[xrocket21]

So I bought my Subaru Impreza WRX STI (longest name ever) in feb of 2005.

I modded it here and there, ran it for 2 years at about 307 whp and 372 w ft/lbs on intake/exhaust/tune/methanol injection.

Good for a a 12.55 @ 109 in the quarter. Mostly what I did was auto-x it though.

YouTube - Face Melting

This past spring I decided to up the turbo size.



In early march, I installed:

-Gt30r turbo
-external wastegate
-front mount intercooler
-850cc injectors
-ported intake manifold
-doubled the size of my meth injector



the top is the stock intake risers with the emissions device in, and the bottom is it ported out





this was good for 425 w hp and 420 w tq!!!!!

stock it was 300/300

you figure ~20% drivetrain losses...

It was at about 530 crank horsepower

heres a comparison of before and after



then it looked like this:



for 2 WEEKS, it went like a raped ape. I was hoping for mid 11's in the quarter.

0-100 in less than 10 seconds in an AWD car is pretty breathtaking.


The block SHOULD HAVE HELD.

Stock sti block is good for 400-450 whp

so it was definitely pushing the edge, but it was a very "safe" tune, and the methanol really lowers your cyl temps and has an excellent octane rating, so theres no fear of knock.

I was driving to upstate NY for work, and about in burlington it blew. Little load on the engine, 4 hours into a 5 hour trip, cruise on at 80, it just let go.

piston #4 grenaded and took out the left head.

flatbed from VT to NH was $500 alone.

I normally do ALL my own work, but I just dont have a garage I could occupy long enogh for this project so I had to pay a shop to do it, which I hated.

Its been 3 months now....

put in a fully built block with forged pistons, moly rings, forged rods, arp head studs, machined crank, and upgraded oil pump.

SUPPOSED to be able to pick it up today, but maybe tomorrow, to break it in then have to take it back down to get it tuned.

After 3 months, and it being late june, I am having a really, really hard time waiting much longer!

[Pleasegivesoap]

shit man, how much do you have into it with the new block?

[mikeb]

nice dude, hope it holds together and you get your 11's. one of the few imports i really respect and would love to own.

[xrocket21]

Originally Posted by Pleasegivesoap

shit man, how much do you have into it with the new block?

these are things we dont like to talk about.

Guy at work who used to build mustangs laughs at me a lot though.

[xrocket21]

Originally Posted by mikeb

nice dude, hope it holds together and you get your 11's. one of the few imports i really respect and would love to own.

Its an amazing car, 4 doors, pretty cheap inurance, mid 12's with minimal mods, actually handles like an animal, 22 mpg, and DRIVE THE BITCH ALL WINTER LONG!

front and rear diffs are limited slip, and the center diff is lockable from the cabin, + snowtires, and it is a TANK







It is an 05 with 70k miles on it. it gets driven a lot , and HARD, but I take good care of it, and she usually treats me pretty well.

11.49 and faster and you need a cage at epping, so my "goal" is to get tossed

[mikeb]

probably handle even better caged up. my boss has had two regular wrx's and i have always lusted after them. amazing you can drive year round in them. someday maybe i'll get one put a hitch on it and get a trailer and ditch my truck!

[loridin64]

425whp and 22mpg's
can't beat that

[tsanto]

Nice car man. The GT30's a nice upgrade. Did you paint the wheels or did they come like that? I would like to see how the gold sti wheels would look on your car.

My buddy has an 01 Audi S4 that moves pretty good. He's got a few mods done and he's about to do the turbo/fueling/exhaust upgrades. Those awd cars pull pretty hard and they're awesome in the snow.


I'd love to throw a big turbo and some other go fast goodies in my GTI, but I cant justify it with all the work I would have to do to turn it into a fast FWD car.

[reiobard]

nice ride, I love those cars and it sounds like you have done her up nice!!!

[xrocket21]

Originally Posted by loridin64

425whp and 22mpg's
can't beat that

welllllllllll 22 mpg was when I was at 307 whp

It went down to 18 after the mods.

Not too bad still, but thats also on 93 octane, and you have to add in the price of the methanol I burn as well. But its still not bad at all, gets better mileage than most v8s

[Pleasegivesoap]

Originally Posted by xrocket21

these are things we dont like to talk about.

Guy at work who used to build mustangs laughs at me a lot though.

Haha, fair enough. Sick ride.

Only, where's the NOS go?? And I hope you aren't granny shifting, - remember to double clutch on the upshift, like V.Diesel does. Saves those fried piston rings.

[Slyder27]

I had a WRX, not an STi though. It was a slick car, it screamed. One night we got over a foot of snow, plow trucks of course pile snow up in the driveway which wasn't plowed...my brother said you're not backing that car out of the driveway....I said watch me and did it with all season tires.

unfortuantely mine had the infamous "4th gear grind" like so very many others had. Subaru (at the time at least) didn't want to man up to it...and refused to cover it under warranty. Guess it was around $1500 to drop the tranny alone. Ha, bye bye WRX. I miss ya but oh well.

getting out of debt is the big reason as to why I no longer have it. Now with gas prices and it wanting higher octane fuel, another reason to not have it...needed more eco friendly cage.

