New Car...

[Crawlin]

The impala has served it's life and was time for something new. unfortunately that was a lease and i was like 1000 miles over. So it's not a ton of money, but just sucked going over. Looked at leasing again but in the end, buying made more sense for the mileage that I drive. But a lease on this thing through northshore would have been $314 @ 15k miles/year and 36 months. On a base WRX, the same lease would be like $250-260. That's including tax. Don't drive as much as that, knock $10/month off of it.

So after my complaints in the previous subaru thread, and I appreciate all the recommendations, the "honest" dealerships weren't willing to deal AT ALL on even the base models. Wilde I had a bad experience with and wrote them a letter. Got to the owner/GM who called me and definitely stepped up. About $3500 off MSRP for this thing made it a sweet deal. I didn't want to have them locate something, and the hatch I was looking at sold the day before.

So now you all can call me "mini-beagle" hahaha. First import I've ever owned

Sure is a blast to drive. Not gonna do a damn thing to it, so don't put ideas in my head... PLEASE.. haha. Sound System sucks for sure though.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/z28kid98/STI/109_0171.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/z28kid98/STI/109_0179.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/z28kid98/STI/109_0181.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/z28kid98/STI/109_0180.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/z28kid98/STI/109_0178.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/z28kid98/STI/109_0177.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/z28kid98/STI/109_0176.jpg

[Crawlin]

I gotta get time for Yoo to really detail the outside since there are some swirl marks from the dealership trying to clean it up and then get some fall pictures taken.

[British_Ben]

NICE! You coming out for wings today for lunch? I wanna see that thing in person.

[Crawlin]

i have class till 11:50am, so I'm gonna try and make it out there for sure. You guys text me and let me know when you are leaving.

[WhatsADSM]

Cool car I am sure u will enjoy it, especially in winter ;)

[jbiscuit]

Nice ride Chris! When does the downpipe and Cobb AccessPort get ordered? :)

[Waver]

I think beags will need spots!

[Crawlin]

I've read some bad things about those AP's for the '11 cars. Maybe it was just the one or two guys, but not worth the risk on a brand new car. Plus, it's already got enough HP, haha. I don't want to spend $1000 to get 15 hp. Just not worth it.

[Flicktitty]

Nice car....ricer

hahaha.

i've seen like 5 or 6 new 2011 STi's on the street. must be selling better then the hatchs did.

[Yooformula]

Congrats! cool ass car!


Not gonna do a damn thing to it, so don't put ideas in my head...
yeah bullshit!

[Flicktitty]

Congrats! cool ass car!


yeah bullshit!

:rolf same thing i thought when i read that.

[FoxStang]

Looks nice! Black for a daily would scare me though.

[nismodave]

Needs a bigger wing. ;)

Nice car, Congrats!!:thumbsup

[jbiscuit]

I don't want to spend $1000 to get 15 hp. Just not worth it.

15hp? A tune on a Subie is worth a LOT more than 15hp. Those things have the idiot tune in them. No timing, questionable boost control, pig rich.... I hadn't heard anything about the APs on the 11's??

[juicedimpss]

2 fast 2...............meh,nevermind.



sweet ride crawlinbeagz

[Mudd Runner]

I give it a month and you're looking at go fast goodies looks good im gonna need spots when the snow flys

[Crawlin]

well ok J.. you are the resident subaru expert so i'll take whatever advice you can give when we talk saturday, hahaha.

as for the black, the neighborhood "alley cat" already hopped up on the hood and put paw prints and scratches on the fender. So now I've got Myles shotgun at the ready in case I see it walking around the yard again, haha.

[jbiscuit]

we'll talk. For not much money at all that car will run better, get better fuel economy and have more power. Its a win win. This has the split "dual" exhaust right? I imagine a cat back will be $$$

[Holeshot]

Looks nice Chris !!

[Crawlin]

yep. don't want to do a catback, i like how it sounds now. it's a daily driver. don't want to do anything that eludes to it being something other than 100% stock

[GTSLOW]

Haha id love to see chris take that thing out to road america! Very nice indeed.

