omfg my sti is so fudging fast 180 HP/200 TQ BITCHES

[fatcircles]

So for about the last 6 months many of you know my car has not been tuned with my setup

finally got tuned this weekend

friday night spent 5 hours trying to figure out the problem and nothing would work

turns out someone tampered with my intercooler piping and it was not on the IM all the way and there was a crazy boost leak, but we did not see this until we called it a night at midnight on friday.


for about 3 of the last 6 months my car was making LESS than 180 whp and less than 200 ft/lbs of torque, the other 3 it was probably making 20 more on each end


WOW...a stock rsx could have beaten me if it tried.

So today I went back and we tuned my car and it runs great now

Needless to say 6 months later I am VERY happy to have my car up and running again and it pulls nice and hard now. I have only had this car for about 8 months and 7 of those months the car was out of commission pretty much so this power is very new to me, its like I just got it brand new.

[03ssmrsx]

power now?

[fatcircles]

power now?

Not sure I need to get it dyno'd. We put my stock airbox back on, now my engine bay looks completely stock which is kinda cool.

Also, in the end, we had to decrease some "power" because my exhaust temperatures were getting a bit too hot, along with a few other reasons I wanted a more conservative tune. Also I am still on my stock injectors which are holding me back, along with a topmount and a tiny little turbo. Nothing special powerwise (well, that depends how you look at it) I just wanted to have my car safe again.

This summer I will probably go with a pretty cool setup, once I sell my RSX rims I will have some money to throw at that but for now I am broke and so sick of spending money on cars.


But the power right now is awesome.

[qwk]

now its at 190whp/210 ft lb tq? :noes:

[18psi]

So for about the last 6 months many of you know my car has not been tuned with my setup

finally got tuned this weekend

friday night spent 5 hours trying to figure out the problem and nothing would work

turns out someone tampered with my intercooler piping and it was not on the IM all the way and there was a crazy boost leak, but we did not see this until we called it a night at midnight on friday.


for about 3 of the last 6 months my car was making LESS than 180 whp and less than 200 ft/lbs of torque, the other 3 it was probably making 20 more on each end


WOW...a stock rsx could have beaten me if it tried.

So today I went back and we tuned my car and it runs great now

Needless to say 6 months later I am VERY happy to have my car up and running again and it pulls nice and hard now. I have only had this car for about 8 months and 7 of those months the car was out of commission pretty much so this power is very new to me, its like I just got it brand new.
HOLY SHIT BATMAN!!!:eek:
so do you mean to tell me all this time you were driving around running like shit and ALL IT WAS TURNED OUT TO BE A BOOST LEAK?:rotfl:
man, kinda pisses you off to find out that it was such a minor thing and you were driving around feeling like crap all this time huh?:mam:
man, im happy you got it all figured out, finally:beerchug:
now its at 190whp/210 ft lb tq? :noes:

:rotfl: thats on a dynojet, on a mustang you're looking at 170/190........subaru's have lots of drivetrain loss:(

















































oh wait, no they dont:laughing:

[18psi]

Not sure I need to get it dyno'd. We put my stock airbox back on, now my engine bay looks completely stock which is kinda cool.

Also, in the end, we had to decrease some "power" because my exhaust temperatures were getting a bit too hot, along with a few other reasons I wanted a more conservative tune. Also I am still on my stock injectors which are holding me back, along with a topmount and a tiny little turbo. Nothing special powerwise (well, that depends how you look at it) I just wanted to have my car safe again.

This summer I will probably go with a pretty cool setup, once I sell my RSX rims I will have some money to throw at that but for now I am broke and so sick of spending money on cars.


But the power right now is awesome.
come back to cali and race me bish:run:
i want some of that "little turbo":chuck:

[The-S]

lol glad it's all figured out now, brah. felt bad for you always being pissed at your car

[05Aucrarsx]

slow.......

[18psi]

lol glad it's all figured out now, brah. felt bad for you always being pissed at your car
brah hell yes brah....
slow.......

every non-rsx is slow brah...didnt you know that brah? damn brah, i though you knew:noes:

[fatcircles]

now its at 190whp/210 ft lb tq? :noes:

learn to read better

lol glad it's all figured out now, brah. felt bad for you always being pissed at your car

yea 6 months of hell I wanted to sell the car I was so mad at all the shit happening

slow.......

it runs 9s how it stands on pump gas watch out nigga!

[18psi]

oh noes.......

[TYPEzachS]

:run::run:

[hopupimports]

wow... usually with a turbo car with a intercooler, if your having problems one of the first things you look for is a boost leak. took you 5 hours to figure that out? lol that sucks... glad you got it running correctly.
P.S. i doubt someone fucked with it, it probly just blew off. thats known to happen...

[fatcircles]

wow... usually with a turbo car with a intercooler, if your having problems one of the first things you look for is a boost leak. took you 5 hours to figure that out? lol that sucks... glad you got it running correctly.
P.S. i doubt someone fucked with it, it probly just blew off. thats known to happen...

Well the reason I couldn't tell is because it looked like it was on there, the hose is about 4 inches long with 2 clamps on it. The clamps were on there tight but on Friday night one of the clamps was barely touching the bottom of it as if it was loosened, pulled down, and then tightened again. It looked normal but then when I looked up close it was barely touching the hose but still very tight. It was weird. But yea, sucks

Oh and we thought the boost leak was from the Uppipe since Ultimate Racing pipes are known to suck, despite their insane cost.

[18psi]

even with a boost leak rendering your turbo useless you still had more torque than an rsx:mam:

[fatcircles]

even with a boost leak rendering your turbo useless you still had more torque than an rsx:mam:

hahahahaha

[fatcircles]

rsx vs all is slow tonight

[Brianstype-s]

bahhahahaah thats funny, glad you figured it out though...would have been shitty if you left it like that and thought you were at normal numbers

[wishihadaskyline]

glad its fixed bish!

when you hittin the track?

