In interest of conversation, Lets Hear what we have planned for our much loved subies(+Rx8) This Winter/Spring! I guess Im curious to know the following. What you are setting up for your cars primary use (I.E. Helen Canyon Carver, Strip Car, Daily Driver, Show, Fast Street, Track Whore, Cone Eating, Mobile Sound Studio etc.) Current Modifications Future Modifications Thanks! Jason
Lemme think about this for a sec... In terms of servicing... Tranny Fluid (amsoil) Diff Fluid (amsoil) Oil (mobile 1) Breaks (see below) Breaking system... Vastly superior pads (porterfield ?) ATE Super Blue Fluid Goodridge SS Lines Audio... Most likely major rewire Grounding kit Fab a fiberglass sub enclosure Forester DIN Pocket Interior... STi Mats to replace all weather WR Limited 6sp knob Autospeed dead pedal Door Sills Cargo net (?) CG-Lock Exterior... TRU or V-Limited front lip Clear and or painted headlight housings Do-Luck CF Hood (?) New Wheels (?) TINT (20%ish) Wax Job I Badge Under the hood... ECUtek (sometime before I die) CF Rad. shroud Blitz SUS Intake (?) Godspeed DP (?) Perrin Lightened Crank Pulley Kartboy short shift STi Air Filter STi Radiator Cap STi Oil Cap Kartboy Shifter bushings Handling... Whiteline steering rack bushing Whiteline rear diff bushing STi Pinks HSM's ebay "STi" strut tower bars (f/r)
Since im still bored at work lol.. Finished up the Suspension 22 Front Bar/24 Rear Bar. Pinks+Tops, Lateral Arms, Trailing Arms, Front Lower Brace, Steering Bushing. Love the setup so far.(Looking to get rid of my stock front bar WRX+RS guys, and a spare WRX front in my garage possibly) Should be reciving K&N Typhoon for x-mas(Will have spare STi Drop in if you want it with 6k Alex ill chuck it to ya). More Driver Training. After Track Day lookig at street Wheels/Tires+Clutch, Brakes. From There will be collecting rest of power parts while waiting on Street Tuner. Looking to Get 18g or 20g, Perrin Modded injectors, Fuel Pump, Hyperflow V2 TMIC, Wideband 02, Oil Cooler, and Spec C Water Tank. Eventually hope to have a jack-of-all trades car, wish to Solo I in 2006 for fun. Jason Williams
the duty: rallyx, atlanta metal plate and pothole killer, occasional track fixing up the accident damage then some diy tint painting fog light covers and interior trim driver training in the near future... 4 point harnesses 22-24 front sway bar custom fab front skid plate better clutch/flywheel hawk hp+/hps brake pads undecided on what to do w/the shocks/struts Jason
Main purpose: Fun daily driver Hopefully a 6speed going in. Possibly Ecutek while its up at SoG. If not a 6speed then a rebuilt slushbox with Ecutek detuning my HP Roof rail deletes STI scoop Audio stuff. "Layer of wax"-you crack me up Alex, but I still need to do another one. Between Atlanta and sitting dead in my driveway for a month my car needs to be cleaned. Sway bars Strut bars Springs
What you are setting up for your cars primary use: Solo II and daily driver. Probably set up somewhere inbetween. Current Modifications: Ha!!! Only a Perrin Rear adjustable sway... Future Modifications: Double Ha!!! Where do I start...adjustable shocks/struts(coilovers or Koni's depending), front sway, cat-back (turbo back once the warranty goes...) probably an AP for engine management, kart boy short throw, STi top mount intercooler, STi scoop(?), I too, would like to figure out a better solution for my sub. I reaaaaaallllly want to do the sub-in-the-spare enclsure. Well, unless my Dad gives me his MR2 turbo when he retires, that will be all for this year...probably next too! Oh yeah, and painted rails...
