sparky d

Hi people , in as short a terms as possible will i do any damage if i fit my decat up/down pipe and centre section before i get my car mapped , ?
I know the gains will not be as effective as yet but am just unsure about any probs caused in doing this .

Any help much appreciated

Oh and i have an my03wrx with H&S b/box and K&N panel filter so far ,

Remap immenant

Cheers , Dave

sparky d

any takers

pippyrips

there are people on here who have decatted and never re-maped so i guess not? I will be changing mine in the week prior to remap

rob84

iTrader: (5)

your cel light will come on with doing the decat which is normal mapping will remove this, it should do any damage i decated my sti and ran it for a month like that and it never took any hurt

sparky d

Good to know cheers fella , i'm looking at decatting at the weekend and a remap by mid jan (fingers crossed )


Cheers, Dave

codie247

did the same on my04WRX mate, drove for a week or so pre remap, and all ok. was told to take it easy though until it was remapped. after that the 2 hour drive home was alot better . 283bhp/278lbft

Lee

555-Scooby

how did this affect your boost??? removing the cat will allow the turbo to boost higher.....which can affect the turbo performance and life.

wrx_yank

it will not hurt... your gas milage will get worse(running rich)
over boost is not critical.... not good, but not horrible(you may hit fuel cut if driving real hard.... just reset the ecu... i drove on mine for 4 ot 5 months in the heat of las vegas before a re map

555-Scooby

well in my own opinion if you do de-cat a week before your re-map drive it easy.

pippyrips

Agreed - only place it will go to is Bob Rawle

vindaloo

^^^ What he said....

J.

cookstar

iTrader: (6)

nearly two years for me now with a decat, and no map

02WRX

Dark Blue Mark

Sparky, it will be fine, just stay off peak boost and go a bit steady until its mapped.

MB

speedymonkey

I fully decatted mine (an x plate classic turbo) about a month ago, and am getting a remap at the end of january, as ive been told from prosport that there is a good chance it may run a little lean, which isnt good so ive been driving quite slow (mostly ) but am looking forward to a remap (amongst other things)

By the way how is this Bob Rawle guy Heard his name mentioned loads, but i know **** all about mapping, is he close to manchester and how much would it cost for a classic?????
think prosport near me is about 600/650

Jonty

No doubt a very silly question to ask but it wouldn't be my first time

With folks fully de-catting and re-mapping their Imprezas, does the end result also give a car which can still pass an MOT, or does it become beer token time with your local friendly tester..? I'm assuming the latter.

Jonts.

Dark Blue Mark

Yes lean is quite possible, not sure why RICH was mentioned above.

Bob is god of mapping IMO. You generally have to go to Swindon, but if you get in touch he can often fit you in when he is mapping around the country.

www.brdevelopments.com

MB

speedymonkey

Its the latter for me, depends where you take it i suppose but my local garage is fine with it

Dark Blue Mark

Fully decatting will not pass.

MB

speedymonkey

Whats a 3 port boost solinoid (god know if i spelt that right or call it the right thing) what does it do if fitted at the same time as a remap? are they worth the money?? sorry for the hijack

Dark Blue Mark

Allows better boost control. Ask you mapper, as it depends what mods you are going for IMO.

MB

speedymonkey

Full decat and a panel filter thats all
Do you recon it would be worth getting one or not

Better boost control, as in smoothness or more of it

sorry for more questions im a bit of a doofas

Rb5408

Had a full decat on mine at the same time as the remap at the clinic as recomended by the lads there. With your remap imminent, go for it! well worth getting a full decat too, just for the extra decibells

Dark Blue Mark

Probably not speedmonkey.

MB