NewAgeWRX

Hi, im thinking of upping the power of my as yet standard (except WR Sport Back Box) MY02 WRX.

Looking through, there are so many different things to choose from, but i think iv settled on 2 and now have to choose between them.

First option is a full PowerEngineering exhaust system, including the sports CAT (i dont want CEL issues). Now this adds reasonable amount of power and makes way for good future mods, but is quite expensive at around £1100 for the full lot.

Second one is ECUTEK. Mines a UK car and I would loose my warrenty, but power gains are better.

Do you think the full PE system would be almost as good as a full decat ?

Can anyone who's got a MY02 with back box and ECUTEK 2 let me know how good this is ?

Many Thanks

Brun

Are you sure you won't lose the warentee with the pipe?????
The dealer doesn't need to know about the Tek

sammyh

iTrader: (1)

Or you could get both

LoFi

both

LoFi

stewie

Got both on MY01 WRX. Was done at PE.Very pleased with the results
275 bhp & 265lbs of torque. GET BOTH!!!!

pryally

hi

i also have my02 with wr sport back box and ecetek done at scoobysport. very impressed, also got tsl centre decat section)
I am looking to sell my car so may split and sell the remapped chip.
would you be interested? (anybody know how you can swap chips and still get the keys to work?)

mark

Beer Good

Quote from Subaru dealer:

"Exhausts only add a couple of horsepower, customers buy them more for the noise".

The car already had Prodrive exhaust fitted.

Funny how you get told something different when you are about to lay out six or seven hundred quid?

Buyer beware.........

Interested to know if anyone else has experienced similar?

Brun

But they were not talking bout the down pipe huh

Rob D

Newage, you could try a Milltek full exhaust with a sports cat for just over £900, and save yourself £200 to put towards a remap!

ADP

how much are the chips at Scoobysport?? anyone

nom

...or if you're only worried about CEL issues to with the the cat, just get one of those O2 sensor fiddle boxes & skip the expensive cat completely?

Pete Croney

ADp an EcuTek map is £763 inc vat and the OBDII fix for a decat exhaust is £58 inc vat.

If we are mapping the car, the OBDII fix is not required as we can switch this function off in the ECU.

Mungo

Pete is that for Ecutek 2 or 3?

Pete Croney

Either and if you go for a 2 by mail order, we upgrade to 3 when you can get over to us, free of charge.

NewAgeWRX

AHHhhh, that sound more like it. Didnt know it could be turned off in software !!!

MMM,suddenly a full decat and tek3 are sounding alot more my 'thing' !! and cheaper too, nice one pete.

Soapy Sam

Go for it, Pete has just transformed my MY99, I love it.....

bigsky

If you can afford both get them, you won't regret it. If you have to choose one get the exhaust first will give you good gains and a faster spool. Then when you have the cash, get the reflash to smooth everything out (and add some more hp & tq).

The Ecutek reflash negates any concerns w/ the cat ineffecinecy cel, they just adjust the parameters in the rear O2 sensor so it is "happy".

ScoobySport exhaust + ECUTEK = fast car

big sky

Trout

iTrader: (1)

If I understand it correctly - Subaru can easily tell if your car has had an Ecutek remap - they can check the ECU update data.

Correct me if I am wrong - it has been known - but worth checking out regarding the warranty.

In reality it is Subaru protecting the PPP sales more than anything

Rannoch

Brun

Subaru won't have a clue about the Tek unless they stick a boost gauge on it and go for a run