My first scooby
 

About me:

I'm Allan. I live NOR near Joondalup and I recently picked up a MY00 WRX.

Its currently got a front mount, turbo back exhaust, bodykit etc.

Ive only owned it about 2 weeks but so far have put in a new boost gauge, turned boost down a bit, did a good ol' aussie swap of 2x 4 packs of JB for a sub and 2 amps. Thats going in tomorrow.

I also have a remote start/alarm/turbo timer combo system on the way, hopefully before Xmas so I can hook that up.

In the coming months I plan on upgrading fuel pump ( I hear Walbro 255l is the way to go), tracking down a ECU and getting a tune.

Trying to only do upgrades that wont incur the wrath of the misses at this point.

Ive attempted to upload a pic of my car.

Thanks for reading :o Look forward to attending some cruises, work permitting of course.

Just realised I have very few photos of her so I went and took a couple of quick shots.

Also forgot to mention she already has a monster tacho installed, BOV, boost tap installed etc.

Welcome mate. Nice looking Rex. Walpro 255 is the one to get. Powerfc is a good ecu to get...

Top mount intercooler is a good intercooler to get

Remote start is a thing not to get

Turbo timer is a thing not to get

Welcome.

Welcome to the loose cannon that is Pwrx

as above loose the remote and timer to much habibi spec ... :P

Lol fair enough.

Advice noted and taken under consideration.

Really interesting threads on here. Was up late reading, great source of information.

Welcome!

How much boost is it / was it running?

[QUOTE=matto20v;781832]Welcome!

How much boost is it / was it running?[/QUOTE]


Hello :)

Currently on 10psi.

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[QUOTE=TROLLEY;781716]Top mount intercooler is a good intercooler to get

Remote start is a thing not to get

Turbo timer is a thing not to get

Welcome.[/QUOTE]

Just been advised by a shop to keep the front mount.

Found out that remote start is actually illegal on manual cars that are the age mine is so thats definately out.

Which shop?

Assuming you still have the factory TD04 turbo, FMIC is a waste and just makes you slower.

Also 10psi is nearly down to actuator pressure. Run it at factory boost imo.

All star garage. Had a big chat with them discussing my options and the prices of different things.

I'll turn it up a bit then. Thanks for letting me know.

fmic > tmic dont let anyone tell you otherwise

[QUOTE=teejay;781880]fmic > tmic dont let anyone tell you otherwise[/QUOTE]

I did a search for TMIC VS FMIC and it generated heaps of debates on the subject.

I couldnt find any threads with a clear "winner" for lack of a better word.

Please correct me if this is wrong but it seems the general consensus is TMIC if running the standard turbo, FMIC if planning on upgrading?

[QUOTE=DCW;781967]I did a search for TMIC VS FMIC and it generated heaps of debates on the subject.

I couldnt find any threads with a clear "winner" for lack of a better word.

Please correct me if this is wrong but it seems the general consensus is TMIC if running the standard turbo, FMIC if planning on upgrading?[/QUOTE]

Yes, the FMIC becomes more attractive and a better option as you go into higher horsepower / bigger turbos. Otherwise you are just generating extra lag in the system that a smaller turbo is not offsetting with the power it makes.

[QUOTE=SyncSubaru;781968]Yes, the FMIC becomes more attractive and a better option as you go into higher horsepower / bigger turbos. Otherwise you are just generating extra lag in the system that a smaller turbo is not offsetting with the power it makes.[/QUOTE]

Okay that makes alot of sense. Jeez you guys are full of wonderful information. Hopefully I'll catch up with you all soon at a cruise so I can buy you gentlemen a drink and pick your brain.

[QUOTE=DCW;781967]I did a search for TMIC VS FMIC and it generated heaps of debates on the subject.

I couldnt find any threads with a clear "winner" for lack of a better word.

Please correct me if this is wrong but it seems the general consensus is TMIC if running the standard turbo, FMIC if planning on upgrading?[/QUOTE]

V-mount or GTFO

Note: Missus may not approve of the cost

[QUOTE=V3 RA;781981]V-mount or GTFO

Note: Missus may not approve of the cost[/QUOTE]


Wow 4k for a v mount process west, only 1.5k for a front mount and 1k for a top...

You don't really need a FMIC until ~350-400hp area. A FMIC will also lose a lot of throttle response.

Since you already have a FMIC, leave it on and spend $1k on a bigger and better turbo rather than trying to go back to a factory set up.

Ideally you would want a twin scroll turbo and a tmic. This is a great combo and whilst you make less power, it has been proven to be faster around the track.

Squeeze throttle earlier, fill piping with air

fuck having a heatsink that is susposed to cool your air directly above your turbo and engine, its retarded and simply a tight ass move by Subi to save money which carried on.

Evo and GTR and fundamentally 99% of other turbo cars seems to do ok with a fmic!

I disagree that it is a cost saving thing.

For a normal street driven ~300hp Subaru a GD or GR STi TMIC is more than enough.

Standard WRX and GC8 TMIC are poo.

[QUOTE=teejay;782015]Evo and GTR and fundamentally 99% of other turbo cars seems to do ok with a fmic![/QUOTE]
Yes, however, the turbos/mapping are chosen with the little bit of extra lag due to longer intercooler pipes already designed in. With a Subaru if you change top mount to a front mount you go "oh wow, lag ahoy" because that's what you've got to compare it too.