Thank you very much for your input. This is also the kind of insight we're looking for. We're trying to read through the website as much as possible and see what the real deal is with what is reputable and what is not.

Kewl. We look forward to meeting you. Stop in any time! We're open until 7 every night (7 nights a week! We're busting ***) but some of us fool around here until late. Feel free to drop in and see if we're here, even if it's after hours.

Thanks for understanding bro. We wanna try to cater to you guys, but we really have to do it within our means. I think it's a great idea too... honestly, if the money were raining we'd do much more.

We've enjoyed hearing the feedback and info you guys have given. i-club members here have been extremely helpful and it's much appreciated! Hopefully things work out where we'll be able to bring you some of the parts you guys want at prices that are fair.

 

Already in the works! Stay tuned for more info very soon.

 

We'll be sure to let the public know when these kinds of parts start to come in.

We just started negotiations with Perrin to retail here in Honolulu, and our pricing will be affected by our initial buy-in (should we decide to do one). I gotta say that their initial offer to us is not so hot... if we don't get a lot of interest in these parts locally we might have to throw this one on the backburner.

I know I've read at least one negative comment about these parts from an owner here and we're trying to read more through your board to find problems ppl have been having with them.

How many of you would actually buy these parts if we decided to start bringing them in? And what specifically would you guys be interested in?

Other work being done also. We'll continue to keep you guys updated as we look into things so we can get your feedback.

 

Thank you very much for the info and tip about the review feature!

We do now have a retail account for Tanabe products, and it seems they do offer their full line of coilovers in WRX and STi applications at competetive prices. The new Ultra Medallion also looks nice, but is quite pricey.

Here's where things stand so far with Perrin as we look into our options. If we don't make a large initial order, our pricing on this stuff isn't that good at all. We would not be able to compete with pricing you'd find from a larger company online. If we're looking to market only up-pipes and down-pipes, there's definitely not enough room for us to sell these parts down here. Basically, to secure pricing from Perrin that would be good enough for us to be able to sell these products to local Subie owners as a competetive distributor (with pricing that would be near online prices), we'd have to stock our store with a full range of Perrin product and move a good amount of it on a monthly basis.

So we really have to take a good look at the market and see if there's enough of an interest in the larger items Perrin offers as well, such as brake, fuel rail, and intercooler kits. Of course, Perrin offers products for other makes and models as well, so we'll try to take a look at what interest is in this stuff from SRT4, Mini, and Evo owners as well -- but we're sure that the lion's share of enthusiast owners lies in the Subie crowd.

We'd like to hear from you guys if you're really interested in this stuff... with examples of the parts you'd want to buy (realistically ).

 

I already bought a Perrin Downpipe, and it looks great, nice chrome finish. It is a dual dump DP. No problems so far and it hooks up to the stock exhaust nicely. I think this will be a hot seller not only because it looks and performs great, because it is one of those downpipes that get rids of both your dp cat and your 2nd cat for the STi.

Another big company is Borla. They make the most quietest cat back on the market. For many people who want to stay quiet and gain performance.

Seriously, the main things you want to look for in an exaust are:
looks, sound, quality of craftmanship, & fitment.

Go stainless and mandrel bent and you can't go wrong.

 

Did you try SPT (australia), they seem to be looking for vendors here in Hawaii.

Another crazy idea about the dino, and then I will never mention it again. What about a 2 wheel dino. I'm sure it will not work, but just entertain the idea.

If you have a 2 wheel dino, you could measure the torque, HP, etc of just the front or rear of the WRX. Since we know that the power split is 35% front and 65% rear, therefore we can mathmatically calculate the total torque, HP, etc.. for the entire car. Anyone want to throw in their $0.02?

Even if it is not all that accurate, many people just want to know how much HP and torque they will gain with a modification.

Could you tune with this kind of set up?

Will it ruin the car even though you try to match the resistance of the dino machine with the non dino spinning aparatus?

 

Nothing in stock for WRX ATM... but we're working on getting something going. Feel free to stop by anytime and let us know what you're interested in tho, or just to check us out!

The shop will be closed from 11/3-8 while we're away at SEMA, fyi.