I'm just curious what kind of mods you have done and what your opinion on mentioned mods are.

So far I Only Have (in order of install):

Injen CAI - Sturdy construction, Very good filter (but a PITA to get to), Good sound, slight top end improvement; no low end loss, No CEL

Stromung SS Dual Tip (muffler only) - Great sound, Alright construction, Improved throttle response, No CEL

Kartboy SS + Knuckleball - Very sturdy construction, Throw is perfect length to me (others feel it could be shorter), Great deal money wise, No CEL :lol:

Very Soon - Borla Headers - will edit when received and installed

Next - pulleys, suspension

i am still fully stock except for

- rsb - I am running 17mm (wagon rsb). I think it's very neutral on dry and easily but predictable oversteer on wet.
- pedal set - for heel-toe. i couldn't do it with stock pedals
- front skid plate - good thing I had that at one of the tsd rallies
- rear diff protector - haven't had any 'contact' yet. good for jacking up the car. :D
- mud flaps - from fastlineonline.com. It was very nice to have at the last rallyx.
- driver - still working on this upgrade... :D

i have ganzflo cai, custom 2.25" cat back exhaust into dual tip arospeed muffler. wrx 20mm sway bar. sparco shift knob, wrx pedals.

Just rolled over 10K miles.

Fully stock right now.

But soon to come is a custom fibre hood that I am doing myself and a custom cowl induction intake. I am also making a fibre wing for the deck. After that will be an exhaust manifold and custom dual side pipe exhaust.

Fully sythetic fluid all around at the 15K maintenace interval.

The next thing after that will be the best fuel manangement system that I can afford.

Tim

35% tint all around (except windshield)

drop in K&n filter

thats it.. (sad)


soon to be

ganzflow intake
Mobil 1 synthetic oil

Hopeful future mods:
super awsome looking prova carbon fiber hood


tim smith - "Fully sythetic fluid all around at the 15K maintenace interval."

what kind do you plan on using?

Mobil 1 all the way around. It is readily availible.

At the STPR Rally last year the car I teched for (turbo starion) blew the high pressure line to the turbo and drove 15 miles of the stage with zero pressure. Pulled the motor apart with abosolutley no damage. That was straight 50 sythetic Mobil one. I use it and swear by it. I wouldn't have believed it but I saw it and touched it and it was there. The turbo was even fine and it was spooling the whole stage.

Tim

Let's see I got's me some 15% tint . . . hmmmm oh yeah I painted my calipers red, hmmmm ohhh duh I 've got clear corners, nothing adds power like clear corners! right?

Plans for the future (ie:more $$$$)
Cobb CAI
Borla headers
Not sure on the cat yet (no random tech though)
scooby sports cat back or Cobb cat back
parralel fuel mod
fuel computer (undecided)
Maybe someday Cobb Street cams and more internals(springs retainers . . .)

more likely in the near future:
Brakes: SS lines Axiss Ultimites and maybe the cooling ducts
Front strut bar
rear sway bar
Camber plates (not sure which ones I want the Cusco ones but they made so much noise on my friends 2.5)

That set up is pretty much good enough for me I think and not TOO expensive ... over time... with good credit.

Originally posted by Merdock777

more likely in the near future:
Brakes: SS lines Axiss Ultimites and maybe the cooling ducts
FRONT STRUT BAR
rear sway bar
Camber plates (not sure which ones I want the Cusco ones but they made so much noise on my friends 2.5)


I was told that the font of the '02 RS was something like 200% stiffer than previous models therefore there was no need for a front strut bar. Was I mistaken?