[Bobby "Big Daddy" Flay]

Haha id love to see chris take that thing out to road america! Very nice indeed.

you would loose!

[Crawlin]

sweet ride crawlinbeagz

i've asked that my name be changed to that.....

as for Road America, I think it would be alot of fun out there. Don't know if I'd ever do it, maybe for a touring session one day, but doubtful. Remember I have been on RA quite a bit in the past :) My favorite time was with a '70 1/2 Z28 4-speed car! Nostalgia at it's best!

[Yooformula]

as for the black, the neighborhood "alley cat" already hopped up on the hood and put paw prints and scratches on the fender.

bro, you put enough sealant/wax on there, the cat would ricochet off the paint without any prints left:rolf

[nismodave]

Saw it today in person...Very Nice.

[Cryptic]

pics suck... gorgeous in person

[0TransAm0]

sweet looking car.

[British_Ben]

pics suck... gorgeous in person

Yeah, Blackberry cameras FTMFL. Car looks great in person. Stock exhaust has a nice tone to it.

[Crawlin]

even worse, my kodak version of a "flip mini". Just the HD Digital video recorder that does some still pics. So yeah, even worse than the blackberry, haha

funny thing is when you take it off the "Intelligent" drive and switch it to "Sport Sharp" on the SI-Drive, the exhaust tone and many other things are vastly different

[Crawlin]

and I LOOOOOOOOVE the new name! haha

[michelle]

you would loose!

Oh Ben. (http://losenotloose.com/q83hj)

[Yooformula]

and I LOOOOOOOOVE the new name! haha

;)

[hrsp]

gld before the snow flies? :)

[jakedrew]

nice car. lose the wing !

[DiscountRamps.com]

Very nice car! Congrats on the new purchase!

[GTSLOW]

Oh Ben. (http://losenotloose.com/q83hj)

I'm scared to know what ben was really thinking about. :sgay

[jbiscuit]

I think Chris should go beat up on Nan's GTO.....Subie powa! A couple mods on that STi and it would rape that GTO :)

[juicedimpss]

and I LOOOOOOOOVE the new name! haha

you took all the fun out of that one.
:rolf

lets go drifting chris.
:headbang

[nismodave]

you took all the fun out of that one.
:rolf

lets go drifting chris.
:headbang

AWD Drifting??:wooo

[GTSLOW]

We all know chris drives like a young school girl. :goof

[Crawlin]

where's the snow drags at? hahaha

i can take on that AWD SS Silverado maybe??? haha

I do drive it like a little girl. It's on "I" drive setting now

[GTSLOW]

where's the snow drags at? hahaha

i can take on that AWD SS Silverado maybe??? haha

I do drive it like a little girl. It's on "I" drive setting now

You and ron aren't gonna speed off again right (first sign of popo)? :rolf :rolf :rolf

[British_Ben]

You and ron aren't gonna speed off again right (first sign of popo)? :rolf :rolf :rolf
:rolf:rolf:rolf

I'll try not to get stuck in the middle of the lot only to be rescued by mr. cryptic. :thumbsup

It was AWESOME when the cops showed up and fishtailed into the lot though. :banana

[Crawlin]

I probably will. You know how they are about cars with gigantic wings on them

[GTSLOW]

Ahh good times. Hey maybe those subies will be there speeding around again and chris can get in there and spank some ass.

[juicedimpss]

You and ron aren't gonna speed off again right (first sign of popo)? :rolf :rolf :rolf

what can i say? I skeered of the po-po

[Crawlin]

the one thing i'd actually think about doing with the car, with some studded tires, would be the Merril Ice Drags or something. Just think it'd be neat to go there and do

[GTSLOW]

:rolf:rolf:rolf

I'll try not to get stuck in the middle of the lot only to be rescued by mr. cryptic. :thumbsup

It was AWESOME when the cops showed up and fishtailed into the lot though. :banana

It's ok I got stuck on that big ass ice pile with my heep.

[JohnnyT]

Nice car Chris! I like the sedan MUCH better than the wagon version of that car! Now that you have gone AWD, you will NEVER want to go back!!!

