I recently had my car remapped by Bob Rawle. Its a bug sti with full decat exhaust, filter and fuel pump, other than that all other bits are standard sti items. To say im happy with the outcome is an understatement - the car drives fantastic and feels responsive on all levels. Bob did a road dyno and i recieved the graph. To my surprise it stated the car is runnnig 350, and it certainly feels very quick

Now a couple of "friends" have stated that no way would a vf35 make 350 bhp, and that maybe figures have been fudged.

I certainly dont believe that:
a) Bob would do that, and he certainly has an enviable rep.
b) That he would fudge anything ever!!!

They have even hinted that the car is runnnig at its absolute limit and reliability was questioned.

I know they maybe pulling my leg and again ill state that im over the moon with this figure and how the car pulls and pulls and pulls but what do peeps think????

I have the graph but dont know how to put it up.

 

A vf 35 will just about make 350 on a good set up average is more like 340 but 350 is not un-heard off.

Bobs road dyno is pretty accurate in my experience and as you say he has know need to fudge figuires

 

Just as i thought. Thankyou

Anyone else got a view on this

 

Mine made 340 bhp, so you've a good'un..... or I should have called BOB LOL !

DunxC

 

what turbo is on mine, only just realised reading this that i don't even know

 

He really is a top guy

 

Know a guy running 370 on a VF35 and has it on good authority that it is theoretically possible to get to around 400.

F/s 370 Bhp 2005 Sti Type Uk - Subaru Impreza Drivers Club

 

a friend of mine got 310 bhp on a vf35, sti3, with just decat downpipe, panel filter and 1.2 bar remap. So if you start fiddling with injectors and airflow etc, mid 300's should be no problem.

 

hoping for 330ish on my set up. have heard different top ends bout the vf35 but end of the day they are pub figures and you have said you are very happy with it which is the main thing.(its only a matter of time before you will want more)
nice one

 

i would have thought a genuine 350 with the correct suporting mods

 

It is Thanks, just as i suspected

 

Certainly feels quick enough. Get your graph posted up.

 

Mine made 348/333, since then it's had the fuelling tweaked (after some intake mods ) which has made a real noticeable difference on the bum dyno. So it could be up on these figures..


At the end of the day the figures don't mean a lot, it's how it performs that matters. Against the clock is the only way to be certain if a cars quicker..! Or when you come up against something a bit special and end up with a big grin on yer face..

 

Its not a problem to get a VF35 to run 350BHP in my experience



My Mods there were

Ported VF35 to stop boost creep (wastegate)
APS Inner wing induction kit
Perrin Intake elbow
Meercat Custom 3 inch decat system
GT spec 2 headers and up pipe
Andy Forrest Remap with 10% Methanol

I have since had the car mapped back onto standard fuel which on the road dyno showed 360bhp / 350lbs-ft of torque. The road dyno is usually always within a couple of BHP of the Rolling Road result, but Andy was saying when a car with a top mount goes on the rollers it usually shows a little less (with me about 10bhp each time)

I have been reliably informed that I should be able to make 400, or slightly more if I get larger injectors, Fuel pressure regulator, front mount and run poss 15% methanol and 3ml per L of NF octain booster

It will be about a year till I go and do this work so we will see what happens

And as jasonius says figures mean nothing, its all about spool up and how it performs on the road.

graeme

 

It performs great its just a couple of people who i feel are a bit envious that the car came up with this result.

I will re iterate i cannot stop smiling when i put my foot down its like a rocket

Thanks again Bob you are the man!!!!

 

i will have to agree with J and his comments

bob mapped my 2005 sti that was 350 bhp

 

great figures,what boost pressure are you running

 

Got 355bhp on mine torque was down though at about 310 and its been like that for the last 16 months. Due to get 18g put in on Tuesday. Hoping for c370 - 380 with a big increase in torque. Next time I mod after that will probably try for 450/450 with a 2.5 ltr eng and 321 turbo (many years hence)

 

Wmscooby,

Great results mate. I'm looking for anything above 333/333 or ther abouts on mine.
350!! Thats great mate.

Steve

 

Got no idea lol i'm not much of a techie

 

Cheers

Who you mapping with?

 

You will prob be mapped to circa 1.5 Bar of boost, with the Methanol map I was approx 1.6 but now im back to a plain V-Power map im down to 1.5

Graeme

 

Cheat !

Using that nasty environmentally evil methanol... alcohol should be drunk not burned in car engines...

LOL

DunxC

 

Thats maybe my next route lol

 

Alcohol actually burns cleaner than petrol !

I wouldn't advise drinking methanol though

Whilst petrol will kill you dead, methanol only makes you blind and turns you insane apparently

 

I wish you'd told me that sooner

 

Not 100% sure yet to be honest buddy. Have been in contact with JGM. Pat did my last car but hes not down at SRR very often etc.

I did send an email to Bob but got no reply but shows hes a busy man.

Steve

 

Send him a pm he'll reply to you on here

Both Bob and Andy F have answered loads of my questions

 

Bob may be away..!

He usually answers all the emails/PM's I've sent him over the years and that's quite a few, lol..

The only time you won't get a reply straight away is if he's away somewhere..

 

lol, its adding hydrogen to the mixture so its all good! found some interesting reading on Methanol


PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF METHANOL: CH3OH
Also called METHYL ALCOHOL, it is the simplest of a long series of organic compounds called alcohols; its molecular formula is CH3OH. Methanol was formerly produced by the destructive distillation of wood. The modern method of preparing methanol is based on the direct combination of carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. Most methanol is produced from the methane which is found in natural gas.
Pure methanol is an important material in chemical synthesis. Its derivatives are used in great quantities for building up a vast number of compounds, among them many important synthetic dyestuffs, resins, drugs, and perfumes. Large quantities are converted to dimethylaniline for dyestuffs and to formaldehyde for synthetic resins. It is also used in automotive antifreezes, in rocket fuels, and as a general solvent. Methanol is also a high-octane, clean-burning fuel that is a potentially important substitute for gasoline in automotive vehicles.
Methanol is a colorless liquid, completely miscible with water and organic solvents and is very hydroscopic. It boils at 64.96° C (148.93° F) and solidifies at -93.9° C (-137° F). It forms explosive mixtures with air and burns with a nonluminous flame. It is a violent poison; drinking mixtures containing methanol has caused many cases of blindness or death. Methanol has a settled odor. Methanol is a potent nerve poison. Key physical properties are:
Melting Point : -97.7 0C
Boiling Point : 65 0C
Relative Density : 0.79
Formula: CH3OH
Molecular weight: 32.042 kg/kmol
Heat of Formation -201.3 MJ/kmol
Gibbs Free Energy -162.62 MJ/kmol
Freezing point: -97.7 °C
Boiling point: 64.6 °C (at atmospheric pressure).................


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Graeme