('11+) Aftermarket for 2012 impreza yet?

[ST Eye]

Originally Posted by italia490

Since you have no idea what you are talking about, maybe you should keep your $0.02 to yourself. The issue has nothing to do with shifting. If that was the case, why would there be an ECM re-flash for the manual. Has a TSB been released for the manual....I can't say for certain but what i can say from my own experience is that there is clearly an issue with driveability on the earlier '12 imprezas and that there is a noticeable improvement after the re-flash.

OK tough guy, since you don't know jack about what YOU are talking about maybe you should should shut TFU. I DO know what I am talking about. The one TSB had to do with the lockup point/RPMs with the CVT when accelerating. The RPMs would drop early and require the driver to increase throttle to maintain constant rate of acceleration. The second TSB has to do with excessive engine braking.

So there you go italia, I hope you feel like a total douche. Go do your homework before making yourself look like a fool.

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[monkeyracer]

Originally Posted by ST Eye

OK tough guy, since you don't know jack about what YOU are talking about maybe you should should shut TFU. I DO know what I am talking about. The one TSB had to do with the lockup point/RPMs with the CVT when accelerating. The RPMs would drop early and require the driver to increase throttle to maintain constant rate of acceleration. The second TSB has to do with excessive engine braking.

So there you go italia, I hope you feel like a total douche. Go do your homework before making yourself look like a fool.

How can a TSB involving shifting a CVT be what he was talking about for the Manual transmission cars? Different ECM flash. He is aware of those TSB's since I asked him in his thread if that's what the dealership applied to his car.

So, let's all calm down. Geez. You both know quite a bit, and you both have big egos. No need to get into a pissing match in this thread.

[ST Eye]

Originally Posted by monkeyracer

How can a TSB involving shifting a CVT be what he was talking about for the Manual transmission cars? Different ECM flash. He is aware of those TSB's since I asked him in his thread if that's what the dealership applied to his car.

So, let's all calm down. Geez. You both know quite a bit, and you both have big egos. No need to get into a pissing match in this thread.

Please read his post in response to mine. I was trying to be helpful and he turns around and slaps me in the face. I have been nothing but helpful to the community ever since I picked up the first '12 Impreza on this forum. That siad, I don't appreciate jerkish comments when I'm trying to help someone out.

[MjSub2.0]

Guys, just squash it! Some people might really not care to hear it. One of you is right the other one is wrong. It is what it is.

[An owned guy]

with this light weight crank pulley and/or a new muffler what kinda performance gains could we possibly be getting out our cars? like a few hp? cause i want to believe its worth it and go for it but i can't.

[italia490]

Originally Posted by An owned guy

with this light weight crank pulley and/or a new muffler what kinda performance gains could we possibly be getting out our cars? like a few hp? cause i want to believe its worth it and go for it but i can't.

An axle back exhaust won't net you any hp. It will most likely make the exhaust sound deeper (depending on what kind of setup you choose).If you looking for the boxer rumble, there will be a hint of it but since our cars have EL headers, it will never sound the same as an STi. I did the muffler delete and put in place a 90' degree elbow. Sounds good but drones pretty bad on the freeway. If I had the cash laying around, I'd probably spring for La Chute's Performance axle back exhaust and modify the bumper for a cut out. I haven't decided what path I'll take in that regard but I'll be doing something soon. As far as the light weight pulley goes you might see 1-2 hp and the engine should rev a little better. Someone else mentioned that it might trigger a CEL. I'm not too far from Cobb and this is a mod I plan on doing as well, so I'll see if i can get more details from them.

[SleepNMnky]

Originally Posted by italia490

Since you have no idea what you are talking about, maybe you should keep your $0.02 to yourself. The issue has nothing to do with shifting. If that was the case, why would there be an ECM re-flash for the manual. Has a TSB been released for the manual....I can't say for certain but what i can say from my own experience is that there is clearly an issue with driveability on the earlier '12 imprezas and that there is a noticeable improvement after the re-flash.

He does know what he's talking about considering the TSB for the CVTs addressed both a TCM & ECM reflash which STEye & I've had done & how the CVT drivability behavior changes after sounds pretty much exactly like the change you're noticing since your reflash. So apparently there's a reflash for both, maybe he's incorrect there, but there's only a TSB for the CVT. Relax buddy. Forums are all about 2 cents & you've given much more than that here.

