Montreal Subaru Club

I cannot help you but, want to thank you for the follow up. Your shared experience is helping me in my upgrade path.

Xtralight a écrit :I cannot help you but, want to thank you for the follow up. Your shared experience is helping me in my upgrade path.

Glad I could help in any way. What are you planning on doing?

I'm now planning on loosing a little weight. I need some help and recommendations on what I should be looking to change. I already have the CB hood and CB rear spoiler on the list but I really don't know where else to start. A little help here would be much appreciated!.

Wheels !

I'd say racing seats, but, your seats have airbags in them so it's not an option since you use your car on the street.

Back seat / passager seat
A/C
Any radio add ons you might have (sub in the trunk)
All floor and trunk carpets
Sealing?
All inside trims in your car?

How much of a track car you want. Is that your daily driver andyou're still looking for confort in a 55k + car ?

Its really up to you.
Also there the more human part of leasing weight :
Less beers
less junk food
MUCH MORE threadmill!

il09sti a écrit :I'm now planning on loosing a little weight. I need some help and recommendations on what I should be looking to change. I already have the CB hood and CB rear spoiler on the list but I really don't know where else to start. A little help here would be much appreciated!.

I got a few questions but I got to say first that you became my role model il09sti... I have to see your car some day!

CB means carbon right?
Someone told me that carbon parts don't like to be thrown rocks at by very low (-10 and colder) temperature.

You kept your orignal hood? Will you put it back on during winter or is it for sale maybe?

Did you troubleshoot the starting problem?

kamuro a écrit :Wheels !

I'd say racing seats, but, your seats have airbags in them so it's not an option since you use your car on the street.

I'm putting a list together and both those suggestions are going on there. I have wanted to change my seat for a ling time.

kirch a écrit :Back seat / passager seat
A/C
Any radio add ons you might have (sub in the trunk)
All floor and trunk carpets
Sealing?
All inside trims in your car?

How much of a track car you want. Is that your daily driver andyou're still looking for confort in a 55k + car ?

Its really up to you.
Also there the more human part of leasing weight :
Less beers
less junk food
MUCH MORE threadmill!

It's a daily driver but I still like it to be kick azz.

AC ehh....It's going to have to make a big diff for me to get rid of that one. Floor mats...really I'm going to have to weigh them and see if it makes a diff If it does, out they go. A diet is definitely last on my list. That's what I'm trying to avoid having to do.

Turf Man a écrit :

il09sti a écrit :I'm now planning on loosing a little weight. I need some help and recommendations on what I should be looking to change. I already have the CB hood and CB rear spoiler on the list but I really don't know where else to start. A little help here would be much appreciated!.

I got a few questions but I got to say first that you became my role model il09sti... I have to see your car some day!

CB means carbon right?
Someone told me that carbon parts don't like to be thrown rocks at by very low (-10 and colder) temperature.

You kept your orignal hood? Will you put it back on during winter or is it for sale maybe?

Did you troubleshoot the starting problem?

Don't know how good of a roll model I make, I would probably think I'm more of a bad example.
OOOPPSSSS I should have put CF(carbon fiber) my bad. Planning to remove it for winter if I do get it before then. The weight loss programme is probably going to go into effect next summer. Ill be collecting pieces till then.



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New update:
I got some new "stuff" done at Lachute today.
DBA front rotors, SS break lines, performance break oil, Hawk break pads, AEM cold Air intake, and re-programmed!. Here are the new numbers and the graph. The car feals MUCH MUCH MUCH better, FASTER and spools MUCH faster. I'm in LOVE AGAIN!! I think I''m done with the power mods!!!

Thin lines are the old thick new.





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really nice number

J'aimerais vraiment ça voir la facture TOTAL de toutes tes modifications mais surtout pas la payer

Blackcot Racing Team a écrit :

really nice number

Thanks, I'm very happy with it! The car feels fantastic! The hot start problem was solved as well.

Hugowagen a écrit :J'aimerais vraiment ça voir la facture TOTAL de toutes tes modifications mais surtout pas la payer

It's not very hard to see how much it has cost me. My entire list of mods is on the first page. Put a number next to each mod and then do the math. Cheers!

