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Old 01-01-2021, 05:33 PM   #876
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Happy New Year!
Brakes are scheduled for January 14th. Was hoping to get them on before the end of 2020, but I didn’t receive my calipers until the 28th of December. So I had to push my appointment back two weeks.




Clutch update:
We installed the ACT MOD-TWIN clutch. The pedal pressure is stock or slightly softer than stock. I didn’t know how I felt about it at first. I was having a very hard time modulating it since it’s so light. Was feeling a bit like a light switch on/off with no in between. I feel like it engages high maybe? But tough to tell since it’s so light. I wanted to try something. I moved my seat back by one click and viola. I can now modulate it soo much better. It IS in fact engaging super high. I’m going to have R/T adjust it when I drop the car off for the brake install. Now that I feel like I can modulate it better, I am enjoying it so much more. What an amazing clutch, one that can handle 700lb-ft of torque and is stock pedal pressure. I’ve got about 100mi left on the break-in period and then I can resume my Sport Sharp pulls on e85.

I tried a tank of 93 while I’ve been in the break-in period on the clutch and I’ve come to the conclusion that 93 is not for me. Lol. Losing 100whp running 93 is definitely like driving a different car. Going to keep doing e85 with hopes more gas stations will start carrying it.

2020 was a great year overall for my build. I had a ton of delays and setback but overall achieved everything I set out to achieve. Was hoping for the brakes to be done but they’ll be the first thing on the docket for 2021.

2021 Plans:
Grimmspeed fender shrouds
Type RA brake install
Adjust clutch pedal engagement
Swain Tech thermal ceramic coat downpipe
Cusco chassis bracing
Leather wrap dash & door cards
New Hella Supertone Horns w/ Dress Up Bolts replacement screws
Audi RS3 rear wiper

We’ll see how things fall financially. The list might grow a bit. Hoping to pick up a used SUV at some point if we can find a clean one of what we’re looking for.
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Old 01-02-2021, 04:09 PM   #877
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the hatch is gonna party whenever everything is dialed in! your pittie is freaking adorable man!
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Old 01-03-2021, 02:31 PM   #878
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the hatch is gonna party whenever everything is dialed in! your pittie is freaking adorable man!
Thank you man! That’s Nacho. He’s a pocket pittie we adopted in July. He’s a riot.

Excited to try the chassis bracing stuff to see if it improves NVH and I can dial out some damping in the coilovers possibly.

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Old 01-03-2021, 07:21 PM   #879
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Gotta dry them coilovers out.
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Old 01-03-2021, 07:53 PM   #880
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Gotta dry them coilovers out.
Lol. Fixed
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Old 01-08-2021, 07:15 AM   #881
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Excited to try the chassis bracing stuff to see if it improves NVH and I can dial out some damping in the coilovers possibly.
I did exactly that.

I Added an underseat brace from KEIN, supplemental cowl bracing under the front fenders from Ultra Racing, and set the rear sway on a stiffer setting. (I had a front ladder bar (H Brace) and F & R strut bars already).

I then adjusted both front and rear coilovers to be more soft, more so in the rear than the front.

The car feels much much better now. It grips more (suspension has more ability to do it's job) and it puts the power down better out of corners. and it rides much, much better from a comfort & compliance perspective. I should have done this years ago.

I would expect you to see the same or similar benefits with the GR chassis.
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Old 01-23-2021, 08:46 AM   #882
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Little update:

Still waiting on the Grimmspeed Fender Shrouds. I ordered them on December 22nd. ETA 3 days.
Still waiting on 18+ STI front dust shields. Ordered them on January 8th. Was told ETA 1 week.

Likely going to have to reschedule the brake install appointment again. I could drive and pick these parts up faster. Might try to get the Cusco chassis bracing stuff in so I can get the ball rolling on that stuff while I wait for these other parts.
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Old 01-23-2021, 04:18 PM   #883
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So gangster! love the caliber updates as well.
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Old 01-24-2021, 04:26 PM   #884
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Awesome build, those calipers look awesome!
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Old 01-24-2021, 05:54 PM   #885
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w00t 6 pots...why not a more exotic color?
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Old 01-25-2021, 03:10 PM   #886
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So gangster! love the caliber updates as well.


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Awesome build, those calipers look awesome!
Thanks man! So stoked on them. I love that they have the STI logo. If I went with Brembo GT kit, it would definitely look a lot more aftermarket with the “Brembo” logo instead of the OEM+ route I ended up going with.

