wow man this car is going to be perfect when finished! i love the attention to detail dude, keep it up!

 

Thanks man! I'm trying to keep it 'clean', even with the ad/graphics.

The footwell illumination kit comes in blue or red and they are a Subaru accessory. So I know your dealership will carry it. We will carry it soon once we're officially launched and a sponsoring vendor on this website.

Thanks again for the compliments!

 

Thanks salvator! I appreciate you noticing the attenion to detail I'd like to think that a lot of thought has gone into every decision I've made for the car.

Ideally, I'd love to do some more work to the suspension. Forum member, MyNikonLens, was kind enough to meet up with me on Tuesday night. He's a real stand up guy! His WRX is very thoughtfully modified, especially on the suspension side of things. So it definitely inspired me to dial my car in for more handling. But that would be completely dependent upon me keeping the car or returning it when the lease is up. I'll make my decision soon enough I'm sure

 

Turbo install in 13 hours Stay Tuned.

 

QUICK UPDATE: The turbo, tmic, and bpv are all bolted up and set. The turbo inlet hose is still stock as I need to call Perrin tomorrow to clear some things up regarding its installation, I hope to have that installed tomorrow evening if I decide to go with it. I can't really see it making a huge difference, but it's one of those 'might as well' mods.

So far, the car is running well. No CELs yet, temps look good, no signs of any leaks, the timing is advancing well and the power delivery feels very smooth... I have yet to go WOT, but I have rolled into about 14 psi of boost on the highway without any notable problem. This turbo sounds completely different from the stock unit, much higher pitch upon spool up... and the BPV is also different sounding, a lot more of a deep "KSHHH!"

I will obviously present a huge update on this topic, but this is my quick update for the night letting everyone know that things went well

 

Looks amazing! Keep up the good work, deffinetly one of my favorite projects.

 

Thanks man! I'm excited to see tomorrow's results on the dyno.

 

Me to man I hope some high hp for you!

 

More updates to come later today. I'm leaving foe my tuning appointment in 40 minutes.

 

The numbers are in, with more details coming soon!

PRE-PRODUCTION 08 WRX:

197.8 whp @ 5213 rpm and 236.5 wtq @ 2972 rpm (14.80 psi @ 3032 rpm)

STAGE 2.P2 - SPT CBE, Invidia catted DP, COBB AP, PERRIN Stage 2 tune:

205.2 whp @ 4807 rpm and 277.8 wtq @ 2858 rpm
<<gains of 8.2 whp and 41.3 wtq over pre-prod>>

STAGE 2.C1 - SPT CBE, Invidia catted DP, COBB AP, Custom Tune:

232.6 whp @ 4735 rpm and 333.5 wtq @ 2986 rpm (17.31 psi @ 2562 rpm tapering to 8.09 psi @ 6500 rpm)
<<gains of 35.6 whp and 97.0 wtq over pre-prod>>
<<gains of 27.4 whp and 55.7 wtq over Stage 2.P2>>


STAGE 2.52 - IHI VF52, PERRIN TMIC, PERRIN BPV, K&N Typhoon SRI, SPT CBE, Invidia catted DP, COBB AP, Custom Tune:

303.3 whp @ 6123 rpm and 334.3 wtq @ 3073 rpm (17.31 psi @ 2981 rpm tapering to 14.76 psi @ 6500 rpm)
<< gains of 106.3 whp and 97.8 wtq over pre-prod>>
<<gains of 98.1 whp and 56.5 wtq over Stage 2.P2>>
<<gains of 70.7 whp and 0.8 wtq over Stage 2.C1>>

 

nice numbers man. good work

 

this is freaky awesome. wow.

ok, now do my car.

 

Haha, thanks man!

Hope to see you soon! Karting is a must next time!

 

Thanks 97! dyno/pics/vids etc will soon follow!

 

I promised you I will, but we have to do it before dinner. Dinner was awesome.