Sucks yours let go like that. damn cages

[xrocket21]

Originally Posted by tsanto

Nice car man. The GT30's a nice upgrade. Did you paint the wheels or did they come like that? I would like to see how the gold sti wheels would look on your car.

My buddy has an 01 Audi S4 that moves pretty good. He's got a few mods done and he's about to do the turbo/fueling/exhaust upgrades. Those awd cars pull pretty hard and they're awesome in the snow.


I'd love to throw a big turbo and some other go fast goodies in my GTI, but I cant justify it with all the work I would have to do to turn it into a fast FWD car.

I use my stock wheels for snow tires

17"x8" 225/45/17 snows

street tires:

17"x 9" Black Racing Pro N1 (in flat black, they came that way, i didnt paint them) 255/40/17 falken azenis

race tires

18"x9" Work XD9 in bronze with 265/35/18 race tires



snow tires vs street tires



the race tires:

[xrocket21]

Originally Posted by Pleasegivesoap

Haha, fair enough. Sick ride.

Only, where's the NOS go?? And I hope you aren't granny shifting, - remember to double clutch on the upshift, like V.Diesel does. Saves those fried piston rings.

no thanks on the nawwwwwws

bottles are for babies.


AND I NEVER NARCED ON NOBODY

[xrocket21]

over 500 ft/lbs of torque in a 3200 lb car with awd and 255/40/17 sticky rubber all around, with a close ratio 6-speed is quite a rush....

it will still spin all 4 in second just by rolling onto it, but it still more traction than a tradition rwd v8, so you actually go somehwere instad of smokeshows all day long.

[Pleasegivesoap]

For those 11* seconds or less...or you free?

[xrocket21]

Originally Posted by Pleasegivesoap

For those 11* seconds or less...or you free?

inch or a mile brosef.... inch or a mile.....

I have youtube vids under xrocket21

I cant access youtube at work, but if you search, I have some vids of me drag racing and doing donuts on old tires

all of my old setup though, it didnt run long enough for me to take more than two pics, so no vids of that yet.

Theres also a vid of my RC51 on there idling (I was trying to explain to someone what a twin sounded like) to keep it bike related

[schleppy]

Very, very nice setup. It makes me miss my Evo

[xrocket21]

its making me miss my sti!!!!

they told me I could pick it up thursday or friday, they would call.

Its 2:40 and no word yet

[ceo012384]

Damn son... that turbo is fuckin huge!!!

Lot of time and effort and money you've put into that thing, good work. Sick car.

[Tricky Mike]

That is a sick, sick whip

[d3ad1ysp0rk]

Haha sick dude, love the car and the work done.

I'd post up my turbo project, but I'd get laughed off the site.

[xrocket21]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Damn son... that turbo is fuckin huge!!!

Lot of time and effort and money you've put into that thing, good work. Sick car.

Thanks! pretty proud of the fact that I do all my own work! (not including this engine bullshit, which I COULD have done if I had a garage)

heres a shot of the back of the turbo






not te easiest engine bay to work on

[ceo012384]

You're welcome.

Man that thing moves some SERIOUS air huh?

Beautiful. Must sound awesome when it spools, too

[xrocket21]

mod list:

Drivetrain

-ACT Streetdisc clutch
-ACT lightweight flywheel
-Short throw shifter and bushings


Suspension

-Tanabe GF210 Springs
-29mm whiteline front sway bar
-23mm perrin rear bar/mounts/endlinks
-rear camber bolts

Engine

-2.5 Liter STi semi-closed deck case
-Modified forged EJ257 crankshaft
-High Performance Main & Rod Bearings
-Pauter 4340 Chrome-Moly Forged Rods
-CP Forged Pistons w/ Moly Coated Skirts
-High Performance Piston Rings
-Fully Balanced & Blueprinted
-1 step colder plugs
-electronic boost solenoid
-perrin bow
-tial 44mm external wastegate
-garrett gt3076r turbo .82 wheel
-perrin stealth front mount IC
-ported intake manifold
-850cc injecotrs
-Jet coated headers
-catless 3" exhaust
-perrin up pipe
-cosworth oil pump
-coolingmist methanol injection kit, 12 gph injector, 25/75 water/meth mix

Tires/wheels/brakes

-17"x9" Balck racing Pro n1
-255/40/17 Falken azenis
-Hawk HPS pads
-Stainless lines
-Moutl RBF600 fluid

Exterior

-Carbon Fiber Vorex Generator
-Tinted JDM taillights
-debadged
-tinted windows
-JDM front lip
-shaved front grill

Interior

-3" RCI 4 Point Harnesses
-STRI 60mm electronic Boost/EGT/Oil pressure gauges
-Camera Mount


I think thats it.....