My new 2010 Subaru WRX

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Got it installed today.

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Install wasn't too bad. A few hang ups with broken push clips. But I'm glad I got it done. Now it won't be a pain in the ass every time I have to take it off lol.

I like the black too. :D
 
so a few weeks ago i was replacing the exhaust manifold gaskets and ended up stripping out some of the threads in the head (long story short, i replaced a stud, and didnt thread it in far enough before tightening it down).

So i had IAG Time-Sert the hole and since the exhaust mani had to come off again, I had them install a Killer B oil pan. I've wanted to get it for a while now, but i was dreading the install. plus my stock pan was getting quite rusty thanks to 4-5years of salt, even with the stock under tray covering it.

+1.3qt capacity (~6.0ish qts total)
aluminum
baffles

i'll get under it tomorrow and get some pics.
 
Installed a Grimmspeed Lightweight Crank Pulley. It's about 3lbs lighter than stock and solid Aluminum. (The stock pulley is not a "harmonic balancer", as boxers are naturally balanced)

Install was pretty easy. Tried doing it without pulling the rad fans off but I couldn't get the wrench in there due to the slightly thicker aluminum radiator I have. Pulled the fans and the rest of the install was cake. Removing and reinstalling the stretch belt for the AC compressor was the hardest part. But the guy who sold me the pulley send me all the special tools for the stretch belt.

Really only feels slightly different, maybe revs a tad faster, and I swear it feels "smoother", but that could be placebo . Nice piece though.
 
Got the re-tune today. Got a standard pre-dyno inspection before to make sure everything was good. Along with replacement of the spark plugs.

2 out of 4 coil packs were showing signs of failure. With 145,000mi on them, I'm not surprised. I told IAG to just replace all 4. worth it in the long run so I don't have misfires or other issues because of them.

Compression test came back good:
Cyl 1 - 140
Cyl 2 - 145
Cyl 3 - 140
Cyl 4 - 140

Dyno results (SAE Corrected)
305hp
370trq

Power is about the same, but nothing really changed with my setup either. From the looks of the graph I picked up a good bit more power in the midrange with little to no loss in the top end. They spent a lot of time tuning the midrange and road tuning.

I'll post up the graph when I get the electronic copy, IAG just gave me a print out for now.
 
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