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06 April 2006, 02:24 PM
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Who would have thought....
I've read it on here so many times I lost count , get a decent exhaust and a remap and your car will be transformed !
Well I finally bit the bullet and booked my 2001 wrx into Carnetix in Melton Mowbray to have the following little lot fitted :
3" Group N spec exhaust with a sports cat
Decat up pipe
Ceramic coated almost equal length headers
Uprated fuel pump
Remap
Delta Dash unit with senders for oil temp and pressure
And oil change ( seemed rude not to ! )
So on Tuesday my alarm went off at a rather unhealthy 5.30 am so I could get to Carnetix by 8.30 , got there on time to be greeted by a very welcome cup of tea . The car goes straight off for a bit of data logging before the work begins while I nose around the premises , still a work in progress but you can already see it's going to be a top setup .
The car gets back and it's straight on to the lift , I am slightly concerned that my engine now seems to be idling rather erractically , before it's explained to me that the fuel pump's disconected and they are running the fuel lines dry before changing the pump .
Throughout the morning work continues , helped by me in the form of a long list of questions along the lines of whats that for and whats that do . By lunch time the new bits are all fitted and I'm looking at a big pile of exhaust bits on the floor and a shinny new exhaust on my car
In the afternoon laptops are plugged in and it's off to get mapped by Richard Bulmer . While it's away all my old bits are boxed and wrapped up while I continue to help out as I had in the morning .
The maps done , two it seems as my car supports switchable maps through the delta dash , one for me
and one for the wife ( pootle setting as she is already calling it ) .
Now it's my turn for a drive , start of gently in first and second into third a bit of clear road a bit of throttle , oh my god someones set a bomb off behind us , at least thats what I thought , Richard remarked thats only 50% throttle , I can see from the laptop . Ok next bit of clear road this time I floor it , car takes off like something possessed and just keeps pulling all the way to the redline , no drop off after 6000 , it just gets better and better .
I could go on like this for ages but if you've had this sort of stuff done then you know what I'm talking about , if you haven't then get it done now !
So a big thanks to Glenn , Becky and Richard for all their work Top service from start to finish and I think you might of guessed by now that I'm pretty happy with the results .
Off to Bruntingthorpe on Saturday to try it out properly .
Cheers ,
Martin .
PS while I was typing this Glenn phoned to check I was happy with everything
Service how it should be .
Well I finally bit the bullet and booked my 2001 wrx into Carnetix in Melton Mowbray to have the following little lot fitted :
3" Group N spec exhaust with a sports cat
Decat up pipe
Ceramic coated almost equal length headers
Uprated fuel pump
Remap
Delta Dash unit with senders for oil temp and pressure
And oil change ( seemed rude not to ! )
So on Tuesday my alarm went off at a rather unhealthy 5.30 am so I could get to Carnetix by 8.30 , got there on time to be greeted by a very welcome cup of tea . The car goes straight off for a bit of data logging before the work begins while I nose around the premises , still a work in progress but you can already see it's going to be a top setup .
The car gets back and it's straight on to the lift , I am slightly concerned that my engine now seems to be idling rather erractically , before it's explained to me that the fuel pump's disconected and they are running the fuel lines dry before changing the pump .
Throughout the morning work continues , helped by me in the form of a long list of questions along the lines of whats that for and whats that do . By lunch time the new bits are all fitted and I'm looking at a big pile of exhaust bits on the floor and a shinny new exhaust on my car
In the afternoon laptops are plugged in and it's off to get mapped by Richard Bulmer . While it's away all my old bits are boxed and wrapped up while I continue to help out as I had in the morning .
The maps done , two it seems as my car supports switchable maps through the delta dash , one for me
and one for the wife ( pootle setting as she is already calling it ) .Now it's my turn for a drive , start of gently in first and second into third a bit of clear road a bit of throttle , oh my god someones set a bomb off behind us , at least thats what I thought , Richard remarked thats only 50% throttle , I can see from the laptop . Ok next bit of clear road this time I floor it , car takes off like something possessed and just keeps pulling all the way to the redline , no drop off after 6000 , it just gets better and better .
I could go on like this for ages but if you've had this sort of stuff done then you know what I'm talking about , if you haven't then get it done now !
So a big thanks to Glenn , Becky and Richard for all their work
Top service from start to finish and I think you might of guessed by now that I'm pretty happy with the results . Off to Bruntingthorpe on Saturday to try it out properly .
Cheers ,
Martin .
PS while I was typing this Glenn phoned to check I was happy with everything
Service how it should be .
06 April 2006, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bugeyewrx
I've read it on here so many times I lost count , get a decent exhaust and a remap and your car will be transformed !
Well I finally bit the bullet and booked my 2001 wrx into Carnetix in Melton Mowbray to have the following little lot fitted :
3" Group N spec exhaust with a sports cat
Decat up pipe
Ceramic coated almost equal length headers
Uprated fuel pump
Remap
Delta Dash unit with senders for oil temp and pressure
And oil change ( seemed rude not to ! )
So on Tuesday my alarm went off at a rather unhealthy 5.30 am so I could get to Carnetix by 8.30 , got there on time to be greeted by a very welcome cup of tea . The car goes straight off for a bit of data logging before the work begins while I nose around the premises , still a work in progress but you can already see it's going to be a top setup .
The car gets back and it's straight on to the lift , I am slightly concerned that my engine now seems to be idling rather erractically , before it's explained to me that the fuel pump's disconected and they are running the fuel lines dry before changing the pump .
