Looking amazing as always Scott, the boy takes some cracking photos too!

Car looks stunning Scott and is 1 of the best looking classics around :worthy:

Lovely, like the shot with the paraglider ;)


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I thought it was about time I sorted out the noise levels of the iduction kit as I have never been a fan.

So knocked up a cardboard template for a lid for the induction kit heatsheld

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Temporary fit with cable tie for a run up the road to see if it has had the desired effect

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It has cut the noise down by quite a bit. With a better seal around the rest of the heatsheld we should be sorted.
I just need to have a think about a method of fitting the lid without too many extra holes (probably use trim clips), picking up on existing where possible
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Good stuff looks very neat too


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Good use of CAD. :ok:

Neat solution. I find the noise of those kits a bit grating, so I can appreciate you looking for a fix.

Excuse the potential numpty question, but will it have any effect on the performance (good or bad)?

Without the ability to micro monitor the air volume and temperature it would be difficult to say.

There is a ram air tube in the wing feeding the filter so I don't think air volume will be a problem. Alot more capacity and more direct feed than the OE setup.

It will seal off better from the effects of hot underbonnet air though as despite the heatshield having a rubber seal around the top it didn't actually seal against the bonnet. It was moreally of an aesthetic.

Fuel Pumps groaning........

Noticed it when I got back from Supercar Siege but then it went back to normal volume. Seems to be a bit louder the last couple of days, so think it's best to change.
It's still fueling OK though on the wideband. Better to be safe than sorry me thinks.........

Ordered one through Monster Motorsport via Ebay, who are actually www.scoobyworld.co.uk via their other Non-Subaru specific trading name http://www.monstermotorsport.com/

£64.99 via their Ebay shop, £79 via their online shop.

Great work and bargain on the Fuel pump :ok:

Spent about 1/2 hour this evening starting to knock up some brackets for the induction kit cover :

One picks up on an existing mounting.
One will clamp between the heatshield and inner wing, and will be prevented from moving up by the wing edge.
One will require a small pair of self-tapers above the filter.

They will all get 3mm tapped holes drilled in them for the cover to be screwed down onto.
I will de-burr, round the edges and flic some paint over them tomorrow.

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OH NO !!!!!! - It's started again.....the 'Spring Fettish'

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For those that have not seen the induction kit hard pipe install before :
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:doh::doh::rofl:

Oh no not more springs! Such a perv!


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Slight rethink on brackets meant no extra drilling into the existing bodywork or heatsheild. Therefore it can be removed without trace.

First fit :
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Looking really tidy, will you add a coat of paint to it? Suspension springs are your thing, I have a soft spot for your use of fastenings.

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Very neat and tidy :ok:

Cheers, a bit of gloss wrap is a lot quicker than painting.

Took it out for a run and it has reduced the noise down by a good few dB. It's not totally silent, but a lot more tolerable and actually makes the car a nicer drive and not too shouty on every squirt.
I can add a little rubber sound deadening on the inside if need be.

The heatshield does not toally seal on the inner wing, it never has. I did purchase some rubber seal but it's not big enough to take up the gap, hence rubber seals on the inside may be a neater solution.

Fitted today. These are actually Prodrive Eibach Grey '20380FA890' springs (colour matched to STi Pink), which are the matched spring to my Prodrive WR Bilsteins.
I had fitted a loaner set previously and they gave a good ride and the static height was in-between the P1 Red's and the STi -30mm Pinks.

The pinks on the rear have always been on the cusp of being too low and I was finding the pinks looked a bit saggy butt from some angles of approach (due to the cut line of the arch).

The STi -30mm pinks have also actually dropped a further 5mm on the back compared to when new/nearly new.

The P1 Reds measured 645mm, STi Pink 632mm (now 627mm) and Prodrive WR 590 Grey's 639mm.

Piccy of the STI -30mm Pink Vs the Prodrive WR (although now pink)
The Prodrive is using 13mm gauge steel Vs 12mm on the STi Pink

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On a little drive out today they felt as good a they did on the loaner set. They feel a lot more compliant than the Pinks, and seem to rebound and settle quicker, whereas the Pinks could float and get unsettled on undulating surfaces approaching 80mph. This may be due to the springs setting now allowing the shock to work within it's range, rather then being at the extents of it's range of damping.

