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Is there any reason to buy an aftermarket up-pipe instead of just gutting the one I have?
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toplitzin posted:All the parts are ordered. Exeddy Clutch, mechanical boost gauge and pod, and piping too. Scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, clutch/exhaust replacement and stage two dyno tune for about $1500 parts and labor.
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Feb 8, 2011 06:27
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toplitzin posted:Baseline dyno, then the wagon goes stage two today/tomorrow. I'm so excited!
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Feb 15, 2011 16:10
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Blaise posted:Installed my AEM UEGO wideband tonight in my '02 WRX.
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Feb 28, 2011 07:45
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I can't get the damned intercooler back onto the turbo. Any tips?
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Mar 6, 2011 05:16
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So I had the car pretty much back together after doing my up/downpipes and intake (AEM), but as I posted, I couldn't get the intercooler back on. Well, I woke up and figured out a trick. Have a friend take a length of wire and loop it around the end that goes to the turbo, and stand in front of the car. You push the intercooler and have them pull up and out on the wire. The hose of damnation should finally get onto the turbo, and now you can match up to the throttle body, or whatever it is. Also, flashed the ECU to an opensource 91 octane map for most of my mods, barring intake. I have 93 since I'm in South Florida. No knock so far, but I need to wire in the wideband. Too tired to do it, too much other crap to take care of at the moment. Still, victory! Wrar fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Mar 6, 2011 |
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Mar 6, 2011 19:57
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Do not turbo a 2.5 RS motor, just buy a WRX or STI engine and put it in.
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Mar 7, 2011 18:51
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jamal posted:We were at the track this weekend. Our car has some new stuff.
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Mar 14, 2011 14:48
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I modded mine simply because I found the turbo response lacking. With the new tubing bits, it's like a different car. I actually have some low end power, which makes the car much more driveable. If I had the 2.5T instead of the 2.0 I might not have bothered with anything more than a reflash.
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Mar 22, 2011 02:52
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Cat Terrist posted:I actually found the lack of response to be in fact an issue with the 2.5. Unless you kept the revs up on two slow corners, there just was nothing Frankly I don't give a gently caress about track time right now or getting the most from me as a driver since I have no time or money to spend on track time.
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Yeah gently caress that I'll come up and we'll make a weekend of it.
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Mar 25, 2011 01:08
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A regular Impreza/Legacy does just fine in Sand/Dirt. As for your question, I have no idea. However, in either case I do recommend a manual transmission as your generally get Subaru's 2nd best AWD system (behind the STI).
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Mar 30, 2011 22:57
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Why would you do that? Also the stock struts on my car are about done (95k miles). Any suggestions?
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Apr 2, 2011 22:35
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Dyne, I meant for the previous owner. Welding the DP to the rest of the exhaust is just weird.Cat Terrist posted:Swap for 02 STI suspension
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darkcaps posted:Sorry I'm nub to this.
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dyne posted:The GC8 style is still the best looking
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Apr 7, 2011 05:49
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I've got a 2096 CEL code. It's related to the front O2 sensor. I have nearly 100k miles on the car. Should I replace the sensor? I've also heard about cleaning the MAF might help. Any ideas/tips?
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May 11, 2011 02:10
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Any ideas why my car might be throwing that 2096 lean bank 1 CEL? 05 WRX, ~100k miles. I guess I should replace the oxygen sensor, but I'd like some input before I run out and spend the money.
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May 13, 2011 03:52
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The GR-2s are what the car has on stock. You can also get them from Rockauto.
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May 18, 2011 05:52
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Get a Tactrix and do some real logging?
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May 28, 2011 17:42
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I've suddenly under less financial burden! My KYB GR-2s have shipped and will be here next week. The car desperately needs it. After I get them installed, I will do a track day.
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Jun 24, 2011 22:38
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Ugh, I'm thinking about getting a Legacy GT instead of my 9-2x Aero and saving $70 a month on insurance. Part of me wants to do it, but my car has been incredibly reliable. Only time it's left me stranded was because someone hit it or because I did a dumb thing and left the lights on. Cat, don't you already have an STi for racing?
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Jun 26, 2011 23:27
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I can only afford an 05, whats wrong with them?
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Jun 27, 2011 13:43
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It's in the same place, I had to remove it to get the stock up-pipe out. You'll be ok with the sensor for a few days. It shouldn't take more than 30 minutes. quote:What year WRX's get the blues? 06-07?
