3rd scooby but new member

[Jonny]

Just bought my 3rd scooby but this ones a wagon turbo. It's not as quick as my other 2 saloons, is there any reason for this? And what's the best way to gain some more grunt? V reg, the boost feels very civil. Really want an sti but can't afford it atm. Glad to be a member!

[Piggysniffer]

Does it have a boost gauge fitted ?

 

welcome to the club mate 😎

[stants]

Hello & welcome

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[Jonny]

Hi guys! No boost gauge at the moment. Go on?

[Jonny]

1 hour ago, Piggysniffer said:

Does it have a boost gauge fitted ?

 

welcome to the club mate 😎

No boost guage atm. Tell me more.

[Scoobyghost]

Boost gauge will tell you how civil the boost is. The other two saloons could've been imports, could've been modified. Easy ways to gain grunt are first steps really. Exhaust and intake.

[Jonny]

1 minute ago, Scoobyghost said:

Boost gauge will tell you how civil the boost is. The other two saloons could've been imports, could've been modified. Easy ways to gain grunt are first steps really. Exhaust and intake.

Thanks for the reply, I'm gonna fit a decat tomorrow to add to the stainless system and it has a piper cross filter fitted, what boost should it be around? I'll get a guage. What's after induction and exhaust? What bhp are the wagons? Cheers!

[stants]

Classic is crica 220 and .85bar I think

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[Jonny]

6 minutes ago, stants said:

Classic is crica 220 and .85bar I think

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Great. And say the boost is lower, is it safe enough to adjust the actuator rod and watch the guage until it's around .8? Thanks.

[GeoffLeggy]

Welcome!

Get a gauge fitted first, see how it's going. Then maybe go with the decat followed swiftly by a remap .

This will get you started on the right road. 

 

[Jonny]

8 hours ago, GeoffLeggy said:

Welcome!

Get a gauge fitted first, see how it's going. Then maybe go with the decat followed swiftly by a remap .

This will get you started on the right road. 

 

When you say a remap, do I need to spend out on a mappable ecu? The standard ecus can't be mapped can they?

[Scoobyghost]

All classics can be mapped. Some need esl boards and others can be mapped using ecutek software.

If you are fitting a decat downpipe be careful of overboost. The gauge will be your saviour if you're adamant on fitting a decat. Increasing boost without a map can cause fueling issues. Running rich can cause bore wash and thin your oil. Running lean will cause excess heat in the chambers which could lead to cracking. The boost will be less controllable and possibly spike rather than progressive increase. As a general guide the decat is usually left until the week of a remap for safety.

[Jonny]

22 minutes ago, Scoobyghost said:

All classics can be mapped. Some need esl boards and others can be mapped using ecutek software.

If you are fitting a decat downpipe be careful of overboost. The gauge will be your saviour if you're adamant on fitting a decat. Increasing boost without a map can cause fueling issues. Running rich can cause bore wash and thin your oil. Running lean will cause excess heat in the chambers which could lead to cracking. The boost will be less controllable and possibly spike rather than progressive increase. As a general guide the decat is usually left until the week of a remap for safety.

Great info, thanks for your help, I'll look for a local tuner I think and go from there. How much is a remap normally? £300? I was only going to fit the decat as I thought it would increase power but after reading your post I'll leave it for now, I don't like really loud scoobys, I'm 31 now and live in a quiet village. Thanks again.

[stants]

You'll be looking at between 500-600 for the daughterboard and map or software licence and map, always painful the 1st time you do it, obviously subsequent tweaks to the map (if needed or desired) would be a lot cheaper

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[Scoobyghost]

Decat will increase power but comes with risks before map. It makes the turbo spool quicker too.

[Jonny]

Great stuff! Just one more thing, it has a slight hunting/hesitation at around quarter throttle when driving, any ideas? Seems fine at full throttle and idle. Cheers guys!

[Scoobyghost]

Any CEL?

[Jonny]

42 minutes ago, Scoobyghost said:

Any CEL?

Sorry, not familiar with cel?

engine light?

[Sandals]

Yup, Check Engine Light

[Jonny]

1 hour ago, Sandals said:

Yup, Check Engine Light

Does this have to be done with diagnostic equipment or can it be done by bridging wires?

[Sandals]

3 minutes ago, Jonny said:

Does this have to be done with diagnostic equipment or can it be done by bridging wires?

Bridging wires as far as I'm aware on classics.

 

[Jonny]

Got it, connected black wires, lights just flashes continuously, any other ideas? Thanks for any help.

[savage bulldogs]

There's a sticky thread in the tech section for self checking ecu codes on classics 😉

If it's not broke .....upgrade it 😊

[savage bulldogs]

Manually Reading ECU Codes

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk%2Esubaruownersclub%2Ecom%2Fforums%2Findex%2Ephp%3F%2Ftopic%2F2366-Manually-Reading-ECU-Codes&share_tid=2366&share_fid=75442&share_type=t

Manually Reading ECU Codes

If it's not broke .....upgrade it 😊

[Jonny]

Thanks, no codes in memory. Any other ideas?