Archive for the 'Technical & DIY' Category

Subaru propose an ECU update for MY08 STI

October 27th, 2008

In an unusual move, Subaru are proposing an update of the ECU ROM update for the MY08 STi. Subaru Australia generally don’t make changes to the ECU ROM, indeed the only other times this has been done recently for turbo-charged Subaru’s was for the Liberty B4s back in 2002 and the MY00 [...]

What is: a Blow Off Valve (BOV)?

February 19th, 2007

Definition:
A compressor bypass valve (CBV) also known as a compressor relief valve is a vacuum-actuated valve designed to release pressure in the intake system of a turbocharged or centrifugally supercharged car when the throttle is lifted or closed. This air pressure is re-circulated back into the non-pressurized end of the intake (before the turbo) but [...]

New site addition – WRX Encyclopedia

January 29th, 2007

Hey all i’ve just added another section to the site called “Encyclopedia”. So far i’ve got some information about the Subaru Impreza WRX & and the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Some of the info is referenced from Wikipedia, but I thought it would be nice to have some of this information easily accessible to the [...]

“Questions & Answers Day”

January 26th, 2007

One of our members is a high performance mechanic and he would like to offer his knowledge and expertise for anyone who is interested and who would like to know more about their cars.
Want to know more about your car?
What mods to do?
What not to do?
How to self solve a problem first?
I would be [...]