Hi from a noob - Page 2

slammedmind · 10-28-2009, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by CL7-R

the 'bread van' has a zero sports (some jdm tuner brand) air filter but that's as much as I know. Got some Tein S-Techs with the sale so I'm gonna order some Koni Sports for it today. I've had experience with coilovers before and they were cool but I don't think I'll go that route again as I just adjusted them and never looked at them again until one burst. A header and catback system would be nice as well but because of where I live everything has to come by sea or air freight and the duties and taxes are a killer. Whenever the clutch goes I'll go with an uprated setup and a lighter flywheel for sure. Might change the wheels next yr to some 18's but for now I'm loving the stock 17's and I intend to wrap them with some Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD 3's.

CL7-R

cool, well id highly recommend superstreets if you ever re-considered coilovers they work well and perfect for a daily. Our roads in ireland are a bit rough and they work well here.

Also zero-sports would be a big name in subaru tuning

endlesswinterco · 10-28-2009, 03:49 PM

welcome, nice starting platform!

CL7-R · 10-29-2009, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by slammedmind

cool, well id highly recommend superstreets if you ever re-considered coilovers they work well and perfect for a daily. Our roads in ireland are a bit rough and they work well here.

Also zero-sports would be a big name in subaru tuning

Well the roads in Barbados are the pits. If you think your roads are bad you need to see some of ours. They love to patch roads as opposed to repaving and they do a poor job of it. Luckily most of our major highways are well paved but it's the minor roads that you have to be bobbing and weeving like a boxer through a maze of potholes. Luckily I manage to avoid most bad roads even if it means driving an extra 2 or 3km because to me it's just not worth it. If I burst a shock I have to order one from overseas to replace it and that can get pretty expensive over time.

I'd definitely go with Tein any day as I had them on my previous car (see pic - 1999 Toyota Corolla BZ-Touring - 4AGE 20v with a 6-speed tranny). I had the old Tein Type HR so those of you who know your Teins would know just how old those were. They lasted about 8yrs until the rear left started to leak so I think that is a testament to the strength and reliability of Tein.

CL7-R