#10 … how do they know? They definitely do though, that’s a fact!

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Definitely do 🤣

I think my missis must be a Subaru too because she also knows how much contingency funds I’ve got 😂

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

🤣🤣 They have a sixth sense too 😉🤣

I check oil on my ej205 almost daily and it's a wrecker engine with no history and has been running 18psi on a VF35 for 50k miles, perfect compression scores. Great quality oil is key! Changed regularly and always topped up!

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍👌

#10 is gold. Another great list. As always, I’m looking forward to the next instalment. Cheers!

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Number 10 is just so true 🙏

Loving the video output, good mix of tuning lives and other videos, stellar content as usual mate, thanks for putting the time and effort into making them.

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

I have really been enjoying making them.. Love that you are enjoying them and finding useful 👌. Thank you for watching 🙏

Great advice!!thanks #10 is just pure GOLD🤣🤣

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🤣🙏

Probably your best video yet ❤

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

That's very kind of you.. Thank you 🙏

Another little gem of a video 👍

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Thomas 🙏

Bravo 👏🏻! That’s Tremendously Awesome! Cheers!🥂❤️✨

Been waiting for this

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

🙏👍

Awesome information and #10 for sure 😂

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy 😁😁

Loving these videos 🙂

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris.. Anything there that could have helped you? Or shall I do a special for you? 🤔🤣

@2517jake

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix Ha ha, I knew about most of them except number 10 so busy saving a pot of money :-)

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

@@2517jake 🤣

I am worried now.....I am broke and my credit card is maxed. Guess I need to sell the Scooby before it kills itself!

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Lol. Don't do that 👍

@FozzieSTIlife

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix can't see me ever selling it! Apart from running costs, it's the perfect car that does everything well.

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

@@FozzieSTIlife totally agree. They are going up in value too so a great investment too 😎

Great advice again duncan, especially no 6. They never learn.🙄

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Indeed 👍🙏

Next to an ej205 forester xt, I also have a h6 2gen outback, nearly 300k km. I actually road tripped that 20 year old thing putting 5k km in basically 2 weeks through alps, through Germany’s autobahn cruising at 160km/h. I thought it would burn at least a bit of oil - nope, didn’t move from F on the stick. I love those h6 engines. All they need is a turbo and the six speed box.

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Yeah they are truly epic if looked after 😎

Another great video! In regards good engine oil, what sort of oil you recommend for stock 2003 2.0xt forester? Any chance you are planning some remap sessions near Norfolk at some point 😁?

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🙏 Oil.. A good fully synthetic 10/40 or 10/50 👍 No plans for Norwich at the moment.. But possibly to around Cambridge soon 👍

@egoistslv

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix Cambridge would be perfect as well, will keep an eye on your calendar 😀

Great advice 👍

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Christopher. 🙏

@christopheredwards357

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix funny enough, my car has a sh!t map on it at the moment after a forged build. It has a fuel stubble at 1900rpm and cold start idle issue. Where the rev needle jumps up and down a little. Richard O'Donovan at Zen has looked at the map and isn't impressed, had det at 3/4 throttle and was running rich. So Rich pulled back timing so it was safe to drive home. It's booked in to see him this week, as he couldn't tweek it to make run any better, last week. He believes it could be a maf issue and is also attaching a sensor to my downpipe for proper A/F readings whilst mapping. He is having my car for a week testing everything. Any tips or advice from your experience would be greatly appreciated.

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

@@christopheredwards357 Richard is a great guy and I am sure will look after your car well. What yr/model is your car?

@christopheredwards357

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix 2018 Subaru WRX STI

That intro though! 😂

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Lol.. Glad you liked it 😁👍🙏

Hey mate, new subscriber from Australia here! Just found your channel and I've really been enjoying your videos I just had a question, for a wrx that will see light track use, what are your implementations against oil and fuel surging And how can I give my 5 speed a long life, I saw that you mentioned not to install a short shifter as one of the things, is there anything else? Cheers! Edit: For some context I've got a 1999 wrx, not sure if that matters tho 😅

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Trying desperately hard not to say goodday.. Damn I failed 😁 Oil surge.. Unless you can fit a proper baffled sump (not the baffle plate) or dry sump then it is always a tightrope.. Slightly overfill the oil and check after each track session. If you can have a oil pressure gauge ideally mounted on window pillar so you can see it in your eye line around long corners.. I guess most tracks there are clockwise too. Lift if you start seeing it drop mid long corner. Fuel surge.. Solution is swirl pot and external pump. Aside from that keeping it above 1/2 tank solves it but the car is slower 😢 I hope you stick around.. I will be doing some track focused vids soon as my background of time attack taught me loads on that. (expensive lessons 😱)

@mrmister5729

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix thanks for the swift reply! I'm sure the more stick around the more my questions will be answered, so I've got nothing to worry about 👍

@1:25 C'est la vie!

