ginger321

hi all

Ive taken the plunge an put a deposit on an sti6 wagon from SVA imports. Its due to arrive in the next 2 weeks or so and be ready an prepared for the end of february.

So the my old 98 uk classic wagons getting put out to pasture
(spanked a posh chap in his S2000 last week, life in the old girl yet - 289bhp on a VF34 with supporting mods if anyones interested)

Apart from the necessary work to make the STI legal in the uk id asked about whether itd need a remap to run on UK petrol? ( V power )

I was told itd be fine on V power and all thats required is that the ECU be reset.

Is this right? I thought Id need a remap at the very least.

Anyone confim this or am i just getting new car jitters

stevie1982

iTrader: (16)

no mate,

get it to a decent mapper such as bob rawle, simon aka jgm or andy forrest

befor eyo ugo decat it, uprate the pannel filter and fit a walbro pump and you will end up at 320bhp ish and a very nice car to drive with better power delivery.

the sti 5 / 6 have very weak mafs and this can upset the fueling etc and lead to the engine going pop.

better to be safe then sorry and have it mapped in my opinion rather than having to spend 3k plus on a standard rebuild

steve

ginger321

cheers steve thats what i was thinking. Would i be safe to run it on V power plus an octane booster like millers until I got it mapped?

Got a long journey home im in east kilbride near glasgow an the cars going to be in dover!!

Any good mappers out there close to dover!!!

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

Worth getting a ks3 fitted also
V power is normally ok on its own, if you have something to monitor the engine, but v power and octane booster is even better

Tony

dunx

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JGM is down in that corner of the U.K. !

dunx

Jolly Green Monster

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waving!! lol

Simon

ginger321

hi mate

Im sending you a private message.

Davie

Tee-

iTrader: (3)

whats a Ks3 ?
thnx

trio

iTrader: (1)

Hi mate

My advice would be get it mapped for v-power straight away, my v6 type- r was fresh in this country the middle of last year and it now has a knackered engine due to the fueling being out, its now costing me 5grand to be fixed at api, wish id spent the money on a re-map in the 1st place, but on the bright side il have a brand new forged engine with more power. i was advised by some people that it would be ok, and some said it needed mapping, i chose to risk it and it cost me dearly.

you live and learn, id be getting it checked for piece of mind.


Thanks Tristan

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

A KS3 is an audiable and visible knock detection device, I have one fitted to my scoob www.phormula.co.uk and you can get them from aztec performance

Tony

Tee-

iTrader: (3)

ok thanx Tony my mate has sumething similar in his audi but that shows 0-60 times quater miles and loads of other stuff cant rember what its called

ginger321

yeah sounds like id better get it done. Looks like the plastics going to cop it.

Im sure mrs the wife will understand.