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I bought my 2007 WRX back in Feb 2017 which had 1000 miles on fresh OEM front disks and pads fitted. These brakes were just plain unsafe, the fade was horrible after giving her a thrash around the lanes. I also owned a classic sport in the past which you could get to fade but not as bad as the WRX. So my first mod was the brakes. After research I found 3 solutions within budget: 1. Second hand STI Brembo swap 2. Godspeed's standard Subaru 4 pot big brake conversion kit 3. Godspeed's own Brembo brake kit 330mm disks with 2 piece disks and performance friction pads. https://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/impreza-1993-1998-wrx/244-brand-new-brembo-4-pot-kit-with-330mm-2-piece-discs-and-bells.html I wanted to fit this myself and wanted new parts. Godspeed's conversion of the standard 4 pots with larger pads sounded good but looking at the setup I decided I did not like the amount of pad that sticks out of the calipers for 600 notes. I decided to buy Godspeed's Brembo kit as it will fit under my standard 17inch wheels, plus it is all brand new and not reconditioned. £1000. Think the calipers are used on Alphas and Renaults which they made a bracket for the Subaru. Fitting was fairly straight forward, I also replaced the standard hoses for braided ones. At the same time a found the right rear caliper had seized, so I bought new stainless steel pistons and new seals and refurbished the rears. Car had only done 30k miles so i was surprised by this. I guess age and little use gets to them after 10 years. I also replaced the rear disks with Godspeed slotted disks and Kevlar pads and new Brembo 5.1 fluid. The front kit will fit 17inch wheels but i had to remove the lock washers under the caliper bolts to clear the inside circumference of wheel (used tiny amount of blue thread lock instead). Also the wheel weights needed to be moved to the inside edge of the wheel else they would just rub on the top of the new calipers. Clearance is tight. I have had them on the car for 6 months and the improvement is massive. On the same stretch of road the standard brakes would fade so bad that they would be smoking when stopped at a junction half way through the 8 mile route. I had to get out and check there was not a fire. They just could not cope with more than 2 hard stops from 90mph to 0. Fade was huge and the pedal would go to floor. Now the new kit easily copes with the same route with no fade at all. I must admit I am still not keen with the pedal feel and I have bleed them twice since fitting but the car is so much safer. Only thing I notice now is a humming noise when braking from high speed which I presume is due to the slotted disks. I thought I would share this as I could not find any reviews on the kit but I suppose most go for STI Brembo swap which I imagine are better still (never driven STI so cannot compare). Also as the calipers are much lighter and now the car feels smoother. The unsprung weight is reduced which is another bonus. Two piece disks look cool as well. Brake dust is also much less too but this may be down to losing the old guards. Pricey but I got the results I was after and a far safer car. Hope this helps someone.

Bit of luck, not only would it cost an arm and a leg in travel but you'd need to sell your house to cover the cost of all the work clinic find your car "needs" doing. Let alone leaving it with them. Have a Google for what they did to another chaps Impreza. Short story, they deliberatly hit potholes to cause damage as video footage proves. Then threatened him with legal action after going public. They mugged him off and ate humble pie for it. Well that is far more a serious issue than what Tidgy was saying about Duncan. Caught red handed ouch. Hard to trust anybody these days.

My Hawkeye WRX sits 1/2 way which is around 95 degrees coolant temperature using a dongle that stants suggests and Torque app on Android if that helps.

I always wait for a few minutes before I drive from cold especially when it is in minus figures, and then I take it steady until she is up to temp. Pulling ofs straight after starting cannot do any car any good. To give you an idea my coolant got down to -2 C after sitting overnight when it was -4 C last month. Only takes a couple of minutes to get 40C on fast idle.

Standard Hawkeye WRX no mods. Green Panel filter replaced before tune.

To be honest with you no he did not road test it. I must admit now you mention it that is probably a good idea. No problems though so far. I take it Tidgy you prefer Scoobyclinic and I did look at them but I am to far south to travel that far. If there are any issues I will post on the forum.

Well against Tidgy's advise I did let Duncan map my car today. I did read PiggySniffer's thread but otherwise I did not find much other than praise for the guy. He seemed honest to me and knowledgable. 229 to 267 bhp peak 260 to 345 Ft Lb peak Car is totally standard except for Green panel filter and unknown back box. The car is low mileage so standard figures were about spot on. Had a good look at Roger Clark's Gobstopper I & II the latter which makes 910 bhp before they turn on the NOX. Makes my 267 look measly. Car feels much stronger in all gears. Pleased so far.

Is he really that bad? I could not find any bad reports with Duncan. I will dig deeper. Is there a thread to Piggysniffer's issue with Duncan?

You make it sound like the wrong choice?

I have booked it in with Racedynamix for 4th April. Decided to leave standard exhaust on and just have it mapped after talking to Duncan. At least I know it will pass MOT as it is my daily driver. I will let you know what she does. Any one here had there Scooby terracleaned. Sounds interesting. http://www.terraclean.co.uk/ Cheers Jensen

Hi, Owned my 2007 WRX for a year now and want a tune similar to the PPP in figures. I have uprated the brakes as the standard OEM disk and calipers I found very poor, massive fade. Bought Kit from Godspeed much better no fade. Any one here had the Scoobyworld performance pack which replaces the downpipe removing the CAT? If so does it pass the MOT without fuss with only the one CAT? Any recommendations welcome? Cheers

Hi Had my Hawkeye WRX for year. Loving it. Cheers Jensen