Dave's 2005 STi *SOLD--Evo Time!* R.I.P. 10/4/05 to 10/19/09 - Page 16 - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

sisforsurfing · 05-22-2009, 11:18 AM

Damn! I'm glad I didn't see that when you initially posted that whole "18k" thing. Bad things would've happened.

Good luck man, considering the comprehensiveness and thought with which you modified this car I'm sure the X is going to be killer.

DaveSTi · 05-22-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by sisforsurfing

Damn! I'm glad I didn't see that when you initially posted that whole "18k" thing. Bad things would've happened.

Good luck man, considering the comprehensiveness and thought with which you modified this car I'm sure the X is going to be killer.

Thank you for the kind words

It was a very fun, albeit expensive, time with the STi. I'm looking forward to what the X will bring.

captainhook · 05-22-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DaveSTi

SOLD!

Picking up my new Evo tomorrow

Time for a new journal? haha

DEAR GOD that was fast! Lol, you don't mess around Dave. Did someone on TST scoop it up?
Dibs on a ride in the Evo! That blue is downright gorgeous.

DaveSTi · 05-22-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by captainhook

DEAR GOD that was fast! Lol, you don't mess around Dave. Did someone on TST scoop it up?
Dibs on a ride in the Evo! That blue is downright gorgeous.

haha, yeah...when i set my mind to getting something done, it usually gets done. haha

nope, no one on TST. Dealer actually took it as a trade in with a good price, i was surprised!

captainhook · 05-22-2009, 12:02 PM

Haha, I'd be willing to bet it'll make its way back onto TST eventually.

DaveSTi · 05-24-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by captainhook

Haha, I'd be willing to bet it'll make its way back onto TST eventually.

If so, I'd have a couple ideas for the next owner to look into provided they were a suspension junkie.

More seat time in the Evo has me thinking back to my GD experience. Ultimately, I'm of the mindset that there is really nothing you can do to get enough front grip out of the 04-07 STi platform. Let's go over what I had done to increase front end grip:

Tires, alignment, ALK, cc plates, sways, roll center kit, lowered cg, higher wheel rate.

I could have increased caster up front another .5 degrees or so with the free castor mod, but I highly, highly doubt that that would have cured the cars natural inclination to losing traction up front in a turn...either on entry or out of the apex.

now..i could have MAXED the front out with another degree of negative camber to bring it up to -3 and have done the free castor mod on the control arms to get another .5 degrees of castor, but I honestly think thats the very absolute limit to what the car can do and ultimately is going to affect tire wear aka, don't do it on a street car unless you plan on going back down on the negative camber for even wear.

So you're left with two viable options to coax the rear end out instead of the front washing out...the first choice is by using the rear swaybar to increase the effective spring rate of the rear suspension....the other choice is to run higher rebound on the T2s in the rear vs. the front to stiffen up the damper.

The trouble with these two options is that they both sacrifice ultimate overall grip of the car in order to acheive a better balance. This would take track testing to verify, but I'm of the mindset that the car would be slower by doing this, albeit more fun to drive.

So to me, my GD was maxed out for all realistic intent and purpose. Subarus answer in 08 was to reposition the front end suspension a tad to coax more dynamic castor out of it, but i'm unsure of the SAI angles on it and the ensuing camber curve to make any predictions of how it would react...

Cliff Notes: The GD understeers unless you sacrifice overall grip to attain oversteer.

ATTI2D · 05-26-2009, 05:53 PM

Why the heck did you not part your car out. I needed a hub swap plus your co's and sways... dammit

DaveSTi · 05-26-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ATTI2D

Why the heck did you not part your car out. I needed a hub swap plus your co's and sways... dammit

I didn't have the stock parts, needed to get something done quickly, and money talked.

DaveSTi · 09-24-2009, 10:15 AM

Bump from the dead. I've finally added a directory in the first post that will link directly to the main topics of interest in this journal. Doing this brought back a lot of great memories with the car, it was definitely a fun project.

DaveSTi · 10-25-2009, 10:51 PM

Well, this car's last chapter had to be written eventually, I suppose. I found out via Facebook that this car was totalled the other day due to a 16 yr old girl hitting it at an intersection. I put almost 4 years of work, money, blood, sweat, and tears into it so I'm still not entirely sure how to react just yet. My immediate feeling is one of disbelief that it only went 3 months away from my hands on the steering wheel for this to happen...and a feeling of great anger due to the loss of my work in such a way.

In the past, i had no regrets over trading the car in, but after learning of how Kelly Mitsubishi beat on it relentlessly until breaking the shift fork, short shifter, and reverse lockout prior to the sale...and now this...I'm inclined towards regreting ever trading it in. Not because I wanted to keep it, but rather because I had no call over who could buy it.

It also shows me the financial waste of car modding. I invested over $10k into that car and now its worth scrap in a blink of an eye, a non-attentive driver, some tire skid marks, and a few oh ****s.

While I still feel my Evo is the better platform, I would have put my STi up against anyone elses around any track and not have been concerned.

On this day, my work died. Unbelievable. Almost four years...my first car out of college with my first real paycheck...where I learned suspension as well as most and dissected an entire platform...all gone...without me behind the wheel.

Glad everyone involved is physically ok...but man, I'd be lying if I don't feel the urge to point my finger in anger.

At least now the history of that 2005 CGM STi is fully written for everyone to enjoy...although never as much as I did living it.

R.I.P.

ATTI2D · 10-25-2009, 11:35 PM

Damn Dave, everyone said you were crazy to trade it in. Sucks that its gone forever.

RyanG · 10-26-2009, 01:09 PM

all Im going to say is SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Subaru gods are PISSED at you! traitor!

