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04RCSTI · 02-01-2006, 11:34 AM

Thanks everyone for the really kind words it really made my day!

It's making around 500bhp, althought it will be making more fairly soon.

FPVPSI: The whole exhaust system is not stock, HKS Catback followed by custom up and downpipes. The Intercooler piping is custom bent as well.

WhiteMagician: Go with Hotchkis Full Race. The Cusco and Whiteline are similar and overall very good.

I have a ton of Highres Pictures and pictures of the entire process here:
http://www.mdcracing.com/gallery/rau...ures/raul.html

Garretts_turbo · 02-02-2006, 03:28 AM

those pics are fantastic, man!

the STi looks wicked.

noosee · 02-02-2006, 10:06 AM

Very nice ride.
I'm also thinking of switching my M3 to new STI

04RCSTI · 02-03-2006, 06:24 PM

Well, looks like I'm getting a new block.

Drove home yesterday after my boost gauge was acting funny, car felt great and pulled really hard. I got home and everything was perfect, I figured I would start the car again and see if the gauge was back to normal. Well the car wouldnt start, finally It did...it sounded like a Diesel engine with open downpipe. Needless to say something was terribly wrong.. Checked the oil, no oil.

Today I took it to a specialized performance shop and after doing a compression test...0 psi cyl 3, and 100psi in the rest of em. While they should all have 150.

Im bummed out, but I guess you have to keep your head up and look at the bright side....I'm already looking for a new built block...Forged internals, here I come..! It is NOT going to be cheap....

ARMAN · 02-03-2006, 07:40 PM

Nice STI :shock: Great pics too

dingo · 02-03-2006, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by 04RCSTI

...It is NOT going to be cheap....

Sad to hear it, but I guess you knew buying an STi was going to be more expensive than your average car (especially as a 19yo :shock: ).

04RCSTI · 02-04-2006, 01:06 AM

Hey, you gotta pay to play

Just hope it never happens to you hahaha. Ill post pics when its back up and running...

dingo · 02-04-2006, 01:09 AM

Originally Posted by 04RCSTI

Hey, you gotta pay to play

Just hope it never happens to you hahaha. Ill post pics when its back up and running...

Thats very true, I also hope it never happens to me - although with my standard motor (at the moment) the risk is less.

More pics would be great, and maybe a video too....

Pehtren · 02-04-2006, 07:13 PM

really great car you got there

And as TT said you really know how to took pics 8)

The car is beautiful and looks even cooler after the moods

Did you had any 400m runs and 0-100kmh(60mph) runs...im interested in times

i wish you many happy milles

04RCSTI · 02-04-2006, 08:51 PM

theres some vids on my site. I will get many good ones once the new short block is in. I have a ton of drifting in snow videos and things like that.

findleybeast · 02-05-2006, 05:35 AM

first of all... awesome job getting the custom shot up on the first pass

great photos too, you're a very good photographer

sick ride man. that thing is beautiful, I love the style. very clean. You've done some serious tuning too... must be a rocket :shock: did you install the parts yourself?

quick question: why the front mount intercooler, instead of under the hood scoop like stock?

komotar · 02-05-2006, 01:56 PM

8) BEAUTIFULL pics 8)

Those night shots are awesome

Nice car and I love the colour.

The mods make it a ferrari killer.

The wheels fit the car very well. Kinda a rough look 8)

Thx for the pics. Saved lot's of them

TNT · 02-05-2006, 02:08 PM

very nice STI. rally any? some good video too

04RCSTI · 02-05-2006, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by findleybeast

quick question: why the front mount intercooler, instead of under the hood scoop like stock?

The Front mount is necessary for high horsepower applications , as the top mount IC (stock location) is much too small to provide the necessary surface area and volume to cool the air thats getting fed into the engine. The other alternative is an air-to-water intercooler that uses water to cool the incoming air, rather than exterior air going through the fins of the FMIC. I did not install the parts myself, all the piping you see is custom bent and fabricated on the car, FOR the car. A lot of work went into it.

Pehren, 0-100km on a good launch is somewhere around the high 3's to low 4's and Quartermile runs I dont know because the one time I got to go to the track before winter, I was wearing shorts and they didnt let me
race because of it.

SWT: I cant rally with like 4 inches of clearance. Car is lowered on coilovers so its more tarmac oriented than dirt oriented.

Thanks all for the comments about my photography, It really makes everything worth the sweat and tears I've invested in this car. Its funny how you come to certain realizations sometimes, but it feels as if the comments about my photography are just as satisfying to me as are the ones about the car. Thanks very much for the support!

TNT · 02-06-2006, 02:40 AM

well with coilovers you can adjust them right

But yeah you should get some auto-x video or some tight roads and less see what you got; i am sure a lot