korpsepatrol

#1) What tire are you offering for review (size, model, type (summer, A/s, winter, race, etc), price paid, miles driven on tires, etc):

225/45/17 Summer

Hankook Ventus V12 evo K110 \ $110 each(and 80 dollar rebate) \ 10k miles

 

#2) What is your geographic location: Upstate Ny (Albany)

 

#3) What types of driving events if any (Track, AutoX, Commute , etc): Commute/Spirited Driving

 

#4) Percent of highway vs. city driving: 40/50

 

#5) Tires used previously: Re92, Kumho Asx, Bridgestone re050a, dunlop wintersport m3, continental DWS, general exclaim UHP's, toyo proxies 4, hankook ventus v4

 

#6) Your review and personal comments (Dry, wet, and snow, if applicable. Also, please compare to other tires used):

 

Bought these in the beginning of the summer. The first thing I noticed is that they are not as sticky as the re050a's. They are noticeably softer on the side walls so they allow flexing. Once you get the feel for these tires is when they really shine.

 

They give up grip predictably(if that makes sense). What I mean by this is while taking long sweeping turns you can literally drift the car around the corner. This is not a tire that makes you feel like you are riding on rails. So if your looking for one of those look else where.

 

On heavy downpours which we have had a few of were handled very well. No hydroplaning(60-70mph) which is very good in my book.

 

Would I buy these again? Maybe, if I just wanted a fun/economic tire to roll around in. If I wanted a true performance tire I would prob look else where(re070's or ventus r-s3's). I gotta say though I might just get the continental dws for all season use again since I also feel their grip was on par to these summers and still were able to handle snow.

Updated your post, didn't link profiles cause I am at work and the boss wouldn't like me doing that all day

 

Also made it sticky. Thx again to you and tori for the effort!

Wow I am still amazed after all this time you have kept on this. I love your setup, and wish you so much luck on this one man.

 

I know most people consider it bunk but have you tried a grounding kit? Or a DIY grounding kit? Have you kept any or all of the stock grounds?

Its threads like this that make me glad to be a part of this community! That is an impressive job you did there!

Fyi, I also have this seat squeak on my spec b. I have never had this issue with my previous 05 and 06 lgts'. So this is a new problem to me at least. I have had this issue since about 29k miles which is approx the moment i went stage 2. I have taken the seat off from its rails and adjusted them with no success.

 

I am going to try to remove the seat frame this summer and try putting some neoprene rubber or something to see if it solves the issue. If not...anyone know if sparco road/tuner seats fit in our lgt's?

Arc, did you have any rock chips and scratches before the vinyl? If so do they show up after you applied the film?

 

This is a project I am planning to undertake after the winter so I could stop seeing my rock chips. Also I love matte black your car looks sick.

haha yeah i buy them and bring them up for coworkers, it pays for my travel down to the city!

Spotted a spec b with 3.0r limited wheels, saturday evening in manhattan and then at 53rd & 6th(lamb and rice ftw!). Nice meeting you, forgot your user name on this.

At least my eyes wont get fat

-J. Allen

in for results! I have been contemplating doing the same thing for the last 4 months!

Well I was speaking to another member shainz he was actually going to check the 08 sti hubs too, since i think he said the knuckles look the same. I guess we will just have to wait.

definitely subscribing to this! I would love to have a 5x114 hub setup even just for the rear axles, but mostly for cheap rotors, wheels.

SPT is a fantastic cbe, i think its a bit overpriced new though. The sound is quite deep and not obnoxiously loud. They should sound the same through either year just depending on what else they have installed. The spt also mates fine to both stock and after market dp's.

I definitely need to post up sound clips of my setup

 

Invidia catted dp

Perrin Mid and y

Avo Type 2 mufflers.

 

At the moment the only clip i have is this one

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/06-legacy-gt-stage-2_680367.htm

 

The ones in the video you posted are the avo type 1's.

