Harry Maneuvers

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Hello I-club.com!!!

My name is Matthew and I am relatively new to the turbo wrx scene. I have had my 99 legacy sedan for 4 years now and have put 92k miles on it. About 8 months ago my girlfriend of 2 years had slowly been hinting towards wanting to get a new car. She was driving a 2005 Chevy Aveo hatch. Once she sat in a wrx wagon... she was hooked.

Next came the arduous task of finding a STOCK wrx wagon in an automatic. It is not like she cant drive a stick... but thinking years ahead in our lives, it just made the most sense. I also knew that by getting an AT, I would subconsciously drive the car softer than if it was a manual.

After months of searching and not finding what we wanted... we finally found one on craigslist in southern california. The seller had owned the car for 6 months and used it to drive from socal to arizona twice a month for work. He was a regional rep for a large outdoors backpack company so he would demo all the products at REI and other locations. After 6 months and 10k miles, he and his wife decided that they wanted something bigger (he ended up getting a 04 outback H6).

This is what it looked like the day we bought it:

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Once we got it home... I completely tuned it up the first weekend.

- New Iridium XI plugs
- New fuel filter
- K and N drop in (yes I know there are no performance gains)
- Cabin air filter
- Amsoil 5w-30 Engine Oil
- Amsoil EAO filter
- Amsoil Front and Rear differential oil
- Amsoil ATF drain/flush 4 times
- OEM ATF filter



Then slowly but surely, I started modding...

Current Set Up

Exterior:
- Cleared headlights
- DDM 35w 5k HID low beams
- JDM Foglights w/ yellow Lamn-x
- STI Front Splitters
- STI Front Fenders/fender liners
- JDM clear side indicators
- Impreza "I" badge grill
- Rally Armor mudflaps
- Hella Supertones
- STI fog light covers
- Rolled rear fenders

Engine:
- Cobb AP V2 with custom stage 2 tune from Paul at DB Tuned
- Invidea V3 catless downpipe
- STi catless uppipe
- Perrin radiator shroud
- Perrin light weight crank pulley
- Perrin Afta-MAS intake tube
- Perrin intercooler tubing
- Mishimoto ancillary hoses

Electical:
- 110 Amp alternator from a 2008 Forester
- X2 Power AGM battery
- Flex Innovations grounding kit

Drivetrain:
- Rallitek 4EAT insert
- Whitline rear differential bushings

Suspension:
- Paranoid Fabrications saggy butt spacers (3/8 inch)

Brakes:
- 4/2 pots
- EBC Ultimax Blackdash Rotors - Front
- EBC Ultimax Blackdash Rotors - Rear
- Hawk HPS pads - Front
- Hawk HPS pads - Rear
- Blue goodridge stainless steal coated lines
- Perrin master brake cylinder stiffener
- ATE Super Blue DOT4

Wheels/Tires:
- 2011 WRX gunmetal take-offs
- Bridgestone Potensa Pole Position RE970AS in 245/45/17
- Eibach 5mm ProSpacer's - Rear



Plans for the future:

- DVD/Navi headunit
- 16G turbo
- STi pinks
- DW200 Fuel Pump



This is what it looks like currently with the 2011 WRX wheels and tires..




Crater Lake this summer (2011)

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Random:
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Harry Maneuvers

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Well its official...

I just bought a set of JDM fogs for an 04-05 wrx!!!!! I have been watching ebay pretty religiously for the last few months and havent seen any of them.

So for $250 shipped... I HAD TOO!!!

What do you guys think?

Subaru Impreza WRX/STI JDM Foglights and Covers/Bezels WRB | eBay

LOL_VTEC

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Looks like you scored on the lights. I'm just so hesitant and weary about buying anything from eBay.

fuzzypanda187

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lol this is making me wanna pimp out my auto wagon.......

Harry Maneuvers

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I just realized that there are no pics of the brackets with the JDM fogs...

Im hoping he has them... otherwise I will be on a goose chase!

Harry Maneuvers

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Well dont do it for power... do it for looks.


The dyno shows only 160whp with all mods listed above...

kellie

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No pics?

Harry Maneuvers

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I dont get it... I can post them in other threads from my photobucket but it wont take them here for some reason?!?!

Harry Maneuvers

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Fixed - Pictures up!

Also, anybody know a wrxnefx or something similar? I know this is random but I was trying to diagnose a rising temperature issue (needed new radiator) and I was recording my temperatures while climbing the siskiyou pass coming back from oregon. I think it was the 5th or 6th of July. Anyways, we JUST crested the summit and were coming down the other side when we came around a corner on I-5 and saw debris all over the road...


There was a totaled wrx on the left side (center median) on the highway and a truck with a flatbed that was on the right side of the highway. I didnt put two and two together immediatly but it appears as though he as towing the car on the flatbed and it came loose and rolled...

Fast forward to 2:49 to RIGHT as I start to see pieces all over the road...

Please excuse my incredibly non-compassionate and horribly dry humor as I wasnt really thinking of the guys loss at the time...

Enjoy!

"That's a rollin' right there."

YouTube - ‪ouch‬‏

Harry Maneuvers

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Just got done sandblasting the 4/2 pots with the help of Burnyou2.

Now I just need to figure out how to paint them without taking them apart or painting the 4 bolts that hold them together... Basically I need to "tape off" the bolt heads so that they dont get painted red with the rest of the caliper.

Anybody have any ideas?

Harry Maneuvers

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Ok so a bit of an update. Not much has happened since last post. I finished the caliper rebuild:

https://www.i-club.com/forums/suspen...d-pics-236053/

Bought EBC blackdash slotted rotors and Hawk HPS pads for the front. Havent bought the same for the rear yet... still need that and the kartboy rear adapters.

Here is a shot of the new Sedan bumper with STi splitters and JDM foglights installed (those are reflections and not scrapes/scratches):

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And just last night, I picked up a WRB STi scoop in PERFECT condition along with a matching set of STi foglight covers that are a 9.5 out of 10.

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The guy I bought them from was rolling around in this beauty... the overall apperance of his ride was actually pretty impressive... considering it is an Xb.

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kellie

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Don't cover those awesome fog lights!!!!! I would have killed for those when I had my '04. They won't fit my car, and I'm still a bit jealous.

Harry Maneuvers

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hahaha well I drive from Sacramento to Portland about 6 times a year so I would want them covered in case some debris got kicked up.

It would be a sad day if those got cracked or chipped.

kellie

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Understandable. Those would be useful for snow too.

04GG

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That's what Lamin-X is for. Will stop chips for sure, but not cracks.