Cette Subaru Impreza n'a pas de turbo, mais elle était gratuite... rénovation épisode 3
Summary
TLDRThe transcript describes a French car enthusiast taking his 2007 Subaru Impreza out for some winter fun and snow drifting. After some modifications like installing flood lights and disabling ABS, he meets up with friends to drive on snowy mountain roads late at night. They compare driving the Impreza to a high-powered Mazda 323. There are vivid descriptions of sliding around corners and having fun testing the limits of traction. Despite a few close calls, no major damage is done. Overall it captures the thrill and camaraderie of amateurs enthusiastically pushing their cars in low-grip conditions.
Takeaways
- 👷♂️ Installed additional headlights and exhaust modifications on the Impreza for night driving.
- ❄️ Drove the Impreza and a Mazda 323 on snowy mountain roads for fun and learning.
- 🔧 Fixed issues like loose coins rattling and exhaust leaks through repairs and maintenance.
- 😊 Had a great time driving in the snow with others who shared this interest.
- 🚗 Compared driving dynamics of Impreza and Mazda 323 on snow - the Mazda was much faster.
- 🌨️ Learned the importance of anticipation and focus when driving on snow to avoid accidents.
- 🛞 Disabled ABS for better control driving on snow.
- 👀 Observed and learned driving techniques from others who were more skilled.
- 🚦 Stayed safe by driving carefully within own limits and those of the car.
- 🔧 Took away key lessons about upgrades and driving needed to have fun safely in snow.
Q & A
What kind of car is the main character driving?
-The main character is driving a 2007 Subaru Impreza.
What modifications does the main character make to the Impreza?
-The main character adds flood lights between the headlights for better visibility, adjusts the exhaust pipe to prevent rubbing, and paints the wheels.
Where does the main character go snow driving?
-The main character goes snow driving on mountain roads near their home.
What other car does the main character ride in during the snow driving?
-The main character rides in a Mazda 323 GTX owned by someone named Mr. C.
How does the Mazda perform in the snow compared to the Impreza?
-The Mazda performs much better in the snow than the Impreza due to its 4WD system and studded tires.
What issue does the main character discover with their Impreza during the driving?
-The main character notices a noise coming from a leak in the exhaust manifold.
What time of day does the main character go snow driving?
-The main character goes snow driving late at night and into the early morning hours.
What gear range does the main character use while snow driving the Impreza?
-The main character uses the short gear range while snow driving the Impreza for better control.
How does the main character clean the solenoid valves?
-The main character safely cleans the solenoid valves using brake cleaner while actuating them with a test machine.
What does the main character say they learned from the snow driving experience?
-The main character says they learned a lot about driving technique and control on the snow during the experience.
Outlines
😊 Starting the modifications on the Impreza
The first paragraph describes happiness from driving the Impreza, then noticing an issue with the exhaust pipe hitting the driveshaft. The exhaust is modified to avoid the issue.
😅Fixing an annoying noise from the gear lever
The second paragraph shares finding loose change under the gear lever, which was causing an annoying vibration noise at certain RPMs. After removing the coins, the noise went away.
🔧 Preparing for a snowstorm adventure
The third paragraph details preparations made before a snowstorm, including disabling ABS, painting the wheels, installing studded tires, and routing wiring to control additional headlights.
❄️ Enjoying the Impreza in the snowstorm
The fourth paragraph recounts having fun driving the Impreza on snowy, icy roads, sliding around corners and comparing to a more powerful Mazda 323. The importance of anticipation when driving in these conditions is noted.
🚗 Riding in the high-performance Mazda 323
The fifth paragraph describes the experience of riding as a passenger in the high-performance Mazda 323 on the snowy roads, with its 4WD system and significant horsepower making it much faster than the Impreza.
❄️ More snowstorm fun with the Impreza
The sixth paragraph shares more details of having fun driving the Impreza in the snowstorm, noticing a leak in the exhaust manifold during one run. The driver offers excuses for not being able to drive the car to its full potential.
🏁 Wrapping up the snow driving adventures
The seventh paragraph notes the end of the evening snow driving fun, with a last ride in the Impreza and the Mazda driver also trying out the Impreza. Plans are made to replace the studded tires and fix the exhaust leak before the next snow adventure.
