(My 2005) 4/2 - 90k miles and counting. How do I remove Poll??

***Mycues1982*** · 05-19-2007, 07:47 AM

Well it's time for me to finally get a journal started. I've been with this site from the time before I purchased my STi in Nov of 2004 in which I was recommended to buy form Becker Subaru in Allentown, PA.

Nov, 2004 - I paid $30,500 for my baby with 6 miles on her, I was a happy man till later that night when I got home to where I was living at the time in Clifton, NJ and found that under the street lights my paint job was covered in swirl marks

. Well I saved alot of money but at a cost

. All they said was that they would re-wax it.. I re-waxed it myself.. Thanks to some swirl remover I get the swirls out but it only last for so long.. I recommend Poorboys or Zaino swirl removers.

These are the oldest shots of my car I could find, May, 3 2005 right after I put the new wheels on : ) Holy wheel gap!

nice-rice · 05-19-2007, 02:10 PM

Niiiice, 75K miles and a sz55, thats awesome everythings holding up.

Tank · 05-19-2007, 04:34 PM

So what were the issues you had if any as the mile increased? I've had my 05 for a little over 2 years but only have about 10,000 miles (I split time with the Camaro) and have absolutely ZERO mechanical, cosmetic, electric problems, etc. Thanks.

***Mycues1982*** · 05-20-2007, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Tank

So what were the issues you had if any as the mile increased? I've had my 05 for a little over 2 years but only have about 10,000 miles (I split time with the Camaro) and have absolutely ZERO mechanical, cosmetic, electric problems, etc. Thanks.

No real serious issues besides my stock clutch going at around 35k miles and also the front caliper bolts that were siezed up and broke when I had to do a cv boot repair. All but one bolt on the front broke because of being seized up inside the caliper bracket

. I installed helicoils using my buddys mill to drill out the calipers but installed a Brakeman setup anyway. I'll talk about the brake setup more later in this Journal when I get up to date. I also just did a warm compression test and pulled 135 psi across all cylinders, I think this is still within factory limits. Any other problems I've had were after I upgraded the 2nd stock clutch. I've been dealing with a lean idle/ rich WOT since then but I think I'm close to sorting it out.
I keep the oil changed on a regular basis and always check it on fillups, never burn more than half a quart in 3,000 miles, I use Amsoil 0w30 series 2000. I think these cars will reach 100,000 miles no problem if u take care of them well. We'll see maybe I can reach 100k before I put her down for a rebuild.

***chaos311clarity*** · 05-20-2007, 09:55 AM

wow, i know im pushing alot of miles in a hurry but youve definitely got me beat... cant wait to read more.

***Mycues1982*** · 05-20-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by chaos311clarity

wow, i know im pushing alot of miles in a hurry but youve definitely got me beat... cant wait to read more.

Yea alot of driving between NJ, central NY, Western PA and MD. All those miles and I only managed to run over 1 deer! Can anyone guess in which state that was?

krees23 · 05-20-2007, 10:20 AM

I've got 97,000 on my 05 STi. No problems at all. Regular oil changes, I started with Synthetic oil at 1000 miles and it hardly goes through any oil. I think these things are built to last.

***Mycues1982*** · 05-20-2007, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by krees23

I've got 97,000 on my 05 STi. No problems at all. Regular oil changes, I started with Synthetic oil at 1000 miles and it hardly goes through any oil. I think these things are built to last.

Damn way to show me up! haha jk thats awesome, yea I agree that they are built to last

Tank · 05-20-2007, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by krees23

I've got 97,000 on my 05 STi. No problems at all. Regular oil changes, I started with Synthetic oil at 1000 miles and it hardly goes through any oil. I think these things are built to last.

Awesome. Considering that almost all STIs aren't exactly driven like Camrys...

***wdb*** · 05-20-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mycues1982

Yea alot of driving between NJ, central NY, Western PA and MD. All those miles and I only managed to run over 1 deer! Can anyone guess in which state that was?

