What mods will you be making to your 818?

[NonProfit]

In another thread, timmy318 made an excellent point:


Yea. For $15K you get all this! Imagine what you could do for around $20-30K! I mean, it'd look like a $200,000 car inside & out and be able to preform just like one!

So, what mods are you planning?


Right hand drive: not truly a mod as it's in the design from the start, but I've always like RHD and I'm seriously considering it.
skullandbones began a great thread on Additional layers of insulation (http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?7948-Additional-layers-of-insulation). It's worth a read.
Electronics: I'll probably go with marine (or perhaps outdoor) speakers for weather protection. Wondering about buying a touchscreen and making a carputer out of an old Macbook or just using a tablet. Perhaps adding a heads-up display.
Leather and wood. I know carbon fiber and aluminum are all the rage but nothing appeals to me like natural materials.


What mods will you be making?

[bromikl]

I'll be looking for electronic rear view and side mirrors, if they're legal.
Soundproofing and stereo, of course.
Front splitter and rear diffuser = must have.

[NonProfit]

I'll be looking for electronic rear view and side mirrors, if they're legal.
Do you mean cameras as opposed to mirrors? Cool!

[timmy318]

Well, I'm planning on adding these onto my 818:
Motorized Lambo Door kit with remotes
ISIS System (3 cell, mobile)
Air-ride System from Ride-Tech
Rear view camera
Aftermarket headlights, spoiler(maybe)
Custom Interior(Carbon Fiber, Brushed aluminum, well, something like that)
Paint??????
LED Interior & Exterior lighting kit from LEDGLOW
Speakers from Alpine or Pioneer
Like bromikl said front/rear diffuser are a must have!

[bromikl]

Do you mean cameras as opposed to mirrors? Cool!

Yes, that's what I mean. I'm always upset when I can't get a wide enough view on the sides, like in my wife's car. I have fisheyes on my work truck and I can see everywhere. No one ever surprises me in a blind spot. But big mirrors also mean big wind resistance. So no mirrors = faster, or simply more efficient. I also think it would look killer.

[Hayai]

Nonprofit, it's good to know I'm not the only person in the US thinking about going for right hand drive. I think it would be fun and make it feel exotic.

My Ideas thus far: 818S
Possibly RHD (though I'll probably stick with LHD so I dont screw up my shifts too much)
White paint, White or Black wheels
Front Splitter, rear defuser, the GT wing from the 818R
EJ207 engine
ECU tune, maybe a larger turbo, shooting around 300hp
quality clutch
carbon fiber accents on the interior
lots of sound and heat dampening
Some sort of audio system (i'm an Audio Engineer so I'll be doing this custom, and running everything off my smart phone via bluetooth)
Bride seats and Takata harnesses (this will be after I win the lottery :P)
A few more things to spruce up the interior, dont know what yet
Some extra driving lights up front in the bumper, i like to light up the road like a football stadium :P

[wallace18]

I plan on ordering an S with the top, skirts, splitter, diffuser, heat/def and powercoat chassis. Mods are custom paint, mod rear end similar to R back end, led lights, exh out center of rear of car like GTM, extra gauges, stereo, 5 way belts, as well as stuff I documented in working on the donor thread. That interior will allow one to go as far as you want. Great car to customize IMO.

[timmy318]

I plan on ordering an S with the top, skirts, splitter, diffuser, heat/def and powercoat chassis. Mods are custom paint, mod rear end similar to R back end, led lights, exh out center of rear of car like GTM, extra gauges, stereo, 5 way belts, as well as stuff I documented in working on the donor thread. That interior will allow one to go as far as you want. Great car to customize IMO.

Forgot about that! Yea, I'm planning on modding the exhaust too. Thanks for reminding me!

