My bug sti prodrive edition!
 

Was bored so i thought I'd do a project type thread to show the progression of my car..

So it starts like this, on the 1st of november I went to stafford from weston s mare (170 miles eachway) to collect this bug sti. In the advert on pistonheads it ticked all the boxes for me, recent rebuild by slowboy and a shed load of work by scoobyclinic..

Spec was as follows

2.1 stroker built by slow boy racing
Semi closed deck block
Mahle pistons
Manley H section rods
nitred v9 crank
Cosworth head gaskets
ACL race bearings throughout
ARP head studs
All new subaru gaskets
AVCS heads fully over hauled
Exedy uprated clutch
ALcatek ecu anti lag an launch control anabled
Sc 42 plus turbo
3 inch decatted exhaust
Perrin inlet
Pierburg 3 port
Perrin 4 bar map sensor
Walbro 400 fuel pump an controller
JT innovations Toucan display
Whiteline ALK
Whiteline drop links F+R
Rota grids 9.5x18
Private plate too (bonus)

The car made 427bhp and 420ftlbs

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So took took it for a test drive and the car felt good! Handed over my money and drive the 170 miles home on half a tank!!

Heres some pics of her
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Well the thoughts of mods didnt take long! I didnt feel comfortable running 2 bar with stock headers and up after speaking to a few people.

So first thing i bought was a set of RCM headers and up pipe (yet to be fitted)
After they turned up a couple of club mates were talking about going to enginetuner for mapping so we set a date 16/01/15 so that gave me a few months to do what i wanted to my car before mapping.


Next on the list of mods was a fmic which i bought on ebay, nothing special but powder coated the pipework black and threw away the blue joiners and replaced with red ones. Also sprayed the core matte black.. Pics coming later

After i was happy with the fmic I decided to buy a fuelab pressure regulator in red, now this was not part of the plan but also bought CDF parallel rails kit and asked them nicely to engrave them with the prodrive logo... Well impressed with the results
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Taking the inlet off was very daunting as im not the sharpest tool in the box when mechanics comes into it but i will have a go lol. Also had some red silicone hoses to fit, no time like the present..
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Next job fit the rails and cut the braided fuel lines and fit AN fittings to the said pipework. Found it hard going to start with but once you do 1 or 2 its pretty simple.

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I made a bracket to mount my fpr where the pitch mount is as i kind of like the look of it there, had to later on move it to one side as the fmic pipework fouled it.
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Time to plum it all in
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Happydays fuel sysyem plumbed in and checked for leaks, no leaks!!!! Happy man here..

Few goodies i bought for bling lol
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Now the FMIC install!

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With induction kit fitted and fmic installed! Also added perrin cooling panel
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Well happy the car started straight away, set the fuel pressure 3 bar vac line off.. Bled the coolant system hence the paper towel in the pic around the header tank..

More to cone as I bought a lovely CDF billet catch can Im just waiting on silicone hose and fittings (post being xmas)
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Also i got rid of the rota grids as the car didnt drive very nice on them and tram lined alot, so now rocking a set of pro race 1.2 with nankang NS2R tyres
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I wil update as and when progress is made! I got to say I couldn't have done any of it without the help from my great club SOMERSET SCOOBYS and my best mates. Thanks guys and girls.

Apologies in advance for poor spelling and grammar as its 3am and I'm on my iPhone lol

I hope you like what I'm doing here..

look proper nice mate :) shame you sold the rotas they were nice...

question regarding the FPR, im running pretty much stock, appart from a hks intake, forge dump valve, and a nur spec r cat back... mate of mine is constantly at me to get mine mapped, he says i should get, a fuel pump, downpipe decat, an fpr and then get it mapped, but my question is do i need an FPR so early on?

im running a 02 sti uk, sorry for the thread hi jack :)

Very nice mate, another member of the prodrive bug here but in black. :thumb: very nice spec you have and I bet you'll see more horses when the manifold is fitted. Engine tuner are great.

