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#1251 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 180033
Join Date: May 2008
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Queens, NY, 11385
Vehicle:2005 WRX PSM |
![]() I'm sure it has been asked a 100x, but what do you do for a living to be able to do this kind of stuff?
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#1252 | |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
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Also, keep in mind that the total cost of the project (including the car itself as well as all the mods) is still less than what you'd pay for a new WRX on the dealer lot (let alone a new STI). |
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#1253 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 180033
Join Date: May 2008
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Queens, NY, 11385
Vehicle:2005 WRX PSM |
![]() Just amazes me between all your posts on here and pbnation haha. Love reading your threads.
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#1254 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 219492
Join Date: Aug 2009
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Soviet Russia
Vehicle:17' 5mt XV & 02 WRX @comrad |
![]() ben stop trolling. you've got over 70k under that hood and its all because of your maxed out credit cards. #youtharealjohnytran
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#1255 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
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#1256 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 98210
Join Date: Oct 2005
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Upstate NY
Vehicle:2016 Forester XT CWP 2002 WRX SRP 2016 Sienna |
![]() Too soon junior
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#1257 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 285270
Join Date: Jun 2011
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Vehicle:03 WRX PSM |
![]() I've enjoyed the videos of the progress of your bugeye. Especially the latest few as it seems the old analog speedo can't keep up with the rate at which the car actually accelerates. Reminds me of the top gear episode where the Lexis LFA made it debut on the show. lol
No F&F quotes (my bad). |
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#1258 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
![]() The bolt repair is completed and the new T-brace, r180, and DSS rear axles are installed.
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#1259 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 319017
Join Date: May 2012
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Michigan
Vehicle:15 Prius 2JZ miata Death Trap |
![]() So much jelly
Get her to the track! Sent from my iPhone using NASIOC |
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#1260 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
![]() Here's an updated video. Changes since the last speedo video:
Doesn't quite make it to 130mph, but it looks like 60-130mph would be the in 6 second range. ![]() Here it is plotted out against my 10.9 @ 128mph log from Rock Falls last year. ![]() |
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#1261 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 78640
Join Date: Jan 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Vehicle:19 Tundra 04 STi |
![]() 6 sec 60-130 is crazy fast, especially for a Subaru lol. Nice.
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#1262 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 385281
Join Date: Mar 2014
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: ME/MA
Vehicle:03 WRX WRB |
![]() There isn't much information on the eibach prokit from users. The drop looks great and most say that they do increase firmness a little and improve handling but don't make for a harsh ride. Can you offer any more insight? Thanks!
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#1263 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 178811
Join Date: Apr 2008
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: MoCo
Vehicle:2011 White Corolla Over 400hp |
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#1264 | |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
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I can't comment too much on handling considering I have them on 10 year old stock struts and my car doesn't even have any sway bars. I kind of expected the shocks to have blown by now, but they still seem to be doing fine. |
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#1265 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 327511
Join Date: Jul 2012
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Chicagoland
Vehicle:13' WRX 6 Speed 11sec VF52 EL-EWG-E85 |
![]() damn, lotta happening in this thread! glad the track bug got you a little bit, I'm looking forward to the next track update!
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#1266 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
![]() My brother and I went out to Rock Falls today. I drove the car there and ran on the street tire setup. The car was run in full street trim and 3/4 to 1/2 tank of gas.
There were long lines in the staging lanes so it was about half an hour between passes. I ended up making 5 passes. I wasn't hooking up well and kept putting down 1.7s 60' times and 10.4 ET in the 1/4. My best pass ended up being a 10.3s @ 139mph. It did 110mph in the 1/8th mile. Other than spinning a lot in 1st and 2nd the car did great and was feeling strong well into 5th gear. ![]() I am hoping to be back again soon on slicks and maybe a little more boost and try for 9's. I think I have the trap speed to do it, I just need a good launch and the times should drop. I have a few photos and videos from the day that I will try to get up later. My in-car camera didn't work but I have the speedo videos and my brother's track side videos. |
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#1267 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
![]() Some better photos from at the track.
