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freeski1620
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Ok, so heres the deal, my parents are geting divorced and are selling bout of my cars. i am ging to live with my mom, and i am going to get a new car, a WRX STI. im going to do some mods to it, and i was wondering if you guys think i should do anything else performance wise. im on a budget of about 10k after the price of the car so keep that in mind when you sugest. heres the list of mods im already set on:

> apex'i N1 head, mid pipe and cat back
> HKS intake and K&N filter
> re[lace stock intercooler with a front mount intercooler, 4 core.
> apex'i AVC-R mangement system
> apex'i boost conrtoler
> upgrade all turbo piping
> upgraded blow-off valve
> carbon fiber hood
> carbon fiber trunk lid with remounted spoiler
> sparco tournio racing seats
> STI short throw shifter

at this point im not upgradeing the turbo because it can handel much more than that.

this is the exact one im looking at getting so keep that in mind.










any imput that you all have, or little tricks you know about the STI would be greatly apreceated!


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

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Jan 20 2005 8:18PM
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freeski1620
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*replace stock intercooler with front mount 4 core.


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 20 2005 8:19PM
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kyle_w
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looks solid, i drive one of those as well









holy shit!!!111!1! he has more hten one namne??>?? omggg!! what a sux0rz@!! LOL



I wrote the words to this song on the back of a photograph

Behind your back it goes

A little something like this is way to big to miss....



I heard that Line is putting dust from the moon in their skis to make them not as influenced by the gravity of the earth. Has anyone heard of this new technology?

Jan 20 2005 8:22PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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will you be my friend?


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Jan 20 2005 8:26PM
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davidh
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sorry, I just creamed all over your car. that thing is awesome. Sorry bout the divorce, tho.
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Jan 20 2005 8:26PM
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GingerKid08
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Ski rack?
Jan 20 2005 8:28PM
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cobalt
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I am very very jealous.

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Jan 20 2005 8:29PM
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GingerKid08
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O and deffinately some underglow and matching mirror dice.
Jan 20 2005 8:37PM
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freeski1620
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^umm, no i dont think so. that would look kinda lame. underglow is not very good for colorado as well.


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 20 2005 8:40PM
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kyle_w
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also make sure you rock the pink 'i-badge'









holy shit!!!111!1! he has more hten one namne??>?? omggg!! what a sux0rz@!! LOL



I wrote the words to this song on the back of a photograph

Behind your back it goes

A little something like this is way to big to miss....



I heard that Line is putting dust from the moon in their skis to make them not as influenced by the gravity of the earth. Has anyone heard of this new technology?

Jan 20 2005 8:46PM
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GingerKid08
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Your loss...
Jan 20 2005 8:46PM
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kyle_w
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holy shit!!!111!1! he has more hten one namne??>?? omggg!! what a sux0rz@!! LOL



I wrote the words to this song on the back of a photograph

Behind your back it goes

A little something like this is way to big to miss....



I heard that Line is putting dust from the moon in their skis to make them not as influenced by the gravity of the earth. Has anyone heard of this new technology?

Jan 20 2005 8:48PM
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freeski1620
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defenetly on the badge, it will go back on the carbon fiber trunk lid.


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 20 2005 8:48PM
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kyle_w
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heres a good site

Gruppe-S










holy shit!!!111!1! he has more hten one namne??>?? omggg!! what a sux0rz@!! LOL



I wrote the words to this song on the back of a photograph

Behind your back it goes

A little something like this is way to big to miss....



I heard that Line is putting dust from the moon in their skis to make them not as influenced by the gravity of the earth. Has anyone heard of this new technology?

Jan 20 2005 8:49PM
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freeski1620
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well, see thats the thing i want to keep it as stock looking as possible, thats why i want it black. so the carbon fiber blends in.


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 20 2005 8:49PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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yeah but your wing is for show, you need a real wing on that car


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Jan 20 2005 8:50PM
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EastcoastAR5
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The sti is amazing. But why would you need to work on it besides dressing the outside up if thats what your into

It already has the fastest 0-30 out of any car on the market besides the McLaren...save your money for skiing and invest in a really good radar detector
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Jan 20 2005 8:55PM
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bigbromskier
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get some fuckin spinners
itd be pimp then
Jan 20 2005 9:01PM
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kyle_w
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^nigger









holy shit!!!111!1! he has more hten one namne??>?? omggg!! what a sux0rz@!! LOL



I wrote the words to this song on the back of a photograph

Behind your back it goes

A little something like this is way to big to miss....



I heard that Line is putting dust from the moon in their skis to make them not as influenced by the gravity of the earth. Has anyone heard of this new technology?

Jan 20 2005 9:05PM
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freeski1620
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um, thats a big no on the spinners. im keeping the gold bbs's.