[spooln30]

I love my Legacy but I really want your STI. We have a customer that comes to our shop on the eastside that has the hatch. His car is a blast to drive as your probably is too. I've never got attached to the very large wings these days. They only look good on MK4 Supras and they remind me of a shopping cart. Do they make a flush mount spoiler like the ones for the Evo's. Otherwise very nice Subby. Have fun with it.

Keith

[Beagle]

Nice Chris you went with an STI!!!! Whats up with the name change to CrawlinBeagz hahaha.

[Crawlin]

gotta have some fun with it, hahaha

[Beagle]

You are going to love that car its so much fun. Wait until she gets sideways in the snow. Just gonna throw this out there. Steve picked up 50whp on his wrx from just a cold air intake an tune by AMS. Do it haha.

[Crawlin]

how did he know 50hp? did he go down and do a dyno tune?

[srt4eh]

nice sti.....put an exhaust and custom tune with Romraider/ecuflash/open port on my wifes sti and it woke it up. A lot more fun to drive now

[Beagle]

how did he know 50hp? did he go down and do a dyno tune?

Ams protune. :thumbsup

[Crawlin]

k... so he went down and did it on the dyno or did he just do the mailorder for an Cobb AP or opensource or what? Or did he do the AMS E-flash?

[Crawlin]

http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd439/Kaveh_Imani/photo2.jpg

so I found my winter wheels... dirt cheap from an '07+ Honda CRV, hahaha. Obviously this isn't my car but it's ALOT cheaper than anything else for wheels and yes it looks GHEY, but you gotta do what you gotta do in winter

[Beagle]

Dyno tune. Thats the way to go its cheaper than the Accessport. I bought my AcessPort for 700 when I could have gotten a better tune for cheaper. But the AccessPort is just badass an its got launch control.

[SSLEVO]

Oh man, those wheels KILL anything the car had going for it, haha. What kind of power do those make these days? Still around 275?

[GTSLOW]

:rolf please paint those god dam things black or something. Only chris could take a bad ass STI and make it look like a straight granny cruiser.

[PureSound15]

Those wheels make me sad.


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[Crawlin]

it's WINTER. what the fuck, haha???

they are cheap ass wheels that work. I don't feel like spending $1500 for winter wheels and tires. Even going to a 17" wheel/tire combo with just as ghey looking wheels are gonna be that much.

did someone say black?

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs180.snc3/20757_844133248092_5114326_48283764_547841_n.jpg

[GTSLOW]

See way better! Now get to it.

[jbiscuit]

Eff that paint them blaze orange or something ridiculous

[GTSLOW]

Rhino line those bitches!!!

http://www.danversrhino.com/DSCN0917.JPG

[Beagle]

I dont know why you guys are hating on winter wheels. Id rock that thing with the uglyiest wheels known to man on it in winter. Thats why there winter wheels. Plus all the drifting Chris will be doing if he curbs them who gives a fuck. Rather curb on of those than a 800+ dollar wheel.

[PureSound15]

I'm not knocking your decision to get winter wheels and I don't even have another idea - they just suck all of the sexy out of the car :)

[Crawlin]

well if anyone has some suggestions for wheels that cost $600-700 for the set, in 18" let me know

[Crawlin]

http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af333/STIAWD/66e8378a.jpg

how do you think those would look?

[JohnnyT]

Fuggen HAWT!!!! :drool:

[xxtremeteam]

those look amazing

[Crawlin]

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h198/424TUCSON/car002.jpg

how about those, those end up being a bit cheaper than those chrome/black ones above

[nismodave]

I dont know why you guys are hating on winter wheels. Id rock that thing with the uglyiest wheels known to man on it in winter. Thats why there winter wheels. Plus all the drifting Chris will be doing if he curbs them who gives a fuck. Rather curb on of those than a 800+ dollar wheel.

This.

