DubyaSTi...9/10/08...RE30 Formula Silver Mounted and Photographed!!! - Page 49

GJM · 07-13-2008, 01:42 PM

Sorry to hear dude. Not sure if this will help but its worth a try since he is local. Pm jdmDave on here or lisc. I know he has a stock header sitting around that he might not care bout selling

DubyaSTi · 07-13-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac323

Sorry to hear dude. Not sure if this will help but its worth a try since he is local. Pm jdmDave on here or lisc. I know he has a stock header sitting around that he might not care bout selling

Thanks for the heads up...I'll shoot him a PM.

DubyaSTi · 07-13-2008, 09:07 PM

Thanks for the offers guys I really appreciate it, but I think I'm just going to order up the p&p manifolds from Grimmspeed, what I should have done in the first place.

I'm going to try and find a used manifold cheap to send back to Grimmspeed for a core exchange.

Wdb, I highly doubt it would have made a difference if I had left the stock manifolds loose. Making up that 1/4" gap was just too much of a strain on the weakened manifold. I'll post pics of the manifold and the carnage when I get the camera back. You can see the sidewall was very thin. Had I not gone p&p crazy, the manifold would have been able to handle the extra stress of making up the gap.
If there's anything to be happy about it's that it happened before I started driving the car.

fourseasonsandles · 07-14-2008, 05:31 AM

Dubya,

I also have a set of headers minus the up pipe if you want them. I have been trying to sell them for a while. Let me know and I could get them shipped out to you today. They are off an 06 if that makes a difference.

DubyaSTi · 07-14-2008, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by fourseasonsandles

Dubya,

I also have a set of headers minus the up pipe if you want them. I have been trying to sell them for a while. Let me know and I could get them shipped out to you today. They are off an 06 if that makes a difference.

Sent you a PM.

DubyaSTi · 07-14-2008, 11:36 AM

After speaking to Justin at Grimmspeed, he gave me a deal on a set of their p&p manifolds without the crossover pipe. Many thanks to Justin for helping me out.

With any luck we'll be up and running some time Saturday or Sunday.

Bishop · 07-14-2008, 03:07 PM

Congrats Dub

DubyaSTi · 07-14-2008, 06:09 PM

JJ18Sniper · 07-14-2008, 07:24 PM

ouch, well at least grimspeed took care of ya Dubya.

DubyaSTi · 07-29-2008, 11:32 AM

I finally got the car back together yesterday. Turns out the issue might not have been my P&P after all, but rather a defective Grimmspeed crossover pipe (and my not paying attention when bolting the manifolds down). After receiving and installing my newly ported manifold ends from Grimmspeed last week, I immediately bolted them up. When I went to fit the x-pipe I noticed once again it was too short. Not wanting to crank the bolts down and have the same thing happen again, and since I had already wrapped the x-pipe (and did a really nice job lol), I decided to get creative.
Seeing how I couldn't wait to send my pipe back to Grimmspeed and have them send a new one, I cut the flange off of my stock x-pipe, ground both sides down on a belt sander until they were perfectly flat, and finally ported the stock flange to match the Grimmspeed pipe diameter. I then took the x-pipe and flange to a good customer of mine (who does awesome fabrication and builds race cars...MI Performance) and had him weld the two together.

I went home, gave it a test fit and it was nearly perfect, the way it should have been from Grimmspeed. I sent a PM to Grimmspeed prior to all of this asking if they had this issue come up before, and haven't received a response yet. I still have nothing but praise for Justin @ Grimmspeed, he was very helpful throughout this whole situation, and I'm sure he would have swapped out the x-pipe for me if I would have been willing to wait.

Thank God for having access to a machine shop and guys who can fabricate and weld.

So the car is back together. All factory heat shields are in place (minus the x-pipe, which I wrapped with Thermo-Tec's black heat wrap and used their Snap Straps to secure it), the manifolds were coated in POR-15's Black Velvet. The exhaust is slightly louder, despite several people reporting that the exhaust note doesn't change.
While the car was apart I also decided to port and polish the intercooler y-pipe, and installed a K&N Typhoon intake and added the larger RU-2800 filter.

As for how the car feels, I haven't taken a good test run to see if I can feel a difference under heavy throttle, but under normal driving the car does feel more responsive to the throttle. No pics as it was 11pm when I finished up last night and was sick and tired of being underneath my car.

That's all for now.

JJ18Sniper · 07-29-2008, 02:30 PM

great news!

cpunlamd · 07-29-2008, 05:46 PM

Looking through your journal is making confused, you have had several different wheels and trunks. What does your STI look like now???

DubyaSTi · 07-29-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cpunlamd

Looking through your journal is making confused, you have had several different wheels and trunks. What does your STI look like now???

Yep, I change my cars looks like I change my underwear...about once a week LOL.
Check out post #1 of the thread, it has some pics of how she sits now. JDM fog lights, V-Limited lip, wingless trunk, WRX side skirts, stock wheels

...pretty much sums it up.
I've been waiting for new wheels for a few months now. Gives me plenty of time to pick out my next set.

Bishop · 07-29-2008, 06:16 PM

Congrats on your fix Dub, any word on these wheels lol, i keep forgetting about em cause its taking so long, i dont remember what you ordered either, (dont remember if u even told us what they were)

DubyaSTi · 07-29-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bishop

Congrats on your fix Dub, any word on these wheels lol, i keep forgetting about em cause its taking so long, i dont remember what you ordered either, (dont remember if u even told us what they were)

No word...when they show they show I guess. I might have told you but I did not reveal them to the general public.

