riiidaa

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I want to remap my '99 wrx auto soon for pops and bangs on Shell Nitro+.

The previous owner fitted:

Walbro 255 lph Fuel Pump fitted
Service - New NGK Platinum Plugs, Fuel filter, Oil filter
HKS Front Mount Intercooler

With a view to changing injectors turbo etc before remapping, which he hasn't before selling up.

I'm not chasing big numbers and so want to fit a TMIC, possibly an STi or hyperflow tmic with OEM BOV. A sportscat and Afterburner Vortex setup. Then map it.

Crucially Slowboy racing found a missing restrictor pill, I've now received one from Proven with a view to fitting it today. However the thought crossed my mind that MAYBE the previous owner consciously removed the restrictor pill because he was not yet ready to remap midway through upgrades and needed to continue driving it without damaging it?

I get the impression he was far heavier footed than I, but I do use the car 'urban' daily and I'm still sourcing my intended TMIC and Zorst changes.

Should I fit the restrictor pill now or wait in your opinion until just before I'm remap ready?

Thanks for reading.

goatblower

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Why would you want to remove an HKS front mount and replace with a top mount?

riiidaa

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I heard that unless chasing big power the FMIC is less effective and acceleration from standstill is detrimental compared with TMIC?

The car rarely sees the motorway tbh

goatblower

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If it has been installed correctly & you're having it remapped anyway then it should be an improvement I doubt you will notice any more lag,going back to a top mount just seems a bit of a backwards step to me.

riiidaa

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Either way I'm itching to fit the restrictor pill, but won't be ready to remap for another month at least, hence question asked.

2pot

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Your car's auto = no upshift lag from turbo = keep the front mount

Bob Rawle

The front mount is by far the best option, and a HKS one is superb, very efficient core. Don't stick a top mount back on it thats a big backward step.

cheers

bob

riiidaa

iTrader: (2)

Time to dismantle the crap looking mesh and make sure it really is an HKS then.


So, the pill - hold off?