Moar crappy pics of slow progress. Pieces for the "box" are not final, and merely for mockup purposes.
Plan is as follows:
- "scoop' air from 8 inches or so, behind the exhaust
- Exhaust will be ceramic coated
- Center fan will run 100% of the time (however, it'll be on a time-delay relay so it won't come on for ~1 minute after startup)
- Other fans will come on when water temp exceeds a set temp (t-stat adjustable from 32 to 190°F)
- New floor pan will mate up to and seal bumper
- Air will vent through rear grill
No progress on Air to Water, but I did pick up 3" V-bands for exhaust. Redoing downpipe to cat-back, then the "cat-back" to mufflers will get welded, and mufflers will be on v-bands. This will be interesting, as I've never done v-bands before, and the nice thing about traditional clamps is you can adjust everything to where it needs to be...just have to get flanges on correctly.
Trying to get some wheels boughten...if not, I'll probably end up with some Enkei PF01s. Not ideal, but I can't swing the CE28N's right now and I need tires, so I want to get rid of the heavy factory wheels.
Not exactly what he was getting at but it's something ricers do because they think the bumper is acting as a parachute...if I don't get enough flow out of rear grille, I have a contingency plan that does not include ricing the car out...
Not exactly what he was getting at but it's something ricers do because they think the bumper is acting as a parachute...if I don't get enough flow out of rear grille, I have a contingency plan that does not include ricing the car out...
Picked up a GTSpec strut bar used, for cheap (poor condition). A little blasting, painting, sanding and painting, and it looks good as new (would have blacked out a new part, anyway).
Finished up integrating my gauges into the factory harness. Also killed 2 birds with one stone, and plumbed Fuel Pressure and E% into the ECM (Cobb flex and FP integration, only for free). I overlaid the pyro due to shielding. The rest of the sensors use wires from TGV, EVAP, or Air Pump valves.
Boost/ECA/Fuel PRessure
Oil Pressure
Pyro
Air to Water radiator/trunk mod is almost complete. Just a few odds and ends to tie up. Was waiting for SS wire so I could get exhaust welded up.
Short-short block is assembled. Hoping pistons show up from ceramic coating, so I can get the engine back together this weekend. Bored cylinders out (wanted to start fresh) and picked up bigger pistons (100mm Manley Extreme Duty).
Engine is almost fully assembled. Was putting cam gears on when I found this
Drilled a hole in the cam side, and was able to pull the dowel out. Cam gear side, fortunately, came right out with a magnet. Gonna see if I can turn down a valve stem to replace it.
3rd time is the charm.
It has been quite a long time since I’ve actively been on here and have had any desire to really work or care about cars/car work.
I recently got rid of the rebuilt title 08 STi I had and picked up this 2011 sport tech mode from a military fellow. It’s been sitting in...
Hey there, my name is Alex and I am extremely fortunate to own a car of this nature. My first car was a brand new 2011 VW Jetta in white.
Being a passionate car enthusiast who attended the track every week to watch, I wanted to have a car that I could drive around and turn heads, but also...
The day I brought her home. February 6th, 2015.
Parts List:
Engine
Manley Platinum Forged Pistons 99.5
Eagle Forged H-beam rods
OEM 2012 STi nitrided crank
ARP 2000 Headstuds
King Rod Bearings
King Main bearings
Killer-B oil pickup
Killer-B baffled oil pan
Performance: Updated 8/26/19
Borg...
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