A Subaru Master Mr. Andy Forrest has taken a Trip from Scotland to Stoke-on-Trent today to work his magic on a few ECU Live Remaps.     Mine was one of them......

The difference is unbelieveable....

First he put on his own ReMap (Base Map), then with a prob up the exhaust pipe plus computers plugged into the car & head phones connected to the engine off we went.

At different speeds from 60 to cruising speed in 4th gear then 5th etc etc......

I have been pushed back into the seat when being a passenger, but hand on my heart Never as a driver.......

I have pasted his webpage incase anyone is interested what sort of things he does :y :y :y

http://www.andyforrestperformance.co.uk/4436.html

Doctor Subaru travels to Stoke to meet Doctor Omega !!

Did he have some oatcakes ??

Paddy Flannery wrote on 06. Aug 2011 at 16:44:

Doctor Subaru travels to Stoke to meet Doctor Omega !! Did he have some oatcakes ??

Afraid not Paddy, the Racing Snake didn't have time although he looked like he needed them  ;D  :D

What sort of figures are we talking Daz...?

chrisgixer wrote on 06. Aug 2011 at 16:57:

What sort of figures are we talking Daz...?

Mine you mean?

He says from calculating the air through the Maf and fueling etc 330-340 bhp.. :y

When you think before today, with all the front mount, walboro fuel pump, 05 turbo etc etc it was 256bhp... so a jump of 70bhp straight away is a lot in my opinion, especially on a car that weighs about 1200kgs  :y

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 06. Aug 2011 at 17:08:

When you think before today, with all the front mount, walboro fuel pump, 05 turbo etc etc it was 256bhp... so a jump of 70bhp straight away is a lot in my opinion, especially on a car that weighs about 1200kgs  :y

Don't suppose he can work that out of an omega without slapping a turbo on by any chance...? 

For about £50...? 

...thought not.  ;D

That's a healthy gain though. Good work. He must be raking it in.

A friend of mine has recently had his engine re-built and he asked us to give him a hand to fit it...
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo273/brikheadphoto/General%20stuff/Photo0018.jpg
He has a 2 door RA thing that goes like stink, a proper rally car for the road. He's just had it mapped after the running in period, the chap who mapped it has a very good reputation and travelled a long way to do the job, can't remember his name but it may have been the same bloke who re-mapped your car?
His is up around the high 300 bhp mark, if memory serves...

The size of the engine is very small indeed when the auxilaries are removed.  :y

So anyone using the A500 beware a silver Council Estate Ferarri flying about collecting speeding tickets then. ;D ;D

CaptainZok wrote on 07. Aug 2011 at 21:45:

So anyone using the A500 beware a silver Council Estate Ferarri flying about collecting speeding tickets then. ;D ;D

That was yesterday Captain. Please keep up  ;D

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 07. Aug 2011 at 21:53:

CaptainZok wrote on 07. Aug 2011 at 21:45: So anyone using the A500 beware a silver Council Estate Ferarri flying about collecting speeding tickets then. ;D ;D That was yesterday Captain. Please keep up  ;D

So how many have you got by now then?

You just need to keep her tip top now Daz, most Subaru's die after a remap through not being looked after properly.

Chris.  :y

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 06. Aug 2011 at 22:53:

The size of the engine is very small indeed when the auxilaries are removed.  :y

;D

It's not the size of the engine that's important, more the driver behind the wheel.
;)

zirk wrote on 07. Aug 2011 at 23:18:

You just need to keep her tip top now Daz, most Subaru's die after a remap through not being looked after properly. Chris.  :y

I must say more than that, those subys are revved to nuts here and there racing with every car and finally got a deadly bang .. so be careful Darth.. no need for extra expenses.. :y

OOOps  ;D

My present clutch is not up to the job of more BHP  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Spanner time, or stop doing left leg pressups then?   ;D

hotel21 wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 20:54:

Spanner time, or stop doing left leg pressups then?   ;D

Spanner Time obviously  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Needing a clutch to take 340 bhp and about the same torque ;) Getting addictive this  ;D ;D ;D ;D It does 70 mph anyway :-X :P ;D

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 20:41:

OOOps  ;D My present clutch is not up to the job of more BHP  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

The clutch is not bad at all to change on the Imprezza :y

henryd wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 21:04:

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 20:41: OOOps  ;D My present clutch is not up to the job of more BHP  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D The clutch is not bad at all to change on the Imprezza :y

Is it not? ah that is music to my ears then  :y
I believe I need to get the flywheel skimmed too ;)

sounds like your having fun  :y

Jimbob wrote on 10. Aug 2011 at 21:08:

sounds like your having fun  :y

Yes lots for a couple of days  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Put my foot down, the Boost kicks you in the seat then it revs like those lads on 50cc motorbikes riding the clutch trying to go faster  ;D ;D ;D

If you don't mind having a slightly violent clutch, see if you can find an Ogura ORC clutch for the Subrau - they rattle like a Ducati dry clutch, but will take an absolutely astonishing amount of abuse and the more you abuse them, the harder they stick..

Not cheap but beautiful pieces of kit - billet aluminium clutch cover, billet aluminium flywheel (with inserted steel contact patches)..

e.g. http://community.weightwatchers.co.uk/LoadDown/UK/People/9e/9a/25a499f315b04d23ab6a71a1ae57f6b9_3.jpg?repository=1

I have a juddery clutch that apparently is a racing thing, which I dont like being honest...

Maybe not the ORC, then :) It's not juddery in take-up, it's just a bit snatchy unless you spin it up fast enough.. oh and makes a godawful noise when you have the clutch disengaged  :-[

Took me a while to get used to it on the MR2, but boy does it stick.. even when I do a full-throttle-too-much-clutch-slip launch  ;D

this may interest you

http://www.full-race.com/store/drivetrain/clutches/subaru-impreza-wrx-sti-carbonetic-triple-disc-carbon-clutch.html

a "bit" pricey though..