gillie

hi all. dont no if this is a daft question. i have a 2005 wrx ppp can i have a re-map and still keep the ppp on the car as well? sorry new to all this.

hardsy555

dont know if you "keep" the ppp but ive just had my 04 sti done and WOW, it makes a hell of a difference. and i mean difference.

jayb1970

Hi there, thats what I had on my last car and i had it mapped. I have to say that to get the full potential from a re-map then you really should change the exhaust for a high flow system( RCM or Milltek ) preferably de-catted and fit an upgraded fuel pump and panel filter. The exhaust wil cost you about £750ish, the pump £80ish and the filter £45ish. On top of that the re-map will cost anything from £500 upwards depending on where you go. I did all of the above and got approx 285bhp. The PPP is basically a high flow intercooler hose ( which will stay on ) an off the shelf chip for the ECU ( which generally will not give the bhp that Subaru says it does ) and a Prodrive back box.
If you do all of that then you will have a completly diffirent car !!
Hope this helps.

gillie

thanks for that. but i was told i get 276 bhp with the ppp is that true?

Mark'sWRX

A standard wrx ppp is around 265bhp. The ECU is already remapped, albeit not optimised to your particular car. If you had a fresh remap, you could keep all the PPP parts and you may get a few more horses, but to be honest, it's probably not worth paying £500+ for unless you make a few more upgrades as suggested above.

gillie

thanks. how much do all those mods affect your insurance?

jayb1970

The official line is that they will affect it. But it all depends wether you feel like declaring them or not.
I have found A Plan and Insurance 4U are quite good with mods.
That figure of 276bhp is NOT correct. You would be lucky if you get the 265 they suggest.

gillie

thanks for help. took the car to prosport just outside stockport today and had a chat with pete the owner and he was very helpful. told him i was after about 300 bhp so he told me the ins and outs and hes going to put some facts and figures together. looks like ive got the mods bug. cheers ian

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

PPP= new hardware e.g. exhaust parts and a generic map.

If you get a remap, you keep the hardware, but you loose the generic one and get a custom one that should give you more power etc...

Ns04