[Mechie3]

Here's most of what I plan. A lot of the parts were originally installed on my 06 WRX before it became my donor (I'll mark these with a *)

Exhaust through the vents.
Aluminum rear lateral links (both links, not just the 1 from factory)
Spherical bearing trailing link*
DBA 5000 2 piece front rotors*
DBA 4000 rear rotors*
Hawk HP+ and Hawk DTC-30 pads*
Stainless brake lines*
Aeromotive fuel lines and FPR*
AN fittings and braided hose*
Extended Wheel lugs
Rev it up steel/urethane motor mounts*
TIC Lateral link bushings*
Split downpipe*
OMP Seats
5 pt harness
Mod headilghts with proper HID projector/lense and ballast
AEM wideband gauge*
Oil pressure gauge*
VDO analog clock*
Silicone turbo inlet*
Grimmspeed intake manifold and TGV deletes*
Prosport unequal length headers*
Lightweight flywheel*
Lightweight crank pulley*
Big TMIC with aluminum/silicone Y pipe*
S202 wing with custom risers

FFR accessories:
soft top (depending on final price)
CF splitter, diffuser, side skirts
Heater

Color:
White and Blue like the R prototype (I like the red stripe too)

[VD2021]

-Just starting my Subaru research......

-I will carry-over the entire CANBUS minus airbag nodes.

-4-Wheel ABS

-Racelogic Traction Control (unless the Subaru already has a traction/stability system, then I will carry that system over)

**This is an area where you really have to keep a handle on the buget and time. It's hard to turn-away the latest item/upgrade/modification and anytime you add to or change the original plan the estimated completion date moves to the right. I like to call it "Build Creep".

[bbjones121]

I think traction control is something I will add. Obviously with the ability to disable once I learn how to drive the beast.

[narkosys]

for me my list is sparce but I am sure that it will grow as i get through the build.

for now:
upgraded brakes, CF splitter and side skirt, diffuser and HVAC from FFr
Stage III donor kit from AJW Performance (818 donors)
Cold air intake
ISIS more than likely
stereo with navigation, amp and woofer, USB extension cable and hidden antenna
SpeedHut gauges
projector headlamps from Syder auto
LED tail lamp and reverse light from Hella
fog lights
third brake light (legal requirement)
redo the centre console to be able to add stereo and switches
re-route the gas filler neck and use a gas cap form a GTM or one of similar style
re-route the exhaust
get Shane from VRaptor Speedworks to make some vent screens and louvers (don't worry Shane I take some measurements for you. :) )
going to look into ABS and traction control

ok I lied about the sparce part. but this is all I can think of for now.

P

[Niburu]

removable trailer hitch, for the tire-trailer
I know I'll be at least autocrossing the car

[HelluvaEngineer]

- Some selective leather upgrades on the interior
- Custom wiring to accommodate an Android Tablet control system
- Brakes from a Legacy GT
- High Compression NA engine targeting great MPG
- Square tube roll bar like one of the earlier designs

[dbjr63]

carbon fiber side mirrors.

[MiniVanMan]

Cupholders and a map light. :p

[Highway Star]

Just doing the build will be enough of new adventure for me. I plan on getting it done and living with the car before I do too much.

Sound insulation
Front/Side splitters
Subi ABS and maybe traction control
De-powered steering
DRL ('cuz it's so small)
radar detector install

I don't have detailed vision beyond the basic build. I see this as a modern iteration of the 914 or 1st Gen MR2. I don't want to do too many things and tart it up.

I'll be watching others and copying shamelessly. By the first winter, I think I'll have list of things to do.

[PhyrraM]

All of the '02-'07 WRX donors have DRLs as factory. Many WRX guys disconnected it by unplugging one connector.

[MiniVanMan]

Naturally Aspirated engine, highly modded for high compression and E85 (live in the midwest, stations are not a problem). (I've already got my license plate picked out "CORNFED").

Aftermarket brakes. Mainly an aesthetic thing.

Much attention to interior. Leather, leather, leather.

I'm going to want to build my own door cards to accommodate speakers. Then on to the stereo. It will run on a tablet, integrated into the console. Will have to fabricate a console as well.

The first real modification though comes in the form of modifying my family budget to accommodate this little endeavor into my life.

[rjh2pd]

Reroute exhaust, Stereo, air conditioning, heat, leather arm rest (looks like it is carpet like in the fist s2000's), painting or carbon fiber the space between the rear tail lights, 3rd brake light if it isn't included, bigger turbo, 3 gauge pod in the middle probably with boost, oil pressure and water temp. Maybe more after i get it and mess around.

[flytosail]

Good exhaust to attract less attention.
Good sound insulation
Good projector lights to get attention.
Led tail lights and back up lights including bright third brake light. On wing?
Front license plate mount.
Lockable compartment for papers ect...
If legal in NH, five point harness.
Defrost and heater.
Any clue on ground clearance?
Hopefully some area for a duffle bag along that size.
Hate to say it but, fold away and hidden cup holder.
More later.

