Not as wicked as others here, but respectable in my mind. Not a daily driver, but still a great car to have, mildly mod and enjoy.
Listed below in green is by far the best improvement you could make to an STI . Q-rack above all of the improvements this should be done first.Completed 9-2011 @ ~ 17k miles
Improvement list:
Brakes
Brake fluid (ATE blue or Motul 600) Ferodo 2500 brake pads Perfomance Friction PFC-01 Frt brake pads SS Brake lines Cusco Master Cyl Brace TIC Titanium Brake Shims RCE Brake Cooling Ducts Roo Carbon Fiber Brake Cooling Ducts Post 320
Drivetrain
ACPT Carbon Fiber Driveshaft Grp-N Trans mount
Engine
Stock VF39 Aluminum Battery Bracket-Paradigm Performance PC680 Oddysey Battery Carbon Fiber Intercooler screen Carbon Fiber Fuse & Alternator Cover Carbign Craft radiator shroud Walbro Fuel pump Grimmspeed Phenolic Intake Gaskets K&N Typhoon w/oversize filter NGK Iridium 1 Step Colder Spark Plugs Ported Throttle Body Stock Ported Header (9-12-12 18,345 miles) Lightweight Pulley Autospeed TGV Delete Paradigm Performance Killer B Oil pickup Crawford AO Seperator(updated V2 April 10) Process West Oil cooler Grp N Engine mounts (91-12-12) Spearco Top Mount Intercooler (11/11)
Exhaust
Turbo back exhaust (helix downpipe-Invidia G200 N1 Street catback)
Exterior
Car Cover Covercraft Aluminum fender braces Autospeed Blk Sti frt plate Delete Hella horns Hood Struts Tein Frt Lip Carbon Fiber Blue wheel opening mld (2) JDM Frt Bumper beam 8/4/11 Beatrush frt/rear tow hooks painted Cherry blossom red 8/3/11 New Rear bumper cover '07 style
Interior
Auto intercooler spray switch Defi Gauges (used) Oil temp, Oil pressure, Boost Triple Defi gauge pod Defi Gauge (new) Exhaust Temp -9-2011 AEM A/F gauge (new) 9-2011 Defi coolant temp gauge (new) 9-2011 3 gauge A pillar pod 9-2011 Sti Black Flr mat(2) Harness bar Sparco 5 Point Harness(2) Sparco Homelink IRV mirror JDM Emerg Flasher Sti sill plates Window Tint Autospeed dead pedal Trailer hitch (sold Feb 10) Carlabs X-Brace Suede Strg Whl
Misc
Battery Tender Battery Charger Sti Black Cluster clock (home office)
Subaru gear, STi Computer bag, hats, shirts, etc Various STi model cars Speed rings DL1- Data Logger Chasecam w/ two bullet cameras split screen processor
Suspension
Camber plates Racecomp NL with stock struts and RCE Bronze/Yellow Springs (on shelf for b/u) Frt/rr strut bars Ebay(removed-sold Sept- '09) Kart boy rear endlinks Powdercoat Strano bar (never installed-sold '06) TIC Rear Bushings (7-7-10) with lock bolt (not installed as yet) Whiteline 22/24 FSB (removed sold '06) Whiteline 27/29mm FSB Whiteline frt sperical endlinks Whiteline frt steering bushing Whiteline RCA kit 9-15-11 Hardened Frt Lwr Control Arm Bushing Whiteline RSB 22/24 07 Struts, hubs, rotors, converted to 5x114.3 hubs (July '09) RCE T2 Coilovers w/Vorshlag Camber Plates (used)(July '10) RCE Bump Stops (in frt stock '07 struts) Whiteline Adj lateral links, boxed trailing arms(boxed rear installed 7-7-10) TIC Rear Trailing Link Bushing 8/3/11 Oswald Subframe brace with undertray mount (1/12) (installed 9-13-12) Oswald Lightweight rear bumper beam (7/12) Q-Rack steering gear 11.5:1 steering ratio 9-16-11 completed (toe set etc)
Transmission
Cobb short shifter Kart boy frt bushing Kart boy rear stay TIC pivot bushing Sti Titanium shift knob (round)
Tuning Cobb AP V1 Protuned to 271 whp / 411 wtq by Doug from Topspeed @ Pure Tuning Toledo
Wheel/Tire
Azenis(4) mount/bal (removed sold June '09) (4) Enkei 17 x 8.5 5 x 114.3 RPF1 Silver 40 offset Enkei 17 x 8.5 5 x 114.3 RPF1 Silver (New) (that's right two sets of RPF-1's) Bridgestone RE01R P245/40/17 Hub rings (Z1-new) Nitto NT-01 (used 245/45/17) - Gold BBS 17 x 8.5 Nitto NT-01 new 255/40/17 8/5/11
* Items in Red are awaiting install or change
Weight Reduction:
Items already changed: -Carbon Fiber Driveshaft 13 lbs vs 26 lbs OEM -13 lbs -JDM front bumper beam 15 lbs vs 28 lbs OEM -13 lbs -Lite weight battery 16lbs vs 22 lbs OEM -5 lbs -Coilovers versus struts vs 34lbs OEM Frt (RCE camber plates/RCE springs-stock struts) vs 36lbs OEM Rr (RCE springs, GRPN top hats stock springs) Front Subframe to Oswald Subframe lbs vs OEM 26lbs Stock Uppipe to titanium wrapped Tigwerks Uppipe lbs vs OEM lbs
Plans: Remove rear seat Remove child restraints Change rear bumper beam July 2012 Change front U-frame July 2012 Remove spare tire & jack Consider other liteweight components to install
411 wtq??? good lord. what have you done to get that much torque? i looked at the mods listed in your gallery but didn't see the "secret +100wtq mod"...
looks good and must be a monster when auto-xing.
i love the harness bar and camera mount. i need one of those.
411 wtq??? good lord. what have you done to get that much torque? i looked at the mods listed in your gallery but didn't see the "secret +100wtq mod"...
looks good and must be a monster when auto-xing.
i love the harness bar and camera mount. i need one of those.
Doug from Topspeed worked the magic. I was as surprised as anyone. If I can get my scanner program working again I'll upload the dyno sheet. We're talking 411 @ 2830 rpm with a base of 349 @ 4225 rpm. Have yet to make it to an event. First time out scheduled for June 25 on a very flat slippery course. But let me say that on the street nailing it in 2nd gear is quite pleasing!
Re: Got2Boostit2's '04 Blue STi AKA the "Garage Queen"
What's next?
Got '07 hubs and knuckles to install. Then there are tons of stuff in boxes everywhere.....so hopefully by May some things will make there way onto the car this year.
Then more track days.....gotta stretch those legs!
Re: Got2Boostit2's '04 Blue STi AKA the "Garage Queen"
Spring time install about to happen:
Got '07 hubs, rear links(with better bushings) and struts to install (w/RCE bronze and NL frt camber plates- group N rears)
2007 rear fascia (bumper cover with wheel opening molding)
Defi gauges
Engine Oil cooler
Rugedized oil pickup
CF driveshaft
Crawford air/oil separator
Enkei RPF1 17 x 8.5 with 245/40/17 RE-01R's (5x114.3)
Suede Steering wheel
Free caster mod
RCE brake cooling ducts with fog lamp covers
X-brace
and more that I can't remember right now.
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