Notices
ScoobyNet General General Subaru Discussion

List your best ever Mod & list the reason why

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 06 January 2008, 06:22 PM
  #1  
B0DSKI
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (17)
 
B0DSKI's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owner of BrCarDetailing
Posts: 10,626
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Question List your best ever Mod & list the reason why

As above.

What was the best single Mod you've done to your car and why
Old 06 January 2008, 06:24 PM
  #2  
billsandhu
Scooby Regular
 
billsandhu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,470
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Probably my apexi power fc as it has enabled me to make the best of every bolt on mod as its been added.
Old 06 January 2008, 06:54 PM
  #3  
andythejock01wrx
Scooby Regular
 
andythejock01wrx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Edinburgh (ish)
Posts: 8,089
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I suppose remap and sports cat are the obvious ones (I'm cheating by combining them as "one" mod), but thinking about it the whiteline 22mm anti-roll bar has to be one of the the best bang for buck mods out there.

Why ? Cos it turned my Impreza into a sports car. Ok, i might have got a bit carried away there ! Anyway, the car is no longer wallowy and actually handles very well ! (although I have the Prodrive springs too)

Shoot, I mentioned 4 mod's, not one !

AtJ
Old 06 January 2008, 07:01 PM
  #4  
corradoboy
Scooby Regular
 
corradoboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Just beyond the limits of adhesion
Posts: 19,020
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Roadcraft Advanced Driving Techniques from a Police Class 1 Pursuit Driver. Added more speed than many £000's spent on mods would ever add, greatly increased the safety of my driving and the best bit, it isn't bolted to the car so I get to keep it for life and use it on every car I ever own.

AST coilovers off a mate for £100 comes second with the Whiteline RARB third.
Old 06 January 2008, 07:02 PM
  #5  
andythejock01wrx
Scooby Regular
 
andythejock01wrx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Edinburgh (ish)
Posts: 8,089
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by corradoboy
Roadcraft Advanced Driving Techniques from a Police Class 1 Pursuit Driver. Added more speed than many £000's spent on mods would ever add, greatly increased the safety of my driving and the best bit, it isn't bolted to the car so I get to keep it for life and use it on every car I ever own.
Now Dave, that's cheating !
Old 06 January 2008, 07:03 PM
  #6  
JTaylor
Scooby Regular
 
JTaylor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Home
Posts: 14,758
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Professional instruction in how to effectively drive a high performance on and off track. Worth at least 50 bhp, a set of coilovers and big brakes and about a tenth of the cost. Having said that, I am a smug, self-congratulatory b4stard.
Old 06 January 2008, 07:03 PM
  #7  
JTaylor
Scooby Regular
 
JTaylor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Home
Posts: 14,758
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by corradoboy
Roadcraft Advanced Driving Techniques from a Police Class 1 Pursuit Driver. Added more speed than many £000's spent on mods would ever add, greatly increased the safety of my driving and the best bit, it isn't bolted to the car so I get to keep it for life and use it on every car I ever own.

AST coilovers off a mate for £100 comes second with the Whiteline RARB third.

No way!
Old 06 January 2008, 07:05 PM
  #8  
TYP 3R
Scooby Regular
 
TYP 3R's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: N.E
Posts: 293
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

taking the vent to atmosphere dump valve off and fitting a forge recirc instead. best mod ever
Old 06 January 2008, 07:08 PM
  #9  
corradoboy
Scooby Regular
 
corradoboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Just beyond the limits of adhesion
Posts: 19,020
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by JTaylor
Professional instruction in how to effectively drive a high performance on and off track. Worth at least 50 bhp
I have proved on more than one occasion that it was worth over 200bhp. Now I drive a diesel Skoda the proof keeps coming. Any Scoobs fancy a race
Old 06 January 2008, 07:13 PM
  #10  
Sonic'
Scooby Regular
 
Sonic''s Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Couch Spud
Posts: 9,277
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

changed the driver
Old 06 January 2008, 07:16 PM
  #11  
dougwrx
Scooby Regular
 
dougwrx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Running gt3542 rotated and loving the POWER!!!!!!!
Posts: 480
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

My best mod is the Hydra ecu I had fitted, the car was already mapped on scooby ecu but it was totally tranformed when i had the Hydra ecu done by Richard Bulmer.