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Jun 29, 2011 17:04
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THE BLACK NINJA posted:So this article seems to show that an AEM intake can add power and smooth the output curve without costly tuning.
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Jul 5, 2011 19:45
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Haha yeah, I hardly got any of my information at all on what to do from NASIOC, I actually talked to some of the better regarded tuners and then did a bunch of verification on my own. Jamal convinced me that the AEM CAI was a good idea (I verified it with logs), I'd heard too many issues with intakes on WRXes, but I didn't understand why. A lot of the rest of it was logic. DSM guys are the epitome of "I have no money but will find a way to go faster anyway." They're pretty awesome like that. I still need to get my Openport replaced and my right strut taken apart. I couldn't defeat the drat thing with hand tools.
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Jul 7, 2011 03:32
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Despite Cat Terrist being an rear end and sort of having a point, the generally accepted notions are this: Stage 1: tune Stage 2: downpipe, better air filter, tune After that it's all nonsense.
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Jul 8, 2011 13:55
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Did a track day  The car chewed the rear rotors into oblivion, and I can only assume it would be a good idea to replace the fronts, since they are also original as well. I have to drive the car mostly on the street, so I need a compromise pad and rotor. I don't care at all about noise. Any recommendations?
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Jul 9, 2011 22:13
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jamal posted:For actual track pads you have to spend money- CLs, PF01s, DTC60, DS3000 etc are all about $400 a set.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2X2LXqWQTw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a2eRLQX9vk I am very rusty. It was just good to be on the track again. Wrar fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Jul 10, 2011 |
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Jul 10, 2011 02:28
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I just spent 2 hours researching brake fluid. I excluded Castrol SRF due to cost. I mean, it's awesome and all, but I'm not spending ~$80 on brake fluid. It's simply not in the budget. However, I did discover US Brake Ultra HTX. It looks to be 80% of the performance for 25% of the cost. I am that sort of guy that is very happy with that sort of trade off. I bought NAPA blanks and pads, but I will get a set of track pads. Probably not the super-awesome ones because I flat out can't afford it, but something decent. I would have to track the car a lot for it to make sense to use something other than regular blanks.
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SafeRacer has the Ultra for $11/.5L. You're in California (dry, mostly) and I'm in South Florida, which is incredibly humid year around. I'd be more inclined to do it every 6 months/bleed before a track day due to laziness. Super Blue/TYP200 would probably do the trick though. With shipping the Ultra is $5 more from SafeRacer, heh.
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Jul 10, 2011 23:15
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Buy an Openport for much less money and get the whatever is appropriate tune for free and tweak from there. http://www.osecuroms.org/
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Jul 11, 2011 20:39
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Cat Terrist posted:Swap you the LSD for the prices you lot pay.
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Jul 12, 2011 00:04
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I wonder if you'd have to reprogram the VDC for something like that.
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My WRX hasn't needed anything other than regular maintenance and premium gasoline. You really do need premium. The most important things to look for are modifications by the previous owner and general signs of abuse and neglect. You'll want to change the oil more often and run synthetic since the turbo generates so much heat. A stock 2 liter WRX gets about 20 in the city and 26-29 (depending on speed and other conditions) on the highway. Insurance on a WRX is expensive! I'd save almost $1000 a year if I got a Legacy GT instead. I get 20-22 mixed driving, but my current tune throws entirely too much boost in low throttle conditions. The 06 is the best WRX. It has aluminum rear control arms, the 2.5 turbo, and other little things that make it awesome. The 02-05 have the 2 liter, which is a good motor, but can be annoying to drive due to the lack of low-end torque. This can be fixed with $600 (more if you need to stay catted) in mods and a reflash. Any car with more than 60k miles will need new struts. I'm sure others will chime in with some other details I've forgotten, but that's the general gist of it.
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Bob Log posted:Search my posts for my rant about trying to get my 2011 WRX fixed by a dealer.
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Are you talking a full STI swap or just the 2.5 turbo? Pretty much everything (meaning stuff that isn't the motor/directly related bits) is the same except for the front brakes and the fuel pump, I think. While your at it, get the STI steering rack. It's fantastic.
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Terminus Est posted:I need some wheels for my new to me 08 LGT limited. The retarded previous owner put some horrific chrome rimzzzzz on it that need to go. I can get stock wheels from the dealer at cost, don't know how much that is going to actually cost though. Anyone got some recommendations?
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Actually this is loving awesome because the current Impreza's wheel base is too long for dirt.
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I had that happen and I thought I had blown the turbo.
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