A while ago a good customer came to us with his brand new completely stock 2006 STI and told us he wanted to add some more power and better handling. The first thing we recommended was a stage 2 power package. His response to me was I was looking for a little more power then stage 2 so I asked how much more he said about 500 whp and so this project was born. After over a year a lot of money and a lot of hard work this project is coming together and nearing completion. This customer is a stickler for details and wanted nothing but the highest quality parts for his car so COBB, APS, KW and many more suppliers were called on to deliver the car you see below.

Engine:
COBB pro-series sleeved short block.
COBB pro-series stage 3 CNC ported header with bigger valves
Cosworth 274-278 cams
Cosworth 12mm oil pump
ARP head studs
APS DR725 FMIC
APS TSR 70 turbo kit
APS rotated mount intake
APS BOV
APS fuel rails
APS aux fuel rails
APS 3.5in turbo back
APS header with header wrap
APS TGV deletes
Tial 44mm waste gate
COBB main pulley
PE 850cc primary injectors (4)
Bosch 600cc aux injectors (4)
walbro 255lph fuel pump
Aeromotive A1000 external fuel pump
Aeromotive external fuel filter
Aeromotive fuel pump controller
Aeromotive adjustable bypass regulator
FLI custom fuel surge tank
FLI custom revers intake manifold pipes.
LINK G4 stand alone ECU
Aquamist HFS-5 kit
Spec-C 11 liter tank


Suspension:
KW V3 coilovers
COBB front and rear sway bars
Whiteline Anti-lift kit
Factory BBS wheels for now



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Old engine out of the car and APS FMIC core mounted

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COBB Pro series motor. This motor uses 100mm Forged JE pistons, COBB rods, COBB main and rod bearings, darton sleeves and is balanced and blueprinted.




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COBB CNC heads with the Cosworth cams


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Completed and assembled long block


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Engine all the way back together for the most part and the start of the reverse intake manifold mock up.





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http://fliblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/_rfmic_main-blog1.jpg?w=475&h=357These are some of the pic of the revers intake manifold being built by us here at the shop. On one of the pipes we made some notches to accommodate keeping the AC and still leaving no chance of it rubbing on the hood or the AC. All pipes have been sent out for final powder coating and will be back shortly.



This brings you up to date on what we have done with the car so far I will be updating this thread as the days go by and we make some more headroom. As always if you have any questions about the car or anything we have done please let me know.


Ryan
Fine Line Imports
www.finelineimports.net

damn that's one badass setup!!

damn that things gonna be a beast

It's gonna be a beast and a half! Especially with stock bbs wheels n rubber lol. I am envisioning gobs of burnt rubber when that turbo spools and tries to lay down 500whp to 17x8" wheels. :biggrin1:

how much whp should this bad toy make?

how much whp should this bad toy make?



Should be in the 500whp range on 100 with meth. If for some reason we do not make it on the .82 housing we will switch to the larger 1.06 and try again.

Yet another high quality project from the FLI crew. :thumb:

you'll probably have to use the 1.06 housing, that .82 housing has been holding people back. Especially with those heads and cams, you need to let that baby breath. Sounds like a fun project.

looks like it's going to be a beast to drive
stock wheels/tires?
must be fun to peel out in second!

and third^^

Update 10-02-08: It has been a busy couple of weeks at the shop but we did manage to make some headway on the STI. All the injectors and fuel rails are installed and the fuel lines ran. We got the IC pipes back from powder coating and installed those as well. Next on the list is tackling the fuel system from the trunk to the engine bay. Below are a few pictures from the final installation of the IC pipes and the two sets of fuel rails and the 8 injectors.




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APS aux fuel rail kit installed onto the APS TGV deletes with the Bosch 600cc inj.



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Both sets of APS fuel rails one set holds PE 850cc and the other the Bosch 600cc secondary set.



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Aeromotive adjustable bypass regulator



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The reverse intake manifold pipes all done coated and installed.



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This is the notches we made in one of the IC pipes in order to clear the alternator and still keep the AC.



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Some other pictures of the IC pipes.


If you have any questions please let me know.

