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eatV8 · 09-27-2005, 06:12 PM

You forgot to put "eatV8 Motorsports" on your list... I helped lift the hood off Oh and I ate your steak and drank your beer

statik · 09-27-2005, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BruceChapman

go check the credits now

hehe nice

tanx

***Neanderthal Racing*** · 09-27-2005, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by eatV8

You forgot to put "eatV8 Motorsports" on your list

look again.

***Neanderthal Racing*** · 09-30-2005, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by offset

Hey Bruce, if Ricky is a Chevy guy I would really be interested in his thoughts on Subaru's now that he has fully built one up. Any chance you can capture some of his comments and post them in here?

this right from the horse's mouth:

well, after building more than my share of chevys, other muscle cars and a handfull of import/tuners i still prefer to work on chevys. i do have to say that out of all the imports that i have worked on the subara seems to be laid out the best for the mechanic (no impossible bolts to reach, not many specialized tools) to work on. these things make incredible horsepower, just add a larger hair-dryer, a little extra fuel and you're good to GO!!!!!!!!!!

littlericky

**evilSTi7** · 10-01-2005, 09:59 AM

hah, never heard it called a hair-dryer before, but it's close to one, lol.

eatV8 · 10-01-2005, 09:08 PM

HERE is some videos I took of Bruces STi today. Enjoy!

This car is amazing. Even at its current 15.3psi it pulls quite hard

ih8vtec13 · 10-02-2005, 10:59 PM

Your car is so sick and that BOV is nuts

XxSCAxX · 10-03-2005, 12:41 AM

wish i could see em (damn macintosh)

donmei · 10-03-2005, 06:58 AM

Bruce,
Did you have to buy Ricky a set of Metric sockets and wrenches?
I once knew a Chevy guy who was so biggoted that he refused to buy metric tools.

Don

nathansvt · 10-03-2005, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by XxSCAxX

wish i could see em (damn macintosh)

You can. Just download the wmv player demo from here:
http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm

Alternatively, you might be able to get them to play in VLC ( http://www.videolan.org ) or Microsoft's Windows Media Player( http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...x/default.aspx )

***Neanderthal Racing*** · 10-03-2005, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by donmei

Bruce,
Did you have to buy Ricky a set of Metric sockets and wrenches?
I once knew a Chevy guy who was so biggoted that he refused to buy metric tools.

ricky is not your every-day knuckle-dragging chevy head. no...no...no; he's much more enlightened than that. he's even willing to be seen at a subaru parts counter. how's that for open minded?

offset · 10-04-2005, 04:33 AM

Thanks to littlericky for his insight from the chevy-head point of view. I kind of had the same feeling in some areas of working on my Subie that a lot of stuff was really easy and straightforward (all some things are still a bit of a pain unless you actually pull the engine). Now, when were you going to get that thing all tuned right again

offset

donmei · 10-04-2005, 12:59 PM

One interesting thing has happened over the last 25 yrs, electronics have actually allowed the cars to become mechanically SIMPLER.

Back in the bad old days of the late 70's early 80s. It was a time of 225 hp Corvettes and 175 hp Mustang GTs. These "performance" cars as well as all other cars had all kinds of devices, vacume adjustment of this, centrifugally (sp?) adjusted that.

All kinds of crap intended to richen a car a t a certain point, and lean it at a certain point. All these crazy contraptions. To run these things there was a myriad of strange vacume hoses that seemed to go nowhere, somewhere, everywhere. Chaos!!!

God forbid one of those hoses slipped off.

Electronic engine management, electric fuel injectors, and direct ignition have all done a tremendous amount to clean up the engine compartment of the car. And to make the engine simpler. If you want extra fuel at startup, then just tell the ECU to give the extra fuel. No need for another piece of hardware. Want to advance the ignition as revs increase, no problem, let the ecu handle that. No need for a centrifugally driven compensator with springs that wear, corode, and break.

Another thing that makes todays cars easier is the fact that most of the h/w is standardized. Almost all Jap cars use Nippondenso FI components, Europeans use Bosch, and americans use stuff made by their (quasi) captive parts companies. But most of this stuff, regardless of origin looks pretty much the same. A bosch O2 sensor looks just like a ND O2 sensor.

Of course some of the really bleeding edge stuff is proprietary. Like BMW's valvetronic stuff. That engine does not have a throttle plate. It adjusts the valve lift to throttle the engine.