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 20 2005 9:05PM
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nsnski240
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front mount intercooler


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Jan 20 2005 9:07PM
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mintcrue
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wow ur a lucky kid

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Jan 20 2005 9:15PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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fastest 0-30 other than a mclaren? you must be trippin


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Jan 20 2005 9:18PM
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rideforride
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is it actually the 2nd fastest car on the market 0-30? that seems hard to believe. and I think the stock STi wing looks badass. how fast would he need to be going for him to actually notice that he has an aftermarket wing on?
Jan 20 2005 9:21PM
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clrumivier4life
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How much are you getting that for?! It's like 32,000 brand new. God...I must say I'm a touch jealous.


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Jan 20 2005 9:56PM
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con_cept
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10 grand more??? buy a second car.



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Jan 20 2005 10:17PM
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freeski1620
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25000


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 20 2005 10:19PM
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con_cept
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Fill a pool full of pennies?



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Jan 20 2005 10:20PM
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TwinTipWonder
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Get a body kit for the car, and a strap on for your girlfriend. (So she uses it on you)
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Jan 20 2005 10:20PM
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freeski1620
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thats the price by the way.

and im not getting any kits because i want it to be as much of a sleeper car as possible. as much as an sti can be that is.


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 20 2005 10:22PM
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freeski1620
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o yeah and the engine mangement is the apex'i S-AFC V2


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 20 2005 10:23PM
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rideforride
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'yeah dude. i was racing this guy with an Sti the other day. it didnt have a body kit so i was like pff ill smoke him. can you believe it? i cant believe i fell for the sleeper trick. who would have thought an STI would be fast!?'
Jan 20 2005 10:25PM
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kyle_w
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^who sad that?









holy shit!!!111!1! he has more hten one namne??>?? omggg!! what a sux0rz@!! LOL



I wrote the words to this song on the back of a photograph

Behind your back it goes

A little something like this is way to big to miss....



I heard that Line is putting dust from the moon in their skis to make them not as influenced by the gravity of the earth. Has anyone heard of this new technology?

Jan 20 2005 10:30PM
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lineskier87
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sick car.. and itll be sweet once u add all the mods. good luck with it.
Jan 20 2005 10:46PM
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Kev
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with those mods that car will fuckin kill anything on the street. the only thing i would upgradeother than what you said is front drilled disc brakes, maybe bigger with bigger pads? the drilled disc look super badass too, it's a nice little touch, i think anyway.

if i was loaded off my ass, i really have always wanted too geta 2 door impreza 2.5 rs, and drop in a UK sti Version 6 engine, and pimp the shit out of it. now that would be a sleek car a friggin sleeper. imagine loses to a car that looks like a 2.5 rs and your driving a wrx sti....awesome.


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Jan 20 2005 11:20PM
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QuazBotch
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put a fleshlight in the tail pipe so you can hump your car.
Jan 20 2005 11:21PM
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freeski1620
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i thought the front brakes were 4 piston calipers, and sloted and ported rotors?

and when you have a divorce especaly like ours, theres a lot of money when its all over.


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 20 2005 11:27PM
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Kev
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^ you might be right, i can't remeber if the brembo brakes are?... they are probably slotted, but not actually drilled. i have just seen larger fully drilled disc and they looked hot. mind you the stock brakes if there slotted, you might not noticed that much more stopping power, and the difference in overheating the disc or pad probably won;t happen, so you probably don;t need to upgrad. but it might be something to look into.




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Jan 20 2005 11:41PM
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brokebutitsworthit
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yeah my buddy drives a rs with a sti motor swap in it, fun fun cars, im now bitterly jealous, one thing with the scoobies is that you need a good tuner, some mods will even hurt sti's cause they have been so carefully set up already, but with tuning you start to make gains. good call with the brands, at least your not all 'i wanna be paul walker' and shit, that bugs me, keep it clean dude, your aware that with some front mounts your gonna have to lose the foglights for the piping right
note to self avoid blowing motor....again
Jan 20 2005 11:41PM
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under_achieved
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-the blitz nur spec exhaust is far better then the n1 but if I were you I'd keep the sti exhaust because its big enough to handle the turbo upgrading you plan to do as well as it dosent sound like the fart can you plan to put on it.
-forget the cf trunk(thats just gay) and the sparco seats(the sti's are better in every possible way)

and if you get a body kit or any neon I'll kill your dog
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Jan 20 2005 11:44PM
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freeski1620
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i just like the apex name, i trust it. and yeah i know on the intercooler ill lose the fog lights, but i can leave the covers if i want. i could just put in some of those realy small aftermarket fog lights. and that car will never be kited or have neon. but why no cf trunk?


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 21 2005 12:09AM
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freeski1620
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o and i am planing on all of the turbo upgrade stuff being HKS kassani (sp).


