My New Ride!

[Ricky]

So Friday i picked up a 2007 WRX. its white 5 speed and of course turbo. It HAD 7,800 miles on it when i bought it, now it has 8,200 :) here are some pics for you to enjoy. o and i need the jetta gone to help afford this!

[Luminatorz34]

you lucky freaking bastard. thats a sharp looking car. i like the new 07 model of the wrx's/sti's keep it clean dude.

[Inferno333]

That really is a sweet looking ride man.

[Ricky]

thanks guys. it wasnt cheep so if you want a jetta let me know i know of a really nice one...

[NewSpeedSteed]

Wow, thats a really clean Subbie, I'm glad that you finally got a new car- I know you have had that VW for a while. I'm sure you will appreciate the white (alot easier to keep clean than black) keep me posted on how it handles this winter with snow and ice. I'm considering a WRX for a daily driver (in a year or two probably) but I would still like to know if they really are that great in the snow. I know that there better than a FWD/RWD car but are they really that much better.

[Ricky]

i had a 98 subaru legacy one winter which was auto and non turbo and slower then fuck. it had "not recommended for snow use" tires and it was a fucking tank. i could go anywhere i wanted and were 4x4 trucks had problems i drive right by. i have got tires now and a better AWD system so im sure it will be amazing. i will still let you know though. thanks for all the comments.

[Drifte]

no engine pics?

[DustinsDuster]

looks awesome man, congratulations on it.

[Ricky]

o i forgot pics of the engine. ill get them tomorrow and ill get a pic of my bitty turbo :)

[TbTalon94]

lookin nice man. I was to busy fucking with my car I didn't get to get a ride in it :( Your gonna have to swing back by and give me a ride.

on a second note 400miles? You drove the shit outta that thing lol.

[Ricky]

yeah i drove 300 miles on saturday and went through a whole tank of gas. then i filled back up and drove some more that night. :) i love it, do you blame me? i should have drove it to cedar falls and hung with colton but i didnt think about it.

[DustinsDuster]

so has it seen 140mph yet?

[Drifte]

gah i want to see the motorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. im jealous of those freakin seats too. be in town friday night btw.

[slow ride]

I've had snow tires on the S4 since I owned it. AWD and snow tires are the shit :supz:

[Ricky]

so has it seen 140mph yet?

only 115 and i wasnt trying to go that fast i just started going around this person and didnt pay attention to the speedo. its really smooth and quite, i had no idea how fast it was going. :)

motor pics tomorrow i promise! i was really busy today sorry colton. im off work at 11 on friday i will be calling you for sure colton!

[DustinsDuster]

so has it seen 140mph yet?

only 115 and i wasnt trying to go that fast i just started going around this person and didnt pay attention to the speedo. its really smooth and quite, i had no idea how fast it was going. :)

motor pics tomorrow i promise! i was really busy today sorry colton. im off work at 11 on friday i will be calling you for sure colton!

you guys should get ahold of me and i might swing out and say hi. i need to drink with some other CR:u people

[TbTalon94]

so has it seen 140mph yet?

only 115 and i wasnt trying to go that fast i just started going around this person and didnt pay attention to the speedo. its really smooth and quite, i had no idea how fast it was going. :)

motor pics tomorrow i promise! i was really busy today sorry colton. im off work at 11 on friday i will be calling you for sure colton!

you guys should get ahold of me and i might swing out and say hi. i need to drink with some other CR:u people


LET'S HAVE A PARTY!!!

[Ricky]

WE SHOULD!!! TREVORS!

[Drifte]

haha, sounds like fun. im down.

[TbTalon94]

lol i think it's time for someone else to host the party! i'm having the holloween one remember!

[Ricky]

last year's Halloween party was a LONNNNNG night for me and the bathroom :(

[Ricky]

here is the pics you wanted colton. the turbo is hard to get a pic of but i tryed

[TbTalon94]

Everything is so new and shiny...must be nice.

That fmic is tiny, you need a big juicy one up front 8)

[Drifte]

thats no FMIC trevor, tmic (top mount) lol. its not that small i dont think, compare it to the stock dsm 2g and erics gota beast their. wonder what that turbo is comparable to. Looks like not to bad to work on once you get that snakey restrictive oem intake outa their.

[TbTalon94]

yea tmic..typed to fast.

[Domestic Disturbance]

only 115 and i wasnt trying to go that fast i just started going around this person and didnt pay attention to the speedo. its really smooth and quite, i had no idea how fast it was going. :)

never had that problem. 100 + im roaring unless im in 6th :butthead:

gotta say im liking that car though. those are my favorite 4cyl car. they just look mean. i like the way those boxter engines sound too.
any major plans for it?