[fatcircles]

glad its fixed bish!

when you hittin the track?

I was going to go yesterday because the track in Ennis just opened up and it was 15 bucks for a day of runs but I was not able to get tuned until today

Good thing though it was so crowded people only got 1 or 2 runs in

I probably will go next week or sometime soon, but I don't have that much of a desire to because I have never launched my car so there is no hope in getting a good time, and I don't really feel like burning up my clutch etc etc but we'll see.

Actually I have to learn how to soon because on April 6th there is a dotcom showdown with all the internet forums at some track

I will be running with subaru, there will be an evo group, dfw mustangs.com, and a few more..so I will get a slip then for sure

[04azuremach]

So your veetak works now?

[fatcircles]

So your veetak works now?

yes :)

[JPSlick]

IDK bout you man but if my subie was only making 180WHP i think i would know :confused:

I woulda resolved that issue the next day personally.

Oh well GL

[fatcircles]

IDK bout you man but if my subie was only making 180WHP i think i would know :confused:

I woulda resolved that issue the next day personally.

Oh well GL

I DID know, I've known for 6 months, but we thought it was because of the tune.

[JPSlick]

Oh oooooooooo. "the tune".

I love that excuse :mam: jk jk

Gotcha :D

[18psi]

lol.....my suby ran bad for ONE DAY and i was freakin out going crazy trying to diagnose the problem. oh btw, you know what all that knock was causing me to pull timing down low and not be running good when i ran Tsimage was? my 3rd gear:mam:
it took a shit on me 3 days later. my ra gearset is on its way to my house:thumbsup:
no more "glass tranny" for me thanx:bow:

[The-S]

even with a boost leak rendering your turbo useless you still had more torque than an rsx:mam:

OMFG :rotfl::rotfl: tr00f

[Supraru]

:rotfl::rotfl: vlad got banned again. When will the madness stop?

[Leebunnyz]

:rotfl::rotfl: vlad got banned again. When will the madness stop?

why'd he get banned?

[04azuremach]

multiple user accounts...

[MatchbookSS]

Wtf.

[Leebunnyz]

its not a perma ban is it? what other name was he using?

[04azuremach]

its not a perma ban is it? what other name was he using?
he was banned as vlad and came back under new S/N's, and everytime it was found out by mods, he was banned again.

[03ssmrsx]

you can bet he'll be back.

[fatcircles]

the initial reason he was banned was pretty stupid though

[Leebunnyz]

he was banned as vlad and came back under new S/N's, and everytime it was found out by mods, he was banned again.

lol didnt know that, thats pretty funny. so im guessing he'll be back soon then

[Leebunnyz]

the initial reason he was banned was pretty stupid though

what he do?

[MatchbookSS]

what he do?

racism?

[fatcircles]

he wasnt being racist he was just saying it like slang like everyone else on here does

[Leebunnyz]

what? did he say the N word with the "a" at the end?

[03ssmrsx]

he wasnt being racist he was just saying it like slang like everyone else on here does

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3589/thatsracisteh0wd0.gif

[Gotboost98]

Hmm!

[MatchbookSS]

he wasnt being racist he was just saying it like slang like everyone else on here does

Yeah, I know. It's stupid.

[ForcedPerformance]

:wavey:

[stlrollin6]

nice man glad to see you get it fixed! what exactly is done to the subie? your the one who has the black with time attacks and no spoiler right?

[Gotboost98]

Correct alex

[drumnatural]

racial slurrs....post'em if u got'em

[christx]

What Engine Management System are you using?

Mods?

[JWheels]

I HATE TS sig link! :mad:

[fatcircles]

What Engine Management System are you using?

Mods?

At first I was using the Cobb AP and got protuned. Now I am using opensource with a protune. Power mods are basic bolt ons, fuel pump, 38mm External Wastegate.

I HATE TS sig link! :mad:

LOLLLLLLLLL Yea I click it by accident all the time but then I get to listen to awesomeness so its alright.

[stlrollin6]

whp/tq?

[Gotboost98]

whp/tq?

faster than you :p

[JWheels]

LOLLLLLLLLL Yea I click it by accident all the time but then I get to listen to awesomeness so its alright.

Work computer/no sound FTL! :thumbsdow LOL!

[fatcircles]

whp/tq?

496/720

623/850 on 100 octane

[Gotboost98]

496/720

623/850 on 100 octane

:noes:

[03ssmrsx]

496/720

623/850 on 100 octane

lol

[ForcedPerformance]

496/720

623/850 on 100 octane

at EACH WHEEL:eek:

[christx]

At first I was using the Cobb AP and got protuned. Now I am using opensource with a protune. Power mods are basic bolt ons, fuel pump, 38mm External Wastegate.



LOLLLLLLLLL Yea I click it by accident all the time but then I get to listen to awesomeness so its alright.

Nice man, I'm using Enginuity/Romraider as well.

[Gotboost98]

Openecu crew unite!

[wishihadaskyline]

im on AP :weeeeeeeeee:

[ForcedPerformance]

Nice man, I'm using Enginuity/Romraider as well.

o shit son:eek:

im also using enginuity/rom raider
:beerchug::laughing:
and my car is wrx looks just like yours

[ForcedPerformance]

im on AP :weeeeeeeeee:

cobb accessports are great, but WAY overpriced imo.....you got a protune or running ots map?

