What mods ????

Post by **Stuart** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:34 pm

One comment I would make

Don't be lead by a number. How much a car produces is irrelevant unless you can drive the thing

Many of us have chased numbers at one point or another. It can be a very expensive pastime (Says me aiming for 500 at the wheels

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neilK · Post by **neilK** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:29 am

[quote="stuart"]One comment I would make

Don't be lead by a number. How much a car produces is irrelevant unless you can drive the thing ]

Fully agree,
my last scoob felt great after a few mods and a re-map, then as it did not make the number I had in mind, it was 'slow' after going on the rollers. And so the long and expensive process starts.

My current scoob, is quick enough, but has not been on a roller, partly due to the above.

stockcar · Post by **stockcar** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:17 am

carry the Walbro pumps in stock at

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:43 pm

I would suggest you change the oil pump. This caused my engine failure and need for a rebuild. This car is now Andy916's!

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:15 pm

+1 for the oil pump change and make sure it has the modified oil pressure plunger/piston otherwise it will do the same as mine

Take your old oil pump off, clean it up and change the plunger for one from Bill Gwynne Racing School online shop. He's the chap that runs a very well known rally school.

They sell bits too and here is the link http://www.billgwynne.com/res_website.a ... e=RCEngine

Part no. BGM-E-0035 - Oil Pump PRV Mod (Bypass Plunger) -

DunkRA · Post by **DunkRA** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:04 pm

my STI V3 RA made 297BHP with just a decat and uprated panel filter, you can get your OE ECU mapped now with ESL, never had mine on the rollers since the last round of mods incase i end up dissapointed, im happy with the way it drives power level it produces, like the others say dont get hung up on numbers!!

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:37 pm

DunkRA wrote:my STI V3 RA made 297BHP with just a decat and uprated panel filter, you can get your OE ECU mapped now with ESL, never had mine on the rollers since the last round of mods incase i end up dissapointed, im happy with the way it drives power level it produces, like the others say dont get hung up on numbers!!

How long has ESL had the 97/98 ecu mappable? Last ime I heard it was to be later this year.

ESL · Post by **ESL** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:53 pm

Sometime this Summer if testing goes to plan....

DunkRA · Post by **DunkRA** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:19 pm

Gerry H wrote:
How long has ESL had the 97/98 ecu mappable? Last ime I heard it was to be later this year.

i know Andy.F has already mapped a custemors car using ESL a member os SIDC i know, that was a V2 RA

hes advertising mapped prices for it already, as far as i know its already being used but its for the 92-96 MY`s

http://www.andyforrestperformance.co.uk/57874.html

Tk · Post by Tk » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:30 pm

but 'stiv3' has a v3 not a v2