apexjapan Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Incredibly busy today... AVO springs - testing. About 15mm lower front and rear from stock. They are also softer than a JDM GT spring set, ride better with no jiggle, good handling but not track setup. They would be significantly stiffer than USDM setup though, and would be ideal for the war-torn streets of most American cities. AVO exhaust - pure prototype. Sounds very sweet, a low basso profundo bwwwwwooooooop, and has helped tremendously for getting off the line because you can easily tell the rpm's now. Big thumbs up. The sub-computer has been sussed out, boost actuator setup. We've gone from 237ps on that dyno's initial stock, baseline run (in colder weather) to 288ps. Up to 260ft/lb's of torque from an initial of about 224ft/lbs. Pulls longer and harder. Center section of exhaust, downpipe are still stock, so more to come. Some other bits and pieces and we'll be past 300ps on that dyno in no time. BTW, the ATW figure is 260ps, about 257hp. So the Kodaira dyno is assuming a very low powertrain loss figure for that 288ps. On most american dyno setups (with adequete cooling as well) we'd be quite a bit past 300... Cheers, Paul Hansen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Can your new camera record video?? Haha. I want to see your baby in action! Or maybe a sound clip would be nice too. :D Haha, regardless, those are some impressive gains! Can't wait till they're done with the prototypes so we can see the real thing and hear about it. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPower Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 looks great, Paul. More exhaust pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Wow, nice results Paul. Let's get some videos of dynos runs, or maybe, as axis suggested, a sound slip of the exhaust note. I was just thinking about it, and maybe some of the more "hardcore" drivers could use the stock JDM GT springs which would only lower a little, if at all on the USDM GT (if you're IN to that sort of thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Now, about those gold wheels... Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Zevil Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 [quote name='apexjapan']Tease 2[/quote] delicious! I like the gold with the RBP, but I think i will shoot for a more bronze/gunmetal color though. Although I do like those STi rims. Those are version 7 rims right? (I know I am going to be off on this one ;)) I will never get tired of looking at pics of your car Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 I'd like to see the dyno footage and see how the exhaust note has changed in the car. Vid/Audio may not be great, but you can get an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 [quote name='Dr. Zevil']delicious! I like the gold with the RBP, but I think i will shoot for a more bronze/gunmetal color though. Although I do like those STi rims. Those are version 7 rims right? (I know I am going to be off on this one ;)) I will never get tired of looking at pics of your car Paul![/quote] Get gold wheels and get over it. The dark overtones of the RBP make it much more suitable for Gold. I think AB might look better with gunmetal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjapan2 Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 The car is seriously quick now :D It'll put a scare up lots of supposedly faster cars now - but the new Impreza is just around the corner now too, and is being tweaked a fair bit too - so will be quicker in a straight line, and even quicker on the handling front. Importantly for me, it now sounds excellent, too. Got a bit of Ducati to it!! The Boxer is now with voice :D Dr. Zevil, yer right, the rims are not version 7 (what is a V7? :wink: ). Those are off the GDB, and are still the std STi rims here. BBSs are part of an options pack here (and are eyewateringly expensive IMHO). Cheers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady_bunch Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 So... apex... buddy. 8) You're gonna hook us up with all those goodies from the Japanese after-market, right? In the spirit of international good will and Subaru brotherhood, eh? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Zevil Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 [quote name='apexjapan2']The car is seriously quick now :D It'll put a scare up lots of supposedly faster cars now - but the new Impreza is just around the corner now too, and is being tweaked a fair bit too - so will be quicker in a straight line, and even quicker on the handling front. Importantly for me, it now sounds excellent, too. Got a bit of Ducati to it!! The Boxer is now with voice :D Dr. Zevil, yer right, the rims are not version 7 (what is a V7? :wink: ). Those are off the GDB, and are still the std STi rims here. BBSs are part of an options pack here (and are eyewateringly expensive IMHO). Cheers :)[/quote] That's what I mean, the GDB STi rims.. I am a moron sometimes.. I must have been drunk at work. :lol: I didn't think those rims were that spendy, but they are definitely beautiful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjapan2 Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 WOw did I use now and quicker that many times in one post :o Look who was drunk!! :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjapan Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Well, something to keep in mind - everything being done to my car is for getting those parts prototyped for the american market... Cheers Paul Hansen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexjapan Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Oh yeah, the muffler... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Hey, I actually like the way that looks (the muffler). The car looks great Paul! Keep us updated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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