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Nah, put it back to standard, properly !
Brakes are fine for everyday with proper discs and pads, springs are STi ones and great, the gauges in Tom's budget would just be pretty lights and therefore a waste of budget
* Airbox / green cotton filter
* OEM DV
* Replace any aged cooling components, header tank, rad, pipes, thermostat etc
* Fresh Fuel Pump
* ESL live map
* 2nd cat delete
* Headers
* Uprated service items, plugs, oil, fluids
* EBC Yellow pads on standard callipers
* New Engine mounts (c.£45ea.)
Then leave it the **** alone, or ask for proper help before you change anything that involves AFR, cooling etc
Handling we can do another day
Brakes are fine for everyday with proper discs and pads, springs are STi ones and great, the gauges in Tom's budget would just be pretty lights and therefore a waste of budget
* Airbox / green cotton filter
* OEM DV
* Replace any aged cooling components, header tank, rad, pipes, thermostat etc
* Fresh Fuel Pump
* ESL live map
* 2nd cat delete
* Headers
* Uprated service items, plugs, oil, fluids
* EBC Yellow pads on standard callipers
* New Engine mounts (c.£45ea.)
Then leave it the **** alone, or ask for proper help before you change anything that involves AFR, cooling etc
Handling we can do another day
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Nah, put it back to standard, properly !
Brakes are fine for everyday with proper discs and pads, springs are STi ones and great, the gauges in Tom's budget would just be pretty lights and therefore a waste of budget
* Airbox / green cotton filter-got
* OEM DV-got
* Replace any aged cooling components, header tank, rad, pipes, thermostat etc-new rad just fitted a while ago
* Fresh Fuel Pump
* ESL live map
* 2nd cat delete-all cats gone
* Headers-sore subject hava standard set,wana ditch the Japspeed
* Uprated service items, plugs, oil, fluids
* EBC Yellow pads on standard callipers
* New Engine mounts (c.£45ea.)
Then leave it the **** alone, or ask for proper help before you change anything that involves AFR, cooling etc 
Handling we can do another day
Brakes are fine for everyday with proper discs and pads, springs are STi ones and great, the gauges in Tom's budget would just be pretty lights and therefore a waste of budget
* Airbox / green cotton filter-got
* OEM DV-got
* Replace any aged cooling components, header tank, rad, pipes, thermostat etc-new rad just fitted a while ago
* Fresh Fuel Pump
* ESL live map
* 2nd cat delete-all cats gone
* Headers-sore subject hava standard set,wana ditch the Japspeed
* Uprated service items, plugs, oil, fluids
* EBC Yellow pads on standard callipers
* New Engine mounts (c.£45ea.)
Then leave it the **** alone, or ask for proper help before you change anything that involves AFR, cooling etc
Handling we can do another day
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I would have thought it would be beneficial myself, I will keep a look out.
There are a couple for £100 but the description says they are bent
don't know what that would mean in the big scheme of things:
http://www.japperformanceparts.co.uk...p?ID=100869560
There are a couple for £100 but the description says they are bent
don't know what that would mean in the big scheme of things:http://www.japperformanceparts.co.uk...p?ID=100869560
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got other stuff to buy first gasket sets,RGM oil pump,all new hoses,heads skimmed,water pump,fuel pump the list goes on 
oh and the small fact of getting someone to put the puzzle together
oh and the small fact of getting someone to put the puzzle together
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Tom, just do it yourself. We wont steer you wrong.
Take pics of everything before and after you take it off. Keep a note of the order you remove items. Keep all hardware bagged and labeled.
Puit it all back in the reverse order. Easy
Take pics of everything before and after you take it off. Keep a note of the order you remove items. Keep all hardware bagged and labeled.
Puit it all back in the reverse order. Easy
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Listen to frayz Tom,
I got mine at home to refer to. I'll even help you mate.
you'd feel so good doing it yourself.
people around you are willing to help.... bite the bullet baby !!
I got mine at home to refer to. I'll even help you mate.
you'd feel so good doing it yourself.
people around you are willing to help.... bite the bullet baby !!
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Give it a bash tom, it's only nuts and bolts fella, had mine sat on the floor in under 2hrs and like everyone said when it fire's for the 1st time it so rewarding
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Tom, if you bag every fastener you remove and put them in a tray in the order you removed them is basically impossible to mess up.
You don't even have to build the short motor. Just bolt the heads up and chuck the timing belt on.
Then just the ancillaries go back the same as they come off.
I'd do it for you but am just too busy at the mo.
You don't even have to build the short motor. Just bolt the heads up and chuck the timing belt on.
Then just the ancillaries go back the same as they come off.
I'd do it for you but am just too busy at the mo.