My built wagon thread
11-04-2013, 09:05 AM
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My built wagon thread
I know im late in making this but I need a place to keep track of everything. Really this car was just suppose to be a daily driver that turned into a little more, like pretty much anything I touch 
. Ive had the car for about a year and a half now, so I will give you guys the short version of how it got to where it is today.
I bought the car back in May 2012. Overall the guy took pretty good care of it and had a couple of useful mods done to it (Rotora bbk, coilovers, sedan fenders). I was looking for a daily driver to commute in and most likley pick up another car for a side project for fun. After driving it to work for a few weeks I realized just how slow the 2.0 was and I wanted to change that. I also felt a little deprived after recently selling my track prepped camaro. My family owns a shop down south and I grew up driving and working on muscle cars, and the power just wasn't there for me in the wrx.
I picked up an 18gxt with supporting mods to give the engine some kick. High mileage and the 18g wasnt a good combo and the engine grenaded shortly after when driving home one night. Did a leak down & compression test that showed the engine not sealing.... And thats when I saw the opportunity
... I talked with Ed at Eqtuning and we decided to build a hybrid engine for the car.
I went with a ATP gtx3071 turbo on the new build with meth. Ive always liked meth since running it on my supercharged cars and with the weak gas cali gets it made sense to me. The car is now making 435/455 at the wheels on 91oct w/meth. I have about 10k on the build and the cars doing great. Much more fun to drive the the stocker. Pretty good torque hit for such a small engine.
Since I upgraded the engine i also upgraded to a 6 speed to hold the power. Lately i've been working on making the car handle better by upgrading suspension and dropping lbs off the car where I can.
Heres the mod list how the car currently sits. You dont realize its that much until you try to write it all down....
-2004 WRX Wagon Build
Engine
- EQ Built 2.5L hybrid engine (435whp/455wtq)
- CP 100mm Forged Pistons, pins, and rings
- 5 angle valve job
- Combustion chamber machined ej205 heads
- ACL Race Series Bearings
- STI Forged Connecting Rods
- STI Forged nitrided Crank
- ARP head studs
- Full Race 1.5 Manifold
- ATP GTX3071 ball bearing turbo
- Hallman Manual Boost Controller
- TurboXS Uppipe
- Aquamist HFS - 4 Meth Kit
- Deatschwerks 850 injectors
- TGV Deletes w/ 3mm Phenolic thermal spacers
- 255 Walbro fuel pump
- Fumoto oil drain valve
- AMS Small Battery Tiedown kit
- Braille B2015 Lightweight Battery
- PTP Turbo Blanket
- KOYO Race Radiator w/ Samco hoses
- KOYO 1.3 Radiator Cap
- Kinetic Motorworks Expansion Tank
- Perrin Radiator Shroud
- Perrin Radiator Stays
- Perrin Alternator Cover
- Perrin 3inch Catback
- Perrin 3inch turbo inlet
- Perrin Oil Cap
- Perrin Coolant Overflow Tank
- Cobb SF Short ram w/box
- Cobb Accessport
- Cobb XLE BPV
- Grimmspeed Catted Downpipe
- Grimmspeed Tmic Y pipe
- Grimmspeed Splitter
- ETS Tmic
Suspension/Drivetrain/Brakes
- Whiteline ALK
- Whiteline Roll Center Adjustment Kit
- Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings
- Whiteline transmission mount Bushings
