Hey guys,
As I've had the new car for a while now I thought I'd start up a thread. Planning only mild mods to this one, mainly sticking to performance and utility as I think it looks great as it came
Wasn't really the plan to buy a new car at the moment, but it came up at a great price (think several thousands cheaper than others) and I knew I had to snap it up.
Its a MY08 tbSTi Sedan with 97,000kms on it, in Obsidian Black Pearl and a 5EAT including the Sat Nav. Fantastic condition, the owner had really babied it and taken excellent care of it.
My one gripe at the moment is that the Alcantara seat inserts look dirty all the time... and OBP is ridiculously hard to keep clean
New EJ257 STI shortblock with Cosworth head gaskets + ARP studs installed 1/4/15
Plans
1. Integrate Bluetooth to the McIntosh system Done 1/6/15
2. Reversing Camera and display to Sat Nav screen Done 1/6/15
3. DAMD Steering wheel (red stitching) Done 12/1/15
4. RDA Slotted and Dimpled rotors and QFM HPX pads all round Done 12/1/15
5. EJ257 replacement engine w/ Cosworth Head Gasket and ARP studs Done 1/4/15
6. Perrin MAF + Inlet hose upgrade Done 1/4/15
7. Tune by Coyote ~135awkw Done 7/4/15
8. Dump-pipe upgrade (CES Racing Twin-Dump) Done 15/5/15
9. Mishimoto TMIC Upgrade (Group buy purchase) Done 14/5/15
10. Re-tune by Coyote (152awkw @ 19 psi) Done 20/5/15
11. XForce Mid + Y-Pipe to STI Quad mufflers Done 10/7/15
12. VF52 Turbo upgrade Done 08/10/15
13. Coyote Re-tune (~162awkw @ 17 psi) Done 13/10/15
Pictures as I bought it:
First change was to swap standard plates for personalised plates, looks so much better with black plates