Gaity

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Next year I should be running 340+BHP and currently have standard suspension set up.

I never race or drive the car that hard - if I wanted to improve handling without spending a fortune would Whiteline rear drop links and ARB help?

Thanks in advance.

The rookie

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Yes....but give you have 50% increase in power I would have thought you'd be looking for some better suspension all round to be honest!

A cheaper alternative to a WL rear ARB is a 20mm STI take off part!

Simon

dunx

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That, and some brakes !

LOL

dunx

cusco kid

waste of time fitting an sti 20mm rear bar/your old bar will be either 18mm or 19mm ,the increase in roll stiffness will minimal you need to fit 24mm rear and d/links to gain any difference in ha ndling AND a few other mods as wellif your going to increase power by 50% geo

The rookie

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The 20mm is 16% stiffer than 19mm and 37% stiffer than 18mm, a usefull increase.

Not trying to do you out of any WL sales CK honest!

Simon

cusco kid

this guy is going to need more than 37% bud ,with a power increase of 50% he will not only need arbs but a few more bits.and i am plying my wares but only giving guidence to the guy geo

wrx,sti

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Iv got sti shocks and prodrive spring,a whiteline 22mm arb and drop links and it handles a treat,and I'm running 356.9 BHP from a 03 wrx.

Gaity

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Thanks all - brakes and other suspension goodies are on my list in the future.

Will the WRX gearbox be ok with 340bhp?

290 AND READY

now thats a question!!!Im thinking the same
For 240bhp what turbo you gonna run mate, also what other mods you adding to achieve this bhp?

Gaity

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At the moment it's an 03 WRX with PPP, Blitz Nur Spec R and STi performance panel filter.

Santa has bought me ...

VF35 turbo
Pink STi injectors
Walbro fuel pump
PFR7b plugs

I spoke to my Subaru Dealer tuning guru and he said he had done 2 other WRX's recently and achieved 340-349 bhp!

Roll on Feb 09 when the work commences!

DeweyAXD

Just got to reading this thread today.... 340bhp in a WRX.... is that possible without shelling out as much as a 2.5 STi engine would cost?

I'm on an 03 WRX too with PPP, Sports cat etc - not done the rolling road but i'm assuming i must be running near the 280bhp mark.

To get to the magic 300 I assume you will change the PPP chip to Ecutek etc?

Just wondering how you are planning on doing it (not that i want to copy you of course and build a monster WRX! lol)

The rookie

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Neither is a chip, its a reflash into existing hardware! PPP is just a 'specific' ECUtek reflash, but yes it will need remapping to get the extra.

Simon

The rookie

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Not disputing that, but that is NOT what the OP asked in the first post is it? (and I suggested he needed more than that!) As such I stick by what I said, if all he was going to do was a rear ARB, he wouldn't want stiffer than 20mm/WL set to 20mm equivalent as he would end up to stiff at the rear and potentially dangerous.

Simon

Granby

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Not sure you gonna get 340-349bhp with that setup, i have basically the same (VF34 instead of VF35) but also ported headers, full decat and STi intercooler, depending on which dyno a get 320-330bhp, gearbox seems fine at the moment (famous last words )

Gaity

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The 340bhp was an est from my Subaru Dealer but to be honest anything over 320bhp is good enough for me !

So if I did get a Whiteline rear 24mm ARB and droplinks would that be a good start? Will I need a 4 wheel alignment once fitted?

dunx

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The alignment isn't affected by the ARB, but you could go for a more "aggressive" set-up, at the expense of tyre life...

Would suggest the adjustable version, as you get three settings, near std., fast road, and "driftu-spec".

imho

dunx

mr blobeye

I'm pretty much along the same path but work completed by powerstation 6 months ago. VF34, ECUtek etc.. producing 321bhp on the their R/R advised not to go further as gearbox won't handle it!!

By the way get your brakes done straight away, i went for STi 10 set up.

This is the point where the extra dosh for an STi would have paid off

Anyway to original subject! goin for whiteline 24 rear (middle sedtting) & 22 fr (hard) arb's, droplinks & ALK following advise from the majority.
will post my thoughts!

Your in Bristol area, goin to beefeater @ emersons green tomorrow (sunday 4th) if your about.

mark.

v8voodoo

+1.

Having owned an 03 WRX, that would have been the first place I'd have started.

mikey30

who can supply whiteline stuff lads....
having hassle contacting slowboy..
anyone else you guys know???
cheers

dunx

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cusco kid, see earlier posts !

dunx