[Dustithan]

Nice. The rear spats brings out the car a lot!

[twiSTies]

Thanks! I'm liking them a lot.

So which front lip do you guys think I should go with, the carbon s203 style or a v-limited?

[Chris05STi]

Cf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[twiSTies]

Installed the APS 65mm CAI tonight. I was protuned with the Typhoon, but I wanted to go with a CAI to reduce intake temps. Immediately after starting the car, the cruise control light began flashing so I plugged in my AP and got codes P0102 and P0113. I then came up here and found someone else having them on the forums. I tightened down the piping after the MAF and the MAF itself a little bit more, then tried again. Cruise light flashing. I then reset the ECU with the AP. Took it out for a test drive, all is well again.

Throttle response seems to be a bit more punchy, but thats more than likely from the ECU reset. BPV noises haven't been cut down over the Typhoon too much, but they are a higher note than before. Noticed no heatsoaking in traffic, so I win.

I love the Typhoon, but I'm going to sell it now. The protune may have to be touched up for the new intake, but with my Walbro already installed and the black residue on my tailpipe, I'm not too worried about it.

oh yeah, APS quality is pretty good. The bracket didn't line up right for both screws to go in, but whatever.

[twiSTies]

small november update:

ordered street tuner for my car so i can learn how to compensate for future mods. the APS intake will be my first tuning guinea pig.

visited race comp engineering last week and bought the whiteline ALK comfort for my car. my plans are as follows for the car after talking it over with Kelly:

RCE springs
rear group n tophats
Ohlins fixed perch struts
kartboy front swaybar endlinks
pagid blue brake pads
goodridge ss brake lines
ate super blue fluid


this should give my suspension the perfect balance for a daily driver. i 'll be selling the swifts after i get the full ohlins setup.

here's a list of parts currently waiting to be installed:

AndrewSS's camera mount
Cobb SS
TiC shift linkage bushings
TiC Pivot Bushing (remove from stock shifter, put in Cobb shifter)
Kartboy Front and Rear Shifter bushings
whiteline ALK

updating pg 1 to reflect current mod list. i plan on cleaning this journal up one of these days.

[twiSTies]

Well, almost two years later and I've decided to update this journal! Wow. Well, I never got half of that stuff in my list above ^ haha. Here is what I ended up doing over the past year and 8 months


Power:
APS 65mm Intake
Gimmick Motorsports MAF Hose
Gimmick Motorsports Turbo Inlet
Static X VF-39 Turbo Wrap
Cobb Turbo Heatshield
AREA1320 Ported Intercooler Y Pipe
Perrin Lightweight Crank Pulley
Helix Catted Downpipe
Borla XR1 Catback
Walbro 255 Fuel Pump
Cobb AP w/ Street Tuner
Prodrive 3-Port EBCS*
TopSpeed PROtuned 306awhp/341awtq with the Helix dp, a K&N Typhoon, and a 3" ebay catback.
AREA1320 Sticker +50hp


Driveline:
Kartboy Exhaust Hangers
TiC Rear Differential Bushings
TiC Subframe Outrigger Bushings
Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings
Kartboy Front Shifter Bushing
Cobb Double-Adjustable Short Throw Shifter
TiC Shifter Linkage Bushings
TiC Shifter Pivot Bushing
TiC Rear Shifter Stay Bushing
TiC Transmission Crossmember Bushings


Suspension:
RaceComp Engineering Tarmac IIs 500/400
Vorshlag Front and Rear Camber Plates
Whiteline 27-29mm Front Swaybar
Whiteline 22-26mm Rear Swaybar
Kartboy Front and Rear Swaybar Endlinks
Whiteline 'Comfort' Anti-Lift Kit
Whiteline Roll Center Adjuster Kit

Brakes:
Ferodo DS2500 pads
Technafit SS Lines
Perrin Brake Master Cylinder Brace
ATE Super Blue Fluid


Chassis Stiffening:
Carbing Front Subframe Brace
CL Development X-brace
TiC Fender Braces


