newbie, 02 sti light mods question/advice
16 October 2009, 02:16 PM
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newbie, 02 sti light mods question/advice
hi there, after making it to 36 without owning a scooby i decided to go for it last week after eyeing loads up without laying the cash down! have gone for an 02 plate sti, its that kinda dark blue/black colour and quite frankly i love it, an incredible driving experience.
my question is relatively simple, i guess the answers will probably not be...its pretty standard at the moment, only mod i can find is a magnex back box, engine seems absolutely standard. what is the right sequence of mods to give it a little more straight line urgency, lots of conflicting advice re induction kits, air panel filters, decat etc. happy to spend upto a grand or so, assuming that its best to remap following certain mods??
given its stopping and cornering ability i think its reasonable to get it to go a little faster unless anyone says different re brakes / suspension?
hope this is a sensible way of asking the question and that its in the right forum, and if anyone sees a slightly grey haired chap with a big grin in his sti round and about market harborough that'll be me!
thanks
chris
my question is relatively simple, i guess the answers will probably not be...its pretty standard at the moment, only mod i can find is a magnex back box, engine seems absolutely standard. what is the right sequence of mods to give it a little more straight line urgency, lots of conflicting advice re induction kits, air panel filters, decat etc. happy to spend upto a grand or so, assuming that its best to remap following certain mods??
given its stopping and cornering ability i think its reasonable to get it to go a little faster unless anyone says different re brakes / suspension?
hope this is a sensible way of asking the question and that its in the right forum, and if anyone sees a slightly grey haired chap with a big grin in his sti round and about market harborough that'll be me!
thanks
chris
16 October 2009, 03:45 PM
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Hi welcome to the forum 
Mine has a panel filter (STD air box is good enough) Up rated plugs, fuel pump, total 3" decat (it is loud) Andy Forrest remap and it produces 330bhp
Pick up a used exhaust if you can save you a few quid but think about a sports cat if you don’t have a friendly MOT station it will also keep the noise down a bit
Suspension wise assuming your struts are ok put an antilift kit on the front with solid drop links on the rear then get the geometry checked by a Subaru specialist will improve the handling a fair bit
Upgrade the pads as needed the STD Brembos are fairly good with the right pads
Mine has a panel filter (STD air box is good enough) Up rated plugs, fuel pump, total 3" decat (it is loud) Andy Forrest remap and it produces 330bhp
Pick up a used exhaust if you can save you a few quid but think about a sports cat if you don’t have a friendly MOT station it will also keep the noise down a bit
Suspension wise assuming your struts are ok put an antilift kit on the front with solid drop links on the rear then get the geometry checked by a Subaru specialist will improve the handling a fair bit
Upgrade the pads as needed the STD Brembos are fairly good with the right pads
16 October 2009, 05:52 PM
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Hi, and welcome to the world of bug-eyes,
The best value mod on my 02 STI is an adjustable Whiteline rear ARB. Have a look and see if it's been changed....
And mine managed 340 bhp with a 100 cell cat and a TSL system.
Enjoy !
dunx
The best value mod on my 02 STI is an adjustable Whiteline rear ARB. Have a look and see if it's been changed....
And mine managed 340 bhp with a 100 cell cat and a TSL system.
Enjoy !
dunx
