My 04 WRX Swapped to a 05 STi from the beginning!

[BlobeyeSTi]

After many request to post my build thread here it is:

Current Mod List

Engine & Drivetrain
? 05 STi EJ257
? 05 STi 6 speed Trans
? VF39
? DW 850cc Side Feed Injectors
? Subaru High performance timing belt
? AutoSpeed Catless Downpipe
? Custom Catless 3? Stainless CBE with Magnaflow muffler
? Grimmspeed Catless Uppipe
? Walbro 255 Fuel Pump
? STi TMIC
? Samco Silicone intercooler hoses
? Kartboy Short shifter bushings and mounts
? Perrin v2 Turbo Inlet
? Opensource Protuned
? Grimmspeed AOS
? Mishimoto carbon fiber catch can
? Grimmspeed EBCS
? SPT Intake w/heat shield
? SPT turbo heat shield
? KICS Magnetic Oil Drain Plug Bolt
? Perrin High capacity rear dif housing


Suspension, Wheels/Tires & Brakes
? 05 STi Brembos
? Goodridge Stainless steel braided brake lines
? 18x9 +30 Rota Gforces Gunmetal with 235/40/18 Hankook Ventus V12 Evo (Summer)
? 05 STi Silver BBS Wheels with Hoosier R6 225/45/17 (Track)
? 05 STi Black BBS Wheels with Kumho Escta 4x 225/45/17 (Winter)
? 05 STi OEM KYB Struts with H&R Springs (Winter)
? Moton Coil-over ?Club Sport? shocks w/remote nitrogen reservoirs
? Hypercoil Springs 450f, 375r w/helpers
? Cusco Trailing arms and bushings
? Cusco Lateral links and bushings
? Cusco Rear sway bar, adjustable 22mm
? Cusco Front sway bar, 22mm
? Perrin end links, front and rear
? Racecomp Hardened camber plates, front and rear
? Cusco Hardened rear strut tower caps
? Whiteline Front roll center adjuster kit, tie rod ends & ball joints
? Whiteline Steering rack bushings
? LCA bushings


Chassis
? Cusco Titanium front strut tower brace
? Cusco Carbon fiber rear strut tower brace
? Cusco Front lower arm bar type - II brace
? Cusco Engine mounts
? Cusco Transmission mount
? Cusco Center power braces
? Cusco Rear ?T? power braces
? Cusco Rear sub-frame brace
? Cusco Master Cylinder brace
? Group N Transmission mount bushings
? Group N Differential rear support member
? Group N Hardened pitch stop mount
? GTspec Front fender stiffening braces
? GTspec Front tie bar brace
? Kartboy Differential outrigger bushings comfort


Exterior
? Tinted Tails
? Cleared/Painted Headlights
? STi splitters
? STi scoop
? 35% tint on the windows, 20% on the back and 5% strip across the front
? Debadged the front grille
? UR Rally Armor Mud Flaps
? OEM Rear diffuser (06 STI)
? Prosport Carbon Fiber hood struts
? Wingless OEM trunk


Interior
? 05 STi Dash & Center Console
? 05 STi Gauge Cluster
? Scoobymods Dead Pedal
? Ati Clock Pod


Electronics
? 05 STi ECU
? Defi Gauges: boost, oil pressure, exhaust temp w/ data recovery system
? Titan Wideband
? 7" Panasonic In Dash DVD player
? Boston Acoustic Componets
? 12? Rockford HE2
? Audio Integrations Custom Box
? Custom Amp Rack
? 1000x4 Amp
? Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector with Blend Mount
? Hornett Remote Starter
? LED License plate bulbs
? LED Dome Lights
? Back up camera

When I bought it had 54k with these mods:


* Tokico D-specs
* STi Springs
* AutoSpeed Catless Downpipe
* Catless Uppipe
* 3" AutoSpeed TBE
* Tinted Tails & Cleared Headlights
* Tripillar Gauges - Boost, Volts and Narrowband (Not hooked up b/c it doesn't work on WRX right)
* STi splitters

Here are some pics when I bought it in August of 08 after I cleaned it up.

