I HAVE GOT A 1997 2.0 UK TURBO AND WANT TO FIT A DUMP VALVE
AND NEED ADVICE ON THE BEST MODEL I.E BAILEY, BLITZ ETC AND WHERE AND HOW TO FIT IT

ADVICE PLEASE

 

imo don't bother spend your money on something a lot more useful.

If you still want to fit one the HKS SSQV seems quite popular

 

it all depends on what u want ie loudness etc, how much are u willing to spend aswell.another vote for hks from me, looks and sounds a lot nicer than my old bailey. fitting is well easy, even i managed to fit mine and im about as useful as stevie wonder in the dark!

 

thanks what other mods would be easy to do and achieve the best results power wise without breaking the bank

 

I wouldn't bother.Had one on my last scoob,caused it to run bad,and made the car twitchy. There's a lot of posts about this,do a search.

Mit

 

cheers mate thanks for the advice i might look into an front mounted intercooler if the dump valve wont be any good

 

Remember that after any modifications like that, you will need to remap.

This is to get the most out of the modifications, and to prevent the engine being damaged. Say for e.g you change your induction kit to one that sucks in more air, there is a chance that if you don't remap, the engine will run lean(too much air, not enough fuel in the fuel/air mix). This causes detonation, which ruins engines.


Alan

 

what do you sugest i do then its a quick car and leaves a couple of sti classics and bugeyes its just ive been bitten by the scooby bug if you know what i mean

MORE POWER LOL

AND WITH THE DUMP VALVE I DRIVE THE CAR PRETTY HARD AND JUST DONT WANNA DO MORE DAMAGE BY NOT RELEASING THE PRESSURE

WHAT A DILEMA

 

I would find out what mods are already on the car if its quicker than an sti

 

if youre gonna get an fmic and remap then you may aswell get the hks dump as a map will sort out issues people have with it.

 

WHAT I KNOW OF IS A WALBRO 255 FUEL PUMP IRIDIUM SPARK PLUGS MAGNECORE HT LEADS FULL S/S EXHAUST I HAVENT HAD THE CAR LONG AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER DIDNT REALLY KNOW MUCH LOL

 

HOW MUCH FOR A REMAP DOES ANYONE KNOW IM LONDON BASED

 

www.jollygreenmonster.co.uk

This guy is very good and does the most popular remap options

 

Unfortunately I don't think a 97 car can be remapped.

I have a 98 UK turbo and you can't map it. I had an Apexi aftermarket ecu fitted and mapped by Andy Forrest. Quite expensive though, compared to just a remap.

AndyForrestPerformance

Have a look at the menu down the left hand side of his website. There is a section '97-98 UK/Euro/WRX' - check that out to see what is possible with your car.


Alan

 

97 can't be remapped you have to replace the ecu, as for the dump valve i have a turbosmart one on my uk turbo works with no problems at all although i do also have a apexi with a full remap. although turbosmart ones are a bit more expensive you can turn them up and down

 

I have a Turbosmart dump valve for sale its like new complete with fitting kit for a V3 or V4. I removed from my MY97.
I preferred it without.
PM me if you are interested its going on eBay at the weekend.

 

Did i say his ecu could be remapped?
Did you look at the link?
I simply pointed the OP in the general direction of a mapper who could give him some solid advice about options to increase power.
Andy Forrest is in Scotland ,JGM is just down the road in Maidstone which possibly makes JGM a better option.

 

how mcuh money are u willing to spend mate? as with above front mount wouldnt do much without a remap, and i personally wouldnt go for one until i have apgraded my turbo.
im running a hks decat, blitz nur spec, hks DV , hks induction without a remap at the moment, things have been fine, running wise, but not much power gained due to standard ecu.
maybe start with some good induction?

 

That was a reply to the OP after he replied "how much for a remap", simply giving him another source of information - not an attempt to belittle any of the advice you were giving.


Alan

 

im not into like stage 3 500+ bhp my old intercooler has got all the veins bent and a bit c**p so insted of buying a new top mounted i would rather get an fmic and as for the induction im looking into the hks mushroom its already got a sortd exhaust system so am i looking more towards easy engine work FMIC, DV, boost controller etc