😀 The Mazda driver's Impreza impressions
The eighth paragraph provides the Mazda driver's commentary on driving the Impreza, noting the long steering gear ratio, lack of power compared to the Mazda, and short accelerator travel.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡snow driving
💡Impreza
💡studded tires
💡Mazda 323
💡understeer
💡AVCS
💡exhaust leak
💡snow plow
💡rally driving
💡studded tires
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Transcripts
happiness in a glance
flakes of poetry dancing in the beam of headlights
sparks of ecstasy on the cold asphalt of a coat of ice
but before a close-up on a
large exhaust pipe
apparently I wasn't wrong
l the exhaust I think it hits something
maybe even there is a cardan shaft which rubs at a certain moment at the rear
it hits the cardan shaft
and there it can
also touch
the quickest solution
no switch to exhaust free is not an option
we will kindly give it a shape compatible with this obstacle
at the same time I would have liked it to be positioned a little higher
but let's say that it doesn't go my way
I don't know we will see
the ideal would have been that one of the previous owners
did not feel obliged to equip this poor Impreza with a potato lance
which highlights the timid vocalizations of this Boxer which sounds too true to be attractive
yes on the atmospheric Imprezas we are entitled to the optimal technical solution
, namely symmetrical tube lengths between the left and right bench
and therefore we lose the typical sound that we expect from these cars which is in reality specific to Turbo models
this pipe which is clearly artisanal and which must logically replace an intermediate
we can see very clearly where the gimbal has rubbed
this is where it hits at the front
I have marked here the area which will have to go down a little more
so we will open to the opposite
twist a little bit of the line then resolder
put it back together and see if it's enough
you were making fun of me with my safety glasses
which visibly resemble those of a rugby coach
from what I understood
it would have been better than I 'have these glasses there
but the problem with PPE is laziness in the vast majority of cases.
To return to the subject of the configuration of the exhaust system
I can confirm that there are replacement collectors for atmospheric
which allow to find the sound we expect from a Subaru
but that also involves buying a different catalyst
and everything is sold in the United Kingdom
I don't think I'm ready to throw away more than €600 to please our ears
there I like it
it's more likely to touch a priori
so I played with almost all the possible adjustments
of the legs, I twisted them slightly,
I added a collar here so that the silent block could no longer move elsewhere
because it was floating not bad the fixing system of this silencer is not great
I flattened the upper part which hit the body and the universal joint
as is sometimes done originally on certain exhausts
sometimes it is a quarter of the diameter which there pass
there it's really light especially since it's not so much the diameter of the original pipe
I also adjusted in rotation what is in place of the intermediate
after having also made the two cuts which I made it possible to gain a little more space
in relation to the contact zone
so we are good
then I welded the fixings of the collector fairing which had broken
with these adjustments
it always looks like a cake given that the dimensions of the silencer are always similar to those of a kitchen utensil
but hey a neat cake at least
for riding in the middle of a snowstorm night in optimal lighting conditions
we will try to compensate for the weakness of the optics original
so I bought a pair of flood lights type headlights
which as their name suggests are supposed to flood the front of the car with a golden light
well I hesitated for a while about the location
in the bumper or between the headlights?
