Fitting a VF28 to Bugeye WRX
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Fitting a VF28 to Bugeye WRX
I'm thinking of changing my turbo and have been thinking about the Andy F hybrid TD04. However a VF28 may become available but I'm not sure whether it will bolt straight without other mods, or whether I'll need FMIC, bigger injectors, etc to make the most of it.
I've already had a remap, with H&S backbox and uprated fuel pump. I have decat up and down pipes to go on (with a map tweak) so will the VF28 compliment these mods or am I looking at additional pre-req's?
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I've already had a remap, with H&S backbox and uprated fuel pump. I have decat up and down pipes to go on (with a map tweak) so will the VF28 compliment these mods or am I looking at additional pre-req's?
Thanks.
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Hey Trap!
unfortunately can't answer your question cos I'm a newbie and my scoob knowledge could be witten on the back of an extremely small ant !!
However, would be intersted to know how much each of your existing mods cost you and how much extra bhp you got from decat and remap respectively. Does it go through the MOT without a pre MOT swap ?
Cheers
unfortunately can't answer your question cos I'm a newbie and my scoob knowledge could be witten on the back of an extremely small ant !!
However, would be intersted to know how much each of your existing mods cost you and how much extra bhp you got from decat and remap respectively. Does it go through the MOT without a pre MOT swap ?
Cheers
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Originally Posted by andythejock01wrx
Hey Trap!
unfortunately can't answer your question cos I'm a newbie and my scoob knowledge could be witten on the back of an extremely small ant !!
However, would be intersted to know how much each of your existing mods cost you and how much extra bhp you got from decat and remap respectively. Does it go through the MOT without a pre MOT swap ?
Cheers
unfortunately can't answer your question cos I'm a newbie and my scoob knowledge could be witten on the back of an extremely small ant !!
However, would be intersted to know how much each of your existing mods cost you and how much extra bhp you got from decat and remap respectively. Does it go through the MOT without a pre MOT swap ?
Cheers
andy - I haven't fitted the decat pipes yet but with an H&S backbox, straight through centre (no resonator), GREEN panel filter and ecutek3 remap at Powerstation, it made 265bhp and 258lb/ft torque.
Hopefully with the decat up/down pipes it'll make 280+bhp and similar torque.
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p.s. - what are the different boost characteristics between the TD04 and VF28? I know the TD04 spools up quickly and runs out of puff at ~6000rpm's but is there likely to be much more lag and much more grunt at top end, etc?
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
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Hey Trap,
So you have STi performance now then !! I'm guessing you've spent about £1100.
Will it pass it's MOT without the hassle of swapping exhausts over ?
Ta for your earlier resonse by the way.
So you have STi performance now then !! I'm guessing you've spent about £1100.
Will it pass it's MOT without the hassle of swapping exhausts over ?
Ta for your earlier resonse by the way.
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Ha I can remember you posting when you had just got your decat and remap. Pwer corrupts.
I fitted a VF24, to my 03 WRX, the only thing I did is get a remap. It runs fine
I fitted a VF24, to my 03 WRX, the only thing I did is get a remap. It runs fine
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Originally Posted by Midlife......
Bugeye WRX intercooler might struggle, you might want to try and find the more efficient STi Jobby
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I know a classic running the WRX intercooler on a 2.5 and it's pushing out 380BHP.
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Originally Posted by Trap2Terrorist
p.s. - what are the different boost characteristics between the TD04 and VF28? I know the TD04 spools up quickly and runs out of puff at ~6000rpm's but is there likely to be much more lag and much more grunt at top end, etc?
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
The VF24/28/29 can paek at 1.4bar and hold 1.2bar to redline. And although the presuure difference doesn't sound much the VF is shifitng more air volume so makes a bigger difference then just a boost figure.
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Originally Posted by Midlife......
Bugeye WRX intercooler might struggle, you might want to try and find the more efficient STi Jobby
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