At the end of the day they are the matched spring for the WR Bilstein, so got to be a good choice. I just need a matched front now.
The P1 Red's sat too high and although P1 Red's were sold as matched set on Prodrive WR later models, they were a compromise in order to achieve better minimum order quantities in conjunction with the P1 struts.

A set of 590 Greys on the front (P/N 20330fa890) would be good if I can find some. But the STi Pinks work well and certainly have much crisper turn-in than any of the other springs I have tried. They were noticeably better than Eibach Pro's and P1 Red's, hence why I have stuck with them. It's really down to what you want, crisp turn in or better ride/bump absorbing that a few extra 'mm' would give.

I really don't understand how some of these slammed coil-over setup's' work unless the valving technology is really 'trick', they must be dreadful on UK roads.

Compared to my previous prodrive springs/ultra SR's setup, the Tein coilovers I have now are pretty crashy for UK roads, even on the softest setting. On my bumpy B road commute I can't push the car as hard as I used to, its just not compliant enough. So yes, you're right....

But then I don't use it much and its a second car. The coilovers come into their own when winding them to stiff and heading for the track :)

I thought the Teins were OK on the road, but were needed on track compared to normal sprains and dampers. The kW v3 coilovrs on my Golf are in another league again, they can be very good on the road if setup correctly and good on track if adjusted, trouble is there is more to adjust and not as quick and easy as the Teins. I have 2 sets of BC's here for Scoobs and I am almost reluctant to fit them, i don't think I can get Tein super flex for gc8?

I'm considering pulling the BC's off my Bug and going for a set of AGX's and H & R or Eibach springs. Ideally I'd like some Bilstein B8's (Make the Bug a Spec B) but they don't do them for the Impreza!
Especially if I end up using the bug as a road car more often.

For info and something we learnt along this spring journey. Thick gauge steel used on a spring doesn't necessarily mean it's a harder spring.
Thinner gauge can be used to make the spring stiffer if greater gaps are applied between coils if both design have the same static length.

In the image above you can see the spring on the left has large gaps but is thinner gauge.
Just think of it as a bent rod of steel. Where a straight rod would have no spring but put a coil or bend in it and it will start to react in a spring fashion.

Less coils = closer to a straight rod. More coils = more spring.

Both the above springs are rated at approx 170 pound but achieve it in different ways.

When fitted and at static ride height you may find 2 coils with a large gap and a 3rd coil with a small gap. This 3rd coils acts as a damper for light cruise but once lent on the gap reduces to zero and the wider spaced 2 coils come into effect with a stiffer rating.

The spring with more similarly spaced coils gives a more linear rate.

Have the AGX's and Eibach 's on the wagon, highly recommend :ok:

Bilstein b14 kit is meant to be great as my old blob runs these now

RSell the bc utter ****e on a classic and get a set of Tein Type Flex which have 16 way damping setting but if you fit EDFC kit then they go to 32 settings ive got mine set at 14 clicks feel good but on the twisties wow fecking amazing car hugs the road like it should i can fling it into corners better than i did with those rusty bc poo .

A few from the weekend after a run out to Dungeness. Apologies to those that may of already seen on Facebook

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You parked on the shingles. :o

Looks great.

It's the first time in the last 4 visits I've been there and not been moaned at, or stared at, by some hillbilly.
I parked where everyone else was, their just out of shot ;)

The house/shed that was on Grand Designs did have a nice Nardo Grey RS4 out front, so their not all weirdo's. :D:D

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Is it just me who gets the impression of it being an RC car in this pic? Needs a large antenna sticking out the back.

The car looks stunning as always with a lovely backdrop :10:

Still a stunning car :10::10:

Great looking car

Agree, very model like look to this photo. Car looking great as usual. :doubleup:

Seems to be a bit of a habit to have a run over to Dungeness during the Christmas period. Thought I'd drag the Scoob out from winter hibernation.
Photo by OllyT.555 :

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Looking good - saw the pics on insta...

Still looking good and perhaps and age thing, love those alloys and used to love them on a classic, but would the purist in me now would prefer the ST2 alloys on it, but as with all scoobs it's a personal choice. p.s If you ever go to sell it, let us know. Hope you keeping well cheers Rob