Hi all,
Ive got a 96 import wrx with a KN filter,Full de-cat exaughst and a forge DV,Iam looking for ideas of what i could do next to gain a little more power,Any ideas please.

cheers

the bat

ps suspension and brakes are sorted as well.

Dawes manual boost controller, or if you wanna be flash an electronic jobbie :D

Knocklink before anything else.

How much is one of these knock links? I'm not sure i completely understand about the whole knock thing. Can anyone show me the light.

Knocking; you don't want it :)
Knocking is caused by many different things, but, for example, increasing gas flow (the first stages of tuning - induction, etc.) will make the fuel mixture leaner. The ECU may compensate for this (add more fuel), it may not, but it certainly only will to a point. When the mixture gets weaker, the engine will run hotter, promoting knock. Knock is when the flame ignites before it's meant to, causing a massive pressure wave to hit the cylinder head. If it does this enough, the engine pops.
Upping the boost - the other favourite - also increases the likelyhood of det (higher pressure & also higher intake charge as the turbo is running harder).
What the knocklink does is tell you when this is happening; when the thing starts blinking (above a 'safe' level), it is time to remove foot from loud pedal. If it does this often, there's something funny going on & it's time to sort it out before the engine blows.
In short :rolleyes:, a very handy bit of kit. Available from all good performance parts stockists :D

Have a look here for some info on engine tuning and knock.
http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...D=62551&Page=1

See here for a good deal on a Knocklink device.

http://www.performanceexhausts.net/gauge.html

J

I suppose I had better invest in this too...have been a bit 'head in sand' to some degree re det.

Will be next on the list after my (still waiting) HID upgrade :)