- Oswald Performance Lightweight Front Bumper Beam
- Oswald Performance Lightweight Rear Bumper Beam
- Oswald Performance Lightweight Front Subframe
- TIC Trailing Arm Bushings
- TIC Rear Diff Mount Bushings
- TIC Rear Subframe Outrigger Bushings
- TIC Fender Cowl Braces
- Kartboy Sedan Endlinks
- Kartboy Rear Subframe Lock Bolts
- Kartboy Pitch Stop
- MSI Lateral Links
- MSI Trailing Arms
- TWM shortshifter with weight ****
- TWM front stay & rear bushings
- Group N Top Mounts
- Group N transmission mount
- Sti Aluminum Control Arms
- RCE Tarmac 2 Coilovers
- Sedan Hotchkis Sway Bars
- Rear HD Sway Mounts
- Sedan Axles
- Cusco Front Member Power Brace
- GTspec Rear Strut Bar
- Carbing Front Strut Bar
- 6 speed sti transmission
- DCCD Pro
- RPS max series clutch w/ street disc
- DSS Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
- Rotora big brake kit /SS braided lines/ slotted rotors
Wheels/Tires
- CCW SP16R's 18x10 +22
- Bridgestone Potenza RE-11's 285/30/18 Tires
- Project Kics R40 lugs
Interior/Exterior
- S202 seats
- JDM Larger Foglights
- Karlton Flares
- Sti shifter trim
- Redline shifter boot
- SMY gauge cluster
- Defi boost gauge
- STI hoodscoop
- V limited lip
- Roof rack delete
- Hood Dampeners
- Drt Skidplate
- Clarion nx602 double din
- Pioneer 8in sub
- Alpine spr 60c 6.5 component speakers in front
- Alpine spr 50 5.25 speakers in rear
- Alpine PDX v9 amp
- Tinted rear windows 20%
- Takata SH Towstrap
- Modified HKS Kansai Rear Diffuser
And a couple of random pics since whats a thread without pics...
. Ive had the car for about a year and a half now, so I will give you guys the short version of how it got to where it is today.I bought the car back in May 2012. Overall the guy took pretty good care of it and had a couple of useful mods done to it (Rotora bbk, coilovers, sedan fenders). I was looking for a daily driver to commute in and most likley pick up another car for a side project for fun. After driving it to work for a few weeks I realized just how slow the 2.0 was and I wanted to change that. I also felt a little deprived after recently selling my track prepped camaro. My family owns a shop down south and I grew up driving and working on muscle cars, and the power just wasn't there for me in the wrx.
I picked up an 18gxt with supporting mods to give the engine some kick. High mileage and the 18g wasnt a good combo and the engine grenaded shortly after when driving home one night. Did a leak down & compression test that showed the engine not sealing.... And thats when I saw the opportunity
... I talked with Ed at Eqtuning and we decided to build a hybrid engine for the car. I went with a ATP gtx3071 turbo on the new build with meth. Ive always liked meth since running it on my supercharged cars and with the weak gas cali gets it made sense to me. The car is now making 435/455 at the wheels on 91oct w/meth. I have about 10k on the build and the cars doing great. Much more fun to drive the the stocker. Pretty good torque hit for such a small engine.
Since I upgraded the engine i also upgraded to a 6 speed to hold the power. Lately i've been working on making the car handle better by upgrading suspension and dropping lbs off the car where I can.
Heres the mod list how the car currently sits. You dont realize its that much until you try to write it all down....