[The-S]

496/720

623/850 on 100 octane

damn brah, an rsx-s would need just cams to keep up with that :noes::noes:

too bad it'd dyno at 838/132

[LickyMYwalker]

damn man glad to hear your car is FINALLY" running good. when you get back here we can have some fun. only 8psi now niggaaaa

[ForcedPerformance]

:wavey:

you going to be in sac soon? i wanna run you too:run:

[fatcircles]

damn man glad to hear your car is FINALLY" running good. when you get back here we can have some fun. only 8psi now niggaaaa

Yea definitely. I have no money right now but once I sell my RSX rims and save up I think I'm gonna go FPGreen and FMIC.

Right now I really need bigger injectors though

[LickyMYwalker]

ooo youre gunna have the same setup as my friend glen haha.

[fatcircles]

ooo youre gunna have the same setup as my friend glen haha.

Yea I saw Glen when I was back over break. I will probably run meth though.

[ForcedPerformance]

my buddy decided he will be selling his 05 sti w/ fpgreen and fmic and all the goodies, lemme know when you plan to do this, and im sure he'll sell you his for a good price

[fatcircles]

my buddy decided he will be selling his 05 sti w/ fpgreen and fmic and all the goodies, lemme know when you plan to do this, and im sure he'll sell you his for a good price

what fmic is it?

[Game]

Put up more pics of this bisch

[fatcircles]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/fatcircles/07.jpg?t=1203061042

I'm still waiting for that damn photographer to upload the rest. He said some didn't come out that good cause we were rushed so were going to meet up again soon and have another photoshoot with only my car. Can't wait.

[Leebunnyz]

is it a sti or Wrx?

[ForcedPerformance]

what fmic is it?

el cheapo godspeed fmic.........but the turbo is a good brand

[ForcedPerformance]

is it a sti or Wrx?

its an ASS-TEE-EYE

[christx]

so what kind of numbers are you seeing, seriously :)

[04azuremach]

More than you can afford, pal.

[ForcedPerformance]

more than you can afford pal, subaru:rotfl:

[04azuremach]

more than you can afford pal, subaru:rotfl:

The effect is even better when you say Ford LOL

[christx]

More than you can afford, pal.

:lawl:

[fatcircles]

Well last tune I was setup for mountain driving but since I'm in Dallas now and its mainly for daily driving we brought down the hp a bit and changed some things around to save gas etc so I am not seeing as much as before.

But I'm guessing 600/700

[LickyMYwalker]

damn im making like 453/1

[04azuremach]

150/780

[stlrollin6]

lmao @ #'s above, but you say 6-700whp your making? lol i think it might be more then bolt ons..

[04azuremach]

My car made 180 RWHP bone stock, after K&N air filter I'm right below 600 RWHP.

[fatcircles]

lmao @ #'s above, but you say 6-700whp your making? lol i think it might be more then bolt ons..

No dude I have an STi, its supercharged from the factory. Snail ftw

[christx]

Well last tune I was setup for mountain driving but since I'm in Dallas now and its mainly for daily driving we brought down the hp a bit and changed some things around to save gas etc so I am not seeing as much as before.

But I'm guessing 600/700

I guess I'll never get a straight answer :laughing:

[fatcircles]

I guess I'll never get a straight answer :laughing:

Haha I'll tell you after Gotham Racing fixes their dyno. Should be pretty soon.

[christx]

Haha I'll tell you after Gotham Racing fixes their dyno. Should be pretty soon.

:thumbsup:

Question for ya.

I'm debating between the Cobb DP w/heatshield and hi-flow cat or, the invidia v2 dp with hi-flo cat with stock exhaust. Might also go with 3" exhaust piping to stock muffler down the road.

Thoughts?:laughing:

Also, not ruling out catless, but I already have a tune for the cobb from a friend. (cobb dp / hi-flo cat with 3" cat back borla exhaust)

[Supraru]

:thumbsup:

Question for ya.

I'm debating between the Cobb DP w/heatshield and hi-flow cat or, the invidia v2 dp with hi-flo cat with stock exhaust. Might also go with 3" exhaust piping to stock muffler down the road.

Thoughts?:laughing:

Also, not ruling out catless, but I already have a tune for the cobb from a friend. (cobb dp / hi-flo cat with 3" cat back borla exhaust)

High flow cats are expensive and not worth it. Go catless.

[fatcircles]

:thumbsup:

Question for ya.

I'm debating between the Cobb DP w/heatshield and hi-flow cat or, the invidia v2 dp with hi-flo cat with stock exhaust. Might also go with 3" exhaust piping to stock muffler down the road.

Thoughts?:laughing:

Also, not ruling out catless, but I already have a tune for the cobb from a friend. (cobb dp / hi-flo cat with 3" cat back borla exhaust)

Yea, definitely go catless. Why spend more money for less power? And ditch the stock muffler, down low it might not be bad but when you are in high rpms that backpressure will really hold you back.

Why do you want to keep the stock muffler? Is it sound or looks? There are a few aftermarket catbacks that look stock or are really quiet.

And with the downpipes, it won't REALLY matter which ones you go with, aside from HKS. The cobb is a good one and a few people have the Invidia as well.

And I really would get a custom tune for your car, every car is different, especially with STis.

[christx]

Yea, definitely go catless. Why spend more money for less power? And ditch the stock muffler, down low it might not be bad but when you are in high rpms that backpressure will really hold you back.

Why do you want to keep the stock muffler? Is it sound or looks? There are a few aftermarket catbacks that look stock or are really quiet.

And with the downpipes, it won't REALLY matter which ones you go with, aside from HKS. The cobb is a good one and a few people have the Invidia as well.

And I really would get a custom tune for your car, every car is different, especially with STis.

Stock muffler for looks :laughing:

Well I guess I'll pickup the invidia v2 catless then. http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/invidia-wrx-sti-downpipe-catless-p-960.html

I meant to say I'm using a buddies tune basically as a base map. I suppose I still can even without a cat, it'll just require more attention.

