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Hellos
I guess this is the official "Hello" area.
New member. I met some of you during the last DCAWD meet at D&B.
I drive an Aspen White 2006 STI. It was cool meeting all of you. I've got a lot to learn but I'm loving every minute of if.
Just got through break in last night! Woohoo! (understatement). This car will be the death of me...but atleast I'll die happy!
New member. I met some of you during the last DCAWD meet at D&B.
I drive an Aspen White 2006 STI. It was cool meeting all of you. I've got a lot to learn but I'm loving every minute of if.
Just got through break in last night! Woohoo! (understatement). This car will be the death of me...but atleast I'll die happy!
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Re: Hellos
Congrats man!!! I must admit those 1000 miles taught me to dive my sti sanelywushunut wrote:I guess this is the official "Hello" area.
New member. I met some of you during the last DCAWD meet at D&B.
I drive an Aspen White 2006 STI. It was cool meeting all of you. I've got a lot to learn but I'm loving every minute of if.
Just got through break in last night! Woohoo! (understatement). This car will be the death of me...but atleast I'll die happy!
When i told my friends i got the car they had a pool going for me either totaling it or dieing in it (I am the fastest driver of all my friends).
Do you have pics? did you get the gold or silver wheels?
Welcome again and i hope to see you at a meet!
96 328, heated leather seats... ummm
Gone But not forgotten
'05 Black Sti, the car that started it all
84 944, my first race car.. what a pos
83 944.. 150hp of FURY, Rookie of the year chariot
Gone But not forgotten
'05 Black Sti, the car that started it all
84 944, my first race car.. what a pos
83 944.. 150hp of FURY, Rookie of the year chariot
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thanks!
White on Gold is the color scheme. I wasn't sure about it at first but I can't see it without the gold now. I've got pics, I just have to upload them to my computer and them decided on where to host them. hehe.
It's terrible, I've already been bitten (a little) by the mod bug. Especially after seeing everyone elses sick rides at the last meet. Any suggestions of where to start? I've got to be careful as it must, above and beyond everything else, pass the W.A.F. (Wife Approval Factor) first!
IOW...stealth is key!
White on Gold is the color scheme. I wasn't sure about it at first but I can't see it without the gold now. I've got pics, I just have to upload them to my computer and them decided on where to host them. hehe.
It's terrible, I've already been bitten (a little) by the mod bug. Especially after seeing everyone elses sick rides at the last meet. Any suggestions of where to start? I've got to be careful as it must, above and beyond everything else, pass the W.A.F. (Wife Approval Factor) first!
IOW...stealth is key!
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Sexy!!! i cant wait to see one up close, I've never seen an 06 in person beforewushunut wrote:thanks!
White on Gold is the color scheme. I wasn't sure about it at first but I can't see it without the gold now. I've got pics, I just have to upload them to my computer and them decided on where to host them. hehe.
It's terrible, I've already been bitten (a little) by the mod bug. Especially after seeing everyone elses sick rides at the last meet. Any suggestions of where to start? I've got to be careful as it must, above and beyond everything else, pass the W.A.F. (Wife Approval Factor) first!
IOW...stealth is key!
As for photos I'm really happy with photobucket, no spam and nice resolution.
ah, wife = budget, well mods are great, but what do you want out of the car. Will you take it to a track (drag, road, even autox)? If you do, then i would say suspension here and there. Bigger sways are not too expensive and make a difference. "pinks" are also a great suspension mod. They are JDM and pink... but the good side is that they offer a better ride and lower the car 10mm (so not much). If you want more power, i would say, full 3'' turbo back (catless) borla hush (this is wife approved, julian has one ). Also, if you want to tune your own car, UTEC if you want a set and forget cobb access port (these are engine management stuff). this stuff is also not too expensive as long as you dont get something super exotic.
I can give you som many places to start... but its places to end i cant find
96 328, heated leather seats... ummm
Gone But not forgotten
'05 Black Sti, the car that started it all
84 944, my first race car.. what a pos
83 944.. 150hp of FURY, Rookie of the year chariot
Gone But not forgotten
'05 Black Sti, the car that started it all
84 944, my first race car.. what a pos
83 944.. 150hp of FURY, Rookie of the year chariot
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nice i am falling deeper and deeper into the white on gold.
i find ebay calms the WAF quite effectively, i only have one thing on my car that wasn't bought off of ebay and it is the clutch.
oone word of warning though, mod slowly, get to know your car before modding the crap outta it, seen waaaaaaaaay to many AWD's go the way of the dinosaur because of too many mods
i find ebay calms the WAF quite effectively, i only have one thing on my car that wasn't bought off of ebay and it is the clutch.
oone word of warning though, mod slowly, get to know your car before modding the crap outta it, seen waaaaaaaaay to many AWD's go the way of the dinosaur because of too many mods
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Welcome! If you ever need to get rid of your turbo, TMIC, and axleback; I know a bunch of willing customers.
