Going for the big 400bhp cant wait till the 29th now :-)

well been busy all week

fitting loads of new mods :

gt spec 2 headers
gt spec 2 fmic
parrallel fuel rails
fuel lab fpr
550 injectors
oil catch can
going to pick me genuine 20g up on sat aswell

been getting loads of parts powder coated aswell
altinator
inlet
header tank
power steering tank
nd loads of brackets

il have to get some pics up wen i get time

i cant wait now , running a 03 wrx gearbox wich people have different views on wether they last or not running 400 bhp , so here go's il be the guinea pig see how long it lasts

Don't forget you will need a full true 3" exhaust system with that setup, have you used manifold spacers and removed all manifold heating too???

what fuel pressure reg are you running as you may need to raise the fuel pressure with 550's to hit 400bhp?

what air filter are you using?

what ecu and fuel are you planning on running?

ive already got a loads of bits fitted bud

i got the 3" all the way through
gizzmo inlets
ive bypassed the throttle body , do i bypass the icv pipes too ?
ive got the fuel lab off finns type r
a hks mushroom filter
nd apexi power fc

Good bunch of mods mate, yeah you need to do the ICV valve water pipes too

What fuel are you going to be running?

i run it on v power but was thinking about adding a octane booster

not sure if i could be botherd with adding it everytime i fill up tho

is it worth it ?

il do the icv pipes in morning i was thinking bout that tday wen i was taking it off if it actually needs to be fed with water

if it was me gipa i would deffo get it mapped with NF (octane booster)

all i dois have 4 pre filled bottles in the boot= 70ml in each bottle, and i put 35 ltrs ov v-power in and one ov me bottles ov NF

Will it gain much more with it mapped in ?

nd how much is nf again nd wot size is the bottle ?

i used it in the past but just for safeness when ive been on the strip or the rollers

Gipa, are you taking anything off yours that I could donor onto mine ?

I'm standard everything apart from the full decat pipes etc and K&N panel.

I'm thinking turbo and the like to get me up over 300 for now.

Oh christ, I wish I'd never started all this, I know how easily I get addicted to things.

kgt wrote:

Gipa, are you taking anything off yours that I could donor onto mine ?

I'm standard everything apart from the full decat pipes etc and K&N panel.

I'm thinking turbo and the like to get me up over 300 for now.

Oh christ, I wish I'd never started all this, I know how easily I get addicted to things.

Gipa runs a Classic Keith so not sure if owt would fit TBH.

I ran an 03 wrx gearbox in my RB5 when I was running 420bhp and it lasted very well despite Kindon trying to brake it

mrsdrumsterphil wrote:

I ran an 03 wrx gearbox in my RB5 when I was running 420bhp and it lasted very well despite Kindon trying to brake it

Ah, thanks Andy, I got carried away when I saw 03 gearbox .

I'm truning into a bit of a pikey scavenger, arent I

Gipa, What uppipe are u using with the GT spec headers, as the uppipe on these is big if you can get a flutted uppipe they make a massive difference on spool up. It reduced mine by about 400-500rpm.

Andy K wrote:

mrsdrumsterphil wrote:

I ran an 03 wrx gearbox in my RB5 when I was running 420bhp and it lasted very well despite Kindon trying to brake it

well you broke the first one

cool im sure the gear box will be sound

nd iddy not sure on the up-pipe , they came off finns old type r upipe attached

wots a flutted up pipe

GT spec headers are 65-68mm at the collector then continue at that dia. Upto the turbo, the inlet on the turbo will be about 48mm. The fluted uppipe is 65-68mm at the collector but 48mm at the turbo which speeds up the flow and reduces turbo lag. They are one of the best mods I've done on my car the difference was amazing.

The problem for most people on here is Harvey does them, I know what your going to say but they are really worth it.

il measure it tomorrow and see wich one it is cheers iddy can ya remember how much it was ?

dont suppose peeps on here will mind me saying this AAS supplies Harvey with his uppipes

iddysti wrote:

The problem for most people on here is Harvey does them, I know what your going to say but they are really worth it.

Harvey doesn't do them he just knows where to buy them, it was the same when he did the hybrid intercooler as he thought they were his invention but it was just he knew where to buy them . If your after the same up pipe I know of someone who can make them if you have a sample.

GIPA wrote:

il measure it tomorrow and see wich one it is cheers iddy can ya remember how much it was ?

Harvey did me a deal it was £120 which I didn't think was bad for the improvement, As yellowperil says Harvey gets them from somewhere else, I know Area52 do them now for about the same price.

yellowperil wrote:

dont suppose peeps on here will mind me saying this AAS supplies Harvey with his uppipes

was considering contacting AAS , to see what price they could do these upipes for if they wer bought in bulk?

managed to measure the up-pipe today and its 59 mm then reduces to 49 mm turbo side

mrsdrumsterphil wrote:

Andy K wrote:

mrsdrumsterphil wrote:

I ran an 03 wrx gearbox in my RB5 when I was running 420bhp and it lasted very well despite Kindon trying to brake it

well you broke the first one

wasnt me, it was a set up

GIPA wrote:

managed to measure the up-pipe today and its 59 mm then reduces to 49 mm turbo side

That will be fine for your needs mate, as for NF, it will allow you to run more ignition timing, I ran an extra 4 degrees timing running 2 mil NF per ltr of optimax (years ago) this gave me a good 20hp gain

well worth it in my opinion.

cheers for advise jonny gav !

so how much does nf cost nd how exactly do you measure it out for a full tank
ive used it before like i say but just safety before i put it on the rollers etc