Love all of the new posts and the car is looking awesome. The seat install pics are great. I've been looking into upgrading as well, and it's also great to see that the passenger seat airbag sensor swap actually works for someone outside of a YouTube video. I'm going to see if I can get my car posted up by SAM one of these days. I had a shoot done by one of their photogs last Fall that came out pretty well.
WRX-maniac's Wonderful and Spectacular 2012 STi Build!!!
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BUILD LOG:
WRX-maniac's 2012 STi Limited Sedan
WRX-maniac's 2012 STi Limited Sedan
The Story:
I traded in my 2011 WRX for this STi in June of 2016. It has been my dream to own an STI since I could drive. With finally owning one, my goals are to eventually end up making this car my weekend warrior/track car. Although I will have to DD it for a few years. My main focus will be making good horsepower, while building up the suspension and drivetrain components at the same time. Overall I just want this car to be everything I have always envisioned it to me in my mind, and have fun while doing it. Hope you enjoy!
The Car:
2012 Subaru STi Limited sedan
World Rally Blue
Chassis Mileage : 70,102
Built motor mileage : 12,013
FULLY BUILT, ROTATED TURBO GOODNESS/ 3rd Place car at 2022 Import Nationals in Carlisle PA
710whp @40psi on E85
582whp and 518wtrq @ 28psi on pump 93
Current Modifications:
Short block:
-V4 closed deck from Outfront Motorsports
-Manley platinum series forged pistons (oversized 99.75)
-Manley turbo tuff I-beam rods
-ACL main and rod bearings
-ARP 1/2 inch head studs
-new STi nitrate treated crankshaft
-Secondary air pump delete w/Andrewtech block off plates
Oiling Components:
-Killer B ultimate pick up
-Killer B oil pan and baffle
-New STi 11mm oil pump
Heads:
-Kelford 272 camshafts
-Supertech Dual Valve Springs set
-Supertech Spring Seat Locatorset
-Supertech Titanium Retainer set
-Multi-Angle valve job
-Adjusting valve clearance
-Disassemble and Assemble Cylinder heads (includes valve stem seal replacement)
-Deck cylinder heads
Engine/Exhaust/Performance Mods:
-KillerB Holy Header
-Turboxs rotated turbo kit
-Garrett GTX3582r gen 2 turbo
-ETS 4 inch core FMIC w/ powder coated wrinkle black piping
-Tial 38mm external wastegate
-Tial Q 50mm bov
-Speed density sensor
-MAF sensor (to read air intake temps only)
-ETS catback (with mufflers, no resonator)
-Cobb Accessport V3
--Aeromotive A1000 manual fuel pressure regulator
-Cobb fuel pressure sensor
-Grimmspeed 3 port ebcs
-ID1700cc injectors
-Radium dual pump hanger with dual walbro 450's
-IAG AOS (comp. series) in Red
-IAG TGV deletes in Black
-IAG v3 fuel rails in Red w/ IAG fuel lines
-Cobb 4-BAR map sensor
-Cobb flex fuel sensor
-Fuildampr dampening crank pulley
-Koyo Radiator with GS radiator hoses
-DEI turbo blanket
Ignition Upgrades:
-NGK one step colder plugs
-OTL Performance street series coil packs
Brakes-Current setup:
-GoodRidge Gstop Stainless steel brake lines
-Motul 5.1 brake fluid
-DBA 4000 series drilled and slotted rotors
-Hawk HPS pads
Exterior/Aesthetic:
-Perrin 2 inch shorty antenna w/ navigation
-IAG front license plate delete plate
-Debadged trunk
-Grimmspeed license plate relocater
-Vinyl overlays for tail lights. Red blinker overlay and smoked reverse light
-Subaru JDM R205 Black Side Ornaments
-20% window tint, plus windshield strip
-Gloss black window chrome deletes
-JNA Performance C-Style polyurethane front lip
-APR Carbon Fiber front wind splitter
-Flex Fuel badge
-Downforce solutions v2 rear diffuser
-Downforce solutions side skirt extensions
-OLM RS style gurney flap in gloss black
-Gloss black subaru emblems with white stars
-Verus Engineering hood scoop block off plate
-Verus Engineering hood louvers
Drivetrain/Transmission/Suspension:
-ACT Xtreme Duty Performance Street clutch kit and new FHI oem flywheel
-Kartboy short throw shifter + bushing kit
-Turn in Concepts transmission crossmember bushings
-Turn in Concepts Shifter Pivot bushings
-Group N Transmission mount
-Perrin Pitch Stop Mount
-Cygnus Performance X-1 coilovers. Motorsport edition (9k/9k)
-IAG competition series engine mounts (90A durometer bushings)
-2015+ STi steering rack and pinion
-Whiteline Steering Rack bushings
=Cusco rear strut tower brace
Engine bay dress-up:
-Perrin Rad Shroud in Red
-Perrin pulley cover in Red
-Perrin ebcs cover in Red
-Perrin fender shrouds in Red
-Perrin battery tie down in Black
-Billetworkz Zero Series Black engine bay caps
Interior:
-JBL club 6520 front door speakers
-SMY Dual gauge cluster
-AEM UEGO wideband AFR gauge
-AEM oil pressure gauge
-SMY 52mm accessport mount
-SOLiDMods 52mm vent pod
-Autostyled Black Leather shift boot w/ red stitching for short shifter
