pandyman

Hi Guys
I have a MY96 UK turbo wagon with a TD05 turbo

Just fitted a chip to my ecu from major sarcasm and its made a huge differance. ..BUT!

i,m told i need to make it breath better, ie; de cat exhaust etc

there seem to be sooooooo many options out there i aint a clue what im looking at! oh and i'm looking at 2nd hand too

any advice pls?
cheers

ariser

What sort of exhaust do you have on the car at moment?

pandyman

Hi M8
I have a standard exhaust with a prodrive back box looking to change for a de cat turbo back but not sure what i actually need/whats best?
Do i need a turbo up pipe? as well as the down pipe?? too confusing lol

ariser

I bought a 3" decat downpipe off here for about 80 pounds. It is the bellmouthed type with the wastegate bit on the side similar to



the one in the ist section of pic. It has improved spool up on turbo (td05 like yours) and whistles nicely. The rest of my exhaust is an all in one jap thing that came with the car (3 inches into 4.5 inch back box loud hehe)

Also a free flowing panel filter would help . I have the same chip as you in my car and it pulls like a train.


Also remember if you take cat off you need to put it back on at mot time unless you have an understanding tester. Luckily i have a 93 wrx which can go through an mot with pre cat test.

If you put a request in the wanted section for a decat im sure theres a few people that have one 2nd hand

pandyman

Thank you 4 the advice
I shall stick a wanted ad on here and see what turns up

I do have a good mot tester he lives next door so thats handy lol
but yeah i'm prepared to put the cat back on if needed

ariser

youll love the sound of the turbo spool with the decat Also you should be out driving tonight. I would be but mines at the doctors having surgery on the syncro of the gear box and a new clutch as the chip accelerated my worn clutch and clunky gears but all part of the fun

pandyman

i'm looking forward to the power increase ! the chip made a good differance but hopefully he exhaust will be the smiley facer

Sorry to hear about yr clutch and G'box troubles, luckily my G'box was rebuilt by Graham Goode Racing.
Were are u located?

ariser

Middlesex westish london.. wont be too much of a power increase but spooling time will be quicker

ariser

oooh and i forgot have you got the 4 pot brakes on yours that's my next upgrade as the car struggles to stop with the sh*t 2 pots that came on it. yea i know i should have done the brakes ist lol

pandyman

Miles away lol i'm Wolverhampton good old black country

No i have the c****y std brakes and after the exhaust and some new wheels (still got the original 15" on) i intend to upgrade but was thinking of going straight to 6 pot as there seem to be a few decent 2nd hand ones out there

ariser

u need huge wheels for that 18s i think i got 17s on mine as they came with it which hopefully should clear the 4 pots . I go them off here for a reasonable price too . In fact whatever you request on here some turn up always

pandyman

i will have to see what turns up

How much is the clutch and box costing you if you dont mind me asking?
Have you gone for racing clutch and lightened flywheel or opted to keep it std for cost?

My clutch judders like hell on normal take off, though strangely its better when warm
but its the heaviest clutch pedal i'e ever had makes me wonder if its not got an uprated one fitted.

ariser

Surprisingly not bad for London prices ... cost is going to be about 420 labour plus parts i supplied the clutch (thats removal of gearbox, fitting clutch stripping gearbox fixing broken syncros and reassembling and skimming flywheel if necessary). I went for an oem one as i drive in traffic lots and want ease and a few more thousand miles than a sports one. I actually run/work in the family garage business but we work on normal unmodified cars but very handy to do mods as i have full ramps and power tools. Just have to do it at weekends or evening as i cant afford to have my own on ramps as paying customers are reserved for that.

pandyman

Yes thats a damn good price, especially for London rates too.
You're lucky you have access to ramps and tools and the skills for that sort of thing

I can see why you'd want the OEM clutch especially if you do heavy traffic.

By the way where did you get your chip from? was it from the guy on this site?

ariser

it was indeed mr steve is the man

ariser

heavy trafiic means light clutch sports dont work in london ... sorry i posted this last night under the influence i go no idea what it means i did last night lol ouch my head hurts