[Ricky]

i was told today that Subaru offers a 3inch cat back exhaust that doesn't void the warranty so i may check into that. other then that im just going to ride the warranty for a long time.

[Luminatorz34]

eric, you might wanna check out a company called "cobb tuning" they specialize is these subbies. they make a ton of stuff that wont void the warrantee's as subaru acutually recognizes them as an aftermarket company. and acutally you can get cobb accessories through subaru. so it may me something to look into

http://www.cobbtuning.com/categories/?id=2209

[Ricky]

i knew about cobb tuning a long time ago and have been doing reserch on them for awhile now. it seems like they are the most trusted adn have teh least amount of problems and they know what they are doing. i really want to have go stage 2 through them but i want my factory waranty

[Drifte]

$700 for 33hp?! for stage 1, thats crazy. and stage 2 is same thing with exhaust and tuned for that for $1800. Thats some big money for 55hp. Although its pretty cool, its definitely doing it the right way. its sweet how you can put it in valet mode and stuff.

http://www.cobbtuning.com/images_products/2656.jpg
badass torque.

[Ricky]

yeah its expensive but thats 33WHP with just 91. these dynos on on a mustang dyno. the tq. is what is crazy. look were the fucking tq kicks in. stage 2 is good for 13.6 on average.

[ZacFields]

Nice new ride Ricky.

You know how I am with money and cars. I'll be driving cars under $20k for a while just because I can't justify the investment in anything more expensive....but then again my coworkers tell me that I'm weird and nobody thinks like that except me. lol.

Either way, you've got a nice ride there man. Don't let it run you broke with modifications. Remember, the faster it goes the more expensive it will be to maintain and the more likely that things are going to break.

Also, you or somebody needs to get a goddamned bike. Having a bike is a lot less fun when you have nobody to ride with. I have one friend who's got a cruiser. Hell I'd cruise with a crotch-rocket if somebody would just buy one and give me a call! hah.

Zac

[Drifte]

id buy one, but i could buy a new camera instead too. I also dont have a trailer if i break a bike, I like to be prepared before I do anything. So purchasing a bike means I need a trailer hitch, trailer, garage. And that just adds up to being a nice computer.

[RandomHero]

Also, you or somebody needs to get a goddamned bike. Having a bike is a lot less fun when you have nobody to ride with. I have one friend who's got a cruiser. Hell I'd cruise with a crotch-rocket if somebody would just buy one and give me a call! hah.

i had one :bawling:

[biohazard]

I might a bike this summer.

[Drifte]

oh zac, i could roll my windows down and we could roll together. ill crank my radio too so you have some tunes.

[Ricky]

i still plan on buying a bike just dont have the money right now. if i can sell the jetta and i have the cash for it i have a really nice one in mind. i will call you if i get it and in the summer we can ride all day and party all night or vise vera.

o and the car wasn't too much over 20 :) and i dont plan on doing anything for about 5 years or 60,000 miles hahaha so i should have the money for whatever by then :neener:

[ZacFields]

Rock on Rick. BTW if you find out that you're having some extra money every month, get ahold of me and I'll help get you into some index funds or something, maybe get you a 10-15% return on your extra dough to help you get started.

You'll have to let me know what you're looking into as far as bikes go. I'm sure you're probably wanting a sport-bike, but if you have any cruisers in mind I'd be glad to test-drive some for you :) I'd test-drive a sport-bike too but honestly i've never driven one before.

But yah that's a smart decision to wait out your warranty period before modding out the car. Sock away your money. Like I said I can help you get into some Index funds that might be able to give you some good returns. Sell that Jetta for $5,000 and put all that money into an index fund, and if we're able to get you a 10% average (should be about that much or more unless there's a recession) then that $5,000 will be worth around $8,052 in 5 years.

Let me know if you're interested and I can help set you up with a brokerage account through e-trade and get you going.

Zac

[Ricky]

I just got pulled over today. haven't had the a week and i got a speeding ticket. there was a speed trap on Kirkwood blv. at the bottom of this big hill. they hit me with a laser and i was fucked right away. it was a 35mph zone and i was going 35 at the top of the hill. This new car coasts a bit better and when they hit me i was going 51mph. they got me at 16 over and she was nice enough to knock it down to 10 over. I know if it was only a 5 over ticket then it would not be a moving violation but is 10? i thought it was but i have heard a few things. it was 80 dollars so not bad but im hoping my insurance wont go up much... :?

[ZacFields]

10 over definitely is a moving violation as far as i know....

Maybe you aughtta just put that $5k in a savings account Ricky to pay for all your speeding tickets and increased insurance rates. hah.

