hello just a bit of research!

If you have a turbo 2000 (UK) 2.0 turbo (NOT STi, no offence sti owners ), whats your engine mileage and mods, and what BHP/Torque you running..

as i've just been reading up the mods you do on a STD engine depends on your mileage and treatment of the engine obviously, mines done 106k wondering if she will hold 300-350BHP in the future? gearbox sounds tight no noises or crunches, had new clutch 10k ago so i dunno, just some info on other ppls cars would be great! so i can get an idea on what the likelyhood of my engine going bang is! lol

thanks.

 

less the half my miles i got a 98 uk turbo 2000 with 229k on the clock with uprated panel filter and i drilled the lower part of the air box out and put on a dacat bellmouth downpipe i reckon its around 260 ish now from what people have told me

 

We have done a few over 100K miles to 330bhp and have been going a few years.

 

i have a 98 uk turbo 148k on clocks
vf35 turbo
580cc injectors
full decat and ported up pipe
fmic
autronics ecu and im running 351bhp and 333lb s
box is holding well so far but have blown numerus clutchs on drag launchs

 

nice well least i know and hope my mileage isnt a problem...

sorry to change threads, but can anyone tell me where i would find a manual boost controller on my car, because i suspect the last owner put one on there because it seems a lot quicker then 220 bhp and it doesnt look like it has any noticable mods on the car and it fuel cuts at high revs and high speeds like its overboosting..

thanks!

 

Follow the vacuum line from the actuator to see what it is connected too

 

i wouldnt of thought that would be a prob caused by a manual boost controller, i would check ur actuator matey see if anyones fiddled with that.. But the manual boost controller would be on one of your vac lines going to turbo and actuator.

 

My old 99uk turbo was remapped at 135,000 miles & ran sweet as ,and made 316 bhp.If your car is a uk turbo it will be 215 bhp std,early import wagons were 220bhp.

 

my last 97 uk turbo started at 208 but after japspeed headers/up-pipe,full decat hks system,induction kit,new age wrx intercooler conversion and walbro pump gave 256 bhp at engine tuner,couldnt remap at the time as needed stand alone ecu for this age uk car but ran sweet on the rollers with spot on fuelling.

 

99 turbo
98k mile
td04
Newage Intercooler
Prodrive Y-pipe
Dynapex 255 fuel pump
Scorpion backbox + straight thru centre section
Prodrive ECU
260bhp & 270lb/ft on 97RON SUL

 

nice!

 

00 turbo
165K Km
TD05-18G
fmic
740cc
Apexi Power FC
~360bhp on 100ron

 

322 Bhp 300 lb/ft torque
101k miles on the clock
Early MY99 (late 'S')
TD05 18g
Apexi ecu
FMIC
Turbo back decat
K&N cone
Fuelabs fpr
Standard fuel pump (uprated on shopping list)
Tesco 99

 

You will get less people coming on here to say their engine has gone bang because people don't like to do it and also if an engine goes on that age of car many owners may just break and move onto another car/forum.

As per the other thread, don't ignore things like the gearbox. Mine stripped 2nd gear at 340/340 and to have it rebuilt was virtually the cost of the car's value (as values stand today). To add to that, I had around the cars value again in brakes and suspensions that could cope.

So even if the engine holds (I went through 2 engines), you will be looking at twice the cars value with suitable box/brakes/suspension, and that's ignoring the cost of the power mods.

Personally I would fit a AE800 ecu if your car runs the AE802, fit a manual boost controller and keep an eye on fueling and det. Should get you around 260-280bhp with a decat. That way your clutch and gearbox will cope.

Makes the proposition of a Bug/blob STi seem very sensible.

 

id rather spend money upgrading this cars box and suspension and everything else its half the fun after all wasting money.. lol

 

MY99 Wagon
109k miles.
VF28 turbo
FMIC
H&S Bellmouth downpipe
3" exhaust
Apex Induction kit
ExuTek re-map
330 bhp / 330 lbft

Brakes & suspension upgraded to suit.

Although the gearbox is getting abit tired.

Cheers
Andy

 

me thinks if im upgrading most otherthings, will have to look into boxs too!