HSPN / IWSTI Race Car (OMG not again! See post 1109) - Page 43

**Ben** · 03-07-2006, 01:32 AM

As requested by various sponsors, all sponsor logos (instead of just links) are now displayed in my Member's Gallery located here:

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/vbpicgal...hp?do=view&g=1

The rest of the stickers (for all of the sponsors listed above) should be on the car by the end of this week. Stay tuned

.

***wdb*** · 03-07-2006, 07:41 AM

This is a great way to organize a long journal such as this one. Well done!

**Ben** · 03-07-2006, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdb

This is a great way to organize a long journal such as this one. Well done!

Thanks!

**Ben** · 03-11-2006, 09:42 PM

Alright guys, today was very productive!

First off, I set up the car with a new alignment that I'm VERY happy with. The car is much more responsive and turns in even better than before (if that's even possible). Here are the specs:

Front Camber: -2.3°
Rear Camber: -1.7°
Front Toe: -0.25° (total -0.50°)
Rear Toe: 0.00°

Basically, we added a little extra camber in the front to help with tire wear, left the rear the same (tire wear is good), added some more toe-out to the front, and removed all the toe-in from the rear. The original fear was that the car would get squirrely under heavy braking without any toe-in in the rear but this was not the case. I am certainly glad we experimented with it, because after taking the toe-in out of the rear the car is nicely balanced and rotates much better. The extra toe-out in the front also helps quite a bit with turn-in response

.

Next, and probably most exciting, was the APR carbon fiber front wind splitter install. We had to take the front bumper off the car to drill what seemed like a million holes (really only 8

) and while the bumper was off I took the opportunity to install the JDM lightweight bumper beam and shave another 18 lbs off the front of the car. After drilling the bumper and the splitter and cutting up a v-limited lip spoiler, we installed everything...and boy was it worth it!

This thing looks amazing

. It really ties in well with the APR carbon fiber mirrors and the C-West carbon fiber wing. The v-limited middle piece cut-out worked perfectly and the gap in the middle is 99.9% sealed (as close as you're ever going to get). I could immediately feel a difference with the downforce in the front even on our little test run. The front of the car gets SUCKED to the ground at around 70 mph and at 120+ mph the front end is so planted it's ridiculous.

It's safe to say that this splitter wouldn't do much (besides look REALLY cool) for most people (daily driving or autocross) but if you are taking the STI to the track often I highly recommend getting one of these. The install is a giant pain, but it's definitely worth it. The increase in front/rear balance and overall handling ability at 70-80+ mph (when aero starts to kick in) is down right amazing. I will be at Buttonwillow on Monday and I'll have some more comprehensive reports then. The full potential of this splitter can only be seen on a race track.

Anyway, seeing as how it's pitch black outside and my camera can't take pictures at night worth a ****, I'll be sure to get some pics up for you guys tomorrow morning. Sorry for the tease, but pics will be up soon enough

.

AndrewSS · 03-11-2006, 11:23 PM

^ sounds good, I look forward to pictures!

Chris05STi · 03-12-2006, 05:07 AM

Wow, awesome, glad to hear it all worked out with hacking the V-limited!!! Can't wait to see some pics!

aspensti05 · 03-12-2006, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben

The v-limited middle piece cut-out worked perfectly and the gap in the middle is 99.9% sealed (as close as you're ever going to get).

Heheh what a great idea I had

Sounds awesome Ben lets see some pics!

BTW did you get your aluminum side mounts yet? I just got 4 pairs of them from Recaro so they are def. in stock!

Jas0nn · 03-12-2006, 05:20 AM

pics!!

blk rex · 03-12-2006, 08:45 AM

Subscribed. I actually went through this entire thread yesterday.

Jas0nn · 03-12-2006, 09:20 AM

^^ that most have taken the entire day

blk rex · 03-12-2006, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jas0nn

^^ that most have taken the entire day

It took me most of the day to go through this thread, esemes's thread, and the CUTN EDG thread.

**Nivek** · 03-12-2006, 11:44 AM

Pics are coming!!!

I called Ben and told him that we were all waiting.

He also received a shipment of the iwsti.com stickers for BOTH sides of the car. I cannot wait.

**Ben** · 03-12-2006, 12:22 PM

Pictures!

In the third to last picture you can really see how well the cut up STI V-limited spoiler worked out for this project

. The car also looks pretty clean considering it's been raining for the past 4 days and it's filthy

.

91TB78 · 03-12-2006, 12:37 PM

Hot!!!

CicioSTi · 03-12-2006, 12:41 PM

Wow Ben that thing looks so good! Any word on the fenders yet?

