nodnarb2785

well, this weekend was the first time i took my car to the track and raced it..I go to all of the drags, but i baby my car too much to even want to drag race it..but i was very itchy and decided to race. I ran a best of 13.49..before you laugh, lemme say that all I have an APS tbe, w/ NO engine management, waiting on the accessport..and I get overboost/fuel cut almost always in 4th gear around 5k rpm..I REALLY need the accessport...I only did 4 passes, and my 60 ft time was 1.86, which SUCKED..i never once dropped my car or launched it prior til today, so i was VERY unfamiliar w/ how to launch it and what it would do..if you seen my first 3 runs you would'f laughed i came out like a SLUG..but never ran worst than a 14.46..i have to work on launching the car and get engine management! fuel cut sucks..just thought i'd share..

de pilipino guy

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hey good job on the 13.49, except on that 14.46... atleast you admit that you baby your car...not like some guys here...btw are you in Oahu now?

nodnarb2785

oh yea i also did no power shifting/ double clutching like i've done w/ my other cars, i felt safer shifting hard and fast..i also had a question though, whenever i shifted from 2nd to 3rd, on all 4 passes i heard a knock type of sound. Or to better describe it, sounded like i ran over a huge pot hole..doesn't/didn't sound to healthy. it may have just been the suspension or tires grabbing..but it was noticeable from inside the car and didn't sound too healthy..it only happened in the rear..happened/happens to others?? not too worried though, drove the car 60 miles back home and felt great..

nodnarb2785

no, still on big island, season openers this weekend..im normally a pit guy helpin my pops run his car, but he blew his trans first run, kinda weak because he just bought a new motor for this season, which should bring him from the 9's to the 8's..so i decided to have some fun..but im coming to oahu first week of april or earlier..

de pilipino guy

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i think for our cars it's better not to do that...shifting fast and hard is better, and that noise-it happens i THINK it's just the timing of your shifting and you hear that sound from your trans/diff, i could be wrong...

i sometimes hear it also when i drag...


btw i didn't know Big Island had a track...cool...

BOOSTiN

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pretty sad yeah? Kauai, big island, and maui has a track, but Oahu wont.

nobnard you have an sti? i get that thunk sound when shifting hard from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd, every STi i rode in gets that thunk when shifting hard.

nodnarb2785

yea i got an sti..at least i know im not the only one

juniorsti

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theres a bushing that can be changed that supposedly gets rid of sound, some where at the diff, it makes that whining sound from the tranny louder. i forget the details, i was reading a thread from iwsti.com and just briefly skimed through it..

Sushi_n_Beer

I'm also on Big Island. I;ve been tempted to try out the tracks, but also baby my sti. Maybe someday I'll get the curage to try it out hehe.

de pilipino guy

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yup it's gonna be sad!!!

de pilipino guy

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just do it bro!!! it's a STI, it's pretty strong compared to the WRX...

myroncuz

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you got pm about shipping!!

silver satin

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What you need is the Whiteline rear diff bushing kit and the subframe lock kit...Scroll down the page you'll see them. And don't spend the extra $2.00 for the Kartboy ones the yellow ones are Whiteline who have been around Suby's a long time nothing wrong with Kartboy either I just tend to use people that have been around a bit.

http://www.subaruwrxparts.com/04sti-suspension.html

nodnarb2785

hmmm...nice thanks for the webpage...

de pilipino guy

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got both the lock and rear diff bushing kit(whiteline), one of the mods that i like...