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Old 04-29-2011, 12:53 AM   #2601
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dude i'd do that.. but then i'll just go ahead and buy a GTR or something more valuable.

Learned my lesson with rebuilding my past car twice. Could've bought a GTR and been happy all day
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Last few months I've been working on a few high end super cars and every time I drive around in them just makes me keep shaking my head on why I even bother spending money on the scoob. On a good note though because of all this my spending spree has slowed down leaving me with more money to save up lol
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Old 04-29-2011, 01:45 AM   #2602
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Last few months I've been working on a few high end super cars and every time I drive around in them just makes me keep shaking my head on why I even bother spending money on the scoob. On a good note though because of all this my spending spree has slowed down leaving me with more money to save up lol

yep picked up the sti as a city beater and a side of fun. not planning on breaking necks and repainting my bumpers every season like past cars. will play more with cars when i get my life settled.
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Old 04-29-2011, 06:58 AM   #2603
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would be straight trade.. i don't think many people want the sti wing

make sure you trade for brake light and trunk torsion bars also (might have to give a bit of cash for the brake light)
Who needs a 3rd brake light anyways?? Haha, I need to add one to my car. I've been without one since September 07, so, I'm not in a huge rush @ this point.
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Old 04-29-2011, 08:51 AM   #2604
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Wingless or sti limited ftw
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would be straight trade.. i don't think many people want the sti wing

make sure you trade for brake light and trunk torsion bars also (might have to give a bit of cash for the brake light)
When/If I swap, will they have it on their car? Do I have torsion bars too? Does the wingless STI already have the 3rd brake light?
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Old 04-29-2011, 09:23 AM   #2605
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When/If I swap, will they have it on their car? Do I have torsion bars too? Does the wingless STI already have the 3rd brake light?
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you wont get any money for your sti set up because the wingless is much more desireable. also see the nesic trunk swap thread.
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Old 04-29-2011, 10:00 AM   #2606
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Who needs a 3rd brake light anyways?? Haha, I need to add one to my car. I've been without one since September 07, so, I'm not in a huge rush @ this point.
Ya no 3rd light right now too. But I've gotten too many tickets for random stufff. No front plate, car too low, too loud in the past. Rather not Let them pull me over for something so stupid.

Plus if I get rearended I the guy hitting me to be 100% at fault.

Been looking for a third brake light. Kind of hard to find for some reason.

Gives me a peace of mind
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Old 04-29-2011, 10:06 AM   #2607
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Ya no 3rd light right now too. But I've gotten too many tickets for random stufff. No front plate, car too low, too loud in the past. Rather not Let them pull me over for something so stupid.

Plus if I get rearended I the guy hitting me to be 100% at fault.

Been looking for a third brake light. Kind of hard to find for some reason.

Gives me a peace of mind
I think I'm just gonna buy a strip of LEDs and put it in the back window somewhere.

They say anything when you got inspected? Mine has been to like 3 different places and none of them noticed it had no 3rd brake light.

One of these days I'll remember to order one or something.
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Old 04-29-2011, 10:36 AM   #2608
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Nobtheyndidnt but I've been in situations where a cop will pull younover because they think you did something. Then whn they realize they are wrong they look at the whole car and find things to ticket you because they don't want to look stupid letting you go.

Have happened twice now.

Oh and got a 2 tickets in the mail for loud exhaust and a headlight out from cops on detail.

Maybe I just live in a bad cop area.
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Old 04-29-2011, 10:55 AM   #2609
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You probably won't find a person trading a wingless trunk for an STi setup, but you could easily sell it.

When I was looking for my STi trunk it was really hard to find one because they were going so fast. I ended up finding a last minute deal where the guy was going back to stock and I traded my WRX wing and scoop for his STi setup.
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Old 04-29-2011, 01:19 PM   #2610
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This is a really bad and dumb question, but how long/many backfires will it take to completely blow out my oem cats. I want them gone and this seems to be the easiest way, lol. I've noticed more of a raw fuel smell lately, seems like a sign of success. But will I blow out all the material from doing this enough??
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Old 04-29-2011, 01:21 PM   #2611
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doubt you will blow out the material....just remove them and gut them and call it a day.
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Old 04-29-2011, 01:29 PM   #2612
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Gut them before they break. The broken material is prob never gonna all come out. It will just rattle around and make noise, not to mention clog and reduce flow even more than when they were intact.
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Old 04-29-2011, 02:15 PM   #2613
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Ask mattB how much he'd want for your cat
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Old 04-29-2011, 02:20 PM   #2614
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doubt you will blow out the material....just remove them and gut them and call it a day.
Tireiron and I have been trying to come up with a plan for the easiest possible way to gut the cats. Removing the downpipes will be a bitch, but will probably make the best results in the end..
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Old 04-29-2011, 02:31 PM   #2615
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has anyone tried to install oem fogs on a sti yet? Do I need to jack the front end up to install them?

Trying to decide if I can do them this afternoon on my street lol
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Old 04-29-2011, 02:53 PM   #2616
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it would make life easier to jack the front end up...or even drive up on a curb, but if your skinny enough you dont have to.
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Old 04-29-2011, 03:20 PM   #2617
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it would make life easier to jack the front end up...or even drive up on a curb, but if your skinny enough you dont have to.

mm seeing how i can barely fit my foot under the front of my car.. i think i'll wait till i get it on a jackstand..
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Old 04-29-2011, 03:24 PM   #2618
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has anyone tried to install oem fogs on a sti yet? Do I need to jack the front end up to install them?

Trying to decide if I can do them this afternoon on my street lol
I put my front lip on without jacking the car up and it sucked.

Now that it has the lip its even harder to get @ stuff under the front. And you have the same lip, and your cars a little lower.

I've never installed them, but, if you don't have to get @ anything from underneath you might be ok.
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Old 04-29-2011, 04:18 PM   #2619
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Tireiron and I have been trying to come up with a plan for the easiest possible way to gut the cats. Removing the downpipes will be a bitch, but will probably make the best results in the end..
gutting them will result in a loss of power. introducing fuel to them will simply clog them and result in a loss of power. the erratic flow of the open chambers will cause changes back pressures. its bad. pull them out and put in test pipes.

google it.
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Old 04-29-2011, 04:54 PM   #2620
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gutting them will result in a loss of power. introducing fuel to them will simply clog them and result in a loss of power. the erratic flow of the open chambers will cause changes back pressures. its bad. pull them out and put in test pipes.

google it.
I think the issue here is that even simple test pipes for the 2.7 twin turbo are obscenely expensive. And not many companies make them.

I know APR makes Audi downpipe systems, but the last time I checked they were around $1500.
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I think the issue here is that even simple test pipes for the 2.7 twin turbo are obscenely expensive. And not many companies make them.

I know APR makes Audi downpipe systems, but the last time I checked they were around $1500.
What vehicle are we talking about that needs gutted cats or test pipes?
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Old 04-29-2011, 05:13 PM   #2622
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What vehicle are we talking about that needs gutted cats or test pipes?
2000 Audi S4 2.7TT
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Taking the stock ones to a good fab shop and having them replicated would be no where near that kind of money. It will be done right the first time.
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Taking the stock ones to a good fab shop and having them replicated would be no where near that kind of money. It will be done right the first time.
I know of a good fab shop if you are interested.
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If he can afford the downtime I think that's an excellent solution. However last time I talked to Matt we were looking at doing this in a weekend.

I suppose you could find a junked car and pull the pipes from there, but you'll be hard pressed to find the newer 2.7TT motor in a junkyard still sitting there.
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