[Crawlin]

or less spokes/thicker

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs395.snc3/24033_609221503517_45601578_34870110_3942729_n.jpg

pay no attention to color as hard as it may be, haha

[Crawlin]

as for bending them, i'm not worried. The wheel/tire protection i bought with the car(i was in the business, i know what i'm doing) covers ANY wheel that I put on the car. ANY wheel and ANY tire that if they were to bend/break/etc... they get replaced for free.

[Flicktitty]

get those rota grids. they look cool.

[Crawlin]

or

http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad145/pkr058/side1.jpg

[Ricky Bobby]

or less spokes/thicker

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs395.snc3/24033_609221503517_45601578_34870110_3942729_n.jpg
http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af333/STIAWD/66e8378a.jpg
pay no attention to color as hard as it may be, hahaeither one of those two chris are hot, less is more im seeing IMO

[Beagle]

Hey Chris whats the bolt pattern on your wheels? Mines 5 x 114.3 Im pretty limited what I can put on my car cause most wont clear the brembos...

[Crawlin]

yep, already looking into that. it's the same pattern.

[jbiscuit]

Any of those are dope chris

[Flicktitty]

Hey Chris whats the bolt pattern on your wheels? Mines 5 x 114.3 Im pretty limited what I can put on my car cause most wont clear the brembos...

really? what goofy offset do you need to run then?

[Crawlin]

48mm on mine i believe is correct for the 18x8.5

[PureSound15]

Rotas are hot in that bronze color!

[FoxStang]

Whats the year differentiation for STi rims again for lug pattern? I might have a cheap set of Rota's I could dig up for you.

[Crawlin]

any of the wheels from '06 and up... STI only

[Beagle]

2004 sti's are 5 x 100 bolt pattern. 05 up is 5 x 114.3

[Crawlin]

atleast i found what those rota grids look like on a dark colored car now

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f328/dee1469/Front-1.jpg

[Beagle]

Chris you are fucking awesome for buying a new STI your gonna love it. So much fun all year round.

[juicedimpss]

Chris you are fucking awesome for buying a new STI your gonna love it. So much fun all year round.

see chris,i told ya you would have a nutswinger again.
:rolf



just messing with ya beagz.

[jbiscuit]

atleast i found what those rota grids look like on a dark colored car now

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f328/dee1469/Front-1.jpg

this looks gorgeous. Love the front mount!

[Ricky Bobby]

this looks gorgeous. Love the front mount!x2

[Crawlin]

see chris,i told ya you would have a nutswinger again.
:rolf



just messing with ya beagz.

LMAO!!!! :banana

[Beagle]

see chris,i told ya you would have a nutswinger again.
:rolf



just messing with ya beagz.



Not nutswinging I just like Subaru's. :thumbsup

[SSLEVO]

this looks gorgeous. Love the front mount!
Which is how they should have come from the factory, like an evo :thumbsup

[FoxStang]

Which is how they should have come from the factory, like an evo :thumbsup
From what I understand, unless your have substantial modifications, front mounts will actually hurt the performance vs the factory system.

I need to get a hold of my stepbrother to see what he has in 05+ STi lug pattern rims, but I do believe he's got a set of Rota's. If anyone is interested let me know, though might take a while to get a hold of him.

[SSLEVO]

From what I understand, unless your have substantial modifications, front mounts will actually hurt the performance vs the factory system.

Maybe on a car making 200 hp. Sure there is some pressure loss throughout the system but the cooling more than makes up for it.

[jbiscuit]

^ not entirely true. The top mount intercooler is actually a really efficient system. But it has its limits mostly in limited core size and the heat soak that is generated by the engine compartment. Subaru has mastered this system. There is the argument that the stock turbo doesn't "need" the benefit of a front mount. Though there are plenty of Subarus with stock turbos using them with good results. Basically, you don't need to make this a must-do mod...though they sure look good on the new STis!

[Crawlin]

I'm gonna leave mine where it is since I'm leaving the car stock. Otherwise I'd have a huge ass hood scoop with nothing to be seen through it, haha.