First thing I bought was an Access Port b/c it was running extremely rich. That fixed that problem and made it feel like an entire different car with OTS Stage 2 tune!


Bought an 7" Panasonic In Dash DVD player

Put a new magnaflow muffler on b/c I hated that dual tip one

Got some 17" MB weapon wheels wrapped in 235/45 Falken FK452 that were suppose to be gunmetal but kinda had a blue tint to them. Also bought an STi scoop and put 35% tint on the windows, 20% on the back and 5% strip across the front.

Debadged the front grille so the entire car is now debadged.

New Scobby Mods Dead Pedal to match the others

SPT Intake w/heat shield

Front and Rear Strut Bars

Epic Engineering Springs

got some new gauges

17x8 Rota Gforces wrapped in 245/40 Falken 452s

update g/f got me a momo shifter for xmas so i put it on.

finally put my SPT heat shield on.

Got bored and wanted a new winter setup:

Driver side lifted and passenger side lowered haha

Also couldnt get a bolt off the rear trailing arm brackets so i havent put the forester ones on yet and the clearance is tight. They will move the rear tire back about a 1/2" to center the rear wheel more in the fender.

UR Rally Armor Mud Flaps came in:

I ordered:
VF48
STi TMIC
DW 750cc injectors (Cobb Spec)
Walbro 255 with install kit.
Grimspeed gaskets for the turbo
OEM BPV Gasket
Perrin Turbo Inlet v2

Here is all the parts

Comparison between the VF48 and TD04

Installed:

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

Got my last part installed today before I get tuned!
Grimmspeed Uppipe with flex. Awesome piece and very good quality!

Went and got tuned at 19 PSI it made 263whp & 241wtq. The dyno reads low so with his correction factor the car made 299whp & 275wtq. The car is running great! I would recommend Nate @ TPG Tuning to anyone. Same goes for Jason @ J&S Dyno but he has Nate do his AccesPort Tunes.

Installed a Grimmspeed AOS the other day

Maintenace time! Timing belt kit, new pads and sway bar kit!

Stoptech Street Performance Rear Brake Pads
Stoptech Street Performance Front Brake Pads
GrimmSpeed 160 Degree Thermostat
Gates Micro-V Belt - Alt/PS
Gates Micro-V Belt - Air Conditioning
Gates Timing Belt Kit w/ Water Pump Subaru WRX 2004
Dimple Magnetic Oil Drain Plug Bolt
Eibach Sway Bar Kit Front 22mm / Rear Adjustable 22mm

My friend Zach and I took the forester suspension off, put the dspecs with epic springs on, replaced the trailing arm brackets, swapped wheels, put sideskirts and sti splitters on in under 4 hours today. Took it for a test drive and was a blast. First time its been lowered since my turbo upgrade.

Gates Kit

Old

New (didn't get a pic with the middle cover off)

Got the catch can finished today. There was no evidence of blow by in the line back to the intake but this will show if the AOS actually works. (Never ever had a drop of oil in the catch can so the rumors are false!)

Installed the Eibach Sway Bars and Endlinks. Review Here: http://wvsubarus.forumotion.com/t927-eibach-sway-bar-kit#9964


Front After

Rear After

Got a blend mount for the radar detector

STI SWAP TIME!!!
Full STi swap: Engine, Trans, Axles, Hubs, Driveshaft, Brembos, Control Arms, Rear Diff, Dash, Center Console and tons of aftermarket suspension goodies.


Already swapped 3 parts yesterday: Gas Cap (My string was broke), carbon fiber hood struts and carbon fiber radiator cover.


Swap Car

E85...

Home

New Parts so far

Have to send the exhaust back to the guy (Part of the reason I got it cheaper) so up in the air it went.

Now I get to show you guys the goodies underneath. Besides the dirt from the wreck this thing is spotless!

