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Thanks Timmy!! I still love my car and I can't see me 'getting over it' 
Hahaha dc2x3 That porsche was incredibly fast aye,I didn't even see it come up behind me and overtake me!! Damn Fast!!! Soooo much FUN,cars roaring around everywhere!!
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I made this post in a thread.It's a good one
" If you want to get your engine up and running good cheap then you can do this yourself (Note: 3 years ago I knew nothing about cars):
This is just dealing with the running of your engine,not suspension.
- Use Subaru Upper engine cleaner every 2nd/3rd oil change
- Collaborate voltage on TPS sensor on the throttle body
- Clean/replace spark plugs and set gap correctly
- Check resistance in your leads is fine
- Clean contact points in the dizzy and lightly sand the rotor on the outer edge where it sparks on the contact points
- Adjust the Tappets - VERY IMPORTANT!
- Clean air filter OR replace with pod filter and good cold air piping/Cold air intake.The point is COLD AIR/air from outside the engine bay (Make sure you re-connect the IAT sensor on the new intake arm)
- Get a wheel/camber/toe alignment and check your tyre pressure is correct once a week
- Change the oil and oil filter (every 5000km's)
- Change the fuel filter every 2nd oil change
- Transmission oil is every 20,000km's
- Charge your battery to full
- Expell air in coolant system through the radiator
- Check for engine codes and get familiar with how to do it!
- And get used to doing regular checks of everything in the engine bay,I have found many problems like this! - Like bolts I forgot to do up!
- And check for air leaks everywhere,all the clamps on the intake,all the gaskets on the engine and all the gaskets on the exhaust system! Important! No use having the whole thing running 100% if it's just gonna lose it somewhere.
- Make your car as light as possible
- Use BP Ultimate 98 fuel only (1/2 a tank max at a time if your keen)
- Just a small amount of windshield water too!
_ Also for $40 an injector (well worth it) you can get the spray pattern and flow rate adjusted correctly
- Also look into advancing the timing 2-3 degrees.
- Insulate your fuel lines - prevent the fuel from getting warm/hot
Do all that and your car will feel much better,then see if your satified,if not,another engine/car is in order
I think everyone should 'work with what they got' and learn first.Then you will know where you want to go afterwards! "
Last edited by beeza; 07-01-2010 at 09:06 AM.
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Hey Beeza, have you advanced your timing? results? (power and fuel economy)
Have you insulated your fuel lines? what with?
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I advanced the timing when I first got the car and I remember it liked it,so it worked for me!
I used that refridgerator tape to insulate the fuel lines,my mate had some lying around
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what's your economy like?
have to pull much apart to rap the lines?
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I could use a little help Bez, I've just got the new igniton installed how much can I advance my timing? I also have a fuel pressure regulator sitting round, would I gain anything from installing it and bumping the pressure?
You can push your Ford or your Holden but I'll drive my Honda.
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 Originally Posted by Typhoontimmy
I could use a little help Bez, I've just got the new igniton installed how much can I advance my timing? I also have a fuel pressure regulator sitting round, would I gain anything from installing it and bumping the pressure?
the amount of timing advance depends on your fuel, not the quality of your ignition.
imo, you won't gain anything by the FPR
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very nice, it was good to see the two sedans together! haha turtle dave 
I miss my ek1 sedan after look at yours
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Originally Posted by Red_EG4
what's your economy like?
have to pull much apart to rap the lines?
It's good! I will have to test it...but I know it's good.I didn't have to pull anything apart to wrap the lines,I just wrapped everything I could see that was fuel but I wrapped a couple of others thinking they were fuel too cause I was a noob then 
Originally Posted by Typhoontimmy
I could use a little help Bez, I've just got the new igniton installed how much can I advance my timing? I also have a fuel pressure regulator sitting round, would I gain anything from installing it and bumping the pressure?
I run 98 BP ultimate always and with the MSD system I was able to advance it 2-3 degrees and it run a bit peppier.This wasn't done on the dyno,just my mechanic did it and on the butt dyno it works!
Give MSD an email here,I will guarantee they will get back to you quickly!
To gain frome the FPR you really need to be requring fuel to be used,i.e. a bigger set up that demands more fuel and air and then dyno tuned to figure to best pressure to set it at.
I just put mine in and bumped the pressure up from 36psi (stock) to 40-42,even 44psi at one point and you definately notice a bump in power,anyone who has done this will know.But it comes at a price because running too rich for too long caused my 02 sensor and throttle body to foul up.I had lots of very annoying problems that I know were from running too rich for too long.
A lot of the time it just bogged or studdered/hesitated for a bit then took off.Just crap.
I think hang onto it and when your set up requires more fuel,then put it in and get it dyno tuned.
Thanks Jeff!! I love the pics of Dave and I together out there,the 2 EK1 Sedan's!! WOOT WOOT!!
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