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Zax Bugeye "Shaggin' wagon" Build thread

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Mods:

Engine Modifications:
Grimmspeed ceramic-coated Uppipe
Cobb catted downpipe (heat wrapped)
Cobb catback exhaust
Perrin Lightweight Crank Pulley
Ebay Oil Catch Can
Heat-wrapped headers
Tactrix OP2.0 Tuned by Zax with Mattypants handholding :giggity:
Pitch Stop Mount
STi Oil pan and baffle*
KillerB Ultimate Oil Pickup*
Grimmspeed EBCS
Grimmspeed MBC Hybrid boost control set to 21 PSI peak
Injector Dynamics 1000cc Injectors
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Blouch TD05H-18G (40lb/min Turbo)
AEM Dry-flow filter and Corksport 73mm BigMAF
AEM UEGO WBO2 Sensor
PTP Turbo Blanket
BPM Top Mount Intercooler
TXS 50/50 Hybrid BOV/BPV
Perrin 4-2-1 ELH
GT Spec Splitter
Grimmspeed 3mm Phenolic spacers
Grimmspeed TGV Deletes
Gates Timing Belt Kit & Water pump
Mishimoto aluminum 2-core replacement radiator
Samco turbo inlet

Suspension/Steering Modifications:
Perrin 22mm FSB (stiff setting)
Perrin 22mm RSB (middle setting)
Perrin Endlinks
Perrin Stout Mounts
TIC Clunk-killer kit
TIC Rear Diff lockdown bolts
Whiteline Steering Rack bushings
Ebay STi (knockoff) front and rear strut tower bars
Custom Alignment -- -1.1 deg front camber, 0 toe, stock caster, -1.05 deg rear camber

Transmission Modifications:
Perrin shifter bushings
Subaru OEM Short Shifter
Group-N Transmission Mount
IXIZ concept clutch-stop

Wheel/Brake Modifications:
OZ Ultraleggera 17x8 +48 wheels (Summer wheels)
Rota GR-A 17x7.5 +48 wheels (Winter wheels)
Hankook Ventus V12 Evo 225/45/17 tires (Summer)
Bridgestone Blizzak LM60 225/45/17 tires (Winter)
Stoptech SS brake lines (front and rear)
Speed Bleeders
Motul RBF600 fluid
Prodrive 330mm Brake Calipers & Rotors (front)
H6 rear rotor upgrade painted silver to match the fronts
Flapatax mudflaps (Hate away MFers)

Interior
Subaru Ti shift knob
Pioneer AVIC F700BT HU
Ultra-wide rearview mirror (life-saver in MD traffic)
Cobra something-or-other radar detector w/ gps hardwired
ATI Clock Gaugepod
AEM UEGO Digital AFV gauge
Prosport Oil Pressure gauge
Prosport Oil Temperature gauge


Future Plans
2015 WRX FA20 Goodness :)
My fluids:
Engine Oil - GC (German Castrol) 0w-30
Tranny Oil - Subaru Extra-S
Brake Fluid - Motul RBF-600
Rear Diff Fluid - Motul diff fluid
Coolant - Prestone Yellow + Redline WaterWetter + Subaru Coolant Conditioner
Power steering - Subaru OEM
 
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#200 ·
"pretty easy" for you who seems to know his way around a car. i work with drugs and people, legally speaking and have little to no experience in working on cars, especially my own. i've put almost 20k miles on my wrx since i bought it used last november and i'm still learning things as i go along. as far as modding goes i hope to build a good relationship with a local tuner and start strengthening my car from the ground up
 
#201 ·
"pretty easy" for you who seems to know his way around a car.
Well that's subjective. I'm still learning myself. When I first bought my Subaru approx. 6 years ago, I knew nothing about cars or how to work on them. It takes time and patience, and a lot of broken bolts, but you'll get the hang of it over time.
 
#202 ·
A little fun stuff!

Since I've installed my AEM UEGO WBO2 sensor, I haven't had a data output for PC. So here it is!



I integrated the serial port into the back of my glovebox. All I need do is open the glovebox and plug a serial cable into the port should I wish to datalog:

 
#204 ·
Installed one of these today:



I was cruising on the highway and passing a semi in boost while it was raining last week. Needless to say I thought I had blown my motor for a second. We'll see how this works.
 
#205 ·


A nice little device I built today... I'm going to track down my boost leak once and for all! Ideally, I would do this with a shop air compressor, but since I don't have the luxury, I'll have to resort to the trickle-pressure of a tire pump :shakehead:.
 
#206 ·
Im pretty sure those are the donuts we use to tie our drain pipes into old cast iron hubs. Be careful not to let the PVC piece pop out while your pushing the rubber donut in.
 
#213 · (Edited)
This weekend I installed the PTP Turbo Blanket and further attempted to track down the massive boost leak haunting my motor.

To start the Turbo Blanket install, I needed to remove the Cobb Heatshield:




To completely remove the heatshield, you must remove your TMIC if you have installed a larger TMIC like I have. However, it is possible to install the turbo blanket without completely removing the heatshield. In my circumstance, the TMIC had already been removed to track down my boost leak

Here is the PTP Turbo Blanket installed:




And again with the Cobb heatshield installed over the Turbo Blanket:



My impression of the Turbo Blanket:
While I do not have a heat gun to accurately determine the difference in underhood temps before/after the blanket installation, I can actually TOUCH the heatshield after driving the car, something I could never have done before the blanket installation.

Also, here is a picture of my "boost leak tester" in action:

 
#217 ·
Hi there, just want to say cool build and I have one question, hopefully it's not a noob question; your valve-cover vents hoses seem to go over to the oil filler cap before they go into the intake; is this so you don't get oil in the intake? And how do I do this or where do I buy one of these?

This is something I have noticed and have been wanting to "fix" for some time now.
 
#218 ·
You're 75% correct! The cyl. head vents don't run to the oil cap, they run to my Oil Catch Can:



This removes the oil blowby from the cylinder head vents. Though honestly, I haven't had a single drop of blowby since I installed the catch can. I do, however, have some amount of oil blowby from my PCV valve...
 
#220 ·
Zax mah-man.

You wrapped up your turbo twice, blanket, steel, added a catch can..etc.

When you going to mod the battery? Looks like you are still rocking a factory battery. Shame, shame.. you need to step up your game.

*had to say something stupid. I dig the build. I like the heat retention/prevention strategy you have going on in the turbo area. I might have to copy-cat a little.
 
#221 ·
When you going to mod the battery? Looks like you are still rocking a factory battery. Shame, shame.. you need to step up your game
When turn the key in my car, the car starts. Beyond this, I see no reason to replace what is currently not broken. Incidentally, I also have no reason to believe that it is not the original battery. At the very least, I have not replaced the battery in the 6 years/60K miles in which I've owned the car.

like the heat retention/prevention strategy you have going on in the turbo area. I might have to copy-cat a little.
It's quite simple really. Heat is energy. Energy is good whilst in the Turbine. Energy is bad whilst in the ingested air. I try to keep as much of the heat IN the exhaust and OUT of the ingested air.
 
#224 ·
Four parts on order:
1.) KSTech TGV-Blockoffs
2.) Grimmspeed Phenolic spacers (3mm)
3.) Gates timing belt kit
4.) Tactrix OpenPort2.0 to replace my Cobb AP
 
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