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Just posting to say thanks to Alistair Dinnis at Trackhound tuning, he mapped my hawk eye this morning. The mapping process is really interesting and he explains everything in an easy to understand way, taking his time to get everything just right. The car feels much more alive through the revs now, running 1.4 bar with 350ish BHP... Thanks for a great morning, the drive home wasn't bad either.
Hi Alastair thanks for the feedback and great to hear you are happy with the car.
All the best
Alistair
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Glad to see she passed emissions in the end Ciarain
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i already have most of the mods in place been buying them over the last wee while , although some are getting changed, so far i have on the car
vf35 funds allowing change that to an md 321 t
550 pinks replacing with 650s (thanks to phil)
headers up pipe de cat
sports decat downpipe
decat center pipe
sti tmic
pfr7bs
walbro 255 fuel pump
k&n typhoon induction
probably more stuff but i cant remember just now , as ive said before i dont want big power i just want to keep up on the runs my 2.0 wrx mostly un modified couldnt cut it on the straights behind the sti,s i just got left behind so hopefully this will be rectified
kenny
Hi Kenny the 321T on a forged 2.5 is a formidable combination but will kill you 5 speeder pretty quickly from the torque (been there done that with a 20g on a 2.5). I'd recommend a 6 speed conversion if you are aiming for anything over 400lbft of torque.
Cheers
Alistair
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Another happy customer from trackhound tuning
Thanks Jac
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for the feedback and it's a pleasure to work with another wagoneer!
Cheers
Alistair
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is there any difference between the uk supplied and the us supplied 2.5 sti block , even with delivery its still about £ 700 cheaper from the us . next question, the block is a 2002 -2006 why are these blocks so damagable is it through to much powewr going through them or very hard driving or are the internals just garbage
thanks for any answers
kenny
Hi Kenny - both have the notoriously fragile EJ257 OEM pistons. Rods seem to be ok to 450 and casing up to the 450 - 500 mark. After that the risk of liners cracking/moving increases without the block being strengthened with inserts around the liners. I'd suggest a 257 short motor with forged pistons for your application for peace of mind. Suggest speaking with Steve at SW Motorport who usually has a set of 257 casing and rods/crank etc kicking about looking for a good home. I'd also suggest getting the chambers in your 2L heads modified to suit the larger 99.5mm bore (generally allows you to run more timing). Steve can do this too and does a first class job.
Cheers
Alistair
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do you touch link ecu's as wanting to tweek the terzo soon
got a link in it, got lead and software for it
Hi Neil in terms of stand alone ECUs, it's mainly Syvecs/Solaris and Apexi Power FC I work with at the moment.
Cheers
Alistair
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Alistair mapped my 300 and I can't speak highly enough of the guys work, my car even passed its emmisions tests yesterday during its MOT with no cats fitted all due to Alistairs work.
Well recommended you wont be disappointed.
Thanks for the feedback Alan.
Ballistic - FFS and LC are available for the 06-08 Sti but switchable boost is not currently via the software I use.
Cheers
Alistair
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Hi
Thanks for the feedback John.
Spaceman/Grant - Launch Control and Flat Foot Shifting are available on the UK hawkeye STi with the software platform I use but switchable boost is not currently.
Cheers
Alistair
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Hi another boost solenoid question, can I just swap this out or is there any tuning involved when changing one any info appretiated thanks
If it is a straight swap with same model of OEM solenoid then there is no need for a remap.
Cheers
Alistair
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I have a spare one - just south of Edinburgh.
Cheers
Alistair
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Looks like you've been busy Martin!
Looking forward to working with another Wagoneer!
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Makes a big difference and in my opinion should be the first one to remove. When you remove it there is an EGT sensor there which needs to be removed. Unplug the sensor from the loom and put a 2.2k ohm resistor across the plug on the car side. This fools the ECU into thinking the sensor is still fitted by sending a signal proportional to an average EGT, this stops you getting the associated cel light.
It is also possible to permanently disable the corresponding diagnostic trouble code on the ECU when you get the car mapped
Cheers
Alistair
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A goat has left the building,i repeat a goat has left the building
Kenny
Kenny - I have a spare one which I don't need and works perfectly if you don't mind buying one second hand?
Cheers
Alistair
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I've just had my car done today by Alistair at Trackhound Tuning, fantastic difference in my car and well recommended. Car feels totally different now.
Thanks Alan - that is the most immaculate UK300 I have ever seen!
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Thanks mate
Woof Woof Pete. Looking good today. Awesome project my friend. Can't wait to see that thing on full song.
Cheers
Alistair
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Agreed - Steve is a first class operator
Alistair
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was around 340 340 very happy need 2 find ma self an avcr now
Thanks for the feedback Barry and for your good driving during the session!
Cheers
Alistair
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very nice but weres the rest of the car
Here we go
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Here's my shopper
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I would definately recommend remapping the car if an aftermarket induction kit has been fitted as this can often skew the maf cailbration causing the car to run lean. I have seen a number of newage cars which have large negative fuel trims stored on the ECU as a result of this.
Cheers
Alistair
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yeah that thing's a bit of an animal!
Agreed - big respect to the man for putting something so outrageous together!
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Just looked at the line up for Saturday's trackday at knockhill.
A 650 bhp Fiesta with an EVO transplant will be joining us. Should be interesting
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The car has an ITG panel filter, walbro and decat exhaust and yes mapped using open source.
Mike - thanks for the feedback and great to hear you are happy with the car.
Cheers
Alistair
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Thanks for the feedback Kenny - always a pleasure to be working on another modded bugeye!
Cheers
Alistair