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Haha, I wish man. I do this to help the community and encourage the sharing of ideas. I learned so much from threads like these in the past, so I just enjoy giving back and perhaps inspiring more people to post threads like these. But believe me between a full time job and starting a new business, time is of the essence. I'm still debating whether or not I should document and create a full write up of the vf52 install on Sunday.

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Turbo install in 13 hours... Stay tuned

mokeOne

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ahh this is such an awesome write up. helps out so much with me figuring out what to do on my 08. can't wait to see how that new turbo works out.

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QUICK UPDATE: The turbo, tmic, and bpv are all bolted up and set. The turbo inlet hose is still stock as I need to call Perrin tomorrow to clear some things up regarding its installation, I hope to have that installed tomorrow evening if I decide to go with it. I can't really see it making a huge difference, but it's one of those 'might as well' mods.

So far, the car is running well. No CELs yet, temps look good, no signs of any leaks, the timing is advancing well and the power delivery feels very smooth... I have yet to go WOT, but I have rolled into about 14 psi of boost on the highway without any notable problem. This turbo sounds completely different from the stock unit, much higher pitch upon spool up... and the BPV is also different sounding, a lot more of a deep "KSHHH!"

I will obviously present a huge update on this topic, but this is my quick update for the night letting everyone know that things went well

sigma pi

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PICS OF INSTALLS!!!!!!

please hehe

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Oh absolutely. There are TONS of pics from this install... It started out with us trying to do a full-blown walk through, but due to time constraints and personal involvement it got far too difficult. But I will provide a general walk through and there are lots of pictures!

Tuning session is tomorrow. Car is currently running healthy and all parameters look good. Can't wait!

thaSicness

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I am so very jealous of you right now

but yet very happy for you.

Are you going to be coming out to any local meets after the build? I would love to see your car.

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Yeah, absolutely. I'm usually at C&C on Saturdays in Irvine. And I hope to start going to the Friday night drags at Qualcomm(sp?)

The car has become something of a marketing tool for my new business, so yes, I will definitely be cruising around...

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The numbers are in, with more details coming soon!

PRE-PRODUCTION 08 WRX:

197.8 whp @ 5213 rpm and 236.5 wtq @ 2972 rpm (14.80 psi @ 3032 rpm)

STAGE 2.P2 - SPT CBE, Invidia catted DP, COBB AP, PERRIN Stage 2 tune:

205.2 whp @ 4807 rpm and 277.8 wtq @ 2858 rpm
<<gains of 8.2 whp and 41.3 wtq over pre-prod>>

STAGE 2.C1 - SPT CBE, Invidia catted DP, COBB AP, Custom Tune:

232.6 whp @ 4735 rpm and 333.5 wtq @ 2986 rpm (17.31 psi @ 2562 rpm tapering to 8.09 psi @ 6500 rpm)
<<gains of 35.6 whp and 97.0 wtq over pre-prod>>
<<gains of 27.4 whp and 55.7 wtq over Stage 2.P2>>


STAGE 2.52 - IHI VF52, PERRIN TMIC, PERRIN BPV, K&N Typhoon SRI, SPT CBE, Invidia catted DP, COBB AP, Custom Tune:

303.3 whp @ 6123 rpm and 334.3 wtq @ 3073 rpm (17.31 psi @ 2981 rpm tapering to 14.76 psi @ 6500 rpm)
<< gains of 106.3 whp and 97.8 wtq over pre-prod>>
<<gains of 98.1 whp and 56.5 wtq over Stage 2.P2>>
<<gains of 70.7 whp and 0.8 wtq over Stage 2.C1>>

thaSicness

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*Drool*

You're doing everything i want to do pretty much. Do you have a link for the turbo where you purchased it from? I wanted to get originally just the 09 turbo butttt... Im not sure now.

I know you probably have this posted.. but are you changing out the injectors or the fuel pump?

Im still a noob with subarus so ill be learning alot from your build considering its very much like what i want to do. Instead im doing the visual first and handling.

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I'll post more details soon, including pics, vids and dyno graphs. But yes, 750cc injectors, 255lph pump and new tune for more boost pressure are on the TO DO list

I bought most parts from my distributer, and will be offering different leveled packages once the business is running. Consider this the testing phase

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TORQUE AND HORSEPOWER - STAGE 2.52 vs STAGE 2.C1



TORQUE AND HORSEPOWER - STAGE 2.52 vs PRE-PROD



BOOST GRAPH - STAGE 2.52 vs STAGE 2.C1 - PEAK PSI



BOOST GRAPH - STAGE 2.52 vs STAGE 2.C1 - PSI @ 6500 RPM



AFR GRAPH - STAGE 2.52 vs PRE-PROD

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------QUICK UPDATE------

just got back from a quick errand. Did my first officlal 0-60 run. Result was 4.44 (recorded on DashHawk w/ tire size adjusted to be accurate with my aftermarket setup), with passenger and riding clutch all the way up to 5,000 rpm. The revs build up so fast in first, its almost inevitable to hit the rev limiter the first time out. My launch was horrible.

After dropping my friend off, I did one more run at the next opportunity. More conservative launch with light feathering off the throttle, result was a 4.18. This run felt almost perfect without rushing the shift. I think with a little practice and more accurate footwork, I can hopefully land in the 4.0x territory.

With this kind of acceleration prowess, I'm about ready to consider the power portion of this project done. I still need to think more about it, but this is more than enough grunt. And considering the OEM internals, it is an extremely potent set up that should prove reliable for daily use.

Anyway, a full review will be posted soon, so thanks for your patience. I was just excited about the first attempts at 0-60 times and wanted to share with the forum. I'd post graphs, but Windows has gone missing from my partitioned drive on my MacBook. So I'll have to find my installation disc. I will post the 0-60 graphs as soon as I'm able to.

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----ITEMS I'LL BE INSTALLING TOMORROW----

SPT HEATSHIELD:



SUBARU SPLASH GUARDS - EXTERIOR COLOR MATCHED (SPARK SILVER METALLIC):



SUBARU FOOTWELL ILLUMINATION KIT - BLUE:



SUBARU STI SPOILER FOR WRX:

medicSTi

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noice