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[johnb4]

hey guys so im thinking about doing some work to my b4 and wanted to know where you guys think i should start, and whats worth doing and not doing. any info would be great thanks

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All you need: Exhaust Fuel Pump Tune In the order or at the same time.

[buzzda]

Make it handle 1st, might've saved Walts some embarrasment (and kesh) Also IC and CAI are debatedly worth it, but what ^^^ said is where most of the wasps hide.

[robt]

Front and rear strut braces.
Samco hoses.
High flow panel filter after resonator removal.
2.5in catback exhaust or 3.0in.
ECU.
Springs
24mm rear swaybar.
Whiteline bushes
Front links.
BOV.
HD links.
HD swaybar mount.
Puck clutch
4 Pots or Brembos
Anti lift kit.
Roll centre kit.

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Or you can just paint your brake calipers red, that will give you 60 kilowatts more, proven. (with supporting mods)

[ams]

With my B4, I did the following... (in order) Upgraded top mount intercooler Cold air intake Full exhaust Front + Rear sway bars Lowered springs ECU re-tune Really depends how much you want to spend. You will probably find if you fix your suspension it will feel like you're going faster anyway if you can't afford to do anything else.

[alexGT]

top mount upgrade is a very good idea, especially when running boost. lower intake temps = safer.

[Alex]

Single turbo conversion.

[skillionaire]

Hi,

All these suggestions are fine, but we need to know something quite important;

What do you want out of the car?

There are guys in the ARC running rex's with standard IC's no drama what so ever. Are you going to track the car? Hit loose surfaces? Ever carry a large load? Ever tow anything?

The best modification you can make to a car is to upgrade the rubber.

Cheers,
Nik

[Trent]

^^^ I'll back that.

[Trent]

How much difference does a turbo back make over a diff back exhaust on these things?

[B1B2andB4]

paint windscreen wipers faw shaw!

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How much difference does a turbo back make over a diff back exhaust on these things?

Diff backs are pretty much pointless on any car, it's just general knowledge, the car is still restricted by the pipe size further down the line. They are purely just for sound.

An exhaust will only be as good as it's flow, and it will only flow as well as it's smallest diameter of pipe along the line.

Replace the whole exhaust or Catback with high flow cat to see some gains.

paint windscreen wipers faw shaw!

Don't be silly.

[MiniWalks]

whos got the part numbers for the following that fir B4's samco hoses intake hoses cooling hoses (or just better off getting ebay ones?) what size exhaust from turbo(s) back?

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what size exhaust from turbo(s) back?

2.5" off each dump (or stock dumps are good size anyway, i have stock dumps and it makes 180kw atw)
into a single 3" high flow cat
then 3" mandrel bent to the rear.

[skillionaire]

Hi, Maybe spend the money on a few track days first. You can have fun in a standard car, and it will really show you what you need to improve/upgrade to get the most out of your car. Cheers, Nik

[johnb4]

thanks for the info guys been heaps of help. most probs gonna get exhuast, intercooler and cold air intake. how much are fuel pumps?

[johnb4]

and also anyone know a good garage near the s.e suburbs to get it all put on

[DukeNik'em]

RE: Fuel Pump http://cgi.ebay.com....72#ht_621wt_930 Walbro is pretty schmick....there's a post on here, or maybe OzLib about installing it. Can't help with garages.... I know there's a good one around Mornington... but bit far. I'd be looking for a decent tuning place if anything... Nick