Alex's 2004.5 STi! -- 12/15: S204 Performance Damper Ordered! :p

Discussion in 'Member Journals & Project Build Stories' started by Alex, Mar 22, 2006.

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  1. Deke

    Deke Active Member

    Haha, neat idea. Sounds good!
     
    Deke, Jul 17, 2007
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  2. monk

    monk <b>The Kitchen Ninja!!!!</b>

    so what does it sound like opened up?
     
    monk, Jul 17, 2007
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  3. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Great...I can see about doing another video soon. Need to change locations if Imma stomp on it.
     
    Alex, Jul 17, 2007
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  4. knhtrdr

    knhtrdr Active Member

    :bowdown: sweet sound!
     
    knhtrdr, Jul 17, 2007
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  5. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    it definitely is


    hey alex, how about another super premium?
     
    wrxin8or, Jul 17, 2007
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  6. 1ll-WRX

    1ll-WRX Active Member

    movie kinda makes me dizzy a bit.....definitely sounds good though!!
     
    1ll-WRX, Jul 17, 2007
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  7. SoFlaAutoSports

    SoFlaAutoSports Member

    SHAZAAM!!!! looking and sounds good my friend! PS IM BACK!
     
    SoFlaAutoSports, Jul 17, 2007
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  8. JL889

    JL889 Pandastic!

    More super premium please!
     
    JL889, Jul 17, 2007
    #608
  9. Bolderer

    Bolderer Member

    Great clip. Nice idea with the camera work. I definitely like the look of the cobb cat-back. I'm tired of the single wall tip of the spt one that I have. This might be just what I am looking for. Does the mid pipe have the reducer to mate up to the cobb DP or is 3" all the way?
     
    Bolderer, Aug 16, 2007
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  10. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    it has the reducer...which sucks for alex because his godspeed dp is 3" the whole way. hes got a nasty exhaust leak right now.
     
    wrxin8or, Aug 16, 2007
    #610
  11. clemsonscooby

    clemsonscooby Active Member

    Cool video!
     
    clemsonscooby, Aug 16, 2007
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  12. rexrocker

    rexrocker Active Member

    Very nice! Sounds awesome man.

    You rolling through stop signs?!?!? ;)
     
    rexrocker, Aug 16, 2007
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  13. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    There's a reduction unforuntately. I may just hack it off and weld a 3" on there though and solve the problem completely. Thanks for the comments and no, I dont roll through stops :eek:

    Anyways, so I picked up something new for the car today -- 4 new things actually, they're all related. Care to venture a guess? :) Ive been wanting these somethings for quite a while and I finally had to chance to grab 'em.
     
    Alex, Aug 17, 2007
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  14. Deke

    Deke Active Member

    springs or coilovers?
     
    Deke, Aug 17, 2007
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  15. rexrocker

    rexrocker Active Member

    :dunno 4 things...tires? Wheels? Flux capacitor?
     
    rexrocker, Aug 17, 2007
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  16. pEd

    pEd This ain't no Piccadilly!

    did you buy the CO's Doug was selling??
     
    pEd, Aug 17, 2007
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  17. clemsonscooby

    clemsonscooby Active Member

    balls for your bumper.
     
    clemsonscooby, Aug 17, 2007
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  18. rexrocker

    rexrocker Active Member

    [​IMG]

    ^^ According to Matt, with these you'll be able to graduate to racing at Road Atlanta.
     
    rexrocker, Aug 17, 2007
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  19. mmtasty

    mmtasty Active Member

    ummm... is it shiny? what does it taste like? is it something that wrxn8tor would want to violate? (actually, that doesn't narrow it down) is it a red snapper? it is isn't it!!! cool! lucky...
     
    mmtasty, Aug 17, 2007
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  20. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    i hate you...i hate you so very very much


    :wtc:


    im gonna venture a guess and say some type of suspension part (springs or CO's)
     
    wrxin8or, Aug 17, 2007
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  21. Weapon

    Weapon 90lbs of dynamite Supporting Member

    2 pairs of high heels?
     
    Weapon, Aug 17, 2007
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  22. Greg

    Greg Active Member

    Your not getting your wheels back.... sorry.
     
    Greg, Aug 17, 2007
    #622
  23. Meredith

    Meredith Banned

    They are sitting in my living room, the COs from Doug. HOwever my custom pink rota g-force wheels are up for sale... I'll leave at that
     
    Meredith, Aug 17, 2007
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  24. JPM Coachworks

    JPM Coachworks Registered Vendor<br/>Its delux son, delux. Supporting Member

    Damnit!
     
    JPM Coachworks, Aug 17, 2007
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  25. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Unfortunately no one guessed correctly :wtc:

    Nice a clean hs install
    [​IMG]

    Yes, that's a fan...its hot :)
    [​IMG]

    bam! jdm
    [​IMG]

    Regarding the wonderful gauges, thanks to JL889 and his new m3 :) I only have the boost hooked up currently (I have the OEM gauge and pod for sale). I'll be pulling his EGT sensor and oil gallery plug (hopefully its mounted there) this evening most likely.

    Question is, whats the best way to plug a EGT bung? Id assume find the proper size stud, etc for it.
     
    Alex, Aug 19, 2007
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  26. 5spdfrk

    5spdfrk Active Member

    Well, it depends on what size it was tapped. If it was 1/8" NPT (national pipe thread), then you can find a pipe plug to fit in it. Some gauges use 1/8" BSP (British Standard Pipe) thread, which isn't as common.
     