[jham]

My engineering background is in software, so I'm planning on leaving the drive train components pretty much alone and focusing on the creature comforts. My wish list is currently:

- Tablet driven stereo system, integrated into the dash
- A/C and heater
- LED lights
- ISIS wiring
- ABS & traction control, if possible

[Barnezilla]

How much info do we have on clearance for the TMIC?
I'd love to use a sti power plant and breaks for a reliable, streetable 400+. With the opening for the inter cooler I've seen heat could be a problem (especially in SoCal).

Also does anyone know what sti parts are not compatible? I saw a lot of talk about the 6speed, but I'd also like to use the sti Brembos (until I can afford upgrades), and obviously the engine.

Very excited for next year....

[wallace18]

How much info do we have on clearance for the TMIC?
I'd love to use a sti power plant and breaks for a reliable, streetable 400+. With the opening for the inter cooler I've seen heat could be a problem (especially in SoCal).

Also does anyone know what sti parts are not compatible? I saw a lot of talk about the 6speed, but I'd also like to use the sti Brembos (until I can afford upgrades), and obviously the engine.

Very excited for next year.... Go to page seven of the 818 forum and you will find the old thread that goes over this STI stuff.

[Barnezilla]

I was JUST about to edit my last post to do away with the transmission bit when I saw your response. Thanks Wallace. Although I still haven't seen anything on using larger intercoolers with regard to spacing. Or address the surface area of even the stock TMIC with the small opening in back. My last car was a Cobb stage II WRX and looking at the pictures I can tell the full intercooler will not be utilised to its full potential, more so because I doubt there will be optimal air flow to that area of the car.

With still so little info to go on I may be way off base here. Obviously at this point I'm just splitting hairs as the entire package seems phenomenal. It's just hard not to go over a game plan with so much new information and pictures flying around :P

[BrandonDrums]

I'll likely add a basic basic stereo and will try to make a cool mount for a carputer. I'm hoping windows 8 will result in awesome cheap touchscreen tab/netbooks that run romraider that I can mount to the dashboard. I don't necessarily want a permanently installed carputer but just an easy way to mount a netbook or windows tab in an easily viewed and accessible place.

I'll try to get a basic stereo and 2 cheap speakers installed but I can live without a stereo. I'm mainly interested in gauges and engine info being fed through easily and at all times.

Wheels of course and if my donor is an 02-05 I'll eventually swap the brakes for 06/07 4/2pots or simply upgrade them with aftermarket ones. I'll also have at least 300whp regardless of the donor engine's displacement. Ideally I'll simply stick with an EJ25X and use an 18g-xt like on my wrx. Good for about 340 whp without too much stress.

Time well tell.

[flynntuna]

Front splitter, rear diffuser,side splitter, good exaust routed to center, fab trunk over trans, interior upgrades not sure how yet. fold away front license plate, saw one on a corvette website. I'll look into ISIS. Heat and defrost, lots more probably, I have at least a year to plan.

[Mechie3]

Brembos are way overkill for a 1800lb car. Subaru 4 pots are cheaper, less unstrung weight, less rotating weight, fit under more wheels, and will stop an 818 just fine.

[timmy318]

Brembos are way overkill for a 1800lb car. Subaru 4 pots are cheaper, less unstrung weight, less rotating weight, fit under more wheels, and will stop an 818 just fine.

Agreed! Brembos are WAY over kill and pricey! If you want something that'll stop the car even better I'd just go with Wilwood

[PhyrraM]

Brembos are way overkill for a 1800lb car. Subaru 4 pots are cheaper, less unstrung weight, less rotating weight, fit under more wheels, and will stop an 818 just fine.

If your into performance more than looks, stock WRX 2-pots are even better at all of that and more.

I'm guessing that pure autocross cars (maybe even track cars too) will end up with either the old 2.5RS 2 piston calipers and rotors or maybe even a single piston from a lighter Subaru.

[Mechie3]

I don't like the brakes on my 02. Granted they're only hawk hps pads vs hp+ or dtc30 but they seem lacking. Not a fan of the non vented rear rotor either.

[flytosail]

Front splitter, rear diffuser,side splitter, good exaust routed to center, fab trunk over trans, interior upgrades not sure how yet. fold away front license plate, saw one on a corvette website. I'll look into ISIS. Heat and defrost, lots more probably, I have at least a year to plan.