I wouldn't guarantee your rates would go up though, I got 3 speeding tickets between ages 16 and 18 and my insurance didn't go up once.... but that might be because I had state farm and they were charging me a buttload anyways. They probably just used the tickets when it came time for my yearly discounts and just gave me less of a discount.

Zac

[Drifte]

They probably just used the tickets when it came time for my yearly discounts and just gave me less of a discount.


hahahha funny you say that, cuz thats what they did to me! I went from turbo awd, to a fwd auto CIVIC, and i asked "why hasnt my insurance gone down" he said, oh well I just caught that you had a speeding ticket, so your lucky i didnt catch it sooner blah, blah blah. freakin jerks, accident free and i pay more a month than most FEMALES do in 6.

eric, i got a 20 over and the ticket was like $78....(thats my only ticket btw, no speedometer).

[Ricky]

yeah court costs have doubled since the last time i got a ticket. i havent got one in 2 years and driving how i drive thats impressive.

[Ricky]

im sitin at $720 every 6 months for now. i really hope it doesnt go up much

[ZacFields]

im sitin at $720 every 6 months for now. i really hope it doesnt go up much

Consider yourself very lucky you're able to even pay that low. I quoted myself through progressive for a 2007 Toyota Yaris (MSRP: $13,000) and i was quoted about that much.

Zac

[Drifte]

but erics probably under his parents insurance company, so their homeowners insurance is probably the same company, making the car insurance much cheaper. If i want full coverage im lookin at a grand every 6.

[Domestic Disturbance]

sr22 is fun

its a party u should try to pass up tho

[Ricky]

sr22 is fun

its a party u should try to pass up tho

i would like to but it looks like im well on my way to it :( i need to slow down a bit more

[slow ride]

Just wait till you guys get old and married as I'm 31. 02 ZO6, low milage dicscound, homeowner discound, other small discounts. $450 a YEAR. :supz: I actually pay more for the S4 as it's a primary driver and costs around $650 a year. Both car are around the same insurance risk level believe it or not. Vette's are cheap due to the all the grey hair owners not balling there cars up or getting tickets, etc.

[Ricky]

boobs

[Drifte]

i was playin. at one point i had a real looking front window, then i played to much and got annoyed with it...so hurr ya go.

http://www.iowaautoforums.com/download.php?id=3036

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k27/drifte/erics_07.jpg

[Ricky]

put some black wheels on her colton. i want to do that after winter. give me an idea bud

[Drifte]

ya gotta pic some out first. then you can have some. also, email the raw file of your pics, these are to small to work with.

[Ricky]

you gots mail colton

[Drifte]

yea. i just need you to pick out some wheels here. I dont have time to search and not really sure waht to put on a suby.

[Ricky]

your just lazy. ill find some fregen wheels

[Ricky]

i should add some pics.... some good updates to put here

[DragonUSMC]

yeah you should... but then again so should i... if i ever get mine back =(

[Scorpion0308]

Nice lookin car. Mines a TR, no fog lights, might have to get some. I like your seats better :p So are you near CR or in CR?

I know what you mean about it being smooth and not knowing how fast your going lol. It seems like its not going very fast but before you know it your doing 85mph on the interstate.

[Ricky]

i live in CR bye kirkwood. I have the STI vf39 turbo on in it and a Turbo back exhust with a intake and retuned with a cobb access port... pulls pretty good for the mods. PM your number and i will shoot you a text next time every one is out.

[Scorpion0308]

I know you were worried about your warranty before, did the Turbo or TBE void it?

[Ricky]

yes it will. they dont know about any mods cuz i have never had a problem (knock on wood) i have 15,000 miles left now till my warranty is up.

If you just did stage 2 it would be easy to hide...
If you did have a problem drop the exhaust and put the stock one on and flash back the stock or stage 1 map. 1 hour of labor from you would be worth no hassle or questions from the dealer.

[Scorpion0308]

Where did you end up getting it from? I bought my from C&S in Waterloo. I probably wont be able to afford any mods till the warranty is up anyway lol

[Ricky]

got it from Jim Miller here in Cedar Rapids

[Scorpion0308]

Cool, I live down the street from there.

[Ricky]

some updates....

[85XR7Project]

Oh look! Futurama is on!


JK
Looks great man, hows it feel on the butt dyno now?

[Ricky]

not sure. the last pic shows how it sits right now. i went tail gating

[Scorpion0308]

Nice, lookin good

[Ricky]

DONE!

[Drifte]

thats a lot of pipe. Notice any change?

[TbTalon94]

yea, eric can't install FMIC piping with that many pipes

those are the changes lol.

[Ricky]

hahah yeah.... make sure you tighten the t bolts down.....

