Brandon's 2012 ISM STI

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Also bought a Grimmspeed Electronic Boost Control Solenoid. Great quality piece and expecting my turbo lag to be taken away with this little thing.

 

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Then this came, my Cusco strut tower bar.When I took off the blue wrapping the some of glue stuck to it so I used googone and it took it right off with just a little bit of rubbing. The strut tower bar didnt really make that much of a difference but you can feel it when pushed hard into the corners if you familiar with your car.

My cat is interested in it anyways

 

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Not long after my BC Br type racing coilovers came in. Ive heard some mixed reviews on these. But im going to give them a try and see what they are like. Havent installed them yet up to this point but hopefully soon.

 

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Also got my Agency Power Unequal length header and header that same day. Looks to be of very good quality. The powder coating I have on it was very well done. I loved getting my Subie rumble back and compared to my Tomei el header there is deff more tq down low and it spools quicker then the el header but loses hp up top. Header fit very well only thing I screwed up on during install was I installed my uppipe before the header and so because of the thick flanges I couldnt mount the header up until the uppipe was loosened.


Heres the header.

This is the only downfall. Looks like a cheap gasket. Ill order some good ones.

 

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Then my Anarchy Motive shift knob came in. Thanks to Anarchy Motive. The shift knob is a great piece. It's heavier then my old Blox one by a half a pound.

Also got a shirt and a sticker from Anarchy Motive

 

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Then my Invidia Q-300 exhaust came in and all I can say is excellent quality. Got to thank Cameron at Lightspeedinnovations for all the help. If your wondering I got rid of the Nameless mufflers because of a couple reasons, 1: The tips was too small. 2: The tips are black and looked too stock, which was my fault and 3: Without the mufflers it is painfull on the highway. Couldnt have a conversation with anyone while driving on the highway. The Invidia exhaust is great for that. Very quiet while cruising and at WOT it sounds mean and angry. Very throaty sound.


But here it is still in the box



The y-pipe bracket and baffle




The welds are flawless



And the stainless steel mufflers and tips

 

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Also my Aquamist HFS-3 methanol kit came in the same day. Install was a little bit of a mess. So my tuner takes full credit for doing the install lol. Made a big difference in performance and the general smoothness of the car during acceleration. Only thing I was disappointed about was that it didnt came with any kind of mounting bracket for the gauge. Other then that its a great piece.

Still in the box.


All the hoses and wiring


The gauge

and finally the pump

 

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Not long after my Stage 2 Competition Clutch came in.


But here is the clutch..

 

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Heres my new shift knob installed.

 

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Pics of the install of the cat-back, header and uppipe and also an oil change.
Getting ready to come in on the ramps. Had to set up wood to get it on the ramps so she wouldnt scrape and she is stock height..

On the ramps





Old Nameless Performance tips

 

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The new Invidia exhaust. Beauty

And my new Agency Power header and uppipe along with my new gasket and Methanol injection sitting on top.

 

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Old catback exhaust

And my new exhaust installed.

 

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My old header still on. Held up very well and looks pretty sweet lol

and my old header off

and my old header next to the new one.

 

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The new tips look awesome. The only downfall is that I have to order exhaust hangers because one set of tips sit lower then the other.


But here are the pics of the tips.

As you can see in the pic above, the left side is down more then the right.

 

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Also ordered Perrin exhaust hangers to try and fix the tips being too high. Along with a fender well for driver side front and a splash shield for underneath. When we put the Tomei header on a couple of the screws stripped out and we had to cut of a few corners so rather then put that on back up I ordered a new one.

 

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Got a video made of the EL header before I took it off.


2012 Subaru STI - YouTube

 

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And also managed to grab a quick one of the new Agency Power Header and Q300 exhaust. Better video coming soon.


2012 STI Invidia Exhaust - YouTube

 

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The Pioneer Headunit I bought. 6.1" so I had to order a dash kit along with a wiring harness and steering control module.

 

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My wiring harness, steering control module and double din dash kit.

 

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Pic of the install day I had.