Tell me more about the front plate idea.

[timmy318]

I like the idea of a fold away front license plate.... Do tell!!!!!

[flynntuna]

Altecproducts.com one of many. Google retractable license frame, many examples on youtube.

[Maximus]

Well, all I can say for my planned mods are that I am keeping them top secret and working with a couple vendors as sponsors for a pretty special project. :-) I am looking forward to starting my build thread. Basics are: ~350hp, <2000lbs topped off, a Nightfall blue-like paint scheme ('06 Lotus Elise color), and a hand-stitched interior in leather and alcantara with a budget of $30,000. We'll see if we can stay on task.

[timmy318]

Here I go on editing this list again :p:

- 818donors package (Stage 1 200WHP)
- Motorized Lambo Door Kit
- ISIS System (3 cell, mobile)
- Rear view camera
- Aftermarket headlights
- Aftermarket spoiler
- Custom Interior(Carbon Fiber, Brushed aluminum, well, something like that)
- Custom Paint
- LED Interior & Exterior lighting kit from LEDGLOW
- Speakers from Alpine or Pioneer

FFR Options:
- Front/Rear CF diffusers
- CF Side skirts
- Wilwood Brakes Upgrade
- Heat/Defroster
- Soft top(Hard/Targa if offered later on)
- One of these (http://www.gaslock-shop.de/epages/es111647.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es111647_INDY-CATOR/Categories/Autozubehoer_Interieur) gear shifters

Maybes:
- Foldaway license plate

[bbjones121]

I think some hidden LED running light strips in the two side vertical vents of the front bumper. They would need to be very thin.

[bbjones121]

Projector headlights (has anyone found these without the BMW poser halo's?)

[Turboguy]

I'll be building my R up as a track car.


At this point I'm planning lots of Carbon fiber, a RacePak digital dash and some massive brakes front & rear. 6 piston calipers, anyone?

[narkosys]

bbjones21: these are the ones I am getting: click here (http://www.spyderauto.com/product.php?id=PRO-YD-TCAM02-DRL-BK&t=Toyota-Camry-02-06-DRL-LED-Projector-Headlights-Black)

hope this helps

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[Xusia]

bbjones21: these are the ones I am getting: click here (http://www.spyderauto.com/product.php?id=PRO-YD-TCAM02-DRL-BK&t=Toyota-Camry-02-06-DRL-LED-Projector-Headlights-Black)

hope this helps

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I love the look of those. It doesn't say how much they are. Do you know the price?

[timmy318]

I love the look of those. It doesn't say how much they are. Do you know the price?

Found them here (http://www.amazon.com/Spyder-Auto-PRO-YD-TCAM02-DRL-BK-Projector-Headlight/dp/B008GW1RHY) on amazon

[timmy318]

Also found them on carid.com (http://www.carid.com/2002-toyota-camry-headlights/spyder-led-projector-headlights-478824.html) for $30 cheaper.

[Barnezilla]

Brembos are way overkill for a 1800lb car. Subaru 4 pots are cheaper, less unstrung weight, less rotating weight, fit under more wheels, and will stop an 818 just fine.

I just meant to take them from a sti donor. Not get after market ones.
All my cars have been pretty heavy, I guess it makes sense to have smaller breaks to lower the rotational mass. Just not an option I'm familiar with!

[stevevetter]

To the brake idea, I will adapt the same Wilwood forged dynalite calipers I have on my S2000 and Miata so that I only need to stock 1 pad in various compounds (and they're way cheap too).

[RM1SepEx]

Ceramic coated header
tune , desire 220 WHP
Adj rear lateral links
leather seats, leather interior accents (starting with the 05 WRX seats... I'm not sure if I'll keep them... depends on how my back feels after driving it for a while
heater
STI AL LCAs
"R" shocks on 818S
basic stereo with USB and AUX input (safety device, no distracted driving)
I need some good tow hooks, tie down points, my 818 will see some time inside my 16 ft enclosed trailer!
Top, not sure what/how... If I like the F5 top, good, if not I'll develop something over time.

If you look at the body lines it would require an alternative engine cover to change to a targa or coupe body style.

