I totally understand. Look on the bright side, suspension mods like sways, endlinks and bushing are waaayyy under rated.
You'll enjoy those! :tup:
You'll enjoy those! :tup:
Zack's '12 OBP STi Hatch, Da Money Pit
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ZackUSAF82
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Agreed, and a lot cheaper, relatively speaking anyways. 
We'll see what happens and I'll keep you guys posted on my build! :tup:
We'll see what happens and I'll keep you guys posted on my build! :tup:
ZackUSAF82
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Already have the SS with bushings, that was my favorite mod of my whole build...love how notchy the shifting is now and the fact that 4th to 5th isn't a country mile anymore...
Oh and Grinder, I'm still waiting to hear back from you on when you want to come up and help me do the oil pickup....free food from the smoker (your choice) and drinks... You know you can't say no to that...
Oh and Grinder, I'm still waiting to hear back from you on when you want to come up and help me do the oil pickup....free food from the smoker (your choice) and drinks... You know you can't say no to that...
Speaking of big turbo, what size turbo are you considering for the future?
ZackUSAF82
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To be honest I haven't thought a little whole lot about it, I'm still not sold I'll go that route unless the engine goes and I have to build it. I definitely don't want a monster that will lag and kill the low end...plus I wouldn't want any more than 400 WHP anyways.
Spamby
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I was in the same boat as you. Decided to stick with the stock TMIC and put money elsewhere.
It gets bastard hot here in the summer, lots of ninety and one hundred degree days with little cooling at night. No issues with the TMIC but you might consider some wraps and other heat isolation with the hot parts to help the TMIC.
It gets bastard hot here in the summer, lots of ninety and one hundred degree days with little cooling at night. No issues with the TMIC but you might consider some wraps and other heat isolation with the hot parts to help the TMIC.
ZackUSAF82
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Yeah I stayed away from the wrap due to fire concerns (I told you guys I'm a paranoid dude) but I should have ceramic coated the stuff before I had it put on...such is life though, I baby the car 95% of the time so I doubt I'll have too much work of an issue.
Alter3go
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A lot of people don't realize how much potential the stock turbo has and you get the stock turbo rebuilt with lighter parts including billet wheels for a fraction of the price. If you're looking to save money http://6starspeed.com is a good website to stiZzart. It's like 650 or so for a stock "upgrade"
ZackUSAF82
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I've got a pretty good assortment of tools but if there's anything out of the ordinary we may need let me know and I'll pick it up. As far as garage, it's tight but I can move the kids crap out so we have more room plus we'll be under the car anyways...I'm gonna invest in some better jack stands and I need a set of ramps anyways so I'll have all that before we do it. I was just kidding anyways, but if you're willing to help I'll be glad to feed you or compensate you, I really appreciate the help and love learning how to do stuff!
ZackUSAF82
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And here I thought it was time to start fishing....ugh.
ZackUSAF82
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So had an interesting trip to Lowe's this evening, I was sitting at a traffic light on a busy road and a dude in a Dodge Dakota pulled up next to me (I had my windows down) and stopped to ask me if my exhaust was stock. I said no, it's a full 3" Magnaflow and he commented on how awesome it looked. Pretty cool/odd at the same time...dude was getting honked at for holding up traffic...lol. That's a first for me.
For an update on my car, all is well...I've been having intermittent tip-in knock but I've talked with my tuner and he's not concerned and we've written it off as benign for now. Just drives me bonkers as it doesn't always do it but it rarely goes above 2.45 and the highest I've seen is 3.15 so I'm not too worried...just hate seeing any knock whether it's real or fake. I've also discovered that there's E-85 closer than I thought so I may be going in and getting re-tuned for that this month...we'll see! I'll keep you guys posted and let you know what I decide. Take care guys and gals!
For an update on my car, all is well...I've been having intermittent tip-in knock but I've talked with my tuner and he's not concerned and we've written it off as benign for now. Just drives me bonkers as it doesn't always do it but it rarely goes above 2.45 and the highest I've seen is 3.15 so I'm not too worried...just hate seeing any knock whether it's real or fake. I've also discovered that there's E-85 closer than I thought so I may be going in and getting re-tuned for that this month...we'll see! I'll keep you guys posted and let you know what I decide. Take care guys and gals!
Alin
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Interesting. Why does this happen?
ZackUSAF82
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Yeah I'd love to upgrade the TMIC now too but I really just don't want to because I think I'm going to go rotated in a year or so...so it'd be a waste of money. I know I could re-sell it but I won't get what I paid and I just am having a hard time wanting to do it for the extra 10-20 ponies...
Spamby
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E85 varies in its ethanol content based on seasons and location.
In spring, fall and winter the ethanol content is lower, usually 70%-80%. This helps on cold starts. The content further increases to 80-85 in the summer.
What this means is that if you tune on winter/fall/spring blend, you'll have a lower ethanol content and be tuned that way for that fuel. When the ethanol content changes for the summer or anytime, away from what your tuned for, you'll run lean.
Conversely, if tuned for summer and going to another seasonal blend, you'll run rich.
A bit rich is better.
So far I've been able to compensate by adding gas to the mix when the season changes, since I'm tuned on winter blend.
