[stidriver31]

what happened to your sti that it took a year to rebuild it

[burnin4]

Originally Posted by stidriver31

what happened to your sti that it took a year to rebuild it

very long story....basically i had a catastrophic failure, a brand new dogbox tranny grenaded and took out my motor (cobb tuner series block/heads). It was a freak accident, my new dogbox is flawless. anyway, the replacement tranny took about a month to build, didnt realize the motor was toast until i installed the 2nd dogbox. then, i ordered a stage 5 block from axis, took about 60 days to build. once we were gonna install the heads/cams, ron wasnt impressed with my cobb heads, so I started over with a new set. the p&p took another month because ron outsources that service. once the motor shipped to topspeed, it took another 5 months to get everything installed and the bugs worked out. we had numerous problems with my hydra, as well as a few other items, fueling, non avcs stuff, etc.

before all of those issues, i had a problem with my car breaking up in high boost. it took us several months to figure it out. turned out, i had a defective utec and possibly had problems with my ecu. also, i ran into several time consuming issues with axles, clutch, fueling problems.

etc, etc.

I'm not stupid enough to say I'm past all of my problems, however my car should be 100% at the end of this week. the motor and tranny are sheer sweetness, shouldnt have any issues with my rear diff, axles, clutch. I can forsee an upgraded front/center/rear diff in the winter, not too concerned with that right now as long as i can hit the track on nov 11th. after i make a 10sec pass then a huge weight will be lifted off my shoulders. I'll focus on simply driving the car for fun, instead of being hellbent on accomplishing a personal goal.

wish me luck, cause i need it.

[munky69]

good luck!! 10's will be sweet!! it'll be worht it. i can only imagine being able to say i hit tens in my STi

[Flycaster]

Originally Posted by burnin4

wish me luck, cause i need it.

Consider it wished, amigo.

[SilverSurfer]

Originally Posted by burnin4

I believe I have finally figured out what I enjoy doing with my car.....taking unsuspecting friends/neighbors/coworkers for balzout pulls on c16, haha! It's funny watching the expression on their face while I'm banging through gears, they are forever changed (most of them). they get out of the car with a "wtf" expression, cracks me up.

Hahaha.... Isn't that an awesome feeling?

I can't even imagine the looks you get with that kinda power. When I was making 400whp/410wtq on the TopSpeed meth tune on my old STi I gave a couple friends rides and banged through the gears with them. They were literally speechless. They would get out of the car and when they would finally speak they would be like, "OMG, that is the fastest car I've ever rode in.... Are you SURE that's a 4 cylinder car??????"

Long time no speak. Hopefully all is well for you Austin.

[burnin4]

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

Long time no speak. Hopefully all is well for you Austin.

good to hear from you! Hope things are well for you and the family. not sure if I told you, but I have a 4 month old now, Allisson (Allie) Lynn.

^one of the reasons my drag racing days are going to be cut short after I hit the track next weekend.

[Ultimateone]

Wow great stuff and good luck bopping into the 10's.

[SilverSurfer]

Originally Posted by burnin4

good to hear from you! Hope things are well for you and the family. not sure if I told you, but I have a 4 month old now, Allisson (Allie) Lynn.

^one of the reasons my drag racing days are going to be cut short after I hit the track next weekend.

Good luck on getting into the 10s - I really think it's going to happen on your next trip to the strip.

Congrats on the new arrival. I have a 2 year old boy and another boy on the way (Due to arrive mid March). Haha... Free time for the car modding hobby is almost nonexistent for me now - it's all worth it though.

[Rollin07STI]

Nice ride! Looks sweet, keep up the quest!

[burnin4]

PRAISE THE LAWD!!!!!!!!!! SHE'S ALIVE!!!!!!!! I installed my new r180 and axles, no problems with my center diff.

I'm headed to topspeed next Saturday for a tune on c16, possibly VP Import. hitting the track the following day, Nov 11th for an Import Showdown. Now I just gotta keep her in 1 piece till then....

[hybooststi]

Good luck Austin!!! Im sure it will not be hard ,youll probobly nail a 10 sec pass on the first try; you dont have a cage do you??? better make it count if not. Keep us posted.

K.C.

[PartySTi]

Very nice times man.

[burnin4]

Originally Posted by hybooststi

Good luck Austin!!! Im sure it will not be hard ,youll probobly nail a 10 sec pass on the first try; you dont have a cage do you??? better make it count if not. Keep us posted.

K.C.

I am anti-cage. I'm 6ft 5in, just dont fit in an sti with a cage, not to mention they are deadly without having a helmet on. I enjoy driving my sti mostly at night and on weekends, without wearing a helmet.

I'm going to limp her off the line the first few pass's, get the hang of shift points, stab the brakes before the finish line to avoid getting booted. it sure would be nice to make a 10sec pass without having to launch, tired of breaking stuff.

[burnin4]

I JUST WONT END!!!!!!!!! I cant get any breaks (no pun intended).....

I installed my r180 and everything was perfect! I decided to take the car to the dealership for a few maintanence items as well as getting a 2nd set of eyes under my car before the retune next week. After a clean bill of health, I picked the car up last night.

on my way home, I proceeded to obliterate a mushtang cobra (96-98model), numerous times. it was a nice little warm up for a sat evening. after exiting the highway, I managed to find myself behind a cobra 427 (replica) with a 408 stroker. this muther was saweeeet! he was gunning it beside of me, almost like he was picking on me. I was seriously impressed and for the first time I 2nd guess'd my cars ridonkulous exceleration, haha! we ended up pulling over, had a chat, dug each other's ride, and decided to go from a 30mph roll. DOOD, it was ugggglyy, I laid a smack down like no other, the look on his face was PRICELESS, ahaha! He admitted he had never been drug like that before.

to give you an idea.....one of my good friends has a 540whp sti/stock motor/UR35R kit/TopSpeed tune..... <---- he and I made a few highway pulls one evening after leaving the track......I put about 3-4 bus lengths on him from 30-100mph (starting in 1st gear in teh dogbox, 2nd gear for a stock sti), hehe!

ok, back to my story ): . after thumping the 427 cobra, i went for one last 1-2nd clutchless shift, and I discovered I have a new problem. My car coasted to a dead stop, completely lifeless to clutch and tranny manuevers. engine is 110%, no worries, but my drivetrain is crumbling.

here's where I need your help! See if you guys are smart enough to diagnose my problem before the local suby dealer, haha!

here are my symptoms: My car is not responding to gear/clutch interaction. I can put my car in gear, with or without using a clutch at a dead stop motor on. It will not move, regardless of auto or dcd mode, clutch isnt grabbing, etc.

I have zero drivetrain sound, no crunching/twisting/rotating of any sound at all. There was no sound when it went into failure. It happened between shifts, going from 1st to 2nd.....basically I shifted and the car coasted to a dead stop, engine purring like a......crazy cammed subaru.

my money (literally) is on the center diff, or clutch. I pray to teh subaru gods that it is not my dogbox. I need a quick discovery, and recovery. I do not plan on missing the import showdown next sunday.

So, let's hear your thoughts!

[BM_STi]

sounds like the pressure plate is toast