose the engines they do in their cars. They have lots of engineers, designers, accountants and sales people choosing what works best.