What you are setting up for your cars primary use solo2 and daily driver Current Modifications power: blitz nur spec r cat back helix catted downpipe pde uppipe injen CAI ECUTEK handling: tein flex with 8kg springs whiteline front strut bar whiteline rear swaybar whiteline front swaybar kartboy rear end links exterior: adr sz1 18's zerosports CF wing risers CF STi hood scoop 5% tint debadged fog light covers WRXatlanta decals :bigthumb: interior: ecutek data monitor momo shift knob Future Modifications Larger TMIC rear strut bar larger turbo + injectors + fuel pump STi short block Current Power Dynojet: 251 whp, 265 lb-ft Dynapak: 233 whp, 253 lb-ft 19.6psi
Main Purpose : DSR (Daily Stress Reliever) Current Mods : Power: AP Stage 1 Stromung 3" Cat Back Suspension: v8 STi Struts & Top hats JDM STi PINK lowering springs Electronics : Valentine 1 Escort ZR3 Laser Shifter Future Mods : Power: Crucial Racing UP & DP AP Stage 2 Stromung High Flow 3rd Cat Samco IC Hoses Suspension: Front (21) & Rear(22-24) Sway bars Exterior: HID Projector Retro Fit Side panels painted Wheels & Tire: First, just Toyo Proxes 4 on stock rims Then, Rota Tarmac II with Toyo T1-S when i have enough money At the end, i'll have rougly 230WHP or 285HP at the crank with pretty superb handling. oh well, my goal is to do all these next year. haha oh well, that's another 6Gs more than what i paid on brand new wrx. i wish that i bought STi... but oh well.... my dad wanted me to get Legacy GT instead of WRX... hahaha Any recommendations are welcome!!!
Primary use: Fast Daily Driver, Track use and light Auto-X Current Modifications: Power: - Prodrive Stage 2 Handling: - Eibach Pro-Kit springs - Falken Azenis ST-115 225/45 R 17 Exterior: - STI scoop - Rota Smoke Steel Grey SDR - Hail damaged hood, fenders and roof - increased downforce and 5 whp - 25% tint all around Interior: - Momo Carbon Fiber shift knob - Omori boost guage Future Modifications More driver training More track time Power: - Prodrive Stage 3 Handling: - 24 mm front/22 mm rear Whiteline adjustable sway bars - Track tires (used stock STI RE070 or Falken Azenis Sport) mounted on Black Rota SDRs - (eventually) JIC coilovers Exterior: - body work to repair hail damage - Prodrive front lip - Prodrive RB5 wing - JDM HID headlights Interior: - ATI Carbon Fiber 3 guage pod with EGT, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure Eventually-eventually - Prodrive Stage 4 (when it's released) OR upgraded turbo, intercooler, injectors and EcuTek retune when Prodrive opens the EcuTek software on Stage 3... :bigthumb: Eventually-eventually-eventually - an STi and an M3 SMG in the garage! :bowdown:
Sounds awesome guys! All very interesting goals. Rex im interested in why selecting the 24mm/22mm Setup, not saying it wont work or will induce understeer as i dont think that will really be the case as the car can definately use a very heavy bar in front. Plus with coilovers it not really an issue as you can adjust how you want it all to interact. Sounds interesting if you feel learn me up on your thoughts. TCJRS sounds like quite the countermeasure setup Im interested in the ZR3 Shifter as well, I hear its awesome, let us know! Matching the rated hp with wheel hp will be quite the nice DSR. Milo sounds great, you will really like the sway bars addon a definate kick ass mod. Belvin let me know when ur ready for a stock STi Top mount ill cut a deal of my old one in spring. Sounds like a good early car plan setup you have going. GT know if you are sourcing out a JDM or USDM 6-speed? If you go used 5-speed maybe a set of spec c gears will help with the power and keep you cheap by slushbox im presuming an auto, My last GSX was auto and had a lot of transmission mods and over 280hp, saving grace for it was beefier clutch pack(Not too expensive I think I paid $60), shift kit($125) and transmission cooler($150.00), the temps would get outrageous, but it helped it stay reasonable and reliable, the high stall T/C(a bit more $ but loved it) dropped .5 on 1/4 as well, just chuckin ideas. Black sounds like fun, I want to rallyx soon myself im trying to get a impreza wagon(90's) or a 91 Legacy to dd and try rallx for fun. Alex whats a HSM? Jason
Jason, I guess you were out of the loop when I went through all my transmission problems. I was running a transmission cooler and everything but over time the auto just kept killing itself. There's a couple 6speeds over on NASIOC and Scott Siegel has some places where I can get some cheap USDM 6speeds.
