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Old 01-23-2013, 03:52 PM   #8776
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I'd go Koni inserts with RCE springs vs raceland. More bang for the buck and also if ur gunna get coilovers mind as well do it right so you don't piss ur money away. I'd hate to see u spend more for no reason.
For some people, they are honestly better off learning the hard way because they do not believe the more expensive stuff is better. However, +1.
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Old 01-23-2013, 03:57 PM   #8777
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It is a hard lesson to learn.
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Old 01-23-2013, 04:24 PM   #8778
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For some people, they are honestly better off learning the hard way because they do not believe the more expensive stuff is better. However, +1.
+1 on this
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Old 01-23-2013, 05:13 PM   #8779
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Ok I see. Hey thank you for bringing that to my attention. I actually don't want to drift anymore haha. Ill just spectate the other subies.
I've never needed the ebrake to drift, all about shifting the weight, slow in power out. The rear easily kicks out and in my opinion often over powers the front. At least feels like it had some rear bias in low traction conditions. Subaru's aren't for spectating there for driving
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Old 01-23-2013, 05:29 PM   #8780
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So it's 4 or 5 shark fins? Any specifics as to the type to look for?
Can you please post close up pictures.
Thanks in advance!
Sorry it takes so long...



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Old 01-23-2013, 07:40 PM   #8781
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Sharkfins...Interesting.
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Old 01-23-2013, 10:38 PM   #8782
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I'd go Koni inserts with RCE springs vs raceland. More bang for the buck and also if ur gunna get coilovers mind as well do it right so you don't piss ur money away. I'd hate to see u spend more for no reason.
What about KYB GR-2/Excel-G Struts?...
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Old 01-24-2013, 10:07 AM   #8783
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Raptor is a nice bolt on kit..you can build one yourself though for much cheaper for the same power.. rs25.com has a lot of info on the subject.
How much more power will the raptor give you? And also could you send me a link?
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Old 01-24-2013, 10:30 AM   #8784
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Does anyone have the raptor supercharger installed in their car?
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Old 01-24-2013, 03:30 PM   #8785
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How much more power will the raptor give you? And also could you send me a link?
http://www.raptorsc.com.au/kits.php?id=49

IMO, too much money for not that great of power. I did look very heavily into these kits/ a DIY one. In the end, just decided to do suspension/ exterior and have fun with the car until I can afford one with a stock turbo.
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Old 01-24-2013, 07:17 PM   #8786
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So how would one get in contact with STI Mikey?
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Old 01-24-2013, 11:40 PM   #8787
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So my 08 2.5I would not start tonight at work. It has full tank of gas and tried jumping it with another truck. The car was getting enough battery juice. Checked for spark, car has spark. Is it possible that a fuel line could freeze, possiblye fuel pump issue?

Any of you guys know a thread or other things to check?

This sucks.
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Old 01-25-2013, 10:38 AM   #8788
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So how would one get in contact with STI Mikey?
PM him. Search the Members List at the top of the page.
It'll be under 'S'

Or, do a search for the Photbotti tuning thread.
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Old 01-25-2013, 10:46 AM   #8789
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So my 08 2.5I would not start tonight at work. It has full tank of gas and tried jumping it with another truck. The car was getting enough battery juice. Checked for spark, car has spark. Is it possible that a fuel line could freeze, possiblye fuel pump issue?

Any of you guys know a thread or other things to check?

This sucks.
That does suck....

What was the temp?

Were your dash lights able to turn on?

Was the car trying to turn over?


My guess is that it may have been very cold to where the cold crank amps weren't enough with the given information.
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Old 01-25-2013, 11:00 AM   #8790
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That does suck....

What was the temp? Car sat from 3pm-10pm, 10F. Car currently has a full tank of Shell 93.

Were your dash lights able to turn on? Yes, dome lights, headlights, all bright.

Was the car trying to turn over? Yes, was cranking. Listened by the back seat to hear for the pump priming, didn't hear anything. Checked Fuel Pump fuse, which was good. It looks like the fuel pump went.

My guess is that it may have been very cold to where the cold crank amps weren't enough with the given information.
Just got the car towed back home. Currently in the garage with a charger on the battery to bring it back to a full charge. Any trick tips on getting the back seat out to get to the fuel pump, I haven't been able to find any DIY's on this process for 08+ vehicles. Gotta say, for the amount of people on NASIOC... NASIOC lacks DIY's, maintenance with pictures compared to Audizine.

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Old 01-25-2013, 11:21 AM   #8791
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Just got the car towed back home. Currently in the garage with a charger on the battery to bring it back to a full charge. Any trick tips on getting the back seat out to get to the fuel pump, I haven't been able to find any DIY's on this process for 08+ vehicles. Gotta say, for the amount of people on NASIOC... NASIOC lacks DIY's, maintenance with pictures compared to Audizine.
It's not under the seat empty the trunk, put the rear seat backs down, and it's under these metal covers in the trunk directly behind the seats.
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Old 01-25-2013, 11:32 AM   #8792
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It's not under the seat empty the trunk, put the rear seat backs down, and it's under these metal covers in the trunk directly behind the seats.
Excellent. I did remove the rear trunk liner and see those. Wish the manual book that came with the car had just alittle more in depth information.

Do any of you guy's have a master manual book for the 08-10 Impreza? At this point, it's become a huge priority to buy one.
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Old 01-25-2013, 02:11 PM   #8793
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Excellent. I did remove the rear trunk liner and see those. Wish the manual book that came with the car had just alittle more in depth information.

Do any of you guy's have a master manual book for the 08-10 Impreza? At this point, it's become a huge priority to buy one.
The books r broken into sections. I was going to buy em but I didn't wanna give the stealership my money.
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Old 01-25-2013, 02:44 PM   #8794
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PM him. Search the Members List at the top of the page.
It'll be under 'S'

Or, do a search for the Photbotti tuning thread.
Thank you sir. Plan in installing some cams soon (gotta do brakes first) which brings me to my next point. I want to get some affordable rotors. I was looking for slotted and I heard hawk pads are nice.
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Old 01-25-2013, 02:50 PM   #8795
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Thank you sir. Plan in installing some cams soon (gotta do brakes first) which brings me to my next point. I want to get some affordable rotors. I was looking for slotted and I heard hawk pads are nice.
Slotted will eat away at your brakes faster. Unless you need the heat dissipation or gas dissipation. Its not really cost efficient or practical for DD
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Old 01-25-2013, 03:02 PM   #8796
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Slotted will eat away at your brakes faster. Unless you need the heat dissipation or gas dissipation. Its not really cost efficient or practical for DD
Interesting.. Trying to reduce brake fade
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Old 01-25-2013, 03:09 PM   #8797
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Old 01-25-2013, 03:11 PM   #8798
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Interesting.. Trying to reduce brake fade
Your brakes are disks all around? Try better brake pads, or brake coolers, titanium heatshields, maybe even the brake vents in your foglight housing
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Old 01-25-2013, 03:22 PM   #8799
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Interesting.. Trying to reduce brake fade
Pads alone should get you pretty far. Otherwise you're a ~$20 bracket away from fitting WRX rotors and the selection on those is pretty good.
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Old 01-25-2013, 04:19 PM   #8800
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while were on the subject, what brake pads r u guys running? And or recommend?
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