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Old 12 April 2008, 11:35 AM
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is a 33,000 mile engine too many miles to start moding? (2003 sti) do you rekkon its too tired and asking for trouble? its totaly standard at the moment.

would you bother?

what do you rekkon i will need for 350bhp?
Old 12 April 2008, 12:29 PM
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no way

get it done!!!

my classic is getting towards 70k and am just starting on more major engine work!! and on yours i would say only mild tuning (exhaust, decat etc) and a remap will see you nearer 350
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Plenty of threads for the 350 - do a search on here. Why would the engine be too tired at 33k? Probably near its peak at the moment, nicely run in.

You can get close to 350 with the std turbo.

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My mate had a 2003sti that had ppp on and he put a full exhaust system, gt spec manifold and a remap by richard bulmer and he got 360/360.

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hi neail u need to do it mate really get the genome going

full de cat
3 port solonied
kn panel filter
225 warlbro
uprated acutaor from turbo dynamics

and a re map from bob rawl
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Originally Posted by stineal
is a 33,000 mile engine too many miles to start moding? (2003 sti) do you rekkon its too tired and asking for trouble? its totaly standard at the moment.

would you bother?

what do you rekkon i will need for 350bhp?


what a silly thing to say,

my dear boy, my 99 scoobs done 137000miles (70000 on current engine) and m planning future mods to hit 300/300
Old 12 April 2008, 03:25 PM
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I would say that Mods are better done on a higher mileage engine as you can sensibly change the bearings and other items as well as chasing extra BHP

ie. It's more cost effective on a high miler IMO
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your engine is past it mate, time to bin it and sell me that genome box






Old 12 April 2008, 03:33 PM
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My old classic had 70K when I starting modding it from standard. My mate has it now & it is still going strong now.

MY00 UK2000 Turbo

VF24 turbo
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Full 3" decat
Polish, ported & wrapped headers
Modified oil pump
K&N panel filter
Andy Forrest remap

Got figures of 330bhp / 306lbs ft.

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Originally Posted by powerwrx
your engine is past it mate, time to bin it and sell me that genome box







its yours mate! £850
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