Welcome to the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club Thursday March 28, 2024
Home Forums Images WikiNASIOC Products Store Modifications Upgrade Garage
NASIOC
Go Back   NASIOC > NASIOC General > Member's Car Gallery

Welcome to NASIOC - The world's largest online community for Subaru enthusiasts!
Welcome to the NASIOC.com Subaru forum.

You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, free of charge, you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.







* As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads. 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 06-13-2019, 01:18 PM   #226
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Got the tune checked and cleared for racing.



Had to take the bumper/splitter off to get on the dyno.



Finally got the big fresh rubber on.



Out for some AutoX



Of course same day as Canadian Grand Prix



Dark bumpers were common.



The car survived!



Best run was my first run. Tires were too fresh and wen't giving much grip.


Didn't do well. But I was happy to have the car back out.
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 07-17-2022 at 02:14 AM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
Old 06-14-2019, 09:30 PM   #227
MCalvert
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 503255
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Alberta, Edmonton
Vehicle:
2009 WRX STI
Rally Blye

Default

Stunning car!!
MCalvert is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-24-2019, 04:20 PM   #228
Zee Biker
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 166005
Join Date: Dec 2007
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Location: Northern 'Burbs
Vehicle:
2005 Saab 92x
Beaten Silver

Default

What size tire were you running for Enthusiast?

Big news last week with GTA announcing spec tires for the top 2 classes!
Zee Biker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-24-2019, 05:15 PM   #229
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

255/40/17. Currently shelved for SLB in November.

Yeah, they got the Yokohama deal sorted. Spec tires for Street, Limited, and Unlimited. Going to hurt the people looking for records. But should level the field for competition. The spec for Limited really caught my eye. Curious to see how wide people go for that.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-25-2019, 01:13 AM   #230
werk
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 382167
Join Date: Feb 2014
Chapter/Region: TXIC
Location: Houston
Vehicle:
2014 wrx hatch
ISM

Default

Amazing build man! Glad i read through your thread especially seeing your wing extension from bmspec, may have to pull the trigger on that one over the password jdm piece
werk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2019, 12:31 PM   #231
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Where was I?

Car was running great. Geared up to do another AutoX July 7th and a trackday July 13th. The event on the 7th was a club that didn't doesn't do a street tire class so I would be able to bring out the R-comps and get some use out of those. Packed up the wheels and tools, drove 1.5 hours out to the site. Then this...



P0031, front O2 sensor crapped out.



Can't race with a broken O2. Mildly infuriated.

Amazon Prime Nexday is legit though.



New sensor in, data looks good. Got the car checked out by my tuner again. Got the all clear for racing, again.

OUT TO THE TRACK!



Was rather hot. Day peaked at ~106. Second session was already over 90 when we went out. Now that I had an oil temp gauge, I could see that an oil cooler was necessary. Spent the day managing temps... Laptimes were not great.



I was also promoted to the advanced group. First time in advanced and I 100% did not have the pace for it. At one point I took to the grass to let the other cars pass as we ran out of space on the main straight. Turns out, the grass was a little long.



I also yeeted my phone out the window. Luckily one of the corner workers saw it and retrieved it.

Back looks ok.



Front is looking pretty basic.



Caught it on video. Mount basically said, F U.


Here are the rest of the vids, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...12Q-GbJ9bTitxJ

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 07-17-2022 at 02:06 AM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2019, 03:14 PM   #232
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Some pictures from the track day.







After the track day, I received some more goodies.



Got the thing apart again.



Oil lines made.



And all back together. Can't even tell that there's an oil cooler in there.


Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 07-17-2022 at 02:01 AM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-01-2019, 11:27 AM   #233
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Decided to try the N1 game again...

Found a decent deal on an Invidia N1 Race. This should actually fit. Unlike the SRS N1 that melted my bumper. Being the race, it doesn't have a resonator. Only mildly worried about that.



Took a while to find motivation to actually get it going.



Q300 out.



N1 in.



I got a quick release pin to hold the silencer in. Thinking it would be a great little thing to make it super easy to install and remove the silencer quickly.


Is kinda loud.




Peaked at 106. Q300 peaked at 103.

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 07-17-2022 at 01:49 AM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-06-2019, 03:55 PM   #234
jdornski
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 504796
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Summerland BC, Canada
Vehicle:
2009 Imprezza Sedan
Black

Default ANother nice car

i have to post 3 replies to start a new thread so here you go
jdornski is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-28-2019, 02:20 PM   #235
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

SMH...


Got my hands on a roll of gaffer tape.

Went out to tape the bumper sides to the fenders. May have gone a little overboard.



Just in time for an AutoX event.



Hit a couple of cones. Good thing I brought the tape with me!



On the whole, did ok. Not great. But ok. I'm starting to regret my tire choice.




But the car drove ok. Didn't explode. Added 8 launches to the transmission. Seems so far the only piece that is having a bad time is the clutch.

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 07-17-2022 at 01:08 AM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-14-2019, 12:02 PM   #236
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Finally got the white bumper back and a bunch of bits from the dealer.



Bumper on with all new clips and brackets.



