careercadaver Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Ordered a new underpanel to replace my broken one. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/24/gu3etabe.jpg ...looks like a shark took a bite out of it! Lol Working on getting the coilovers cleaned up and sourcing some new dust boots for them. ...hoping to do some painting and throw in the new wheel bearings while everything is apart as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Swapped the rebuilt vf39 today for the vf30. Wrapped my DP and installed a Perrin turbo blanket while everything was apart... Hoping to press the bearings for my LCA's tomorrow or Sunday. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/26/a5ude8y4.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/26/mydajydy.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundboy Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 So due to the sti manifold your limited in terms of turbos? That block has the nitrate crank? Sent from my GT-P3110 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Limited? Probably less limited but there's not a lot of room at the turbo to intercooler hose. I can run any stock location turbo that would fit the earlier imprezas/Sti. It was an 09'+ block/heat treated crank. I'm not sure hitch had the nitrite off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacsti11 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 looks good man, I want a turbo blanket but for some reason just never got one lol. As for the turbo options, with a sti manifold you have more turbo options than you do with the oem black plastic POS they give us. 05 Legacsti with toys, Efi Logics Tuned, Whitey Built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 You certainly do as far as vf's are concerned but I'd assume lots of companies have swapped over to fit the new style. I'd imagine they're somewhat, or are on their way to being, equal. I really love the Perrin. I can drive the car for about 20 minutes and leave my hand on the outside of the blanket for about ten seconds...that, of course, dissipates after the car has been running for awhile but still obviously doing quite a bit as far as engine temps are concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Swapped back to OE STI injectors and rescaled my tune last night. I have a coilpack causing some issues at 5k rpm under wot. Almost felt like fuel cut but after driving it with the OE injectors I'm certain it's my coilpack. Gonna grab one from a buddy tonight and throw it in #4. Tearing into the suspension tonight too! Pics to come!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 Took some time this last weekend and finished up today with: Repainted and Plastidipped LCA's Whiteline ALK Whiteline RCK Painted calipers Painted dust shields Got a little grind from the brakes...I'll tear it apart again tomorrow. I'm spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Changed oil today (went Amsoil Synthetic), installed new underpanel, swapped coilpack. Still having a misfire issue on #4. Gonna swap a MAF sensor and see if that corrects the issue. :/ Grind was from drivers side caliper pin needing regressed. Car drives completely different after suspension mods...really wanting sways and endlinks now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoh88 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 You driving it with the misfire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 It only misfires under wot. I've not been pushing it at all...which is getting old. A friend is going to send me a MAF sensor he has lying around. Gonna swap that and the rear o2...shouldn't have any codes after that...I'll log it and send it to my tuner over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Swapped MAF and put in a rear o2 (per tuner preference). Still have the issue at 5K. Leaning toward it being tune related at this point. A buddy was supposed to help me log it tonight so we can see what's going on but that didn't happen. Playing with a spare gill I picked up as well. Plastidipped and used the glossifier to test results before I play with a few other ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Codes for MAF and o2 stated off! Checking the compression tomorrow to be sure that's not my issue...keep your fingers crossed for me. I really can't afford to tear this thing that far back again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Codes for MAF and o2 stated off! Checking the compression tomorrow to be sure that's not my issue...keep your fingers crossed for me. I really can't afford to tear this thing that far back again... You've come so far! You're gonna be OK, I know it. Keep up the good work, man! I like what I see so far, and I'm not too far behind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 ...and compression is fucked. Gotta contact the shop that put the engine in after the holiday weekend. Hopefully they will stand by their work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 ...and compression is fucked. Gotta contact the shop that put the engine in after the holiday weekend. Hopefully they will stand by their work. Sorry to hear this, dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisthenewsic Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 ouch! no bueno. hopefully they take care of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Shop is verifying it's not an issue with timing tomorrow...otherwise we're down the block being the cause. Nearly impossible to believe after only 4k miles...what can ya do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Pulling the block this weekend and taking it back to the shop so we can figure out what went wrong. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/08/epuredyj.jpg ^^sick of seeing my car like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/10/zuba8e7u.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/10/6y8ete6e.jpg Long block made it back to the shop this morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Hope it's a quick recovery! '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 [quote=careercadaver; http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/08/epuredyj.jpg ^^sick of seeing my car like this... I kno dat feel, bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careercadaver Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 At this point it's ran half as long as it's been on stands while in my possession...had it running over the winter and got in a fender bender within two weeks of it being back on the road... ...car may be cursed. Lol it's gone through three engines and four turbos thus far...(not all while in my possession) ...missing my maintenance free WRX at this point... http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/10/y4yzudug.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoh88 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 If that was happening to me I would've sold it to save me the headaches. It's to stressful to have a car be so unreliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehnation Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Is anything the same from all 3 blown engines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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