JTaylor

I thought yours was an STI dude?

WRX280

Whoops sorry...

it is a 2000 WRX STi Version 5 Type-RA V-Limited (4 door).

JTaylor

chrisp

Mine is an MY00 WRX type RA WRC Limited

Came standard with :

276bhp and 249lb/ft wrx engine
sonic blue 74F colour
lightweight gold 16" sti wheels
sti red/pink suspension
4 doors
ally bonnet
lightweight steel boot
blue alcantara swrt seats
blue centre console
blue dash clock surrounds
full electric pack (windows, door, locking)
abs
2 pots front brakes
sti4 spoiler
ecu (strange, dont think its a wrx or sti one)


Didnt come with :

roof vent
dccd
water spray
strut bars
sti red top engine
sti motorsport ecu

Changes done :

4 pots brakes with hoses
18" speedlines
V6 spoiler
centre pod with defis
tsl firestorm exhaust
tsl xlr8 resonated centre section
custom blue side indicators lights
crystal clear indicators lights
sprayed blue "orange" wedges
replacement fuel pump
replacement engine hoses
ecutek remap
green panel filter
stereo and speakers
wrx custom mats
a few stickers

Last RR day it ran 316bhp and 310lb/ft at about 1.4bar

Owned from new (12miles came in with a batch that went to a dealer in Derby/Notts area) in late 2000

DaveBlueRA

Its great. Sometimes a bit laggy but when it comes on boost its like

leonpoole

They never done a 2 door STI RA it was only a 2 door WRX RA

JTaylor

Lag bad. Big power good. Twin turbo anyone?


Chris - you must be one of the very few people on SN who've owned their car from new - and it's as rare as rocking horse ****........ and it only ended up becoming a private car because Prodrive decided to switch to the type-r shell. That makes you special . Get rid of the PINK badge.

JTaylor

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=453352

JTaylor

This seems to more complete / accurate then the SIDC FAQs

(or it will do when I get the link to work)

banny sti

iTrader: (68)

Mine is one of this batch. Ian shipton bought all thirteen cars off prodrive i think this info has been posted. My car is standard bar magnex dp, blitz centre and back box, h and s up pipe, kn panel filter, uprated fuel pump and some samco hosing. Next planned mods are re map, fitting of water spray and possible brake upgrade. That may become necessary after re map! It has a vf29 turbo. Now i am no fan of fmics. i think they are far too costly and create too much lag something any tuner should confirm. i think the way to go is chargecooling. However even these are exhorbitant in price. Another side effect of fmics is the engine running lean due to the increase of air entering the TB therefore bank on some expensive injectors too boys! As the standard 380 cc jobbies will probably max out. By then way Mr.Taylor what injectors do our cars have? Is there a fifth injector? I admire your tenacity in trying to get to know the full tech info of our cars there is much we are in the dark about. Keep up the good work!

JTaylor

Agree on each of those points. Please..... call me James .

I'm having my car mapped tomorrow for the first time in its life. I'm amazed it hasn't been done before given the amount of work it's had done to it previously. Saving grace is I know Lee@WRX (who ran the car from arrival in the UK) ran it consistently on 98 plus octane booster. The second owner then blew the engine at the 'Ring. This was at 47k. The car was run-in for 1k and then serviced (48k) and I bought the car at 49k because the owner had sourced himself a Porker and wanted to move on (he asked Lee to sell it as he's based in the states).

Cars going back into the shop tomorrow to have a Mocal Oil Cooler fitted, turbo timer back on (which I removed from the last car), Fuchs Racing brake fluid, Silkolene PRO S 10w-50 oil (just for piece of mind) and the Ecutek map. Whilst the Oil cooler's being fitted (bumper off) I'm going to spray the FMIC black and replace the ally mesh with black. This should keep things looking standard. Finally, the sideskirts are coming off as nature intended.

Weighed my car today (I have to much time on my hands) 1260kg with a brimmed tank. Not bad. When I get my power read outs on friday I'll work out power to weight ratios. I understand that there are many variables, for example I intend to factor me in to the equation, and then of course you need to add +- 1 or 2% for atmospheric changes, different RRs etc. It'll still be a fun excersise though and will help me/us compare our cars performance against some of the exotica.

Bit worried about my fuelling now . I was hoping the Walbro 255 FP would solve the top end lean out issue. 380/440? Either way 380 injectors are good for 330/330 surely?

banny sti

iTrader: (68)

Hi James, its Banny here. Just to put your mind at ease your car has 440cc injectors, which are good for about 350bhp and evenly matched to the vf29.

JTaylor

Nice one Banny. Give your brother a slap for me .

