luckybullitt

Doesn't the instruction call for locking the reverse lockout cable on the tranny with a hex key? Not sure I want to let the cable just loose when I push the locking pin out of OEM reverse lockout.

 

I did it in my spec.B. The whole lockout swap took me 15 min. There’s a video on youtube I just don’t have the link handy. It’s the PSP-INR-250BK. Use a hex key or 5/32 long punch to tap pin out when in 3rd gear, leave punch in or hex key then put in reverse and pull out punch/key and swap. Mind you, I am on oem shifter but process shouldn’t be any different. I think...

 

Update I watched a few but I think this is the one I referred to.

07 spec.B owners. I’m looking for pics of your OEM spec.B floor mats to see the difference between 08-09’s. Thx. Might get a hold of some both years.

I might be able to get a hold of OEM spec.B mats but apparently 07’s are different than 08’s. Does anyone have a pic for 07’s. I just got a set of new 08 spec.B ones but wanted to see the difference. Thx. Will also post in spec.B forum.

You have nice taste for winter wheels

 

That said, I ran a set of 17" P1s for several years and love them.

They aren't the lightest, but they are built like a tank.

 

I now have 18" GC-010E as my primary. If I lived where I needed snow wheels, I would probably be running my 17" P1s

 

Yeah lol now the running order will change. P1’s will go to summer. Keeping my winter boots on 17’s. New hakka 9’s on V7. I will shelf and possibly clean up OEM spec.B mags as to keepem for posterity lol

Generally I see them go for $900-1000 in good condition, they are pretty rare.

'04 was the first year for STi in North America and the only year with 5x100 hubs.

 

Cool thanks but gone by the time I contacted seller. Might get OZ Prodrive P1 18” good price instead dark silver. Thoughts??

This question probably appeared a thousand times but most posts are from ten years ago, so I’ll refresh, lol.

BBS STI Gold forged 17”, 5x100. What do they go for in good condition and are they really rare or not so much? Is it worth it for winter mags or will it be sacrilege!

Apparently Subaru ony did one year run which was on 04 STI? Is this correct? What did 03’s have?

Thanks for opinions and thoughts, might get a deal on’em so thanks in advance.

Milton NY to Milton ON big difference! It's where my office is and there's no snow here!

 

and american's call us the great white north!

 

Geez, not an inch in Montreal, Quebec. What the hell is goin on!!! Still got the -14C/6F though

Speaking of winter driving... who else thinks the traction control in the LGT does perhaps more harm than good for a confident driver? It feels like it just kills throttle response, which puts a real damper on "when in doubt, throttle out". I regularly disable traction control when there is snow on the road for this reason.

 

It depends. On highway I leave it on but no cruise. Never know when the tail will go past you but otherwise city streets always off also. Lot of fun snow driving up in MTL Quebec. However, no snow yet here wierd. We had about a few inches two weeks ago, all melted now!

Just put my winter boots on Sunday and was waiting for this to come along!!

Hakka 9's on STI V7. What is your setup...unless you're down south, lol.

Great Montreal, Canada winters!! Swedish flick here I come!!

Well, it's here!! Drift time!! What's your winter setup?

I have HAkka 9's on STI V7.

My 06 build will be getting the VF52 I picked up recently... Parts from my 07 will make their way over to the 06 to support. No cat up pipe, full Invidia exhaust, Perrin TMIC... the only thing in question is a EBCS. I haven't decided on if I want/need to get one yet. I'll probably be keeping it around 19 PSI which is what I currently run on my 07 VF46 setup and that doesn't have any issues.

 

As said previously, save yourself the trouble of re-tune after your tune if you have massive boost creep etc. The 3-port ebcs smoothes out pull and release. It’s not that expensive once you’re in it.

*07-09 no catted up pipe.

 

^Thanks I forgot a year

^better explained! However, 08-09’s don’t have catted upipe.

