06-03-2008, 03:25 PM | #1 |
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My 04 STi - Suspension time!
Current Mods: Interior Cobb Short Shifter Custom Fiberglass door panels w/ tweeters in kick panels Defi Triple pod w/ Boost, Oil Temp, Oil press. (in metric) 3-gauge pillar pod w/ E-Boost2 controller, EGT, and Fuel press. Prodrive shift knob Defi triple gauge pod on dash Lotek A-pillar triple gauge pod Defi EGT, Oil press, Oil temp, Fuel press, Boost gauges Exterior An element tuning sticker. Wow, how weak is that - guess I know where to start modding next. Suspension Ohlin Fixed Perch Struts RCE Yellow springs (Lowers car about 0.5") Stoptech 2-piece slotted front rotors, 1-piece slotted rear rotors Stoptech stainless brake lines 6gun 5x114.3 hub conversion kit and swap to 2005 front wheel bearings Poltec 6-piece aluminum lateral links Poltec adjustable aluminum endlinks Whiteline roll-center fix Performance Engine - Built 2.5L with Element Tuning forged Rods, CP Forged pistons, and cosworth cams, springs, and retainers Element Tuning GT52 Turbo, internally gated Turbosmart E-Boost2 Turbosmart BOV APS DR525 FMIC APS 3" catless dual-tip TBE Element tuning headers TXS uppipe Perrin 816cc injectors Walbro 255 fuel pump APS Fuel Rails Element Tuning oil catch can Hydra standalone EMS w/ launch control and flat-foot-shifting harness Hydramist meth injection kit Clutchmaster STG4 6-puck sprung clutch Stereo This is a really sore subject. When I first got the car, I was young and stupid. Now, I'm just stupid. I got this notion in my head that I wanted this crazy insane stereo in my brand new sti. So, about a week after I got the car, I gutted it, and dyno-matter the ENTIRE car. Then reinstalled everything, did a simple stereo install. Bored with this, the next summer I took it to a local stereo shop, and they went to town on it. Custom door panels, tweeters in the kicks, custom sub enclosure - 1500w RMS, 3000w peak of amplifier going into a 12" sub. I had zero trunk space left, and the car sat noticeably lower due to the weight of all this junk. Needed two batteries due to above stupidity. I left it like this for about 3 years. Brings us to the summer of 08. I decided to do the built motor. Then I decided - If i'm going for performance... What is all this extra weight doing in the car? So, I removed it all. It's sitting in my garage, collecting dust and the car now has no stereo. Anyone want a $7500 system? I'm really torn about it. I liked having the system, and the sound - but I love how the car feels without the extra junk in the trunk. The car also sits a bit more balanced now. Lots more to come as I get time (I dont do much at work, so lots of time to kill) Last edited by 04wrbsti; 07-10-2008 at 01:12 PM. |
06-03-2008, 03:25 PM | #2 |
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The pics below are from the car in various stages - they aren't the current ones.
The door panels from me being stupid. Some people call this area of the car a trunk. I didn't think I needed one at the time. This was how I justified getting a bigger turbo. My stock VF-39 failed me. Last edited by 04wrbsti; 06-03-2008 at 03:31 PM. |
06-03-2008, 03:28 PM | #4 |
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Well put some pics up already!
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06-03-2008, 03:38 PM | #5 |
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haha, working on it! I dont have any current pics yet. I'll get some this weekend.
On an unrelated note, my front wheel bearings are shot Not being satisfied with putting another set of inferior 2004 wheel bearings in, a 6-gun racing conversion kit is on the way to convert my bearings to the 2005 style, and convert my wheel bolt-pattern from 5x100 to 5x114.3 |
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