[QUOTE=T R3X;687166]X-Force TBE 3" stainless steel[/QUOTE]
Hmm, decisions decisions, will have to look into that, thanks!
[QUOTE=Soksta;687167]KLC166[/QUOTE]
Shit Tony, I was. Not now though! Thanks for that.
[QUOTE=monkeee;687171]keep the OEM BBS wheels[/QUOTE]
Yeah, they are nice and soooo light :)
[QUOTE=monkeee;687171]Butler down pipe along with the the Q300 CBE and get it tuned with the CAI + TBE as a whole[/QUOTE]
Might not get past the MfWaF?
[QUOTE=monkeee;687171]rally armor flaps[/QUOTE]
lol, I saw the pain Kym keeps taking for his! But mine are stealth black ones ;)

I was told that the MY11+ doesn't need the endlinks since the stock ones are well and truely sufficient. Apparently they are only needed for the older models as their endlinks are made of plastic and are much weaker.[QUOTE=Soksta;687167]I would exercise caution if you are looking at using the [URL="http://whiteline.com.au/product_detail4.php?part_number=KLC166"]KLC166[/URL] HD rear end links.[/QUOTE]

Ask your insurance company if they are happy for you to run spacers Jamie......my guess would be no.

If you do go for rotas to improve your "stance", keep the BBS rims and flip your stock tires onto them. If its too much money, stick with the BBS rims IMO....as Shane said, you'd be crazy to sell off the stockies.

[QUOTE=Sharpy.au;687172]too many examples of them being extremely unsafe[/QUOTE]
Cheers Sharpy, do you know if those examples were hub-centric versions, or just flat flanges?

I get all the arguments for and against, but I'd think the clamping/friction forces you could get on the faces would be greater than the torque under braking? I need to work it all out...

I need to get some proper nice pics of my toys, great to bore the grandkids in 40 odd years time when they r riding hover boards . . .

[QUOTE=huggy_b;687182]Ask your insurance company...
...crazy to sell off the stockies.[/QUOTE]
I guess insurance wouldn't like the CAI, CBE and everything else either, so I'd rather put my faith in engineering ;) ...and yeah, those BBSs would be staying in my sweaty hands if I do decide to remove them.

[QUOTE=T R3X;687175]I was told that the MY11+ doesn't need the endlinks since the stock ones are well and truely sufficient. Apparently they are only needed for the older models as their endlinks are made of plastic and are much weaker.[/QUOTE]

Wasn't what I heard when I spoke to John at Wheels World about them.
Then again I only had the car for a couple of months before they were upgraded, so at that point in time there wasn't much information at hand on what had actually been changed for the MY11 models.

[QUOTE=JamieBlade;687184]Cheers Sharpy, do you know if those examples were hub-centric versions, or just flat flanges?

I get all the arguments for and against, but I'd think the clamping/friction forces you could get on the faces would be greater than the torque under braking? I need to work it all out...[/QUOTE]

To be honest I don't. Going on your clamping/friction argument - you would need to make sure that every time you put your nuts on you use a torque wrench to get them correct and even, wouldn't you? could get annoying maybe

I don't have first hand experience with them, purely going off what I have been told or read.



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that is apparently with 25mm spacers

[QUOTE=Soksta;687235]Wasn't what I heard when I spoke to John at Wheels World about them.
Then again I only had the car for a couple of months before they were upgraded, so at that point in time there wasn't much information at hand on what had actually been changed for the MY11 models.[/QUOTE]
Ok then, well that was what I was told when i asked for a pricing of whiteline sway bars and endlinks from Mao.. He told me don't get endlinks for MY11+ for the reason that they do nothing more than standard ones.

[QUOTE=T R3X;687240]He told me don't get endlinks for MY11+ for the reason that they do nothing more than standard ones.[/QUOTE]

Besides break :D

Re the spacers:

Think of the extra moment being placed on the studs by having the 25mm spacer in there.

That is what kills them.

From what I have been told, your insurance may be void and the cops will yellow you for having them.

Also, insurance companies have no issues with CAI or CBE. Best to inform them rather than not and having a problem later down the track.