 

 

Out with the old which stunk up the cabin and in with the new. Thx to Kosmic Racing ste-madeleine, qc. XFORCE uppipe.

Yes, agree about seeing your life...

 

Those 323GTX were nice. The Bullitt must have been a fun car.

 

Lol. Touché. I was never able to get a real GTX though. They were highly overpriced here and very few. AWD wasn’t “trendy” yet i geuss. But the ‘01 BULLITT was an amazing car! Completely different from the gt. Different production line, not necesarily all bolt ons like the 08-09’s. Would like to get another one though. However I have more fun year round with the subie and our three feet of snow. Lol

Hey Lucky...

 

When you did your turbo swap, did you get an install kit with all the necessary gaskets, fasteners, hoses, etc?

 

I'll likely be looking for a used / rebuilt turbo and so I'll likely need to get all that stuff separately on my own. Just looking for a reliable supply source so I don't find that I'm missing some critical piece when the time comes.

 

Thanks,

$$$

 

what Max Capacity posted, he helped me a lot with directing towards what is needed and recommended, I also changed the AVCS oil lines for IAG ss braided ones that I forgot to mention and yes new OEM oil return tube, grimspeed DP gasket, (you can stick with OEM), OEM UP gasket, whatever heatshield or blanket cause VF46 heatshield will sit on wastegate arm.

I’m in. Try to beat this. You might have to wiki it. Hyundai Stellar 1985 stick, lol. Two mazda 323’s 88-89, great little car modded one to look like the gtx no power upgrades though, 2001 Mustang Bullitt #1389, stolen, 92 mercury tracer, 98 mazda protegé, 02 Legacy, 01 Suzuki gran vitara, 02 toyota echo stick, 2015 edge sport, 08 spec.B.

 

Ok I admit while writing this you can see your friggin life timeline. Lmaof. School...girlfriend....wife...kids...ex-wife....career...(more to come) lol!

 

Wow my life just flashed before my eyes lol. 42y/o

@Neukam. Iam trying to include my other thread but am not forum savvy, sorry. I posted what I did before the swap. I will just rewrite it here: I did in fact port the wastegate and before doing the swap I mocked up the vf52 to th dp and put about 10 psi with compressor to actuator to make sure it wouldn’t hit divorce plate and it never did. I even put grease to see markings or friction, nothing made contact. From my understanding older batches of invidia dp’s would hit wastegate flap. Not mine, probably a revised batch (newer). Yes a three port ebcs will eliminate boost creep but you absolutely need a tune otherwise bye bye engine. I wouldn’t know the difference, I did it all in the same instance so I never experienced the boost creep issue. The main reason for porting wastegate, I believe, is for less restriction not necessarily boost creep ( correct me if I’m wrong, I’m not a specialist) and adding a 3 port ebcs will also prevent wastegate from “clicking” when closing again on boost release. Some people have had that issue with vf52 and stock ebcs.

Hey folks,

 

I've seen a fair bit of talk about turbo upgrades in the LGT (mine's an '05 for the record) and people often suggest the VF52 as opposed to the stock VF40 (I think).

 

Is it a straight swap in terms of fit and all the coolant/oil connections, etc?

 

My stock turbo just died, so that's why I'm asking.

 

Thanks,

$$$

 

Pretty straight forward. Only small issues I encountered were lower coolant line needs to be a tad bit longer and lgt stock heat shield doesn’t fit on vf52 so I put a blue thermal zero blanket instead. Bolt but don’t tighten to much the intercooler to turbo before lining up bpv side and tighten everything in star pattern if I can use the term. Otherwise throttle body side you’ll have a hard time fitting it and could break something. Engine cover fit perfectly afterwards.

 

Vf52 was worth swapping. Amazing power after a tune, but with proper accompanying mods!

X-Force is good. In Australia' date=' their exhaust systems are on the expensive side. They may not have a huge name here, but they're not a "no name" type of company that sell generic blanks on ebay. I have a Varex muffler on my WRX. Good stuff![/quote']

 

Yeah I read up more and saw a few youtubes, pretty nice stuff (Varex). I just wanted to get a feel before my buddy brings it from his shop. EL headers next summer?

