Impressions On A B4 Non-turbo.........

[pradfred]

Hey Charitha,

Congrats man and sorry for the late post.

Dont log on as much as I used to to Al......lots fuel consumption threads ha ha

So a Big family bruiser sedan eh? Well done.

I got myself a Subaru too........ huge engine....

600 cc - 2 cylinder Lol.

Getting a full resto going....will post pics soon.

he he can I join the Subaru club ???

[charitha19]

ok think i confused everyone with this second turbo business.. the 2nd turbo does work.. but i didnt have the guts to push the car to get it going.., but jehan did the full works and got it going..

[mirage7777]

  charitha19 said:

ok think i confused everyone with this second turbo business.. the 2nd turbo does work.. but i didnt have the guts to push the car to get it going.., but jehan did the full works and got it going..

Hi,

at what RPMs does the 02nd is activated? 01st @ 2k?

[charitha19]

  mirage7777 said:

Hi,

at what RPMs does the 02nd is activated? 01st @ 2k?

think the first one comes around 2K the 2nd is at 4 or 4.5 i think..

by the way b4 TT owners.. whats the engine oil u guys use...

[CARBON]

  charitha19 said:

think the first one comes around 2K the 2nd is at 4 or 4.5 i think..

by the way b4 TT owners.. whats the engine oil u guys use...

Previously had Castrol Edge, then moved to Motul as thats what agent had. No major difference Castrol may have been better.

I my view this whole engine oil is hyped up, and a lot is to do with advertising and branding. I think the new synthetic oil put out by Laughs is also quite ok, and value for money.

[Shrapnel]

  CARBON said:

Previously had Castrol Edge, then moved to Motul as thats what agent had. No major difference Castrol may have been better.

I my view this whole engine oil is hyped up, and a lot is to do with advertising and branding. I think the new synthetic oil put out by Laughs is also quite ok, and value for money.

Mobil XHP.....so far,no complaints with it. I guess more than the OIL,it is prompt servicing that is important......

However, to get more oomph out of the ride,

a non-restrictive air filter,a lightened crank pulley,a cat-back exhaust system and premium fuel.......... would be worthy investments.

[Gayan Weerakoon]

Do you get your car serviced at senok? How are there prices for labour? I know they can be expensive for parts

[charitha19]

planning to put there on thursday for my first service..

lets see how is goes.

[Gayan Weerakoon]

Hi charith pls keep us posted on how it goes thanks.

[charitha19]

guys, anyone replaced thier HID bulbs with brighter ones.. ? i am planning to do this... but not sure what the HID bulb size is? any clue..?

think its D2R not sure..

Edited August 27, 2010 by charitha19

[Ripper]

  charitha19 said:

guys, anyone replaced thier HID bulbs with brighter ones.. ? i am planning to do this... but not sure what the HID bulb size is? any clue..?

think its D2R not sure..

machang afaik there are two wattages for HID's....35w and 55w's

maybe in offroad application you might get higher wattage HID's too...

But you might wanna check whether your existing ballasts can support a higher wattage bulb.

say a 35watt rated ballast might burn out prematurely if you run a 55w set of bulbs off of it...

[charitha19]

i am looking for the bulb type.. wheather its a H1 or H7 etc.. the wattage i wont change..just the kelvin value..

[Ripper]

  charitha19 said:

i am looking for the bulb type.. wheather its a H1 or H7 etc.. the wattage i wont change..just the kelvin value..

when you said "brighter" i thought higher wattage cos the kelvin number is just the color temperature and has nothing to do with brightness

most cars utilize the dual filament H4 bulbs but it's best to remove the bulb and check it

[charitha19]

sorry the color should have been the more appropriate word.. machang mine has HID's for the low beam and halogens for the high beam...

better take off the bulb and see..

thanks..

[Ripper]

  charitha19 said:

sorry the color should have been the more appropriate word.. machang mine has HID's for the low beam and halogens for the high beam...

better take off the bulb and see..

thanks..

that means it's using a single beam HID...so probably something like an H3 bulbs that's quite common for offroading, fogs etc etc...

best would be to remove it and see

[charitha19]

thought will revive this thread.. replaced my HID's with new ones.. you can by either buy D2R's or D2Cs as the size. got them off ebay for cheap.. but beware replacing them is a pain... takes atleat half an hour to DIY.

[Komisiripala]

i'm just curious to know whether gayan found his dream B4. i'm looking for one myself. so hard to find one that is a corker. the RSK was, tho. suspension by porsche... damn!

there's one at a sale in mount, near odeon cinema, which is getting peddled by all and sundry. dunno the condition of it myself... was told its a B4