in the end I opted for the solution which involved the least modifications
and which also did not affect the air flow since I positioned them in front of an original blocked area
at the beginning I connected them to the harness fog lights
but as they cannot be used with traffic in front it bothered me a little
it makes the fog lights unusable on the open road
finally we will already see what that gives in terms of benefit on lighting
already I don't find that that distorts the aesthetics of the car
it could almost pass for an accessory sold in a dealership
I will try to show you what it gives
there we are in low beam
and here are the high beams which are correct
and therefore if we activate our assembly of just now
it gives that
plus full headlights
so it's not bad I still find
the only regret I have
is that I think I should have connected them in full headlights
because I have looked at it and from the outside it's absolutely unbearable to find yourself with these headlights on the road
so on snow sessions it's not going to be a problem
because there's never anyone in front
or well if that's the case it is better that they are aware that a car is arriving
but for the rest of the time and in particular for the technical inspection
in my opinion they will not like it much
with the full headlights it is a good complement I find
the parking lights crossover they are very weak
the next day I wanted to correct my connection and let me tell you that I did not take a shortcut
I wanted to do things right:
the harness which passes from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment
passes through the inside of the wing on the left side
so well no choice you have to remove it
now you have to pass the end of the power harness and the relay
which itself will be connected to the additional switch which will only control these additional headlights
and as it is not an Alfa Romeo 33
there in terms of electricity we have to do things right otherwise it is obvious
afterward I found a source after contact which in addition is timed
so here are the two wires that I passed which go to the relay inside
then they run along the inside of the wing
one of the two goes to the fuse box
and the other continues its way towards the fog lights
there is also a mass installed in the passenger compartment on an existing braid
and the same on the engine compartment side at the level of the battery tray
it was long but at least it's perfect
I reassure you I fixed all that well afterwards it didn't stay as it stands
in general it is at this stage that we notice that in fact what we have just done is not working
but no this time it was
and so as I said it is timed so it's a sort of Follow Me Home system
which is practical when you arrive home and have a door to open in the dark
during the previous episode I told you that the engine had some noticeable hesitation at low revs
so I removed the two solenoid valves which control the AVCS system
you know the variable timing for the intake camshafts
here is one of the two
and so we are going to take it with us and we are going to connect it to the machine which is used to test the injectors
what I did is simple
but it will save me from burning my face like I did more or less once
while cleaning a solenoid valve on the 316ti Clara
it happened to me at the time of to use brake cleaner and then to activate the solenoid by alternating the contact
and what was supposed to happen happened it made a spark
and it was strange I saw my hands on fire
I didn't get a serious burn
but here it would still be a shame to repeat it
so there I connected it as it should be the solenoid on the machine which is normally used to test the injectors
and I set the greatest pulsation difference
it must be 2 10ths here
and so well it works
in fact it must be more like 2 centimeters
now I have to collect some brake cleaner and then I inject it in and normally we will clean the inside of this solenoid well
and it should work correctly
and in fact it has made a notable difference since since then I have no longer noticed this phenomenon
there is something that I have noticed too much recently
since I took a short trip on the highway with to test
and between 3500 and 4000 rpm
there is something at the gear lever which vibrates
it makes a metallic noise and it is quite painful in the long run
I tested by pressing it firmly and the noise decreases
but overall it's really annoying
yet there doesn't seem to be much play
I found where it came from
and believe me it's unexpected
in fact I started by finding these two coins
is good besides I have just paid off the car almost
I still have 90 cents left to find
no besides it was 1 € not 2 so that's it I won 10 cents
if you look there at basically
I don't know if I'm going to succeed in showing you that so
well we're going to go and fish them out
and then I imagine that after that my noise will have disappeared
look we can hear the pieces
it's original
so 10 balls I don't see well what I'm going to do with
it is still strange for a car sold in 2007
why was the guy walking around with 10 francs with him?
and there it was, the fishing was pretty good
there was all that so well yes it could make a little noise
I looked for the abs fuse
because driving on snow and ice with the abs on it's really abominable
you must already know that
so there:
ABS is the one it seems to me
so we will have to remove it before going to have fun
and there finally the weather seemed to indicate that a opportunity would soon present itself to us
so there was still one essential thing that had to be taken care of
yes painting the metal rims in a color compatible with the sporting heritage of the brand
to go with it I also bought four wheels with studded tires
not new but we are going to hope that they are still an illusion
thank you very much to the guy who mounted these tires on these new rims without using soap
so now for the dismantling it is a horror
there it is the last and I can tell you that I spent time on the previous ones,
it is at this stage that I had to spend 45 minutes with the other wheels
except that there I added soap so it goes much better
for the soap with me there is no problem I put the dose
a priori 1 bar it's good
I tested on the car to see if it didn't rub anywhere
I took a height of blank greater than that of originally to gain a little ground clearance
it should help to avoid too much snow
and speaking of snow...
