nick88;1562778 said:
i think he should do nothing...i like those lights in place of the bug eyes...om nom nom!
is that a stock vf11? or a td04?
Building a 2003 WRX for my brothers first car.
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i think he should do nothing...i like those lights in place of the bug eyes...om nom nom!
is that a stock vf11? or a td04?
7Matt-GE;1563013 said:
its a TD05-16g
update on the car, had it running, had a big misfire, turns out the cam gear was different as well as the timing gear. but the timing belt slipped and bent some valves, so i pulled the motor and currently have the heads off the old motor at the machine shop, gonna throw that back together with all new seals, pumps, gaskets, etc
weve cleaned the interior completely (except the seats, those will be professionally steam cleaned) also ordered some factory floormats from subaru
car sittin outside before pullin the motor or after pulling it, i dont remember
new motor and old motor
took off some cheap spray paint and found out the hood scoop is carbon-kevlar
heres the cam gear, the one on the left is the JDM, 7 pickups vs 2 on the USDM
also picked up a front mount kit for it locally (lil bro wanted to know why my car got one in the bumper and his didnt)
heres the motor as it sits now
it would probably sound so good it would sound bad (sounds odd but probably true)
the heads are finally done, and we gave the car a good wash.
emptied out the storage locker, this is all that came with the jdm motor
the heads are finally done, and we gave the car a good wash.
emptied out the storage locker, this is all that came with the jdm motor
wow, i thought the phase 2 2.2L heads were the only ones that had interference. yeesh careful with those!
well, motor is back together
all assembled, and then the o so clean heads
motor back in the car, mocking up the front mount piping so i can get the placement of the intercooler done
all assembled, and then the o so clean heads
motor back in the car, mocking up the front mount piping so i can get the placement of the intercooler done
RazoE;1587625 said:
lol
got it running today with a stock top mount, then started with the FMIC kit............which didnt fit worth a shit on the cold side. so having to modify that, then go get it welded up.
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also talked with my dad earlier, on the off chance that my brother doesnt like the car for some reason, this car will become my daily driver. which i definitely wouldnt mind
well, ive been driving it around the past couple days, runs really cool (comes 1/4 of the way up the gauge at full temp) and pulls pretty hard, still needs a tune, runs a lil rough on startup
and the steering rack took a shit, dumped all the fluid out in less than 5 minutes. already got a replacement and got it on, but the damn nuts for the tie rod ends stripped, so waiting on those tomorrow.
and the steering rack took a shit, dumped all the fluid out in less than 5 minutes. already got a replacement and got it on, but the damn nuts for the tie rod ends stripped, so waiting on those tomorrow.
im getting all nostalgic with this build. makes me miss building subaru motors...slightly...heheh. once im done with the surpa i might drop in an EJ25 down the road on my DD subie. we will see..its that or froster time. looks good man! you did a fantastic job. 
Zav's, you are the man! My oldest son is autistic as well, so I get the social adaption needs.
Jay (Suprahero) is the only one here that knows this, but my car will more than likely go to my son as well (severely de-tuned). I had an outragous offer two years ago for my car, but I turned it down because my (then) 13 year old autistic son threw a fit, so my wife demanded that I keep it. She promised me that she would buy me my dream car when I retire if I gave my car to him, so in two years or so I will give him my car and pick up a Factory Five GTR to build in my free time
Let me know if I can do anything to assist you
Jay (Suprahero) is the only one here that knows this, but my car will more than likely go to my son as well (severely de-tuned). I had an outragous offer two years ago for my car, but I turned it down because my (then) 13 year old autistic son threw a fit, so my wife demanded that I keep it. She promised me that she would buy me my dream car when I retire if I gave my car to him, so in two years or so I will give him my car and pick up a Factory Five GTR to build in my free time
Let me know if I can do anything to assist you
thanks mark
heres a pic i took a couple days ago, weve put about 180-200 miles on it, but now the alternator is going out
heres a pic i took a couple days ago, weve put about 180-200 miles on it, but now the alternator is going out
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wow, one problem after the other..
but don't worry, it wouldn't be a proper first car if it isn't filled with stuff to fix..
but don't worry, it wouldn't be a proper first car if it isn't filled with stuff to fix..
Nice transformation, even if you didn't have it painted yet.
I had my first wrx driving experience few days back, impressive.
I didn't take her to the limit but I enjoyed the tuned 20g under the hood and navigating rush hour on the hwy.
Balanced feel, responsive, plenty of rebound if one was to take to chicanes all day long.
Good for you to be so generous to your brother, its a rare thing
I had my first wrx driving experience few days back, impressive.
I didn't take her to the limit but I enjoyed the tuned 20g under the hood and navigating rush hour on the hwy.
Balanced feel, responsive, plenty of rebound if one was to take to chicanes all day long.
Good for you to be so generous to your brother, its a rare thing
Bigzavs;1543021 said:comparison pics of the stock VF23 (iirc) turbo, vs the 16G
VF23
16G
What is the stock boost controll? Does it have factory electronic controll like so many new cars do? Or is it manual control like the MA70? My youngest brother has one, I think it could use BPU upgrades if that is possible on these rides. I would do the exhaust and increase the boost to the max amount on pump gas.
Nice build! one of my cousins is autistic, although his is very severe and he has some other issues, but I know how it goes. It's nice to see that you are doing this for him. I'm sure he will appreciate it VERY much and like you said, it should do good things for his social interaction at school. Anyway good luck working out all the bugs.
Jack
Jack
The 03 i drove was on MBC since the factory EBC doesn't really keep up with RPMs in 4th and 5th after upgrades begin (bigger exhaust, divorced downpipe)
It was described as bouncing above and below the target pressure and not really settling in time before shifting.
It was described as bouncing above and below the target pressure and not really settling in time before shifting.
good luck on the build..wish my older brother helped me with cars but acutally im the run working on his haha