![]() ![]() ![]() Best pass was a 10.3 @ 139mph. ![]() Video from my 10.3 @ 139mph pass today. Spins through 1st and 2nd. Here is a plot of the datalog from one of the passes. ![]() 0-100mph: ~6.1sec 50-100mph: ~3.6sec 60-130mph: ~6.1sec Here's the same plot compared against my 10.9 @ 128mph pass from last season. ![]() |
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#1268 |
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Member#: 419156
Join Date: Apr 2015
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![]() Did you get rid of the hatch? I got a good feeling about this one!
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#1269 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
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#1270 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 321728
Join Date: May 2012
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Buffalo NY
Vehicle:2011 WRX Limited DGM |
![]() Forgive me for having to ask but so many pages of numbers now Ben but for this track day and street setup, what type of numbers is your tune putting down hp/tq? That's such a nasty 1/8th mile for spinning thru first and second!!
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#1271 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
![]() It is probably a little over 600WHP Dynojet. The lighter weight helps too.
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#1272 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 147284
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: WI
Vehicle:2015 STi SWP |
![]() Very nice.
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#1273 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
![]() I got an alignment this week and during the alignment it was noted that one of my calipers was leaking fluid. I decided to go with remanufactured calipers, new rotors, and StopTech Street pads. I also picked up a vacuum bleeder to bleed the fluid after.
![]() Old vs. New ![]() Old pads had plenty of meat left but were developing a lot of cracks. ![]() The leaking caliper. ![]() ![]() Old rotor. ![]() StopTech pads. ![]() New caliper. ![]() New rotor. ![]() The removal and install went off without any problems. All bolts broke free without any issues. I put it all back together and went to use the vacuum bleeder. I started on the first one and it was pulling a small amount of fluid but 90% air. This went on for half an hour or so while I hoped it would get better. I was poking around trying to find a leak somewhere in the system but I couldn't find anything. Then I looked online and found other people have had similar issues if the bleed fittings leaks around the threads when loosened. This is exactly what was happening to me. It was just pulling in tons of air right at the fitting even thought fluid was filling the lines all the way back to the caliper. I'm not really sure how to prevent this. Maybe thread sealant on the bleeder fitting? I ended up enlisting my wife to push on the brake pedal and did it the old fashioned way. That worked without any problems because it pushes air out via positive pressure instead of pulling it out through the fitting. I have had ongoing issues with the coolant overflow reservoir overflowing on high speed pulls. It wasn't a lot, so I don't think my heads are lifting, but it was enough to be noticeable. It was using the small coolant reservoir that comes with the eBay FMIC kits. It is a small cylinder. The Treadstone FMIC kit comes with a larger, rectangular overflow so I got that out and mounted it next to my slim battery. I dumped the nearly full cylindrical overflow into the new one and it barely filled it (maybe 1/2" - 1" from the bottom. I measured the dimensions and the cylinder has about 25 in^3 of volume and the new one is around 72 in^3. So I should have a lot more room for expanding coolant. I will see if it helps... Coolant overflow. ![]() After I got that buttoned up I went and did half a dozen 50-5mph hard stops and then some more driving to cool it down and a couple 3rd gear brake boosts. The brakes seem to be working fine (the other ones seemed to be working fine too, but I believe they could have failed eventually due to the leak). |
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#1274 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 376119
Join Date: Dec 2013
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: Washington
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![]() How do you like the stoptech pads? I have the same ones - yet to be installed.
Also what rotors did you put in? I'm trying to decide between oem or hawk sector 27s |
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#1275 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 261612
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2002 WRX - 750WHP 9.5s @ 150mph |
![]() I like the StopTech street pad. I have run them before. They're a decent step up without being too aggressive. The rotors I got are just cheap ones from the brake store.
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