Picked up a WRX finally!!

[rfital87]

I've been looking for a WRX since January and a week ago I picked up a 2004 Jave Black Pearl WRX. Its the premium package WRX and I got her with 45k miles on it The car also came with some tasteful mods as well. I did alot of homework on the car before I picked it up and everything came out clean and it drive excellent as well! Its a blast to drive! Here is the mods list:

Performance:
-Cobb intake with heatshield
-SPT Turbo heatshield
-Bossal uppipe
-Crawford air and oil separator
-STi intercooler
-Turbo XS turbo back
-Exedy stage 1 clutch

Suspension and Wheels:
-OZ ultraleggeras 18" wheels
-STi struts
-Race Comp Engineering springs (yellow)
-Cobb front and rear swaybars with end links
-06-07 brakes
-SPT rear strut bar

Exterior:
-STi Hood Scoop
-STi side skirts
-STi fog light covers
-JDM front lip
-Cleared out headlights

Interior:
-JDM front and rear WRX seats with door cards
-Short shifter
-Momo shift knob

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My plans for it now are to get rid of the hellas and put in the stock horns because I don't really like the way the car looks with them in there and to swap out my headlights with 05 WRX headlights. I like the way the 05's have the black housing. I'm trying to get some sort of EM really soon as well. Enjoy let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

[wrxtreme06]

welcome. stay OUT of boost until you get some sort of tune. this should come first rather than the horns & headlights

[JimR]

welcome. stay OUT of boost until you get some sort of tune. this should come first rather than the horns & headlights

I agree, although those are not really serious mods. If he upgraded the turbo and went way over factory boost he might have something to worry about. Profesional tuning is not cheap.

[wrxtreme06]

I agree, although those are not really serious mods. If he upgraded the turbo and went way over factory boost he might have something to worry about. Profesional tuning is not cheap.

any time you have an 04+ wrx or sti with a full exhaust & no tune, you have something to worry about. it may not be as extreme as a turbo upgrade but you still need a tune regardless or youre risking damage.

Yes, you need an EM for engine mods

professional tuning is not cheap, however using a laptop & a tatrix cable is.

[JimR]

any time you have an 04+ wrx or sti with a full exhaust & no tune, you have something to worry about. it may not be as extreme as a turbo upgrade but you still need a tune regardless or youre risking damage.

Yes, you need an EM for engine mods

professional tuning is not cheap, however using a laptop & a tatrix cable is.

I think you worry a litle too much..Boxer engines are very strong with solid electronics, WRX factory clutches aren't worth a crap. If you mod you had better change up the clutch and flywheel.

[pzr2874]

That's a purty car...

Tasteful mods.... I'm sure it's tuned... just ask the ex-owner what they used.

[rfital87]

any time you have an 04+ wrx or sti with a full exhaust & no tune, you have something to worry about. it may not be as extreme as a turbo upgrade but you still need a tune regardless or youre risking damage.

Yes, you need an EM for engine mods

professional tuning is not cheap, however using a laptop & a tatrix cable is.

I didnt know I needed a tune that bad. I've been told that a tune for my setup was a must but I didnt think it was that bad.

I was planning on getting an accessport in a month or two (because of financial reasons) but I guess Im going to have to get it sooner then I thought.

Do you guys trust open source tunes?

[rfital87]

That's a purty car...

Tasteful mods.... I'm sure it's tuned... just ask the ex-owner what they used.

Thanks! I asked the owner and he said it is not tuned.

[JimR]

any time you have an 04+ wrx or sti with a full exhaust & no tune, you have something to worry about. it may not be as extreme as a turbo upgrade but you still need a tune regardless or youre risking damage.

Yes, you need an EM for engine mods

professional tuning is not cheap, however using a laptop & a tatrix cable is.

That's cool if you want to go that rout. Better run it on a dyno before you hit "enter"

[wrxtreme06]

That's cool if you want to go that rout. Better run it on a dyno before you hit "enter"

i myself have an accessport, but many go the opensource route without a problem.

i kind of feel like your nit-picking everything i'm saying. we simply have different views on the topics at hand. lets just leave it at that

[Chibi WRX]

Congrats on the WRX!
05 headlights would look very nice indeed.

[rfital87]

Congrats on the WRX!
05 headlights would look very nice indeed.

Thank you! Glad you agree with me on the headlights! lol

Where in MD do you live?

[Chibi WRX]

Thank you! Glad you agree with me on the headlights! lol

Where in MD do you live?

I just noticed your from MD cool.
I live in Germantown.
The dealership I work at has Subie meets every once in a while.
make sure to check the Mid-Atlantic form. I post all the meets there.

[rfital87]

I just noticed your from MD cool.
I live in Germantown.
The dealership I work at has Subie meets every once in a while.
make sure to check the Mid-Atlantic form. I post all the meets there.

Thats awesome I'll be sure to check that out!

[JimR]

i myself have an accessport, but many go the opensource route without a problem.

i kind of feel like your nit-picking everything i'm saying. we simply have different views on the topics at hand. lets just leave it at that

Not nit picking. I do agree with alot of your advice to these guys. Didn't mean to sound that way.