Jonny5665

I have had my 03 sti type uk for 4 months now and love it to bits. Seeing as i am going to have to spend some cash on sorting the knocking noise out (as per my other thread) i may as well treat myself to a few bits and bobs for the car.
At the moment the car is a 2003 STI Type UK, with full scorpian exhaust system, baileys dump valve, walbrough fuel pump, and a Pro Drive ECU (I think one of the previous owners tried to do a DIY PPP kit).
I have no clue on what BHP its running, but the previous owners estimate was 320 (but personally I dont think it is).

Anyway, I was thinking about getting the following:

Tein front strut brace - £140 from Scoobyworld
Blitz Duel DC 2 Turbo timer - £143 from scoobyworld
Scoobyworld Premium WRC Style Mudflap Kit - £147 from scoobyworld
Cobb - Cobb WRX/ STi Sway Bar Combo Kit - $350 from scoobytuner
Defi link control unit v2 - £105 from envyperformance
Defi Boost gauge - £130 from envyperformance
Defi Oil Pressure Gauge - £150 from envyperformance
Defi Oil Temperature Gauge - £115 from envyperformance
Defi triple meter hood pod - £138 from scoobyworld.

That is what im thinking of getting. Do you think these options are a good idea, or would you be getting something different for your money?

corradoboy

None of the above will sort the knocking.

Personally, with iro £1300 to spunk I'd be thinking....

BC Coilovers (£550)
Whiteline 24mm rear & 22mm front ARB's (£300)
Solid rear links (£80)
Geo set-up (£80 or less)
Remap (ECUTEK) to see what it's running and that it is set up well considering the previous owners budget approach (£400+)

Jonny5665

No i know none of the above will sort the knocking. Im going to find out whats causing the knocking get that sorted and then spunk some cash on the car

Where would be the best place to get it mapped (im from the south wales area), and would the same place install the above you mentioned and do the geo setup
Sorry for the newbie questions

BlueBugEye

iTrader: (12)

South Wales, I'd go for Powerstation or Litchfield imports both in/near Tewksbury.

Again I'd go for:

1. Front and rear ARBs (Whiteline/Perrin/Eibach)
2. Rear solid antiroll bar end links (Powerflex/Whiteline/Perrin)
3. Front Caster Kit (Whitleline ALK or Perrin)
4. Coil overs (BC group buy on now, I have these fitted and they're amazing)
5. Fast road geo setup
6. Ecutek (or similar) Remap
7. Performance friction disks and pads

corradoboy

The knocking is from the rear struts and is a common fault on 03-05 UK STi's, cured by moving away from OE suspension altogether. Powerstation would be my top suggestion in your area too.

dunx

iTrader: (3)

Turbo timer is useless, driving at 30 mph will maintain the airflow over the hot turbo, much better than sitting cooking, IMHO

dunx

P.S. I've been in a car with BC coilovers and it was a very nice set-up, and is adjustable.

Jonny5665

Thanks for the advice guys. Would i just be able to go to someone like powerstation and tell them what i want, and let them sort it out knowing them everything is done well.

corradoboy

That's their job, yes !

I don't think Powerstation sell BC's though, and the excellent AST coilovers they stock are considerably more expensive.

Once you have a set-up like we recommend, then go away and learn just how good and fast a car you have before subjecting your wallet to further pain. Try not to get suckered into the endless money-pit that is power tuning. An STi running 320-340 with awesome suspension is good enough for 95% of road drivers and they average use these cars see IMHO. In truth, many of the people I know who've spunk'd massive amounts on silly power numbers see their cars off the road more times than on it whilst having the next thing mod'd, then spend the rest of the time cleaning them, or have no money left to put fuel in and drive the bloody things

Jonny5665

Yeh I know what you mean, I dont want to keep on spending money on the engine and get stupid BHP out of it, i think around 340bhp would be nice. I think anything after that would cost me a considerable amount of money.
Powerstation Have a suspension package on there which is

Stage 3 - T25 Spec Kit
AST Sport-Line Suspension Kit
Rear Adjustable Roll Bar
Anti-Lift Kit
Front Adjustable Roll Bar
4-Wheel Alignment

Its quite expensive, but is this the sort of thing i should be looking for?

I have a spare ECU also, so would getting this re-mapped be a good idea so i know everything on the car is running good. Have been reccomended Bob rowle as the best to re-map.

Jonny5665

Its just had a full set of Mintex pads and Drilles + grooved disks. The previous owner had these made up in manchester somewhere. So not really sure on the make of the disks.

corradoboy

Drilled discs can often be a bad idea on a Scoob, leading to stress fractures around the holes. Grooved are OK. However, I always recommend that people learn to drive Roadcraft to minimise or almost totally negate brake usage. The OE Brembo calipers with standard discs are well up to the job for fast road and occasional track use, with any respected pad improving over the poor OE pads. Performance Friction pads have proved themselves over the last couple of years to be outstanding.

Bob Rawle is very well respected for mapping, as is Pat Herbourn (often seen at Scoobyclinic), Andy Forest, and Richard Bulmer (Tracktive Solutions/Carnetix). You don't need an extra ECU, simply purchase the software use license for ECUTEK mapping and get a respected guy to do the work. Once you have the license it is much cheaper for future mapping, paying only for man/roller hours.