Dustin's UltraMarine FR-S (Engine Blew - LS3 Time)

[DustinS]

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I also painted the parts under the rear bumper.

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During:


After:




Looks Like I need to find something else for photo storage and take some time to relink all the pictures

[DustinS]

Turbo kit and radiator are out for delivery. Car is in the garage on jack stands and half torn apart already. I am hoping to have it finished up tonight. I am having a couple friends over, so plenty of pictures should happen. More updates to come!

p.s. Trying out Google Photos. It is uploading all the photos on my current iPhone, and I'll get it to upload all the pictures from my old one and then I'll go through and relink.

[DustinS]

More pictures from the install:

Full Blown Radiator on the left - Stock on Right












Ready to Go:

[johneastvold]

Hows it run? Any ticking from the headers?


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[DustinS]

Originally Posted by johneastvold

Hows it run? Any ticking from the headers?

Really good for the most part, just a few little things to get worked out. I got in on the first batch of redesigned headers with the flex joints. No ticking what so ever. I didn't think I would like it honestly, as I loved how it drove N/A. I just wanted a little more power, and this actually drives great. Definitely love having boost. I highly recommend Speed By Design.

[johneastvold]

Yeah i had ordered their kit and decided against it bc im moving. But ill prob get it soon. What tune r u running?


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[DustinS]

The OFT base tune. I am contemplating switching to Ecutek. The greater tuner resources and flex fuel is very tempting. Though the price is keeping me away for the moment. I have been quoted a good price for the ecutek, I may try it out and see how I like it. It is easy to sell close to what you bought it for new.

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Put some more work in last night. I put the hose clamp on my last pcv hose last night. I also routed my wideband cable. Put the heat shield on the turbo.





The Sound Tube is capped off with the turbo kit, so I used it to hide the cable for the wideband. Worked perfect(although it took me 10 minutes to get the plug through the hose).

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Rolling Shot. Taken just after I realized I was as quick as a '15 STI.


New Wilwood Caliper hooked up.


Piston Size difference between the Calipers. The new Smaller pistons are on the right.


After bleeding them and going for a small drive around town. The pedal is super soft and vague. I am hoping that another bleed will help. I am reading a lot of people with similar issues with wilwood calipers.

[DustinS]

I went ahead and bled the new calipers again last night. While I was at it, I decided to install my ARP studs (I've had them for a while now, just too lazy to install them).



Bleeding the brakes did wonders for the feel. Back to having a normal pedal feel now. I am excited to see how this changed it's characteristics on the track/back roads.

I never got an alignment after installing the coilovers, and it is really showing. My two front tires are going to need to be replaced in a very short amount of time. So I need to order control arms, toe arms, caster bushings, a new wheel, and two new tires before I go get it.

I am also thinking about switching to the Tanabe Revel gauges. My Oil Pressure gauge maxes at 100PSI and I would really like to monitor the max PSI. Currently looking for a gauge pod that I actually like as well. Not a fan of the pillar pods, and it seems the other pods put the gauges in poor eye sight (passenger side dash?? really?). Pillar pod is probably going to have to do. I might go ahead and order the autometer three gauge pod that sits in the middle of the dash as well. I just wish it was pointed towards the driver. This leaves me with one open gauge spot though. Total of 5 gauge spots. Wideband - Boost - Oil Temperature - Oil Pressure - Water Temp??

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Well I went to order a new wheel (Due to picture below), and I found they are out of stock for the time being. Waiting to get low on the rest till they make another order. So I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. I need to replace the wheel for safety reasons, but I also need to save money due to only having one source of income now. Hmm. I may end of just ordering another set of wheels anyway. Sell the other three to offset the cost.

Not to mention that I need to get an alignment, as my front two tires have great tread on the outside and very little to no tread on the inside. My camber in the front isn't going to help that. Which means I need lower control arms in the rear.

[DustinS]

So in trying to find a set of wheels, They only have one color left in the exact same fitment/wheel I want(Same ones). Just so happens to be a flat blue. So I did some photoshop work:

[IBill4You]

Originally Posted by DustinS

Really good for the most part, just a few little things to get worked out. I got in on the first batch of redesigned headers with the flex joints. No ticking what so ever. I didn't think I would like it honestly, as I loved how it drove N/A. I just wanted a little more power, and this actually drives great. Definitely love having boost. I highly recommend Speed By Design.

Hey Dustin, the car looks great! can you confirm that the new manifold design has corrected the ticking issue? I have the old and new manifolds sitting next each other and the difference is really obvious. Upgrade in flex joints and coating. The flanges look much nicer and higher quality as well. I would rather have the flex joints replaced now though if they will need to be. I know the FB group is interested in feedback on the new style bellows as well.

[DustinS]

Originally Posted by IBill4You

Hey Dustin, the car looks great! can you confirm that the new manifold design has corrected the ticking issue? I have the old and new manifolds sitting next each other and the difference is really obvious. Upgrade in flex joints and coating. The flanges look much nicer and higher quality as well. I would rather have the flex joints replaced now though if they will need to be. I know the FB group is interested in feedback on the new style bellows as well.

Thanks!! I have not had any ticking what so ever. I would suggest doing the update. Well worth it!