here we go in search of snow
today it fell well
and I hope that the snow plows haven't been too hard where I'm going
because there won't be an astronomical quantity of powder either,
we'll see,
I'm taking advantage of being on the highway to confirm that the noise problem at the level of the gear lever
it was all the parts which had fallen below the control
so now it's more bearable
well here we are
for the moment there isn't much snow on the road
it's really just to be on studded tires
but at the top I hope it will go
I started to test the waters a little to see how it would behave it's
a little understeer sometimes
I didn't have this problem with the 'Audi 200 it seems to me
there in the slow tras it's true that it slides a lot from the front
ah by the way the other car that we see going much faster than me is a Mazda 323 GTX
or almost almost the ultimate weapon in these conditions as you will see,
you must not miss the entry into the bend: you have to commit carefully
on the other hand we can brake quite hard
and that's no problem
I have to stay high in the revs otherwise I can't get the rear to go
there isn't enough power
I have to drive pretty engaged I think
ah it's starting to be a little funnier now
the Mazda is magical
I have the impression of doing WRC
yeah as a passenger that's also the impression it gives
we've almost arrived at the scene of the special
I'm enjoying it 'have the space to do some fun tests
just to prepare myself for having... less space,
is it going well?
am shocked
you arrive 3 minutes early
this evening we are going to do 222222 km
is it cool to drive?
My tires are fine
, they're not much better than snow tires, I think.
If they're dry, that can explain,
I don't know, they're 2019, but hey...
no, they're fine, it's just that sometimes I have a problem. little surprise in understeer
and then well I have to engage more
and this evening it will be nice we will not be the only ones having fun
Hello sir!
Hi !
yeah that's a finish with quite a bit of panache
come on it's another round
3 2 1 GB!
I don't have the same tires as him!
neither the same car nor the same talent
the beginnings will necessarily be a little messy
I still know very little about the places so we'll call it recognition
the transmission noise that we hear clearly is due to the short range that I have engaged
nothing abnormal
I lost direction I no longer knew where the central point was
and we can in the image Marcel Patulacci
who is the world champion in reversing on snow
in the end there were at least twenty
Hello cars !
How's it going ?
Well, come on, we'll stop next time for a chat,
then we'll head straight back for a little tour in the other direction,
here we go!
we will be followed by a small Fiat Panda
but not with a motorcycle engine
and you will see how quickly the Mazda disappears in front
I don't make many comments because you have to concentrate
to avoid risking breaking the car
did you see that one coming?
me no,
it shook a lot anyway
apparently I'm not the only one to have been surprised by this place
I hope I didn't twist anything because it hit a little hard
that's the lesson to be learned on the driving on snow
the key word is anticipation
and the slightest loss of attention can be paid for cash
here precisely I positioned myself much too late
and I put the car in a drift while I was already well into the turn
fortunately it seems to be going straight
remains to be seen if the bodywork is intact
surprisingly there is nothing
nothing at all
So there you have it: here it's really a blast in every sense of the word
and the atmosphere up there is worth also the detour
we have a good laugh no one takes themselves so seriously
and it feels good
this one is good!
nice snow plow
I didn't know this model
it scared me I didn't know that this was the finish
I don't know the road so...
it doesn't come out there anymore
well look you're going to get help I think
it’s good!
there's not much missing to get out
if you want you can go join the snow groomer over there
it's okay you've got quite a few nails
go ahead go ahead go ahead go ahead!
You are finally here!
This machine is beautiful,
it has arrived here, is it good already,
shall we go down, guys?
yeah they're at the first hairpin the others
ah you go back down to there
we go down to the first hairpin and we do the whole climb
and honestly started from the hairpin it's good
Come on, we're going to change the atmosphere and pace since we're boarding Mr. C's Mazda 323
for those who don't know this model well.
In short, here are some key data
4 m 4-wheel drive 1200 kg for 165 horsepower
output of a 1.8 turbo
I might as well tell you that it's better that there's no one in front,
it's panic!
is it scary?
well not really anymore because I know the monkey at the wheel
and he's good, he's even very good
and you'll see what it looks like in the sequences that he knows better,
I don't know this road
and I don't have the notes.. .
I don't know her either so it's going to be hot
I'm not looking at the meter
no it's better not!
there are people there are people
yeah I know
oh it's just
it's not me eh
I'm on my way!
How's it going ?
yeah,
there are people there, eh?
severe ! be careful, turn around there are at least 20 cars coming up.
Mr. C even offered me to take the wheel again like last time
but with these tires no I didn't have the faith
I think you're going to do it in full because there it adheres too much and it goes too fast for me
I risk breaking it your car
it's really a fighter plane this thing on the snow
in fact I've never been in it with real tires with nails on it
is shocking, huh?
yeah yeah
it shocked me earlier it had been a long time since I had ridden with tires like that also
yeah
with the engine working well and all
yeah there it works really well the car
it's difficult to believing that in WCs they still go much faster than that
is stupid!
