So about a month ago my WRX got hit and was declared totaled. I've finally got it together to post up the story, but now I'm actually more excited because I just got an 05 STI. So the purposes of this post:
1. Finally tell the story as I've been inactive here for while now
2. Shamelessly advertise the few things I have for Sale: https://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=851937
3. Get some advice on my new STI as I've been gone for so long now.

So what happened. It was dec 18 and I had just graduated from SJSU with BS in CompE. I was so excited and going to a dinner celebration. I had also just installed my senior project which was a system for my CarPC that did media and OBDII readings. In short i was feeling good.
I'm on 101 and the traffic is normal 101 traffic. The truck in front of me stops suddenly and I do as well but Volvo SUV behind me decides to try to swerve into the next lane but then realized that there’s a car there comes back and slams me into the truck in front of me. Squish!
Well the guy was very nice and insurance was actually not too bad. I got 21k for my 2.5 year old car that i paid 23k for. Not bad

Since then I've been dealing with all kinds of stuff. I just started a new job at Adobe, and the holidays were crazy so I couldn't get around to deciding what car to buy. Well I went with the STI in the end because the EVO was just not safe. That actually really shocked me. 2 stars for side impact what is that? So now I have my STI and don’t know what to do with it first.

I guess first I was wondering what fits on if from my WRX. Any of these parts:
Cusco Sway Bars
Cusco Front Strut Brace
Cobb Access Port

Also what would you guys sugest in general? Suspension? Engine? I want to keep this one legal so probably no turbo back exhausts but anything else that gives the STI a little extra? Not that it really needs it, but you can always use more .

Thanks guys and I’ll try to get some pics up if you want when I get home.

-Joe

 

sorry to hear about the accdient. I got hit like that on 880 once. Cept i was the first car.



the 02 accessport wont work. But i'm interested =]

 

Joe-
Congrats on the new purchase and welcome to the totaled WRX owner with a new Subaru club! My recommendations - suspension! Depends on what kind of handling you are aiming for, but I would like upgraded sway bars and sti pink springs as a starting point. The chassis is pretty sturdy, so I would put the strut brace as less of a priority.

 

Congrats on the new purchase and new job.
Hey, if you see a silver wagon parked west tower with morrett light that would be me, give me a wave !

what color is your STI ?

 

Sell the Accessport, your STi will thank you, it's a POS. Congrats on the STi!

 

STI is blue and I'm in the west tower too. W10-228.

Yeah I want to probably get sway bars, are the cusco ones the same for STI? Do the pink springs lower the car at all?

-joe

 

Yes, it does lower the car.
STi Pink Springs
Height Specifications
04+ WRX/STI: (Front: -1.0 in; Rear: -1.0 in)
Spring rates:
04+ WRX/STI: (Front: 258 lbs/in; Rear: 218 lbs/in)

Thanks
Preston

 

Hey, if you sellig the Cusco Front Strut Brace after all, I'm interested.
Sweet, i am one floor up , 318.

 

tought i would show some of the pics from the crash day.

 

Oh nice 1inch is what I was thinking about. Humm I just bought the thing and I'm already dumping money into it. hah

 

Hey just wondering why you are so sure on this point? Is it just because of the set maps or does it suck more for the sti? what do you think about the new street tuner option?

I've been reading a lot of posts and a lot of people like it. I'm just wondering why you don't?

-joe

 

do you work at the adobe in downtown...???

cuz i work over in downtown too

-Ave

 

yup downtown sj. I'm with the photoshop elements team.

 

oh ok, i work over at the marriott on san carlos and market.

 

Get your car tuned. I only have a JDM STi intake panel filter and a catback and my car is a million times better than it was stock.

My friend is an awesome tuner:

https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-area-15/my-equilibrium-tuning-experience-88530/

https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-area-15/got-teh-tune-82603/