SnoHumper

omg that gold battery tie down is gonna be soo tight.........

Daweism

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What heck is the --> - you forgot about the front subframe, that is like 8 bolts to remove (after removing the underbody plastic) and saves ~25lbs (?)

Yeah, I wanna bring the pain WITH the stock Turbo and stock TMIC.

I'm hoping to get at least 320 WHP and 360 WTQ while maintaning daily driveability and the longevity of a stock OEM STi. Are my numbers far fetched?

I'm not rich lol, I'll be putting away about $500 a month for mods so it'll be at least a year to 2 years before I have everything I want, and I haven't even bought the STi yet, currently saving for a fat *** down payment around $15k hopefully. And anticipating the 2008 STi and deciding whether I want the 07 or the 08.

Would injectors help that much with my setup???
Also looking into the Prodrive springs vs the STi Pinks.
How much WHP and WTQ does a Inlet Pipe bestow upon thee??? I heard they are a biatch to install...

Thanks for all the comments, facts, opinions, and input everyone!

verc

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If you look under the sidekirts of your car you'll see these hollow beams running alongside the side of the car that run up to an X shape across the car. It's there to protect against offset (like 45 degree) collisions. But like, the fact you go to lightweight bumper beam kinda means you already don't care about that.


Maybe someone else can chime in but these injectors are very cool because they come with flow testing documentation on the exact injectors that were shipped to you. http://www.deatschwerks.com/

STiYLIN

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Hahaha I got 2 for that. One fer me and one fer Gagan.

STiYLIN

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Yes they will help. Even if you stay with the stock turbo and port the WG, you will need to flow more fuel. While the stock STi injectors "may" handle this, I wouldn't chance it. Fuel pump and injectors insure the fuel delivery system is not over taxed. You just don't want to be running the injectors at their "full bore" and it would be smart to get injectors that don't have to run near their max to deliver plenty of fuel. And if you decide to swap the turbo (VF39 SUX!) then the injectors are a must.

Daweism

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But injectors are dam expensive...

STiYLIN

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so is safe reliable hp

You list doesn't look too cheap. Modding a brand new car is never going to be a budget kind of thing.

Daweism

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I'll probably add it down the line...

First I'm going to do all the cosmetic and exterior mods, they are the cheapest and easiest.

Then go Cobb AP v2 with the TBE.

Then suspension mods.

Then the rest of the power mods.

Bell R

Have you driven an STI yet?

You might be surprised how capable the car is in stock form.

At least wait until you have an idea of the car's shortcomings before you open your wallet.

For instance:

I knew that I wanted the car to sit a little lower with a smoother ride -> RCE springs and Group-N strut tops

I wanted seats that wouldn't hurt my back and provide actual support in the corners -> Recaro Speeds

I wanted to get rid of the front end push -> Big Whiteline FSB and KB endlinks

It's great that you're doing all that research, but slow down! With what you're paying for the car and all those mods that you're already looking at, you're nearing the price of an S4 or 335i.

pwnx0rz

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I agree with Bell R.

The STi and Evo are beautiful cars in stock form. I say get the car first, drive it around, and make improvements to the car's downfall in your opinion first. It sounds like you want some more hp/tq, and according to the convo about the uppipe, you want every last hp possible. I suggest just moving to bigger turbo. Sure the Vf39 is a good turbo, but for all that work (and $$) you might as well go bigger. Not every turbo willl have huge turbo lag. But with the 2.5l, i highly doubt you can notice it. I"m jealous *looks down kicks ej20*

Daweism

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What the hell lol, this thread is so old.

Yin

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so did you ever do all that stuff to your sti?