BBPeik

Yes, still using the racer x cp. It works fine, you just need to stretch everything as far as possible.

Still waiting on the axles. Should be another week or so.

I just went custom because it was not very much money. I would have spent near as much and a lot of time tracking down an auto one. Convenience won out.

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I am running a dw200 and well over 300 whp with 750cc injectors

It really is not too hard. From my short drive it seemed to work great. When I get the axles back I will know for sure, but seems like a worth while upgrade. A newer setup should work the same.

Yes you can, or you could source an jdm r160. I found a few that were 3.9. Like fahr_side said though. If you go with one of the 1.1/1 transmissions then you can go 3.54 which is an easier find.

Yes. Mine is a 1/1 ratio. I used an 05 transmission.

Correct. If you keep the r160 you can use the axles but you will have to re gear the diff to 3.90 and get a posi

 

edit: driveshaft was custom too

So I just was cleaning up the shafts before I take them in tomorrow to have the new one made. I figured I would post a pic of the two side by side so you guys could see the difference. The top one is the spec b axle and ours is the bottom. I need one with our length and the spec b spline count on the inner. Ours is 32mm longer than the spec b one.

So I went all over San Diego today figuring out a solution to my problem. I finally ended up at Moore performance(machine shop in SD not the blast plate people). He said that he can make me custom cv shafts no problem. So that is the route I am going. I am going to bring him one of each of the shafts and he is going to build me some custom axles that should work perfect.

Ok so we have the same problem as all other wrx to sti axles. The inners will not fit on our shafts. Now it looks like I am going to need to lengthen the funky axles I created. Not optimal, but I believe I can make it work. Unfortunately, our cars are wider. SO even if I went with STI hubs this problem would still be there. I will find out more tomorrow and let you all know what I find out.

Thanks, I appreciate the support. On a side note. Here is a pic of the engine bay all finished with the new CP. Also I just pulled one of the rear axles and am disassembling it as we speak to see how it compares with our factory one. Will update later.

Well fellas I had a bit of a hiccup today. Remember a while back when I said that the rear axles were stretched as far as they would go and may not work. Well I took it out for a drive and as soon as I hit third gear the rear axles popped right out of the diff. Fortunately, I was close to home so I was able to tow it home with my lawn mower. So now I need to pull the rear diff out again and see what I can do with the axles. I never checked if our shafts will mate up to the spec b inner. I suspect not, but that will be the first thing I check. Anyway, its not done yet, but its real close. Everything else worked real good. Trans shifted smooth and the center diff is working just right. Sorry guys, but we will just have to wait a bit more.

Looks great

Man how I love to see pics of that car. Awesome as always

So I Got everything buttoned up today. I had to modify the exhaust hanger that bolts from the trans to the exhaust as it did not bolt up correctly. Also for some reason the PW intercooler is now farther forward than it used to be. I am guessing the mounting point on the transmission is in a bit different spot, about 20mm forward. Since that is the case, the scoop that goes down to it hits it too early and now the hood will not close. Easy to fix, but just another mod.

 

However, I started the car up and it ran perfectly. I ran the car through all of the gears and all seems to be OK. I will put the wheels on tomorrow and do a test drive, but it looks like everything is going to be good.

Picked up the new driveshaft today. I posted a pic of the old versus new below. I did a test fit and it fits perfect( insert inappropriate joke here). So Hopefully I will get time to get everything back together this weekend and will be driving by Monday. Cross your fingers guys.

Yeah you guys should get the hell outta here.

The new yoke for the driveshaft finally came in today. I picked it up from the driveshaft shop today and brought it home. I just measured all the crucial measurements and will return it to the shop tomorrow. Should have the new driveshaft by the end of next week.

 

Sorry for the delays guys. I am trying my best to get this all done, but it is an expensive, timely, and tricky process.

No one wants an ungreased shaft. It could cause chaffing.

Driveshaft shop called. Apparently they cant shorten mine and instead are building me a whole new one.

Dropped the driveshaft off today. Should be about a week until I get it back. I measured several times and looks like exactly 2" off of the shaft will make it perfect.

Hey guys,

Just an update. Sorry for the lag, but I have been waiting on funds. Finally got payment for a few jobs, so I will be finishing up soon. Driveshaft will be going in to get modded tomorrow.

Awesome work. Thanks for the experiment and I can not wait to see the results.

If you go to the same tuner for a shop or e tune they can build on their previous map. I am pretty sure the maps are proprietary, so if your e tuned through one company and then shop tuned through another they would have to start fresh. I have been happy with both e tunes that I have done. That being said though, I think I would feel a bit more comfortable with an in shop tune in the future. No real reason, just seems a much more thorough way to do it to me. I am thinking I will have mine dyno tuned after the trans is all set so I can get per gear tuning etc..