Interior:
EVO VIII Recaro Driver and Passenger Seats
Wedge Engineering Seat Brackets and Adjusters
JDM S203 Hazard Button
Autospeed Dead Pedal
JDM Auto Intercooler Spray Button
Prodrive Floormats
2007 OEM Radio w/ Aux. Input and Sub


Exterior:
JDM Rear Spats
AREA1320 Painted and De-Badged Front Grill
BeatRush Titanium Belt Cover
Greddy Titanium Radiator Cooling Plate
AMS lightweight battery kit to reduce weight
Grimmspeed Hood Dampers
Black O.Z. Ultraleggera 18x8 wheels w/ 235/40/18 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tires (Summer)
Stock BBS w/ 225/45/17 Toyo Proxes 4 tires (Winter)


* - waiting to be installed or on order.




Here is the "remaining mods to be purchased" list:

-DBA two-piece front brake rotors for less unsprung weight.
-ACPT CF Driveshaft to reduce driveline weight.
-Clutch/Flywheel upgrade.
-Ported stock manifold w/ crossover pipe.
-JDM front bumper beam to reduce weight.
-P&L Motorsports GT3076R .63 Rotated Mount Kit.
-DW 850 injectors.
-Spearco TMIC.
-Whiteline lateral links.
-STi pink trailing arms.
-Group N Transmission Mount.
-V-Limited Style Front Lip.
-06 STi Rear Diffuser.


As you can see, I've been busy I'll put up pics later. (another 2 years or so) jk.

[twiSTies]

Pic of the T2s and Vorshlags:


Pic of the car sitting on the new O.Z. Ultraleggera wheels:


Pic of the EVO 8 seats:

Just waiting on the seat rails for those to be installed.

Vorshlag:


Carbing subframe:


AMS battery kit:


This stuff RULES!


That's it for now. More pics coming soon

[96accord]

nice updates!!

[twiSTies]

Originally Posted by 96accord

nice updates!!

Thanks

The car suspension is 97% done. I'm thinking lateral links and trailing arms will be coming over the winter to finish it off.

I can't wait for the seat rails to come in so I can swap out the seats. Then I plan on beefing up the drivetrain in preparation for the GT30R sometime next summer.

Exterior-wise, I'm thinking a Cusco lip and tint. Rotors are starting to develop a lip up front, so I'll be upgrading to two-piece DBA rotors eventually as well to finish off the Brembos.

Also want to get some real summer performance tires on it next year, such as the RE01R, Advan Neova, RT615, or Dunlop Star Specs. I love how lightweight these Pilots are (22lbs a piece!), but they're squirmy and soft like my all seasons.

[twiSTies]

Got my first autocross in with the full suspension today. I brought along an air compressor, water, allen key for the rear T2s behind the seat, air gauge, cash money, and my helmet. I forgot the T2 instructions though! So I only got to run the car on the daily driver settings with the PS2 tires with a -2 front, -1.8 rear alignment. I wouldn't recommend this alignment or these tires to anyone looking to autocross. The front of the car was ice skating the entire day and couldn't put the power down. Coming from RE070s, my first run was way too hot for these tires and after the first slalom I blurted out to the instructor riding along, 'These tires SUCK!"

After two runs, the sky opened up and the lot got drenched. We tried to adjust the camber plates up front, but only had metric wrenches and the Vorshlags use standard-sized. In a last ditch effort, on my last and 5th run of the day, I put the car into full open and bumped the front rebound up one click. This let me put more power down and I turned in my best run of the day, a tire sliding 39.1.

The FTD was 34.870

Yeah, this day sucked.

I need more negative camber up front, better tires, and the track settings for the T2s next time I head out. Then we can better get into my driving...I was a bit too aggressive, but calmed down as the day went on and Myles had me reciting to myself out loud to relax while I drove, haha. I gotta say, that actually worked.

Here's a shot of me in the grid with the instructor riding along. He raced an STX prepped WRX on Dunlop Direzzas with -3 camber up front and -2 out back. His best was a 36.5, so I know my car has a lot more in it than what I got out of it today.