New Parts For The WRX....

[Ricky]

The WRX has come a long ways since i bought it a year ago. thought i would share some pics of it and some pics of my new parts!

Just need tint and suspension and i will be a happy camper!

[K-ville]

cool deal! I just bought my wife a 40,000 mile 2002 WRX. I seriously think it will be the only car I get her from now on. They cant be beat in my opinion with AWD and a turbo!!! i love driving that thing

[Ricky]

I love my WRX. Its my daily driver so i dont want to go too crazy with mods. There are just a all around good car. I like to do some auto cross too which is what these cars are made for. thanks for the compliments

[NewSpeedSteed]

Looks real good Eric, and the car has really changed since you first got it. Just out of curiosity where did you go to take the first picture? The one with the trees and river, lake, random body of water (IDK what it is) in the background.

[TbTalon94]

That's by his parent's house in Swisher.

[Drifte]

Should add a caption to explain the parts. Looks like a lot of fun tho. Idk if I'll be able to help or not depending on what happens with the talon.

[Ricky]

Yeah thats out at my parents house. That was this fall before i took the wheels of and got it dirty cuz of winter. might put the turbo and tmic on this weekend in Tama. I here SLO4CYL has access to a 70 degree garage....

[DustinsDuster]

id really like to get a WRX someday for a DD. probably have to get rid of the truck to do that though- but the WRX would be a lot of fun in the snow...

[Ricky]

but the WRX would be a lot of fun in the snow...

OMG you have no idea :)

Fun in the summer and Fun in the winter. There is no loosing.

[Jappbox]

I am really curious on that Front mount. Wish you could have waited till spring, could have took it to a dyno and tested back to back. I am a ferm Beleaver of R&D

[oVa-Boost]

sweet ride iv seen it couple of time at SLO4CYL house I think looks good.

[krustindumm]

hay, lets start a SCCA sponsored rally cross series!

http://www.scca.com/hub.aspx?hub=2

[Ricky]

sweet ride iv seen it couple of time at SLO4CYL house I think looks good.


Wired... its there right now..

[oVa-Boost]

sweet ride iv seen it couple of time at SLO4CYL house I think looks good.


Wired... its there right now..


Yeah I saw it today lol but iv seen it there before.

[TbTalon94]

I got mine all on Eric :) Wait till you see it.

[Jappbox]

wait till you see my intake manifold off of my car..?? :rolleyes: :HEYYOU:

[Ricky]

got the new parts on thanks to drifte and slow4cyl and a 70 degree shop. New turbo is a big inprovment. Colton where are the pics?

[McKeever]

So is the the subie going to make to the track this summer? :tonqe:

[Drifte]

Brianna has the few that were taken.

[Ricky]

Colton..... pics? :(

[Drifte]

Pics

Eric, did you get that intake leak figured out?

[Ricky]

yeah once we got the intake hose tight on turbo that night it responded much better. thanks for the pics colton.

To the others... it doesnt look like much but it has made a big difference.

[Drifte]

I think most will understand. as most of us understand the change from 14b to e3b16g. I know I understand the change!

[TbTalon94]

If anyone can see how much bigger that turbine wheel is on the sti turbo they should know!

BTW...since you have an aluminum intercooler, we could weld on any flange you'd want for a bov of your choice.

[Drifte]

^ I just saw they sell a flange that bolts on as stock with different bov flanges. haha, twice as likley to fail but easy install right?

Found a nice vid of a 16g car practicing his launches, worth a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnvqvGWM ... re=channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnvqvGWMjm8&feature=channel)

[McKeever]

If anyone can see how much bigger that turbine wheel is on the sti turbo they should know!

Ya, that hot side looks to be about the only difference between the 2 turbos. So is the compressor the same size on both turbos?

[TbTalon94]

Compressor wheel is definantly bigger.

[Drifte]

I still think we should have put this on.
http://www.panducky.tv/turbo_ruckus/DSC_4226.JPG

[Ricky]

but i like to auto cross and i think a bigger turbo would hold me back. looks fun though

[DustinsDuster]

that turbo doesnt look terribly big- its the one from the 450cc turbo scooter thread...

[Drifte]

uh yea, its freakin tiny! Exhaust inlet is about the size of my thumb.

[Drifte]

http://www.panducky.tv/turbo_ruckus/DSC_4225.JPG

[Stro]

Um Yeah, itty bitty. It being designed for a moped and all. (Really it is going on a moped, I looked it up)

[Jappbox]

a 16G would have been the best all around turbo i think, the subi guys love them. Or a green they love those to. your car is a 2.5 so even a green on there is not going to be laggy. this turbo you intalled with stop making peak power around 5800-6k

[Ricky]

most of the time im shifting at 5500 or 6000. Maybe down the road i will go bigger but the turbo was cheep and a great upgrade. I also already had the map for it and it was a direct bolt on. was a pretty straight forward install and it responds a lot but now. Im happy with my DD

[Drifte]

Yea streetability is key. Like Dustin and I have been saying (to each other anyway) it's way more fun to have a fun 300hp car than built big hp when its more likely to break something. This is of course in relation to fun factor and cost. lower cost seems to; in the end, be more fun...like my motorcycle lol.

[TbTalon94]

Streetable car with a good power band is fun as hell. Can't get enough of it :)

[Ricky]

Yeah I love my car right where it's at right now. Has 35,000 miles on it now and I have never had a problem at all. It just needs suspention now and tint and she will be perfect.

I have had this plan to get another car and make something and hope to start it this summer. It will be sweet when it's done but it's going to need a lot of custom work... Hi Trevor