Very nice mate some great progress already bet you can't wait for mapping!! hope to 2.1 mine in the future!

Harri

It looks brilliant mate.
This was one that me and the wife were thinking of going to look at when we saw it for sale but decided may be best to go for a standard example to get us used to them.
I look forward to further updates :)

Looks awesome, has the power too!
Good job!

very tidy bug m8! love the look of the rotas but for handling you def need something smaller. looking to map mine soon once my rocker gaskets are re-done as they are still bloody leaking after fitting a new gasket kit and half moons. will keep an eye out for updates to your thread.

Thank you for all your comments. Makes the work worth while when other people like what you have done.

Going to do the dreaded bumper cutting tomorrow, nervous much lol will update then.

Cheers
Dan

Today a parcel turned up. All my pipework and fittings for the oil catch can so another job to get on with!!
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More to come.

I personally thing the TD wheels looks better ;)

Nice car mate!

great looking car and mods have to say I preferred the Rota's but that's your choice :)

I loved the look dont get me wrong but driving it was pretty shocking. On the motorway if you hit the tram line of a lorry it was a fight to get it out. I will be on the look out for another set of wheels for my road wheels as the pro races are really my track wheels and tyres.

Thanks again for taking time to comment on my thread everyone.:)

Nice scoob :thumb:

Prefer the look of it on the Rotas. Would a change of tyres of helped the tram lining? I know I've had various brands of tyre on my stock STi rims and the amount of tram lining differed from brand to brand.

Might have done but I sold them to claw back some of the cash i sunk into the mods. :thumb:

Yes I also agree it looks better on the rotas lol.but I would as it was me that had all the previous work done to it.i really do miss that car.i have been waiting for a thread dan.keep up the good work an keep me posted.i really thought you would of gone perrin fmic to finish it off as I no you are a big fan of rcm an perrin,the Sti headers on a bug av always been good for 450 bhp but that's just what I got told.an respect for doing most if not all yaself you are a braver man than me gd luck I am subscribed

That was the plan to go with a perrin front mount but funds wouldnt allow it. I know the rotas looked good but i was never 100% sure on them. Got good money for them so thought why not. Wait til i get my new set of wheels mate will look lovely then but its as and when funds allow. Cheers Dean

Nice bit of kit you got there mate.
I had grids on my old bug, looked the bollox but crap ride eh.
Everytime i went round a roundabout it felt so unsteady, just couldnt rag it.
Bet 427 bhp is awsome i thought 320 was quick.

Today I fitted the oil catch can with a little help from a guide on here!

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Base fixed down using a small plate off the chassis leg.
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plumbed in
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Engine bay as it sits at the moment..

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I know this car and its a cracker. Hope all goes well with it :)

Cheers

Steve

Thank you Steve, It's a great car and I only want to get the full potential out of it. Dean done a cracking job with the spec so I can only add to it as much as i feel it needs.

UPDATE!!!

Today I took the plunge and cut the bumper. Took a little too much out but its not hideous!

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Excuse the poor pics we were losing daylight fast.

Also fitted the carbon gel pillar stickers
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All thats left to do now is fit RCM headers and up pipe then off to Enginetuner for full map with meth too!!

2 WEEKS TODAY!!

Love a good bugeye, and love the thread.

Looking forward to seeing how the map goes!

Looks great, love the fmic!
I'm also looking forward to hear the results of this new mapping session :)

Thanks guys appreciate all your comments on the car.

Gave her a little clean the weekend as it was abit neglected and covered in hand prints and fingerprints.

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Cheers
Dan

looks good dan, will you be doing the fog cover conversion as a cold air feed to the filter

Thanks you. It is something I have thought about but i really don't want to cut a hole in the fog covers.

very very nice car you have there!!

Thank you very much, I appreciate it

Get the Engine bay dress bolts fitted so I can see how my car is going to look :P

I will do the rest rhis weekend mate and report back.