I may end up getting this XPT map..... http://www.plasmatize.com/xptstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=26&zenid=8c3c77298b3b9724ad99bec7bdb1a18f

[Supraru]

Stock muffler for looks :laughing:

Well I guess I'll pickup the invidia v2 catless then. http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/invidia-wrx-sti-downpipe-catless-p-960.html

I meant to say I'm using a buddies tune basically as a base map. I suppose I still can even without a cat, it'll just require more attention.

I may end up getting this XPT map..... http://www.plasmatize.com/xptstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=26&zenid=8c3c77298b3b9724ad99bec7bdb1a18f

You could always go with an electric cut out and run the rest stock. Keeps the cops eyes away and you can be loud as fuck with the flick of a switch. That's what I have but I'm actually thinking of getting rid of it and just go full exhaust. I was running a stock midpipe and a blitz muffler so why not just go all the way with it.

[ForcedPerformance]

go catless, catted dp's are much more expensive and are still illegal.....they say they are legal, but unless it has a carb # on it you still will get a ticket for one. catless = better flow, and raspier exhaust sound, imo the invidia catless or the megan dp's are both the best bang for the buck if you're on a budget..if not, there are many others that are more expensive that are great as well....

if you're using a base map, it really wont matter whether you're catted or not, and base maps suck monkey balls, so my first suggestion after a good tbe is protune/custom tune.....also imo the romraider/enginuity tuning is really good and MUCH cheaper than cobb, since you will end up spending around 2-300 for a full tune and the cable, as opposed to 600+300 for a cobb ap and a protune.......enginuity OWNS cobb as far as price.....

got any other mods or is it still stock?

[ForcedPerformance]

You could always go with an electric cut out and run the rest stock. Keeps the cops eyes away and you can be loud as fuck with the flick of a switch. That's what I have but I'm actually thinking of getting rid of it and just go full exhaust. I was running a stock midpipe and a blitz muffler so why not just go all the way with it.

i dunno man, i have heard MANY bad things about the cut out, from MANY people/tuners...:o

not flaming it, havent tried it myself, but from the many people i've asked about it, they say its shit:(

[christx]

got any other mods or is it still stock?

I have a k&n drop in :laughing:

I know that catless is less restrictive as my rsx was boosted w/ the DCRH,, etc etc
What I didn't know, was that the hi-flo cat is still illegal, knowing that I'm definately going catless now :laughing:

My friends tune is an actual tune that he had made for his Stage 2 setup, which is why I was going to run it. He has a cobb dp w/heatshield, hi-flo cat, 3 inch borla exhaust and a k&n drop in. I'm currently running his stage 1 tune and its working perfectly.

I can only assume/hope his stage 2 will run roughly the same on my setup with the invidia v2 catless and stock exhaust....:)

Thanks for the help guys :beerchug:

[Supraru]

i dunno man, i have heard MANY bad things about the cut out, from MANY people/tuners...:o

not flaming it, havent tried it myself, but from the many people i've asked about it, they say its shit:(

I haven't tried it either since I'm still working on the camber problem. I'm trying to sell it for $450 because it's still new or trade it for a 3" downpipe and 3" midpipipe.

[Supraru]

I have a k&n drop in :laughing:

I know that catless is less restrictive as my rsx was boosted w/ the DCRH,, etc etc
What I didn't know, was that the hi-flo cat is still illegal, knowing that I'm definately going catless now :laughing:

My friends tune is an actual tune that he had made for his Stage 2 setup, which is why I was going to run it. He has a cobb dp w/heatshield, hi-flo cat, 3 inch borla exhaust and a k&n drop in. I'm currently running his stage 1 tune and its working perfectly.

I can only assume/hope his stage 2 will run roughly the same on my setup with the invidia v2 catless and stock exhaust....:)

Thanks for the help guys :beerchug:

Pretty sure they aren't illegal in the states. But it is illegal to replace your cat without it being damaged or in need of replacement.

[ForcedPerformance]

I have a k&n drop in :laughing:

I know that catless is less restrictive as my rsx was boosted w/ the DCRH,, etc etc
What I didn't know, was that the hi-flo cat is still illegal, knowing that I'm definately going catless now :laughing:

My friends tune is an actual tune that he had made for his Stage 2 setup, which is why I was going to run it. He has a cobb dp w/heatshield, hi-flo cat, 3 inch borla exhaust and a k&n drop in. I'm currently running his stage 1 tune and its working perfectly.

I can only assume/hope his stage 2 will run roughly the same on my setup with the invidia v2 catless and stock exhaust....:)

Thanks for the help guys :beerchug:

i see....well, the only POSSIBLE problem i can see with the tune not working as good with a catless setup when it was made for a catted, is possible boost creep....if you want to get the most power out of that setup for cheap though, you'll need a laptop and a tactrix cable. buy one for 80 bucks, and have bren internet tune you like he did with me, ben, and many other guys, for a very small fee.....the tune will haul ass, be safe, and most importantly be for YOUR car taking all parameters into consideration, therefore running more efficiently.

if not, i dont see a problem with using the tune your buddy gave you, as long as your mods arent TOO significantly different from his

[christx]

i see....well, the only POSSIBLE problem i can see with the tune not working as good with a catless setup when it was made for a catted, is possible boost creep....if you want to get the most power out of that setup for cheap though, you'll need a laptop and a tactrix cable. buy one for 80 bucks, and have bren internet tune you like he did with me, ben, and many other guys, for a very small fee.....the tune will haul ass, be safe, and most importantly be for YOUR car taking all parameters into consideration, therefore running more efficiently.

if not, i dont see a problem with using the tune your buddy gave you, as long as your mods arent TOO significantly different from his

I already have the tactrix cable :thumbsup:

My Setup I want to run/have installed:
Stage 1 Enginuity reflash got from buddy mentioned below who ran the same one - currently in place
K&N drop in - currently installed
Invidia v2 DP catless ( do I need a heatshield for this? )

Buddies setup:
Stage 2 Enginuity tune from tuning buddy
K&N drop in
cobb dp w/heatshield
3" borla exhaust

So, the only difference will be the 3" exhaust.

