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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

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

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.

Well… During the 5 days or so I have had them on they have made this creaking noise over bumps, the noise come mostly when the suspension gets slightly unloaded… Only from the rears, and mostly from the passenger side... … Just took off the rear wheels again today and checked everything, made sure everything was nice and tight, and that the springs were sitting nicely after the break in period (5 days about 500 miles :] ) ….

 

 

 

Any advice people?

 

Thanks!

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.

Wow the one between 97 and 98? I've been working at the Sinai MC construction job on 102 and I have been parking at that garage almost all summer, I haven't seen that one before. Only had my OB there a couple times so I doubt anyone has seen me either.

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

White GT sedan with a wing and black lower trunk with an EFI tuning sticker (I think), spotted in waterford yesterday on RT85. You followed me and honked then turned into the Mall.

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

4th gen Silver LGT with rims @ St. John golf tourny on Sat 9/11

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?