Enjoying my new beast!

[Mr Ryan]

Hey guys,

I hope every one is getting ready for the festive season!
I recently purchased my lovely new beast from lammel here on the forum, I gotta say what a car... it still has the new car smell! It quickly threw up a cat deficiency code but a quick tune sorted that out and I'm getting an extra 20 kw.
I just finished polishing her and she looks the biz I will throw up a couple of photos as soon as they upload!

It's quite nice getting a nod from the fellow liberty owners who I've seen so far, and even the odd chat with a couple of very enthusiastic wrexy owners!

So far I've taken it to Eastern Creek for a few spirited laps and the handling is just sublime she also made light work of the 800km round trip to Temora for the Warbird festival.

I can see why every one loves these cars so much it just puts a smile on my face every time I drive it!

[HardwareBoB]

Welcome to the club, open your wallet and throw all your money in the bin

[Mr Ryan]

!st day!

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[Mr Ryan]

Wasn't the best light but it was a great round trip to Bathurst!

the track was actually closed as they were removing all the barriers and fences. but $20 worth of cheesburgers let me get a couple of photos on track!

[Mr Ryan]

her new figures after a service and tune to remove cat deficiency code.

[Mr Ryan]

and a pic at work.... I was just closing up so I thought why not!

[Mr Ryan]

Thanks For the welcome Bob!

Lucky for me Michael (Lammel) did most of the heavy lifting with his wallet! and Phat GT did the build so I'm a very lucky owner!

Exterior:
STi Front Lip

Wheels and Brakes:
GDB STi Brembo Front Only
STi McGard Lug Nuts
APP Braided Brake Lines
Dixcel Type M Front and Rear
STi Enkei 18x7.5 Metalic Grey + Spare
Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 225/40/18


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Suspension and Handling:
STi Tower Bar
Cusco Front and Rear Sway Bar
Tein Flex (Street) Coilover

Engine Block Rebuilt by Mike (Phat GT), Tuned By Scott at Insight Motorsports:
Jun Pistons
Jun Rods
Jun Oil Pump
ACL Race Bearing
ARP Block Bolts
Subaru Gasket/ Seal Kit
ARP L19 Head Studs
Tomei 1mm Over Sized Valves
Tomei Heavy Duty Valve Springs
Tomei Ti Retainers
Tomei Cams
Tomei Head Gaskets
Tomei Timing Belt
HKS LA Twin Plate Clutch
HKS ES Premium Exhaust
HKS Center Pipe
Phat GT Dump Pipe
Apexi Intake

So far all I have purchased is a boot liner!

I would love to get the mesh grille so I might get that before Christmas!

I also have plans to finish what Michael started and get a front mount with a bigger turbo for some real power gains!!!

[shav]

Congrats on the purchase. That is an amazing looking car.

[Mr Ryan]

Congrats on the purchase. That is an amazing looking car.

Thanks Shav!
Gave her a detail on the weekend using dodo juice brilliant silver soft wax so she came up a treat!

[shav]

Congrats on the purchase. That is an amazing looking car.

Thanks Shav!
Gave her a detail on the weekend using dodo juice brilliant silver soft wax so she came up a treat!

Nice work. Definitely go the bigger turbo once you get used to its current power now that the motor is customized.

[HardwareBoB]

Wow, there's easily 100kw on the table with the right turbo and fuelling setup.

[Mr Ryan]

Wow, there's easily 100kw on the table with the right turbo and fuelling setup.

I'm hoping I don't get too drunk with power

I'll probably run a little more conservative than that as its my daily driver. Any suggestions on fuelling And turbo combo's??Was hoping to take it to Phat for advice (as he has built it) but it's a little hard to get out to the creek for me, only because of work reasons.

[alexeiwoody]

Wow, there's easily 100kw on the table with the right turbo and fuelling setup.

Yeah it's bizarre to have done cams and kept the stock turbo and only making 166kw.

I'd find out what the limits of those pistons and rods are and put on a bigger turbo/fuel system - should be good for another 100-150kw as Matt said. And make sure you look after the L19 studs, they don't like water.

Very pretty lib!

[Mr Ryan]

So I've started doing a bit of digging and came up with a blouch LGT-380XT thinking this might do the trick!!

In terms of fueling what would I be looking at to upgrade... Fuel Pump, lines and injectors.?

And if anyone has ideas for upgrading the cooling please let me know! I'm undecided as to stay top mount or go front mount I would like it to still look stock...My mate is running a process west top mounting his wrexy and he is good for 240kw Or so?

[HardwareBoB]

So I've started doing a bit of digging and came up with a blouch LGT-380XT thinking this might do the trick!!

In terms of fueling what would I be looking at to upgrade... Fuel Pump, lines and injectors.?

And if anyone has ideas for upgrading the cooling please let me know! I'm undecided as to stay top mount or go front mount I would like it to still look stock...My mate is running a process west top mounting his wrexy and he is good for 240kw Or so?

Too small.

http://www.atpturbo.com/mm5/merchant.mv ... y_Code=SUB That would really bring it to life - although there's plenty of other options. The 380XT is a small upgrade from stock.

Fuel pump /injectors is easy - grab a 340LPH (if going e85) or a 265 (if going 98) in the form of a DW300c/DW65c or a kobe motorsports pump, and a set of ID1000s. Add a sard FPR, and your stock lines and rails will be fine (replace it where it needs it when you install the injectors though).

PW top mount will do you perfectly well, and is easy to install, or you can go front mount - front mount will be cheaper, but more expensive/difficult to install, so it's a trade off.