[ForcedPerformance]

the 3" exhaust and lack of cat may cause you to creep a little bit up top i think......not 100% you will get it but still might.....you dont really need a heat shield for a bellmouth dp unless you want to spend money on an aftermarket one...i went the cheap way: just trimmed mine till it fit:thumbsup:

[christx]

the 3" exhaust and lack of cat may cause you to creep a little bit up top i think......not 100% you will get it but still might.....you dont really need a heat shield for a bellmouth dp unless you want to spend money on an aftermarket one...i went the cheap way: just trimmed mine till it fit:thumbsup:

Sounds good :thumbsup:

My buddy is actually seeing a bit of boost creep right now, but its cold where we are, ranging from -5 to -45 Celsius lol

[Gotboost98]

I have a k&n drop in :laughing:

I know that catless is less restrictive as my rsx was boosted w/ the DCRH,, etc etc
What I didn't know, was that the hi-flo cat is still illegal, knowing that I'm definately going catless now :laughing:

My friends tune is an actual tune that he had made for his Stage 2 setup, which is why I was going to run it. He has a cobb dp w/heatshield, hi-flo cat, 3 inch borla exhaust and a k&n drop in. I'm currently running his stage 1 tune and its working perfectly.

I can only assume/hope his stage 2 will run roughly the same on my setup with the invidia v2 catless and stock exhaust....:)

Thanks for the help guys :beerchug:

you are leaving 20whp on the table with the stock catback. If you like wasting money keep your stock catback, why bother to mod it. .02 pay to play, you have to get noise to pay to play.

[Gotboost98]

I already have the tactrix cable :thumbsup:

My Setup I want to run/have installed:
Stage 1 Enginuity reflash got from buddy mentioned below who ran the same one - currently in place
K&N drop in - currently installed
Invidia v2 DP catless ( do I need a heatshield for this? )

Buddies setup:
Stage 2 Enginuity tune from tuning buddy
K&N drop in
cobb dp w/heatshield
3" borla exhaust

So, the only difference will be the 3" exhaust.
I have no heat shield, its wasted money if you want something worth a damn get a turbo sock. Turbo is too small to generate any real amount of heat that matters.

[christx]

you are leaving 20whp on the table with the stock catback. If you like wasting money keep your stock catback, why bother to mod it. .02 pay to play, you have to get noise to pay to play.

I have no heat shield, its wasted money if you want something worth a damn get a turbo sock. Turbo is too small to generate any real amount of heat that matters.

I never said I wasn't getting a catback, I meant for the time being since I wanted to buy a DP first since I've only had the car 3 weeks. As for the heatshield, I was just going by what cobb owners said.

I'm well aware of paying to play, My rsx was boosted :rolleyes:

[Gotboost98]

I never said I wasn't getting a catback, I meant for the time being since I wanted to buy a DP first since I've only had the car 3 weeks. As for the heatshield, I was just going by what cobb owners said.

I'm well aware of paying to play, My rsx was boosted :rolleyes:

Then dont bother you will be paying just too retune for a catback. Still wasting money. Good for you want a cookie for a sc'ed rsx s? :rolleyes::coffee::sleep:

[ForcedPerformance]

I never said I wasn't getting a catback, I meant for the time being since I wanted to buy a DP first since I've only had the car 3 weeks. As for the heatshield, I was just going by what cobb owners said.

I'm well aware of paying to play, My rsx was boosted :rolleyes:

if it were me, id get the cat back first since you dont need to tune for it.....then when im ready to get tuned id get the dp, cause after dp you need to tune unless you want all sorts of fuck ups

[Gotboost98]

^hey when are you getting the new turbo on :beerchug:

[ForcedPerformance]

actually very soon....ra gearset is arriving mid to end of next week, if all goes as planned, next weekend the tranny goes in. very shortly after that everything gets put back on with the nice additions;)..
then its tune time:w00t:

[Gotboost98]

:noes: I'm happy for you bud, but im jealous at the same time I wish I had money to get my gt3076 and supporting mods to get off this vf34:(. Guess I'll have too live my power cravings through you for awhile lulz

[christx]

Then dont bother you will be paying just too retune for a catback. Still wasting money. Good for you want a cookie for a sc'ed rsx s? :rolleyes::coffee::sleep:

:rolleyes: :deadhorse

if it were me, id get the cat back first since you dont need to tune for it.....then when im ready to get tuned id get the dp, cause after dp you need to tune unless you want all sorts of fuck ups

I've mentioned I have a stage 2 tune to work with......

The vibe I'm getting is to just buy a catback and dp and do it in one shot :laughing:

[ForcedPerformance]

:rolleyes: :deadhorse



I've mentioned I have a stage 2 tune to work with......

The vibe I'm getting is to just buy a catback and dp and do it in one shot :laughing:

that is the bare minimum that you should do:thumbsup:
just wait till you're stg2 and i start nagging you to get a bigger turbo:laughing:
i can get my greedy little hands on many turbo's, so lemme know when you go down that road:beerchug:

ps: stg2 aint shit.....you'll get bored of it real quick if you have the power hunger that me and my friends have.....

[Gotboost98]

:rolleyes: :deadhorse



I've mentioned I have a stage 2 tune to work with......