...and if you ever need to let go of that tranny, hubs, brakes and wheels; well, you can come knock on my door
...and if you ever need to let go of that tranny, hubs, brakes and wheels; well, you can come knock on my door
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Thanks for the welcomes!
gsx-lex Where/who do you train with. I used to be coached by Zhang GuiFeng and Christopher Pei at the US Wushu Academy. I haven't done anything in awhile though. Pretty out of shape .
As for mods. The main thing is to do mods that are stealth. That way the wifey won't know they're there....sort of. Basically, she's gotta be able to live with it...so no Invidia's and such. I'm looking at that Cobb AP. Any opinions there? I'm not into tuning much and don't really want to tinker with something all the time. Prefer plug and drive. UTEC probably isn't an option for me at this point.
gsx-lex Where/who do you train with. I used to be coached by Zhang GuiFeng and Christopher Pei at the US Wushu Academy. I haven't done anything in awhile though. Pretty out of shape .
As for mods. The main thing is to do mods that are stealth. That way the wifey won't know they're there....sort of. Basically, she's gotta be able to live with it...so no Invidia's and such. I'm looking at that Cobb AP. Any opinions there? I'm not into tuning much and don't really want to tinker with something all the time. Prefer plug and drive. UTEC probably isn't an option for me at this point.
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I know all about the "wifey" and her not knowing about mods I also have a 14 month old son so I went w/ stealth factor. Most people I know that want a quiet setup go w/ these to setups:wushunut wrote: As for mods. The main thing is to do mods that are stealth. That way the wifey won't know they're there....sort of.
1) Helix 3" DP w/ Daddy's intermediate pipe (w/ flex pipe)
2) TXS stealthback
Either two of these flow well and can mount to the stock STi axleback or any other 2.5" axleback...and they keep the sound level nice and tollerable.
I am also running an STi AP and love the flexibility...but there is a plethora of ECU programmers that people on this board are using: COBB AP, Utec, Hydra, ECuTek...
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sirwilliam wrote:I know all about the "wifey" and her not knowing about mods I also have a 14 month old son so I went w/ stealth factor. Most people I know that want a quiet setup go w/ these to setups:wushunut wrote: As for mods. The main thing is to do mods that are stealth. That way the wifey won't know they're there....sort of.
1) Helix 3" DP w/ Daddy's intermediate pipe (w/ flex pipe)
2) TXS stealthback
Either two of these flow well and can mount to the stock STi axleback or any other 2.5" axleback...and they keep the sound level nice and tollerable.
I am also running an STi AP and love the flexibility...but there is a plethora of ECU programmers that people on this board are using: COBB AP, Utec, Hydra, ECuTek...
Yea, i would say, same DP, only a borla hush mated to an access port. And just end the engine mods there. After that comes susmension
96 328, heated leather seats... ummm
Gone But not forgotten
'05 Black Sti, the car that started it all
84 944, my first race car.. what a pos
83 944.. 150hp of FURY, Rookie of the year chariot
Gone But not forgotten
'05 Black Sti, the car that started it all
84 944, my first race car.. what a pos
83 944.. 150hp of FURY, Rookie of the year chariot
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I studied with Dennis Brown for several years before college, and now that I'm back in town I've continued my training there..wushunut wrote:
gsx-lex Where/who do you train with. I used to be coached by Zhang GuiFeng and Christopher Pei at the US Wushu Academy. I haven't done anything in awhile though. Pretty out of shape .
Have turbo, will spool.
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lol, I wouldn't know about the WAF (Wife Approval Factor), but I'm one of the guys that preaches "quiet" to all I have a Daddy's DP mated to a Borla Hush and it keeps things nice and quiet till you get higher in the RPM range. Even at it's loudest, it's VERY tollerable. No/little droning at speed.
For EM, I would really look at a Cobb if you don't want to play with things (and even if you do, you can always get a Street Tuner or get it tuned). Take a look here for a write up I did of your options
For EM, I would really look at a Cobb if you don't want to play with things (and even if you do, you can always get a Street Tuner or get it tuned). Take a look here for a write up I did of your options
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92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.