Mew

looking for abit more power... not sure wot to get next

got a 1999 turbo 2000 in red (extra 5bhp )

and so far got:
440cc injectors
walbro 255 fuel pump
sti quickshift
vf28 turbo
ninja open neck downpipe
ninja centre section
magnex backbox
tek 3 remap

car's been dynoed at 280 ish bhp (284)

thx in advance

pimmo2000

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Did the reading actually say ish ??

To be honest I think the lads with Milk bottles is not the best way to get a power reading

Mew

lol well we all know that different places give a slightly different reading, scoobyclinic gave me a printout saying 284bhp so il go with that

Tidgy

front mount, then bigger turbo is the next step i'd have thought.

headers as well will prob help

Mew

agreed but prob goin to keep that turbo for now as its already on car lol

friends recommending me to get fuel regulator, oil cooler, boost controller...

Marx Mcrae

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Dont bother with a front mount. Instead use an STi8 topmount.
As for the turbo, the vf28 is ggood for 330bhp anyway so unless your going over that I would stick with it.

Tidgy

personally i'd never go back to a top mount after havinga front mount, although the sti top mount will be cheaper than a front mount

oil cooler is a very very good idea by the way, got one on mine and its made a huge difference

Tidgy

http://www.scoobyclinic.com/download...coolertest.pdf

have a read

Mew

say i get front mount intercooler, fuel regulator, oil cooler, would i need a remap?

sry prob easy question but i new to turbos.

andythejock01wrx

Vf35 for 320 to 340 bhp (ish ! )

Tidgy

for the oil cooler no, for the front mount prob a good idea

Marx Mcrae

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definatly need a remap after a fmic
The sti8 tmic is rated at 400bhp and since the pipe work is short you will not have much or any lag that you would get with a fmic.
Also the tmic is easier to fit and cheaper

Tidgy

thers little to no lag once mapped up properly on a front mount

and as for good for 400bhp, try it on the dyno on a cold day then a hot day and see what happens to your figures, there gonna be way down.

Marx Mcrae

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When a car is on the rollers its not gonna get as much air to it anyway. Obviously when the car is not moving the tmic will suffer from heatsoak but when its moving its way more efficiant than a fmic
As far as I know Andy Forrest is using a top mount on his car ( could be wrong though )

Marx Mcrae

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The thing people forget to do when fitting the sti8 tmic is that to get the most out of it you need to fit the sti7/8 bonnet scoop

Tidgy

bigger bonnet scoop does help, and yep yu don't get such good airflow on the dyno, but it just highlights the problem, not cause it.

have a read of that article i posted, tis interesting

Marx Mcrae

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Link plz ta

Tidgy

post 8 pmsl

Marx Mcrae

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Oh yeah didnt see that ooops

Marx Mcrae

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Link doesnt work

Tidgy

thats strange, does for me, go to scoobyclinics web page and click on the media link top right on the main page, intercooler test

VTR Bondy

Tis very interesting mate, Found it funny that the expensive aftermarket job made less power than the original.

Tidgy

yeah mate, think it highlights the problem with top mounts