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The Busted Bugeye

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#1 · (Edited)
UPDATED - 12/28/15



2002 Subaru WRX



Engine/Power Mods:

modified "big plenum" short runner N/A Legacy intake manifold
75mm Boomba Racing DBC throttle body
75mm Straight Adaptor DBC weld on
8mm GrimmSpeed phenolic spacers
TGV deletes, dividers intact
ej205 (s20) heads, chamber modified for 2.5L, intake valves deshroud, and bowl blend
Ferrea Super Alloy valves intake & exhaust, +1mm, radius valve job
GSC Custom non-AVCS Cams (272 / 234@ 1mm / Peak Lift 10.60mm intake, 10.65mm exhaust)
GSC Power-Division Beehive Valve Springs w/Titanium Retainers
Injector Dynamics 1700cc Top Feed injectors
Aeromotive A1000-6 Injected Bypass Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
Walbro 485 Fuel Pump in tank
Aeromotive Billet Electric Fuel Pump Controller (10ga wire from battery)
-6 Aeroquip Startlite Racing Hose from the bulkhead on the fuel tank, all the way around back to the return hard line
Aeroquip AN fittings all around
Aeromotive fuel pressure gauge
Aeromotive Top Feed Fuel Rail Kit
Fore Innovations F-10 Inline Modular Fuel Filter (10 micron stainless steel filtration media)
ej257 blueprinted case halves
balanced ej257 crank
Pauter X-Beam connecting rods
ARP rod bolts
Arias custom 99.54mm pistons with offset wrist pins, and molly coated skirts (~9:1 compression ratio over all)
11mm STi oil pump deburred and one shim
KillerB aluminium oil pan
KillerB Ultimate Oil Pickup
KillerB Windage Tray
King main bearings
ACL Race Series rod bearings
ARP 625+ Custom Age head studs
JE OE thickness 2.5L head gaskets
Perrin Big Tube Equal Length header (titanium lava wrap)
Extreme Turbo Systems Rotated V-Band Exhaust Kit (titanium lava wrap)
Summit Racing 3" manual stainless steel exhaust cutout
Borla Hush 3" catback
Custom 4" aluminum intake
AEM Dryflow air filter
ETS 3.5" FMIC core, with custom fabricated 2.5" charge pipe
PWR aluminum radiator
Moroso Aluminum Coolant Expansion Tank
Weapon R Aluminum Coolant Overflow Tank
Samco Sport radiator hose kit
Peterson catch can (modified for vacuum from exhaust scavenger)
Maniac Electric 160amp high output alternator w/+.5V diode mod
Garrett GTX3576r
Tial Stainless V-Band Turbine Housing (.82 A/R)
Forced Performance -4 AN inline turbo oil filter (black)
Forced Performance turbo shaft speed sensor
Tial MV-R 44mm EWG (1bar spring)
custom VTA EWG dump tube
PTP turbo blanket
GrimmSpeed 3-Port EBCS (hybrid mode)
Hallman Evolution RX manual boost controler kit (w/cockpit adjustment)
AEM 3.5 bar MAP sensor
AEM IAT sensor (threaded into a nylon fitting 3" from the throttle body)
Optima Yellow Top battery (relocated to trunk)
custom engine grounding kit
"big 3" wiring additions (4 gauge)
GM Flex Fuel sensor on bypass loop
fully balanced rotating assembly
8500rpm redline
Link G4+ Plug and Play standalone ECU (flex fuel)



Driveline/Brake mods:

MSI Solid Aluminuim Engine Mounts
Beatrush Pitchstop
Torque Solutions Solid Transmission Mount
ACT XTSS clutch
ACT street light flywheel
SS braided clutch line
JDM cryo treated & micro polished STi 5MT gearset w/dual cone first gear syncro
JDM STi 20kg heavy duty center viscous diff.
Kartboy short shifter
front/rear/pivot shifter bushings
TiC 5mt shift linkage update
Perrin rear diff. lock down system
04 STi hubs
Brembo GT series big brake kit for STi
GrimmSpeed Master Cylinder Brace
Goodridge SS braided brake lines
18"x8.5" Rota wheels (pending change)
235/40R/18 Falken tires (pending change)



Suspension:

