2009 is crazy year for me (In a good way)
I found out my longtime girlfriend was pregnant, so i decided to marry her and start our own little family. This chain of events changed my plan of getting swapped GC/GF, I put all the modding aside and went out from the community for a while.
I had the Coupe for my commute to work, but the lack of space and non power feature turn me off since i have a newborn baby.
So after the registration and insurance expired,
i sold my coupe http://www.rs25.com/forums/f145/t108146-east-m20-coupe.html
to a fellow rs25er (AWDKID).
I originally wanted to get Legacy GT wagon or Forester XT but i stumble on 2002 Aspen White WRX wagon on craigslist. It had plenty of issues (little things, nothing major) but i'm willing to take the tasks to fix it since i LOVE Aspen White.
My plan is to use this as another alternative to my other Imprezas, and hey i got boost the easy way
Future Mod (no particular order):
- 5 % rear half Tint
- JDM STI catless uppipe
- Bellmouth 3" catless downpipe
- STI axle back
- 22mm RSB
- Eibach Pro kit springs
- KYB GR2 struts
- JDM Liberal Grill
- JDM Liberal Front lip Wagon Spec
- JDM headlights / USDM Retrofit
- JDM rear spats + aero splash
- JDM V7 hood scoop
- Walbro fuel pump
*If my baby hits 4 yrs*
- 6 spd swap
- Brembos
- EJ257
*blue font = done*
basically, i'm looking to build my bugeye wagon similar to this
lol...take closer look at my bottom lip.
It's crackin on the paint. I bought that lip with massive crack, and looks like i would follow the path of the previous owner :unamused:
hes got experience with super low with big lips.. haha looking good aaron. how much did the gauges come out to be? i need to order another gauge just have my autometer boost, deciding if i should get another autometer or just mix/match kinda leaning towards aem uego.. but i agree you should get the mesh foglight covers i loveee them
I'll PM you bout the gauges Keith,
pick which gauges you want first tho (mine is boost, oil press+temp). I would get the wideband later once i'm due for tune. Autometer boost is accurate , i would stick with autometer instead of mix and match. It looks better to have matching gauges on the pod.
hes got experience with super low with big lips.. haha looking good aaron. how much did the gauges come out to be? i need to order another gauge just have my autometer boost, deciding if i should get another autometer or just mix/match kinda leaning towards aem uego.. but i agree you should get the mesh foglight covers i loveee them
truee.. i was told with swap to have a a/f and a boost and then get oil press/temp.. right now i only have a 2pod on my apillar.. or do you think oil pres/temp is really important? im gonna get tuned right away so i guess i should get the uego right away?
^word.
boost gauge is must . That way you know if you're hitting target boost and check for leaks if you don't. Oil pressure is definitely important, subaru factory oil light is retarded. By the time it lights up, you're motor is done. With oil pressure at least you get the idea how your oil is at (that doesn't mean you should stop checking the oil level from dipstick). Oil temp is toss up, i got it because i have sandwich adapter (I might as well put that in)
Updates:
I got my jdm sti catless uppipe installed.
bye bye
New gaskets = no exhaust leak
Let's just say factory heatshield sucks...lol...made the job much longer
Shout out to Ralph(RFoy2.5RS-T) for doing most of the work and letting me use his bay with lift, any job is much more easier with lift.
The car spools much quicker now and feels better since the pre turbo exhaust leak is gone. Still waiting patiently to pass my inspection so i can install bellmouth catless downpipe and tune
Word...its night and day difference.
It spools consistent now at 2700ish. When I had the leak, it would be around 3-3.5k to get full boost.
The gauges are sitting in my office (came in this morning )
Today, I went out to get thread sealant for the sandwich adapter and new better vacuum hose for boost gauge. I should do the install this Sunday, I might do seafoam while I'm at it. Sandwich adapter install force me to change my oil earlier, so why not have fun and see some smokeee
So just like others i'm sure, I don't have the patient to wait couple of days to install parts :lol:
I had plan to do the gauges on sunday, but i decided to hook em up 20 minutes before i leave my job yesterday (everyone left and i was the last person at the office)
The vacuum hose i bought was too short, so i used the hose from prosport instead. I did wrap them in electrical tape cuz the engine bay gets hot + i don't trust prosport clear hose. Install is fairly simple (20 minutes), i have ATI clock pod so the wiring is splice into the clock wiring harness. I cut my vacuum hose 3 inches, and T my boost hose there. The wagon looks good cuz i'm hitting 10 psi at 4.5k ish and that's not full throttle.
