The Bomber... Just another Impreza?

The Bomber... Just another Impreza?

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br d

8,400 posts

226 months

Tuesday 17th March 2015
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frayz said:
Same as it was before. I just service it and add fuel. It's usually on its 525bhp map, mainly because I cant be arsed to mess about with meth and it's plenty pokey enough on the road as it is.
It's in a stock GT3582R. Nothing fancy, makes about 1 bar in 4th gear at approx 3700rpm on the road.
Holds 2.1 bar flat to 8krpm.
Nope, not a bloody clue.

IvanSTi

635 posts

119 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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frayz said:
Same as it was before. I just service it and add fuel. It's usually on its 525bhp map, mainly because I cant be arsed to mess about with meth and it's plenty pokey enough on the road as it is.
It's in a stock GT3582R. Nothing fancy, makes about 1 bar in 4th gear at approx 3700rpm on the road.
Holds 2.1 bar flat to 8krpm.
Sounds good, I want to keep mine standard location (I guess you've gone rotated?) and don't want to go that big, I think an MDX321V or an Owen Developments GTX3076R would suffice for my needs. I would like minimal lag but maximum punch, I think this combination would suit the car well.

Still, bet your car is like a rocket even on your "Low" Powered Map.

frayz

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2,629 posts

159 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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clarki said:
70k and its still got those awful bugeye lights - no amount of man-maths can justify that!!lol

Lot of work though, fair play.
I love the way it looks, brutal and ugly. That'll do for me.

frayz

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2,629 posts

159 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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br d said:
Nope, not a bloody clue.
Basically, stab the loud pedal, wait for a second, hold on biggrin

frayz

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2,629 posts

159 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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IvanSTi said:
Sounds good, I want to keep mine standard location (I guess you've gone rotated?) and don't want to go that big, I think an MDX321V or an Owen Developments GTX3076R would suffice for my needs. I would like minimal lag but maximum punch, I think this combination would suit the car well.

Still, bet your car is like a rocket even on your "Low" Powered Map.
Depends on what sized & spec motor Ivan.

Truth be told, i could achive my power on a billet 30R and id quite happily drop to a smaller turbo and have a bit more response.
I like the moderate reliability & flexability of a sub 600bhp engine, so now im dropping weight to up the performance.
There will always be somthing out there faster than me, but i cant afford a Supercar.

I enjoy the fact i built it and it keeps up with most exotica without issue. Not many supercar owners have that satisfaction. smile

clarki

1,313 posts

219 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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frayz said:
I love the way it looks, brutal and ugly. That'll do for me.
Well brutal(ish) but yeah, deffo ugly.

Are your plans for Time Attack/sprints or anything or is it purely fast road.

Do love a modded scoob/evo - they don't get old, only faster...

IvanSTi

635 posts

119 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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frayz said:
IvanSTi said:
Sounds good, I want to keep mine standard location (I guess you've gone rotated?) and don't want to go that big, I think an MDX321V or an Owen Developments GTX3076R would suffice for my needs. I would like minimal lag but maximum punch, I think this combination would suit the car well.

Still, bet your car is like a rocket even on your "Low" Powered Map.
Depends on what sized & spec motor Ivan.

Truth be told, i could achive my power on a billet 30R and id quite happily drop to a smaller turbo and have a bit more response.
I like the moderate reliability & flexability of a sub 600bhp engine, so now im dropping weight to up the performance.
There will always be somthing out there faster than me, but i cant afford a Supercar.

I enjoy the fact i built it and it keeps up with most exotica without issue. Not many supercar owners have that satisfaction. smile
I've basically got the same spec as you but with a Closed Deck insert rather than Pins. Obviously Compression ratios etc aside.

frayz

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2,629 posts

159 months

Wednesday 18th March 2015
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Still the prep work continues.





















chuntington101

5,733 posts

236 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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How much weight do you think has come out the shell form removing the unwanted brackets etc.?

frayz

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2,629 posts

159 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Hard to say to be honest as I don't know where I started.
All I know is an OEM car in stock trim weighs 1480kg.
I hope to be sub 1350kg once complete.

frayz

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2,629 posts

159 months

Thursday 19th March 2015
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Cage feet and hole plugging today.








frayz

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2,629 posts

159 months

Friday 20th March 2015
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Lightweight seat rails gone in today. All new custom prototype gear knob can be seen here too. biggrin






HHP

33 posts

136 months

Saturday 21st March 2015
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As my previous comments, I loved this car the way you had finished it before. I've been wincing a little bit each time I saw you putting up pictures and removing parts wanting to shout stop! I'm now starting to become convinced this car is going to become even more Incredible than it was previously. A car which I'm sure you will be very proud of when it's finished. I hope you continue to enjoy it. - keep up the good work. It's a fantastic bit of kit.

frayz

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159 months

Saturday 21st March 2015
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HHP said:
As my previous comments, I loved this car the way you had finished it before. I've been wincing a little bit each time I saw you putting up pictures and removing parts wanting to shout stop! I'm now starting to become convinced this car is going to become even more Incredible than it was previously. A car which I'm sure you will be very proud of when it's finished. I hope you continue to enjoy it. - keep up the good work. It's a fantastic bit of kit.
Thanks very much.

It's always a bit of a scare ripping apart a car of which most people see as finished, and it was very much a complete package. But cars like this evolve though many stages in their tuning lives. It's a huge step for me as I'm still convinced it can be made into a really nicely finished package, even as a stripped out, caged road racer.

I really hope I can pull it off. I've no doubt in my mind at the quality of workmanship by DM Motorsport. I hope it will be quote special once I'm done, I've still got so many ideas for it yet. biggrin

coopedup

3,741 posts

139 months

Saturday 21st March 2015
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This is truly an epic example of dedication and hard work on your part and a brilliant thread to follow, many thanks thumbup

frayz

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2,629 posts

159 months

Wednesday 25th March 2015
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Today she said hello to the first of the tube work. biggrin




C7 JFW

1,205 posts

219 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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The force is strong. Nearly as strong as that chassis will be.

frayz

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2,629 posts

159 months

Thursday 26th March 2015
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Daves hit her hard today. Even the WRC swan neck Hans bar is in.



















SimesJH

768 posts

151 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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That's some beautiful welding!!

Please pardon my ignorance, but why is it called a Hans bar?

C7 JFW

1,205 posts

219 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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SimesJH said:
That's some beautiful welding!!

Please pardon my ignorance, but why is it called a Hans bar?
It is a mounting and support for a HANS device which attaches to the driver's helmet.

A HANS device is a Head and Neck Support which reduces the secondary (opposing) force of a helmet slapping back after hitting a head rest. By buffeting this force and damping it, it significantly reduces neck injuries.

Very clever idea and worthwhile if you're having a cage installed.