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08-19-2013, 03:47 PM | #1426 |
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Wait, what? Who's talking about limiting things to just STI parts?
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08-19-2013, 04:02 PM | #1427 | |
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08-19-2013, 04:10 PM | #1428 |
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I would be curious to see a poll of how many people who are seriously considering building an 818 would want the option for the 6 speed. Personally I wouldn't and I can't imagine too many people would. It seems like a small window of people who want something more robust than a stock 5 speed, but are not willing to pay for a built 5 speed, but are willing to take the weight penalty, and source a 6 speed from a separate donor when they presumably already have a 5 speed from their donor WRX. My point is that there would've been little benefit to FF from modifying the design to fit a 6 speed. They might have considered it at some point and ran into some other issues, and decided it isn't worth it. Maybe it sucks for some people who just really want a 6 speed, but that can't be too many people. 75lbs is a lot of extra weight in this car for no benefit. A 5 speed with PPG gears would hold up just fine. If you are spending the money to get a high power build anyways, it should be an obvious upgrade.
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08-19-2013, 11:49 PM | #1429 |
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^^^It's 80 lbs on the nose on my scale, measured three times, repeated. That's about a 5% increase in vehicle weight...to put into GD chassis terms about 150-170 lbs.
Just because I was curious and had my 02 WRX and 04 6-spd trannies sitting around...oh yeah and then my Getrag 6MTL380 |
08-28-2013, 06:29 PM | #1430 | |
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09-09-2013, 09:14 PM | #1431 |
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Here's my ej207 powered 818 initial start up. I am the first FFR custom to use a jdm engine and a factory harness and get it running
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09-09-2013, 09:56 PM | #1432 |
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Woooo congrats man!
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09-09-2013, 09:56 PM | #1433 |
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i MUST have one of these.
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09-09-2013, 10:45 PM | #1434 |
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Nice job.
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10-03-2013, 04:56 PM | #1435 | |
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Transmission is fixed on the 818R
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10-03-2013, 06:03 PM | #1436 |
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"new 818 scores 1st place in class and 1st, ran a best lap time of 2:02.005 with impressive 1.7 G cornering!"
Wow awesome! |
10-04-2013, 07:19 AM | #1437 |
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10-04-2013, 08:25 AM | #1438 |
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How does a race team not know that the interrcooler needs good airflow?
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10-04-2013, 09:38 AM | #1439 |
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10-04-2013, 10:10 AM | #1440 | |
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I'm guessing he's referring to
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10-05-2013, 06:42 AM | #1441 |
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I have 2002 clean wrx front seats or all seats for sale, 250 local pickup or drop off etc .
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10-05-2013, 08:55 AM | #1442 |
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I guess I've been sleeping or something. This is the first I have heard of a rwd conversion for the 6 speed. I have had a rwd suby conversion a long time. I can't see a use for a 6th gear in a car this light though unless it's purely for the flats. Bremar in austrailia was the first place I saw a rwd suby tranny and that was a long time ago. I decided a long time ago some people can tear just about anything up if they try hard enough. As for the suby 6spd. My son's 04 sti has been scratching 5th almost since it was new at high rpm's and he is not rough on it so so much for the great suby 6 spd. It could be the suby salesman showed it to too many customers before my son bought it. He gave us a serious test drive but never actually got it in 5th around the dealership while we were trying it out. I have never heard it not scratch at 7k in 5th.
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10-05-2013, 07:09 PM | #1443 | |
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818 would be a FWD conversion, not RWD. |
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10-05-2013, 08:17 PM | #1444 |
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10-05-2013, 08:39 PM | #1445 |
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Fwd converdion that runs the back wheels cause the engine is in the middle.
btw I am American |
10-05-2013, 11:21 PM | #1446 |
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10-06-2013, 01:42 PM | #1447 |
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10-23-2013, 05:45 PM | #1448 |
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10-23-2013, 05:48 PM | #1449 |
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That looks great for an early solution. Any idea how it folds up for storage? I doubt there is anywhere in the car to put it.
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10-24-2013, 10:15 AM | #1450 |
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Bleh, that's why I prefer coupes.
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