Well, I just recently picked up this 08 STI from Planet Subaru out here in MA. Ive only got 2 pictures so far, but I had fun documenting my Si, and Im still friendly with many people over here, so I figured I would do the same with this one.
As the majority of you probably know, I previously owned a Silver 2008 Civic Si (I have a thing for silver cars) which was fairly heavily modified. YOu can find the build thread for that by Clicking here
The Si saw a TON of time at the drag strip but only made it into the high 13s (because of the driver.... not the car :rantsmiley. It also saw 1 auto-x event, which I plan on doing plenty of in the STI.
Some unfortunately things happened with my Si which made it hard to enjoy and at this time in my life, having a sporty coupe just is all that practical... so I felt it necessary to part out and get myself a 4dr car with AWD because its 'more grown-up' and 'responsible' (thats the story I told the wifey, at least) :giggles:
Im still working on the blueprint for this build, but I will be sure to update this thread as needed.
Anyways... heres my car:
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2008 Subaru WRX STI - Spark Silver Metallic Purchased: November 19, 2009 Mileage: ~16,200
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Chris, your car is goooooorgeous. I am so happy for you. What a nice upgrade over the Si. Plus, you now have a car that has a good baseline to which you can really make some serious power. Congrats to you!
Chris, your car is goooooorgeous. I am so happy for you. What a nice upgrade over the Si. Plus, you now have a car that has a good baseline to which you can really make some serious power. Congrats to you!
Even the OTS Stage 1 map made a considerable difference. Mostly in just smoothing out the powerband. Im gonna be fairly careful with it, though, because I have seen a few instances of people having issues when they start throwing moderate power increases at these. Just need to do my research, really.
Heres just a quick cell phone pic i took last night after installing my roof rack. I still need to find a local dealer with the proper sized fairing... but for now the rack is home to my 2 hockey sticks. I must look like a big tool driving around with those up there, but I think its hilarious.
Haha, yeah. The guys at the ski shop joked about it when I was installing it in the parking lot and I was like 'Thats not a bad idea!'.... turns out it IS a bad idea if you still have a wooden stick and it rains. Water-logged stick FTL. Of course now I have an excuse to go buy a new one :lildevil:
... its also not that great for the tape on the blade and butt-end
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Thanks all... I love the car so far, especially with the Cobb OTS Stage 1 map on it. I cant wait to go stage 2... but getting some of the aesthetics/suspension done will be first.
Yea, I guess weather would be an issue, one of these pre-shaped transport bags for hockey sticks could be a solution.
Shameless product plug here, I see in your first post you'll be looking for a short shifter soon, we'll be releasing our version of the STi short shifter for the 08+ model in the coming weeks. Let me know if you are interested and we'll hook you up!
James' FA5 Build (WITH LOTS OF PICTURES)
Hello Everyone,
My name is James and I recently joined this forum but I have been building my car for a little over 2 years already. I bought the car way back from the Honda dealership, it was a used 2007 Civic Si Sedan.
I was very happy because it...
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I am looking to buy a set of enkei rpf1's with nitto neo gen tires. The wheels are diameter 18 width 9.5 and offset 15mm. The tire sizes are 225/40ZR18.
I would love some feed back before i buy them thank you guys. I also wanted to ask i have a 2008 honda civic EX. 1.8 liter engine.
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. It also saw 1 auto-x event, which I plan on doing plenty of in the STI.
