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hi am needing some advice...am gona decat my exhaust (turbo back.). my car has prodrive pack.is it only the down pipe I wil need to change or does centre nedd decat. Am sure up pipe is already decat... but could do with some advice. Car will be remapped soon as I get everything ready
2005 blobeye👍.... so i only need decat downpipe? Then remap I will have to drive car to get remap so stay off boost??? Car has prodrive ecu etc.is it essential to get remap?
if its a blob then its a false economy to replace the PPP sportcat as very little is gained going full decat on it, and at least you wont have any MOT issues
yes that was for a 2.5 sti as it has a standard cat in it which i wanted to replace - note its also a different decat to the one you posted as the 2.0 & 2.5 have a different cat setup where the 1st & 2nd cat join but same overall length downpipe - i actually fitted with a PPP sportcat & decat on my 2.5 sti in the end.
on a 2.0 PPP there is not a lot of difference between a decat & sportcat at that level of tuning, hence i would advise him not to bother - better still he may as well speak to his mapper to discuss the worths & his overall plan, with OP being based in scotland i assume will be Andy Forrest.
yea will be Andy that remaps.... I emailed him a while back as car is now he can achieve 350 bhp with ......low/high boost and also launch control option😊
i know, and i was just adding more info on to it for him.
not arguing, not dick swinging or owt - just stating that PPP sportcat flows very well without the need to replace for a decat - i assumed with him being a new member he had just heard it had a cat and thought ahh get it out asap.
So the plan is to get decat down pipe then remap by any forrest..... am still gona run tmic I think .... are fmic worth the hassle ??
not needed at your power level.
personally I like the look of a front mount on a car but that's just me,I had mine sprayed silver so it was visible.
Spool up time will be slightly slower with a front mount.
nothing wrong with having one at your level it's just not needed that's all unless you are tracking the car.
I had two maps done by Bob Rawle on a rebuilt and forged 2003 Wrx Sti PPP with a VF43 turbo.
Map 1 PPP system 301 bhp
Map 2 Hayward and Scott full 3” decat system 343 bhp.
In Bobs words not mine, it’s more than likely your prodrive cat is causing your restriction.
He was right, and 42 bhp is quite a big difference in my opinion, it was a totally different car with the decat.
Im not sure if Bob is still on here but I think he knows a thing or two about Subaru tuning.
No argument here and definitely no ***** waving with my little acorn.
Siv
yeah it was Bob who done my mapping also on my old hawk
@itch202 wouldnt bother with a FMIC either unless you pick up a decent one for handy money
2005 sti