Jesus Jason, take a breath HSM = Hardened Strut Mounts And about your filter, that'd be great -- about the fluids, I figure why not go for the tranny and diff flush and swap. Also, I need to get new pads, suggestions on where to go for the cheapest prices? Might end up calling Porter to see what he's carrying, etc.
Recently picked up a 2002 Wagon. Will be a daily driver and see probably 35k miles/yr based on the last few years of driving. Mostly interested in mods that make the car work better as a daily driver. I ride road and mountain bikes and so far have just gotten the car ready to do the sometimes ugly job of hauling crud covered bikes and people. So far: Winter mats cargo area mat Drawtite 1 1/4 receiver hitch (nice, mostly hidden by bumper cover, and only 79 bucks) In an initial flurry of upgrades (birthday and Christmas both in Dec ) I picked up an AccessPort(stage 1 installed), and have the following ready to go in: Kartboy shifter and bushings Stromung axleback (I'm old, and the guy from SPD said keep the midpipe If I wanted more quiet with my lesser restriction) STi uppipe On order: Vishnu underdrive pullys This will probably do it for me on the power end. Future: Probably will pick up a rear sway bar and maybe do bushings here and there as I learn which make a real difference and which ones fit my driving style and application. Upgrade speakers grounding mod
Im currently shopping for pads, im having a hard time deciding which to get, I have seen some good deals including a kit with the following for $400.00 Ferodo Brake Special for STi • Ferodo Front and Rear DS2500 Brake Pads • Goodridge Stainless Steel Brake Lines • AP-551 Brake Fluid If you want the vendors name let me know, i dunno what the thing is about non-vendor status shop promoting on the board. Umm myself, im going to hold onto the stockers and a good fluid, and kill them off permanantly at the siegel school. As a pad that may be good for day to day and auto-x may get backplated during a hpde(Maybe not at lil tally as its smaller) and a good HPDE/Track pad may not suit your desires for day to day and so on. Not doing much more tracking after this so im hoping for a low dust, street/autox pad ultimately. However immedately upon return ill re-bleed, turn and replace pads. So im looking as well. I cant wait too see the 6-speed setup, should be pretty hoss, going with an aftermarket clutch/flywheel at the same time? Road Bikes? What do you ride Dave?
whoa another PTC WRX wagon!! If you ever have seen a white one around town thats me, but for now my car is in the shop.
Stromung axleback and shifter/bushings are in! The Stromung (axleback only) sound is outstanding from about 3k up. These were the easy mods...the uppipe looms. hmmm, When I mentioned bikes I meant bicycles, and I have a few each for road and mtb. Road bikes include a Giant TCR2(bottom of their carbon framed bikes), Landshark (steel), and a run-o-the mill Cannondale R1000, with my old Litespeed Catalyst ti frame begging to be built up again. GTscoob, good luck on getting a six speed in, I'll keep and eye out for you.
welcome dave! do you have the cross bars on your roof rails? if not, i do and it don't need 'em. i'll sell them to you if you want
Well crap. Already bought a new set of crossbars because I will occasionally be carrying a canoe. When I bought the Suby I did not realize there was so much aftermarket and used part availability. I'll be trying to take advantage of it more in the future.
