Not updated this in awhile.
Since August last year, the car went back to APT again to swap out the archaic Apexi Power FC for Motec M800 with a knock control box. Offering a little bit more protection on investment. The active knock control also helped extract more horsepower so we jumped from 422 to 466BHP at the same boost levels. The 71HTA snail peaks at around 480, although the peak is claimed to be around 1.8bar, we were out of flow around 1.6 so there wasn't much point pressing on. For me, this build was always about balance, and 450+ is absolutely spot on in an RS.
The first thing I noticed besides the extra horsepower was how much better the cold start and low-speed driving is on this setup. This is likely attributed also to dropping the MAF in favour of SD (speed density). I retained the HKS RS intake, keeping the stock battery location.
It seems during winter people love to have a clear out, I've been looking for a set of SR3 Recaros for sometime - and two popped up a few days apart from each other. I forgot just how comfy these things were! They were factory options on certain CP9A models. The back support on these options were actually a grey material, but they're so hard to find in this condition beggers can't be choosers.
I'm looking to fit them soon as well as playing with the idea of renewing the carpet moulding.
