xluben's FogTurbo Bugeye

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New garage. Already full of junk. Needs insulation, drywall, and a lot of storage space (shelves) to open up some more working room.

Fortunately it can still fit 3 cars

It's really nice to be able to park 3 cars in the garage, but the free space around the cars is actually way down from the old garage. The old garage was only a 2 car, but it was 6 feet deeper than the new one! Overall area only went 520ft^2 to 618ft^2 (so definitely not a 50% increase like you would think when going from 2 cars to 3 cars).

And the old garage had full height shelving along the entire back wall. The storage was great, and the extra deep garage made for a lot more room to work. The third stall in the new garage barely has enough room to walk around the car, especially with the workbench there. I definitely need to add some shelves eventually.

Another really nice thing is the higher ceilings. The old garage was low (8ft?) and had an even lower spot right above the car. You couldn't jack the car up very high with the hood open or it would hit the ceiling. I think this garage is 9ft? I'm not positive, but it's a lot higher than the old one. High enough that it's tempting to put in a lift

Here's a shot of the garage without all the junk. It looks way bigger than it really is.

9-17-2013

Here is a video of the VF39 @ 20psi on E85:

Sorry for the terrible quality. Windows Movie Maker is causing the videos to become extremely dark recently. I'm not sure what happened, but it looks pretty terrible. Same camera and same computer is being used.

Here is an updated Virtual Dyno plot:

This a pretty basic 20psi E85 tune with the VF39 and stock 2.0L. 50-100mph time and Virtual Dyno power numbers both show a small gain over the VF39 on pump gas. Not too drastic, but enough to be noticeable. Didn't quite hit 300WHP, but it still pulls well and is strong all the way to redline.

50-100mph is 8.6 seconds

287WHP on Virtual Dyno (Dynojet)

Engine:

• Stock 2.0L with 185k Miles

Intake/Exhaust/Fuel:

• GrimmSpeed CrossPipe
• GrimmSpeed Uppipe
• GrimmSpeed Downpipe
• Perrin CatBack Exhaust
• IHI VF39 (STI) Turbo
• GrimmSpeed Gaskets
• GrimmSpeed TMIC w/Gold Tape
• GrimmSpeed TMIC Splitter
• GrimmSpeed Y-Pipe Kit
• GrimmSpeed MBC
• 05 STI Fuel Pump Hanger
• Walbro 255 Fuel Pump
• Modded 2011 WRX Injectors (1000cc)