RJB's MY09 Betty
 

Hey folks,

Thought I'd start a thread to show progress on my ride. Current mods are Butler Built 3" stainless steel TBE, K&N 69-8004TTK pod filter kit which I fitted Wed night, and a MAC valve installed plus Verso tune by ASG yesterday.

The pod filter was the first mod I've done to the car myself. I learnt a few things last night - like my arms are too short to reach into the engine bay to grab fallen items, my hands are too big to fit into tight areas, and a socket extension and pliers would've been damn handy to have at about 9pm.

After struggling to fit the silicone hose on to the plastic turbo housing a mate suggested I put it in boiling water for 10 mins. It made a big difference but (of course), the hose cooled down when it was 90% fitted. That last 10% involved a generous amount of swearing and chunks of skin off my knuckles.

I've got some HSD HR coilovers courtesy of Balistic to be fitted along with Whiteline 22mm front/rear sway bars by Wheels World in the not too distant future. I plan to change to 18" rims once the stock tyres eventually wear out, but that'll be a while yet (the car has only done 17k). Other than that, I might get the sounds done last of all. I'd rather spend my coin on mechanicals ;)

Cheers,


Rob


List of mods:

Butler Built 3" SS TBE
K&N 69-8004TTK pod filter kit
MAC boost solinoid
Verso tuned by All Star Garage - 273.2whp / 203.7kw / 371.2nm @ 17psi
HSD HR coilovers
BSF30Z 22mm heavy duty blade adjustable Sway bar - Front
BSR49XZ 22mm X heavy duty blade adjustable Sway bar - Rear
KBR15 sway bar mount support brace
KBR14 Brace - Control arm support
KSB568 Brace - Strut tower alloy adjustable
KCA313 Roll centre/bump steer - correction kit
Ultrex RS 18x8 Rims +42 offset
Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 235/40/R18 tyres
Ultrex STI Spoiler
Ultrex Front Lip
Exedy Heavy Duty Clutch
DBA 4000 T3 Slotted Rotors - Front and Rear
Project Mu B-Spec Pads - Front and Rear
Goodridge Braided Brake Lines
2 x OMP WRC Seats, subframes and rails

Some more shots...

And the all important dyno chart. She does 273.2hp/203.7kw at the wheels on 17psi boost. Sean didn't do a before chart as the car was running too lean with the mods. Overall I'm pretty damn impressed with the car. Now I have to learn how to drive her again.

Video of the last dyno run. The quality is pretty crap due to recording with an iPhone standing next to the fan.

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Good stuff Rob, like the numbers.

Goodness me....good numbers.....

Love the 09s in that colour...i wanted one hella badly for a long time...

[QUOTE=iMPREZUH;619940]Nice one! Look forward to hearing how the HSD/sway combo feels like compared to stock.[/QUOTE]

Less like a boat, more like a car!
Just aim and floor it :D

Do like the figures, would have been hoping for 400nm or more of torque :D

[QUOTE=Soksta;619982]Less like a boat, more like a car!
Just aim and floor it :D

Do like the figures, would have been hoping for 400nm or more of torque :D[/QUOTE]

Hehe yeah aiming for less of the boat-like feel. 400nm would've been nice, but I'm pretty happy with the figures so far.

[QUOTE=rjb;620018]Hehe yeah aiming for less of the boat-like feel.[/QUOTE]
Swaybars alone will reduce the roll by a substantial amount.
Coilovers will prevent the infamous head bob and help a lot to keep the car flat in corners.

[QUOTE=rjb;620018]400nm would've been nice, but I'm pretty happy with the figures so far.[/QUOTE]
Any improvement on the original output is a good improvement :cool:

should spin a wheel on wet grass now

Nice work rob, think I pulled 250 something with just TBE