Throughout the morning work continues , helped by me in the form of a long list of questions along the lines of whats that for and whats that do . By lunch time the new bits are all fitted and I'm looking at a big pile of exhaust bits on the floor and a shinny new exhaust on my car
In the afternoon laptops are plugged in and it's off to get mapped by Richard Bulmer . While it's away all my old bits are boxed and wrapped up while I continue to help out as I had in the morning .
The maps done , two it seems as my car supports switchable maps through the delta dash , one for me and one for the wife ( pootle setting as she is already calling it ) .
Now it's my turn for a drive , start of gently in first and second into third a bit of clear road a bit of throttle , oh my god someones set a bomb off behind us , at least thats what I thought , Richard remarked thats only 50% throttle , I can see from the laptop . Ok next bit of clear road this time I floor it , car takes off like something possessed and just keeps pulling all the way to the redline , no drop off after 6000 , it just gets better and better .
I could go on like this for ages but if you've had this sort of stuff done then you know what I'm talking about , if you haven't then get it done now !
So a big thanks to Glenn , Becky and Richard for all their work Top service from start to finish and I think you might of guessed by now that I'm pretty happy with the results .
Off to Bruntingthorpe on Saturday to try it out properly .
Cheers ,
Martin .
PS while I was typing this Glenn phoned to check I was happy with everything Service how it should be .
Well I finally bit the bullet and booked my 2001 wrx into Carnetix in Melton Mowbray to have the following little lot fitted :
3" Group N spec exhaust with a sports cat
Decat up pipe
Ceramic coated almost equal length headers
Uprated fuel pump
Remap
Delta Dash unit with senders for oil temp and pressure
And oil change ( seemed rude not to ! )
So on Tuesday my alarm went off at a rather unhealthy 5.30 am so I could get to Carnetix by 8.30 , got there on time to be greeted by a very welcome cup of tea . The car goes straight off for a bit of data logging before the work begins while I nose around the premises , still a work in progress but you can already see it's going to be a top setup .
The car gets back and it's straight on to the lift , I am slightly concerned that my engine now seems to be idling rather erractically , before it's explained to me that the fuel pump's disconected and they are running the fuel lines dry before changing the pump .
Throughout the morning work continues , helped by me in the form of a long list of questions along the lines of whats that for and whats that do . By lunch time the new bits are all fitted and I'm looking at a big pile of exhaust bits on the floor and a shinny new exhaust on my car
In the afternoon laptops are plugged in and it's off to get mapped by Richard Bulmer . While it's away all my old bits are boxed and wrapped up while I continue to help out as I had in the morning .
The maps done , two it seems as my car supports switchable maps through the delta dash , one for me
and one for the wife ( pootle setting as she is already calling it ) .Now it's my turn for a drive , start of gently in first and second into third a bit of clear road a bit of throttle , oh my god someones set a bomb off behind us , at least thats what I thought , Richard remarked thats only 50% throttle , I can see from the laptop . Ok next bit of clear road this time I floor it , car takes off like something possessed and just keeps pulling all the way to the redline , no drop off after 6000 , it just gets better and better .
I could go on like this for ages but if you've had this sort of stuff done then you know what I'm talking about , if you haven't then get it done now !
So a big thanks to Glenn , Becky and Richard for all their work
Top service from start to finish and I think you might of guessed by now that I'm pretty happy with the results . Off to Bruntingthorpe on Saturday to try it out properly .
Cheers ,
Martin .
PS while I was typing this Glenn phoned to check I was happy with everything
Service how it should be .
06 April 2006, 04:02 PM
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Cost ... All in inc vat was £3600 plus change , not cheap I will admit but they aren't cheap parts ( exhaust £925 + VAT ) and you get what you pay for .
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06 April 2006, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by bugeyewrx
Cost ... All in inc vat was £3600 plus change , not cheap I will admit but they aren't cheap parts ( exhaust £925 + VAT ) and you get what you pay for .
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very true, yuo get what yuo pay for, but seemed worth it
06 April 2006, 05:58 PM
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Cost ... All in inc vat was £3600 plus change , not cheap I will admit but they aren't cheap parts ( exhaust £925 + VAT ) and you get what you pay for .
Martin
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Describe the difference if you can, is it that different?
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06 April 2006, 06:49 PM
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Andy ,
You can do most of this for alot less money . Powerstation do an exhaust and remap for 01> ( not sure about classics ) for £1880 inc the vat , but as they themselves said I'd need a bung for trackdays , which sort of defeated the point for me ( cars at it's slowest when you can drive it fastest ) . Also sports cats for 3" systems aren't cheap but I didn't want to have to mess around at MOT time . Also do you want a delta dash unit ? It all added to the price !
Give Carnetix a ring , speak to Glenn or Becky and see what they suggest .
220hp to 280 hp approx , Best way to describe the difference , it's like being in one gear lower only it doesn't run out of puff as you get past 6000 rpm
Cheers
Martin .
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I know 280 hp not that much really ( been in a couple of 350 hp classics ) , but it's putting a smile on my face for now
You can do most of this for alot less money . Powerstation do an exhaust and remap for 01> ( not sure about classics ) for £1880 inc the vat , but as they themselves said I'd need a bung for trackdays , which sort of defeated the point for me ( cars at it's slowest when you can drive it fastest ) . Also sports cats for 3" systems aren't cheap but I didn't want to have to mess around at MOT time . Also do you want a delta dash unit ? It all added to the price !
Give Carnetix a ring , speak to Glenn or Becky and see what they suggest .
220hp to 280 hp approx , Best way to describe the difference , it's like being in one gear lower only it doesn't run out of puff as you get past 6000 rpm
Cheers
Martin .
PS
I know 280 hp not that much really ( been in a couple of 350 hp classics ) , but it's putting a smile on my face for now
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