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w00t 6 pots...why not a more exotic color?
Silver is my favorite color for calipers. I really don’t like bright colored calipers tbh. To each their own. But I like the clean look of the powder coated silver finish. And my god it’s a beautiful silver. As much as I like the OEM black, you can’t hardly see the calipers in the shadow of the wheel or during rolling shots. I considered color matching them Satin White Pearl like @tex_wrx, but silver is really my first choice.

I’m not sure if you’ve seen the new Series White STI, but I love the color scheme it has going on. Ceramic White paint, matte bronze wheels, silver Type RA calipers, and red accents. Subaru is doing it right.



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Old 02-18-2021, 08:12 PM   #887
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Whelp, car is filthy. And I lost my front splitter today. But here’s a shot of the new brakes:


Hoping to get it washed this weekend. Inspection is scheduled for March 1st, along with new fender liners. Got the clutch engagement point adjusted. MUCH better. Still a challenging clutch to feather since it’s so light, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it.
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Old 02-18-2021, 10:18 PM   #888
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silver calipers on the white body looks nice man!
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Old 02-18-2021, 11:12 PM   #889
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Looks amazing. You made the right caliper choice.
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Old 02-19-2021, 08:36 AM   #890
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Whelp, car is filthy. And I lost my front splitter today.
How did you lose the splitter?
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Old 02-19-2021, 09:34 AM   #891
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silver calipers on the white body looks nice man!
Thanks man! Agreed! Definitely my favorite color combo for calipers. A paint matched SWP would’ve been nice too, but the silver just looks so classy.

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Looks amazing. You made the right caliper choice.
Thank you! It was an easy choice since I got to preview them on the Series White STI’s.
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How did you lose the splitter?
We are getting hit with a ton of snow in Philly this year. I drive the S3 most of the time it snows since it has a little bit more ground clearance. Well. The S3 was up at R/T tuning since end of day Monday getting an updated Unitronic tune to get rid of a CEL. It was finished midday Wednesday but I work 12noon to almost midnight most days. So we had to pick it up Thursday morning if I wanted to drive it to work instead of the STI. We hit the road early to get ahead of the worst of the snow, but it had already snowed so much. Made it just fine until I turned into the corporate park R/T is on and I heard the splitter catch an edge as we turned at the intersection. Pulled into the parking lot and it had folded under on itself. So R/T was kind enough to squeeze me in and remove it for me before we made the drive home.

I was actually considering getting rid of the splitter since I’ll be changing work locations soon and the parking lot of my new spot is really steep. Nature helped with that decision. I’ll be doing a new front end refresh this year in the Spring anyway. License plate delete, authentic Chargespeed carbon fiber bottomline kit. PPF. So I’m not sweating it too bad.
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Old 03-01-2021, 01:09 PM   #892
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Old 06-22-2021, 08:23 PM   #893
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Any updates on this build
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Old 06-22-2021, 10:40 PM   #894
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Yeah it's been quiet for 3 months
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Old 06-27-2021, 05:32 PM   #895
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Yeah it's been quiet for 3 months
Hey guys! I'm sorry for the radio silence. I've had a lot going on over the past 3 months.

I left my tattoo shop Séance Tattoo Parlor to open my own private studio, Fox + Crown Tattoo Co. which was the biggest thing I had going on. Opening my own private studio was a big undertaking, but I was on schedule and working my tail off to stay that way.



My last day at Séance was March 30th. I took off on March 31st for my wife's birthday. And my first day at my new private studio was April 1st. I was driving up to Séance (24mi drive) to empty my tattoo station on March 31st and my car blew a head gasket. I was stranded on the side of the road and the car wouldn't even start. Coolant everywhere. The tow truck eventually showed up and I don't mean to be mean but the driver was seriously inbred. It took him about 2hrs to get the car on the flatbed. Getting my car onto the flatbed, he crumbled the front bumper, it cracked in the very center. The front lip is split at the center. Lifting the front end up drug the Verus Engineering rear diffuser against the asphalt, marring that to hell. And off it went to R/T Tuning. So I had a car that wouldn't even start, a broken front bumper, a split lip, and a marred rear diffuser. Oh and the Subaru dealership ruined my Aeroflow Dynamics sideskirt extensions when they did the annual inspection the month prior. So yeah.