'what?' Lauren every time you ask her a question for the first time!

skiing what i thought this was a porn site and every one i was talking to were sexy ppl ..i thought skiing was a sex term we all uesed. damn!-twintiprider

'did you know your skiing backwards?'
a female tourist to me at breck while riding switch down a trail to the park.
Jan 21 2005 12:10AM
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petek
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my hyundai pony can take that any day

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Jan 21 2005 12:12AM
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fahrvergcougar
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i am a bit jealous too, but then again i will get to ride in it
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Jan 21 2005 12:16AM
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under_achieved
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booo the trunk lid because whats it cost?? 600ish, and really its gonna save maybe 12lbs, so basicly you are gonna pay all that money and deal with the hastle of instaling it just to say 'yah, thats right.. its carbon fiber'. the hood is cool though caus the hood scoup looks like ass and since it will no longer serve a purpose it shouldnt be there. but its your car so do whatever you want with it.
CTC

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'canadians have bigger dinks then americans.. and thats a fact' - T2
Jan 21 2005 12:31AM
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Nep
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I myself own and tune a stage 2, soon to be stage 4 WRX. My suggestion to spend the 10k even is to get:

1. Perrin Uppipe
2. Bellmouth Downpipe, eg. Invidia, Perrin, Helix
3. TurboXS UTEC piggyback ECU
4. Upgraded turbo pending what responce/power output you want (VF 34, 22, 23, FP 18/20g, FP green, APS SR series, etc)
5. Upgraded intercooler, for turbo sizes up to a VF34 go with a bigger TMIC (APS, TurboXS), or with bigger turbos, eg. 18/20g, green, go with a FMIC
6. tune your car
7. coilovers, or springs..pending how serious you are. Prodrive, Eibach, Tein make good products
8. Cusco rear sway bar and strut tower bar
9. gauges, EGT, Boost, Air/Fuel
10. Turbo timer *ONLY* if you aftermarket turbo si oil cooled, otherwise a TT w/ a water cooled turbo EG. VF39 (STi stock tubo) is pointless
11. get a short shifter if you don't ahve one
12. modify your injectors to flow higher cc (only if you ahve upgraded turbo and can tune to accomidate the injectors)
13. Do not get a aftermarket blow of valve that vents atmospherically, it will throw off your A/F ratios and cause you to run a bit rich, you stock BOV is good for 20psi
14. Do not get a intake, unless of cource you need one to accomidate a aftermarket
intercooler. It will make you run leaner
15. Never get a MBC, it's basically cheep EMS w/o tuning the a/f ratios or timing to accomidate the increased boost

Theres a million things you can do to build your STi up. But driving lessons are definately the best place to put your money first. Drive safe, you don't need to drive agressivly on the street because you have a fast car. People who are interested in your car already know it's fast. People who arn't will probably think your immature. Just take it easy.

Also check out thses great sites and look at their regional sections. Colorado has a huge WRX scene.

NASIOC.com
ClubWRX.net
Iclub.com
WRXfanatics.com

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Jan 21 2005 1:19AM
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Nep
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FYI the USDM STi brakes are Brembo Gran Tourismo brakes. You will never need to upgrade these or the rotors. Unless in the event of wear of cource. The stock pads on the GT's run around 200 I believe, maybe 400 for the whole set. Calipers and rotors run a shade under 2k. They are fine brakes.
Jan 21 2005 1:25AM
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under_achieved
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^yah deffinatly set aside a few hundred for some dyno time but I was assuming you knew that.
wouldnt the tuning even out a/f ratio? or will the intake always run lean? anyway aftermarket intakes usually rob low end power.
CTC

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'canadians have bigger dinks then americans.. and thats a fact' - T2
Jan 21 2005 1:32AM
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Nep
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Yes, if you have a local AWD dyno. By all means get a tune there, ECUTek is nice. An intake is necessary if you upgrade to a FMIC. Otherwise it will cause your car to run leaner. There are many WRX's turning in easy 12's with the stock airbox. I personally have a Perrin big MAF short ram intake sitting in my garage. It will be pointless for em to install it untill I get my FMIC in. IF you tune with a wideband o2 senser, then yes, you can help even the AFR's outa bit. But if your going to be unign on a dyno I would sugest you get most of your modifications in. That way you don't have to pay for another tune once yothe rest of your mods are put on. Most tuner shops will ahve you vuy a licence and charge you 500ish for a tune and software install. Then charge you 100-150 for any tunes after that. it all depends ont eh software they deal and/or tune.

But above all, do not get a aftermarket BOV that vents atmospherically if you don't need one. You will loose approx. 3 MPS due tot he rich condition and will shoot fireballs thru your exhaust (provided it is catless) between shifts or at certain throttle adjustments during various RPM's.

My suggestion is that you do nto mod your car for awhile after purchasing it. Instead, learn to handle the power the STi delivers stock. Which is plenty! It should take you 3 months or so (depends on driving expirience) to get a good, confident feel on the STi. You will know when you are there. Just don't kid yourself. More power without the ability to harness it and hold it down will just increase your chances for trouble. If your serious, buy race/driving lessons. Definately the best place to put your money. Once you are done, you will be glad you shelled out the 400ish dollars to know how to handle your car.

I myself didn't modify my WRX till quite some time after I aquired it. During that time I ran a few SCCA autocross events when I was not working. Definately good, safe expirience there.
Jan 21 2005 2:33AM
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Nep
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Wow...reading over my previous post. It's pretty apparent I need to catch up on some sleep. Bed time for me
Jan 21 2005 2:35AM
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ViperSki
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Good shit nep. i like what your talking about here. and bro im so jealous of you for getting that car


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