[An owned guy]

Originally Posted by italia490

An axle back exhaust won't net you any hp. It will most likely make the exhaust sound deeper (depending on what kind of setup you choose).If you looking for the boxer rumble, there will be a hint of it but since our cars have EL headers, it will never sound the same as an STi. I did the muffler delete and put in place a 90' degree elbow. Sounds good but drones pretty bad on the freeway. If I had the cash laying around, I'd probably spring for La Chute's Performance axle back exhaust and modify the bumper for a cut out. I haven't decided what path I'll take in that regard but I'll be doing something soon. As far as the light weight pulley goes you might see 1-2 hp and the engine should rev a little better. Someone else mentioned that it might trigger a CEL. I'm not too far from Cobb and this is a mod I plan on doing as well, so I'll see if i can get more details from them.

Ah, ok thanks let me know what they say. Not expecting much power from mods but if it makes it a little more responsive it might be worth it.

[uspopo]

Update, installed the STI 19mm RSB today and I felt the difference over the stock unit already (250 miles on my car, a week old), then I let a buddy take it for a spin to test it out (He has over 7K on his 2012 Sport Limited with stock sway bars) and he said, "WOW! What a difference in the turns and the car really tracks better!"....2 thumbs up for the RSB upgrade!

[pRiMe DiReCtIvE]

Originally Posted by uspopo

Update, installed the STI 19mm RSB today and although I can hardly feel the difference over the stock unit (250 miles on my car), a coworker drove it afterwards (He has over 10K on his 12 Sport Limited) and he said what a difference in the turns and the car really tracks better....2 thumbs up for the RSB upgrade!

Nice. Did you buy new or used?

[uspopo]

I bought the STI 19mm RSB and bushings new...

[sgoldste01]

Originally Posted by uspopo

I bought the STI 19mm RSB and bushings new...

From where and for how much?

[uspopo]

Subaruonlineparts.com I think I paid just under 100.00 for the bar and a set of bushings not including NYS tax and shipping....

[Wes_888]

Anyone know if any axleback exhaust (maybe with a midpipe) is already in the works for our impreza's yet? I want one made specially for our cars.. not a generic type.

[FlyerHazen]

Originally Posted by Wes_888

Anyone know if any axleback exhaust (maybe with a midpipe) is already in the works for our impreza's yet? I want one made specially for our cars.. not a generic type.

By generic, do you mean universal? I've been looking around and from what I found, HKS and Magnaflow make some nice mufflers that would fit well to our Imprezas. They are universal, though. I haven't seen any '12 Impreza specific mufflers. I'll probably be going with HKS. For a while, I was looking at a pre-08' wrx/sti exhaust and fit it to our cars, but so far no dice.

[pkL]

Originally Posted by FlyerHazen

By generic, do you mean universal? I've been looking around and from what I found, HKS and Magnaflow make some nice mufflers that would fit well to our Imprezas. They are universal, though. I haven't seen any '12 Impreza specific mufflers. I'll probably be going with HKS. For a while, I was looking at a pre-08' wrx/sti exhaust and fit it to our cars, but so far no dice.

Which one in particular would you have a link and the model?

[Wes_888]

Originally Posted by FlyerHazen

By generic, do you mean universal? I've been looking around and from what I found, HKS and Magnaflow make some nice mufflers that would fit well to our Imprezas. They are universal, though. I haven't seen any '12 Impreza specific mufflers. I'll probably be going with HKS. For a while, I was looking at a pre-08' wrx/sti exhaust and fit it to our cars, but so far no dice.

yes sorry, I meant universal. I want one directly made for our cars.

[uspopo]

Hopefully within the next few months someone will come out with a vehicle specific catback or axleback for our cars. I prefer a catback system myself. Does anybody know of any specific companies working on an exhaust and cold air intake systems for our cars? So far I see the lightweight crankshaft pulley from Perrin but no info on performance gains and/or any CEL issues...

Stan

[pkL]

Originally Posted by Wes_888

yes sorry, I meant universal. I want one directly made for our cars.

Same here, there are boatloads of universal stuff but nothing specialized for our cars.

[pkL]

I've installed my front strut bar from eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=130735889461





Car seems to take corners flatter than before, paired with the 19mm STi rear sway bar car feels awesome.

[ST Eye]

I would hope for that price that it is the OEM strut bar?

[IMPREZA 2012]

pkl : Do you paint it?? lokk nice

[daricklo]

Originally Posted by uspopo

Subaruonlineparts.com I think I paid just under 100.00 for the bar and a set of bushings not including NYS tax and shipping....

What year is the STI bar from?

[pkL]

Originally Posted by IMPREZA 2012

pkl : Do you paint it?? lokk nice

Yup I plasti dipped it black.

Originally Posted by ST Eye

I would hope for that price that it is the OEM strut bar?

The OEM one goes for $499.95 Canadian according to Subaru.ca.

[uspopo]

Originally Posted by daricklo

What year is the STI bar from?

2011 STI 19mm RSB and make sure you order the bushings also...