Don

***wdb*** · 10-05-2005, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by donmei

To run these things there was a myriad of strange vacume hoses that seemed to go nowhere, somewhere, everywhere. Chaos!!!

Chaos it was. There were cars back then that had vacuum hose diagrams pasted onto the underside of the hood.

stituner420 · 10-06-2005, 01:24 PM

Hey Bruce is there a resonator in your B&B Catback? Do you have the catless midpipe?

09-27-2005, 06:12 PM	#301
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stituner420 Spec C Club Car: 04 WRB STi Fav Mod: ACPT CF DS + Cobb Stg 2 Location: SE AZ Posts: 1,046 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	Hey Bruce is there a resonator in your B&B Catback? Do you have the catless midpipe? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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evilSTi7 The Hoff Fan Club, member #001 Car: 05 WRB/Gold Fav Mod: Hood Scoop Homer Location: Where ever The Hoff is! Posts: 10,324 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (4)	hah, never heard it called a hair-dryer before, but it's close to one, lol.

10-01-2005, 09:08 PM	#306
eatV8 retired mod Car: 99 WRX STi V5 Fav Mod: JDM Air Freshener Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,856 Join Date: Apr 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	HERE is some videos I took of Bruces STi today. Enjoy! This car is amazing. Even at its current 15.3psi it pulls quite hard

10-02-2005, 10:59 PM	#307
ih8vtec13 Amateur STI Driver Location: Next to Bambi Posts: 48 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Your car is so sick and that BOV is nuts

10-03-2005, 12:41 AM	#308
XxSCAxX Spec C Club Car: 05 AW 30r STi Fav Mod: Perrin 30r Kit Location: Campbell Hall, NY Posts: 1,497 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (5)	wish i could see em (damn macintosh)

10-03-2005, 06:58 AM	#309
donmei S204 Racer Car: 04 WRB STi Fav Mod: Trailer Hitch Location: CT, U.S.A. Posts: 3,139 Join Date: Feb 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Bruce, Did you have to buy Ricky a set of Metric sockets and wrenches? I once knew a Chevy guy who was so biggoted that he refused to buy metric tools. Don

10-04-2005, 04:33 AM	#312
offset Professional STI Racer Car: Silver 04 WRX STi Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 688 Join Date: Sep 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks to littlericky for his insight from the chevy-head point of view. I kind of had the same feeling in some areas of working on my Subie that a lot of stuff was really easy and straightforward (all some things are still a bit of a pain unless you actually pull the engine). Now, when were you going to get that thing all tuned right again offset

10-04-2005, 12:59 PM	#313
donmei S204 Racer Car: 04 WRB STi Fav Mod: Trailer Hitch Location: CT, U.S.A. Posts: 3,139 Join Date: Feb 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	One interesting thing has happened over the last 25 yrs, electronics have actually allowed the cars to become mechanically SIMPLER. Back in the bad old days of the late 70's early 80s. It was a time of 225 hp Corvettes and 175 hp Mustang GTs. These "performance" cars as well as all other cars had all kinds of devices, vacume adjustment of this, centrifugally (sp?) adjusted that. All kinds of crap intended to richen a car a t a certain point, and lean it at a certain point. All these crazy contraptions. To run these things there was a myriad of strange vacume hoses that seemed to go nowhere, somewhere, everywhere. Chaos!!! God forbid one of those hoses slipped off. Electronic engine management, electric fuel injectors, and direct ignition have all done a tremendous amount to clean up the engine compartment of the car. And to make the engine simpler. If you want extra fuel at startup, then just tell the ECU to give the extra fuel. No need for another piece of hardware. Want to advance the ignition as revs increase, no problem, let the ecu handle that. No need for a centrifugally driven compensator with springs that wear, corode, and break. Another thing that makes todays cars easier is the fact that most of the h/w is standardized. Almost all Jap cars use Nippondenso FI components, Europeans use Bosch, and americans use stuff made by their (quasi) captive parts companies. But most of this stuff, regardless of origin looks pretty much the same. A bosch O2 sensor looks just like a ND O2 sensor. Of course some of the really bleeding edge stuff is proprietary. Like BMW's valvetronic stuff. That engine does not have a throttle plate. It adjusts the valve lift to throttle the engine. Don