First of all I like to thank Ryan - modaddict for helping me a lot with setting up my car, without his help installing the Crawford 35R kit felt like a nightmare to me.
A short history with my experience with my car.
I got my STI last Jan 2007, I was very disappointed with the oem brake pads, I considered it a garbage so the 1st mod I did was replace the front brake pads with Project mu that is locally available here. The Project mu was ok for stock engine setup.
My next mod was the headlight bulb, I replace the oem dim hid bulb with a 6000K color and I love that mod. Next was the halogen bright bulb, I replaced it with 4500K Philips bluish bulb, great visibility for me.
During the first months of my car, I was happy with the low end power/torque. I was quick fron 0 to 190 kph, but as it reach 190kph or about 5,500 rpm, the power/torque dies down, I was extremely disappointed with it because I was so much more top speed.
With very weak top end power of my stock STI, I decided to buy a Crawford 35R turbo kit along with Crawford Signature series CB exhaust, plus other goodies from Crawford like AOS and forged piston plus rods.
My mod list a too long for me to type here right now so I'll edit this in the future.
A pic of my car with my old setup, pic taken at Baguio City in the Northern Philippines
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My new bbk/wheel/tire setup
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ECU mods
1. MoTec M800 PnP
2. MAF sensor delete
3. MoTec 4 bar MAP sensor
4. Fuel Pressure sensor directly connected to M800
5. MoTec IAT sensor
6. Planning to add more MoTec products in the future
Engine mods
1. CP 35R turbo kit, pistons and rods, AOS, CB exhaust
2. PnP heads with GSC S2 cams
3. Custom made headers to fit the Crawford UP and moroso oil pan and Kaminari Race brace. - this headers replaced the AMR EL Race headers I had in my car before.
Suspension mods
1. TiC SST
2. WL SB and endlinks and ALK race version
3. lot's of poly bushings - will replace some or most of it in the future with a better material/bushings
4. Kaminari Race brace
Drivetrain mods
1. Exedy twin plate clutch
2. various bushings
Interior mods
1. Lots of gauges, but I'm planning to remove/replace those with MoTec ADL3 once I have the budget
2. Sparco Steering wheel with NRG quick release
A short history with my experience with my car.
I got my STI last Jan 2007, I was very disappointed with the oem brake pads, I considered it a garbage so the 1st mod I did was replace the front brake pads with Project mu that is locally available here. The Project mu was ok for stock engine setup.
My next mod was the headlight bulb, I replace the oem dim hid bulb with a 6000K color and I love that mod. Next was the halogen bright bulb, I replaced it with 4500K Philips bluish bulb, great visibility for me.
During the first months of my car, I was happy with the low end power/torque. I was quick fron 0 to 190 kph, but as it reach 190kph or about 5,500 rpm, the power/torque dies down, I was extremely disappointed with it because I was so much more top speed.
With very weak top end power of my stock STI, I decided to buy a Crawford 35R turbo kit along with Crawford Signature series CB exhaust, plus other goodies from Crawford like AOS and forged piston plus rods.
My mod list a too long for me to type here right now so I'll edit this in the future.
A pic of my car with my old setup, pic taken at Baguio City in the Northern Philippines
My new bbk/wheel/tire setup
ECU mods
1. MoTec M800 PnP
2. MAF sensor delete
3. MoTec 4 bar MAP sensor
4. Fuel Pressure sensor directly connected to M800
5. MoTec IAT sensor
6. Planning to add more MoTec products in the future
Engine mods
1. CP 35R turbo kit, pistons and rods, AOS, CB exhaust
2. PnP heads with GSC S2 cams
3. Custom made headers to fit the Crawford UP and moroso oil pan and Kaminari Race brace. - this headers replaced the AMR EL Race headers I had in my car before.
Suspension mods
1. TiC SST
2. WL SB and endlinks and ALK race version
3. lot's of poly bushings - will replace some or most of it in the future with a better material/bushings
4. Kaminari Race brace
Drivetrain mods
1. Exedy twin plate clutch
2. various bushings
Interior mods
1. Lots of gauges, but I'm planning to remove/replace those with MoTec ADL3 once I have the budget
2. Sparco Steering wheel with NRG quick release
