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Old 22-08-2008, 10:05 PM
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Hey guys!

I know this is a pain, but I'm noob and have checked all other post and none of them really helped.

I have a late-00-early 01 impreza rx and am looking for that little extra power. Are pods worth doing? The guy at auto pro said a 3A filter and some piping? Also pretty sure there's no air flow sensor. People also say just get a k&n panel filter any good? power difference?

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Old 22-08-2008, 10:26 PM
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Power difference would be sweet stuff all.
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Old 23-08-2008, 12:04 AM
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Dont bother mate. Your not gonna find any noticeable gains from the NA.

Most you can do is just put on a nice cat-back exhaust, new headers, resonatorectomy, panel filter and then you can at least enjoy the sound of the boxer rumble.
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Old 23-08-2008, 02:36 AM
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i wouldnt waste to much of your time trying to extract hp outta a n/a... leave what you got and one day get a wrx/sti
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Old 23-08-2008, 08:01 AM
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Theres no noticeable difference but yer it mite increase your hp a tiny bit. For NA i would get something for noise that sounds good. then bolt up a cat back exhaust and you will be set. If your interested ive got a HKS pod filter has a nice tone when you reach just before red line.
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Old 23-08-2008, 08:42 AM
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Old 23-08-2008, 09:49 AM
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Thanks guys i think I'll save up for suspension instead of pods etc , already got a muffler which sounds good enough for me

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Old 23-08-2008, 10:22 AM
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If you've already got the exhaust sorted, then just run some decent gearbox oil (Motul, Redline MTX) and upgrade brakes / handling. Some of the used brake parts in the For Sale section are a bolt on upgrade for your car, & a cheap way to get quality stopping power. Don't be in a rush, what you have is a great first car

Alternatively, the cheapest way to go a little quicker down the strip without a turbo is chemical supercharging (off road only of course). The crank will take it without any problems.

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yeah man... honestly... save your money... its not worth it tryin to gain extra power from a n/a... jus get a turbo car later on down the track...
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