The vibe I'm getting is to just buy a catback and dp and do it in one shot :laughing:

only dead horse is the questions you were asking, they have been covered on nasoic as well as iwsti many times. If you made a thread at either place, the questions youve asked wouldn't be answered and the thread would have ended without your questions answered. No shit sherlock buy both. This really isnt rocket science.

[04azuremach]

hi.

[christx]

only dead horse is the questions you were asking, they have been covered on nasoic as well as iwsti many times. If you made a thread at either place, the questions youve asked wouldn't be answered and the thread would have ended without your questions answered. No shit sherlock buy both. This really isnt rocket science.

I've been on iwsti and nasioc.......I like clubrsx and the people better :laughing:

I don't see why your so angry, ForcedPerformance, Supraru and fatcircles were at least nice about it. :beerchug:

[ForcedPerformance]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/dennoose/DSC_0216.jpg
:drool:

[ForcedPerformance]

hi.
oh HAI:wavey:
I've been on iwsti and nasioc.......I like clubrsx and the people better :laughing:


I don't see why your so angry, ForcedPerformance, Supraru and fatcircles were at least nice about it. :beerchug:

you tend to ask noobish questions, but overall you seem like a cool guy so its all good:thumbsup:

just drop it you two, i will not tolerate suby on suby hatred on a rsx site:mam:

[christx]

oh HAI:wavey:


you tend to ask noobish questions, but overall you seem like a cool guy so its all good:thumbsup:

just drop it you two, i will not tolerate suby on suby hatred on a rsx site:mam:

I'm a suby noob give me time lol :o

[ForcedPerformance]

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/cnoelle114/Sti012.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/cnoelle114/Sti024.jpg

[ForcedPerformance]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/toosoon/DSC07075.jpg

[Gotboost98]

hi.
:wavey:
I've been on iwsti and nasioc.......I like clubrsx and the people better :laughing:

I don't see why your so angry, ForcedPerformance, Supraru and fatcircles were at least nice about it. :beerchug:
See sig rsx vs all asshole crew (FOUNDER)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/dennoose/DSC_0216.jpg
:drool: Hmm he had the bump from the license plate shaved off but what did they fill the whole with? I didnt think bondo worked with plastics very well:dontknow: Maybe its chopped out. Looks good like that w/e they did

[christx]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/toosoon/DSC07075.jpg

Hey...........how do you get those blackouts!










I kid I kid........:laughing::p

[christx]

:wavey:

See sig rsx vs all asshole crew (FOUNDER)
Hmm he had the bump from the license plate shaved off but what did they fill the whole with? I didnt think bondo worked with plastics very well:dontknow: Maybe its chopped out. Looks good like that w/e they did

ps. nice avy :weeeeeeeeee:

[Gotboost98]

ps. nice avy :weeeeeeeeee:

ty she special to me. Anyways im not trying to be a dick but the questions were pretty easy to find answers too and you got an attitude when I was just letting you know :dontknow:

[christx]

ty she special to me. Anyways im not trying to be a dick but the questions were pretty easy to find answers too and you got an attitude when I was just letting you know :dontknow:

No worries man, it gets the same way with noobs in the S/C threads :laughing:
I took advantage of the good resources here that respond quickly :love:

On a side note, I know enough not to buy a bov :rotfl:

[ForcedPerformance]

Hmm he had the bump from the license plate shaved off but what did they fill the whole with? I didnt think bondo worked with plastics very well:dontknow: Maybe its chopped out. Looks good like that w/e they did
its pretty easy...you either use a plastic weld gun and spare bumper plastic, or this bumper repair stuff thats like glue till it dries up, and then its so hard youll blow up your bumper before it falls off or breaks..my buddy on his vw uses it all the time.
Hey...........how do you get those blackouts!

I kid I kid........:laughing::p

actually ive been thinking for a long time about doing dyi blackout headlights....still havent worked up the courage to do it though:(
its fairly easy, just the thought of putting my perfect new flawless headlights into an oven at 200+ degrees for minutes with a risk of overcooking and melting seems scary to me:o
ill eventually convince myself..or get someone experienced to help me

[Gotboost98]

its pretty easy...you either use a plastic weld gun and spare bumper plastic, or this bumper repair stuff thats like glue till it dries up, and then its so hard youll blow up your bumper before it falls off or breaks..my buddy on his vw uses it all the time.
holy shit I didnt know that ...........me want :drool:

[christx]

I will be ordering this shortly :thumbsup:
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/cobb-wrx-sti-race-turboback-exhaust-p-1390.html

[ForcedPerformance]

I will be ordering this shortly :thumbsup:
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/cobb-wrx-sti-race-turboback-exhaust-p-1390.html

pretty nice setup there...not too loud and looks similar to stock....definitely stealthy imo...kinda pricey though:ugh:

[Gotboost98]

thats a nice bit of money that you could piece it together with a better quality exhaust for the same price. You will find higher gains in exhaust that dont have hard 90 degree turns before the exhaust cannister. Exhausts like the APS 3.5inch ID dont have that hard bend that can ruin the flow a nice bit
These exhaust types with the hard bends never yield as much power as the straightest exhaust you can find. The straighter the better.Then you must start looking at inner diameter of the exhaust an what type of muffler they are using........Does it just make a crap ton of noise or is it high flowing........??? Also the quieter the exhaust is usually the less the hp gains it will have..... You cant use mag dynos as a form of argument either (not saying you are just stating). A lot of test dyno results can be rigged. It all depends. Having the AC on in a Dyno pull is one way to minipulate a dyno results, also the gear its in. Also a lot of their variable factors like temperatures are not always displayed. Mag dynos are to glean an idea not to use for the end all saying what power can an will be made. When you care about total cost for hp per dollar spent you research your exhausts and stay away from any harsh bends in an exhaust that you can control.

