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Fudge me!! :o

I thought these RCMS pumps were altered by way of replacing the OEM plunger for a modified plunger and the same with the OEM spring for a slightly stronger spring which helps to increase oil pressure.

There must be something else to it though as those oil pressures you're getting seem as Gerry has said, pretty high :D
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Pretty high, as in 'wrong'?
It is a brand new engine........but then so is Gerry's. More info needed
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15/50 Motul oil for me
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Post by Gerry H »

I'm not suggesting it's excessive. Maybe a stronger relief spring has been fitted?

Mine runs at
6.5 bar cold idle
3.0 bar hot idle
6 bar hot running

relief operates at 6.5 bar by the look of it.

Although the relief pressure is a little down, by a few psi, I'm not concerned.

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The WRX to STi Saga continues......

I am now at the stage where my new engine is almost ready to go in. I just need to install the clutch and new sparks, and and then it will get serviced when installed.

I have now been attempting to strip the wiring loom out of the car and i cannot believe what a big old job it is turning out to be, and just how much i am having to strip out of the car to get it all removed. Nightmare!! Please don't try this at home without a safety net :D

I found out yesterday that the wiring loom i was supplied with was for a v.8 and not a v.7 Impreza. For the most part the loom is the same but there are some subtle differences with some of the connectors. I found this out when i decided to compare the rear wiring loom female connectors in the car with the male ones on this new loom.

Low and behold they were slightly different and would not physically connect, so after a quick phone call to Andy at Grade A Subaru and an email with connector pics attached they rang back and said "we've supplied you with the wrong loom, the one you have is for a v.8 MY03 Sti. We'll ship the correct loom out to you today and you'll get it for Monday".

Well, i can't say fairer than that. The service so far from Grade A has been absolutely excellent and Andy is a top man to deal with!!

I'm so glad i had the good sense to check it first otherwise i could have installed it all, got to the last connectors and found out then it wasn't right only to have to pull it all apart again :wack:

The old loom is now not far from being completely removed anyway so the new loom will definately be installed as soon as it arrives. I can't wait to start all over again!! :roll:

My new headers and catted downpipe arrive on Tuesday (fingers crossed). I already have the center pipe which is a resonated type. It will hopefully keep things a little bit quieter and not get me thrown off at certain tracks due to excessive driveby noise!! I have to say the quality of the welding and finish on the ceter pipe is superb. If the rest of these parts are as good as this then i'm in for a treat. It just seems a shame that i'm going to shotblast the lot and ceramic coat it all as it looks so good in shiny stainless steel. However, it's all done in the pursuit of bhp happiness so well worth it!!

I've now got all the gear to blast and coat these parts so i'll make sure i get some pics up as soon as i'm ready to start that process.

Pics of progress so far to follow soon :D
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A few pics at last.... :D :D :D

If i could only squeeze my belly under just a bit more.....
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Before.....
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Out she comes....
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After.....
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That's one filthy engine Bay......

More filth.... :D
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With just a little bit of Gunk brushed in for the really thick grease and a decent amount of MucOff Bike Cleaner generously sprayed around (Duncan take note ;) ) we have a nice clean engine bay...or as clean as it's going to get for now anyway :D
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Old engine with Zen Performance slip jointed and Zen wrapped uppipe still attached, which will be up for sale shortly.
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New IC Cooler fitted....thanks for the reminder Duncan :thumb:
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MY07 STi Intercooler.....It's so handsome....just like.....my doggies :D
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The old and the new.....
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My lovely new lump.....
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The dreaded loom....I have nightmares about this :o
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No Garage is complete without a few creature comforts :D
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Two-Way comms for cold drinks and food ordering, TV for a bit of noise and catching up with BP TA coverage on Motors TV and heating for when my hands go so numb i can't feel it when i smack them with a tapping stick

More pics to come :thumb:
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Great write up mate.
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Cheers Ben :D
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Wiring loom out now but it had the last laugh as i now have many scratches on both hands and a chunk of skin missing from one hand :lol:

Glad that's over really but the new compatible loom arrives on Monday and the whole process starts all over again only in reverse this time. Now i've taken it all out i hope the install is simpler and quicker to do now i know where everything goes. Well in theory anyway!!

Really looking forward to popping the engine back in and connecting it all back up. Re-wiring a whole car isn't something i would like to do on a regular basis but i suppose it's good to have done it once or twice.

At least i'm making progress :D

'Up Up and Away' :thumb:
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New compatible V.7 STi loom just arrived. :D

Looking at it in detail it really does look absolutely identical to my WRX V.7 loom so i really couldn't tell you where the extra wires are for controlling the AVCS. I hope they're there :?

I won't be able to tell if it works until the whole loom is hooked up and running the engine, and my laptop is plugged in. Here goes nothing :D
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