[Nuul]

Yes, that's what I mean. I'm always upset when I can't get a wide enough view on the sides, like in my wife's car. I have fisheyes on my work truck and I can see everywhere. No one ever surprises me in a blind spot. But big mirrors also mean big wind resistance. So no mirrors = faster, or simply more efficient. I also think it would look killer.

I've considered that one as well and using a Nexus tablet in the dash to display it. The problem I can't figure out is how to keep the cameras from fogging up in the rain. I know some car companies like Tesla have overcome this but I'm not sure how they did it.

[Mechie3]

Small heater in the camera housing?

[Nuul]

I wonder if that's what they are doing on the model X (http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx). Since it looks to be a sealed unit they could have filled it with Nitrogen to keep the interior of unit from fogging up but you'd probably still have to have a heater to keep the exterior from fogging/icing.

[BipDBo]

My 818 will be a daily driver. It will need the following:
* Air conditioning. I live in Florida. Currently, the dash doesn't have any accomodation for ventilation or defrost. I love the sleek look of it, especially the carbon dash on the R, but it needs vent openings.
* Windshield wipers. FF is probably already planning on making this standard on the S anyway.
* A trunk. There is plenty of room for a trunk above the transmission, but they placed a vent for the engine bay there.
* A roof. I will probably wait for the coupe rather than use a folding soft-top, mainly because I want the extra protection. It would also be very nice to fabricate removable roof rack for my windsurfing equipment. Might consider making the roof panel removable like the Hennessy Venom GT Spyder.
* White paint, matte black rims

Granted, my 818 will likely weigh a little more than 818 kg, but it will still be one very fun car with which to run errands.

[Xusia]

...the dash doesn't have any accomodation for ventilation or defrost. I love the sleek look of it, especially the carbon dash on the R, but it needs vent openings.

Dave has stated the 818 will have a heater/defroster as options (I assume because some states require it), and it is currently listed as an option on the pre-order page. I think the reason you don't see them in the photos is because it's a prototype.

If you need more vents, there is always behind the seats, the sides of the center console, and the sides of the tunnel.

[LS1RX7owen]

super lightweight CF seats would be my first choice of mod for sure.
lightweight wheels will be on the to-do list as well.
RacePak dash really would be a cool mod.

dunno what else besides making some custom CF trim pieces here and there.

[BipDBo]

super lightweight CF seats would be my first choice of mod for sure.
lightweight wheels will be on the to-do list as well.
RacePak dash really would be a cool mod.

dunno what else besides making some custom CF trim pieces here and there.

+1 on lightweight seats. Factory seats are pretty heavy, around 50 to 55 lbs. Since I would not really be interested on reusing seats from a donor that is at least 5 years old, this seems like large, low fruit on weight savings. The 818 doesn't allow you to relcline, so a fixed bucket seems to make sense to me. This "Sparco Sprint V" seat costs $369 and weighs only 19 lbs. That's a weight savings of 62 lbs for the pair.
http://www.sparcousa.com/product/sprint-v

Another possible fairly cheap weight saver is to replace the donor steering wheel, at least if you're not planning to reuse the airbag.

[wleehendrick]

My current plan is to keep it simple, but make some well thought-out upgrades with good pay-off. The idea being a reliable street car, not a racecar, but be capable of having fun at autocross, HPDE's, trackdays, etc...

I'll preferably source an 06 or 07 donor for the 2.5l and brakes. I'm really liking the look of the Forgestar wheels, so hopefully FFR makes them easily available as an option in the right widths/offsets for a staggered set-up. I added lightweight forged wheels on my current car (19" Nismo LMGT4 on a 350Z) which weigh less than the stock 17" cast aluminum. Having wider rubber (especially in the rear) without adding un-sprung weight makes a huge difference. Also, a LSD is critical to putting power down, so that's on my list as well.

Exterior:
I _love_ the c/f ground effects, so I will probably get the front lip, side skirts, and rear diffusor; I'll pass on a wing for the street since I think the 'speed-humps' and upturned duck-tail rear look great as is.

I hope that the production panels look good unpainted. I'd be OK with any 'sporty' color and an thinking about accenting it with some matte/satin black regions (back panel, perhaps a center stripe, or just around the vents).

Being in San Diego, I may do without the soft-top, which will be a pricey option (can always add it later). I plan to use it as a fair weather (which is most of the time) commuter, so I'd probably want a car or tonneau cover to keep the sun off it.