I don't even want to get in it
ah it must be scary my guy
you say with an original car already
with nothing
well even original it's not just any car in the end
we all meet in the parking lot
there was a a little bit of DIY to do it was fun
it works like a
FIRE engine engine
it doesn't make a sound this thing
you just have to stay there on the hood then you press it on its bar
the quietest car in the world
come on we're leaving for one of the last sessions that I filmed in the Impreza
perhaps you will notice a slight improvement in the driving
in fact I wonder if I won't go back to normal range instead
because it's too short in done
like that I will be able to stay in second all the time
there is not much power anyway
to get out of the shit it's not easy
no the short range is essential
there you will be able to see how to follow the rhythm of a slow car with a fast car
is particularly difficult on this surface
ahhhhh, I wanted to put myself against his doors
look at him the time it takes to reach me
on the other hand I noticed a strange
noise from the exhaust manifold
perhaps loosely tightened,
I don't really see what it could be, otherwise
it's over!
the mice can return to the burrow
except that in the end I think that after the passage of the snowplow it was even better
because the road was perfectly clean and it snowed a thin layer on top
it was perfect
in all end of the video I put you a passage during which it is Mr. C who drives the Impreza
and you will see that it is not the same driving
there we can clearly hear the leak at the collector
well there we do not hear anything to what I'm saying
but in concrete terms I find bogus excuses
to explain why I can't wrap the entire pin
because I wouldn't have enough power etc...
yeah...
well then since it was late. ..
finally early
we took the way back and it was still a good, pleasant time behind the wheel
Mr. C agreed to stay a little behind to film
but after a while...
he forced himself to get back a little behind
but we must admit that we are not playing in the same category
and here too we met other snow sports enthusiasts
there are horses eh!
then I couldn't resist doing one last lap in the hairpin,
well it's 2:15 a.m.
I think we've had a lot of fun for the evening,
it's time to put the snow tires back on and go home
. was super cool I think I learned a lot again this evening
and the next one should be even more fun
so that's really nice
I just have to check for this leak in the collector
so overall no problem with the car
I just came home with memories that melted the next day
it was good
it was perfect
it's worth doing again
I hope you liked this different episode
the tires I realized that in fact I had torn out most of the nails
so those aren't great
but at least we had fun so...
even if it's with that I'll go back
and it will be a great time again where I'll try not to break the car
so at soon with this one probably
maybe another one
we still have things to do
I will present it to you come on I will go home before the camera dies
yeah come on ciao!
This one lights up well
wow!
you saw the steering: its gear ratio is super long
and it's a lot of work to get back to the middle,
it's another world compared to Mazda,
well it's very gentle, eh,
it lacks a little power...
160 horses it's not much
after all you see I'm in short range
already it saves the furniture a little
because without I tried earlier it's catastrophic
it's not too bad, it's healthy
at the same time time everyone chooses Subarus it's going well
yes there are chances
it's short your accelerator travel I think
well it's an electronic butterfly
so it's not at all the same feeling as you as with a cable
I still haven't understood the point of bothering with that
I'm not making you double disengage at all
you were doing it I heard you doing
it yeah for the second it still does him good I think
you feel that it goes much easier
if I concentrate on doing that I do shit in the piloting
yeah yeah no but don't bother
as long as she doesn't break down it's okay
even I made it grind earlier
so the cruising speed of the Mazda it's 100 here it's more like 70
yet I'm hitting it eh
yeah but there's no horsepower
I can't figure out if you drove like that or not
no I'm slower than that
I'm slower than that and I'm much less fluid in the sequences
after me I know the road like the back of my hand
yeah
it's still starting to see fog it
's surprising that it doesn't go up faster than that
I don't have the impression that it's slipping that much
yeah but in fact I have the impression that the tires heated up a little that
much I wasn't at all I'm comfortable at the beginning
so it's fine I feel good
the surface is perfect for learning
if you want to redo passages as long as you're there
no but now it's good
I'm not going to force fate
I haven't damaged anything on the car and that's already cool
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