 

They sound about the same but the type 2's i believe have a deeper note.

 

BTW quiet mufflers won't drone as bad since they are quiet, the avo's i can't hear on the highway if i have my radio at 7. The lachute replica's i had i could hear them even at 13-14 on my radio which got really kinda annoying since i travel to nyc which is a 2-3 hour trip depending on traffic. I can only imagine how the perrin's sound like on a long trip!

 

In my opinion the avo's are the way to go, however if i wanted a loud exhaust i would hands down say the autospeeds sound the best.

 

I finally found an AVO Exhaust clip on someones photobucket account. Not sure what year the legacy is or if it's a full turbo back setup. Sounds really mean though. Check it out.

 

http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb263/djlibal/?action=view&current=a3db7a4a.flv

That was us! We were up in Lake George for the weekend. I was probably sleeping in the passenger seat!

 

-mike

 

Sweet finally spotted someone on this site, i however have yet to be spotted!

Saw a white wagon coming down 87, tinted and almost seemed like azp/mikes wagon if not very very similar.

Saw it going southbound yesterday around 3-4pm.

But you're not an OG... you're a plumber. Big diff...

ROFL :lol:

paint them or coat them FTW.

 

p.s. - you could run 235/40-17 on them no prob.

 

+1 i had 235/40-17 azenis on mine.

 

BTW i love the sti bbs' have them on my car with 225/45/17 kumho asx's

spotted an 08 spec b in albany air port... anyone?

 

mass plates too

Luckyy!!!!

spotted two lgts, one OBP on madison at 8:28am going towards downtown after it came up quick on quail.

 

Then a ABP(blue) with i believe were volks on madison going uptown by the museum. 8:30am

Intake:

AVO Panel Filter $50.00

Perrin Afta Maf $75.00

 

Cooling:

Cobb Radiator Shroud $65.00

Cobb Heat Shield $50.00

 

Interior:

STI Pedals $50.00

E-Brake Boot (Alcantera) $25.00

Momo Shift Knob $50.00

 

Exterior:

SSI Skid Plate $140.00

 

Gaskets:

Oem Gaskets $100.00 (had to buy several gaskets over and over)

 

Intercooler

Perrin TMIC $520 (that includes paying 5 dollars for 3 new orings)

 

Downpipe:

Invidia Catted Downpipe $499.00

 

Uppipe:

DC sports Up Pipe $170.00

 

Pulley:

Group A Two pulley set $144.00

 

ECU:

Domtune $110.00

Tactrix $73.00

 

Catback:

X02 Mid and Y $200.00

Stock Mufflers

Rallitek Exhaust Hangers $22.00

 

Tires:

General Tire Exclaim UHP $308.00

Plus 3 blow out replacements $315.00

 

Transmission:

Rallitek Tranny Bushing Street $50.00

Transmission Cooler TruCool 4458 $54.00

 

Misc:

Exhaust coating - 30

Interior Paints and Materials - 60

 

Total: 2870 i think i might be missing some more.

suka blyat!

 

Pinhead: Temptation is illusion. But the time for trickery is past. In this game, we show ourselves as we really are. -Hellraiser 4 bloodline

that would be me, i wasn't sure if you were in a TL or LGT til i got off the exit. thanks for slowing down to let me in the left lane.

got to love these people who just stay in the left lane for no reason

 

Yeah it was clear and saw you pull up quick so i stayed on your left for a while. I normally ride the right especially on the two lane i87(fyi staying on the left lane is a perfect way to get a ticket on 87, seen soo many people get pulled over on it, when they might be doing the *cough*same speed as the right lane drivers*cough*) section however i was looking around your car for the most part. Hence me flashing the fogs.

Very nice looking wagon.

 

Oh yeah.. FINALLY GOT SPOTTED! FLIPPIN A!

spotted white LGT wagon, hid's, tints, and led license lights.

 

on I-87 going north... got off on harriman exit.