Interior:
Again, I'll keep it simple, I like the bare-bones of the 818S prototype, however I'm thinking about race buckets; Corbeau FX-1 look to be a good deal.

Finally, I'll add a modest stereo capable of decent sound without adding too much weight... a single DIN digital media headunit, 6" componant speakers in the doors, a digital switching amp (small and light without big heatsinks), and ideally a compact, removable subwoofer if I can find a spot for it.

[Erik W. Treves]

HARDTOP and SIDE WINDOWS!

[Kinden]

I'll be looking for electronic rear view and side mirrors, if they're legal.
Soundproofing and stereo, of course visit this (http://www.niceledlights.com).
Front splitter and rear diffuser = must have.

Here they are very much legal and I use them

[NonProfit]

Anyone have any experience with oil accumulators (Accusumps)? http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/Oil-Accumulators.htm

[wallace18]

I raced IMSA in the 80's and used one with good results. Kind of a poor mans dry sump. I helped in high G corners. Just had to clean it out every oil change.

[stevevetter]

Accusump on my S2000 for track duty. I love it. Need quite a bit of space for it though. I even know of one race team doing Pikes Peak that had problems with their dry sump and went back to the tried 'n true Accusump.

[Mechie3]

Picked up a set of barely used 18x9.5 forge star f14 wheels for $850. Guy bought them a short time ago for $1350. They're currently black. I plan to powder coat them gold.

[NonProfit]

wallace18 & stevevetter, thanks for your replies.


Just had to clean it out every oil change.

(My understanding is we're both talking about the pressurized air type as you have no option with the gravity feeds.) Curious to this. I plan on building a mild street car and not pushing it too hard. So, the main benefit I would see would be using it to prelubricate the engine before every start. By emptying it at oil change you loose that advantage (at least on the first start after the change.) Assuming oil is not horribly dirty when changed, any contaminates trapped in the accumulator's dirty oil will simply be quickly dispersed in the clean crankcase oil. Not that I'm trying to skimp on 3qts of oil, just wondering why it's noted that it must be cleaned.

[wallace18]

You don't have to for a street car. I was refering to a race car. It would be a great option for a street car if you have the room. The cockpit of the S looks tight as is to me though.

[rjh2pd]

How about a 3rd (or 4th) taillight in the bottom behind the mesh that blinks when the brakes are applied.

[longislandwrx]

818R so most mods will be done to keep the weight down. Thanks Mechie for making half my list for me. Most of these parts I have already as well

stainless brake lines
extended Wheel lugs/lightweight nuts
forged wheels

sparco seats and wheel
cobb shift knob
5 pt harnesses
omori gauges

group n motor mounts
bellmouth downpipe
cobb sr intake
gimmick Silicone turbo inlet
v8 manifold

sti oil pan
killer b header
vf48 turbo
TurboXS tmic
cobb boost solenoid


braille battery

sti injectors
255lph fuel pump

cobb crank pulley
lightweight flywheel
sti clutch
group n trans mount
urethane trans plate bushings (if still used)
cobb double adjustable shifter
cobb shifter bushings front/rear



FFR accessories:
CF splitter, diffuser, side skirts
wilwood brake upgrade

Color:
flat black wrap


will update as I remember things.

[philly15]

i cant wait for this finally get to build my dream car! going to keep the 06-07 wrx drivetrain

vf series turbo to start probably vf34 ball bearing
well setup intake, exhaust, tgv deletes, external waste gate with e85 for quick spool
lots of porting and polishing
possibly considering going with a ppg built tranny or maybe just some JDM STI RA gears with a little shorter ratios

for interior only things i know im putting in are a radio/speakers cuz i cant live without it nothing crazy though
and JDM STI seats had em in my last wrx lighter than USDM and so fricken awesome!
also other STI interior stuff carpet, gauge cluster, and steering wheel

havent decided on exterior yet still forming a color :)

[metalmaker12]

Version 8 engine and intercooler
300-350whp open source tune
Custom Intake
Sti lca
Sti rear lateral links
Aero motive fuel pump kit
4 pot front/ 2pot rears brake calipers
Act clutch
Koyo radiator
BBS sti forged wheels/ powder coated gun metal
Hankook rs3 tires
FFR Front splitter, rear diffuser, side splitters
Pearl white paint or white if it comes white
Defi gauges
Sti gauge cluster
Cusco LSD
Centric cryo rotors

[philly15]

^that version 8 will be a blast! makes me think i should plan in some head work and rev her a little higher good idea for the LSD too already picked one up

[metalmaker12]

With my tune I will see 8600 rpms with the ej207

[Highway Star]

Enough of all that techno-babble.