Example of what to stay away from http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/hopup1_1985_11500850

[ForcedPerformance]

eh...i dont chose my exhaust for maximum power gains....to each his own though...
to me if its too loud its not worth the extra couple hp it will provide....esp if he's running a vf39, you really dont need THAT MUCH flow from the exhaust, as that turbo runs out of efficiency towards the top anyways...

[ForcedPerformance]

hey christx, if you want you can buy my exhaust i had on my car with the 18g on....its a vishnu catted tbe with a divorced wg downpipe and 3" piping and a cannister that looks and sounds VERY similar to the cobb one you're looking at. iits in great condition, and ill be selling it here pretty soon.......it is 100% guarranteed not to creep (even with my creepy ass 18g it didnt) has pretty good flow, def not too loud, and sounds really nice...only reason im selling it is cause with the 20g i need as much flow as POSSIBLE with the big ass 8cm hotside, so im going for a virtually restrictive-less setup


pic of actual exhaust:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/vladirsx/Picture015-1.jpg

[christx]

pretty nice setup there...not too loud and looks similar to stock....definitely stealthy imo...kinda pricey though:ugh:

I've read great reviews and next to zero complaints about it. From my understanding from what I've read its great build quality.

I don't mind this though, but it doesn't look stock at all.
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/tanabe-wrx-sti-concept-blue-turboback-exhaust-p-2547.html

Any reason for me not to buy Cobb?


I understand about not going by mag dyno's and that stuff. The exhaust on my rsx was very raspy, but it did the job thats forsure.

[ForcedPerformance]

2 reasons:

1) its expensive
2) its not loud

if you're ok with both those criterias then go cobb for sure:thumbsup:

[christx]

hey christx, if you want you can buy my exhaust i had on my car with the 18g on....its a vishnu catted tbe with a divorced wg downpipe and 3" piping and a cannister that looks and sounds VERY similar to the cobb one you're looking at. iits in great condition, and ill be selling it here pretty soon.......it is 100% guarranteed not to creep (even with my creepy ass 18g it didnt) has pretty good flow, def not too loud, and sounds really nice...only reason im selling it is cause with the 20g i need as much flow as POSSIBLE with the big ass 8cm hotside, so im going for a virtually restrictive-less setup


pic of actual exhaust:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/vladirsx/Picture015-1.jpg

I appreciate the offer, but you'd have to ship that beast to canada :laughing:

[christx]

2 reasons:

1) its expensive
2) its not loud

if you're ok with both those criterias then go cobb for sure:thumbsup:

:laughing:

Well, the exhaust choices on rallysportdirect are all pretty much the same price for a TBE setup. Unless I go with a turboxs.

[ForcedPerformance]

I appreciate the offer, but you'd have to ship that beast to canada :laughing:
true...nevermind lol
:laughing:

Well, the exhaust choices on rallysportdirect are all pretty much the same price for a TBE setup. Unless I go with a turboxs.

id go with the cobb, not a big fan of tanabe.......

[christx]

true...nevermind lol


id go with the cobb, not a big fan of tanabe.......

The tanabe seems pretty ricey to me, I dunno.

the invidia tbe setup seems to be more of a "straight thru" setup as gotboost was talking about, and its a bit cheaper.
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/invidia-wrxsti-turbo-back-exhaust-p-473.html

[Gotboost98]

true...nevermind lol


id go with the cobb, not a big fan of tanabe.......

The tanabe seems pretty ricey to me, I dunno.

the invidia tbe setup seems to be more of a "straight thru" setup as gotboost was talking about, and its a bit cheaper.
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/invidia-wrxsti-turbo-back-exhaust-p-473.html

excuse you both I run tanabe (catback section, different up pipe and dp) and killed my stock wg(weakend the piss out of my wg spring and dont make full boost til 5k because of it) on a brand new vf34 in 6k. My set up is an extreme high flow setup. Also tanabe is one of the VERY FEW companies that measure their exhaust by ID only....ONe of the very few TRUE 3inch ID exhausts. Where you both getting your facts?LOL I have the tanabe Ultra Racing Medalion TI Its 3.25ID. Next biggest exhaust available is the Aps 3.5.

If you were interested in the rest of my set up chris its an invidia v2 Bellmouth 3inch ID and the buschur racing 2.25 ID up pipe (Dont know of any other stock location turbo up pipes that are 2.25ID than buschurs..) Not much bigger set ups available than what I use other than a ewg dump in larger ID piping and a 4inch dp. Those are for 600HP + set ups. Always over build with intent on growing in power past your original hp figures in mind........they almost always change for more

[ForcedPerformance]

when did i say tanabe is bad?:confused:
or diss it in any way? i said i dont like it and i dont, its just an opinion......
i think its a great exhaust, but he wont need that much flow for his vf39 so why go with something that will be overkill and too loud for his taste?

[Gotboost98]

when did i say tanabe is bad?:confused:
or diss it in any way? i said i dont like it and i dont....
I wasnt attacking you friend <3 I just dont think you have a vaild performance reason to hate it
Whats your reason for not liking it??

