Evening guys,
I'm collecting my second STI on Saturday to join the Forester on the drive way and it'll be my first modified one.

The car has already had some modifications for the last five years and from driving it it certainly feels a lot more savage than my previous Hawkeye but I'm curious as to what the BHP figure may actually be. It could well be because I've been away from STIs since 2009 so hopefully you'll be able to throw a bit of light on it.

Anyway, it comes with the usual stage 1 mods:

MY04 WRX STI
o Milltek turbo back exhaust (3")
o Uprated panel filter
o Walbro fuel pump
o ECUtek map

My internal organs felt around 300bhp was a conservative estimate but what would you expect?

On a side note, I'm glad to be back after several years in German V6s


David

 

320-330bhp i reckon.

 

Depending on limits of the re map, about 320-340 max I reckon.

 

Thanks guys. I'll likely get to the next day at Surrey to see what the real figures are but assuming it's 320 to 340 is that still considered a safe zone?

 

Well i believe the WR1 is pretty much the same car as yours apart from prodrive map, exhaust ect and was 320bhp standard?

 

A very well made point

 

On the basis that it's a UK one then yes, but I believe that 340-350 is at the edge of 'safe' if it's not forged.

I would have said that 'just' a Stage One would be nearer the bottom end ie. 320 bhp or WR1-similar, as mentioned above.

 

Plenty of people running over 400bhp (some 450) on standard newage 2.0 STI lumps. The 6 speed gearbox is fully capable of running big torque.

Providing it has been mapped well, then the 320ish bhp I would estimate it is running is well within the 'safe zone'.

 

Do a bit more research. Regardless if its a uk or jdm, well capable of over 400 all day long.

 

I had same car 340 but depends on who mapped it

 

+1

 

I'm going to get JGM to take a look at it once I have it home but it's had these mods on it since 2008 with a clean bill of health at each service, all from the same place.

 

My 02 STI made 340 bhp with similar mods, ran 390 bhp and 2 bar of boost for a couple of years later....

dunx

 

It was mapped by David Hendry cars. What's the general opinion of their mapping capabilities?

 

Was there an eBay advert for the car? If there was, there's an easy way to tell the power output.

If the description was legible, the font ariel, the font size small and black.. Then it'll be circa 300bhp.

If the description was in large, Times New Romnan font, there were multpile spelling mistakes... Then it'll be circa 350bhp+

If the description was only able to be read by standing back from your monitor, was in Times New Roman font, the font was blue and pink and totally illegible... Then it'll be 400bhp

Easy, no need for the dyno


Seriously though, enjoy the new car!

 

Quality response Thankfully not from eBay, straight from DHcars and they've been superb to deal with so far.