    5spdfrk, Aug 19, 2007
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  27. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    what...no props to me for dealing with your bitchy ass while taking apart joes car?

    lol...glad you got the boost hooked up
     
    wrxin8or, Aug 19, 2007
    #627
  28. Jake

    Jake Active Member

    are they literally JDM? as in they are tilted to the right side seat? i know some of those dash mounted gauge pods turn the gauges one way or the other.
     
    Jake, Aug 19, 2007
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  29. rexrocker

    rexrocker Active Member

    Looks great man!!
     
    rexrocker, Aug 19, 2007
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  30. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    looking good, did you t-into the vaccum lines or did you reuse existing vaccume line that was avalible from OEM boost gauge?
     
    blindfold, Aug 20, 2007
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  31. MarkM2016GTI

    MarkM2016GTI Supporting Member

    The gauges look tight Alex...


    Mark
     
    MarkM2016GTI, Aug 20, 2007
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  32. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    So I corded my front left this week, and while I had the car up in the air I found something interesting. When I originally read the RCE coil bind thread, I figured that may be the reason why the car feels like its bottoming out over everything -- well, I was correct. Both fronts are showing signs of it. I have a hunch that the RCE rears have put an extreme about of wear on the rear shocks given their slammin' height, so maybe those will be going soon as well. I have been dissatisfied with these springs since they first arrived and now I am tired of it. If you're curious why, just thumb through the journal...

    I believe I will be purchasing pinks and solving my problem once and for all. I should have bought them 2-3 years ago when I wanted to instead of trying out 2 or 3 other suspension setups :lol:

    [​IMG]
     
    Alex, Aug 21, 2007
    #632
  33. pEd

    pEd This ain't no Piccadilly!

    Wow.....
     
    pEd, Aug 21, 2007
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  34. calmnothing

    calmnothing Shlimp Flied Lice Supporting Member

    Are we looking at the stress marks on the under side of the springs?
     
    calmnothing, Aug 21, 2007
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  35. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    yeah so...that tire wear is due to this?

    i still cant believe the -9deg of camber on the right rear didnt cord a tire first...lol
     
    wrxin8or, Aug 21, 2007
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  36. BrianGT

    BrianGT Banned

    Yo yo yo... I called them today, and they are mailing out some version 2 front springs when the next batch comes in.
     
    BrianGT, Aug 21, 2007
    #636
  37. SonicBoom

    SonicBoom Active Member

    ^^^ Just ordered some from GTWORX yesterday... they told me they were in stock. Who'd you talk to? Myles? Someones not getting the right info... hopefully its you and my springs are on there way like Myles promised.... :)
     
    SonicBoom, Aug 21, 2007
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  38. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    it was such a hype on Iwsti.com when these came out, man are they good at marketing.
     
    blindfold, Aug 21, 2007
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  39. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    It very little to do with them pushing the product IMO, everyone just hopped on the bandwagon and word of mouth spread like wildfire...

    Sonic, I was given the run around so many times from them (Myles) that its impossible for me to judge when a shipment will actually arrive to them and be sent to me :)
     
    Alex, Aug 21, 2007
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  40. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    Alex, since you did the :lol:....you need to add it now!

    :lol:
     
    Matt, Aug 21, 2007
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  41. SonicBoom

    SonicBoom Active Member

    You guys got me worried.... I contacted Myles and minutes later I got my tracking number from Fedex. The springs are on there way. So.. they are in stock. You and Brian should givem shit and get your replacements. Alex, if your not impressed with there product at least you'll have a new set to sell and get the money for your pinks!
     
    SonicBoom, Aug 21, 2007
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  42. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Im glad your tracking # works, I was given quite a few dead ones :)
     
    Alex, Aug 22, 2007
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  43. Lutfy

    Lutfy Member

    Alex have you looked into KW V1s? Seems like a good compromise plus they have lifetime warranty
     
    Lutfy, Aug 22, 2007
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  44. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    Alex, I seriously think you should hold out on the Pinks until the TiC guys finishes experimenting with their custom AST coilover setup with sortments of springs, I have high hopes for those guys.
     
    blindfold, Aug 22, 2007
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  45. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    I was looking at the v3s, but Ill check those out as well :)

    Definitely, with RCE sending me front replacements I'll certainly try them out again. If I can roll the rear fenders I dont think it will matter anymore...unless the unusually low rear is overstressing the rear shocks (which Im sure it is). BTW, has TIC made any progress on that? They had the idea awhile ago and I havent really followed up on the thread.
     
    Alex, Aug 22, 2007
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  46. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    TiC rules....buy anything and everything from them!!
     
    Matt, Aug 22, 2007
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  47. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    check it out here is the link I am watching them closely, hopefully they make something thats comfortable for the street and adequate on the track and of course more importantly with a TiC price tag:sx:


    Oh man, I just now noticed that sig
     
    blindfold, Aug 22, 2007
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  48. pEd

    pEd This ain't no Piccadilly!

    ^^ told ya we were coming after you....\
    / threadjack
     
    pEd, Aug 22, 2007
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  49. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    well i try to register with my email but it seems they are NOT willing to send me the temporary password, checked my junk mail folder too
     
    blindfold, Aug 22, 2007
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  50. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Sounds like an excuse to me :)
     
    Alex, Aug 22, 2007
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