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05-12-2021, 09:43 AM | #4651 |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Location: Troy ,Michigan
Vehicle:2003 Sti Wagon @jn_garage |
Those are one of my favorite wheels , Dewey just put a set of 18x10.5 on his time attack car and they look wonderful
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05-12-2021, 10:56 AM | #4652 |
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Location: Troy ,Michigan
Vehicle:2003 Sti Wagon @jn_garage |
Track day pictures from Gridlifes Taco Track day
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05-15-2021, 02:52 AM | #4653 |
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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Bugeye email notifications. What is this, Netscape?
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05-15-2021, 02:00 PM | #4654 |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Location: Troy ,Michigan
Vehicle:2003 Sti Wagon @jn_garage |
Yeah I need to dial in the shocks some more and add more camber for better turn in
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05-16-2021, 07:59 AM | #4655 |
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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MAIC
Location: Virginia
Vehicle:2002 TOPSCOOB031 HighwaystarGarage |
One more pic of the wheels for now. Finishing up some new vinyl work over the next few weeks and then I can finally do a proper photoshoot.
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05-18-2021, 01:40 AM | #4656 |
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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Any other EJ207 guys peeping the IAG 2.0l closed deck blocks out? Thoughts?
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05-18-2021, 01:56 PM | #4657 |
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Location: Troy ,Michigan
Vehicle:2003 Sti Wagon @jn_garage |
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05-18-2021, 11:10 PM | #4658 |
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Member#: 369411
Join Date: Sep 2013
Chapter/Region:
International
Location: Kochi, Japan
Vehicle:2002 WRX STi Limited Silver |
If I was chasing big power, it would be extremely tempting.
Given that I'm going with all Tomei stuff for the head and a modest power goal on my rebuild engine, Tomei will do the full top and bottom end rebuild for about $7,000. That seems to the better choice for me personally. |
05-19-2021, 04:40 AM | #4659 | |
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Is this a package they sell outright or are they rebuilding your motor? Definitely pays to be in Japan for that no doubt. |
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05-19-2021, 10:45 AM | #4660 |
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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Location: Kochi, Japan
Vehicle:2002 WRX STi Limited Silver |
They would be rebuilding my motor.
I have seen their engines pop up on Yahoo for well above that price, but usually they have stroker kits or bottom end work that I’m not interested in. |
05-19-2021, 11:27 AM | #4661 |
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Member#: 175624
Join Date: Mar 2008
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MWSOC
Location: Wichita, KS
Vehicle:0304 WRX WRX SY WRB |
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05-19-2021, 02:39 PM | #4662 |
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Member#: 357234
Join Date: May 2013
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: RhodeIsland.
Vehicle:03 WRX SRP |
only way im ever buying a pre-built engine or buying parts to build one myself would be through Tomei or any other authentic japanese tuning company.
i wouldnt care about the difference in cost or added logistics. theres no point, in my mind, to further the watering down of the culture that created these cars and so many other beautiful machines by tossing a stream of parts from the US just because of the cost difference. |
05-19-2021, 05:10 PM | #4663 |
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The history of Subaru is entirely multicultural. Don't forget that it was a British team who made Subaru a household name, and it seems VT Sportscar is very much carrying that torch.
That there is something inherently wrong with an American performance supplier because they are American, or that every part down to the Oil crush washer needs to come from Japan to be a respectable use of one's resources is laughable. The level of performance of these cars has been raised dramatically thanks to many companies in the US over the past couple decades. |
05-20-2021, 12:49 AM | #4664 | |
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I’m not claiming that no one outside of Japan has done anything respectable with these cars or with any other Japanese cars. that’s not the point, nor is the ‘level of performance’ the point. im not ****ting on anyone if they run some engine built by a tuning company in the US, I’m just saying it’s infinitely less cool to me and not something I’ll ever have interest in doing. |
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05-20-2021, 01:41 AM | #4665 |
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If it were only easy to find a used 207 long lock still in Japan to buy and send to tomei rather then ship a motor back.
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05-21-2021, 10:05 PM | #4666 |
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Member#: 132
Join Date: Jul 1999
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Cold in winter, hot in summer
Vehicle:GDA- D, GDA-A, VAG-A GDA-A - ShinjiTuned |
JDM STi "Prodrive-Style" kit back on for the summer.
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05-21-2021, 11:02 PM | #4667 |
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Vehicle:2016 Step 2 Push Buggy GT |
That's money right there ^^^. Fantastic!!!
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05-22-2021, 08:44 AM | #4668 |
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Beautifully done.
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05-22-2021, 01:20 PM | #4669 |
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Location: Virginia
Vehicle:2002 TOPSCOOB031 HighwaystarGarage |
Shik, your headlights look flawless, did you have them recleared?
In otherwords, out with the old..... |
05-22-2021, 08:58 PM | #4670 |
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Location: MD
Vehicle:2006 WRX STi 2008 Legacy/2010 Forester |
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05-23-2021, 07:34 AM | #4671 |
NASIOC Supporter
Member#: 132
Join Date: Jul 1999
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Location: Cold in winter, hot in summer
Vehicle:GDA- D, GDA-A, VAG-A GDA-A - ShinjiTuned |
Thanks guys.
Depo headlights, waxed with Collinite 845 a twice a year. They are a few years old. Had genuine jdm projectors but began having an issue with one of them. I prefer the simplicity of the halogens much better. Not crazy about aftermarket stuff, but so far, so good with these. |
05-24-2021, 12:05 AM | #4672 |
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Vancouver
Vehicle:2002 V7 STI Limited WRB |
Finally got around to installing the V2 lip and my new coilovers.
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05-24-2021, 09:11 AM | #4673 | |
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Member#: 175624
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Location: Wichita, KS
Vehicle:0304 WRX WRX SY WRB |
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05-24-2021, 09:37 AM | #4674 | |
NASIOC Supporter
Member#: 132
Join Date: Jul 1999
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Location: Cold in winter, hot in summer
Vehicle:GDA- D, GDA-A, VAG-A GDA-A - ShinjiTuned |
Good to know! I really dislike aftermarket parts for exactly reasons like this. I know the Depo projectors had all sorts of issues early on. Hoping most of them have been rectified.
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05-24-2021, 10:17 AM | #4675 |
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Yeah, to be fair my set was from 2013-2014ish and this didn't happen until 2019. I have been using high efficacy +50 55W H1 bulbs as well.
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