-2004 WRX Wagon Build
Engine
- EQ Built 2.5L hybrid engine (435whp/455wtq)
- CP 100mm Forged Pistons, pins, and rings
- 5 angle valve job
- Combustion chamber machined ej205 heads
- ACL Race Series Bearings
- STI Forged Connecting Rods
- STI Forged nitrided Crank
- ARP head studs
- Full Race 1.5 Manifold
- ATP GTX3071 ball bearing turbo
- Hallman Manual Boost Controller
- TurboXS Uppipe
- Aquamist HFS - 4 Meth Kit
- Deatschwerks 850 injectors
- TGV Deletes w/ 3mm Phenolic thermal spacers
- 255 Walbro fuel pump
- Fumoto oil drain valve
- AMS Small Battery Tiedown kit
- Braille B2015 Lightweight Battery
- PTP Turbo Blanket
- KOYO Race Radiator w/ Samco hoses
- KOYO 1.3 Radiator Cap
- Kinetic Motorworks Expansion Tank
- Perrin Radiator Shroud
- Perrin Radiator Stays
- Perrin Alternator Cover
- Perrin 3inch Catback
- Perrin 3inch turbo inlet
- Perrin Oil Cap
- Perrin Coolant Overflow Tank
- Cobb SF Short ram w/box
- Cobb Accessport
- Cobb XLE BPV
- Grimmspeed Catted Downpipe
- Grimmspeed Tmic Y pipe
- Grimmspeed Splitter
- ETS Tmic
Suspension/Drivetrain/Brakes
- Whiteline ALK
- Whiteline Roll Center Adjustment Kit
- Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings
- Whiteline transmission mount Bushings
- Oswald Performance Lightweight Front Bumper Beam
- Oswald Performance Lightweight Rear Bumper Beam
- Oswald Performance Lightweight Front Subframe
- TIC Trailing Arm Bushings
- TIC Rear Diff Mount Bushings
- TIC Rear Subframe Outrigger Bushings
- TIC Fender Cowl Braces
- Kartboy Sedan Endlinks
- Kartboy Rear Subframe Lock Bolts
- Kartboy Pitch Stop
- MSI Lateral Links
- MSI Trailing Arms
- TWM shortshifter with weight ****
- TWM front stay & rear bushings
- Group N Top Mounts
- Group N transmission mount
- Sti Aluminum Control Arms
- RCE Tarmac 2 Coilovers
- Sedan Hotchkis Sway Bars
- Rear HD Sway Mounts
- Sedan Axles
- Cusco Front Member Power Brace
- GTspec Rear Strut Bar
- Carbing Front Strut Bar
- 6 speed sti transmission
- DCCD Pro
- RPS max series clutch w/ street disc
- DSS Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
- Rotora big brake kit /SS braided lines/ slotted rotors
Wheels/Tires
- CCW SP16R's 18x10 +22
- Bridgestone Potenza RE-11's 285/30/18 Tires
- Project Kics R40 lugs
Interior/Exterior
- S202 seats
- JDM Larger Foglights
- Karlton Flares
- Sti shifter trim
- Redline shifter boot
- SMY gauge cluster
- Defi boost gauge
- STI hoodscoop
- V limited lip
- Roof rack delete
- Hood Dampeners
- Drt Skidplate
- Clarion nx602 double din
- Pioneer 8in sub
- Alpine spr 60c 6.5 component speakers in front
- Alpine spr 50 5.25 speakers in rear
- Alpine PDX v9 amp
- Tinted rear windows 20%
- Takata SH Towstrap
- Modified HKS Kansai Rear Diffuser
And a couple of random pics since whats a thread without pics...
Last edited by ddavis; 02-08-2015 at 08:30 AM.
11-23-2013, 09:40 AM
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New wheels should show up today. Time for some meat.
-CCW SP16R's 18x10 +22
-Bridgestone Potenza RE-11's 285/30/18 Tires
Will have to wait for the karlton wagon flares to get finished off and I still need to install some suspension parts before mounting them, but getting closer...
-CCW SP16R's 18x10 +22
-Bridgestone Potenza RE-11's 285/30/18 Tires
Will have to wait for the karlton wagon flares to get finished off and I still need to install some suspension parts before mounting them, but getting closer...
11-23-2013, 11:06 AM
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Looks awesome dude I remember when that car was for sale i almost called the guy 
you took it to another level!! I'll make it up to see it in person sooner or later
you took it to another level!! I'll make it up to see it in person sooner or later
11-28-2013, 11:16 AM
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New lugs showed up yesterday. Should work nicely with the wheels.
Cars headed to EQ on monday for a new dyno pull to see if we picked up anything with the bigger exhaust, new dp, and cf driveshaft.
Cars headed to EQ on monday for a new dyno pull to see if we picked up anything with the bigger exhaust, new dp, and cf driveshaft.
11-28-2013, 12:43 PM
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Thanks guys, I need to leave the car there, but I'll be sure to grab a print out of the graph afterwards. Also those fogs are JDM foglights. I bought the larger housings for them and the lights from Japanparts.com. They work great. It was a good investment considering i live in Pacifica and drive through the fog a good bit.