Ryan
Fine Line Imports
www.finelineimports.net
http://fliblog.wordpress.com/

job well done...satisfaction guranteed.. I remember seeing the beginning of this project at the shop, it's came a long way. two thumbs up for the FLi crew. Hey ryan, are you going to get to test drive her??

job well done...satisfaction guranteed.. I remember seeing the beginning of this project at the shop, it's came a long way. two thumbs up for the FLi crew. Hey ryan, are you going to get to test drive her??

I wish lol. I will have the owner give me a ride but no way I am taking a car like that on the street the last thing I need is to get pulled over or hit while driving it. Even if the owner begged me to drive it I would have second thoughts.

Ryan
Fine Line Imports

one word, 3 letters... WOW :jaw:

Nice work! looks really clean. Esp. the way you guys did the IC pipe around the ac.

one word, 3 letters... WOW :jaw:

Nice work! looks really clean. Esp. the way you guys did the IC pipe around the ac.

Thank you for the kind words we are very happy to finish up this project as well.


Ryan

UPDATE: 10-16-08


Here are some updated pictures of the fuel system for this car. In this first set of pictures you can see the distribution block installed and most of the lines ran into it. The block sits on a custom bracket so there is no chance of it movies or coming loose.

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Next up on our list was fabricating the fuel surge tank and the mounting tray for the tank, A1000 pump, fuel filter and Aquamist pump. After some thought this is what we came up with.


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If you have any more questions please feel free to ask. You can also check out more pictures and updates about this car and other project cars on our blog.

Clean and functional. What more could one ask for?

:SHOCKED: Simply gorgeous.

Jesus....I don't even wanna think of how much this entire build was minus the car lol. Definently lookin' CLEAN. It's hard to find a build like this look clean without it being doused in stickers, primer, or other ricey crap you see in import mags with show cars.

UPDATE 1-09-09: These are some of the last pictures we took of the car before the customer came and picked up the car to put the brake in miles on it. When he returns we will finish up with the power tune. The car will have a 91oct map, 91oct with meth and a 100oct with meth map. While the car is back here for the tune we will finish final installation of the fuel system and a few more odds and ends.



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Fuel tray back from power coating. We also had the surge tank coated as well.


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Another side shot before installation into the car.


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The start of the installation. Running the wires to the fuel pump controller and the lines for the fuel system. All the fuel lines are NHRA approved Aeroquip lines.


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This is where we left off with the installation. No fuel is running though the secondary injectors or the surge tank at the moment. The car is out getting the brake in miles down then the trunk will be buttoned up once and for all when it comes back. More to come on this project over the next few weeks.


Ryan
Fine Line Imports
www.finelineimports.net

Man if only I had the cash to get a fuel system like that, with such a sexy tray and surge tank. Very nicely done.

wow why did you guys hold back!!?!?!


there is the spare tier still hahahha

jk looks great!

wow looks great! can you give me some more info about you fule system please. If you want to only send it through PM thats fine with me. I also did a big build but would still loke to work some more on my fuel system.

wow looks great! can you give me some more info about you fule system please. If you want to only send it through PM thats fine with me. I also did a big build but would still loke to work some more on my fuel system.


The fuel system is not overly complex. It starts with a single walbro intake fuel pump that feeds the surge tank. From the surge tank the fuel is pumped out by a Aeromotive A1000 fuel pump and filtered with a Aeromotive external fuel filter. The fuel then runs along the new fuel lines we ran to the engine bay where there is a Aeromotive adjustable fuel pressure regulator. From the regulator is goes to the distribution block then to the four furl rails then to all the eight injectors then the excess is returned to the fuel tank by the new fuel return lines. We use the APS TGV deletes, APS fuel rails and there Aux fuel kit with bosch 600cc fuel injectors on the motor side. We then rewired the aux fuel kit from batch fire which is the way APS sends it out to individual fire because the Link stand alone ECU we are running can control all eight injectors independently.


If you would like to know more you can always call the shop and ask for me and I will be more then happy to answer any more questions you have.

Wow thanks a lot for all the information, how much would like this cost me?

Wow thanks a lot for all the information, how much would like this cost me?


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