07-13-2008, 01:42 PM	#721
GJM Spec C Club Car: 2006 STI Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,041 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/13/08...disaster has struck my manifold project Sorry to hear dude. Not sure if this will help but its worth a try since he is local. Pm jdmDave on here or lisc. I know he has a stock header sitting around that he might not care bout selling This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

07-13-2008, 09:07 PM	#723
DubyaSTi Spec C Club Car: WR Blue 05 Wingless Fav Mod: V-Limited lip/Kansai Diffuser Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,090 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (12)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/13/08...disaster has struck my manifold project Thanks for the offers guys I really appreciate it, but I think I'm just going to order up the p&p manifolds from Grimmspeed, what I should have done in the first place. I'm going to try and find a used manifold cheap to send back to Grimmspeed for a core exchange. Wdb, I highly doubt it would have made a difference if I had left the stock manifolds loose. Making up that 1/4" gap was just too much of a strain on the weakened manifold. I'll post pics of the manifold and the carnage when I get the camera back. You can see the sidewall was very thin. Had I not gone p&p crazy, the manifold would have been able to handle the extra stress of making up the gap. If there's anything to be happy about it's that it happened before I started driving the car.

07-14-2008, 05:31 AM	#724
fourseasonsandles Silver Member Car: 06 CGM Wingless Fav Mod: The Newest One! Location: Ra cha cha NY Posts: 3,355 Join Date: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/13/08...disaster has struck my manifold project Dubya, I also have a set of headers minus the up pipe if you want them. I have been trying to sell them for a while. Let me know and I could get them shipped out to you today. They are off an 06 if that makes a difference.

07-14-2008, 11:36 AM	#726
DubyaSTi Spec C Club Car: WR Blue 05 Wingless Fav Mod: V-Limited lip/Kansai Diffuser Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,090 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (12)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/14/08...Grimmspeed comes through! After speaking to Justin at Grimmspeed, he gave me a deal on a set of their p&p manifolds without the crossover pipe. Many thanks to Justin for helping me out. With any luck we'll be up and running some time Saturday or Sunday.

07-14-2008, 03:07 PM	#727
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,328 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/14/08...Grimmspeed comes through! Congrats Dub

07-14-2008, 06:09 PM	#728
DubyaSTi Spec C Club Car: WR Blue 05 Wingless Fav Mod: V-Limited lip/Kansai Diffuser Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,090 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (12)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/14/08...Grimmspeed comes through!

07-14-2008, 07:24 PM	#729
JJ18Sniper Silver Member Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: DB 20G, Diamond Black BBS RE's, S2K retrofit Location: NY Posts: 4,594 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/14/08...Grimmspeed comes through! ouch, well at least grimspeed took care of ya Dubya.

07-29-2008, 11:32 AM	#730
DubyaSTi Spec C Club Car: WR Blue 05 Wingless Fav Mod: V-Limited lip/Kansai Diffuser Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,090 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (12)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/29/08...P&P nightmare is over, car is all back together I finally got the car back together yesterday. Turns out the issue might not have been my P&P after all, but rather a defective Grimmspeed crossover pipe (and my not paying attention when bolting the manifolds down). After receiving and installing my newly ported manifold ends from Grimmspeed last week, I immediately bolted them up. When I went to fit the x-pipe I noticed once again it was too short. Not wanting to crank the bolts down and have the same thing happen again, and since I had already wrapped the x-pipe (and did a really nice job lol), I decided to get creative. Seeing how I couldn't wait to send my pipe back to Grimmspeed and have them send a new one, I cut the flange off of my stock x-pipe, ground both sides down on a belt sander until they were perfectly flat, and finally ported the stock flange to match the Grimmspeed pipe diameter. I then took the x-pipe and flange to a good customer of mine (who does awesome fabrication and builds race cars...MI Performance) and had him weld the two together. I went home, gave it a test fit and it was nearly perfect, the way it should have been from Grimmspeed. I sent a PM to Grimmspeed prior to all of this asking if they had this issue come up before, and haven't received a response yet. I still have nothing but praise for Justin @ Grimmspeed, he was very helpful throughout this whole situation, and I'm sure he would have swapped out the x-pipe for me if I would have been willing to wait. Thank God for having access to a machine shop and guys who can fabricate and weld. So the car is back together. All factory heat shields are in place (minus the x-pipe, which I wrapped with Thermo-Tec's black heat wrap and used their Snap Straps to secure it), the manifolds were coated in POR-15's Black Velvet. The exhaust is slightly louder, despite several people reporting that the exhaust note doesn't change. While the car was apart I also decided to port and polish the intercooler y-pipe, and installed a K&N Typhoon intake and added the larger RU-2800 filter. As for how the car feels, I haven't taken a good test run to see if I can feel a difference under heavy throttle, but under normal driving the car does feel more responsive to the throttle. No pics as it was 11pm when I finished up last night and was sick and tired of being underneath my car. That's all for now.

07-29-2008, 02:30 PM	#731
JJ18Sniper Silver Member Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: DB 20G, Diamond Black BBS RE's, S2K retrofit Location: NY Posts: 4,594 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/29/08...P&P nightmare is over, car is all back together great news!

07-29-2008, 05:46 PM	#732
cpunlamd Professional STI Racer Car: 07 WRX STI Fav Mod: Matching Dead Pedal Location: Wayne, NJ Posts: 791 Join Date: Jun 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/29/08...P&P nightmare is over, car is all back together Looking through your journal is making confused, you have had several different wheels and trunks. What does your STI look like now???

07-29-2008, 06:16 PM	#734
Bishop HowTo Contributor Car: 07 OBP STi Fav Mod: Stg 2 - STRI gauges Location: Niwot, CO Posts: 2,328 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: DubyaSTi...7/29/08...P&P nightmare is over, car is all back together Congrats on your fix Dub, any word on these wheels lol, i keep forgetting about em cause its taking so long, i dont remember what you ordered either, (dont remember if u even told us what they were)