Hugowagen a écrit :J'aimerais vraiment ça voir la facture TOTAL de toutes tes modifications mais surtout pas la payer

Probablement qu'il s'approche du prix d'achat de la voiture.
Moi à ce total là, je roulerais pas en Sub, j'aurais choisi autre chose (911, Corvette ?).

Swatch a écrit :

Hugowagen a écrit :J'aimerais vraiment ça voir la facture TOTAL de toutes tes modifications mais surtout pas la payer

Probablement qu'il s'approche du prix d'achat de la voiture.
Moi à ce total là, je roulerais pas en Sub, j'aurais choisi autre chose (911, Corvette ?).

first, your off by about 50%. Second, if I wanted a 911 or a shitvette I would have one. Third, I'll blow the doors off of both on the street or on the track.

Can't help it.... I have to do a recap...

A) Stock (see page 5 of current thread):

pEngine/wheel: 284/201 @ 6445
Torque: 275 @ 3620
Torque at 4000rpm: approx 268
Torque at 3000rpm: approx 240


B) Headers up-pipe + ecutech

pEngine/ wheel: 361/ 252 @ 6685
Torque: 345 @ 3985
Torque at 4000rpm: approx 342
Torque at 3000rpm: approx 240

C) Just before:

pEngine/ wheel: 406/ 305 @ 6050
Torque: 387 @ 4980
Torque at 4000rpm: approx 290
Torque at 3000rpm: approx 195

D) August 1st:

pEngine/ wheel: 412/ 319 @ 6045
Torque: 388 @ 4770
Torque at 4000rpm: approx 330
Torque at 3000rpm: approx 195

More torque friendly for the street and even mightier (mightyer?) on the track. This is great.

- - - - - End of the comparison with previous settings- - - - -


I don't know if this formula is good (or crap...) but (Gear Ratio/Next Gear Ratio)*rpm of max torque (4770) = supposed best shifting rpm to upshift for maximum acceleration:

max Torque: 388 @ 4770
1st Gear Ratio 3.64:1
2nd Gear Ratio 2.24:1 shift to 2nd @ 7750rpm
3rd Gear Ratio 1.52:1 shift to 3rd @ 7029rpm
4th Gear Ratio 1.14:1 shift to 4th @ 6359rpm
5th Gear Ratio 0.97:1 shift to 5th @ 5605rpm
6th Gear Ratio 0.76:1 shift to 6th @ 6088rpm

This brings me to ask you, with a modified engine like yours, do you still consider that the redline is 6700rpm as it was for the stock engine?

Swatch a écrit :

Hugowagen a écrit : Probablement qu'il s'approche du prix d'achat de la voiture.
Moi à ce total là, je roulerais pas en Sub, j'aurais choisi autre chose (911, Corvette ?).

La Corvette vaut rien dans la neige.

La 911 aussi, sauf avec intégrale. Le modèle S avec 385ch/310lb torque doit coûter près de 100000$.

Mais ces 2 véhicules sont des roadster 2 places non? Difficile de sortir ta blonde et la belle-mère simultanément au resto un samedi soir à moins de leur donner les clef du char et de leur souhaiter «bon appétit»!!!

Il faut donc compter dans le coût d'achat de la 911/Corvette un second véhicule qui permet de sortir l'hiver, charger les achats chez Costco ou reconduire ton fils et son copain au cinéma.

Finalement, upgrader la STi est une démarche purement économique sinon une forme extrême de simplicité volontaire...

Turf Man you are definitely THE MAN!!! Thanks SOO much for that. Ill be adding your "recap" to my first post. It's so nice to see the numbers laid out like that. The car right now is so nice and so strong all around its sick!. I could definitely not ask for more. Before the tune I was thinking about going with a bigger turbo. Now, that's the last thing on my mind. As for the 6700RPM, Yes I still consider the red-line to be there. That's until I get the cosworth heads then things may change. Even then I'm not sure. Ill ask Julien next time I speak to him which is going to be on Monday.

Not quite sure where you found that formula for the gear ratios but is there another one for cars that can't go above 7k?



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Thank you for that last post I couldn't of said it better myself...

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