Decent Local Tuners to Chichester

[BigKev]

Hi, sorry if this has been covered already but I am looking to purchase a sports catted down pipe and decat up pipe for my wrx impreza wagon 2001 bug eye with PPP and once I have them need someone to fit them for me that is fairly local. I will then be looking to get a remap with Jolly Green Monster when the mechanical work is all done. Can anyone suggest somewhere fairly local to Chichester that would do the work well and not cost me an arm and a leg? If any one has an idea of how much it "should" cost me it would be handy when getting prices.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
BK

[SpecB]

I'm only in Littlehampton, but I go to SMD Newhaven for most of my work.

There's a big gap around us, I have used http://www.performancetuningservices.co.uk/ for a couple of jobs, get the feeling they are very good but not Subaru experts.

[Jolly Green Monster]

You could always book it into a workshop local to surrey rolling road.. take the car there in the morning, parts fitted and it mapped in the afternoon

[BigKev]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

I'm only in Littlehampton, but I go to SMD Newhaven for most of my work.

There's a big gap around us, I have used http://www.performancetuningservices.co.uk/ for a couple of jobs, get the feeling they are very good but not Subaru experts.

Great, thanks for this. I will look into them.

[BigKev]

Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster

You could always book it into a workshop local to surrey rolling road.. take the car there in the morning, parts fitted and it mapped in the afternoon

Thank you even more for this!! I didnt realise I'd be able to do it all in one day. I think this will be plan A. Just need to save a few more pennies and I'll email you and SRR to book a date.

Cheers

[Jolly Green Monster]

Only need to contact me and I can pass on number of where to get parts fitted.

I book SRR for whole days at a go so no need to book with them

[BigKev]

Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster

Only need to contact me and I can pass on number of where to get parts fitted.

I book SRR for whole days at a go so no need to book with them

Great, thank you. Ive been looking at:
http://www.scoobyworld.co.uk/catalog...oducts_id=1111
and
http://www.scoobyworld.co.uk/catalog...roducts_id=446
from Scooby world or:
http://www.japspeed.co.uk/Subaru-Imp...pe/p-24-1-441/
and
http://www.japspeed.co.uk/Subaru-Imp...at/p-24-1-444/
from Japspeed.

Any thoughts on better quality or anything to avoid / look out for when buying these parts?

Cheers

[Jolly Green Monster]

would avoid the japseed uppipe.. the flexi joint will last usually 3 months then fail

[SpecB]

For up-pipe I would speak to Harvey Smith and get one of his matched slip jointed ones - cant help with down pipe as I've never run a catted one, my sports cat is in the centre section.

[BigKev]

Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster

would avoid the japseed uppipe.. the flexi joint will last usually 3 months then fail

Thankyou, narrow escape there then!

[BigKev]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

For up-pipe I would speak to Harvey Smith and get one of his matched slip jointed ones - cant help with down pipe as I've never run a catted one, my sports cat is in the centre section.

Thankyou, is the centre pipe sports cat the only cat you are running with? Is it enough to pass MOT?
I might look at that instead of sports cat in down pipe. Which one did you go for?

[SpecB]

I'm running a full Miltek 3' system (Litchfield Spec C version) as far as I know you can't swap bits between other systems and the Miltek without cutting and shutting!

Mine has passed emissions every MOT since fitting (about 5 years I think) only narrowly needed a retest once because it was done while the car was cold.

[BigKev]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

I'm running a full Miltek 3' system (Litchfield Spec C version) as far as I know you can't swap bits between other systems and the Miltek without cutting and shutting!

Mine has passed emissions every MOT since fitting (about 5 years I think) only narrowly needed a retest once because it was done while the car was cold.

Fair enough, Ive had a look around and not seen many sports cat mid sections so I think im just going to go with the sports cat down pipe as involves buying and changing less parts.

I read somewhere that as part of the PPP the cat in the mid pipe (after the down pipe cat) is removed or possibly replaced with a sports cat. Anyone know which? And if it is a sports cat in there, then is it good enough to pass MOT with all others removed (would be great if this is the case but haven't really found anywhere with a definitive answer!).
Cheers

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by BigKev

I read somewhere that as part of the PPP the cat in the mid pipe (after the down pipe cat) is removed or possibly replaced with a sports cat. Anyone know which? And if it is a sports cat in there, then is it good enough to pass MOT with all others removed (would be great if this is the case but haven't really found anywhere with a definitive answer!).
Cheers

The PPP on the bugeye wrx removes the 3rd (mid pipe) cat completely. Although they left the heatshields on it so it looks like a cat, theres just a straight through pipe inside.

If the car is a standard bugeye wrx with PPP, it will have the standard Subaru cats in the uppipe and downpipe (so no sports cats at all).

[BigKev]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

The PPP on the bugeye wrx removes the 3rd (mid pipe) cat completely. Although they left the heatshields on it so it looks like a cat, theres just a straight through pipe inside.

If the car is a standard bugeye wrx with PPP, it will have the standard Subaru cats in the uppipe and downpipe (so no sports cats at all).

Cool, In which case I will stick with plan A which is decat up pipe and sports cat down pipe, followed by a remap. Thanks for all the help!

[Steve_PPP]

Sounds like a sensible plan