I got it back 7 weeks later from R/T Tuning with a new head gasket. The heads did not warp. They were sent to the machine shop for inspection to be sure. The tune has been turned down a touch to ensure no issues arise in the future. When the head gasket blew on March 31st, the engine bay went to hell, the alternator cover came undone on the passenger side, allowing it to swing and pivot from the connected driver's side, scratching the Kansai Service intake duct and APR cooling plate. So I pretty much feel like my car went from a 10 to a 4 in the matter of seconds when the head gasket blew and the tow truck driver destroyed it getting it on the truck.

At any rate, I have the car back. After going back and fourth on the ACT MOD TWIN clutch, I couldn't find a happy medium with the engagement point and decided to go back to the Southbend Stage 3 Daily Clutch Kit with the Clutchmaster Street Lite Flywheel. I'll be selling the ACT MOD TWIN for a really good price if anybody is interested.

I purchased authentic Chargespeed carbon side skirts and rear steps to replace the replica kit I have on there currently. I purchased a Blacktop Aero carbon front lip to replace the cracked one. The Aeroflow stuff is unfortunately all trashed. I'm talking with my body shop to replace the front bumper and potentially do a shaved front bumper with a color matched grille. Basically what @kla7s had on his old STI, now owned by @amber_sti.



This past winter here in Philly was a pretty rough winter. We got pounded with repeat snow storms which is not normally the case for us here. Unfortunately, during the snow storm on February 18th, I had to work that day. The S3 had just gotten some work done at R/T Tuning. So I wanted to head out early to pick up the S3 and take that to work instead of the STI since that has like an inch more ground clearance. My front splitter got destroyed on my way up to pick up the S3. The STI and S3 are the only two cars we have, so we don't really have a winter car with a lot of ground clearance for deep snow. After losing my front splitter, I decided it was time to make a change. The STI will no longer be driven in the winter. I'm gonna pick up an SUV/daily and sell my winter wheels (CE28N's) since I won’t need the second set for winter tires. As much fun as looking for a perfect unicorn FXT is, I decided to go a different route and buy a used B8.5 Audi SQ5. Here’s a few pics:







So I purchased a 2016 SQ5 with 24,XXXmi, single owner, no accidents, clean carfax, Black w/ Black Optics. It's a Premium Plus with red brake calipers, Fine Napa Leather w/ Diamond Stitching, Technology Package…etc. I'm super stoked on it and can't wait to mod it. KW Coilovers are going on first week in July. AWE Touring Exhaust has been ordered as well. RSQ5 front bumper and front grille are sitting in the dining room waiting for the body shop to give me the green light to drop them off for paint.

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Old 06-27-2021, 05:55 PM   #896
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Last shot of the CE's on the STI before they went off to their new owner:


And how she sits today awaiting lots of changes:

(You can see the rippled/wavy sideskirt extensions here)
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Old 06-27-2021, 06:31 PM   #897
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Here's a shot of the front brake setup behind the ZE's:

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Old 06-27-2021, 07:12 PM   #898
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Oof, that’s quite the run of bad luck there, sorry dude. Congrats on the new daily, looks great.
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Old 06-28-2021, 09:09 AM   #899
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Oof, that’s quite the run of bad luck there, sorry dude. Congrats on the new daily, looks great.
I truly hate talking about when things don’t go well. I find it super awkward. Makes me feel like a downer. And I don’t want to be la downer. So when something usually goes wrong, I tend to wait until I fix it before telling the story of what went wrong in the first place. Instead, I prefer to focus on positivity. So I’m keeping my eyes on the goal of getting everything back to where it was, and even better. I can’t say enough good things about the Southbend Stage 3 Daily clutch. It’s buttery smooth with a very definitive engagement point. The driving experience for me is back to where I am happiest. It does mean that the tune will have to be adjusted once the clutch break-in miles are completed. For me, the car is so much more than the numbers on a dyno. My goal has always been to maximize performance without the sacrifice of daily drivability.

I do plan on getting a final tune by JR sometime in the fall if I can get on his schedule at Prime Motoring, the closest of his travel locations.
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Old 06-28-2021, 10:37 AM   #900
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Wow, sorry to hear about the run of bad luck! Another reason to foster a good relationship with your shop.

I haven't had to get a tow in a bit, but the inevitable next time I do, the front bumper is just coming off. I converted my front bumper to all quick disconnects when I went FMIC earlier this year, so it takes all of 45 seconds to get off. Quik-latches on the sides and I replaced the plastic pop pins with steel quick pins. They aren't exactly these, but basically the same thing that I got for a lot cheaper on ebay:

https://www.grainger.com/product/GRA...ase-Pin-410J40

The quality of life improvement is immense.

Good luck with both rides and the new business!
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