Just wondering if any one has chipped a non turbo and if they do anything im looking at one for sale and it says it will give 25 more bhp

 

Aww i thought this was going to be about chips you eat lol

Most bhp claims are rubbish bud, but i've heard they do improve bhp abit, but i wouldn't fit one cheap and nasty.

 

cant see a non turbo gaining 25 hp by just a chip or a remap with no supporting mods

 

Best way to increase bhp on a none turbo is by adding a full stainless steel exhaust system, with sport or decat. its not a cheap option though.

 

I remember looking at all the options when I had my new 2.0 Sport back in 1998 as I'd come out of a Legacy Turbo and desperately wanted more power.

To be honest the advice above is where its at, but you might be better putting that money towards a turbo / insurance for it?

I just settled on a decent panel air filter, and some better front discs and pads and drive the pants off it.

You could always go the scrapyard bonnet-with-scoop look if you want the looks?

 

My insurance would be 6k on a turbo version

 

How old are you? Think he means just drive what you have for a few years and save the money for a turbo, insurance will come down with age and no claims.

 

I have a jap speed exhaust from cat don't know if these are any good it's what came on the car when I bought it

 

18

 

For 18 thats not a bad car, when i was that age i was in a 50bhp Vauxhall lol

The exhaust will add abit of bhp, my first Impreza was a none turbo, had jap exhaust, best mod i did was replace the cat. You could get a custon decat pipe made, or their £200 from japspeed

Other option is Nitrous Oxide kit

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-Nitrou...item2a455706f9

 

mmmmm chips....

 

On the lower Rev range it doesn't seem have much response

 

As said above a "chip" will not magic up another 25bhp on a normally aspirated Subaru engine, you will gain maybe 5bhp with a panel filter & exhaust on a sport but the one area that is worth looking at on a sport is the front brakes, sports use 260mm front discs with single pot calipers but early turbo's use 277mm twin pot calipers and later ones use 296mm discs with 4 pot calipers, all bolt straight onto a sport provided that you have all of the parts.

 

For some extra bhp maybe worth starting here.

https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...e-will-do.html

 

Its going in on Monday for mot and service been looking at a hks oil filter are they any different to normal ones?

 

Why on earth are you looking for an HKS oil filter? Just use the OEM one they are one of the best.

 

Lol if I was buying a car and it had a HKS oil filter I'd simply walk away as I wouldn't trust the owner. A genuine Subaru oil filter from camskill is the best to use.

 

Your 18, start saving money now and when your 21/22 and insurance is better you will be able to buy a decent car(turbo) You really are wasting money trying to make a non turbo any faster then it is.

 

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Sam,

The car will handle well and be reliable as long as you don't **** about with chips and "go faster" gismo's. The OEM stuff is pretty good and your not paying for a name or image. The good Impreza's are fast becoming rarer and even Sports will be sort after one day.

The advice is save up, learn to drive the car, go turbo in a few years when your insurance comes down. You may want the fastest, gadget laden, loudest, ICE'd up ride but that can come later. There are plenty of places for parts like ICP, Camskills, Scoobyword, Scoobyparts, Revolution 247 etc etc. This site as a very good parts and spares section so your quite spoilt.

Scoobynet is not always the best place for advice as you'll find out soon enough and other websites are available.

 

Ignore the above advice. Blow all of your money and learn the hard way like most of us have done. We can give you all the "right" advice but at your age it won't get taken on board. Waiting just a year or so will help on the no claims front though.

If I had taken my Dad's advice at your age I could be in a decentish Porsche on newish plates by now. I'm not! I do have some great life experience (mainly with AA tows). I keep saying it was worth it but I really fancy that Porsche. Just saying.

 

Yeah same for me buddy! At the time when i was 19 i blew all my money on modding a RX-8, What a money pit that was! I could be in something exotic now if i had listened to my old man! Live and learn eh!

 

One of my threads comes in use

As said get a decent service, and to be honest i'd try doing it yourself rather that paying out silly money for a garage to. I spent tones of money modding cars in the past, but like some off the others i don't regret it its good experience and good fun.

I got my first none turbo at 21 after smashing up my tuned up Corsa sport, and then 6 months later bought Wrx aswell, lost loads on running 2 cars and insurance, but owning 2 scoobys at 21

 

My first car was a 1.0l corsa and I modded the sh*t out of it but looking back I spent more on parts than what the car was worth but did make most of my money back by puting it back to standered it looked good but didn't move when I put my foot on the accelerator

 

chips, are we back in the 90s??

 

Because they've done a wonder marketing exercise, and therefore the posted has decided that it has just got to increase performance

Did you declare all the mods to your insurance company?

Have you declared the current exhaust system?

 

Yes

 

Have you tried smaller wheels sam, the bigger the wheel and tyre the more you will lower your acceleration, so smaller wheels and tyres will improve your acceleration, but will lower your top speed and fuel economy.

 

Well I've got 17" I know I start the thread for more power but i rather have looks than speed

 

Bonnet with scoop fitted yet ?