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All for the GOLD

I haven't had the chacne to throw some P21S wheel cleaner on it yet

**WARNING** consider the following as the aftermath within contact of T3H_Clap, viewer discretion advised.

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Originally Posted by Alex

Too bad I got my SSRs first Schming

But guess who is gonna be running the wheels first, right, not you

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Still thinking about tires, it's between Dunlop Z1 Starspecs of Advan Neovas and I'm leaning towards the cheaper one since there would be less guilt after some fun.

[Ohh Seven]

What is the size on the Volks?

Where and how much did you get them for?

[T3h_Clap]

those SSRs look good in gold!

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Originally Posted by Ohh Seven

What is the size on the Volks?

Where and how much did you get them for?

Volks are 17x9 and fits without a spacer. I paid an arm, a leg and some special favors lol.

Still looking at tires. Narrowed it down to Advan Neovas or Dunlop Z1 Star Spec.



I was heading to an appointment today and had to grab gas in a hurry. I can't really see the low gas light since my boost gauge is in the way



So I realized I've gone 250+miles and took a peek, and indeed the gas light was on. I take a turn onto the street of Shell gas station and the car felt sluggish. I park it and realized it was a noobie parking job, maybe the gun wouldn't reach. Tries to crank the car and it dies, did it few mores and nothing. It felt like my maps were wiped clean so I load them on the AP, and still nothing. As the big clumsy bum as I am, I realized maybe I ran out of gas at the pump. This is the first time I've done it in any car. So filled up and the car took 15.23 gallons, so ya, running low was an understatement. So $62 latter @$4.099/gallon, I was ready to go.

Lesson learned, always look OVER the boost gauge to check gas level.

P.S. new exhaust is on and it is making me speed quite a bit due to the lack of noise. New exhaust is Turboxs 4" downpipe, 3" tubroxs cat-back adapter pipe, Maddad 3.0"-->2.5" midpipe with flex and STi axle back. Honestly, the Madad piece wasn't fitting 100% so it needed a extended kartboy hanger to fit and the rest were standard length. Thinking about a manual cut-out to avoid electronic cutout motor failures.

[RoMe]

To help with the gas situation I can take your Defi from you! I mean its the least that I can do

[Seventy STi]

Those in gold do look good. What are the size?

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Originally Posted by RoMe

To help with the gas situation I can take your Defi from you! I mean its the least that I can do

such a friend

Originally Posted by Seventy STi

Those in gold do look good. What are the size?

They are 17x8.5, looking to install some 255/40/17 for the summer

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Evo Recaros are in, I heard it was the new thing to do

But seriously, these are one of the BEST mod you can do for a better feeling of the car. To me peripheral and driver input items are extremely important and this is better than the TiC's sueprshifter set, which replaces the all the bushings related to the shifter, linkage etc, better than the thicker wheel from the 05. Somehow you actually sit in the seat instead of on or on top of the seat like the OEM unit, so far I love it, perhaps a more detailed review in due time.

Surprisingly, it was more difficult to take pictures of the seats after they are installed, am I the smart one here are some quick shots:







Last but not least, big thanks goes to member Peleg for his help. Follow his advice, solder about 1 inch of extra wires onto the 3.3ohm resistor so you can easily into the sensor, my advice is shrink wrap all exposed areas and use single strand wires. I used copper wires that are braided together with smaller diameter, simply solder the ends and you should be good to go. Also use the Folox detergent recommended by Peleg, they work pretty well on the Recaros. Enjoy and highly recommend this mod.

[KiR DieseL]

The seats look good.. My friend did the same thing with his STi... Makes driving the car a night and day difference.

[BillFromTR]

Your car is one of my favorites! Keep up the good/tasteful work.

[Peleg]

Nice work, glad I was able to offer some insight. The RECAROs are great......

Now hardwire your RD!

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Originally Posted by KiR DieseL

The seats look good.. My friend did the same thing with his STi... Makes driving the car a night and day difference.

they do make a large improvement

Originally Posted by BillFromTR

Your car is one of my favorites! Keep up the good/tasteful work.

wow, thanks for the kind words, appreciate it very much

Originally Posted by Peleg

Nice work, glad I was able to offer some insight. The RECAROs are great......

Now hardwire your RD!

your write-up with pictures is very helpful, I need to persuade you to make me a center gauge pod that holds the radar display
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Update

My exhaust had a much needed update. The 3" turboback was dumped in favor of my own master work spec components consists of
Turboxs 4" turboaback-->Turboxs 3" cat-back adapter plate-->Maddad 3.0-2.5" intermediate pipe-->STi axle back
I am still debating between a manual cutout or a electric version to be installed onto the cat-back adapter pipe, leaning towards the manual version due to their durability. I loved how it sounds now, but top end has been restricted quite a bit, also it is harder to build boost due to increase back pressure I presume. It is few magnitudes quieter but the unforeseen side effect is that everybody wants to race a stock looking STi. So when the environment permits, I put them to their place without hesitation

Next up on the agenda is suspension work. I have acquired a set of Ohlins fixed perch struts along with Swift R-Spec springs plus a set of rear group-N top hats. Still waiting on the PDE camber plates to arrive, it seems PDE-USA seems to work a bit slow, will update later with full suspension package.

[Alex]

You didnt even bother to call me? ...ugh. And you're welcome for the springs

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^oh man, how could I forget, Biggest Thanks goes to my Viking brother Alex aka 10th St. JDM for the springs... I think I might get banned on wrxatlanta.com for my oversight

Alex is an official Turninconcepts dealer on top of being an interior parts expert so if anyone needs parts, don't be shy