[URL="http://www.perth-wrx.com/vb/mechanicals/49683-diy-process-west-cai-install-my11-sti.html#post688495"]Fitted my CAI today[/URL]. LOVE the induction noise now. You can clearly hear it when you listen, but with the radio on it's not that easy to hear, so when I get annoyed with the Whoooosh-TISSSHHHHH, I can just turn up the radio :D

Lol Jamie haha, nice work.

looking nice today mate, sounds great too :D

[QUOTE=Brett Allan;688505]looking nice today mate[/QUOTE]
Thanks mate, but what did you think of the car? :p

Something similar ;) haha!!!

I'll post up a DIY hard-wire install if you are interested, but I'm sure you are capable :)


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Hey Jamie, NICE Ride

Looks awesome Jamie! Did you do the ti logo on the IC or did you get someone to do it? Looking at doing the handbrake nav fix. Again all you or I'd you go somewhere?

[QUOTE=Drewski;688637]Looks awesome Jamie! Did you do the ti logo on the IC or did you get someone to do it? Looking at doing the handbrake nav fix. Again all you or I'd you go somewhere?[/QUOTE]
Thanks! Yeah I did the logo & the handbrake hack myself.

Logo was easy, just go to Office Works, or similar, & buy an A4 adhesive label. Then print out the STI logo on it, cut that out with a sharp knife & stick it in place. I then covered the ENTIRE front end in news paper to prevent any overspray & put about 3-4 coats of red high temp engine paint on. Wait for it to dry a bit, but not too much, then peel everything off :)

The handbrake hack was a bit trickier, but there are some links with all the instructions somewhere. I'll add them here when I get to my computer, as doing it from iPhone + Tapacrappa sucks arse!

Edit: [URL="http://www.iwsti.com/forums/gr-ice-security/109728-bluetooth-ipod-08-nav-head-unit-3.html"]Clicky[/URL] & [URL="http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=749402"]clicky[/URL]

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Ok, that was harder than I thought!:mad:

Attempted to fit the Ultrex TBE today, but gave up while trying to get the heat shield off. I rang Allstars where it's booked in for a tune tomorrow and after they said I'd need to get the TMIC off to get access, I decided I'd had enough:confused:

Thankfully, the kind fellows at Allstars said they would gladly finish off my TBE for me before they do the tune. So, for now, it's just a CBE and it sounds great!:)

Can't wait to see the curves tomorrow:D

Sounds exciting! Jealous!

How good is ASG? Bloody awesome!

Sean couldn't do the Process West CAI today, but apparently every one he's tried to date has been a problem, so he's offered to make my car a test vehicle and try again with the CAI once he's had a play with the technical stuff. So hopefully I'll get the WOOOSSHHH-TIISSSHHHH in a couple more weeks :D

But today they finished off my TBE and put the stock intake back on...and of course worked their magic on the curves...

Power & Torque
[IMG]http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/jamiewebster/WRX%20STI/WRXSTITune31stAug2012PowerTorqueweb.jpg[/IMG]

Power & Boost
[IMG]http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/jamiewebster/WRX%20STI/WRXSTITune31stAug2012Boostweb.jpg[/IMG]

The Ultrex TBE sounds fantastic, not sure the wife will agree, but it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission... ;)

Nice curves Jamie. Hope all goes well with your CAI.

[QUOTE=JamieBlade;705904]How good is ASG? Bloody awesome!
[/QUOTE]

Got to see your car on the dyno today, Sean was explaining the complexity of the tables and how it all links together.

Super impressive!

Glad you liked it :) Yeah, Sean tried to explain it all to me too when I picked it up, but most of it went well over my head! Anyway, sounds good and pulls even harder now :D

The verdict is in from the wife too - she's not impressed and reckons it now sounds like a "cheap-sounding bogan-wagon" lol!

[QUOTE=JamieBlade;705918]Glad you liked it :) Yeah, Sean tried to explain it all to me too when I picked it up, but most of it went well over my head! Anyway, sounds good and pulls even harder now :D

The verdict is in from the wife too - she's not impressed and reckons it now [B]sounds like a "cheap-sounding bogan-wagon" lol![/B][/QUOTE]

Gees that's harsh mate haha.

Nice numbers though, sweeeeet!