I've added two more things to my list.
Heated seats for the cold days and this (http://www.jcwhitney.com/dixie-horn/p2009059.jcwx). :)

[Mechie3]

Sti rear lateral links


Assuming we don't need them for sway bars, sell the rear link with the sway bar tab on it and buy the plain aluminum link from an 05 to 07 wrx. You'll probably come out a bit ahead as the sti link is rarer and often wanted by people without sti's

[HelluvaEngineer]

I am thinking about adding this

13383

[metalmaker12]

Plus one

[flynntuna]

A hard one to get wife approved.

[Wayne Presley]

325-340 RWHP, air to water intercooler with heat exchanger mounted in front of radiator, race seat with 6 point harness, seat heaters, Electromotive TEC-S engine management, Stack or Racepack dash, Hawk HP+ rear and HP front pads, try to retain ABS, 818R rear vents, CF splitter, APR wing, CF side skirts, LSD, and more to come.

[philly15]

^out of curiosity why would you buy the electromotive engine management?

[Wayne Presley]

^out of curiosity why would you buy the electromotive engine management?
Ease of tuning, very clean installation, no donor harness and resulting harness diet required, small ECU (about the size of the palm of your hand), will run cooling fans, fuel pump, shift light, boost control solenoid, I have a Mustang chassis dyno
and am an Electromotive dealer. I'm also a dealer for Cobb and they work very well, the preloaded programs are easy to use.

[Gus]

Picked up a set of barely used 18x9.5 forge star f14 wheels for $850. Guy bought them a short time ago for $1350. They're currently black. I plan to powder coat them gold.

Well done! just put these (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Pilot+Super+Sport&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=535YR8PSSXL&tab=Sizes) on and you're set!

[Turboguy]

With my tune I will see 8600 rpms with the ej207


I think 8600 RPM with a stock bottom end may be wishful thinking.

[rjh2pd]

I think 8600 RPM with a stock bottom end may be wishful thinking.
The ej207's stock redline is 8000 and people have been taking them higher as well. I think its very reasonable, but the problem is that the power band falls off a lot when you get that high with them. Probably because of the small turbo (td04 i think).

[Turboguy]

That is great news. I first thought you were talking about the 2.5L motor, but now realize you were talking about the newer Japanese-spec 2.0 liter turbo.

[metalmaker12]

Yea you loss a little at the top but with such a light car you will barely notice, plus with that rev you will have the ability to get more speed in each gear

[Nuul]

vf series turbo to start probably vf34 ball bearing

That's the turbo I have, I think you'll be happy with it if you're wanting low end punch. I really need to take it off and have it sent to Grimmspeed for porting and ceramic coating (http://www.grimmspeed.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=42).

[philly15]

The ej207's stock redline is 8000 and people have been taking them higher as well. I think its very reasonable, but the problem is that the power band falls off a lot when you get that high with them. Probably because of the small turbo (td04 i think).

stock turbo on an ej207 was a vf37 i believe it was a twin scroll iirc similar to vf39 so shouldnt fall off at end if tuned properly

[philly15]

That's the turbo I have, I think you'll be happy with it if you're wanting low end punch. I really need to take it off and have it sent to Grimmspeed for porting and ceramic coating (http://www.grimmspeed.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=42).

i agree i had a very well setup vf39 on my last 03 wrx tuned to 22 psi on 93 oct car fricken ripped if i had to guess was putting out a little over 300 whp i figure a 1800 lb rwd car with the same setup tuned on e85 should easily be able to hit 350 whp less drivetrain loss and over 1,000 lbs lighter than my 03 plus im adding a few things i didnt have with my 03 ie ported/polished turbo, tgv deletes porting of intake manifold and throttle body and external waste gate with e85 should have no issue plus being on a 2.5 L instead of 2.0 and having AVCS im thinkin ball bearing vf34 or if i can find one for a decent price either an hta68 or big 16g

[metalmaker12]

When I meant fall off, it was only a couple ponies after 8k, and yes a version 8 ej207 has the vf 37 twin scroll turbo setup