Changes are lost a PSI of boost and full boost around 3400 now. needs a tune bad im seeing A/F ratios from 10.0 to 10.3 at WOT... i might have got the cobb software working kinda.... it will be a whole new animal if i can get it tuned

[Jappbox]

hmm a little rich... Depending on how low that 10.0 is as the widband wont read under that. going from 10.3 to 11.0 wont gain to much though. but it will help. maybe 10whp?

[Jappbox]

forgot to ask, did you see if you are able to get the AccessTUNER Race software?? So we can try it out?

[Ricky]

i think i got it to work. I know i can mess with the maps and change things then rename that map. After that i should be able to use the cobb to flash the map.......but i cant get the live ecu part to work. there has to be something im over looking.

the 10.0 is all the way through 2nd and most of 3rd. 4th gear it is around 10.2 at the top. im only runing 16psi right now and i found out from looking at the map that my TQ. is limited in 1st gear.....

I want about 19 psi and i want it to hit hard.

[FiFdYnUtZ]

those subarus like to run rich i think, i remember racing travis' and it just bellowed black smoke like a diesel during the run...although im sure they arent "supposed" to do that haha

[Jappbox]

What PSI is that map for? it might be rich for that reason. But it does need leaned out a bit, and 18-19psi would sit good with your setup. Prob 10.9 A/F

[Ricky]

set for 17.5 +- .6 19 psi is boost cut.... i hit it all the time in the winter.... wish i would have ported the WG. I cant get my Cobb to talk talk to my computer now! FML! if its not one thing then it another.

[85XR7Project]

You know I am about 98% sure I saw you on Highway 20 going towards Waterloo at about 4:45 today.

[Ricky]

you sure did. I was heading to my night class :)

[Drifte]

hey your quarter mile time. Now if only i had actually transferred that video to my hard drive!

[Ricky]

wish it was faster but not bad for intake, exhaust, sti turbo and a rich tune. Im glad i made it into the 13's lol

[Drifte]

Its actually a very good time for that mph. I've seen real low 13's at that speed but you have to drive the car harder.

[Ricky]

maybe some better tires and a happier 1-2 shift would help lol

[Drifte]

I'd do very little to it make it a consistent 13 car and run the bike.

[FiFdYnUtZ]

thats like the exact time and mph my GTP ran on the old 3.4 setup..what was ur 60ft?

[Ricky]

i had 1.9 60ft's all five times i ran

[FiFdYnUtZ]

ahh sweet! not too bad! mine were 2.0's on my gtp's runs i think..

[Ricky]

first time at the track with this car. I think i did pretty good for it being a very reliable DD :) winter is coming cant wait ;)

[Stutz]

Who ended up buying your old gtp? I wish i would have bought it lol

[FiFdYnUtZ]

some stoner kid from st. louis came and got it haha...

[Ricky]

been almost a year and no updates :( i should post some pics and get to the track huh?

[Clinical]

been almost a year and no updates :( i should post some pics and get to the track huh?
that and start posting about it breaking alot!

[Ricky]

been almost a year and no updates :( i should post some pics and get to the track huh?
that and start posting about it breaking alot!


hasn't broke in 50,000 miles :neener:

[FiFdYnUtZ]

haha it isnt a dsm!

[JacobS]

been almost a year and no updates :( i should post some pics and get to the track huh?
oskaloosa airport. this weekend. autocross.

[krustindumm]

been almost a year and no updates :( i should post some pics and get to the track huh?


Yeah, but take the bike, too.

[Ricky]

went 13.3@102 with a 1.7 60ft time.

Im happy. need a beter tune and my meth hooked up and i might see my 12.99 :)

[AutoMods]

Good job. Nice traveling with you this weekend. Yea the meth will let you run lots of timing and more boost. A cam would help a lot too.

[Ricky]

Good job. Nice traveling with you this weekend. Yea the meth will let you run lots of timing and more boost. A cam would help a lot too.

I need my meth hooked up, a better tune, and a new bypass value lol.

I dont want to buy 4 cams :(

[slo4cyl]

Good job. Nice traveling with you this weekend. Yea the meth will let you run lots of timing and more boost. A cam would help a lot too.

I need my meth hooked up, a better tune, and a new bypass value lol.

I http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US want to buy 4 cams :(

or pull the motor FTL

[Drifte]

yea cams in a subaru is stupid amounts of work. Add a little Meth, we have that new BOV waiting here for ya.

[Ricky]

yea cams in a subaru is stupid amounts of work. Add a little Meth, we have that new BOV waiting here for ya.

i was going to pick it up tomorrow. that work?

[Ricky]

just uploading a picture

[Clinical]

your car always makes me want one