[QUOTE=JamieBlade;705918]Glad you liked it :) Yeah, Sean tried to explain it all to me too when I picked it up, but most of it went well over my head! Anyway, sounds good and pulls even harder now :D

The verdict is in from the wife too - she's not impressed and reckons it now sounds like a "cheap-sounding bogan-wagon" lol![/QUOTE]

If your wife doesn't like it....then it must be great!

Got the car back from the repairers yesterday, so spent the day washing and polishing and giving her some much needed TLC. It would have been rude not to take some photos :)

Since last time, I've installed the HT Auto lip kit all round...
[IMG]http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/jamiewebster/WRX%20STI/DSC_2717.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/jamiewebster/WRX%20STI/DSC_2721.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/jamiewebster/WRX%20STI/DSC_2762.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/jamiewebster/WRX%20STI/DSC_2767a.jpg[/IMG]

Happy with how the wheels look now too. Not going to bother lowering it, it already scrapes on the rears and don't want it any stiffer than it already is. So that means I'm done modding! Apart from getting the CAI to work that is :D

That's one Feeeeeking nice looking wrx

:D

looks farrrrrkn hot Jamie. Well played.

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Looking good mate, thought about plates and/or red painted calipers?

Black STI callipers over red any day of the week!

Looks shit hot!

[QUOTE=Tiigga;718633]That's one Feeeeeking nice looking wrx:D[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=TheDoctor;718634]looks farrrrrkn hot Jamie. Well played.[/QUOTE]
Thanks guys! :)
[QUOTE=ALLPAWS;718639]Looking good mate, thought about plates and/or red painted calipers?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, got an idea for some plates, but haven't got round to it yet. Any good thoughts for what I should have?
[QUOTE=REXXXED;718640]Black STI callipers over red any day of the week! Looks shit hot![/QUOTE]
Agreed, the black STI ones are staying :)

Another couple from the other day...
[IMG]http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/jamiewebster/WRX%20STI/DSC_2739.jpg[/IMG]

And I never noticed the blue check pattern in the Subaru logo before! Thought it was just a solid colour...
[IMG]http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/jamiewebster/WRX%20STI/DSC_2749.jpg[/IMG]

What sub/amp did you install? Saw you mention it in another thread but didnt see it in here (or am i blind?)

I have the factory sat nav too, want to keep it but want to upgrade the speakers/sub. Was thinking Focal BUS25 if I can find one for a decent price.

Love the car btw.

[QUOTE=b32;718700]What sub/amp did you install? Saw you mention it in another thread but didnt see it in here (or am i blind?)

I have the factory sat nav too, want to keep it but want to upgrade the speakers/sub. Was thinking Focal BUS25 if I can find one for a decent price.

Love the car btw.[/QUOTE]
I got Alberts Joondalup to do mine, went with their recommendation. It was all Alpine stuff, a 12" SWS-12D2 (or D4 not sure) sub and MRX-F35 4 channel amp.

Had to turn down the gain a bit from Alberts settings as the phone call volume and button press beeps were too loud (no frickin adjustment on the head unit!).

Totally transformed the sound (stock speakers), and had to then stop the rear numberplate from rattling! lol

Very nice. The first pic would be even better if it had coilovers and a bit of camber for a even greater look, would set it off.

Tell me more about this HT Auto lip kit... Looks good Jamie

[QUOTE=DZENCI;718711]Very nice. The first pic would be even better if it had coilovers and a bit of camber for a even greater look, would set it off.[/QUOTE]
Lol, not gonna happen I'm afraid. Maybe with Photoshop?
[QUOTE=ImPreSiV;718720]Tell me more about this HT Auto lip kit... Looks good Jamie[/QUOTE]
Here you go Kym...
[url]http://www.htautos.co.uk/prod_desc_11bottsal.html?sno=298[/url]
They're from the UK. I got mine colour coded (got the boot trim done at the same time) FTW :D

[QUOTE=DZENCI;718711]Very nice. The first pic would be even better if it had coilovers and a bit of camber for a even greater look, would set it off.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=JamieBlade;718732]Lol, not gonna happen I'm afraid. Maybe with Photoshop?[/QUOTE]
Not very good at 'shopping', before & after below...
[IMG]http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/jamiewebster/WRX%20STI/Shopped-Wheels.gif[/IMG]
How's that look? I guess it'll always need [B]MOAR LOW![/B] Still not gonna happen, I scrape the front lip everywhere as it is :o