Blacky's Impreza RA (Updated 27-01-08)

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Not deceided as yet. I am open to a few, I was tryiong to pick one up secondhand to save a bit of cash, but ther are not so many flying about at the mo.

The main ones are:

Gems
Link G3.
Or an Autronic if the money were right.

Yeh, the spec has changed slighty now :wink: And that was after saying the classic line of "I am not going to mod this one!!" :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol:

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Okay, looks like I have sourced an ECU, as soon as it in my hands I will let you know more details... :woohoo:

At last it looks like the long haul of rebuilding and modifiying is near to the end,( well thats what I tell the missus :wink: ) Now I just need to get it mapped in time for the Sprint at Bentwaters at the start of May.

Defo not gonna be able to make the Ring trip, but will defo schedule in for September, and may take a cheeky trip over theere before sometime.

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UPDATE:

Saturday, up at a reasonable time and down to a mates, we then fitted front and rear Whiteline 22mm ARB's, the rear being adjustable. And also Some aluminium Drop links.

We were going to fit some new parallel fuel rails with -6 connectors and a Sard FPR, but due to me forgetting top buy some inlet manifold gaskets, we decided to leave this to another day!! :roll: :roll:

Anyway, the feeling from the ARB's is the car seems tighter, and in corners seems to "hang on" longer than it did before, and when the diff is open position the rear comes away, but more progressively than before, so pretty chuffed with what is a reasonable costing modification :D

SUNDAY:

Fully cleaned the inside and out, and gave her a polish etc....looks spanking, forgot to take any pics tho :roll: :roll:

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that should tighten things up a notch Logan :thumb:

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Off to get my car mapped Friday :D :D :D

Also fitted a cold air feed from the foglight blank, and modified my breather system to a homemade catch tank....very high class :wink: (Empty brake fluid container)

I like to call this "Pikey Tuning" :lol:

Pics to follow :!:

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Ah - so you got the ECU fitted then?

Great news !!!

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Its not fitted, but it will be on Friday by Steve Simpson :D

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Nice :thumb:

And then let the fun begin :D

I presume he is mapping it on the road with you?

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Oh yeh :D

No, most of it is done on his dyno, then the final tweeking is done on the road.

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Just ordered these to fit before Sunday:

Schroth full FIA 4 point harness:

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Also got a Spraco Pro Jet helmet, and some Sparx overalls. All courtesy of Lloyd at JRD, cheers mate :thumb:

Sorted for MSA Sprints etc now :!:

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