Its Almost Been A Year!

[kidafa]

Hi All,

Well its almost been a year of owning my stag. About this time last year I was hassling Mcnamg for pictures and info of his stag, via PM. I've loved owning the Stagea so much and have made many new friends and gained alot of knowledge on working on cars. First time I ever worked on a car was on the stagea and that was changing the timing belt! and doing 100k service! If your wondering. No this isn't going its time to sell ect ect! The next year will be a bit tighter with cash though as Im going to be a Uni student and not working full time.

'97 s1 silver rsfour, leather, No Spoiler

In the year I've owned the car ive made the following mods (all i can remember):

• SAFC2
  
• Greedy Profec B spec II
  
• Apeix Pod filter
  
• Cold air box and Cold air feed
  
• Gab Wagon adjusrtable suspension (also tried ohlins)
  
• 18" racing hearts
  
• Adjustable camber arms
  
• Adjustable toe arms
  
• 3 1/4" cat back zhorst
  
• Hi-flow cat
  
• S2 tail lights
  
• earthing kit
  
• voltage stabliliser
  
• HID lights
  
• Front Mount IC
  
• PWR trans cooler
  
• Timer built into alarm
  
• Lucas premium front pads
  

Before I got the car glen had done:

• Splitfire Coilpacks
  
• .8mm gapped platinum plugs
  
• clear front and side indicators
  
• Alpine headunit and splits
  

Does anyone have any mods or recommend i do anything in the next few weeks while im still making good $$$. Thinking maybe a gbox service and a shift kit?

[QWK32]

i think your pritty much spot on with a shift kit, if your retaining the auto. the only other things left are a turbo upgrade, abit more involved ecu/piggyback like an EMU, or a manual converstion.

id also look at doing the fuel pump, the one you have is +10yr old. also an ajustable cam gear may give you a gain but there are other things i'd look at first.

[_Ryan_]

shift kit, fuel pump, Vipec ECU, turbo, ex-cam gear

full exhaust yeah?

[kidafa]

Yeah a 3" front/dump pipe is fairly tempting.

How much and what fuel pump do you guys recommend?

[M I K E]

i've got a wing here for you chris

[M I K E]

as for fuel pump, i'd go a bosch 040

[QWK32]

i've heard the walbro 500hp intank ones are good unit, apparently there were some dodgy ebay ones getting around prone to failure but if you get one from a site sponser they are ok. you can get the kit for around $195. im looking into getting a new pump soon aswell.

[_Ryan_]

DUMP FRONT IS THE BEST MOD YOU CAN DO and a highflow cat

JJR stainless dump/front heat wrapped and a catco 3" cat

picked up so much response and midrange, standard dump is almost flat over the wastegate area

[QWK32]

DUMP FRONT IS THE BEST MOD YOU CAN DO and a highflow cat

JJR stainless dump/front heat wrapped and a catco 3" cat

picked up so much response and midrange, standard dump is almost flat over the wastegate area

i agree. it just helps the engine and turbo breathe so much more. you can feel staight away how much better the car goes with them.

[kidafa]

Just got a qoute on a shift kit, looking at $450 drive in drive out.

Funny you say that. Did the dump/front on a mates and he said he noticed the catback alot more. :S

[_Ryan_]

Just got a qoute on a shift kit, looking at $450 drive in drive out.

Funny you say that. Did the dump/front on a mates and he said he noticed the catback alot more. :S

i did do my cat too...

its a different sort of change, eg, when it coasts for longer when you lift off, less throttle to maintain speed on the fwy, builds boost quicker on the fwy

i then felt a little loss of response when i did my FMIC

upping the boost when i have the motivation to install my EBC.

FWIW I paid 395 drive in/out for my shift kit

[kidafa]

cat and cat back was allready done when he did his dump...

EBC is a no brainer dude get to it.

[rb26stagea]

Rear strut brace: cheapest, most dramatic suspension mod EVER.

[_Ryan_]

cat and cat back was allready done when he did his dump...

EBC is a no brainer dude get to it.

in a cast, so frustrating to try and install shit

[Tangles]

Rear strut brace: cheapest, most dramatic suspension mod EVER.

where can you get a rear inside cabin strut brace?

[QWK32]

^^^^^^ i would also like to know this. i know there was a group buy a while ago, where they custom made ones?

[Tangles]

ah Im going to grab a cheap $40 adjustable one (s13) and drill the ring connectors to suit

fmic looks funneh, should photo it.... no camera tho, soz. sitting under the reo bar - big no more spotties and cut the bottom dayz lip off ooops

[StageaTypeS]

Yeah I would be keen for a rear strut brace, someone should organise a group buy . I think they were Greddy ones in the last Group Buy, that would go real nice in my stag I reckon.

[_Ryan_]

ah Im going to grab a cheap $40 adjustable one (s13) and drill the ring connectors to suit

fmic looks funneh, should photo it.... no camera tho, soz. sitting under the reo bar - big no more spotties and cut the bottom dayz lip off ooops

camera phone and MMS to your e-mail addy

[M I K E]

i'm running a cusco one in mine