KYB AGX gas adjustable struts
Group N hardened tophats
Eibach prokit springs
Whiteline 24mm adjustable front swaybar
Whiteline 24mm adjustable rear swaybar
04-07 WRX rear swaybar mounts
Kartboy swaybar endlinks
Whiteline steering rack bushings
TiC Lateral Link bushings
TiC Trailing arm forward bushings
TiC Trailing arm rear bushings
TiC FCAR bushing
Whiteline Plus front control arm forward bushing
STi forged aluminum front control arms (caster adding type)
MSI Tubular rear trailing arms with 1" correction
Turn In Concepts Fender Cowl Braces
front strut tower brace bar



Exterior:

mock carbon fiber side marker inserts
mock carbon fiber front grill "I" badge
Hella fog lights
wingless debadged trunk
window tint
Pro-D front lip
Beatrush undertray
polished aluminum scoop delete



Interior:

reverse indiglo gauge cluster
blue LED HVAC conversion
AutoMeter A-Pillar 3 60mm gauge pod
AutoMeter Black Mounting Cup for 52mm Gauge 2204
Prosport Blue/White Exhaust Gas Temperature Gauge (pending change)
Prosport Blue/White Electrical Oil Pressure Gauge (pending change)
Prosport Blue/White Mechanical Boost Gauge (pending change)
AEM UEGO Wideband O2 Gauge
Zeitronix Ethanol Content Analizer
Alpine iDA-x305 headunit
Clarion EQ746 1/2 DIN Graphic Equalizer
Alpine PDX-4.100 amplifier (133watts RMS x 4)
Dynamat Xtreme (front doors)
Metra 6.5" speaker spacers (front doors)
Kenwood tweeters (front doors)
Infinity Reference 6.5" coax speakers (front doors)
Sony Xplod 5.25" coax speakers (rear doors)
Cerwin Vega 5"x7" coax speakers (rear deck)
Boss Audio BASS600 8-Inch Low-Profile Amplified Subwoofer (under driver's seat)
14 gauge speaker wire all around
120gb Toshiba 2.5" .mp3 hard drive
Momo air leather shift knob
NRG Gen 2 steering wheel quick release kit
Momo JET35BK0B Jet Black 350mm Leather Steering Wheel
Subaru mock carbon fiber trim inserts
Tactrix 1.3U cable routed behind dash
Busted Finger Motorsports AEM UEGO Logging Cable
Passport Escort 8500 x50 hard wired
ELM 327 Blue Tooth OBDII connector & Torque App for Android
Grip-It phone mount
driver's side airbag resistor mod
hard wired power inverter between driver's seat and center console
aluminum STi dead pedal
 
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#4 ·
hey brother i have the same car color an all ill put some pics up, i just have all bolt ons im new to the wrx world and i absolutely love your indiglo gauges and the stereo color as well could you help a fellow brother out and show me were to purchase the same plz:)
Thanks cant wait to here back from ya pm me
 
#11 ·
I fabricated a mount for my rear strut tower bar, and did a whole video to a Joe Satriani tune. Can't remember if I posted it here or not.
 
#16 ·
Out with the old, in with the new..



Unfortunately my previous piston/block combination was not up to another build. So I've picked up a new set of used case halves and am back down to a 99.54mm Arias piston this time. I'm sad to see the case go, but this will leave me with more meat on my cylinder walls.



Heads ready for tear down.



Goodbye ol' trusty.. hopefully you will find a new home with some new Darton sleeves.



Crank still looks good.



CP pistons are a little worn, but otherwise still on good condition. Not sure what I'm going to do with these now.



Yep, she was burning oil in the chamber.. no doubt about it.
 
#21 ·
Are fuel rails always plumbed in series (that's an honest question)? I guess it might not matter due to the cylinder firing order, I just figured they'd be in parallel.
 
#33 ·
What do y'all think about the stenciled "ETS" on the IC core? I hadn't planned on ordering it with that on there, but I guess somewhere along the line someone thought, hey it's free, of course he wants it painted on.. :confused1



I'm thinking I might go to the trouble to try and strip the paint off that.. I feel like it just looks cleaner unpainted. Not to mention a big Extreme Turbo Systems logo plastered on the front of my car doesn't exactly scream sleeper, and I have a thing for cars that are deceptively fast, not the other way around.
 
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