What you are setting up for your cars primary use daily driver/sleeper Current Modifications power Strongum cat back helix catted downpipe helix uppipe Sti TMIC HKS CAI GFB BOV Grounding Kit handling: tein s-tech springs exterior: stock rims 25% tint debadged wrxatlanta decals Sti grille Sti hoodscoop interior: ecutek data monitor JVC headunit 10" Polk Audio Sub 500 watt Polk 2 channel amp Future Modifications ECUTEK to get the full functionality from the data monitor front & rear strut bars front + rear swaybars VF30 upgrade
Update on mine: 6speed is a go as soon as Scott can find one. I'm also getting Ecutek done while the car is up at SoG.
well its still learning but the other night on 75 south it pulled 15.3 psi and around 110 mph in 4th gear.
bobby: yeah i have the ABC but i took it off after i installed the up/dp cuz i switched off the UTEC and did not want it to overboost.... mike: im still thinking whether i should keep UTEC or switch to ECUTEK... primarily considering the issue that with UTEC i can simply switch it off and run the factory ECU in case of problems... i wont have this ability with ecutek... either case, i'll be back on the 8th and we could talk some
Scoobysport Uppipe and downpipe, being installed by Topspeed Saturday. EGT and A/F Guage also being installed saturday when sensor bungs can be welded onto uppipe and downpipe. Spec C Roof vent being shipped mid month, and Primitive Racing Roof Scoop at same time. In the future, Ecutek reflash with Delta Dash software. Carputer to control EM and get rid of CD player.
I am possibly thinkiing of moving to ecutek in august, however I dont believe they have a two map version out for the STi yet, Id like to have a 100 oct and a 93 oct map. I believe they have it for the wrx where you press defrost and press full throttle and switch maps. Maybe by then. Jason
Thats one thing I was going to ask Scott about, because I wasnt sure if they had separate maps for Ecutek.
They have separate maps for the 02 and 03 WRX, not for the 04 and 05 WRX or STi. I found this out from Ken Cole at Rallyperformance.
these seperate maps for 02 and 03... are these the hi-det and lo-det maps or something else that you can switch on demand?
Well from what I understand, its not a full switch on demand in theory, but its easily done. Can do it while ignition is on, so no turning of the car to switch modes. Id imagine most times youd be stationary or able to hit full throttle without hitting another car or somethin. . The tuner you select, you would tell him what you would want the settings to be used/tuned for. Examples of neat uses. Fuel econ and full performance map. low and high boost setting 93 oct and *insert other oct* setting A conservitive tune and a more agressive tune. etc. etc. Its pretty neat, I hope it comes out for 04-05 soon. In which case id better not notice the rear window is frosty while merging with 93 oct lol. Jason
Primary use: Daily Driver, Bad Driver Avoidance Machine (BDAM) I didn't realize I had done all these mods in just 1 year until I started typing Current Mods: Power/Engine Bay: - Cobb Stage II via Accessport - PDE Uppipe - PDE Catted Downpipe - Stromung 2.5" Dual Tip Axelback - Perrin Intercooler Hoses - Green Air Filter - Grounding Kit - Vision Hood Gas Dampers Handling: - Prodrive Springs - 17" Rota Bronze SDR's - Falken GR Beta FK-451 - 20mm Sedan Rear Sway Bar - Whiteline Rear Strut Tower Brace Exterior: - Painted Side Skirts - Subaru Hood Deflector - Removed Grill Emblem - Removed Roof Rack - Cleared and Painted Headlamps - Hella Horns w/ Custom Switch for 2/4 Horns - Debadged S U B A R U Interior: - Razo Carbon Fiber Shift Knob - 52mm Omori Boost Guage - Alpine CDA-9835 - Avionixx 600.4 Amp - CDT 6.5" CL-61a's mounted with IA Performance Spacers - Peerless 10" XLS Sub - WeatherTech Rubber Floor Mats Future Mods: Power/Engine Bay: - STi Hood Scoop - STi TMIC Exterior: - Rear Waist Spoiler - Front Lip Interior: - Fiberglass Spare Tire Well Subwoofer Enclosure - XM Direct w/ Alpine Smart Adapter
hmm Radon and I have the exact same exterior plans. Gotta love the waste spoiler, but thats a ways down the line for me right now. My only exterior mods I want to do is the roof rail delete, STI scoop, fog light covers, waste spoiler, and a modest front lip.