[juicedimpss]

I'm gonna leave mine where it is since I'm leaving the car stock. Otherwise I'd have a huge ass hood scoop with nothing to be seen through it, haha.

easier to hide a fogger nozzle that way. :thumbsup

[SSLEVO]

^ not entirely true. The top mount intercooler is actually a really efficient system. But it has its limits mostly in limited core size and the heat soak that is generated by the engine compartment. Subaru has mastered this system. There is the argument that the stock turbo doesn't "need" the benefit of a front mount. Though there are plenty of Subarus with stock turbos using them with good results. Basically, you don't need to make this a must-do mod...though they sure look good on the new STis!

What is not entirely true about my statement?

On a stock car it works perfectly fine, as i mentioned, what you will not see is a 400whp car running a top mount.

On the other had i had the front mount on my evo heat soaking with the stock turbo and front mount, it was also making 355/370 to the wheels, something else you won't see from a stock subi turbo.

[jbiscuit]

OK 400whp....that's a bit different. Then yes you would benefit from a front mount. Which also would require a larger turbo...which goes right along with what I said :) Not saying a front mount doesn't have its place....I just think it shouldn't be the first mod on the list

[BAD LS1]

You guys are mean... All this look like tempting a recovering alky with... well, lots of alky! I was proud he never asked about a tune on the Impy SS, knowing that shaves half a second off the E/T on those alone and makes them 10x more fun to drive bahahah

[Crawlin]

i did ask Tom :) I just knew it would be a never ending cycle. Then I was getting shit from dynotune on a nitrous setup for the car and talking with some of the guys about a progressive controller on it to make it last a bit longer. And you had the Monte and were doing stuff to that and it basically made me realize the rewards for so much work, weren't that great.

[Crawlin]

what you will not see is a 400whp car running a top mount.

Question... why is this?

Is it just less efficient? Or is it a space constraint type thing that the piping running to the motor needs to be larger diameter to get more air in and through the "engine pump" basically. And it's not worth it to try and fab that up when there is all sorts of aftermarket kits available for a front mount?

I don't know turbo's, I don't know imports, I don't know subie's and I don't know evo's.

I don't know modded imports/subie's and I never will, haha.

[SSLEVO]

Question... why is this?

Is it just less efficient? Or is it a space constraint type thing that the piping running to the motor needs to be larger diameter to get more air in and through the "engine pump" basically. And it's not worth it to try and fab that up when there is all sorts of aftermarket kits available for a front mount?

I don't know turbo's, I don't know imports, I don't know subie's and I don't know evo's.

I don't know modded imports/subie's and I never will, haha.

Basically just the size and placement of the core is the limiting factor (what was said before). A top mount is limited in size and is less efficient because of the placement. There is not as much direct air movement over the core in that position. If i had to venture a guess, the stock evo core is probably twice the size of the subi, and also is mounted in a location allowing more (and cooler) air to flow over the core.

If you look at all of the 700whp and up cars they will all pretty much be air to water intercoolers. There is so much heat and airflow that an air/air wouldn't effectively transfer heat at that rate.

At the end of the day heat transfer is the name of the game, it all comes down to the area of the intercooler fins and the heat transfer method, weather it be convection(air/air) or conduction (air/water).

And BTW, an evo can make 400 whp on the stock turbo set up properly:goof

[nismodave]

Keep it stock and enjoy the car and Warrantee.

My Rule #1.....Never Mod your daily.

Now go build a fast ass drag car. :thumbsup

[SSLEVO]

Keep it stock and enjoy the car and Warrantee.

My Rule #1.....Never Mod your daily.

Now go build a fast ass drag car. :thumbsup

Thats a great rule, the question is, can you do it with a car that will pick up 50+ hp with an exhaust and tune?:thumbsup

[Crawlin]

exhaust AND tune? but beagle said JUST tune, haha

[juicedimpss]

i wouldnt change the exhaust,just run an electric cutout on the DP for when you need to whoop someone. Stock quiet keeps you out of trouble

[SSLEVO]

i wouldnt change the exhaust,just run an electric cutout on the DP for when you need to whoop someone. Stock quiet keeps you out of trouble

Thats not a bad idea, the turbo acts like a muffler of sorts though. i had a 3" turbo back exhaust with a straight through muffler and didn't think it was too bad.