Last time home as a WRX

The STi is completely stripped besides the dash, IC water tank and wiring. Going to leave the wiring on the STi until we are ready to put it in my wrx. Tomorrow going to start stripping the WRX. Took a lot of reference pics but I'm not going to post them all.

STi rear end is in the WRX and got some other parts off. Tomorrow the wrx motor and trans is coming out.

Swap Day 3
WRX engine and trans along with the entire front subframe is out. Got some wiring off the STi, Oil changed in the STi motor, New Spark Plugs, welded some small holes in the exhaust, installed my up-pipe on the new motor and some other little things done

Cut this off for ChrisGo's new car

WRX Dash is apart, STi Brake master cylinder and ABS is installed with new hard lines, Painted my TBE with high temp header paint, Started mounting the IC sprayer tank, Trans & Turbo & some other parts off the wrx motor and got some other things done.

Before

After

Getting ready to ship to Illinois. BYE BYE 2.0!

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

Day 5
Got the dash and wiring out of both cars. Got the STi wiring started as well. Put the inlet on the STi motor which was a PITA compared to a wrx motor b/c there is a lot more shit in the way, Grimmspeed AOS and catch can also installed and did some other stuff as well but mostly worked on wiring.


Also first time I removed the drain bolt on the catch can and it was bone dry. So the AOS does its job and the rumors about it letting oil through is a lie IMO. There was absolutely no sign of any oil ever being in there.


STi stripped

WRX with STi wring harness

^sanded and painted above the hood latch b/c there was a little bit of rust that you could see even with the radiator cover on. Only other place was on the bumper beam behind the styrofoam which I'm going to take care of tomorrow.


STi motor

Day 6

Today we only worked on it for 3 hours. Got the drive by wire gas pedal installed, worked on the wiring some more, took care of some rust on the front bumper beam, took apart some wrx parts and hauled them back home.

Day 7


Motor, Trans, TBE, 1 front brake, 1 wheel, control arms with new anti lift kit and some other things. We are shooting for Wednesday to fire it up!

Engine is complete besides front O2 sensor needs swapped and TMIC needs installed.
Wideband, boost, oil pressure, exhaust temperature sender units all installed.
Brakes are done except one line b/c need a washer. I took one off the wrx brakes this evening so that might work we will see.
Heater box is installed.
Ran wires for sound system.
Going to finish wiring tomorrow and put the dash and interior back in. If we get that all done we are going to fire up the motor for the first time since I got it.


Got the day off work tomorrow so I can go help get the rest done. Since we might be getting it drive-able I had to work on my headlights....


Driver side STi headlight was destroyed in the wreck so I bought another broke set but the dside was suppose to be fine. The bezel was cracked and the guy tried to clear it which he obviously had no idea what he was doing. I sold my wrx lights to 03suby and he gave me a RS light to use for parts. Thanks Larry!


Left to right: Good STi, RS & Bad STi

Since I had to bake them apart decided to clear them and paint the bezels and side markers.
Before

After

Had to use the RS light for the lens and bezel which I installed on the Bad STi light.

The RS lens was faded and scratched up some but nothing I can't fix. Wet sanded the RS light with 1000 then 2000 grit. The STi only got 2000 grit.

Then put them back together but need to get orange bulbs.

I still have to buff them which I will do after I get them mounted on the car then they will look like new.



Day 9
Buffed the headlights

Bled the brakes & the coolant


Engine bay completely done

Made good progress on the wiring enough to fire it up!

sound is echo'd bc all the garage doors were shut.

It's all done except for some little things. Drove it about 70 miles so far and its a completely different car. No boost lag, way lower, sticks to the ground, louder/deeper tone, love the dccd and the 6 speed.


Whats left to do:
Fog light switch
Intercooler sprayer not working probably got damaged in the wreck
Bypass the immobilizer for remote start
Wire the power mirrors and mount the switch in the door
Might need a new front axle
Whiteline ball joint in the mail b/c one got damaged but running an oem one for now
Alignment

Bye STi

got my other set of BBS wheels but he didn't paint the back and didn't do a very good job on the front so I resprayed them...

