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Old 24 April 2003, 02:54 PM
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Been off the bbs for a little while.There were a few people who were going to try this mod to see if it really did improve spool up and mid range torque.Any results?
Old 24 April 2003, 03:51 PM
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Deep

Ive got one on my DP on recommendation of Pat.

It creates way way more back pressure & is truely awesome. I ended up getting Hayward & scott to do mine.

Anyway, as im selling me car, mine is up for sale if your interested.

Bob
Old 24 April 2003, 03:54 PM
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Can you describe the difference before and after?
Old 25 April 2003, 09:59 AM
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Hi BL.It was your for sale post that reminded me of the mod.I gather you did'nt fit yours and I really want to hear some real life views before buying/fitting.Also yours may not be compatible with my car as the splitter fits into the turbo(I have a VF30)
Old 25 April 2003, 01:10 PM
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hi
i also went from a fully decated open mouth dp to the one from APS which is cast iron with a spliter that can be cut to the desired length(so u can fit it with both td or vf series turbos).
first thing i noticed straight away was that the engine felt a lot smoother in operation from idle to the redline,which is always very nice.
secondlly the power delivery across the rev range was much more linear which means to me a nicer flatter torque.
thirdly the car with a dawes was picking up 1.0bar at 2600-2700rpm before the spliter and that went even lower by 100-200 rpm.so now i m having 1.05bar at 2400-2500rpm.but i kept the bigest single improvement for last...in part throtlle operation the difference is phenomenal compared to my old dp.the turbo in any gear and any rev above 1800-1900rpm picks up incredebly fast in part throtlle.awesome!
very good mod indeed i fully recommend it.
Old 25 April 2003, 01:49 PM
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Blachie,

What was the spec of your car when you fitted the APS unit?
Old 25 April 2003, 04:26 PM
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apexi pod
samco pipes
fully decated 3in TRUST power evoII exhaust inc. dp.
dawes set at 1bar
std td04l
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Thanks Blachie.You did'nt change anything else at the same time that may have helped? What make was the previous downpipe?
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that was my thread

can't you dig it up?
Old 25 April 2003, 08:52 PM
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Hi James.
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the previous dp was a "trust tr frontpipe" 2.75in dia no cat.
the aps "high flow turbine outlet" is 3in dia and i welded that myshelf onto the trust dp.
no i did not change anything else that might had helped for at least 2000kms after fitment.
i noticed the gains straight away especially with part throtlle the diff is simply amazing,i would say like fitting a second dawes(!)
one more thing that i forgot to add is that with the old dp boost creeped to 1.2 for a fraction of a second,with the aps boost is rock solid what u set with the dawes,i dont get the slightest boost overshoot.
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