Advice on mods please

[S17EW O]

hi all, i have a 2003 225 ovni yellow LCR which since ive had it ive pput a rather large front mount intercoler on. Other than this the car is totally standard, i have several plans for the car including a stage 1 map eventually but with chrismas fast approaching whats the best mod i can do for around 100 quid and also whats the best for between 150 and 200? As these could be presents im looking at mainly performance mods, have looked at a dump valve, but am also looking at autowindows, mirrors, rain sensors and light sensors, havnt got an induction kit yet, so thats an option, and also really like wastegate chatter but wouldnt no where to start about how to achieve it. Any help would be appreciated, stew!

 

[danny20vt]

If your going stage 1 then a silicone TIP is needed, these go from your air flow meter and connects to the turbo, running higher boost will probably make the standard one collapse.
Dump valves, I would play safe and go with a Forge 007p 'diverter' valve, same as a dump but recirculates the dumped air back into the airflow to keep the ECU happy.
If you want so called wastegate chatter all you do is take the vacuum hose off your diverter valve but before you do that make sure you have enough saved for a new turbo sooner rather than later as the noise is all your boost going back into the turbo and being forced over the vanes.

 

[Mashburn]

Silicone TIP
Forge diverter valve
Uprated dog bone mount.

I would recommend all these before getting a remap.

 

[rabe187]

Hi Guys, what do you mean when you refer to Silicone Tip? the DV i am familiar with and the Dog Bone Mount, but the Silicone Tip i'm interested in as i'm getting my stage 1 ecu done as well very soon.

Cheers,

Adam

 

[andycupra]

there are some great offers at the moment by most tuners on here, so a remap could be had for not alot more than you are looking to spend anyway.

Go for the remap. Forge 007p is recommended, other things like the TIP are nice to haves.

TIP, (turbo inlet pipe) is the pipe that runs from the airbox onto the turbo.
The turbo is sucking air in via this pipe to create boost and when remapped is sucking air in at an increased rate. The worry, (and i think its been over done somewhat) is that the original pipe can collapse due to the increase in the quantity of air the turbo is requiring.
If you are sucking in air through a rubber pipe and there is a restriction at the other end of the pipe (for example an air filter) then if the turbo is needing more air than is easily passed through the filter then the air in that pipe will be in negative pressue leading to the possibility of the pipe collapsing.
For clarification, as this pipe is feeding the turbo, the air inside it WILL NOT be under pressue or 'boosted' as would be the case for pipework after the turbo.

The stock air filter may be fairly restrictive and so replacing this with an after market filter, (green filters are popular) this will help reduce the possibility of TIP issues.

let me know if this makes no sense.

 

[Mashburn]

Forgot to add air filter to my list. Either an uprated panel filter or an open cone.

 

[S17EW O]

What's the best induction kit money can buy?

 

[Mashburn]

Do a search mate, there's LOADS of threads about induction kits!

I'm currently running a pipercross panel filter but if I ever decided to change to an open cone I would go with one that has a heat shield, like the jabbasport one.

 

[J0N]

Click below;

Forge Turbo Intake Pipe (TIP).
Forge 007p D/V.
Jetex FC-08001 80mm Open Cone Filter.

The Forge TIP is not the cheapest but is believed by many to be the best.
The Forge 007p Diverter Valve. Standard map-green spring, Stage 1 map-yellow spring.
The Jetex 80mm Cone Filter, fits directly onto your Mass Airflow Meter (MAF).