Thanks man, i bought a stock wrx sti with 31k miles. I always warm it up before i drive and give it 2-3 minute cool down time before i exist the car. I never drive hard unless i have been driving for atleast 8-12 minutes after the warm up i give it before i take off. I set my oil changes every 4k miles to be notified i need a change. I daily drive. Its 100 percent stock. Just how it came out the factory. I dont even want to put muffler delete cause im worried it would harm my car. I avg about 23mpg and 20 city. I drive my car prettt conservative some times ill send it a little and have. Some fun but never red line or have the shifter light come on to change gears. Im so worried i made a mistake buying this car. My heart aches...

@boostedrex9460

3 ай бұрын

Subscribing to your channel very informative 👍

@boostedrex9460

3 ай бұрын

Would you recommend keeping my car 100 percent stock for reliability or do I need to do anything to my wrx sti 2015?

Any way to reduce crank case pressure? My EJ20 blob is running 350hp and having to top up oil every couple hundred miles, getting a little bit of smoke at WOT, been through and done PCV system and just done both valve covers to stop the little leaks so 100% sure no more leaks

@racedynamix

9 ай бұрын

Why do you think it is crank case pressure? Have you ruled out compression issues or turbo?

@traz1123

9 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix just fit a new vf43 as TD04 gave up the goose, so figured its blow by or oil getting pushed through to intake

Is it worth adding octane boosters on each fill up if the car is already mapped on 99. Would this be adding a layer of safety.

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

If the car is mapped for 99 and you run it on 99 then octane boosters is just a waste of money. Only exception being for a track day where a bit of extra safety isn't a bad thing 👍 imo of course

Any differences between a classic short block and a newage? On the point of number 10 i have an ej205 s/block in the garage and wondering if i grab the blobeye heads i have and build a second motor for my blob, any differences to note?

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

It depends on the short block tbh.. Some of the closed deck classic engines need machining to accept the later stronger cranks. A spare engine is always a good thing then it doesn't matter what happens to the main engine 🤣 Its a good learning experience to put it together too 👍

@traz1123

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix the spare i have is open deck, think im going to strip it down and may fork out to have it pinned or closed deck inserts when i have the block cleaned up, Current motor is using more oil than id like so be getting on with that sooner rather than later i think

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

@@traz1123 pinned would be my suggestion 👍

@madmuffin12345

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamixcould you do a video on the different types of ej engine such as closed decked and open deck and what the advantages and disadvantages aswell as some block modifications you would recommend? Such as pinning and inserts

For the checking oil, when I leave it over night and check in the morning the oil is to the full mark, but if I drive for a bit to warm up the oil and then turn it off and let it sit for a hour, it shows completely no oil, which one is accurate? This is for the 2006 STI 2.5L

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

That's weird.. Is it showing empty on both sides of the dipstick? I have seen a big difference in levels on the twin scroll sump like yours.

@panderalexander

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix yesterday I drove to warm up and then let it sit for 5 minutes and both side of the dipstick showed empty. I let it sit for 7 hours and checked and both sides were still empty, so I added 1.5 quarts and it was between the low and high dots. I let it sit overnight and checked again this morning and it showed the same between low and high dots. I drove to work and it sat for 8 hours and I just checked and it's now above and over the high dot. I wiped the dipstick and reinserted and it's still above and over the high dot. We've owned dozens of cars over the years and never had issues reading a dipstick, so hard for this car.

Im about to sell my Hatch sti to get a 17 plate Sti. My Hatch its obviously 2.5 chocolate engine but forged so my question is.... If i get a standard 17 plate sti, would it be best to forge it or Would it be fine if i get a front mount and intake and map. My experience is colder the pistons the better

@racedynamix

4 ай бұрын

Hi Nick. The 17 plate is still a weak engine but if it were mine I would wait til it needs forging before doing it. The std engine should be able to cope with whatever the std turbo can produce. If you plan on changing the pistons at some point though it won't come as too much of a shock to you 👍

@Nicks_Sti

4 ай бұрын

@racedynamix I don't want much out of it really, I've come to the age where I just want a clean car with a bit of power. 330-350 is plenty for road use. I do love a front mount tho so I'll probably will go for one, plus a intake then ill give you shout for a map. I just get nervous with the 2.5L. So expensive to forge it 😫

@racedynamix

4 ай бұрын

@@Nicks_Sti it can be but essentially it is just pistons that are needed so not that expensive in the grand scheme of things.

the cobb Accessport any good?

