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03-05-2013, 07:41 PM | #1701 | |
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It's a V4 STI, I cut off the bosses for the coil pack.
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03-07-2013, 10:36 AM | #1702 |
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I'm almost done w my rewire and I've pulled 725 feet of wiring!! haven't weighed it yet but its def a big difference
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03-10-2013, 10:30 AM | #1703 |
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Re wire do u mean the whole harness ?
Weight the air bag stuff if anyway took it all out I'd like to remove mine consider I only have the passenger one left in the car which I plan to take out as well |
03-11-2013, 09:22 PM | #1704 | |||
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sorry guys i meant the injector covers. the fat heavy things that bolt onto the manifold. Quote:
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not sure which side it is for LHD but mine was on the right/drivers side. drive your car, park it with the engine running and eventually one of them will come on. whichever one didn't, you chuck. |
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03-16-2013, 11:28 AM | #1705 |
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bravo vicious_fishes
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03-16-2013, 01:43 PM | #1706 |
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Haha ok I was like, no valve covers, WTH lol
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03-19-2013, 03:07 PM | #1707 |
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i need to get on a lot of those little things. read the first 20 and last 40 or so pages of this thread. most of you guys are trying to keep your cars street legal, so not a ton of extra ideas for me. but there are a few, like the charcoal box.
my sti was at 2880 last i had it weighed without me and with 1/4 tank of gas. and that's with a wrc rollcage lol. taken out quite a bit since as well. getting it ready for the upcoming season. need to get rid of as much as possible so it's still light when i add my front splitter and rear diffuser. just took out the windshield wiper motor and wipers last night. looking for more lost cost reductions. |
03-19-2013, 04:20 PM | #1708 |
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03-19-2013, 05:27 PM | #1709 |
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rain-x bro!
a couple of other teams out here just spray down the windshield with rain-x and go and have had pretty good success. however, i don't have a set of rain wheels/tires, so i probably wouldn't be participating anyway |
03-19-2013, 05:54 PM | #1710 |
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Haha
On a good note, lost another 5 pounds from the driver seat! |
03-19-2013, 06:46 PM | #1711 |
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driveshaft shop made....baxter approved! My cat really likes carbon fiber i guess
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03-20-2013, 08:01 PM | #1712 |
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03-20-2013, 08:53 PM | #1713 |
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03-25-2013, 04:39 PM | #1714 | |
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Late response here, but Im not on the same page as you on this one. The rear problem with weight (in turns) is centrifugal forces. Now weight in the front is still weight in the front if you raise the front end..... Im not saying your approach is wrong, however Im not shure that 5050 distribution really helps if its obtained simply by lowering the rear end... |
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03-27-2013, 02:12 PM | #1715 |
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Does anybody know who makes a FRP hood for 02/03 WRX's?
OEM style, without any vents. I tried Velocity Carbon but all they do is trunks now. |
03-27-2013, 07:07 PM | #1716 | |
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My brother used to work for a circle track team that had a machine that could do all the adjustments with the strut/coilover completely removed from the chassis. Very cool. Most people only view coilover suspensions as an aesthetic improvement and don't even realize the true performance gains that can be had through proper adjustment. |
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04-01-2013, 04:46 PM | #1717 | |
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Agreed, corner weight can make wonders, and you are absolutely correct. However, what we discussed here was the weight distribution on the tires front VS rear. If you want 50/50 on the common 60/40 impreza, you would have to raise the front end sky high or lower it a lot in the rear end. Im not saying its wrong, I just question weather or not that would be good for the handling or not. I believe the centrifugal forces has more impact. Just look at the Audis, with their engine mounts attached to the front bumper, they undeersteer like a horce on ice! I believe, though I cant really say 100% for shure, that if you take that audi, or impreza or any other off balance car and lower the rear or raise the front, you could actually make things worse. The centrifugal weight distribution is still terrible, and with less weight on the front wheels, you now have less grip and in turn makes the front end understeer even more. I could be completely wrong. |
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04-01-2013, 04:48 PM | #1718 |
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Installed my carbon fiber driveshaft today! Install was really easy and only required 14mm, and 12mm socket/wrenches. Had it done in about an hour and it was definitely worth it. The bounce i used to have when letting off the gas or getting on it quick is gone. Shifting/downshifting feels lighter and smoother when letting off the clutch, and according to the "butt dyno" it feels like i have picked up a little bit of power...nothing overwhelming, but noticeable. Old unit with the bolts and collar i removed is close to 30 lbs...the new unit is around 13 lbs. Did one pull to 80ish and their was a slight hint of vibration but nothing much. Really happy with the product that The Driveshaft Shop put out.
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04-08-2013, 04:47 PM | #1719 |
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04-09-2013, 03:26 AM | #1720 | |
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Im not sure if this is a good way or bad way to do things, but i drilled a 1/64" hole in the gas cap when i deleted the evap crap on several of my gm vehicles. I felt better about it than leaving hoses open (could be a bad idea in a rollover, fire situation) or completely sealing the fuel system and possably blowing a hose, seal what ever, if things got to pressurized. The only down side yet, and I did my firebird ten years ago, is you can hear a hiss from the cap when i park it if i take it for a good hard burn on a low tank. Not much smell of fuel vapour though which is good
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04-09-2013, 03:32 AM | #1721 |
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And this has been said already in this topic, but please dont mess with bumper supports, knee plates under the dash and so on ... I had a very light cavalier and had a guy blow a stop sign and I hit him only doing 60 kph, but im still in rough shape because of it. Airbags (which i didnt have... 88 Z24) seat belts, bracing, ect are all there for a reason
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04-09-2013, 09:43 AM | #1722 | ||
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04-20-2013, 09:20 AM | #1723 |
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Can someone en lighten me how to do the magnet truck spring trick
Getting a spec c truck soon and would like to know how to remove the springs |
04-20-2013, 09:45 AM | #1724 | |
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I have a Spec C trunk and the difference was obvious. Of course it meant I was able to ditch the STi wing as well. |
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04-20-2013, 12:08 PM | #1725 | |
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Thanks for the input on the springs tho do you not have any springs at all Aman |
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