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!
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. It also saw 1 auto-x event, which I plan on doing plenty of in the STI.