Got those RE11s off the wheels today and the hoosier slicks mounted for autoX.

Finally got the car cleaned up and took a couple pics with the black BBS wheels.

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

18x9 +30 Rota Gforces in Gunmetal with 235/40/18 Hankook Ventus V12 Ev

Before

After

Didn't get any pics after I painted the wheel weights though but you can see why I did.

Made an amp rack

Got the audio integrations box today. It bolts to the floor using a hole that is already there. Used an old rockford he2 I had laying around.

850 DWs

Nitrogen kit for motons

Motons and gforces installed. Have to roll my fenders some more so i can go a little lower.






Better pics:




Dropped these off for paint

Installed

Installed the 850 DWs finally!

Best dyno run was 351wtq & 313whp @ 22psi!


This is a mustang dyno so it reads low about 15% is what they have figured it out to be.
So after that correction factor: 404wtq & 360whp.


Before the 850s and on my old tune that came with the STi it dyno'd: 273wtq & 258whp @ 21psi (78 more wtq and 55 more hp now)
With that corrected it was 314wtq & 297whp (90 more wtq & 63 more whp now)







I'm really happy with the numbers and how the car is running! But I wish jerry dove exxon still had e85. Nate said if we would of tuned it on e85 I would add about 20% to those number. So for now I'll pray that WV gets some more e85 pumps or maybe ill just add some meth.


How she is sitting now in winter mode

wrapped some stuff in carbon fiber wrap

More to come soon!

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

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[BlobeyeSTi]

Reserved!

 

[Alin]

Sickness! :tup: Very awesome and extremely detailed. This is how every journal should be. It makes it that much more enjoyable, entertaining, and a greater learning experience. How much fun did you have doing all this work?!

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

Sickness! :tup: Very awesome and extremely detailed. This is how every journal should be. It makes it that much more enjoyable, entertaining, and a greater learning experience. How much fun did you have doing all this work?!

Thanks! It was a blast just sucked not having a car for 12 days but was so worth it! Learned so much about these cars taking 2 apart and putting 1 back together! If anyone has any questions just ask!

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

Got some new winter wheels and tires on trade: Enkei Raijin 18x8.5 5x114 +50mm wrapped in Ohtsu 245/40 18 All Seasons

 

[Alin]

Omg those look nasty. How much?!?!

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

Thanks man! Got them on trade for some other parts. They will be getting painted once I pull them off to put my summer suspension and wheels back on. I don't like the center caps but think if I paint them them they will look much better. Just listed my BBS wheels for sale since I have these I no longer need that set.

 

[Alin]

Nice score then!!!! What color you gonna paint them?

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

Ya for sure! I wasn't sure if they were going to fit in the rear being wider and taller but the offset was right. As you can see in the last pic they clear just fine. I dunno what color yet.

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

Minor update that I did before boxerfest. Plastidipped the center caps black. I think it makes the wheels look much better being one solid color.

I have some parts that I need to install but I have been working on stripping the 06 STi to part out which is taking all my free time right now.
http://igotasti.com/vBforum/showthread.php?7324-FS-WV-06-STi-WRB-Partout/page2&p=95588#post95588

Once I get some time to work on my own car I got a new wideband, cusco master cylinder brace and a turbo blanket to install. Also need to decide to sale or keep the motons bc I need to put my summer setup back on!

 

[Batmobile_Engage]

INSANE photo documentation dude. :bigtup:

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

haha thanks man!

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

Finally got time to work on my car!


Cusco Master Cylinder Brace



Zeitronix Wideband






Turbo Blanket




Motons back on! Relocated the reservoirs to the engine bay




Gforces back on!


Add got some decent pics with my camera the other night

 

[Alin]

Damn! :tup: That's what I'm talking about! Sick shots!!!!!

 

[BlobeyeSTi]

[MENTION=1172]Alin[/MENTION] if you like those pics...here are some from the autoX yesterday! I'll have the high res ones soon. I bought a few!

@IGOTASTi.COM

 

[Alin]

Damn those are sick!!! Especially that second last one! :tup: