sirsimon

Damn - a Group N bushing I somehow missed?! Too late now, I guess....

At long last, one of my lows went out. I ordered the Ralleye 65+ bulbs to replace them. Thanks to all of you (including Daniel Stern).

God I envy you.

^ Is his STI an 04?

Seems like an awful lot of work for minimal gain.

Used. They were previously on the PDX Tuning LGT.

Placeholder for review...340mm Alcon Stasis 6-piston BBK

 

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Despite needing a bath and a bit of G2 caliper paint love, these brakes feel AMAZING!

Yeah, it's rear diff support and it's alu on JDM cars. I thought it's JDM only, at least I did not see it there for 06 USDM SpecB. Poor Vimy.

 

Poor, poor Vimy. I'll take a pic Friday.

Not that it matters for your conversion, but I think that there is also a brace near the rear diff that is aluminum. I'll have to look under my car next Friday when it is up on the rack. I'll try to remember to take some pics.

 

So, I'm wondering what low buck mods you can do to these cars. this will be my first Subaru so any information will me much appreciated.

 

*Panel filter ~$50: improves mid-range power slightly, sharper throttle response.

 

*Rear sway bar ~ $200: makes the car much easier to rotate, reduces body roll.

 

Those would be the first low buck mods I'd go with.

 

After that, replacing your stock RE-92 tires is a MUST. Virtually *any* performance/all-season performance tire will be better. You could upgrade the tires to something better (and get better handling/braking) for ~$500-600.

 

Once your tires and suspension are set, an Access Port is the best "bang for the buck" power mod, as it allows you to reflash your car's ECU to match any hardware mods you might make (better flowing downpipe, cat-back exhaust, intake).

 

You can improve braking a lot with more aggressive pads like Hawk HPS or Bobcats. Pair it with some stainless steel brake lines and the brake "feel" will be much better. Again, start with the tires, as they are the car's weakest point.

 

-DJ

I am afraid to even contemplate such a thing....

^ Well said.

Good info here.

^ Good advice.

This is getting out of control. I wonder what percentage of the 07s have this issue?

I just wanted to give you guys an update that so far I am OK on my new battery. I have probably only let the car sit for 2 days once since the new battery went in, but it fired right up on the following day. <Crosses fingers.>

I just found this thread...yay! I can cry and hopefully get some sympathy myself.

 

I am in the same boat as many of the rest of you:

 

2007 SpecB, XM installed.

 

Park the car for more than 1.5 to 2 days. Battery totally dead, no keyless entry etc.

 

Gah! Dealer also told me "you must've left the dome light on". Now they have the car overnight (got a Chrysler Sebring rental for me...yikes!).

 

This is getting out of hand, Subaru.