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My 2005 WRX STi - 6/28/2016 dyno tune update 429 AWHP/377 AWTQ on 93 octane



Re: My 2005 WRX STi - Coming out of hibernation?

REDCOMPG said:
what color caliber paint?
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Lexus Ultrasonic Blue Mica. Hopefully it will bring out the blue flake in the paint. I'm also doing the Hella horns behind my grille with the same color. Possibly the OEM red intake manifold and some other bits as well.
 
Re: My 2005 WRX STi - Coming out of hibernation?

TLSheff said:
Those are cool looking cuts on the rotors.
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Yeah they're pretty neat. The standard slotted DBA4000's I had before aren't bad either but the 2 piece rotors are pretty slick if I may say so myself.
 
Re: My 2005 WRX STi - 2 piece rotors and miscellanious awesome

Notice a handling difference? I'd think the car is too heavy to notice that small of a change in unsprung weight though.
 
Re: My 2005 WRX STi - 2 piece rotors and miscellanious awesome

It's not on the road yet unfortunately, won't be for a few weeks. Still waiting on some parts to show up and then I have to strip and paint the calipers. I probably won't notice a difference though.
 
Re: My 2005 WRX STi - 2 piece rotors and miscellanious awesome

Oh well, I'm they'll take all the abuse you can throw at them.
 


Re: My 2005 WRX STi - 2 piece rotors and miscellanious awesome

So I'm a sell out and I love it:

17x8.5 +40 offset RPF1's. Slightly wider and lower offset than previous wheels, should look pretty decent while still being very light. I'm happy with the way they look. The tires that are on them are going on my dad's WRX and I'm switching my "old" tires (5000 miles on them) onto these wheels.

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Caliper paint is arriving today as well. If all goes well the car should be back on the road in a week or two.
 
Re: My 2005 WRX STi - 2 piece rotors, RPF1s and other shiz

Nice wheels, look like they are rubbing the calipers in the picture.
 
Re: My 2005 WRX STi - 2 piece rotors, RPF1s and other shiz

The caliper isn't bolted down/the rotors aren't installed. There's not a whole lot of clearance but they fit.
 


Re: My 2005 WRX STi - 2 piece rotors, RPF1s and other shiz

poop offset and width wheels are poop.

18x9.5s are necessary.
 


Re: My 2005 WRX STi - 2 piece rotors, RPF1s and other shiz

Bio248 said:
the 18x9.5 RPF1s look badass.
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I got nothing ;)


These will do for now. I can even reuse the tires I already have. Besides, between these wheels and the 2 piece rotors I should get .20894893 more mpg's. because I'm totally building this car with MPGs in mind now. right.
 
Re: My 2005 WRX STi - 2 piece rotors, RPF1s and other shiz

RPF1 centercaps are fugly. I'm working on sourcing a set of honda caps which will sit flush and I'll have custom overlays made for them.
 
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