First Subie! Bone stock 02 wrx! What now??
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First Subie! Bone stock 02 wrx! What now??
After a long and painful search, I found my baby! It's a 02 wrx, silver 5spd with 112k on the clock, but 30k on a new short block jdm motor( whatever that means) anyway, it has a cone air filter and a stage 2 clutch, where should I begin? I drive 80 miles a day to work and back, I just want a fast daily driver.
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After a long and painful search, I found my baby! It's a 02 wrx, silver 5spd with 112k on the clock, but 30k on a new short block jdm motor( whatever that means) anyway, it has a cone air filter and a stage 2 clutch, where should I begin? I drive 80 miles a day to work and back, I just want a fast daily driver.
what kinda guy are you?
Aesthetics?
Handling?
Power?
i personally am i looks and handling guy at this point. depending on what you prefer more over the rest, im sure fellow member can point you in the right direction. i bought my 02 RS bone stock and have had waaay too much fun with look upgrades. LOL. goodluck with everything
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JDM motor? Thats something you should check ASAP. Look at the timing belt cover when you pop your hood. There should be a long number there. If it reads EJ207xxxxxx then you need to find out if everything was swapped right
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FIRST, get familiar with what you have, drive around with the stereo off, listen to any odd noises. Figure out if the swap was done right and find out exactly what engine you have under your hood. Then once is said and done if you want power, get a downpipe or turbo back exhaust(downpipe + catback). If you want suspension, depending on the shape of your stock struts which may need replacing ASAP, get struts and springs for a fixed and well handling look, or coilovers for the luxury of dampening and height adjustability depending on the coilovers you get. And of course, you know what you can do as far as looks, winged, wingless, wheels, mudflaps, foglights, led bulbs, 04/05 tail swap which a good deal of people do, diffuser, lips, sideskirts, headlight swap(retro fit or jdm or aftermarket) and whatever else.. I think thats about it haha
Welcome to the forum, a lot of people on here are pretty damn intelligent and have helped me with a few things. Good luck with your car and I hope the problems dont start too fast since it saw some abuse in its lifetime lol
Welcome to the forum, a lot of people on here are pretty damn intelligent and have helped me with a few things. Good luck with your car and I hope the problems dont start too fast since it saw some abuse in its lifetime lol
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FIRST, get familiar with what you have, drive around with the stereo off, listen to any odd noises. Figure out if the swap was done right and find out exactly what engine you have under your hood. Then once is said and done if you want power, get a downpipe or turbo back exhaust(downpipe + catback). If you want suspension, depending on the shape of your stock struts which may need replacing ASAP, get struts and springs for a fixed and well handling look, or coilovers for the luxury of dampening and height adjustability depending on the coilovers you get. And of course, you know what you can do as far as looks, winged, wingless, wheels, mudflaps, foglights, led bulbs, 04/05 tail swap which a good deal of people do, diffuser, lips, sideskirts, headlight swap(retro fit or jdm or aftermarket) and whatever else.. I think thats about it haha
Welcome to the forum, a lot of people on here are pretty damn intelligent and have helped me with a few things. Good luck with your car and I hope the problems dont start too fast since it saw some abuse in its lifetime lol
Welcome to the forum, a lot of people on here are pretty damn intelligent and have helped me with a few things. Good luck with your car and I hope the problems dont start too fast since it saw some abuse in its lifetime lol
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I'd start by having a reputable shop take a look at the car to make SURE it is in good shape, or just start by doing normal maintenance. Don't start doing major mods until you are sure what you have is working correctly.
For me, suspension comes first
For me, suspension comes first
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well god damn god damn. this is very tru. i was installing my megans. and had it not been for you, i would still be jumping on that damn breaker bar to this day. lol. PB is my buddy you learn many tricks of the trade and such on these boards. thanks again for saving me the pain and agony. lol. as a matter of fact, i currently have 1 half empty can and 2 in my storage shed so im never left without
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Well the rear main seal let go outta nowhere yesterday... Overall it's in pretty good condition. Had a good aircraft mech buddy of mine go over it pretty closely. It has about 3k miles since the engine swap but I'm sure gonna keep a close eye on it. When I get her back from the shop, I'll check on that ser #. Thanks y'all
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Originally Posted by esousa22
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Originally Posted by 02RS25
pretty much it. and he right. there a handful of people on here that will be more than happy to help you out with their experience or what not. im always learning via I-club.
I think I was the first guy on here to help you out, you couldn't loosen you strut bolts to put your coils on so I said get that PB blaster! haha was gonna drive over there and lend a hand with air tools but you got it handled
Originally Posted by 02RS25
pretty much it. and he right. there a handful of people on here that will be more than happy to help you out with their experience or what not. im always learning via I-club.
I think I was the first guy on here to help you out, you couldn't loosen you strut bolts to put your coils on so I said get that PB blaster! haha was gonna drive over there and lend a hand with air tools but you got it handled
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