My exhaust looks just like any of the other style exhausts like mine:confused:

Dammit you edited it on me, you said your not a fan, im asking why. There is always a reason for high flowing. MOAR POWER, plus im sure he will get bored and want more. Why have to buy an exhaust twice. :dontknow:

*edit again* I just disgaree about not having a need for the best flow possible

[ForcedPerformance]

i have absolutely no reason from a performance standpoint to hate it, and i dont......:chillout::thumbsup:
from a looks standpoint im not a big fan but thats not the biggest reason......
its too loud for my taste, and like i said before is overkill...its a proven fact that while it will give you better overall flow, it will actually net you LESS torque than a smaller/slightly more restrictive setup, and give you minimal gain in the topend...we can argue (though im not, just stating my .02) abou this all we want, but its not gaining any more than a couple maybe 4-5whp tops from all that pipin and loudness......ive researched it a bit, and thats what i know....

if you like the sound and just love the idea of huge exhaust that will be able to support huge turbo in the future by all means get the tanabe, no problems there.........just not for everybody......
in fact, the huge id and such flow is one of the very significant reasons why people boost creep......sure its in the turbo mainly, but with a more restrictive exhaust while losing maybe 5whp up top, you will gain a healthy 5wtq in the midrange and have a much better chance at not creeping...


ps: to sum up, on a small turbo like a 39/34, MOAR POWER up top = less torque down low with a huge and free flowing exhaust...therefore what you gain in the topend you lose in the midrange...i will be more than happy to be proven wrong

[Gotboost98]

i have absolutely no reason from a performance standpoint to hate it, and i dont......
from a looks standpoint im not a big fan but thats not the biggest reason......
its too loud for my taste, and like i said before is overkill...its a proven fact that while it will give you better overall flow, it will actually net you LESS torque than a smaller/slightly more restrictive setup, and give you minimal gain in the topend...we can argue (though im not, just stating my .02) abou this all we want, but its not gaining any more than a couple maybe 4-5whp tops from all that pipin and loudness......ive researched it a bit, and thats what i know
Well I agree you lose some tq....tq isnt everything either. Also when most people upgrade why get smaller you know? You personally are having to get bigger because it wont support your new plans. Why get an exhaust twice? Most people always go past their original power goals for more (while this isnt set in stone it usually happens) I feel in all my car buildings its better to to over build. :beerchug:
I can understand though not appreciating the loudness if that being someones reason.

Dammit you edited again on me lol

You arent wrong about your last paragraph at all but again tq isnt everything in a race either.

[christx]

I think I'll stick with the invidia tbe setup v2 bellmouth :thumbsup:

Normally I'd agree on overbuilding for down the road mods, but I'm going to TRY and keep this simple for now. :laughing:

I wasn't bad mouthing the tanabe performance gains or anything like that, I'm just not a fan of the burnt piping :laughing:

I appreciate the help guys :beerchug:

[ForcedPerformance]

just go with this and never look back:mam:...overbuild it:rotfl:

http://www.tonys240.com/thumbnails/ricer.jpg


just playing hahahahah

[fatcircles]

just get aps and call it a day :)

[DOHCtor]

Interior crocodile aligator, i drives a chevrolet movie v8'er

[christx]

just go with this and never look back:mam:...overbuild it:rotfl:

http://www.tonys240.com/thumbnails/ricer.jpg


just playing hahahahah

Well I have those fender flares installed already. ;)

just get aps and call it a day :)

Thats definately the easy and more expensive way to do it thats for sure.

[fatcircles]

Well I have those fender flares installed already. ;)



Thats definately the easy and more expensive way to do it thats for sure.

It isn't that expensive if you buy used though. In NorCal this guy is selling an immaculate used APS 3 inch TURBOback for 600 dollars. Ridiculous.

[ForcedPerformance]

9 second club:rotfl::thumbsup:

[fatcircles]

9 second club:rotfl::thumbsup:

lulz

[ForcedPerformance]

guess what i haz as of today?:p
http://www.turboessentials.com/images/subaru/PP1PcHeader10001S.jpg

:vtec:

[fatcircles]

guess what i haz as of today?:p
http://www.turboessentials.com/images/subaru/PP1PcHeader10001S.jpg

:vtec:

Which maker? I was looking around the Full Race site today and got a hard on looking at the exhaust manifold and uppipe

[ForcedPerformance]

gp moto equal length header with up-pipe......

[fatcircles]

gp moto equal length header with up-pipe......

nice nice, i was gonna get one but ran out of time this summer

i wish i left my car stock and saved all the money i spent, could have gone with a COMPLETELY different setup which I would have been much happier with :(

[ForcedPerformance]

well we all make mistakes, but its not like you have completely shit parts on your car, just not the most planned out plan of modification that you took.....kinda reminds me of my white rsx, i had a fat wad of cash to dump on it, my eyes started roaming around all the cool parts for sale, i got friggin obsessive compulsive and bought a butt load of completely useless stuff......after all was said and done, it was running high 13's at best, with a big turbo sitting in the garage waiting to be installed but couldnt, cause by now i was broke and most of the stuff on the car had to be taken off for the turbo setup to be put on.......i ended up saying to hell with it sold the turbo (gt35r btw) , and shortly after sold the car.....some shmuck in reno is driving it like he stole it as we speak:)

oh well

[wishihadaskyline]

cobb accessports are great, but WAY overpriced imo.....you got a protune or running ots map?

yessir. the leggy peeps get better tunes(the feel and power) with the AP. thats why i went with it.

[ForcedPerformance]

kewl:thumbsup:
what kinda numbers you puttin down?

[wishihadaskyline]

kewl:thumbsup:
what kinda numbers you puttin down?

click the sig brotha! :drink:

[ForcedPerformance]

very nice, but dude: when you click on the dyno sheet this is what you see:
http://lgtmodders.com/forums/garage.php?mode=view_gallery_item&type=garage_gallery&image_id=40
i cant read that tiny shit:(

[wishihadaskyline]

o shit!

my bad lol i gotta fix it

[wishihadaskyline]

just a TBE and panel filter. run 10 is 17psi.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70/ejspecv/S2dyno-1.jpg

[wishihadaskyline]

stock lgts on the same dynojet are ~200whp/210wtq