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Pull the two bolts holding the slave on-top of the transmission and move it a little, the rubber boot comes off to show the fork going to the clutch. Take a finger worth of grease and reach down and Dab around around the pivot joint. Should only take about 15 minutes. |
Did pads and rotors all around; took a minute to properly clean up the wheels.
https://i.imgur.com/p1qAZMu.jpg https://i.imgur.com/6aqOfks.jpg Car got a bath, helped a friend prep a car for a ceramic coating then out for drinks. https://i.imgur.com/2QuBaVM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/HW5Z6dL.jpg |
Wow those wheels really POP now! Looks stunning.
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Ordered some odds and ends for the drivetrain. Exedy OEM clutch+flywheel, OEM flywheel bolts and battle garage TOB kit with versus fork and pivot.
Car has 125,000km which is in TOB goes boom territory.. |
These shipped blazingly fast or they forgot to send me the tracking info. Got a notification yesterday a shipping label was created in Japan; today they're on my doorstep.
Took some detailed photos for anyone Curious. Also confirms these are likely the same STi mounts based on the stamped Subaru badging on the rubber. I want mugen tape https://i.imgur.com/xXQ6bzp.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/iFG77CO.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/ZTMqEZh.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/O8eBJK4.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/3a0L8Vt.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/9Os5Vuq.jpeg |
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Not a great picture.. but
https://i.imgur.com/icZ9LM9.jpeg Installed TRD engine and trans mounts. Was fortunate a friend lent me his lift; took me around 2 hours to do everything. Driverside mount was the most PITA but I did it kevinvo method without removing the header. Only immediate intial impressions but I am quite pleased with lessened slop and NVH actually dropped after pulling out the OEM trans mount with whiteline insert. I was getting weird IAM drops with my tune around 3000RPM under harder throttle in 5-6th gear with the whiteline insert. Need to do further logging/monitoring but that issue seems to be gone now. Gentle driving is less jerky with changes to throttle Inputs, the shifter also doesn't wooble around as much. |
Impressions update. Put a couple hundred kilometers on the car already since mounts were installed. Highly recommend the full combo together; very OEM+. I wish I did this one sooner. These killed 95% of the NVH I was noticing.
The throttle feels more refined and responsive; engine pulls nice and strong to redline. Shift quality and feel is best it's ever been; with both carrier bushings + mtec springs I think this about as good as the OEM shifter can get. This type of driving I notice the change the most in town. Throttle/clutch engagement is smoother letting me shift quick and smooth while short shifting under load. https://youtu.be/UMSwio7pIV4 |
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Best mod, as it took out the sloppiness in the drive. Engine/drive and the body all feeling as one.. I haven't noted any new NVH that is normally associated with such upgrades. |
First nice day after a week of rain.
Tossed on the new mirror, I will need to readjust to wide-angle, my brain warps everytime I look at it. https://i.imgur.com/aohi2eM.jpeg Start the day with a morning detail. Did a coating decontamination wash to freshen up hydrophobics and remove mineral deposits/water spotting. https://i.imgur.com/085owPE.jpeg Before/after photo testing carpro spotless. I went over the entire car after this to get rid of smaller spots you can only see when the paint was wet(which grab water and ruin the hydrophobics ) https://i.imgur.com/cuQSKFi.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CLxhPSG.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/M1ocHjE.jpeg Water test after panels decontaminated. https://youtu.be/ck7zlGYg1Wo |
I did a parts run today and completed the Buy once cry once; clutch edition.
https://i.imgur.com/6dxeQdd.jpg • Exedy clutch/flywheel • OEM flywheel bolts • BG TOB • Front bearing cover • 1281 sealant/blue loctite • OEM TOB clips • Verus fork and pivot |
CSG touring arrived and installed. Pretty mellow overall, need to wait for breakin for final impressions but makes a nice noise in cabin.
I will try to get outside rollers whenever I have some time. https://i.imgur.com/Vhcdlpa.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/PMe340I.jpg https://i.imgur.com/J6e7wEP.jpeg https://youtu.be/pcsfZNZ2Bd0 |
A little on ramp acceleration fun, Used my dashcam and my phone as audio for the second clip since I think it provides better audio.
Don't mind the banging noise.. had the rear seats down and a full load of detailing junk in the back flying around that I was trying not to send through the windshield :lol: https://youtu.be/LZJNT6HpIxA |
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