That's right folks, good news. I picked up my car from Gruppe-s on Thurs. evening of last week. Motor has been reinstalled, compression leak down found to be satifactory after 600 miles. Many props goes out to Gruppe-s, Mike and Tommy in particular. They opened up some time for me and spent some serious hous to get my car back to me ASAP. Every precaution was taken to ensure all was well to have it tuned. Mike & Tommy THANK YOU!!! Yesterday afternoon I arrived in Davis for some country road drag strip action, and a little bit of EQ. After a couple of hour and lots of cigaretts. Here's what we got. I have to give props to Ed at EQ. This was a great experience!!! Feeling to car come alive as you go is great. Lots of Q&A going on as well. Sheds a little light on the TOP SECRET work of tuners.

 

Mods:
Panel Filter
DB TD06-18g
Upgraded wastegate
Upgraded 15lb actuator
EQ 3 port boost solenoid
JDM Sti Top Mount
Helix 820cc injectors
Iridium plugs one step colder
Crawford S2 shortblock
Crucial P&P coated OEM manifold
PDE uppipe
APS catless TBE 3"
ACT streetlight flywheel/clutch combo
Crucial Rad Cap/T-stat/Rad shroud
Custom intercooler splitter.
AMW dual catch cans.

STi pink wagon springs
Whiteline 22mm FSB 26mm RSB
Whiteline Rear diff bushings
Poltech endlinks
Prodrive rear diff protector
Group-n Tranny mount, Engine Mounts, Pitch Stop
Ti STi front strut tower bar

Legacy GT brake upgrade Front and Rear
OEM LGT pads
Goodridge lines
Master cylinder bracket

Full Kartboy shifter set up, Shorty, & Bushings

I know I'm missing s couple things, you get the idea.

 

Awesome ride man! Glad things are back to gether so quickly for you.
+1 for team Gruppe-S
+1 for EQ Tuning!

 

Hell ya man, thats good news for sure!!! I bet your happy, how's it drive now???

 

excellent news Jeff! I'm glad to hear your "headache" has gone away. Is your car tuned pretty conservatively? The reason I ask is because 259awhp seems kinda low....although you cant really argue with 305 ft/lbs! But still....I thought when I saw you that day on the road you said you were around 320awhp. Maybe I am mistaken.....its happened before......once

-Ted

 

glad to hear the good news bro, cant wait to see the ride in person again.

-Ave

 

I though it was kind of low myself. Those numbers I had at that time were BS from FLI. Their dyno reads wicked high. Ed sent me an email, he said he was looking over the graphs/plots from last night. He believes we can squeeze out some more up top. I don't have and EGT gauge so I'm sitting at a 10.5-10.8 AFR. Real conservative. Once I get an EGT we'll tweak it a bit more.
How does it feel??? The response is really smooth boost slides right in. It's not jary at all. Super smooth. It forces you back into the seat with authority and doesn't let go. There is absolutely 0 lag time while switching gears. It is very quick. Aside from the numbers, it is exactly what I wanted. Very usable power. The power band is perfect for what I use it for . All I can say is this sucker moves out in a hurry.

 

Oh Yeah! The Phoenix has risen from the ashes! Glad to hear that everything is all good. Mad props to the crews at Gruppe-S & EQ!

 

looks like a torque monster!

 

It's a very exciting ride, to say the least.

 

Yeah, get an egt gauge for sure!. I wonder how much more you'd benifit from a bigger TMIC? Like a TurboXS or Spearco? ANy plans for a race gas map?

 

congrats jeff. ill try to swing by the plant you check out your baby tonight.

 

I don't think I would benefit that much with the 18g. I sized the 18g and the JDM topmount to work together. We never had an issue with heat soak, it just seemed the 18g ran out of breath. The hp flattens out, I take this to mean no more go from the18g.

 

Glad to hear your car has it's functional capabilities again.

 

I'll be here. I'm changing the oil right now. It's inside.