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Old 31 August 2011, 11:55 AM
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What Is The Most Noticeable Mod You Have made to your scooby?

Drop links? Coilovers? 6ltr V8? etc....
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Old 31 August 2011, 12:01 PM
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When i had my Impreza, the best mod i did was putting a lightened flywheel in there, although the ALK/ARB/Drop Links were very beneficial too

6ltr V8 sounds a good way to go though
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Old 31 August 2011, 12:05 PM
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For me,

1. Anti roll bars Front/Back
2. Alloy drop links

It totally tranforms the handling on Bends even more so with upgrade!
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After I'd done the whole ARB braces thing..the most noticeable mod was solid engine/gearbox mounts. Was amazing how much flatter the car drifted !
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Originally Posted by P1 LTD
For me,

1. Anti roll bars Front/Back
2. Alloy drop links

It totally tranforms the handling on Bends even more so with upgrade!
3. ALK
4. Proper four wheel set up.

Transformed the car so its now a lot more predictable when i'm 'pressing on'.
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took the standard factory **** stereo and speakers out and threw both in the bin,
ffs a cassette player in 2005!
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first remap. even going form 260 to 340 didn;t seem as big a jump as the first map.
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Old 31 August 2011, 12:44 PM
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I'm torn between two

Boost controller combined with my Apexi Power FC & remap, it was amazing!

but then, Carbotech XP8 pads, when I first fitted them, lets just say when I stopped it felt like my face was being ripped off, Carbotech pads are incredible!
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Apart from bigger engine, it was the FMIC, strut brace and lightened flywheel. Huge difference!
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On my classic its the sparco prodrive bucket seats, they make you feel like you are attached to the car.
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Equal first...

1. Whiteline adjustable rear ARB and drop-links, transformed the standard cars handling, best value mod on my car .
2. First re-map 265 to 340 bhp
3. AP six pots

dunx

P.S. DCCD was good, but more evolution than revolution.
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Probobly the steering wheel, I notice it everytime I get in the car
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Arb seems to come up alot. I would say my tein coilovers made a big difference.
Obviously the map was a big deal but that was at the same time as fmic, exhaust and induction.

And i agree with the cassette in 2005 WTF lol
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Originally Posted by 500
Probobly the steering wheel, I notice it everytime I get in the car
yeah me to
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Ast's and good tyres made my type 25
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Oh and boost controller
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Stebel horn to replace the "falsetto gnat's fart" that comes out of the std Hawkeye horns.

Meeeep

Is now

PAAAARRRRRP!
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for me stroker lump even with a little turbo tis brill
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Dump valve innit
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full milltek system....

closely followed by a proper geom set up...
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whitleine arb's and solid drop links, with big brake kit.

then hike power up from 240ish to 420bhp hehe thats was certainly noticable
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wallet rape mod.
more commonly known as filling it up at shell
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Originally Posted by dunx
Equal first...

1. Whiteline adjustable rear ARB and drop-links, transformed the standard cars handling, best value mod on my car .


dunx
What sort of price range would I be looking at to get this done to my 03 STI??
Many thanks
John.
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Old 31 August 2011, 04:17 PM
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wider wheels and tyres........going from 215 to 245's........very noticable when running 888's.......and diffs.......
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***** extension, the Mrs noticed it straight away... oops, wrong section!

Remap and decat, instant!
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Rear ARB (std f&r to 22mm rear on otherwise car)

Tyres (T1R's to AD08's - revelationary)
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