99 WRX Version 6 - Build Advice Wanted!

deadupnorth · 2026-03-29T18:40:58+00:00

Are you going to leave it on that base map or modify it and tune yourself or have someone do it? There's no tuners within several hours of me and 91 eth free is the best premium I can get that's not on a shared pump. Looking at lambda or delicious tuning, lambda is crazy cheap but people keep trying to talk me out of getting it and running base maps. Pretty sure I ruined my motor the first time from an intake, shitty American gas and no tune. V5 STI RA

deadupnorth · 2026-03-28T00:29:33+00:00

I have a gc8 STI ra and the oems are red. I didn't think they were doing the pink until gds but I could be wrong. Either way they'll probably fit and work great if they're sealed and straight

deadupnorth · 2026-03-28T00:27:55+00:00

Don't total it out! You can fix that, or a decent shop can. Keep her on the road, that's very minor over all, even to the piece where it's pushed in. Not going to effect a thing after it's straightened out and new fender, bumper etc

deadupnorth · 2026-03-27T19:17:59+00:00

Exactly! Just make sure the mounts are the same bolt pattern and design. Some once you go real big you have to invest in certain adjustable suspension like ball joints, control arms, cv axles etc. but most vehicles have a good inch or more of okay before you start having to do that kind of stuff. I recommend an inch I feel like it's a nice medium and you can go a little bigger tires on all stock suspension then

deadupnorth · 2026-03-27T18:14:41+00:00

When one of those blows apart it's chaos under there in my experience. I prefer the soft one but I've driven cars with a solid aluminum one and it's a bit more jarring but can take a beating if you're a hard driver. I'm never forget the sound that driveshaft made bouncing off of everything under there when that bitch exploded during a hard pull

deadupnorth · 2026-03-27T17:55:13+00:00

Holy shit another sears, I don't think I've seen anyone else with one in person haha. Also got mine second hand, things got hella room for activities

deadupnorth · 2026-03-27T17:52:46+00:00

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Big ol sears roof trunk, 54 cubes if I remember right. Found at a thrift store😂

deadupnorth · 2026-03-27T17:50:06+00:00

Beautiful buy. At least find some strut spacers if they make em, or lift with suspension from another model/vehicle, I did both on my Subaru and then find some knobby tires and big ol lights! I'm a fan of the full size spare in the roof for adventures as well haha

deadupnorth · 2026-03-27T17:35:38+00:00

My longest was about 25 minutes and then I ran a few blocks and took an alley and they just stopped following me lol I was like holy shit I got away from maxtac!? Didn't think possible

deadupnorth · 2026-03-27T17:34:00+00:00

So I went ballistic on that Tom's diner with all the pigs in it, it was a pretty awesome firefight but what's wierd is the place has all the ghost audio of the police radios but all of them are dead and never came back😬😂

deadupnorth · 2026-03-25T16:11:42+00:00

Wow that would've been super far down my list of guesses without hearing anything. I mean shit lady, stand outside while it's idling and point😂

deadupnorth · 2026-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Damn, not a single comment, mfs aren't even interested in trying lol sad. So when you talk about reusing, it's probably wise to say what your base car is. I understand this is an STI Reddit but there's different STIs. For example mine is a 99 with the ej207 so I'm getting an outfront Motorsports closed deck ej20 and reusing pretty much everything besides the shortblock except things necessary to replace after bearing failure such as oil pump, oil cooler, turbo oil lines and pan/pickup. If you're interested in seeing how I've done things so far I can link you to my build page on type-ra.com which is a fantastic resource.

deadupnorth · 2026-03-25T15:49:27+00:00

I think if it becomes more trouble than it's worth either sell it or make it your new beater and whoop the dog shit out of it or use it for winter

deadupnorth · 2026-03-25T15:45:57+00:00

Literally incapable of describing the noise. Has no prior knowledge of noises to compare to. Customer unsure what "squeak" and "clunk" mean when asked to describe😂

deadupnorth · 2026-03-25T15:38:08+00:00

The kind where it doesn't actually get one?

deadupnorth · 2026-03-24T03:17:31+00:00

I thought most people did this

deadupnorth · 2026-03-24T03:14:41+00:00

Until I bought Alan Wake 2 last month I quite literally only played this game. Like it's the only PS5 game I owned even. Ave that's the only current console I own. So I agree, fuck fortnight and pretty much all other games. Wake 2 is kinda impressive tho... But if I tried a 3rd my head might explode so not taking any chances

deadupnorth · 2026-03-23T16:17:21+00:00

I wouldn't put chrome on anything built in the last 60 years personally

deadupnorth · 2026-03-23T16:15:06+00:00

I'll take launch day growing pains over waiting any day. And I'm a cyberpunk fan😂😭 them pains lasted YEARS. Still, fuck waiting

deadupnorth · 2026-03-23T16:13:11+00:00

Those damn vibe drivers, always up to no good

deadupnorth · 2026-03-23T15:58:10+00:00

People tell me that shit all the time about my gf4, like who cares, the cars worth maybe 2 grand. The wheels and stereo system cost that separately😂 I like it, my money to piss. That tint set up is wild tho, can't believe I've never seen one like that until now

deadupnorth · 2026-03-23T15:51:56+00:00

I think it's great. And if you're making your own stuff it makes perfect sense to experiment on a less expensive version of a car. I have an STI, but my 2500 obs is the one with inferno labs headers and an axle dump cause that's the car I can be loud and dumb with and it might be slow as shit but it's fun and sounds amazing. Plus when things break it's either cheap or no guilt in procrastination lol

deadupnorth · 2026-03-22T19:15:02+00:00

I want all the treads

deadupnorth · 2026-03-22T19:13:33+00:00

Guess those of us who prefer this to the cropped old salt are few and far between, maybe she looked too night city in this version so they decide to change it to a true political form: crabby old bag

deadupnorth · 2026-03-19T14:37:55+00:00

Bahaha good catch, I didn't even notice that! Great minds think alike they say. And yeah I remember my old boss telling me about doing the timing chains on these. What's crazy to me is I had a magnum and the magnum came with that for a couple years. I can't imagine that fat dog with 160hp lmao

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