Finally the stars aligned and I got to do some fun things with the car...



Swapping wheels and brakes at an event wasn't fun.



The R-comps are a bit of a squeeze.



Luckily my cameras caught some of my rubber...



But sure enough, the car was working for too long.



It's broken again. This time the clutch is totally burnt out. Couldn't even limp it home.



Running around on the slicks was fun though.

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 07-17-2022 at 01:00 AM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2019, 04:49 PM   #237
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Ordered a new clutch. Trying Competition Clutch Stage 2 this time.



Got the car back to my mechanic. He seemed thrilled...





Old clutch out. Engine side didn't look too bad.



Trans side however...



Yeah, that would do it.

New clutch in.



Car is back home. Get to be gentile for the next few hundred miles.

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 07-17-2022 at 12:56 AM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-21-2019, 03:31 PM   #238
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Worked my way through clutch break-in. Pedal was still wonky. So the pedal problem wasn't a clutch problem. Problem must be with either the slave cylinder, master cylinder, or line. I figure if I'm going to change all that, I'll do the brake master cylinder too. Just all new hydralics.

Just as the clutch is broken is... Some lights come on.



What's the issue?



Of course... Off she goes...



Wasn't alone this time.



Swapped out the hydraulics and the cam and crank position sensors.

Left side still a little advanced...



Gotta get to the timing belt... again...



Belt still lined up. Perhaps the cam gear has gone bad and got stuck in advance.

While the radiator was out, a crack was found.



And while the car was on the lift a broken endlink was found.



Excuse me, both endlinks were broken...



I hope I'm starting to run out of random **** that can break...

Luckily I still have my old spherical endlinks. I just need to get a new bolt for those. SO far car is running much better than it was before. I have an appointment with my tuner next week to go over everything and see if it's clear for racing again.

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 07-17-2022 at 12:50 AM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-06-2021, 02:28 AM   #239
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

I'm at kind of a loss on how to update this thing. I didn't think Imgur would give Nasioc the finger like it did.

Maybe I can use fb. (fb didn't work, trying imgbox)

For clarity, the full story is on fb. The information here is abridged.

Anyway, where were we? Broken endlinks, broken cam gear, broken radiator?

K.

So, got a new cam gear in there. Engine was still knocking. Did a smoke test. Smoke was coming out of the IAT sensor...

So... New Sensor.



Also got my own boost leak tester.



Hooked that **** up...



No leaks! Cool. Also cleaned the MAF for good measure.






(4-10 hp at the wheels. LMAO)

It was also at this point that one of my lights also **** the bed...



Pulled out the broken endlinks...



The old Spheres back in...



While working on dat ass, I did some hotboi ****.



Got the stuff to get a matching rear tow strap.



TEN IMAGE LIMIT! (Please let me know if you don't see images.)

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 05-06-2021 at 04:33 PM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-06-2021, 02:42 AM   #240
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Then what... Oh, the battery died.



That was fun...



Keeping track of the **** that was broken and fixed...

Cam gear - Replaced
IAT - Replaced
Endlinks - Repalced
MAF - Cleaned
Radiator - YOLO

Went back to dyno, **** still ****ed. Went back to Mechanic... What do now?

MOTOR OUT!



What's the problem you might ask? Cylinder walls are fubar...



One of the pistons is also cracked...



Because I know you're asking... Barely 15k on this ****.



NEW CASE AND NEW PISTONS!!!



Also, when this went back together, added a DOM cylinder 4 cooling mod and swapped to a not cracked Koyo rad.

Back on the dyno.



It finally dynoed goodly. Making basically same power it did before.



Also learned that at full tilt, bish makes 115dB of noise. (More on this later)


Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 05-06-2021 at 04:40 PM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-06-2021, 02:48 AM   #241
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Breaking in the engine, oil gauges started getting wonky... Wiring harness melted. NEAT.



Got my hands on some narrow brakes. Stock wheels fit again. If I take the decals off, this car can look basic AF.



Also got the Grids that I bought a year ago mounted up. They look pretty good.



Got the green light to go racing again.



Little over a year since the last time the car was driven in anger.

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 05-06-2021 at 04:44 PM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-06-2021, 02:53 AM   #242
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Basic:



Ready to Rock:



It was a super nice day.



Sorta got to the end of one of the tires. :/



Finished 9th and 10th out of 11. NOT LAST!



Video:


More videos:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...iccZSxRzYGPHld

Hot shots:








Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 05-06-2021 at 04:49 PM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-06-2021, 03:03 AM   #243
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Little later, did some actual racecar ****.



The day was cold af, like 50. First session was legit. Went out with a full tank. Came back with nearly half. After ONE SESSION.



Broke into the 2:05s in the first session. New PB. Car was running great.





Second session, it warmed up a bit. Like 60. Kinda ran out of gas? Got a weird hiccup coming out of Off Ramp. Car was running warmer. But I was able to stay in it for the whole session.

Third session, it warmed up some more. Like 70. One lap and the car was too hot. But I was able to manage it with a slow lap. Mildly frustrating.

