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advice needed please
Hi all
I have picked up a cheap 1 owner uk wrx saloon with 180k on the clock paperwork shows a good service history and engine sounds sweet.
Question is am i asking for trouble buy making engine modifications like a remap to around 270bhp.
Ive allready done the full decat system and air filter and a blow off valve next i was going to service it including a cambelt change before looking at a remap.
Any advice would be great.
Thank.
I have picked up a cheap 1 owner uk wrx saloon with 180k on the clock paperwork shows a good service history and engine sounds sweet.
Question is am i asking for trouble buy making engine modifications like a remap to around 270bhp.
Ive allready done the full decat system and air filter and a blow off valve next i was going to service it including a cambelt change before looking at a remap.
Any advice would be great.
Thank.
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Modifying a 180K standard unmolested engine is asking for trouble in my opinion.
If it was me, I'd remove the bits you've already put on and enjoy the car.
Also worth considering, a standard'ish 180K uk wrx is worth very little, maybe a grand if you're lucky. Is it really worth throwing hundreds of pounds at it ??
Enjoy it for what it is and save up for something a little more special.
If it was me, I'd remove the bits you've already put on and enjoy the car.
Also worth considering, a standard'ish 180K uk wrx is worth very little, maybe a grand if you're lucky. Is it really worth throwing hundreds of pounds at it ??
Enjoy it for what it is and save up for something a little more special.
Last edited by MattyB1983; 20 November 2013 at 09:07 PM.
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Hi all
I have picked up a cheap 1 owner uk wrx saloon with 180k on the clock paperwork shows a good service history and engine sounds sweet.
Question is am i asking for trouble buy making engine modifications like a remap to around 270bhp.
Ive allready done the full decat system and air filter and a blow off valve next i was going to service it including a cambelt change before looking at a remap.
Any advice would be great.
Thank.
I have picked up a cheap 1 owner uk wrx saloon with 180k on the clock paperwork shows a good service history and engine sounds sweet.
Question is am i asking for trouble buy making engine modifications like a remap to around 270bhp.
Ive allready done the full decat system and air filter and a blow off valve next i was going to service it including a cambelt change before looking at a remap.
Any advice would be great.
Thank.
Panel filter - yes, K&N/Green Cotton.
Uprated fuel pump - yes.
180k UK car, new clutch - probably.
OE DV is perfect but may be a bit leaky. VTA valves are not a performance enhancement.
But the cheapness of the initial purchase will never in a Month of Sunday be recouped or worth all the extra bits to get to 270bhp. Enjoy what it is and keep smiling.
Last edited by The Trooper 1815; 21 November 2013 at 07:50 PM.
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Your asking for a certain amount of trouble modding any car , I personally wouldn't mind modding a car with high miles especially if it was purchased for peanuts , and if it does go Pete tong either fix it , break it or swap the bits that you've invested money in, onto another car and start again
If nothing else it'll be a learning curve , be it good or bad
If nothing else it'll be a learning curve , be it good or bad
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