I'm calling Pennsylvania, where the deer and the... other deer.... play. If I don't see a dozen of them strolling around during my morning commute I think something is wrong. There is even one park near here where those @#$%^ bambis have learned to "stop, look and listen" before they step onto the road. I kid you not.

***chaos311clarity*** · 05-20-2007, 01:36 PM

definitely pa.

**Interior Flaire** · 05-20-2007, 02:53 PM

Who tuned it? Sounds like you tune it yourself. Please, tell us everything you know! Obviously, what you know could be a huge help to the community and save alot of people alot of money and pain. I only got 49k out of mine with a 20G before the ring lands were gone.

CB

***Mycues1982*** · 05-20-2007, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by wdb

I'm calling Pennsylvania, where the deer and the... other deer.... play. If I don't see a dozen of them strolling around during my morning commute I think something is wrong. There is even one park near here where those @#$%^ bambis have learned to "stop, look and listen" before they step onto the road. I kid you not.

Sorry but the obvious answer is the wrong answer, although your very right about the damn deer here ironicly I ran over a deer down in MD on 270 going into Potomac. On a damn 6 lane highway I manage to run over a deer and rip it's stomach open with my durable whiteline front swaybar and cover my entire underbody with guts and grassclippings

. It was a smelly trip for the remainder of it. Lucky nothing was damaged.

***Mycues1982*** · 05-20-2007, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastcb

Who tuned it? Sounds like you tune it yourself. Please, tell us everything you know! Obviously, what you know could be a huge help to the community and save alot of people alot of money and pain. I only got 49k out of mine with a 20G before the ring lands were gone.

CB

Well I have been tuned by 3 different tuners so far and am now trying to tune myself. Everything I've learned is from this site and Christian from cobb with his guides and worksheets he posts up for the community. When I changed my setup over to the sz55 last June I made the trip down to Agile and was tuned by Gadiel, I made 360whp and the same for torque while running a cat. I will post more about that later with the dyno graph I have. Like I said earlier though the car hasnt been running as well since I did my clutch back in oct. I started another thread about it but nobody really replied so I kinda gave up on here for any advice. I think I got any mechanical issues I had worked out though and the rest is up to tuning out my increased airflow, that being headers and TGV deletes. I'm just waiting on a replacement wideband o2 sensor for my LC-1 now. Then I might have to install my APS 70mm Intake and tune it because I know I am about at my MAF's limits. Broken ringlands here we come! haha jk

***Mycues1982*** · 11-27-2007, 04:17 PM

Well I need to get more commited to updating my journal but as u can see I'm now at alittle over 85,000 miles with my sz55 setup. I tune my car myself now using Cobb's streettuner and Enginuity, I'm so proud of myself haha

. I use Innovates XD-16 setup to tune as well and will be installing Maddad's new Ultra series gauges this weekend so I can monitor EGT's along with other things. For boost control I run an AVC-R and a 44mm EWG which I totally recommend. I'll try and post a couple of logs soon. Also I had to switch out the APS 65mm for a 70mm as I maxed the maf out very quickly with the 65mm. I'm in the process of swapping my current Perrin equal length header and Ultimate racing uppipe setup for a p&p stock manifold w/ Grimspeed's crossover and soon to be released externally gated uppipe. Check out a couple pics of the progress I've made with the porting and polishing, I'm impressed in how its turning out so far, what do u guys think?

I'll post some more when I'm finished and list the tools I used.

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05-19-2007, 07:47 AM	#1
*Mycues1982* Platinum Member Car: 05 STi Fav Mod: sz55 external wastegate Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 412 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (5)	(My 2005) 4/2 - 90k miles and counting. How do I remove Poll?? Well it's time for me to finally get a journal started. I've been with this site from the time before I purchased my STi in Nov of 2004 in which I was recommended to buy form Becker Subaru in Allentown, PA. Nov, 2004 - I paid $30,500 for my baby with 6 miles on her, I was a happy man till later that night when I got home to where I was living at the time in Clifton, NJ and found that under the street lights my paint job was covered in swirl marks . Well I saved alot of money but at a cost . All they said was that they would re-wax it.. I re-waxed it myself.. Thanks to some swirl remover I get the swirls out but it only last for so long.. I recommend Poorboys or Zaino swirl removers. These are the oldest shots of my car I could find, May, 3 2005 right after I put the new wheels on : ) Holy wheel gap! This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by Mycues1982 : 04-02-2008 at 04:40 AM.

