Inspector Gadget Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 After more than a month without my car, I picked her up late Thursday and I am pretty damn excited about the changes. Repair work completed and mods installed include:Rebuilt cylinder heads ARP studs VF46 turbo Timing belt and pulleys Throw-out bearing Transmission shift shaft seal Extra-S transmission fluid Invidia up pipe - ceramic coated Invidia catted down pipe - ceramic coated Bullet-proof TMIC mod Cobb lightweight crank pulley HKS grounding kit Steel braided brake lines Slotted rotors Brake pads Koni Sport kit H&R Springs Alignment AccessPort Stage 2 tune Here she is wearing her winter shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF_3C2 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Beautiful wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Shark Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Those wheels look pretty good actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Gadget Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Those wheels look pretty good actually.... until you get too close and see the JDM curb-rash. (I got 'em that way.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Shark Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I know, Nick is my best friend I remember you guys talking about them. I just never saw them on the car lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF_3C2 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I hear there are quite a few powder coaters in the area- think you can buff out the rashes enough for a clean powder coat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GipsySpec.B Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'd love to hear how she growls now, anything after the DP or is it stock CBE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Gadget Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'd love to hear how she growls now, anything after the DP or is it stock CBE?More like a purr from the stock - for now - CBE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrotes Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I heard going to a full 3" all the way back can decrease your spool time. have you seen a decrease from just the cat-less up pipe and down-pipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Wow... Really? Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrotes Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Wow... Really? ex-nay on the condescension-ay there Chet. Just wondering if its worth it to even run a CBE if you're not interested in how loud your exhaust is. Talking to the guys at RallySport they recommended just doing a down-pipe and leaving it at that (performance/reliability wise). I wanted to see what kind of improvement he's seen in spool time since the UP/DP installment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Sorry, I have never heard that before! You will always gain power and spool up just by allowing more air. The OEM uppipe is catted, thus restricting air to the turbo. The OEM downpipe has two cats to restrict airflow. There are catted performance downpipes that have better airflow, but they are still somewhat restrictive. A 3" downpipe running to OEM 2.5" exhaust will give you more power but you are still restricted by the 2.5" piping. 3" exhaust is optimal for this setup. My favorite setup was catless CBE, uppipe, and a lightweight flywheel on a stock turbo. Ridiculously responsive and immediate power. Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discojon Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Sorry, I have never heard that before! You will always gain power and spool up just by allowing more air. The OEM uppipe is catted, thus restricting air to the turbo. The OEM downpipe has two cats to restrict airflow. There are catted performance downpipes that have better airflow, but they are still somewhat restrictive. A 3" downpipe running to OEM 2.5" exhaust will give you more power but you are still restricted by the 2.5" piping. 3" exhaust is optimal for this setup. My favorite setup was catless CBE, uppipe, and a lightweight flywheel on a stock turbo. Ridiculously responsive and immediate power. I built my stage 4 wagon and am using the stock cbe. Boela headers/gs up/invidia catless dp/18g. The stock maf tube will be a restriction well before the stock cbe. I see 21 lbs daily and have no issues and dont feel that the stock cbe is leaving power on the table. Low back pressure will (in theory) let turbo spool faster, but you (in theory) will lose torque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Many tests have been done to compare power differences with different exhaust setups. Staying on a stock CBE sounds great and helps with sleeper status but you are definitely leaving power on the table. 3" turbo-back is sufficient for back pressure. May as well stay on stock downpipe and gut the cats. Sorry for hijacking your thread, Inspector! Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Gadget Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Sorry for hijacking your thread, Inspector!No apology needed, I'm enjoying the education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrotes Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Many tests have been done to compare power differences with different exhaust setups. Staying on a stock CBE sounds great and helps with sleeper status but you are definitely leaving power on the table. 3" turbo-back is sufficient for back pressure. May as well stay on stock downpipe and gut the cats. Sorry for hijacking your thread, Inspector! Wo- wo- wo time out, I've just never heard this before. You're saying if I'm not planning on running a 3" CBE that you can get the same power from gutting your stock DP as you would with any other performance DP? When are you hitting boost on your current set up Inspector? Where is that compared to your stock set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hops Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 No. You can gut your cats, stay on stock exhaust and gain just as much power as you would with a 3" catless downpipe on stock exhaust because it's still 2.5" exhaust. Buy my cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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