Hey guys,
I got done a few weeks ago with the build up of my car. It took me nearly all winter to do the work and I'm am very happy how everything turned out. I did ALL of the work to this car myself with the exception of dyno-tuning. Thanks again to Miles and the guys at Fine Line Imports for an incredible tune and helping me out with getting some fabulous parts at the right price. More pics to come. PS- I suck at taking pictures by the way but enjoy! Now updated pics of the engine bay.

Car info/mod list:

04 STi= 307 whp(full boost at 3300 rpm and 339 torque to the wheels(max torque at 3800 rpm)

Power mods:
FP 18g Turbo w/ 8cm turbine housing
Power Enterprise 850cc injectors
APS 3in turbo inlet pipe
Cobb upipe w/ custom EGT bung
Prodrive 3 Port Boost Solenoid
Gruppe-S Header
Helix catless downpipe
JIC one piece cat back exhaust
Cobb Short ram intake
Accessport V.1
Wahlbro 255 lph fuel pump

Suspension mods:
Cobb springs
Cobb Front+Rear sways
Cobb Solid endlinks
Perrin Anti Lift Kit w/ upgraded bushings
Whitline Steering rack bushings
Replica STi front strut bar
Whiteline rear strut bar

Exterior/interior mods:
Seibon CF hood
Seibon CF trunk lid fabricated to fit factory wing
STi Genuine V-Limited Lip
Gruppe-S rear apron kit
Replica JDM rear diffuser
Prodrive Black shifter ****
ATi triple gauge dash pod w/ Maddad STi red boost, H20 temp and EGT gauges

Bling mods:
Beatrush Gold pulley and radiotor shrouds
STi coolant cap
Cobb turbo heatshield
Samco upper and lower radiator hoses
Samco 9 piece ancillary hose set
JDM STi Aluminum Door Sills

 

I love your car!!! was the replica jdm rear spat and diffuser a bolt on or did u needed to custom fab that thing on?

 

The rear apron itself was pretty straight forward, it came with all the necessary parts to complete the install but was kind of frustraing at times. The diffuser acutally only fits 02-03 WRX's so you have to kind of get creative. I had to cut the ends off and drill 4 screws into the bumper to keep the diffuser to sit flush on the bumper, after that I painted the heads of the screws black so you can hardly tell.

 

Never really liked cf trunks (or sti wings), but yours looks pretty good with the wing.

 

wow, i never thought about doing the 02-03 rear diffuser with the 04 rear aprons, it looks really good! do you have any close-ups of the diffuser? i've wanted to do the 04 rear aprons with the hks kansai diffuser but it's too expensive, i might have to look into the oem 02-03 diffuser instead... thanks for the idea!

btw, no front mount? maybe in the future?

 

Sorry brother, I have no close up shots of the diffuser. Like I said before, you will just have to get creative, it will work but it won't be perfect. I didn't go with a front mount for a couple of reasons. For the same reason why I didn't go with a bigger turbo than the 18g/8cm is because this car is setup for road racing and I wanted the quickest spool possible while improving top end acceleration. The turbo holds power all the way to redline, I can't say the same for the infamous VF39. Retaining the factory TMIC gave me higher torque #'s than a FMIC ever would on an 18g. 339 torque to the wheels is a lot for an 18g!

 

your whip is dope as hell

 

sweet car dude, looks cooler in person

how come you didnt tag along on the rafeal meet?

 

very nice. clean and simple.

 

Thanks for the nice comments guys! Rizzo(nice RS by the way!), I got stuck going to some beerfest with my girl. I know, I'm whipped as hell but I'll catch you guys for the entire cruise next time.

 

Hey,
I just wanted to update my thread. I painted the headlight housings today and they turned out great! Just wanted to share it with you. Pics are at he top with the rest of em'.

 

nice work! your car looks amazing

 

your car is tight

 

car is dope the factory head unit throws off your interior lol. just pull the fuse for the lights.

 

the black housings looks great.