Dougie
Old 06 January 2008, 07:16 PM
  #12  
dazzlers82
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (3)
 
dazzlers82's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: sheerness
Posts: 822
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

has to be my rear 22mm whiteline arb only fitted yesterday an has transformed the car feels so much better
Old 06 January 2008, 07:28 PM
  #13  
easyscoob
Scooby Regular
 
easyscoob's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 297
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

winglets and v lip with a full decat 3 in downpipe and system, just completlly transforms the blob, looks the biz sounds the biz need i say more,
Old 06 January 2008, 07:32 PM
  #14  
JTaylor
Scooby Regular
 
JTaylor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Home
Posts: 14,758
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by easyscoob
need i say more,
No, you needn't.
Old 06 January 2008, 07:50 PM
  #15  
chocolate_o_brian
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (22)
 
chocolate_o_brian's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Doncaster, S. Yorks.
Posts: 21,415
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

ooo, ooo, can i have two please???

blitz nur-spec r

suspension set up

oh wait... thats everything
Old 06 January 2008, 07:54 PM
  #16  
cookstar
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (6)
 
cookstar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Stroke it baby!
Posts: 33,828
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

QUick shift gear lever

Got it for 99p from EBAY and totally transformed the "stirring soup" feeling the standard newage tend to give.
Old 06 January 2008, 07:58 PM
  #17  
Prasius
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (1)
 
Prasius's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,914
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Whiteline rear ARB (*cough* and droplinks)..

Removed that signature Impreza understeer in one swoop.
Old 06 January 2008, 08:04 PM
  #18  
haroldhettaturbo
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
 
haroldhettaturbo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: www.ukscoobies.com
Posts: 1,025
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

eibach front and rear arb. Transformed the car.
Old 06 January 2008, 08:21 PM
  #19  
Fantom
Scooby Regular
 
Fantom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Wickford, Essex - GamerTag - lCE
Posts: 2,570
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Sold it.....................
and the reason........ fuel bills cut in half by its replacement

Steve
Old 06 January 2008, 08:29 PM
  #20  
stevie1982
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (16)
 
stevie1982's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,023
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

not one but

whiteline ARB, ALK, rear alooy drop links!!

what a difference would recommend it to anyone who has not got it fitted
Old 06 January 2008, 08:39 PM
  #21  
jasonius
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (1)
 
jasonius's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Half way up
Posts: 4,791
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Value for money has to be rear ARB and DL's as already mentioned, however the most impressive mod (and insistently the most expensive) has to be my AP's. They addressed to biggest weakness of the std car, transforming it. Worth 50hp at least IMHO..!
Old 06 January 2008, 08:42 PM
  #22  
SirFozzalot
Scooby Regular
 
SirFozzalot's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Essex
Posts: 19,633
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Probably my Defi's, so I have some sort of idea what the hell is happening under the bonnet!
Old 06 January 2008, 09:05 PM
  #23  
Anger
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (4)
 
Anger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Surrey
Posts: 4,848
Received 30 Likes on 17 Posts
Default

APS SR40
Old 06 January 2008, 09:19 PM
  #24  
SineSTI
Scooby Regular
 
SineSTI's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Rijeka, Croatia 2015 STI
Posts: 403
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

EcuTek remap (after installing Blitz Nur Spec R and Kakumei downpipe with sport's cat). Why?
Old 06 January 2008, 09:24 PM
  #25  
danfranklin1
Scooby Regular
 
danfranklin1's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 328
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Very boring I know, but a new set of tyres. Going from boggo slightly worn Pirellis to Toyo Proxes improved the grip no end, and 4 wheel laser alignment at the same time - car instantly felt a lot more together and 'placed' on the road.
Old 07 January 2008, 07:30 AM
  #26  
B0DSKI
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (17)
 
B0DSKI's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owner of BrCarDetailing
Posts: 10,626
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Keep em comin
Old 07 January 2008, 09:42 AM
  #27  
Ryo
Scooby Regular
 
Ryo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 484
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Air Con - retro fitted to MY00 - keeps me cool in the summer!

And that bit of sponge tape I put on the glove box seal to stop it squeaking!

STI back box.
Old 07 January 2008, 09:56 AM
  #28  
DevilHimSelf
Scooby Regular
 
DevilHimSelf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Ireland
Posts: 494
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Best Mod

Going to TSL to get a makeover.

Classic to Super Classic


go on Graham, Sue, and their crew. :@)
Old 07 January 2008, 10:05 AM
  #29  
satancom
Scooby Regular
 
satancom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Swansea (ish)
Posts: 810
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Scott T chip... Worked wonders
Old 07 January 2008, 10:17 AM
  #30  
dynamix
Former Sponsor
iTrader: (3)
 
dynamix's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: near you
Posts: 9,708
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

Suspension Geometry sorted by Mocom racing - best VFM mod there is


Quick Reply: List your best ever Mod & list the reason why



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:52 AM.