^will do, just let me know when you get things straighten up w/ Martin.
So yea, i decided to play with my boost level a bit now that i have boost gauge. This mod works good if you're not tune and want to gain 1-2 psi of boost.
I basically replace the restrictor pill on the hose that T the wastegate into the factory BCS. I used 3/16" vacuum coupler from advanceautoparts ($2). I'm seeing close to 15psi now on my gauge, i'll probably take this off once i'm tuned. Lots of mix review on this mod on nasioc, so far so good to me tho
:lol:
Don't jinx it!
But nah, it's a safe since ecu picks up the slack on this mod. This is basically a ghetto MBC.
This mod is controversial indeed (700 posts and 35 pages long on nasioc). I'm sticking with it but i'll be watching my boost gauge like a hawk...lol
lol make sure you watch the road too tho! haha you seriously need to get a wideband or an egt gauge at least just to be sure, but for the boost gain thats definitely cheaper than cheap. maybe i should go there and we do some logging?? :naughty:
you read my mind. I was just done posting on your journal how i need you to do data logging since you have tactrix cable now...lol
i need egt or wideband bad
Just my luck that those type of gauges(egt/wideband) are the expensive one, and my fund of modding this month is out. It'll be a while till i have money too since my son 1st Bday is coming next month (Nov 19). I'm going to make it Big for everyone, Come through if you can. I'll send you the invite on facebook.
yeah almost every used egt out there are Defi's, and the rest are sold. New ones do cost a pretty penny my budget is now focused on winter tyres, i gotta sell some of my stuff to afford them unfortunately. safety first.
wow bday already? nice man thanks i'll come through, thats my day off!
^:banana:
I'm curious how my log will look like. I better not see anything over 12 on my afr when i hit boost.
I haven't update my journal in a while. Not much done to it at this point as i'm busy preparing my son 1st Bday party. I did get Impreza wagon cargo net for my bugeye.
I'm also picking up 3" bellmouth downpipe and maddad 3" tapered to 2.5" midpipe.
That will complete my parts for stage 2. I'm just waiting on Inspection and then tune.
^Thanks man.
Unfortunately, that's how prosport gauges are
I'm pretty sure you're still under the 1 yr warranty on them. Give them a call and they should replace that for free. prosport gauges? - NASIOC
^write there if they didn't honor their warranty. They would do something if someone call them up on the forum
Mine still function so far :crossfingers: but if it does go out, I'll probably get DEFIs or STRIs as replacement.
I noticed you've got a liberal sports wagon front lip. I've got Authentic Liberal sideskirts imported from japan that are meant for a gc wagon STi. Not sure how fitment would be, but if your interested, they are for sale.
Thanks but i'm ditching the liberal set up. I'm looking for STI wagon lip or if i have extra cash, then i might go ahead with the sedan conversion.
I haven't update this but some know that my Liberal front lip is broken
I parked the wagon in front of my apt, and the next day i saw the lip ripped apart on the ground. Looks like someone backed into it since i saw my fender liner is off on one side.
I have bad luck on my front lip during winter. I broke 2 now :curse:
I'm using the bugeye for my family car. So i just need something that holds up lowering springs better than stock suspension.
I have AGXs and although i like the adjustable options, I'm not going to play around with the stiffness on this wagon. I need the car to have comfort and soft, which is what the GR2s are (They're basically AGXs with setting of 2f/4r).
Updates:
I'm dropping my bugeye off to the dealership tomorrow morning.
I need to get the fuel recall done before it expired. Hopefully Somerset subaru won't rush the job and give me problems once i get it back.
They initially told me i wasn't qualify, but good thing a nasioc member i know works there and help me sort things out.
Nothing really change on the wagon, but I do have a teaser of something coming for this summer
Yup, same here. I've been in love with Advan wheels (esp RG+RS) for a long time. I'm just glad i found a white set to match with my aspen white wagon.
White on white is what i want for the wagon to be since the beginning.
This week I'm going to offer the below for sale. Half of the profits will go to Red Cross for the recent earthquakes in Japan. If you want a part, please grab one and I'll donate.
If you don't want anything here, please make a donation to the Red Cross, or another charity of your choice that will donate to the cause, but please be wary of internet scams.
Fix the liberal lip (not too hard since i've done it before)
or
get new lip (JDM STI wagon lip)
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