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Old Dec 5, 2014 | 12:34 PM
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Changed diff fluid, greased front sway endlinks (squeak, squeak), new alignment. Feels good man.

Looks like my rotors are shot though...
Old Dec 5, 2014 | 02:51 PM
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Installed pioneer double din HU and jdm center armrest with +15 wrx/sti red stitched arm rest.
Old Dec 5, 2014 | 02:53 PM
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Old Dec 5, 2014 | 04:15 PM
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^Sweet! Just got the same tires too.

Can't wait to try em out
Old Dec 5, 2014 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by de_engineered
Changed diff fluid, greased front sway endlinks (squeak, squeak), new alignment. Feels good man.

Looks like my rotors are shot though...
Rotors are easy tho...just be sure to do the slider pins, too.
Old Dec 6, 2014 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by oaklandish_WRX
Rotors are easy tho...just be sure to do the slider pins, too.
Yeah, me and my brother have done them before, fairly recently imo (2 years), but guess the Hawk pads bite a bit more agro.
Old Dec 7, 2014 | 04:53 PM
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Haven't been on here in a while, but over the past month or so...

Feal 441 COs, DIY corner balance, Cusco front strut bar, Cusco front lower arm bar, ARP F/R studs, Muteki lugs, Grimmspeed front license plate delete + relocate, DIY red painted tail lights, TiC Holy Shift Kit + Kartboy SS.

Today put in Triton V3 switchback front turn signals/parking lights, DEI taped my Cobb SF intake, and put in JPM coachworks shift boot and e-brake boot.

I would suggest just mailing the e-brake boot to JPM, mine looks like a 4 year old did it :/

Up next: Killer B Oil Pan, pick up & baffle. Perrin motor & tranny mounts, Whiteline crossmemeber bushings, Perrin reverse lockout, Perrin heat shield DEI taped, & PTP turbo blanket.

On route: Enkei RPF1's & a mega Super Pro package. F/R sway bars, rear lower control arms, rear toe arms, steering rack bushings, Cusco steering rack bushings, & Whiteline rear sway bar supports.

side note: I'm a sucker for Black Friday + Cyber Monday deals.
Old Dec 7, 2014 | 09:33 PM
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Switched to one step colder plugs and did a compression test.

1 = 138
2 = 131
3 = 139
4 = 140
Old Dec 7, 2014 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by KillerFoz
Switched to one step colder plugs and did a compression test. 1 = 138 2 = 131 3 = 139 4 = 140
Your car is gonna blow up
Old Dec 7, 2014 | 09:55 PM
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Old Dec 7, 2014 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by KillerFoz
Switched to one step colder plugs and did a compression test.

1 = 138
2 = 131
3 = 139
4 = 140
Forgot to mention motor was cold too, so if it was operating temp the numbers would have been better but im happy with the numbers.
Old Dec 7, 2014 | 11:29 PM
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E85/91 protuned by mike@gst

late post. got a protuned at GST last Wednesday and Im very happy with the result. E85 300whp and 91 tune 270whp. The response is faster and it runs much smoother all the way through redline. Thanks Mike for the quality tune.
mods: 16gxt ,tmic , cai intake , cbe ,up/dp ,ID1000, turbo inlet, fuel rail, and stock jdm ej205 with 165 psi compression test .
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Old Dec 8, 2014 | 10:25 AM
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^Nice #'s man. I'm hoping to hit somewhere around what you got on your 91 map with my next retune on the 34. What ecu are you running with the jdm ej205? Did you keep the jdm cams in the or swap the usdm ones in?
Old Dec 8, 2014 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by stg2lgcy00
^Nice #'s man. I'm hoping to hit somewhere around what you got on your 91 map with my next retune on the 34. What ecu are you running with the jdm ej205? Did you keep the jdm cams in the or swap the usdm ones in?
thanks. im running stock usdm ecu. the engine is a non-avcs .no swapping cams needed .
Old Dec 8, 2014 | 12:30 PM
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Oh cool, sounds like a pretty simple swap.

What brand of gas did you use on your 91 tune btw?



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