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 […]
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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 – GFB Deceptor Pro II Dump Valve
Before I get into fitting this….. Yes I know it’s unnecessary and there’s nothing wrong with the OEM dump valve for the kind of boost the standard turbo is ever going to make. But a big part of the enjoyment of a car, certainly for me, is the noises it makes and turbocharged engines can […]
MX5 – Paint Correction
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in January 2016) Time for some paint correction. The paint has quite a few little untidy areas which let the car down a bit on close inspection so I have done little bits here and there to try and improve it. The paint is a bit out of the […]
Evo VI – Fitting Powerflex Poly Gearbox Steady
(First posted on MLR forum in July 2015) I’d thought for a little while there might be a bit much engine movement so I looked into ways of reducing the movement. I saw those top mounted engine torque dampers which are a nice shiny thing to stick in the engine bay but it seems most […]
MX5 – New Brakes All Round, Fitting Larger 1.8 Discs and Pads
(First posted on MX5nutz forum in April 2015) The first job I had to do was the brakes as they were juddering badly under any braking effort. After a bit of research I saw that an easy upgrade was to use 1.8 caliper brackets to allow fitting of the bigger 1.8 discs and pads so, […]