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I can't believe no ones mentioned them yet, but Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2, are by far the best tyres for the Scooby! Well, IMHO, of course as well as a fair few others!

Sorry for the late reply. Fitting a Sports CAT, just like they did with the PPP, is a must for quicker turbo spool. It also allows the boost to remain longer. I timed my mods with a hefty 90K service including cambelt, which included fitting Iridium heat range 7 colder spark plugs. My car holds boost at 1.4 bar and all the way through the rev range from 3000 rpm to around 7000. My car was serviced, modded, and open source mapped by Slowboy Racing near Brands Hatch.

Mark, I too have a 2005 model Euro Import STI. If you've got the PPP, then you should have around 305 BHP as standard. Prodrive Spec I just had a standard STi with 265 bhp, but after a few minor mods including; high flow sports cat, prodrive back box, 255 lph fuel pump and a Cosworth panel filter, I've got 340 bhp and 340 lbs torque.

Hello, do you still have this exhaust.

Just to give you a heads up on your dilemna. I bought a Maltese import WRX STI about 6 weeks ago. It has a conformity certificate for the UK and as such my car was first registered new in the UK. After reading up the legal standing on this, it means that you can declare the car as a UK version, as it was new at first registration in the UK. The car was in mint condition and had an aftermarket touchscreen Sat Nav and audio system worth £2500, so it worked out to be a good bargain. The car has had 13 services, when it only needed 6, so it has been well looked after. The last owner, of 4 years, only put 8,000 miles on it. My car also has the laserline alarm fitted with a Cat 1 certificate. Betweeen 2004 and 2006, Motorpoint and other such companies imported hundreds of these cars and sold them for up to £3000 less than the UK versions. The playing field was levelled by Subaru UK soon afterwards, as they were losing a lot of customers'. The only differences were that the Euro spec version did not come with DCCD as standard but it was offered as an option for approx £1200. To be honest you really won't notice the difference of not having the DCCD and there are a number of articles claiming that the Suretrac front diff is actually better than the Helical diff, which comes with the DCCD equipped cars. Also the seats don't have side airbags but as a result are much thicker at the side, so more comfortable. It also did not come with an alarm system as standard, so most buyers had Cat 1 alarms fitted. A point of note when the cars came off the production line in Japan they weren't fitted with alarm systems, rather it was IM (International Motors), the offical UK Subaru importer who had Cat 1 Sigma alarms fitted to the cars here in the UK. Other than this the cars are exactly the same including; -Longer wheelbase -Wider rear track -Upgraded suspension components and geometry setup -New interior including fully automatic climate control To clear up any confusion with reference to the 2005 model year, which had all these enhancements over the previous model, the 2005 model became available to buy in the second half of 2004. The easiest way to spot them are that they'll be on '54' reg plates and visually, will have the rear wheel arch extensions.

You can even get Brembo discs and pads, which are standard fitment on my STi. Thats what I'll be replacing with when it becomes necessary. If Subaru Tecnica Internationl's department deemed them to be fit for the STi then so shall I. Brembo Discs and Pads

Gentlemen, what I have learnt from my many experiences of fitting brake discs to German and Japanese cars are, stick with OEM or known performance brands. I've learnt the hard way that cheap is not chearful when it comes to brakes.

Follow this link for what you're looking for; Subaru Impreza STi Brembo Front Caliper Retainer Pin Clip

Well, Well, Well. To all those Prodrive doubters, I have conducted 3 test runs to collect data on a real life 0-60mph sprint. My car is a bog standard 2003 WRX PPP, which is well maintained and only run on 99ron fuel. I had extra weight with a passenger, weighing 8 stone, who carried out the timings. Following 3 runs I had a time of 5.1 seconds, so very close to the official stated times. I could have probably got to 4.8 had the passenger not been in the car. It did however indicate that the PPP definately makes a difference to the standard setup of this car.