03-07-2006, 01:32 AM	#631
Ben Retired Admin Car: 2006 Audi S4 Fav Mod: Weight Loss Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,848 Join Date: Dec 1969 Trader Rating: (11)	As requested by various sponsors, all sponsor logos (instead of just links) are now displayed in my Member's Gallery located here: http://www.iwsti.com/forums/vbpicgal...hp?do=view&g=1 The rest of the stickers (for all of the sponsors listed above) should be on the car by the end of this week. Stay tuned . This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-12-2006, 12:41 PM	#645
CicioSTi Community Consultant Car: 2005 OBP STi Fav Mod: Learning Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 1,331 Join Date: Aug 2005 Trader Rating: (4)	Wow Ben that thing looks so good! Any word on the fenders yet? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-07-2006, 07:41 AM	#632
*wdb* dances with roads Car: 2005 CGM STi Posts: 5,066 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (8)	This is a great way to organize a long journal such as this one. Well done!

03-11-2006, 09:42 PM	#634
Ben Retired Admin Car: 2006 Audi S4 Fav Mod: Weight Loss Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,848 Join Date: Dec 1969 Trader Rating: (11)	Alright guys, today was very productive! First off, I set up the car with a new alignment that I'm VERY happy with. The car is much more responsive and turns in even better than before (if that's even possible). Here are the specs: Front Camber: -2.3° Rear Camber: -1.7° Front Toe: -0.25° (total -0.50°) Rear Toe: 0.00° Basically, we added a little extra camber in the front to help with tire wear, left the rear the same (tire wear is good), added some more toe-out to the front, and removed all the toe-in from the rear. The original fear was that the car would get squirrely under heavy braking without any toe-in in the rear but this was not the case. I am certainly glad we experimented with it, because after taking the toe-in out of the rear the car is nicely balanced and rotates much better. The extra toe-out in the front also helps quite a bit with turn-in response . Next, and probably most exciting, was the APR carbon fiber front wind splitter install. We had to take the front bumper off the car to drill what seemed like a million holes (really only 8 ) and while the bumper was off I took the opportunity to install the JDM lightweight bumper beam and shave another 18 lbs off the front of the car. After drilling the bumper and the splitter and cutting up a v-limited lip spoiler, we installed everything...and boy was it worth it! This thing looks amazing . It really ties in well with the APR carbon fiber mirrors and the C-West carbon fiber wing. The v-limited middle piece cut-out worked perfectly and the gap in the middle is 99.9% sealed (as close as you're ever going to get). I could immediately feel a difference with the downforce in the front even on our little test run. The front of the car gets SUCKED to the ground at around 70 mph and at 120+ mph the front end is so planted it's ridiculous. It's safe to say that this splitter wouldn't do much (besides look REALLY cool) for most people (daily driving or autocross) but if you are taking the STI to the track often I highly recommend getting one of these. The install is a giant pain, but it's definitely worth it. The increase in front/rear balance and overall handling ability at 70-80+ mph (when aero starts to kick in) is down right amazing. I will be at Buttonwillow on Monday and I'll have some more comprehensive reports then. The full potential of this splitter can only be seen on a race track. Anyway, seeing as how it's pitch black outside and my camera can't take pictures at night worth a ****, I'll be sure to get some pics up for you guys tomorrow morning. Sorry for the tease, but pics will be up soon enough .

03-11-2006, 11:23 PM	#635
AndrewSS S204 Racer Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: RCE T2 Coilovers Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,642 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (21)	^ sounds good, I look forward to pictures!

03-12-2006, 05:07 AM	#636
Chris05STi I Has a Turbo Timer Car: 2005 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Every single one! Location: NJ Posts: 9,667 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (27)	Wow, awesome, glad to hear it all worked out with hacking the V-limited!!! Can't wait to see some pics!

03-12-2006, 05:20 AM	#638
Jas0nn Professional STI Racer Car: Dolphin Grey B6 S4 Fav Mod: i miss my sti Location: Westchester, New York Posts: 645 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	pics!!

03-12-2006, 08:45 AM	#639
blk rex Spec C Club Car: 2002 WRX Stg2 Fav Mod: External Wastegate Location: Fitchburg, MA Posts: 1,136 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Subscribed. I actually went through this entire thread yesterday.

03-12-2006, 09:20 AM	#640
Jas0nn Professional STI Racer Car: Dolphin Grey B6 S4 Fav Mod: i miss my sti Location: Westchester, New York Posts: 645 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	^^ that most have taken the entire day

03-12-2006, 11:44 AM	#642
Nivek www.Subie.tv is niiice Posts: 10,068 Join Date: Aug 2003 Trader Rating: (10)	Pics are coming!!! I called Ben and told him that we were all waiting. He also received a shipment of the iwsti.com stickers for BOTH sides of the car. I cannot wait.

03-12-2006, 12:22 PM	#643
Ben Retired Admin Car: 2006 Audi S4 Fav Mod: Weight Loss Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,848 Join Date: Dec 1969 Trader Rating: (11)	Pictures! In the third to last picture you can really see how well the cut up STI V-limited spoiler worked out for this project . The car also looks pretty clean considering it's been raining for the past 4 days and it's filthy .

03-12-2006, 12:37 PM	#644
91TB78 S204 Racer Car: 06 IX MR Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,667 Join Date: Mar 2002 Trader Rating: (12)	Hot!!!