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8 minute(s) of a 297 minute read

7-3-2014

My Bugeye made a new friend tonight.

7-4-2014

Inspired by the Bugeye thread. Supposed to be one post per year, but I have only had the car a year.

2013:

Stock
185 WHP
185k Miles

2014:

Built 2.5L - 6MT - Full Bolt On's
STX71 Turbo - E85 @ 27psi
450 WHP - 11.4s @ 122.7mph
2011 WRX Wheels - Eibach Springs
FMIC - Prodrive Lip
Deleted: Fogs, Scoop, Wing

7-7-2014

Photos from MN Cars and Coffee on July 5th.

Here's a few more of the outdoor photos from last week (with Eibach springs).

7-8-2014

COBB Exhaust Sound Video - 2002 WRX:

Teaser for now...

7-10-2014

Here's a shot from tonight:

7-15-2014

I put an air filter into my WRX last night. Apparently they didn't come with one in 2002.

Also, check out the new thread title! Thanks to whichever mod changed it for me!

7-17-2014

Installed some new spark plugs last night:

Stock Heat Range Iridium NGK LFR6AIX-11: Gapped to 0.025"

The car previously had 1 Step Colder NGK Iridiums gapped to 0.028"

7-18-2014

I did the DIY $10 Remote Oil Pressure Sender mod today. FYI - This is needed with the normal ProSport oil pressure sender, due to its large size (hits the alternator). The Defi and ProSport Premium sensors are much smaller and can be bolted right into the galley plug without any issues. I'm not sure about other brands/models. Also keep in mind that some brands are NPT and some are metric. ProSport is NPT, so it is easy to find hardware that fits.

Prior to that I was running two 90 deg fittings to allow the ProSport pressure sender to clear the alternator. This was OK, except it wasn't screwed in real tight due to the necessity to be able to "clock" it for proper alternator clearance. Eventually it developed a small leak and it didn't seem like it was going to get any better, so I went for the remote install mod.

Here's a shot of the "before" setup:

I bought the parts from Home Depot. Online they show a 12" hose for $5, but in the store they only had the 18" hose that costs $9.62. The 1/8" straight coupler was $2.65 so the total with tax came out to be just over $10. If you order parts online, or go to Harbor Freight, you could probably do this for close to $5. I would keep in mind where you want to mount the sender, I think 18" is actually just about perfect.

Here's a shot of the parts:

First step is to remove the grease gun adapter from the end. It appears to be held on with red Loctite, but I got it off with just normal wrenches and no heat.

Here's a photo with it off:

Then just screw all the parts together. This is a mock up. I ended up deciding to put the strain relief spring on the end that goes into the galley plug and into the block. I figured there was more chance for stress there since it was hard mounted. I don't think it really matters though.

Here's a shot of it going into the block:

I ran it behind the alternator and zip tied it to the alternator wire's loom.

So far so good. Seems to be a great solution and much cheaper than the kits they sell. And waaay better than the two 90 deg fittings that I was using before.

MapDCCD Wheel Speed Sensor:

xluben's MapDCCD Wheel Speed Sensor (VSS) Photos, Installation, and Review