AKGTP19
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Re: My 2005 WRX STi - Screw it, we'll do it live!
What Kind of Enkei wheels are those..?
So here's a mostly comprehensive list of what all went down. Keep in mind this all started because I was going to change my brake pads because mine were squeaking.
Brakes:
Hawk HPS pads front and rear
DBA 5000 2 piece front rotors and DBA 4000 rear rotors
Flushed out the old ATE Superblue with fresh ATE TYP-200 amber fluid
Installed a TurnInConcepts master cylinder brace
Installed speed bleeders (7 anyhow, one bleeder was helicoiled to a different thread)
Refinished the calipers with G2 caliper paint - Ultrasonic Blue Mica
Motor - fueling/dressup/etc:
TGV deletes (color-matched to the calipers)
Painted intake manifold (color-matched as well, along with the "STi" on the intercooler and the horns behind the grille)
Gimmick motorsports silicon turbo inlet and afta-maf tube
DW 850cc injectors
DW200 fuel pump (255lph drop in replacement)
Grimmspeed electronic boost control solenoid
Grimmspeed air/oil separator
Grimmspeed phenolic 3mm TGV spacers
Kill Mode Tuning Protune, 20PSI of das boost
Wheels:
17x8.5 RPF1's with my continentals switched over. So light.
Interior:
Defi 60mm BF-Link gauges and controller (first part of my JDM swag), hard to find Imperial measurements (PSI/degrees F)
-Boost/in/Hg
-Oil Pressure
-EGT
JDM STi Version 8 (MY04/05) seats. So much nicer than crap USDM seats with no support, not bolstering, and terrible/unadjustable lumbar. I also swapped the rails from the totaled saabaru over so both the driver and passenger side seats are have height adjustment.
I picked up a JDM STi Spec-C Fuji Heavy Industries titanium strut tower brace to replace my junk ebay one when I picked up my seats as well.
Also finally got around to installing the Xpel clearbra.
There's probably other stuff I'm forgetting but that's it for now. I'll post a few overall pictures soon, I still have to get some decent ones. I'm happy with the car, for the moment anyhow. Wouldn't mind having more power, but aside from meth injection (which is in the works) there's not much more I can do to make power and stay reliable on stock internals.
Test fitting the 5000 series:
Getting ready for paint:
Calipers stripped and prepped:
And on goes the paint:
Finished product:
Manifold and other stuff matched to the calipers:
I don't have a lot of pictures from the motor portion because I was in a rush to get the car back together in time for wicked big meet, which was awesome:
USDM(left) vs JDM(right) seats:
JDM seats installed:
Spec C strut bar (don't mind the messy paint on the IC, I did it by hand and have cleaned it up since):
Blew a vacuum line off of the intake manifold while tuning, tires broke loose in 3rd gear and it was making 27PSI! Got that under control to a steady 20!:
I'm such a scenester now with my angled stickers on my back window:
And the only picture I have of the whole car isn't very good but it'll have to do for now until I can get real pictures with my real camera:
What Kind of Enkei wheels are those..?
