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Silver 4th Gen LGT with tint (not too dark, 35%?) on 9 North through Middletown CT. Exhaust tips looked almost stock but the scent was decidedly cat less DP. Debadged, possibly with a L7 overlay on trunk. Also looked to have a aftermarket hood scoop. Car looked good! I was behind you in the silver STI. If that Volvo Cross Country would have gotten out of your way we could have had some fun

Blue 4th Gen LGT Wagon on 95 South in Groton CT around 7:30am. You looked lowered, DRL delete. I was running late so I didn't have much time to look further. I waved but I was moving...

Blue 5th Gen. New London, CT. I spotted you near the police station and followed you onto 95N over GS bridge. Car looked clean, didn't get a chance to wave

That's an early attack by the mod bug!

Looking good Will! Did you sell the Prodrives or use them for a winter setup?

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White LGT wagon on East Main St. in Mystic at 2:15 PM yesterday. I saw you just before you pulled into the gas station.

5 PM, BSM 4th gen. on 95 N. in Groton, CT. I waved as I passed. I would've scoped your car a little more but I was late.

Possible spec b sighting in Mystic, CT yesterday. You were pulling out of the Mobil station on E. Main St., heading toward the bridge. Looked like QSM, debadged with tint and possibly Rota Gravels (didn't have a great look). I was on Jackson St.

I have Epics on Konis. Not as sharp as my Cobb springs but not nearly as harsh either. Epics have probably been on 4-5 months and no complaints at all. It makes sense to do the springs and struts together but if you don't have the cash, you can wait a while. I had my Cobbs on the stock struts for about a year without blowing them out. I kept going back and forth between the idea of Bilsteins vs. coilovers until I saw walkthroughs and reviews of the Konis. Struts are a good replacement but not as immediately essential as swaybars, tires and LCA bushings IMO. It all depends on where you are in your mod list.

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Saw a SWP 4th gen on 95 Southbound (Exit 20iirc) at 10 AM. Debadged, grill and exhaust. I waved but I was moving by at a brisk pace. Good to know the Pilot Alpin PA3's are stable at high speed. Car looked good

I'm not sure if the 2.5i and the GT have the same struts but I ran Cobb springs which are very low and pretty stiff for a year and a half before switching to Konis. Even then, they weren't blown, they just couldn't match the spring rates so they were a bad combo.

Thanks! I'll just do the timing belt kit. I didn't think I needed the oil pump but just wanted to make sure I wasn't overlooking something. As always, thanks for the info

Yeah, I don't know if the oil pump is a weak point on modified WRX's, which this shop does a great deal of. I haven't heard of oil pump issues on our cars but thought I'd ask around. I was a little intrigued by FBP describing the oil control valve as a possible cause of stuttering and/or stalling as I have heard of and experienced that. Mine was fixed by raising the idle rpm's with my AP.

I have the FBP complete (w/ water pump) Gates kit sitting at home. A local subie mechanic suggested doing the oil pump while I'm in there. I'm at 99k miles. I was just looking at the FBP website and see the EJ25 11mm oil pump and a oil control valve. I'd appreciate thoughts on whether any of that is necessary or decent preventative maintenance for the long haul. Also, have any of you gone to the 11mm oil pump (08+ STI) from our 10mm pump? or replaced the OCV? Thanks

I think I saw W1CKED (clean blacked out 4th Gen with roof spoiler) crossing from the Waterford, CT Best Buy parking lot to the Target lot. I got a sunroof wave - gotta love that in mid-November. I was in sleeper mode. Stock wheels and winter tires went on sunday night I was going to Best Buy to finally get COD Black Ops for the Xbox.

I have the same creak from the rears. Epics on Konis. I had no creak from the Cobb springs that were on before these which I removed because they were too low with 18" wheels. I notice the creak most at low speeds, especially noticeable on driveways and bumpy parking lots. Same as you, it is most noticeable at unload. I could initially recreate the sound by putting body weight on the trunk sill and releasing the weight. The noise seems less noticeable after dialing the Konis to full firm but the ride is pretty stiff. I am planning on having ECS Performance taking a look at the setup soon. I'll definitely post up if we can find and fix the problem.

I'm pretty sure the entrance was on 99th St. Right turn off Madison, 1/2 way down the block on the right.

4th Gen LGT with BBK (red calipers), LGT.com sticker, Tein sticker pulling out of the Mt Sinai Hospital patient parking garage in NYC around 2:45 this afternoon. I was waiting to pay in that biga!s line. I hate spotting lgt's without mine, i don't know what to do.

I saw that car in Montville near Home Depot/Stop & Shop over the weekend. Couldn't catch up to honk. He took off like a shot on the 395 N onramp and I was stuck behind some greyhair casino traffic

Spotted W1CKED, Kylar, CT08SpecB and about 100 other subies at the Suburban Subaru meet in Manchester CT. New STI sedan looks pretty sweet in black. Wing doesn't look as ginormous in person.

Just saw your Avatar pic. I wanted to chat about the car when I saw you, but I had to say Hi to my boss.

That's me. I saw 3 2.5i's there - RBP pulled in just ahead of me, OBP in the parking lot and SWP in the employee parking near the snack shack. Blue and white appeared stock, black had rims. Possibly Konig's but I didn't get a chance to check them out. Which were you?

84 Eastbound to Rte 2E around 12:45PM. 4th Gen BSM LGT with spoiler, veteran tags and a single, clean looking gauge on the pillar. I was driving a black Buick Lucerne Super and let you merge in at the tree limb trimming/construction. Car looks good but you might have the plastic under-engine skidplate hanging low. Could have been shadows but it caught my eye.