pete25r's bugeye progress by pete25r

By pete25r
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3 minute(s) of a 160 minute read

2-17-2013

2-17-2013


halfway there...

I think jestr meant 1st gen stateside. Congrats on finding a WRX with nobody else's funky mods.



Here's an update... 


Went for a Sunday drive today. Kept it under 3k, wasn't easy, that VW rEALLy wanted me to pass it. Swapping the turbo gave me a chance to fix some exhausts leaks, new gaskets, new stud to bolt downpipe on with. When I first let it idle I thought I stalled, its so quiet now, I can hear my transmission or CV joints when I use the engine to brake.


50 miles till Boost-city...




2-20-2013


completed break in miles Tues. Need to get some logging done did. Apparently I went back a revision on my OS map. I fixed my timing scaling but stupid me didn't save it or flashed to wrong map. I'm good as long as I don't do any pulls. 

I've got a fixed map, saved it twice. Just need to do a couple of logs, bounce off of new map for a sanity check and rock n roll with the new map.


No logs with PNP turbo yet but the butt dyno approves.


clicky-clicky

sways and endlinks ordered...


Next on the agenda is suspension. Nothing crazy just tightening it up a little.

Ordered - Whiteline adjustable 24mm front and 22mm rear and some Kartboy endlinks.


this will be done over time so don't hold your breath...


Planned - bushings (TiC bush refresh), Tokico D-Spec, tophats group N flavor


the main purpose of my car is a DD but I want it to handle a little better. any suggestions or advice is welcome.


2-22-2013


sway bars came in today. They got home before I did.

Ordered latenight on the 20th recieved afternoon of 22nd. That's pretty quick for large-ish items. Turn In Concepts rocks.


torque wrech - check

not dropping sway on my fo-head - crossed fingers.


I'm waiting on the endlinks to show up. Can't wait. 

Today on the way home from work I was going through an intersection's left turn green arrow and there was a white hatch WRX going the other direction, I had some mad-body roll going on as I chucked dueces. I bet I looked like the biggest dork. ..eh...it was fun.


I peaked under my hood after my ride home. Some of my turbo nuts were loose. Luckily it was the ones on top of the up-pipe. I torqued them down though. I re-torqued them to 30lbs, 22.4 is what the manual says. I'll check them again tomorrow after errands and whatev, in a couple of days too. I used PB blaster on them to help break them free when I did the swap. I figured all that would have burned off by now.



Comments

Thanks pete25r! Ive transferred the thread over to you. Update at your convenience.

Posted by diyauto on 1/1/23 @ 1:05:58 PM

Wow. I think some of the pictures are broken on the clubwrx thread. I'm still tinkering away at it. Might have something worthy of adding as an update sometime soon.

Posted by pete25r on 1/1/23 @ 4:54:10 AM

Thanks for the update!

Posted by Diggymart on 12/7/20 @ 2:33:12 PM

Love bugeyes

Posted by diyauto on 10/11/20 @ 7:27:45 PM

Great detail!

Posted by Diggymart on 9/7/19 @ 3:42:43 PM