Thanks guys. Getting it tomorrow. Can’t wait to put it on. Time is counted. Already close to 40’s here. Winter tires on at the end of the month!!

Uppipe just cracked, exhaust goes in cabin...nasty. My buddy at Kosmic Racing proposed a less costly brand since MY mod budget exhausted, (lol no pun intended).

The brand is “XFORCE” but I never heard of the brand. Apparently made down undah. Is it something you guys heard of, tried etc...He started carrying it this summer and had good reviews for smaller budgets instead of highend ones and the EL headers also got good reviews. BUT I always like you’s feedback!! So any input would be appreciated! Thanks

Actually, no. I used oem bracket but had to bend tab which oem solenoid goes as to put tactrix shere oem goes. Otherwise engine cover won’t fit. Took me five minutes tbh. But the tactrix has oem connector. Some other less expensive ebcs you have to splice in owm harness. I’ll post a pic tonight.

UPDATE; sorry for late pics. The engine cover screen/vent at bottom left bulges a tad so I'll need to rework bracket but all four engine cover pushpins clip in.

 

I'm planning on installing a VF52 soon and I'm curious if you had issues tuning the factory boost control solenoid or if you upgraded to the 3 port "just because"

 

At first I was going to keep factory SBC but for the price and labour already involved in prepping for tune (vacuum leak, fluids etc) my buddy who owns the shop made me a deal on the tactrix 3-port which is cheaper than Cobb, (you pay for the name in some cases). Since a tune is imperative for upgrading EBCS, might as well do it all before tune to avoid more expenses. So, for your question it was kind of a “just because” but at the same time makes smoother boost, cause with vf52 with ported wastegate, new vacuum lines, Perrin TI, catless divorced DP, you’ll notice a hell of a power upgrade, if accompanying mods are done of course. I went from factory 14.5psi to around 19-20 ish down tuned cause I still have factory TMIC.

I’m glad I did it. Next is bigger TMIC and EL headers, and another tune.

In my limited experience teaching sport driving for the last decade, Ive learned drivers equate improved handling to their dollar spend. On any given day, I could drive my lifted mini-truck down the slalom course faster than just about any other vehicle, usually with the high dollar mods owner in the passenger seat screaming about rolling over.

 

Sorry, its bling. Get a lapping app, find a suitable loop that challenges you, pull your flexible bar off, drive the loop until your times stop changing, now put on your flexible bar, drive the loop again. You should do this on a track because your times don't stop dropping until your tires develop a consistent screech all the way through the turn. Usually you have a "trip through the tulips" to find the adhesion limit of your current mods.

 

Caveat: even with covid's relaxed enforcement policy, you're going to get a ticket or an "assume the position" discussion if you do this all in one day. ymmv.

 

You're modding your car, good for you. Car mods don't instantly make you drive like Senna.

 

You want to improve your steering feel, buy the sti solid link. Then buy the sti steering linkage (underdog's solution). Then replace all your bushings/bars with whiteline's full catalog. Then goto a race car shop and ask them for a corner balance. Then buy better tires, lighter wheels, better brake pads, new wheel bearings, a new center diff, a 6mt. The "I can feel the difference" response to new parts is a downward spiral that usually ends with "partout". You could skip that and buy my race wagon.

 

/rant

 

Cool, thanks!!

First four paragraphs I’ll take with a grain of salt. Just sayin’ I felt a difference is all! From no bar to rigid, whatever the aggresiveness of turning/cornering for ME. AND I got a heck of a deal on it for a JDM. No I can’t open my brake fluid reservoir anymore, lol.

End of story!

 

So...I don’t know if you’re dissing me since you quoted me or used it as a general example, or you just lost track and ranted. Either way, respect and thank you for the steering mod parts list.