[stratguitarist]

Hey everyone, welcome to my journal. I have owned my STi since March 2007. All mods have been done by me and my buddies.

When I first brought her home:



Recent Pics:




Table of contents
Page 1- Intro/First wave of Deadbolt 20G parts/ Engine water damage
Page 2- Various pics of Axis block and other items that got added while at Agile.
Page 3- Dyno sheet from Deadbolt 20G Build

Mods on the car:

Engine:
-Axis Block
-ARP Headstuds
-Cobb TBE
-Cobb LGT 70mm Short Ram
-Gruppe-s Coated Header
-Deadbolt 20g
-UR Uppipe/Dumptube
-Tial 44mm Wastegate
-ARC FMIC
-Deatschwerks 850cc injectors
-Aps Inlet
-TGVs ported by Agile
-NGK 1 Step Colder Plugs
-GM Boost Solenoid

ECU:
-Cobb AcessPort v.2 Stage 2 OTS Map

Drivetrain:
-ACT HD Street Disc
-Gruppe-s 14lb Flywheel
-TiC Super Shifter Kit

ICE:
-Kenwood Excelon HU
-Kenwood Excelon Dual Mag Componets-Front
-Fusion 5 1/4-Rears
-Fusion Powerplant Tweeters- Rear Deck
-MTX 421D Mono Amp
-Fusion Powerplant 4ch.
-10" Alpine Type R
-Ported Box
-Optima Yellow Top

Interior:
-Spec C Type RA-R Shift Knob
-Defi's: Boost, EGT, Oil Temp
-Defi Gauge Pod

Exterior:
-Tint
-WRX Trunk
-Carbing Underpanel

Suspension:
-RCE Yellows
-Group N Tops

Wheels/Tires:
-17x8 Gold Enkei RPF1
-245 Falken Azenis

Mods waiting to be installed:
-DBA Rotors
-Hawk Pads
-Stainless Lines
-Process West Oil Cooler

Thanks-
Everyone who has stayed up with me on long install nights.
Everyone on IWSTI for providing so much info/help.

[stratguitarist]

Ive waited a while to start a journal, now that I have an idea of what I would like to do with the car I figured I would start one. This is the first wave of parts. Heres a few pics of what Ill be working with for my 20g build. The turbo is a Deadbolt 20g, ARC FMIC, UR 44mm EWG, and a set of RCE Yellows. Im heading up to Agile Auto on Tuesday to pick up the second wave of parts

[MadMan77]

Nice set up there. That turbo looks familiar for some reason....

Saw you have an external wastegate set up there. Glad you went with the 44mm. V-bands are so much nicer. Did you have them weld the internal gate or are you just going to bracket it?

[stratguitarist]

Originally Posted by MadMan77

Nice set up there. That turbo looks familiar for some reason....

Saw you have an external wastegate set up there. Glad you went with the 44mm. V-bands are so much nicer. Did you have them weld the internal gate or are you just going to bracket it?

Haha, thanks again for the great deal on the 20g!

V-band FTW! I didnt want to deal with the 38mm issues. He didnt weld it shut. I am going to fab up a bracket for it when I go to install everything.

[munky69]

very cool! that's a similar turbo setup to what i'm leanin twds. what injectors you goin with? ( i might have missed it)

[stratguitarist]

Originally Posted by munky69

very cool! that's a similar turbo setup to what i'm leanin twds. what injectors you goin with? ( i might have missed it)

I was originally going to get the DeatschWerks 740's, but Hill at Agile said the 850's were going to be a better choice. When I go to Agile on Tuesday ill be picking them up along with some other parts.

[funSTi]

That combo should work out great for yo. Can't wait to see the results!!!

[stratguitarist]

Well I have been really busy at work and didnt have time to update this like I wanted to. After an all day install and funeral that morning we got the turbo put in. We pulled the intake manifold off so Agile could port the TGVs, but ill get back to that after the pics. Here are some pictures of the install coming together. Everything went on without issue and was going great until disaser struck, but more on that after the pics also.

All taken apart and ready for install..


VF39 vs. Deadbolt 20g


Front Mount Mockup


Turbo on, Intercooler Installed, Intake Mockup


EWG


On the flatbed going to Agile


Alright now onto what went wrong. The original plan was to leave the intake manifold off for Agile to port my TGVs. Towards the end of putting everything together it started to rain. The intake ports were obviously pluged and we had Mcguivered a canopy. The following morning it rained when we were in PA for a friends funeral. The hood was closed, but rain somehow managed to get in (possibly from the hoodscoop). When I got it up to agile they pulled it in and I was shocked. They drained the water, put the Manifold back on and did a compression test. Cylinder 1 and 2 are gone. Ill being getting a new shortblock it seems. Ive already talked to Ron at Axis and I will possibly be ordering it tonight. I highly doubt there will be any head damage, but the possibility is there regardless of how slim.

[MorePSiTehBett4]

very nice

[JJ18Sniper]

Wow... I am sorry to hear that man. I did not realize that could even happen..

[MKTURBO]

the moister got to the cylinders destroying the compression?

[BillFromTR]

Thats beat

Hope it all works out for you.

[mgsm666]

is agile paying for it? Sounds like the car was in their care when it happened...thats messed up.

[stratguitarist]

Originally Posted by MKTURBO

the moister got to the cylinders destroying the compression?

Water got in the head and one of the valves was open, went right to the cylinders. Cylinder 1 and 2 showed like 40 and 50. Way low and not even worth limping around on for a bit.

Originally Posted by mgsm666

is agile paying for it? Sounds like the car was in their care when it happened...thats messed up.

There is no reason for them to pay for it, it happend in my care.

Best we can think is that water entered through the hood scoop, went down the charge piping and dripped into the port. The port was covered but we (as in me and my friends that did the install, not Agile) used rags to cover them, soaking up the water. Im gonna see if Hill can send me the pics later on tomorrow and ill post them then. Its just one of those unfortunate things that happend and now my wallet suffers.

Murphy's Law hard at work

[swiftwrx1]

Damn sorry to hear this tuff luck.