@racedynamix

Ай бұрын

Hi. It's not something we get here in the UK tbh. It has some really good features but like all US software now it is limited by the green speed initiative to what can be disabled etc

I had a 2006 STI, currently driving a 2004 B4 and looking for a 2017/18 STI. I love Subaru but why?? When I could just get something else and remove at least some of these headaches....I don't understand why I can't shake the Subbie love

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Easy ... the same reasons I have had them for 23 yrs now. They get in your soul. No other car does. :)

@zro.tolerance

10 ай бұрын

​@@racedynamixmy BMW friends are trying to convince me to replace that soul 😢

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

@@zro.tolerance resist 😁

@PeterHernandez-lg2eh

10 ай бұрын

I also have a 2006 sti . Have to be on top with maintenance. Not like my 98 Honda prelude

Loving the videos but its only taken me 2 years to find this channel. can you please fire your youtube guy, you need to get all the keyowrds relating to subaru in your description box as it doesnt come up when searching.. cheers. keep up the great videos !!

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Thanks.. I've only uploaded since the start of 2023 😁 and I'm the yoyrub8guy 😂😂

Id have my dirty daily diesel flash mapped but never on this planet would I let my sti

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Can't go wrong with Deisel maps.. More boost, more fuel.. Done 🤣 Zero skill involved 👍

@bunsofsteeeel

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix and a James Bond style smoke screen lol

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

@@bunsofsteeeel 🤣

That map looks familiar 😂 always get your car checked out. “It’s standard mate” famous last words

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely 🤣👍

You can’t always get help from the dealer .... I sent my car to the local dealer to diagnose the misfire issue. They had it for 3-4 days an said ... we don’t know . We can’t find the problem... turns out it was bad compression/ cylinder leak down . I feel they should have found that

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Yes they should. You can tell that just by the sound of the engine when turning it over. It kind of skips a beat on turnover.

@tdro98

10 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix I know this is kind of imposeble to answer but the car had a vf34 turbo swap and replaced pistons and rods in 2018 in ones garage . Ben driving un tuned since. (Not by me) Watt do you think is damaged cylinder wall. Pistons or pistons rings. And depending the damage will it be worth working on ( believe it a 205 open deck) I have got another 205 “for now” a part of me wanted to rebuild upgrade and put the original in at some point . Even it is kind of silly if it is open deck..

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

@@tdro98 my guess would be ringlands had gone and the chunks of the ringland have scored the bores. Use a rebuild as a learning experience and it is worthwhile but it won't ever be a strong engine regardless of what trick bits you put in it tbh

@PeterHernandez-lg2eh

10 ай бұрын

I agree. I personally don't trust stealership anymore.

Hi where are you based ? Thanks

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Based in Bournemouth UK but travel to various dynos in the UK.. Mainly across the south 👍

My 2020 Outback has never consumed oil I check it regularly. I also change the oil as stated in the manual and only use what is recommended by the manufacturer. I think it’s when people use thicker viscosity oils is when they consume oil.

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Hi.. Thanks for the comment.. The manual is really useful and often ignored 👍 I'm not sure I agree re thicker oil, I find 15/50 to be the best for my race engines personally and that certain makes seemed to vanish.. Notably castrol Magnatec. But it is a largely superstitious subject and one that it is really hard to test in real world conditions so as to make recommendations to a wider audience... I will try though 👍

Number 10 Iam low on money so I will take you advice and not take it out 😂

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

🤣 Just take it easy 😁😉

I know you have owned them long enough because of #10 because where is the lie? damn!!!

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

Lol yeah.. Too long 🤣

😂 subaru and the sods law

#10 🤣🤣🤣

@racedynamix

9 ай бұрын

You know it 😂😂

Ha the Subaru knows how much money you have 😂😂😂

@racedynamix

3 ай бұрын

It's true though for definite 🤣👍

@doaSkid69

3 ай бұрын

@@racedynamix that's it I'm opening another savings account just to scare the EJ gremlins away 😂😂

Haha why does #10 Resonate so much…..😂

@racedynamix

10 ай бұрын

😬🤔