Fourth session, Challenge session. Slightly warmer, like 75. Had to alternate flying laps. Car in front of me spun on my last flyer and I had to abandon it. Kinda pissed me off.

After that it was like 80 out. Didn't even both going out. Just packed my stuff. Car runs good. It's fast. But it still can't keep its friggen cool!

Times from the whole day:



PB Video:


Full session videos:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...qpM-kzAe5aurr-

Pics:








Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 05-06-2021 at 04:56 PM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-06-2021, 03:10 AM   #244
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

So, bish is still hot... What now? Time to cut some holes in the hood!

Ordered some TrackSpec vents.

Did some eye-balling.



Going from the back side, these vents actually lined up kinda well with the structure of the hood.



Drilled holes from the backside to use as reference on the top side.



Lined up templates on the drilled holes.



CUT LINES!



DEATH WHEEL!



CUT!



Dress for success.



****, this might actually work...



That actually came out really good.



Hood not on the car yet. Waiting on some washer nozzles and for it to not be raining.

Last edited by JourdanWithaU; 05-06-2021 at 05:16 PM.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-06-2021, 03:37 AM   #245
Wild_Bill
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 509126
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Australia
Vehicle:
2002 Rs
Blue

Default Cracked pistons

Hi I was wondering if you know what caused you to crack the pistons, was it ring gaps or other issues?
Wild_Bill is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-07-2021, 02:14 AM   #246
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild_Bill View Post
Hi I was wondering if you know what caused you to crack the pistons, was it ring gaps or other issues?
I don't think there was a ring problem.

The symptom was knocking on #2 and #4.

One theory is that the engine was running lean. Which can be a tuning problem (Tuner says there wasn't a problem. I also don't think there was a tuning problem.).

Another theory; the parts were ****. The Racer X FMIC was a pile and popped apart a few times. But the Cobb pipes have been solid.

A third theory; there might have been a machining problem. Cylinders 2 and 4 could have been slightly overbored. Simple mistake as those two cylinders are the same half of the engine.

Looking at the wear over and over and over and over and over. It might be possible that it's fallout from when the timing belt tensioner broke. Piston faces looked ok. But the valves were bent. That might have been enough to do it. That one... ****ing... bolt.
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-06-2021, 05:46 PM   #247
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Ok... So... fb didn't work. Going to try imgbox. Switch the last couple posts... Moving on.

Found myself in some scope creep. Had a bunch of gauges, none of them worked. Came to the realization that I don't really need a boost and water temp gauge if I have my AP on the dash. Really just need Oil temp and Oil pressure since AP/car doesn't see those. Also, poking around, found that it might be easy to put in a pump on my crossover line to help with fuel starve. But I would need to run power to the back seat for it. I want to run a subwoofer at some point, so I would need to run power to the back of the car eventually. If I'm going to run sub power and tear apart the dash for the gauges, I might as well run all the speaker wire too...

STEP ONE: Tear apart the dash.



Wire the pump



Hose the pump



Assemble new gauge sensors. This time with some heat sleeveing.



Wires to the back seat.



Wires to the trunk.



Crammed pump and **** into the holes and put the lids back on. It's like nothing is there.



New Gauges installed and hooked up.



Put the dash back together.



Much cleaner than before.



(I'll be honest, the pillar pod was a little annoying.)
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2021, 01:40 AM   #248
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

With new vented hood, fixed gauges, and fuel crossover pump, it was time to go to the track again.



Vented hood looks pretty good on the car.



Improved on my PB. But not by a whole lot.





Even with 285 tires, the RSR compound just isn't there. I was not able to go as quickly through the corners as I would have liked.

Vented hood didn't seem to help much either. First session out, I hit 232 water, 144 IAT, and 260 oil before the ****ing gauges melted again! Also, oddly enough, got hit with a P0244, Boost Limit Exceeded, CEL which was weird. AP showed 22.58 PSI. That was first session and that was trying to wind it out to 7000rpm. The rest of the day I was short shifting at 5500 and the temps seemed to tolerate that.

Here's the PB video:


Rest of the Videos:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...3_gaQYm4_P-Mr4

I also had a pretty big off. Got video and pictures.






Some other general pics.



JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-13-2021, 12:12 PM   #249
Berzerkr
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 507141
Join Date: Oct 2019
Default

Just came across this thread at random I have to ask.. is this the Jourdan from the old AutotalkCrew forum? Use to have the 2.5i Hatch?

It's "Vader" I had the Stang and Fiesta, recently into Subies! lol

Hope it's the same Gent, good to see you posting! WRX too congrats :O
Berzerkr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-19-2021, 09:15 PM   #250
JourdanWithaU
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 146287
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: NOR-CAL (South Bay Area)
Vehicle:
2011 Impreza WRX 5D
Satin White Pearl

Default

Vader?! OMGHI2U!!! Yeah, It's me! Man, I miss ATC. How have you been? How's the stang? I recall you were on the verge of getting into the 8s? And then you started spraying the fiesta? lol What Subaru did you get?
JourdanWithaU is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:33 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Copyright ©1999 - 2019, North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club, Inc.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission
Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.