WRX Turbo Notch gone balls deep with the Porsche bits again

Kai · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:17 pm Post subject:

Yesterday, I pulled the plugs out, found a good clue as to my running issues.

Can you spot the odd one out??

The clean plug is bone dry and clean as a whistle. Lead me to think either the coil isn't firing or the injector is faulty. Very quickly found by pushing in the loose injector plug the engine tone would change. Release the pressure from the injector plug and the engine tone dropped. So the injector plug is the fault as it won't go sit home all the way. To think, all these years of running the WRX engine I've never been blown away with its performance, clearly as its been running on 3 cylinders help

Car has been temporarily fixed using a cable tie.

Car is now mental quick. I drive for a living and have driven some fast cars before. My daily driver is 540BHP and is super quick. Driving the notch on boost was definitely comparable yet much more scary. Only went up to the shops but I'm looking forward to my next drive. Roll on Saturday Happy

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Wilfred · Darth Admin Joined: 13 Nov 2013 Posts: 366

Wow,

That must be so satisfying to clearly identify a problem and be rewarded with a much better running car!
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richbaker78 · Teacher of Padawans Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 1298

Got to love an easy fix though ! More importantly what's your daily with 540bhp ? And how do you get to drive that for a living ?

trev · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:22 pm Post subject:

daily driver must be a Scania or something? Grin

I love when you find an easy fix like that. 25% extra power for the price of a cable tie!!

splitbusvanatic · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:20 pm Post subject:

Bloody result that. Nice one.
Sometimes it's the most simplest of things that you never imagine would solve things.
Delighted for you.
Great to turn on the tap and suddenly have a power increase for no money.

As for the 540bhp.
My bet is a Merc. Actros.

Kai · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:11 pm Post subject:

I've gone and got ahead of myself. Was going to post a video of the change in engine tone. But I haven't got round to it. Tomorrow perhaps.

So I've had a guy interested in a set of carbs I've got stashed in the loft. Hoping that they get sold so I can buy the a replacement ECU. That'll give me an STI spec tune so 280bhp with the yellow 440cc injectors. Boom. Not like I really need it but hey elegy the hell not Laugh Out Loud

I definitely don't have a safe comfortable feeling driving this car. When driving round town it's fine but when it's on boost with WOT it gets scary.

Thanks for all the positive comments Grin

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Kai · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:22 pm Post subject:

I can tell your all taking an interest in my daily. We can go off topic quickly lol

I especially went and and took these just for you all.

But never mind what I've currently got, it's what I'm going to get next year Wink

600 ponies.

http://youtu.be/NMb2JMcKUTM
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splitbusvanatic · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:00 pm Post subject:

Bloody hell.
Some fuel bill.
What a BEAST.

ricola · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 1:39 pm Post subject:

Not getting post notifications too often these days so didn't see this! I should be there all three days, will see how I'm feeling after saturday as don't think I'd be too popular being away until sunday night...

Kai · Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:29 pm Post subject:

Hmmmm, I have a problem.

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Wilfred · Darth Admin Joined: 13 Nov 2013 Posts: 366

You lost your gearbox?
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Kai · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:44 am Post subject: