Joey V's 05 STi

Discussion in 'Member Journals & Project Build Stories' started by JV9124, Oct 4, 2012.

  1. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    Joey V's 05 street/track STi - Volk, Voltex, etc.

    Hi,

    I moved to Atlanta from Boston in August '12 and am getting my MBA at Georgia Tech. I really like Atlanta and the south in general (I went to undergrad in New Orleans). I haven't been to any local meets yet but plan to attend some soon. Hopefully I'll get to meet some cool people!

    Anyways, about the car... It's an '05 STi. I bought it stock in October '08 and have taken it pretty far. I built it to be great on a track with appearance being second priority. Mods list and pictures below.

    -Joe
     
    Last edited: Jun 21, 2013
  2. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    Mod List:

    Power:
    Invidia V2 Bellmouth Catless DP
    Fujitsubo RM01A Catback
    Visconti tune (311whp/350wtq)

    Suspension:
    Ohlins Fixed Perch Struts
    RCE Yellow Springs
    Group N F/R Top Hats
    RCE Sway Bars
    Kartboy Solid Endlinks

    Chassis/Driveline:
    JDM STi Bumper Beam
    TiC Fender Cowl Braces
    Whiteline Steering Rack Bushing
    Whiteline Roll Center Kit
    Whiteline Anti-Lift Kit
    Group N Motor Mounts
    Group N Trans Mount
    Kartboy Pitch Stop Mount
    TiC Trans Crossmember Bushings
    Kartboy Rear Diff lock bolts
    TiC Clunk Killer
    TiC Super Shift Set

    Brakes:
    DBA 5000 slotted front rotors
    DBA 4000 slotted rear rotors
    Goodridge SS Brake Lines
    TiC master cylinder brace
    Ferodo 2500 brake pads
    Motul fluid

    Exterior:
    JDM HID Headlights
    JDM Fog Lights (Ion Yellow)
    JDM side markers/turn signals (Clear)
    WRX Side Skirts (painted OBP)
    Cusco front lip
    Voltex carbon fiber rear diffuser
    Bluebatmobile reverse light overlays
    35% tint

    Wheels/Tires:
    Volk TE37 Time Attack 18x8.5 +50
    Volk Limited Edition Center Caps
    Rays Engineering Black Locking Lugs
    Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec (255/35/18)
     
    Last edited: Oct 4, 2012
  3. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    Pictures:

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    Last edited: Oct 4, 2012
  4. b reel

    b reel Active Member

    nice ride
     
  5. W84Spool

    W84Spool New Member

    Nice subie that rear diffuser is sick
     
  6. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    welcome to the community!
     
  7. CelticPride

    CelticPride Banned

    Beautiful car dude.
     
  8. WRboXer

    WRboXer Active Member

    Good job and nice mods.
     
  9. i'll keep an eye out for your car. I live right up the road from Georgia Tech. That is a beauty.
     
  10. integroid

    integroid Supporting Member

    Nice Ride!
     
  11. Sweet wheels. That diffuser looks like something Darth Vader would rock or a storm tooper. It's pretty wicked.
     
  12. Al.SpecB

    Al.SpecB Member

    Very nice ride man, It looks mean.
     
  13. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    Man this looks just like JL889's STi. Did you buy it new, or did it have those jdm fogs on it when you bought it?
     
  14. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    I bought it from a Subaru dealership in New Hampshire (I'm from Massachusetts) in 2008 when there were 25K miles on it and it was bone stock (no fog lights). I picked all the parts for this build myself.
     
  15. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    Btw, thanks for the props, everybody. Hopefully I'll start to meet some of y'all soon at the local meets.
     
  16. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    cool....just checking. he had very similar mods


    car looks great
     
  17. ahh nice saw your car at starbucks a week or two back at tech square. welcome!
     
  18. yerrow

    yerrow Active Member

    te37 and rm01a...sounds like mine.

    good lookin' car, welcome to the community!
     
  19. SonicBoom

    SonicBoom Active Member

    Very nice car... All mods flow together nicely.... Love it.
     
  20. wagunz_pwn

    wagunz_pwn Active Member

    Wirelessly posted (From Your Mom's House!: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.0.3; en-us; Amaze_4G Build/IML74K) AppleWebKit/534.30 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/534.30)

    Caffeine & Octane is this Sunday morning up in Alpharetta, or just wait for the next Tuesday night dinner meet...which I think is closer to where you live.
     
  21. Tank

    Tank Member

    Really nice looking ride. I don't think many subie owners go to the Varsity car meets on the first Thursday of every month but I know there are quite a few car enthusiast that do. May see you out there some time.
     
  22. scoobaru

    scoobaru Active Member

    Nice Cah!

    And the varsity meets are no longer. But def. check out caffiene and octane!
     
  23. t3chn0rem1x

    t3chn0rem1x Member

    agreed on c&o this sunday
     
  24. bluedestiny

    bluedestiny Supporting Member

    ah, saw it in midtown recently; very nice build.
     
  25. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    Are you from MA? I detect an accent, haha.

    Btw, I'm going to try to make it to C&O tomorrow. If any of you see me there feel free to come introduce yourself!
     
  26. Drowland87

    Drowland87 Staff Member Supporting Member

    Btw, I'm going to try to make it to C&O tomorrow. If any of you see me there feel free to come introduce yourself![/QUOTE]

    I'll be there around 7 hopefully. 05 WRB w/gold BBS STI. Hope to see you there, the car looks awesome btw!
     
  27. blindfold

    blindfold Active Member

    rear diffuser is pretty cool
     
  28. W84Spool

    W84Spool New Member

    I saw your car a forged ! You parked next to my silver STI
     
  29. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    Hell yeah, I saw your car and figured STi's should stick together, lol. That was a really fun event hosted by Forged! Do you know what car put down the most power?
     
  30. Texsun

    Texsun Member

    probably a geedeeare...
     
  31. W84Spool

    W84Spool New Member

    Very true ! Lol I went to see if you were there but never found you . Yeah it was a real good event, forged always does great events . Got me a free T shirt ! lol I think the most hp was the black GTR put down like 730 hp.
     
  32. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    I'm going to caffiene & octane this sunday...cruisin with the forged performance guys and their GTRs :bowdown: or whatever they decide to bring

    Also, some pics I found from an HPDE I did at AMP in September...going into turn 6

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  33. New pics coming soon!

    Car looked, sounded and performed awesome out at AMP this weekend. You were hauling ass around the sweeper! I got to get some parts to keep up now hahha :)

    1:36 is smoking fast for being so new to tracking. I'm proud of ya!
     
  34. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    Ahh, Chadbee you found me! Haha. Thanks man! Sunday was a blast! I'm sure once springtime rolls around and you'r car is no longer stock I'll be eating your dust, lol.
     
  35. We will see! I think you still a second - second and half on the table!

    I won't be at C&O this month because of the Santa Run Event at AMP. Come up and hang out.
     
  36. SubieEngineer

    SubieEngineer Member

    Good meeting both of you this past weekend. :)

    Joey, 1:36 is stupidly fast! Next Tracks Unlimited event, I'll need to hop in and see how you handle T13 on to the front straight. :D

    Chad, looking forward to those pics!
     
  37. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    Alright, its been a while but I got some pictures from a track day at AMP to show y'all. Thanks to ChadbeePhotography for the absolutely incredible pictures. If anybody wants their car shot by one of the best car/motorsport photographers in the Atlanta area you should contact Chad! www.chadbeephotography.com

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  38. Sparta

    Sparta Active Member

    nice car and nice pics
     
  39. SubieEngineer

    SubieEngineer Member

    Great track shots!
     
  40. Mr.legg

    Mr.legg New Member

    Good looking car !
     
  41. ESXTrack014

    ESXTrack014 New Member

    what part of boston are you from? I played in the EJHL in Springfield for a little while.

    Car looks great, love the front lip. Welcome to Atlanta
     
  42. wagunz_pwn

    wagunz_pwn Active Member

    Are you the ESX that is always around Alpharetta?
     
  43. ESXTrack014

    ESXTrack014 New Member

    Thats me
     
  44. wagunz_pwn

    wagunz_pwn Active Member

    Cool. I usually hear you first and then see you. Even seen your car at C&O.
     
  45. ESXTrack014

    ESXTrack014 New Member

    Yeah haha its obnoxiously loud. Are you going to C&O this sunday?
     
  46. wagunz_pwn

    wagunz_pwn Active Member

    I'm usually there...hell, i only live about 1 mile away.
     
  47. b reel

    b reel Active Member

    pretty sure you've seen the car at Topspeed too
     
  48. ESXTrack014

    ESXTrack014 New Member

    Yeah they built a block for me and did some tuning on it after I bought it.
     
  49. blackonblack2

    blackonblack2 New Member

    yeah i've seen the car around as well.. looks good!
     
  50. JV9124

    JV9124 New Member

    Thanks man, I knew I wanted that lip before I even bought the car but didnt buy it until I knew I was moving to a place where I wouldn't have to uninstall it every winter, haha.

    I grew up in central MA but lived and worked in Boston for the past few years before moving to Atl. I lived in Cambridge, Back Bay, and Chinatown/Theater District. That's cool you played hockey...I played hockey in Worcester when I was really young.

    My car is at TopSpeed right now btw...my Ohlins struts are in NC being rebuilt by Ohlins USA. TSM is installing Endless brake pads too. AAAND I've gotten a few different quotes from them regarding motor builds and turbo setups...SS1 vs. RR1 blocks, cams vs. no cams, Dom 1.5 XT-R vs. ETS rotated GTX3076R, etc. Any input based on personal experience from the community would be appreciated!
     

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