The Elise is a summer use car and just occassionally in the UK the sun comes out in the summer. What the Elise lacks is some sun visors. So an option is a sunstrip and I quite like the sort of race look of them so gave one a go. Proper clean of the screen […]
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Forester STI – SWRD 3 Port Boost Control Solenoid
The OE Subaru boost control setup is not as good as it could be so when wanting to increase the boost and gain better control of the turbo actuator a 3 port boost control solenoid is really worth fitting. ScoobyWorx sell a known good 3 port solenoid with the correct plug adapter meaning I wouldn’t […]
Forester STI – Turbo Back Milltek Exhaust System
An important part of getting the most power out of the EJ255 in the Forester STI is improving exhaust flow. The factory catalytic converter (cat) is quite a restriction on flow and it being right at the outlet of the turbo will really reduce the speed the exhaust gas can flow through the exhaust turbine […]
Forester STI – Cold Air Feed
The factory inlet to the air box draws air from just behind the headlight down into a Y piece with a large air box underneath then back up into the filter box. The STI fog light covers have a useful grille section on them though that I thought could be used as a nice cold […]
Forester STI – Spark Plug Change
Time for some new spark plugs and while I’m at it an upgrade to a cooler running plug in preparation for more boost, more on that another time. From what I read, the spark plug to go for is the NGK ILFR7H. This is more of a job than with most other cars due to […]
Forester STI – New Rear Discs and Pads
I had already bought a set of rear discs and pads when I bought the set for the front from Godspeed. I didn’t fit the rears at the time I did the fronts as there was a decent amount of life left in the pads. Now it was time to fit the Godspeed G Hook […]
Forester STI – MeisterR Zeta CRD Coilovers
While I didn’t have a major problem with ride and handling on the OEM STI springs and inverted dampers (the stiffer rear ARB and subframe locking bolts really helped, see here and here) and I didn’t mind the STI ride height with the Prodrive GC-010E wheels either. But with the Rota Grid Drifts, the standard […]
Forester STI – Fitting Longer Wheel Studs
Having trial fitted the Rota Grid Drift wheels I was happy I wanted to fit them properly. The first thing to do was to fit some longer studs on the front due to needing 5mm spacers for the wheels to clear the Brembo calipers. I boought a set of these Hardrace studs. Time to get […]
S1 Elise – Suspension Refresh – Fitting Front Wishbones and Shims for Maximum Caster
Having read a little about Elise wheel alignment it sounds like the best thing to do is to get as much caster angle into the front hubs as possible. More caster angle means increased weight and ‘feel’ in the steering and should increase grip at the front when cornering. The available caster adjustment on an […]
S1 Elise – Suspension Refresh – Fitting New Ball Joints
If you happen to have arrived here looking for info on how to replace a ball joint with the wishbone still on the car then check out my other post here. Having fitted the Elise Parts wishbone bearing kit I could move on to pressing the new ball joints in but just before getting stuck […]