:P Sucks to hear dude..that STi as you know was my favorite of all times!! RIP

Teku18 · 10-26-2009, 01:55 PM

damn dude that suck so bad!!

ndubz · 10-26-2009, 02:17 PM

Damn bro that sucks to hear. But honestly it lives on as a role model to me and other wrx drivers. Ur car was done the way it should be. It may have been the most solid sti Ive ever seen in person. Not crazy about the evo seats tho lol. but it had its purpose and served u well, just be glad it didnt happen while u owned it.

It was a great car.

DaveSTi · 10-26-2009, 03:59 PM

Thanks guys.

For everybody to say that I was crazy to trade it in, while also saying I was thorough with the car on the other hand...makes me wonder when the light bulb will go on.

Honest_Bob · 10-26-2009, 04:42 PM

Sucks to hear man.

Sad day for a very clean and tastefully modded STI.

Goddabob · 10-26-2009, 09:30 PM

All that hard work lost its a shame, I hope someone is smart enough to part the car out.

DPancoast · 10-26-2009, 09:40 PM

cool man, gl with the new car

ndubz · 10-26-2009, 10:07 PM

was that ur old car in the spotted thread for the sti that was wrecked?

DaveSTi · 10-27-2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ndubz

was that ur old car in the spotted thread for the sti that was wrecked?

looks like it!

05-22-2009, 11:18 AM	#301
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	Damn! I'm glad I didn't see that when you initially posted that whole "18k" thing. Bad things would've happened. Good luck man, considering the comprehensiveness and thought with which you modified this car I'm sure the X is going to be killer. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

09-24-2009, 10:15 AM	#309
DaveSTi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charlotte Member #1591 iTrader: (0)	Bump from the dead. I've finally added a directory in the first post that will link directly to the main topics of interest in this journal. Doing this brought back a lot of great memories with the car, it was definitely a fun project. __________________ Member Journals: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-25-2009, 10:51 PM	#310
DaveSTi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charlotte Member #1591 iTrader: (0)	Well, this car's last chapter had to be written eventually, I suppose. I found out via Facebook that this car was totalled the other day due to a 16 yr old girl hitting it at an intersection. I put almost 4 years of work, money, blood, sweat, and tears into it so I'm still not entirely sure how to react just yet. My immediate feeling is one of disbelief that it only went 3 months away from my hands on the steering wheel for this to happen...and a feeling of great anger due to the loss of my work in such a way. In the past, i had no regrets over trading the car in, but after learning of how Kelly Mitsubishi beat on it relentlessly until breaking the shift fork, short shifter, and reverse lockout prior to the sale...and now this...I'm inclined towards regreting ever trading it in. Not because I wanted to keep it, but rather because I had no call over who could buy it. It also shows me the financial waste of car modding. I invested over $10k into that car and now its worth scrap in a blink of an eye, a non-attentive driver, some tire skid marks, and a few oh **s. While I still feel my Evo is the better platform, I would have put my STi up against anyone elses around any track and not have been concerned. On this day, my work died. Unbelievable. Almost four years...my first car out of college with my first real paycheck...where I learned suspension as well as most and dissected an entire platform...all gone...without me behind the wheel. Glad everyone involved is physically ok...but man, I'd be lying if I don't feel the urge to point my finger in anger. At least now the history of that 2005 CGM STi is fully written for everyone to enjoy...although never as much as I did living it. R.I.P. __________________ Member Journals:** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-26-2009, 01:09 PM	#312
RyanG Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Easton, PA Member #63 iTrader: (1)	all Im going to say is SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Subaru gods are PISSED at you! traitor! :P Sucks to hear dude..that STi as you know was my favorite of all times!! RIP __________________ I am Area1320 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-26-2009, 03:59 PM	#315
DaveSTi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charlotte Member #1591 iTrader: (0)	Thanks guys. For everybody to say that I was crazy to trade it in, while also saying I was thorough with the car on the other hand...makes me wonder when the light bulb will go on. __________________ Member Journals: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. / To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-22-2009, 12:02 PM	#305
captainhook Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Member #9586 iTrader: (0)	Haha, I'd be willing to bet it'll make its way back onto TST eventually.

05-26-2009, 05:53 PM	#307
ATTI2D Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Easton PA Member #6408 My Ride: 04 JBP STi iTrader: (0)	Why the heck did you not part your car out. I needed a hub swap plus your co's and sways... dammit

10-25-2009, 11:35 PM	#311
ATTI2D Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Easton PA Member #6408 My Ride: 04 JBP STi iTrader: (0)	Damn Dave, everyone said you were crazy to trade it in. Sucks that its gone forever.

10-26-2009, 02:17 PM	#314
ndubz Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: tristate area Member #6107 iTrader: (1)	Damn bro that sucks to hear. But honestly it lives on as a role model to me and other wrx drivers. Ur car was done the way it should be. It may have been the most solid sti Ive ever seen in person. Not crazy about the evo seats tho lol. but it had its purpose and served u well, just be glad it didnt happen while u owned it. It was a great car.

10-26-2009, 04:42 PM	#316
Honest_Bob TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Easton, PA Member #1179 My Ride: 05 WRX Wagon iTrader: (2)	Sucks to hear man. Sad day for a very clean and tastefully modded STI. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-26-2009, 09:30 PM	#317
Goddabob Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lehigh Valley Member #5799 iTrader: (14)	All that hard work lost its a shame, I hope someone is smart enough to part the car out.

10-26-2009, 10:07 PM	#319
ndubz Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: tristate area Member #6107 iTrader: (1)	was that ur old car in the spotted thread for the sti that was wrecked?

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