[SWortham]

I'm finally building a member journal, so here it goes.

2006 Subaru STI : WRB

Currently installed mods (for daily driving):

Engine:
- COBB AccessPort stage 2 w/ COBB catted downpipe

Suspension:
- Ohlins fixed perch struts
- RCE front lowering camber plates
- Group N rear strut mounts
- Whiteline 24mm front sway bar
- Whiteline 24mm rear sway bar
- Kartboy Front & Rear endlinks

Wheels & Tires:
- 17x8.5" TRMotorsports MT1 wheels (17.5 pounds each)
- 255/40-17 Falken RT615's

Brakes:
- Front PowerSlot cryo-treated rotors
- Front & Rear StopTech Posiquiet pads
- RCE carbon fiber brake ducts

Exterior:
- Varis carbon fiber hood
- Varis carbon fiber trunk lid
- APR GTC-200 wing
- V-Limited Lip Spoiler

Interior:
- Driver's side Recaro Sport seat with Wedge Engineering Bracket/Slider

Mods ready to be installed for track days:
- Front & Rear Pagid Blue 4-2 Brake Pads

[SWortham]

Here are a couple shots of the car from the day I bought it (7/3/2006):





And here are a few from a track day. At this point I had the V-Limited lip spoiler and COBB AP stage 1. Everything else was stock.

[slyguySTI]

sounds like a nice setup.... although so far your journal is like a getting a massage and forgetting the happy ending......LOL kidding wheres the pics already...haha

[SWortham]

Then I installed RCE Yellow springs, RCE non-lowering camber plates, group N rear mounts...

[SWortham]

I eventually decided that the RCE Yellow springs were too stiff and too low for some of the rough roads I drive on.

So I re-installed the stock springs, and replaced the RCE non-lowering plates with RCE lowering camber plates. And then I installed Whiteline 24mm front & rear sway bars with Kartboy endlinks. By this point I was also riding on Ohlins struts at all 4 corners.

I also found that I had scraped up the V-Limited lip spoiler a little, and decided to take it off. From now on my plan is to only install it for track days.

So at this point it was looking like this...

[SWortham]

Then I installed the new brakes to get ready for track days this year...


Those are the PowerSlot cryo-treated rotors in this shot. The stock brakes just aren't good enough for track days. At the very least you need pads with a higher temperature range and better brake fluid. I just hope the Pagid Blue pads and ATE Super Blue fluid will be good enough.

And finally, most recently I installed the TRMotorsports MT1 wheels with 255/40-17 Falken RT615's...

[4banger]

Great pics of a clean car. I can't wait to see more.

[slyguySTI]

wow that was fast... now i got my happy ending...LOL

[SWortham]

Originally Posted by 4banger

Great pics of a clean car. I can't wait to see more.

Thanks. I'm going to go wingless soon when I install the spec C trunk lid. But eventually I'll get an APR GTC200 wing. Then it'll look a little more rice-like, lol. But it's a light wing, and it's adjustable so I gotta do it.

[STI_Mike]

welcome and nice car!

[SWortham]

Well it looks like the Spec C aluminum trunk lids are in short supply so I ordered the Varis CF trunk lid instead. I'm not sure how much it weighs, so I'll make sure to weigh it when I get it.

[BillFromTR]

I love that chasin' the Lambo shot

[SWortham]

Originally Posted by BillFromTR

I love that chasin' the Lambo shot

Me too, I wish I was a litte closer. The guy driving the Lambo was the lead instructor for the HPDE.

[SWortham]

Well the Varis CF hood is 20 pounds for a total savings of 2 pounds.

And the Varis CF trunk lid is 11 pounds for a total savings of 30 pounds (24 pound stock trunk + 17 pound stock wing).

[SWortham]

Hood is installed...


And the trunk lid is too...


I removed the trunk springs as well which amounts to another 2 pounds. And I've ordered some Neodynium magnets to hold the trunk up. We'll see how well they work.