Had a nice wee calm drive coast to coast across Scotland today to see a certain Andy F. But the lead up to this week was anything but. Collected all the bits for my remap over the last 8 months. Left a week to have them fitted but a few issues along the way. I wanted my car to pass its first MOT so opted for the following spec.Car is a MY07 wrx running tesco 99

Prodrive 100 cell sport cat
Prodrive 2nd de-cat
Scorpion de-resonator centre pipe
Prodrive back box
Prodrive Y pipe
Forge VTA valve
Green panel filter
NGK iridium heat 7 plugs

The Prodrive sport cat and 2nd de-cat came off a low mileage WR1. I booked the car in to Greer Sport Racing to have them fitted along with the centre section and plugs. I now know the Hawkeyes have a different set up from the Blobs. So car was booked today for Andy F and this was now Tuesday so basically fcuked, but Colin from Greer sport fitted plugs and centre pipe and arranged a Wednesday 8.00 am appointment for Meercat Exhausts. They fitted the sports cat that needed modded, you need to grind down the centre partition of the flange as it fowls on a TD04, then stripped the heat shield off the 2nd de cat added in a 4 inch bit of stainless pipe and rebuild the heat shield, Prodrive would have been proud of the workmanship. Panic over.
So now on to today, arrived at Andy’s today at 10 am didn’t know what to expect, he asks a few questions regarding the spec then hooks up all sorts of kit on the car does some setting and checks to the car and then on to road mapping. Andy just gives you basic request i.e. gear speed revs wont bore you, but you feel the car getting quicker and quicker. He finishes all the new parameters and tells you to give it some beans on great Scottish roads but I did not know them so rather than kill the guru and wreck the car I was a bit conservative but the car felt like it was in a lower gear 3rd felt like 2nd etc. Net result 282BHP and 350lbs of torque one happy man and still will pass a MOT. When I got back home had a wee play on my own roads WOW night and day.

So I will finish with some BIG thanks to

Greer Sport Racing in Beith
Meercat Exhausts kilbirnie
Andy Forrest Performance Port Seaton

 

nice one. did u get in on the group buy on sidc that i organised? andy is the man when it comes to mapping. great torque figures!!

 

How much was your remap, if you don't mind me asking?

 

I booked it about 7 weeks ago not a group buy was £470 + vat bargin Slightly cheaper than his website price but map went well no issues. I have seen some threads where Andy goes the extra mile with a customers car that has a arrival problem. He is a top man expalins everthing he is doing and does it in a clear friendly manner. Mapping is very involved not just a laptop and a lead the initial expence is the Ecutek liecence and software. If you require a second map after say turbo upgrade the price is £190 + VAT I hope I am finished spending money lol fingers crossed and dont need a 2nd map. I will be gutted if I get bored with the extra BHP and the Massive torque the car is pulling very well

 

He is just down the road from me so nice nad handy. Going to have to book it in soon though.

 

I am glad everything worked out for you daviee. Know doubt bump in to you soon somewhere.

Richard.

 

thats great torque figures mate, should go like a wee rocket,

wont be long till the turbo upgrade lol.

i think i might pop into meercat and c what the score is for a d/p

 

I have a custom 3" straight through by Meercat, no boxes, no nothing, OMG its fantastic. :-)

 

that must be loud then lol,

im just goin 4 a sports cat for my hawkeye,

missed one on ebay from a guy in aberdeen, selling one brand new for £140.

 

1 or two flames lol

 

3" and no boxes think i will hear you first Richard

Cars felt even faster today it was 4 degrees cooler day than yesterday.Wife was working today sent me on solo shopping run, got carried away on way home the loaf and cakes did not fair well took me longer to repack from the boot than morrisons.

 

Sounds great, enjoy it but you will get used to the power in a couple of weeks and the first time something beats you of the mark you will want more POWER garanteed, we all want MORE

 

Daviee thats the same car as mine and exactly the same mods bar the filter, ive got a K+N mines going to be remapped soon by Jolly Green Monster hope he can extract the same figures
nice to see what the same car with the same mods can do

 

Think they all much a muchness Andy did one same spec made 285BHP 345lbs. Simon aka JGM gets good press on here so no worries there, I happen to live 80 miles from Andy so lucky me. The torque comes in over 300lbs from 2700 rpm and peaks at 350lbs 3400 still above 300lbs at 4700 but powers on way out at 5800 TD04 pitfall but you have a very big 3000 rpm chunk of power on real world road use the WRX 2.5 now has made sence. it will never be a 400 400 STI but very capible road car, i will now focus on makin a bit better on the twisty bits.

 

Just wish we were a bit closer you could spin me round the block see what the difference is

 

I reccomend the hybrid TD4 turbo from Andy,same low down pick up but better at the higher revs. (if you use them!)
Should get around 310bhp and 365ft lb torque and the car is effortless to drive.

 

iv got a andy f hybrid td04 waiting to go on my classic, along with prodrive y pipe, ported headers and up pipe, 3 port boost solinoid, already got a full decat and panel filter, then will be off to andy to get mapped, im hoping for over 300bhp and nice torque. should be a fair bit quicker than standard anyway. lol.

 

Very true.

 

Jgm did mine 285 bhp and 350lbs/ft torque

Full miltek decat from turbo back
green panel filter
walbro fuel pump

I love the torque. Makes a very fast road car with the 5 speed box

 

Whats the fitted price for one of them there turbos then
whilst im at it if there not a fortune ill give it a go 310/365 does sound lovelly lol

 

Best to check out Andy s Website for latest prices.

 

Ihave allso been to Andy F he is the man, I have an 06 Hawkeye with 330 bhp
(not enough) so had the engine fully stripped and rebult everything forged raceing bearings the lot and the biggest turbo ave ever seen. Going back to Andy F 19th july for remap 450BHP+ CANNAE WAIT

 

lol you are to blame for Andy not coming to Greece and map my car!!!

Congrats on the remap btw

 

I could be mate. thanks mate will post how things go!

 

andy mapped my sti 5 wagon a coupla months ago an got 330bhp an 311lbs/ft difference was unbelievable - used to the power now so not sure to get big brakes or bigger turbo or fmic or all of the above!!!

Andy set up my defis as SVA imports fitted second hand ones and id driven halfway home before i realised why they were adjustable an how to work the control unit!