I have:

Ganz CAI w/ K&N
Kartboy with Momo Airleather
20 MM Rear Sway
Stromung Catback
Kuhmo Ecsta 712s
PROECM Chip
Clear Sidemarkers
Sparco 4pt Harness
Hawker 13.5 lb battery
Whiteline Lock kit
And about 150 lbs removed.
NGK Plugs and Mobil 1 oil
Next mods are N1 pulleys, Borla Headers, Cobb Cat, Fidenza 9lb flywheel and Some type of decent clutch, and then finally, Cobb Street Cams. After that, I'll get a better suspension, I can't stand the acceleration of my car and I have to improve upon that first. I figure that after I finish with my car, it will be quicker than a WRX, not have any lag, and cost the same price. It will also handle and brake better by the time I have 7000 into it. Right now, I've only spent about 2000.

lets see:

JC Sports Intake
Perrin Lightweight Pulley
SPG Mod
Cusco Adj. Rear Swaybar
Whiteline Front Swaybar
Cusco Front Strutbar (Waiting to get rear bar then I will install it)
Silverstars Headlight bulbs + Candlepower Fog Bulbs
OEM White side markers with superwhite bulbs
Sparco Shiftknob

In the near future I will have (hopefully):
Stromung catback dual tip exhuast
Rota wheels w/ bridgestone tires
Some new speakers
more stuff when it comes to my mind... :)

Thats it for now

whats up everyone here is whats done so far:

eibach prokit springs
cusco rear sway - middle setting - 22mm?
SPG mod
cobb CAI
20% tints

going in tommorrow - GFB pulleys, scoobysport axleback!!! so psyched!!!

the springs and the swaybar really changed the handling of my car, it had way less body roll, but now that im used to it, the little body roll that was left seems like a lot now!
it took some time for me to get used to the new oversteer, overall the car just seemed more responsive. I definately have to get new rims and tires then i should be able to feel the full potential.

cobb intake- i wasnt really expecting much with this mod, however i was suprised with what it gave me. i definately dont feel like i lost any low end torque, i actually feel like i gained it (call me crazy) the car certainly pulls harder through third and fourth but nothing major. Dont forget the sweet sound that it makes!!!!

SPG - dont know if this did anything, i thought it did at first, could be all in my head!!!


silentrob_95 - how is the fit on the whitleline front swaybar, i was looking into getting a front swaybar, and was told that the cusco one will not fit, and neither will the whiteline. any issues?

N/ABeast - how long have you had your proecm? how is it holding up? any problems with that?

Pat

I still haven't put it on yet but it looks like it should fit. I know that it goes on in reverse. Check out the scoobymods site for installtion. It is like the wrx install, I think.

I've had my Proecm almost a year and its holding up fine.

this thread contains a review of my whole setup after i got the scoobysport axleback and gfb pulleys installed yesterday
goodluck
Pat

http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5431

Merdock777 - "Let's see I got's me some 15% tint . . . hmmmm oh yeah I painted my calipers red, hmmmm ohhh duh I 've got clear corners, nothing adds power like clear corners! right?"


what did u use to paint ur calipers? any suggestions on how to paint them without removing the wheels and disasembling?

SRP TS not an RS;

Aem intake with "stealthbox"/ram air from behind the foglight
GFB pulleys
Borla catback

Single point ground mod
Throttle body coolant mod

Picked up a half second + in ET and now get 27mpg instead of 23-24mpg

Bought the car new in May 2001, now it has 34,500

Stock it ran 16.18@85mph at 34 degrees and 40% humidity
W/mods 15.79@86mph at 89 degrees and 75% humidity

Stealthbmbr - I Pmed you on nasioc. Want me to pm you here? I have a question about your stealthbox.

Stealthbmbr - "Picked up a half second + in ET and now get 27mpg instead of 23-24mpg"

why did u pick up gas mileage? im getting like 23 and it ticks me off; even when i drive like an old man!

I Got:

DIY intake (Like Ganz)
K&N drop in
foglight shims intake side, Intake part from over radiator to fender
Kartboy SS/bush/knob
WRX struts/springs/tophats
WRX 20mm swaybar
Kartboy endlinks
SP 5000's on stocks
NGK v-power coppers
Mobile 1 syn
Royal Purple Syn Tranny/rear dif

In the future/when I have $:
ALK
STI lateral and trailing links
Hardened Bushings where needed
Maybe Cusco rear strut bar + v brace
Other things that improve handling

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