Hawkeye STI help!!
29 June 2009, 08:11 PM
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Hawkeye STI help!!
Firstly what ive done to the car
STI panel filter
2nd De-cat pipe (one after downpipe)
straight through center section
Ninja 2 Bbox
whilst driving today I noticed a rattle from under the car when the revs were going back down to tick over, I went to a garage (that I know) that specialise in subaru's and others and first thought were that a heat shield had come loose
after checking them they were fine but it was still rattling
then took the 2nd De-cat pipe off and looked into the downpipe (standard one) and it was the Cat!! it had came loose and was causing the rattle,
so out it came!
1. so do i now have the equivalent of turbo back De-cat and is this good enough for a remap?
2. is it safe to run with the downpipe still in without remap for a bit? (no cel yet)
3. Im getting quite a few pops from the exhaust, Is this normal?
4. What should I do?
any help would be great as i havent got much knowledge in this area
*It sounds awesome and is spooling up quicker
STI panel filter
2nd De-cat pipe (one after downpipe)
straight through center section
Ninja 2 Bbox
whilst driving today I noticed a rattle from under the car when the revs were going back down to tick over, I went to a garage (that I know) that specialise in subaru's and others and first thought were that a heat shield had come loose
after checking them they were fine but it was still rattling
then took the 2nd De-cat pipe off and looked into the downpipe (standard one) and it was the Cat!! it had came loose and was causing the rattle,
so out it came!
1. so do i now have the equivalent of turbo back De-cat and is this good enough for a remap?
2. is it safe to run with the downpipe still in without remap for a bit? (no cel yet)
3. Im getting quite a few pops from the exhaust, Is this normal?
4. What should I do?
any help would be great as i havent got much knowledge in this area
*It sounds awesome and is spooling up quicker
Last edited by Owen3408; 29 June 2009 at 08:14 PM.
29 June 2009, 09:41 PM
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as long as you drive it off boost it will be fine.Ive had my full RCM system on now for almost a year without remap but i am always watching the boost gauge 
29 June 2009, 10:13 PM
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Dont waste your time and money on engine mods if you are not going to get the car remapped. If you want the car running without fear of lights coming on and possible engine damage get it done mate.
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1. so do i now have the equivalent of turbo back De-cat and is this good enough for a remap?
Yes or if nothing else you should get it checked with det cans, wideband and laptop to check all is good.. but you would see good gains with remap.
2. is it safe to run with the downpipe still in without remap for a bit? (no cel yet)
needs checking..
3. Im getting quite a few pops from the exhaust, Is this normal?
probably running quite rich and normal for oe ecu.
4. What should I do?
get it checked or remapped imho.
*It sounds awesome and is spooling up quicker[/QUOTE]
spooling quicker - therefore on boost sooner than orignal ecu map expected another reason to get it check etc.
Simon
Yes or if nothing else you should get it checked with det cans, wideband and laptop to check all is good.. but you would see good gains with remap.
2. is it safe to run with the downpipe still in without remap for a bit? (no cel yet)
needs checking..
3. Im getting quite a few pops from the exhaust, Is this normal?
probably running quite rich and normal for oe ecu.
4. What should I do?
get it checked or remapped imho.
*It sounds awesome and is spooling up quicker[/QUOTE]
spooling quicker - therefore on boost sooner than orignal ecu map expected another reason to get it check etc.
Simon
