Phil MC

Give Badbaz a PM, prob your best bet .

I think it's just the same as a normal classic fit Prodrive backbox i.e. 2.5" , but has P1 embossed instead of Prodrive. Just like this one :

It's a Classic wagon that Cathy has the problem with. Can Classics be done with engine in-situ???

A little bit better than my 123bhp then??? Hope you're sorted soon Chris .

Sorry, I meant to reply earlier but been busy, busy. Gave Steve a phone and he's gonna get back to me, cheers . Trying elsewhere in the meantime .

Cheers for the offer Jac, but it should all be in hand now fingers crossed .

You any good at changing up-pipes and turbos??? Nah, was bit gutted at first, but these things are sent to try us. It's all part of the learning curve. (Can't think of any more cliche's) I've got a replacement turbo and up-pipe hopefuly arriving on Sat/Mon, so will get to the bottom of it next week when Im off work for 10 days or so .

Turbos aren't all they're cracked up to be Paul, LOL . Only when they work? WRX wagons are nice, you'll enjoy the burble again too. It most definitely needs a remap Paul. You're right, just changing the backbox doesn't require a remap as it only really changes the muffling of the sound. Andy last mapped it when it was owned by Irish Al back in 2006, and I'll have put on larger injectors, uprated plugs, an up-pipe without a crack in it, bigger TD05 turbo and STi intercooler and undertray gasket. Should see around 330bhp or thereabouts when all done, but a huge change in the driveability .

I'm gonna provisionally book a date for next month, but will take something at short notice in the meantime if I get it sorted before then . Sounds like ages away, but it'll come around soon enough .

Del, was that you behind me coming through the main street in Lanark and down the hill towards Lesmahagow at about 1:30 today? I was checking my mirrors trying to spot your name on the rear windows but couldn't see much in the sun .

Yes it is. I've already got the modified front entry casing to put on a 90deg version if required. In saying that, if I can get a proper front entry one that'll help so I don't need to swap the casing and modify the water lines . I'll get there in the end and it'll be all worthwhile, but it's a pain in the erse right now though

I really, really need a few pints to chill out a little, but as per usual I'm back on here trying to come up with a solution for the problems . a cyber pint is as close as I'm gonna get to a real one today LOL!

After my aborted remap today I'm urgently requiring the following two items so I can get it sorted and get the car back across to Andy. Any help would be gratefully received. 1) TD05 16g turbo (Or equivalent) in case that's completely nadgered. 2) Decat up-pipe (Type with two bolt holes at the headers). Cheers Phil

Well what can I say? My new pwr figure is............123bhp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Basically the turbo is making no boost whatsoever. Looks like the turbo is just not turning at all, but won't know for sure until I get a chance to get the new up-pipe fitted and take the turbo off next week . It all looked sweet when fitting the turbo, no play in the bearings and compressor/turbine looked good, so who knows what's gone wrong? To compound things even further, on the way to meet Badbaz on the way home to collect a new up-pipe (Wrong one incidentally, I need a two bolt from the headers version), I must have gone over a bump and my offside foglight cover came off and skidded across the road. Luckilly Barry had been out to get lunch and found it at the side of the road, and duly presented me with it when I eventually found his garage. Not the best of mapping days by a long stretch of the imagination. Hopefully I'll get some or all of the issues sorted next week and will get back over to Andy soon to get my high boost map sorted. If anyone has a spare up-pipe or TD05 16g sitting around then please let me know asap . Cheers, I'm away for a pint now

Good luck for this morning Chris . Maybe I'll meet you out and about after our remaps. I'll be in a blue blobeye with white wheels & white WRT swoosh on fog covers (P3 reg number)

Why is it i'm getting the same feeling like i'm a kid on Christmas morning, just hours before getting my long awaited remap over at Port Seton today. Will report how things went after i get back this afternoon, and already planned a nice we detour via Lanark for the way back!

C'mon show us yer ride!!!!!!

I've just used the STi8 rubber seal from the undertray and made new holes on my blobeye wrx undertray to fit the seal snugly to the sti tmic. The fact that all the incoming air is now being directed to the correct area by having the rubber seal in the correct place seemed to be an ideal way of getting the benefit of the larger tmic without having to either fit the much larger scoop with full undertray or having to butcher the sti undertray to make it fit below the wrx scoop .

PM replied Arch . Hopefully all in hand now, will report further .

I soaked them in WD40 last night, but no joy!! Next time I'll try Neil's malt vinegar trick This and that, and room for any future modding too

SO you'd say just to cut them off when up on the ramp tomorrow and be done with it? I'm not really bothered how they come off, but as time is very short before the remap I just need it done so I don't have to reschedule with Andy . Just out of interest Barry, are the bolts anything special? I mean, can I just get some replacement ones from whatever garage the car goes into or will I need to get some replacements from the dealer?

I've just given the scoob a full service, all the oils now Millers synthetic, oil filter changed, panel filter cleaned, plugs upgraded, fitted 650cc injectors, fitted STi intercooler and tried to change the turbo so it's ready for Andy Forrest on Wednesday. Bloody bolts at the turbo !!! Just two bolts shy of getting all the work done myself, so rebuilt the thing and will limp it to a garage to change the turbo tomorrow. The next time I build my own garage I'm seriously gonna put a decent pit into the floor. I'm fed up having to get simple, but hard to get to wee things done by someone else because of lack of facilities!! Anyone got any top tips for removing the up/down pipes from the turbo as easily as possible????

Glad you're all sorted Noel . Hopefully see you at a meet sometime soon Noel

I'm sure Hypertech in Bonnybrigg does the Whiteline gear too

Excellent, this thread is turning into the tutorial that Im in desperate need of