-Autostyled Black Leather E-brake boot w/ red stitching
-Billetworkz weighted shift knob
-FactionFab carbon fiber and leather "D" shaped steering wheel
-Braum Elite-S Racing seats
-Idoing head unit
Wheels and Tires:
-Enkei PF09 in vanquish white (18x9.5 +40)
-BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp 2 tires (235/40/18)
The Future:
Engine/Exhaust/Performance mods:
-Process West reverse/track intake manifold
Drivetrain/Transmission/Suspension:
-Whiteline rear diff positive power kit inserts
-Whiteline rear subframe inserts
-Whiteline roll center kit
-Cusco sway bars and endlinks
-Cusco front strut tower bar
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Biggest car show/cruise in my area was last saturday. Car got a lot of attention and local photographer snagged a few photos and sent them to me.
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Well last monday my fiancé was in a bad head on collision accident. Thankfully her civic si did its job and saved her from serious injuries. She is banged up and very sore. The si was obviously totaled. She was interested in a newer si, another wrx, or a ford edge ST. After some searching, yesterday we found and bought her a 2019 Ford Edge ST that is fully loaded and only has 19k miles and 1 owner. Thing looks brand new. She loves it, and although I am not a Ford fan, the ST edge is pretty sweet and has a 2.7L v6 twin turbo'd ecoboost engine and gets down for an suv. So here's to welcoming the new Ford to our stable.
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Well the STi is fully winterized and in the garage for the winter. I pulled the wheels off to get them clean and ceramic coated. While the wheels are off I decided to check the brakes. I have had the current rotors and pads on since 2019 with some pretty hard driving and braking. The pads are darn near the end of their life. I feel the rotors would be okay but Im replacing them as well. Sticking with DBA, but going up in their rotors a step. Just ordered these for all 4 corners as well as Hawk HPS pads.
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Well, over the weekend I finally got the Verus Engineering hood scoop block off plate and hood louvers installed.
Let me tell you, cutting up your only hood is a bit nerve racking! But the templates given by Verus are great, and I quadruple checked all measurements before taping them down for good to make the cuts. I took my time with the cutting and drilling holes and everything turned out great and they look awesome! Eventually I may touch up the bottom of the hood because those cuts are pretty horrid. But it looks good and they are 100% functional. After 2 days of drilling, cutting, deburring, filing, touch up painting, and test fitting, I finished it up with a 3 step paint correction on the hood and i am pretty damn proud of myself!
Let me tell you, cutting up your only hood is a bit nerve racking! But the templates given by Verus are great, and I quadruple checked all measurements before taping them down for good to make the cuts. I took my time with the cutting and drilling holes and everything turned out great and they look awesome! Eventually I may touch up the bottom of the hood because those cuts are pretty horrid. But it looks good and they are 100% functional. After 2 days of drilling, cutting, deburring, filing, touch up painting, and test fitting, I finished it up with a 3 step paint correction on the hood and i am pretty damn proud of myself!
Also my front brakes came in a week or so ago. Now that my hood is done, I plan on finally getting the car on stands next weekend and start doing some maintenance. I still have to order the rear brakes. But I will be doing things like take the wheels off, cleaning them and ceramic coating them. Doing rotors and pads all around, and changing the engine oil. I will be posting pics as these things get done over the rest of the winter.
Looks awesome 👍Well, over the weekend I finally got the Verus Engineering hood scoop block off plate and hood louvers installed.
Let me tell you, cutting up your only hood is a bit nerve racking! But the templates given by Verus are great, and I quadruple checked all measurements before taping them down for good to make the cuts. I took my time with the cutting and drilling holes and everything turned out great and they look awesome! Eventually I may touch up the bottom of the hood because those cuts are pretty horrid. But it looks good and they are 100% functional. After 2 days of drilling, cutting, deburring, filing, touch up painting, and test fitting, I finished it up with a 3 step paint correction on the hood and i am pretty damn proud of myself!
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