JTaylor

Leonpooles Car



http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=454170

Maz's with a blue badge and P1 splitter







Black one kindly being donated to the "let's make James' car look standard" fund

JTaylor

Would any one mind taking a good quality, square, close up pic of their RA badge please? I'm without and would like to make a vinyl set - let me know if you interested and I'll make a few up.

J

JTaylor

More of Maz's - opened up from Post 60. I'll resize them when I can be arsed.

Before




After

banny sti

iTrader: (68)

Hi James Maz here. Pardon my faux pas regarding the injectors , I was duly chastised by 'our kid'. I will be registering with scooby net in due course, but in the mean time if you send contact details to Banny, I will be more than happy to send you my old badge as my contribution to 'lets make James' car standard' fund. Lol. Its great to see this thread going from strength to strength, although you must have the patience of a saint! How many times did you say type ra and not sti type ra? I will also endeavour to forward some photos of the type ra badge when i find the digital camera which seems to have vanished into thin air! I hope the mapping went to plan. Let us know how the car is compared to before. Incidentally James I saw some mazda rx7s in this months issue of jap tuner magazine. A couple of them had PWR chargecoolers, now I am no Einstein but I am sure they could be adapted to fit the classic Scoob. Imagine no extra induction length over the top mount, no lag and no lost boost. I know Pace do one but it is 1200 quid, maybe the PWR is cheaper it certainly looks well engineered as it is completely enclosed.

Regards Maz.

chrisp

Interesting the prodrive connection. I knew mine was one of the Ian Shipton batch but I brought it indirectly.

Dont know about the injectors but mine is running 320bhp @ 1.4bar on the vf29.

leonpoole

Here is a load more pics of my car

leonpoole

Here's some more

JTaylor

Hello Maz,

He's a good man your brother!

The car will be with my tuner over night. The reason for this map is to a) buy the license b) set it up for 97/98 fuel and c) to make sure everything is running as should given all the mods.

I'll be a getting custom up pipe (matched to the manifold) and matching down pipe made soon and will be replacing the centre cat with a high flow item. Once this has happened it'll be set-up properly. I'll do a little write-up on each of the stages.

The old STI issue - ah well, hopefully this thread will give readers a better understanding of the differences between the WRX/STI/RA variants. To be fair even sites like SIDC and Ravensblade and the popular books all have inaccuracies. It' no surprise people get confused.

Charge coolers. I know they're available for Imprezas and the thing that attracted me was the potential for winter weather performance in the summer. Why don't you be one of the first Maz?

Thanks for the badge mate

J

leonpoole

Sorry about the pink badge J

JTaylor

Banny seems confident they're 440. Does anyone want to pick up a bit of research around the fith injector? I'd be very grateful!

JTaylor

I've got a blue one I can send you......

Now then. I've got my flame suit on....but isn't yours a pre-facelift model? Mine's V5 facelift??

chrisp

dont think they have as I have seen a fifth injector on an earlier engine and its not present on mine. There are some pictures on sidc of an engine with a 5th injector I will dig the thread out.

chrisp

here you go

http://bbs.sidc.co.uk/messageview.cf...threadid=36098

banny sti

iTrader: (68)

Hi James yes the chargecooler route is one i would like to explore. It is a sound engineering principle which as you rightly say should give winter performance in summer. Incidentally (apologies as i go all geeky now), does the air inlet temp sensor measure the temperature after the MAF or after the intercooler. The reason i ask is because people have cold ducting to the air filter to direct the cold air into it. If you could substantially reduce temperature further on via a charge cooler is cold air ducting necessary? Or is the ducting there to provide more air?! Oh god my head hurts, do i need to lie down? This is a general question so peeps chip in with your facts. The only thing currently holding me back on further investment(?!) in the car is her in drawers who thinks i spend far too much money on it. I have tried explaining that to some people it is life and death and to others like me it is far far more important! In due course J i would like to explore the chargecooler route as heat is the one thing which affects engine performance and longevity the most. As Harvey Smith once said to me "keep the cold things cold and the hot things hot".

JTaylor

Well I've just lagged the intercooler piping, have ordered a jacket for the turbo and will be wrapping the manifold, up pipe and down pipe so I'd be inclined to agree with Harvey.

The point you make about the charge cooler is interesting. (Guess work, I'm no expert) Would the need to battle against induction heat soak be reduced? I would say keep doing what we're doing but have an even cooler charge as a result of the charge cooler.

I'd suggest asking about Chargecoolers in technical and putting the link in here.

leonpoole

Its the facelift model but they never changed the bumper till the late 98 models and mine is an early 98.

banny sti

iTrader: (68)

Yes I agree. Also how would chargecooling compare with say water/methanol injection?