[FoxStang]

On the other had i had the front mount on my evo heat soaking with the stock turbo and front mount, it was also making 355/370 to the wheels, something else you won't see from a stock subi turbo.

Exactly what I was saying, on a stock turbo STi, I doubt you'd need more than a top mount.

On a sidenote, what kind of millage are you getting so far?

[Crawlin]

for my driving from Muskego to downtown, which is like 35-65 for city/highway

i'm around 25mpg. that is pretty decent compared to the imp ss which ended up at 18 usually. and that is of course with typical 8-9am morning traffic

[Crawlin]

yep, that's what I thought....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/coolguy8769/IMG00001-20101022-1126.jpg

[GTSLOW]

:rolf nice chris! I wonder what thet say about civic owners :goof

[Beagle]

exhaust AND tune? but beagle said JUST tune, haha

Yea just a Intake an a tune Steves car actually picked up 52 whp. Full exhaust Im pretty sure one of my other friends picked up another 20-30 whp. Ill have to check what he picked up for torque. An keep in mind this is on a WRX so an STI should pick up a little more. Id say its worth it to get an intake an a tune. An then if you decide to do exhaust you can have AMS retune it for 250 instead of 450. On my car I noticed a huge difference in spool after I put the downpipe on. Its damn near instant. Id like to get a bigger turbo to get some lag cause the bitch is always in boost lmao :thumbsup

[RedGSX]

Nice Suby Chris, never thought i'd see you in one. :thumbsup

[Crawlin]

WOW Mike's back on!!!

I still remember when you picked your's up and were at Heiser with Chris showing me.

It's so much fun, but no intercooler sprayer like on the old body styles

[GTSLOW]

Chris your new name should be stikid11 :goof

[RedGSX]

WOW Mike's back on!!!

I still remember when you picked your's up and were at Heiser with Chris showing me.

It's so much fun, but no intercooler sprayer like on the old body styles

I still miss that car, oh well.

I honestly rarely hit the sprayer button, too busy driving to remember. Could've wired up a vacuum switch, but never felt it improved that much to worry about it.

Have to get wings one day to check it out and to show you my yellow car before I put it away.

[srt4eh]

Just food for thought.....with just exhaust and a tune our 07 sti nearly hung with my friend's 10 Camaro SS with intake, exhaust, and BADLS1 tune. (started off even...camaro slowly pulled through the gears) STi's love small bolt-ons :)

[HP ADDICT]

Just food for thought.....with just exhaust and a tune our 07 sti nearly hung with my friend's 10 Camaro SS with intake, exhaust, and BADLS1 tune. (started off even...camaro slowly pulled through the gears) STi's love small bolt-ons :)

Yeah I agree my 07 with stage 2 with dyno tune and intake used to walk LS1 cars with bolt ons from a roll.

[Beagle]

WOW Mike's back on!!!

I still remember when you picked your's up and were at Heiser with Chris showing me.

It's so much fun, but no intercooler sprayer like on the old body styles

Wait for the snow your gonna love that Subie :thumbsup

[Crawlin]

LET THE FUN BEGIN!!! just ended up buying a set of 18" STI BBS wheels and Nokian winter tires for the same price as just a set of blizzaks on my wheels, so had to jump on that.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/z28kid98/STI/111_0184.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i209/z28kid98/STI/111_0183.jpg

[British_Ben]

Looks awesome! AWD car + snow tires = shit loads of fun in the snow.

[jbiscuit]

holy shit! Those wheels look hot on there Chris!!

[hrsp]

winter rims look awesome

[Mudd Runner]

Looks good chris

[Crawlin]

A couple of pics with the guy who I bought the wheels from.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk258/Ken-Cravillion/Subaru%20Stuff/2-Black-STIs_9698.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk258/Ken-Cravillion/Subaru%20Stuff/2-Black-STIs_9705.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk258/Ken-Cravillion/Subaru%20Stuff/2-Black-STIs_9711.jpg

I had just driven up to oshkosh so mine is a bit dirty, haha.

[GTSLOW]

Looks great chris!