05-19-2007, 02:10 PM	#2
nice-rice S204 Racer Car: 05 STi Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 4,110 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: (My 2005) 75,000 miles and still goin! (Will be updating daily till I'm up to date) Niiiice, 75K miles and a sz55, thats awesome everythings holding up.

05-19-2007, 04:34 PM	#3
Tank Senior STI Driver Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi OB Fav Mod: NY Rangers license plate frame Location: Middlesex County, NJ Posts: 382 Join Date: Aug 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: (My 2005) 75,000 miles and still goin! (Will be updating daily till I'm up to date) So what were the issues you had if any as the mile increased? I've had my 05 for a little over 2 years but only have about 10,000 miles (I split time with the Camaro) and have absolutely ZERO mechanical, cosmetic, electric problems, etc. Thanks.

05-20-2007, 09:55 AM	#5
*chaos311clarity* oMgWTFpewpew Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: grip. Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 5,348 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: (My 2005) 75,000 miles and still goin! (Will be updating daily till I'm up to date) wow, i know im pushing alot of miles in a hurry but youve definitely got me beat... cant wait to read more.

05-20-2007, 10:20 AM	#7
krees23 Senior STI Driver Car: 2005 Subaru STi Fav Mod: Cobb Swaybars and Kartboy Endlinks Location: Minnesota Posts: 349 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: (My 2005) 75,000 miles and still goin! (Will be updating daily till I'm up to date) I've got 97,000 on my 05 STi. No problems at all. Regular oil changes, I started with Synthetic oil at 1000 miles and it hardly goes through any oil. I think these things are built to last.

05-20-2007, 01:36 PM	#11
*chaos311clarity* oMgWTFpewpew Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: grip. Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 5,348 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: (My 2005) 75,000 miles and still goin! (Will be updating daily till I'm up to date) definitely pa.

05-20-2007, 02:53 PM	#12
Interior Flaire Authorized Vendor Car: 05 PSM Stage 4 Fav Mod: Pro-Tune Location: Big D Posts: 1,696 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (16)	Re: (My 2005) 75,000 miles and still goin! (Will be updating daily till I'm up to date) Who tuned it? Sounds like you tune it yourself. Please, tell us everything you know! Obviously, what you know could be a huge help to the community and save alot of people alot of money and pain. I only got 49k out of mine with a 20G before the ring lands were gone. CB

11-27-2007, 04:17 PM	#15
*Mycues1982* Platinum Member Car: 05 STi Fav Mod: sz55 external wastegate Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 412 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: (My 2005) 85,000 miles and still goin strong! Well I need to get more commited to updating my journal but as u can see I'm now at alittle over 85,000 miles with my sz55 setup. I tune my car myself now using Cobb's streettuner and Enginuity, I'm so proud of myself haha . I use Innovates XD-16 setup to tune as well and will be installing Maddad's new Ultra series gauges this weekend so I can monitor EGT's along with other things. For boost control I run an AVC-R and a 44mm EWG which I totally recommend. I'll try and post a couple of logs soon. Also I had to switch out the APS 65mm for a 70mm as I maxed the maf out very quickly with the 65mm. I'm in the process of swapping my current Perrin equal length header and Ultimate racing uppipe setup for a p&p stock manifold w/ Grimspeed's crossover and soon to be released externally gated uppipe. Check out a couple pics of the progress I've made with the porting and polishing, I'm impressed in how its turning out so far, what do u guys think? I'll post some more when I'm finished and list the tools I used. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.