Update on Scrap

Scrap went in to Motorsport last Thursday. Luckily, it doesn’t appear that he has a busted ringland, or any other sort of imminent threat. Worn rings, was the diagnosis. I’ve always noticed a little a blow-by when opening the oil-fill cap while the motor was running, which, since the WRX requires an even more compact compression tester than most flat fours, was how the issue was diagnosed. Prognosis; unless you want to throw money at it, don’t worry about that. In that vein I loosened the wastegate actuator arm, and remapped the car to bring the boost back up to normal stage II levels. Parts have been ordered for maintenance and updates: Spark Plugs. One step colder NGK Iridiums. NGK BKR7EIX Iridium IX Spark Plug (Amazon Link) JazzyEngineering...