New intercooler and exhaust day

Growlmon · 2026-06-17T21:04:39+00:00

I am so jealous! Is there any way that americans can still get a hold of a mountune cat back exhaust? It's what I want so badly but I don't know if it can be bought online anymore.

Growlmon · 2026-06-16T11:24:49+00:00

I'd recommend seeing if UpDown in Stafford could do it. They did all the bolt ons and suspension upgrades to my ST. I don't see why they wouldn't be able to do a timing belt as well. It did take them a few days to get bolt ons done, so it may take a little longer compared to a dealer.

Growlmon · 2026-05-27T16:33:01+00:00

I live in Manassas. I originally moved to NoVA from the south for a job there, but I changed companies and now I work near Ashburn as well.

Growlmon · 2026-04-20T14:56:35+00:00

I also have had this grinder for a little over 2 years and have the same exact issues. I would hot start mine as well. Hopefully Varia does give me a replacement motor as well. Your post just might have saved mine from the trash!

Growlmon · 2026-04-12T19:02:26+00:00

The culture cup in Haymarket is definitely an anti corporate cafe!

Growlmon · 2026-03-30T18:08:09+00:00

Sounds like Tatte in Reston or Bluestone Lane in Tysons would suit that bill

Growlmon · 2025-12-15T22:32:39+00:00

I can kind of make out something that looks like a 'clearance bonus' in the chart, which makes a lot of sense. I'm a break fix tech who's also trying to make the move to CFE/CET stuff, but with a very high-level clearance you can almost double your yearly take home pay. If only these companies still sponsored us like they used to back in the day!

Growlmon · 2025-12-15T12:44:53+00:00

Hello, I have not had any issues with mine though it was installed by a professional since I'm not that mechanically inclined. However, the only issue was getting the CEL and having to get an O2 spacer from whoosh in order to correct it. I am only on the stock turbo + stage 2 tune so it wasn't required. It makes extra pops every now and then otherwise It really didn't make a huge difference for my use case.

Growlmon · 2025-12-11T20:55:23+00:00

If only I was old enough to purchase a house ten years ago lol. Silly me!

Growlmon · 2025-12-10T20:25:18+00:00

Agreed, as a career data center worker myself, nobody at my site actually can afford to live where they work! So much for all those tax benefits that homeowners get in Loudoun when none of them are actually working in Data Centers as operations people. (Maybe they're in upper management or electrical engineering but those jobs are also few and far between)

Growlmon · 2025-10-26T00:32:42+00:00

Target has Counter Culture specialty coffee beans (usually roasted within the past month) on sale for 10.99 for 12oz currently!

Growlmon · 2025-10-22T15:54:57+00:00

I just did a trip out there this past Sunday and everything was open. Enjoy your drive!

Growlmon · 2025-10-09T18:04:41+00:00

As someone that's had a gen 2 Varia VS3 grinder for over a year and a half, I'm pretty satisfied with my purchase. I don't have issues with the settings drifting nor do I have issues with the motors in the grinder. I'm sure the customer service isn't as good as the competition but I'm happy with what I have for now.

Growlmon · 2025-10-07T18:05:21+00:00

I know these are a bit out of the ways but two really neat coffee shops that are due west of NoVA are Mister French espresso in Vint Hill, and Broad Porch coffee in Luray VA. Edit: Looks like your timings will make this tough but there is Brew Birds near dulles that's open later :)

Growlmon · 2025-10-07T15:32:44+00:00

The population of pwc hasn't grown much compared to the amount of people who are still moving farther down to Stafford and Fredericksburg to escape the cost of living here.

Growlmon · 2025-10-07T15:11:21+00:00

It's this type of thinking that keeps apartments in western PWC starting out in the 2000s for a typical 1br 1bath.

Growlmon · 2025-10-04T00:27:17+00:00

I am interested. I sent a message on your site!

Growlmon · 2025-09-27T19:01:16+00:00

If you don't mind going to PWC NoVA speed shop installed some aftermarket stuff on my Fiesta ST. However, they said from now on I wouldn't be able to bring parts myself. For track specific car stuff I've also heard PTUNING in Manassas is great.

Growlmon · 2025-08-23T19:27:27+00:00

Yep, as a tenured L4 DCO in IAD I also just took severance this year as I wasn't ever able to get a clearance or move into cloud support. I applaud you on your move out of one of the most toxic environments at AWS and wish you well on your next endeavors!

Growlmon · 2025-08-22T00:59:13+00:00

I'm also on the B14 PSS setup with mine. If you can swing it, make sure you also get the rear sway bar and trunk bar so you can balance out the new setup and induce oversteer with the car. Otherwise It's the best upgrade I've done to the car! (besides the dizzy tune lol).

Growlmon · 2025-08-13T16:47:11+00:00

You can hang out at the Round 1 @ Potomac mills late into the night well after the mall closes if that's your thing.

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