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The [TST] Don
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Langhorne, PA
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My Ride: 07 Bugeye STi - 94 Supra iTrader: (6)
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If I knew then what I know now... / I really should have listened when...
Or what were the things that people told you not to do but you couldnt resist and did them anyway? Then you realized you should have listened to them... I wish I would have known that installing 3" inlet stock location turbos on Subarus is just plain futile. I spent many frustrating hours getting mine on and I never want to touch it again. If I had known then what I know now, I would have done an 06 swap intead of the newest fanciest thing which was an 07 swap. Hell, if I knew then what I know now I wouldn't have swapped anything on the Subaru and I would have just gotten busy with the Supra, but eh timing wasn't ideal on how that all went down. So... whats yours? Could be interested and even helpful to others...
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TST Ruined My Life!
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i would have kept building EJ18's. i just miss them.
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3" inlet install.
Remove all manifold bolts. Slide manifold to pass side of vehicle. install inlet onto turbo. Put rope around manifold. Have brother pull manifold from driver side. Install bolts! ![]() Easy as pie! |
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its funny you post this question as i think about it alot. in hindsight i would not have jumped on the deal i got for my front mount, turbo, intake, injectors ect.. and just waited longer until i had the money to do what i really wanted, and to do it all right from the begining.
even though once i get a new job (so can start spending money on my car again) i will be able to use a lot of the parts i have for the next phase, id just rather have bought it all at once myself, and still had all my oem parts in the case that i have to go back to stock. overall though, just having the info i have now, would have been invaluable
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The [TST] Don
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Langhorne, PA
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My Ride: 07 Bugeye STi - 94 Supra iTrader: (6)
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You didnt ;). But yeah... those damn 5 speeds. I think the 6 speed swap was me being the opposite of this thread... that decision was better than I realized at the time... but thats kind of off topic here I think.
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TST Ruined My Life!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Philadelphia
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My Ride: "Honey Badger" Turbo Miata iTrader: (8)
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If I knew how ****ty the stock ECU was, I would have saved for an XEDE standalone as my first mod, it will ocme in time.
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I would have bought a new STi in 04 & not wasted my time & money w/ the WRX. dont get me wrong, I loved having the WRX & I really enjoyed modding it & driving it, but I should have stepped up & gotten the STi from the beginning.
OR, Dont mod cars, get a WRX or something cheap & fun as a DD, save money, & BUY A HOUSE!!!!!! Last edited by WKderF; 08-26-2008 at 06:17 PM. |
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don't spend any $$ modding the tC, keep it as a clean DD.
Instead, save my $$$ up and buy a nice project car/weekend drifter/auto-xer 240 or mk3 Supra, etc... OR don't spend any money on cars at all, instead, save all my $$$ and eventually become a billionaire then buy up all your guys cars... :D |
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Ehhh...
Sometimes I wish I wouldn't overcomplicate things instead of just using stuff that works. For instance, buying a wideband that can datalog blah blah blah when I have tuning system that does that job better. Other than that, maybe wish I went Bseries but eh.
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I wish i had never sold my dsm, and i wish that if i had decided to go hondas i would have bought what i wanted the first time instead of always "settling" for cars that i dont like that much.
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If I knew what I know now, I would have bought a god damn single'd Supra. My car feels soooooo slowwwww
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Williamstown
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My Ride: WRB 2004 WRX Wagon with 07 STI Trans and Longblock inside! iTrader: (7)
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Williamstown
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My Ride: WRB 2004 WRX Wagon with 07 STI Trans and Longblock inside! iTrader: (7)
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My biggest thing was buying a used Eclipse and thinking I could fix it up as a daily driver.
That thing turned into the biggest money pit headache and will go down in my memory as the worst car I ever owned!
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i would of saved more money and just went with an sti, but im impatient.
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nothing.. no regrets :D Everything has a path for a reason and Im sticking to that
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I would have gotten much more ass in high school
and i would have gone AWD
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TST Ruined My Life!
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damn straight... I would have you every inch of the back seat of the '73 mustang convertible I had... instead of waiting on my dead fish of an ex to put out...
I also would have bought the used mach1 instead of the srt-4 |
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TST Ruined My Life!
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i would have bought a new turbo and some piston rings and not swapped the motor out that was in the car when it was sold to me... could have saved a lot of money and had a faster car by now... but i have not regrets.
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I never would have gotten rid of my first car. Most of my "if I knew" stuff doesn't involve cars so I'll leave it out of here but I must agree with the previous ass comment.
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