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that WRX looks sick! oh and the white evo behind it

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Looking good! The ride height looks really nice!

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Just got out from under the car. It was actually rubbing on the passenger side rear differential brace. I think I've adjusted it enough to not rub anymore, but if not I can simple grind the brace down a bit and that should work. I'm thinking my 3" section that replaced my 2.5" neck-down isn't perfectly straight which is what's causing the slight imperfection. I still am really loving this exhaust though! It's such a smooth and quieter tone. I think the SpecialtyX catback is still my favorite, but I'm not baller enough for that (and some of those have rubbing issues too unfortunately) and it hangs a bit low for a daily driver IMO.

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The exhaust rattle is 99% fixed. I think another small adjustment and it'll be perfect.

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Thanks, I am 100% happy with these springs! I hit some pretty wicked RR crossings and inclines yesterday over in Fort Worth and didn't scrape once.

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Sexy ride height!!

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Quite the busy day today! First of all, huge thanks to Scheides and Spaz for giving me a hand with the mod installs this morning, and second thanks to Shane @ DB for sending me home with yet another great tune!

This morning we installed the AFE Stage 2 Dryflow intake kit, DB MBC, Nisei 1-piece UICP, and removed the clutch restrictor pill. Then it was off to DB to get a tune from Shane. Yes, Shane is the main reason Janelle and I drove the X up from TX rather than just flying. I'll post up some charts later, but it made 274 whp at 26 psi peak tapering to 18. This is a bit lower than I was hoping for, but still only 4whp below Scheides who does have a FMIC and the WGA arm tightened over my car. Out on the streets the car feels absolutely fantastic and I couldn't be happier with how it feels. Shane also made me a 91-octane alternate map for use when driving between Minneapolis and Dallas since most the country stations don't have good gas. The alt maps are ultra slick, I just hold down the cruise control button for 3 seconds to flip between the primary and alt maps.

As for the mods I chose, I couldn't be happier. The AFE intake fit perfectly as did the Nisei UICP which seriously looks more stockish than the stock UICP did since it's a single mandrel bent aluminum pipe coated in matte black. The DB MBC was coated by Primo in gloss black and also looks good in the engine bay. Although most guys with the X opt for electronic ECU-controlled boost, I chose to go the simple yet effective route. I've had nothing but great lucking using MBC's for the past 10 years so I figured there is no reason to not go with one; especially since I tried all the ECU methods on my IX and ended up going back to a MBC and being much happier. The stock clutch feels much more direct and responsive with that stupid pill removed too. It actually engages when I want it to and doesn't slip the clutch at all during a hard shift. Hopefully this will help my stock clutch live a long and healthy life.

I'll also add that the X is a fantastic roadtrip car, especially with the cruise control and satellite radio. So far I have ~1,700 miles since last Friday and by the time we get home on Sunday I expect to be nearing the 3k mile mark for the trip.

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I say my buschur exhaust is the reason i am so much higher than you guys, lol. Seriously though, was my car that strong? I made 302 whp with intake, testpipe, catback. Wonder what you guys are missing.

Sorry I didn't get to talk much at DB kracka, I had to try and get back to work, i was already gone for 2 hours for lunch, lol. Nice seeing ya though.

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Impressive #'s! What sort of gas mileage are you getting?

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What was your baseline? Hows it feel now?

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No worries, good seeing you again too.

I do think the Magnaflow catback Scheides and I are running are eating up some power since they're baffled and not a straight-through design. I figured that when buying it though and I'm fine with it since it's so quiet for daily-driving which I really like. Your car could also be a freak too like my IX was; nobody has beat my IX stock turbo pump gas power @ DB yet (326whp).

I think my plan for the winter will be to add a nice FMIC (Perrin and AMS are at the top of my list right now, cast endtanks are a must for me), o2 housing and downpipe (Megan? Rexpeed? AMS?), and crank down the wastegate arm a turn then go see Shane again for a retune next summer.

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It feels awesome on the streets. Not as powerful as my IX obviously, but so much smoother and more enjoyable to drive. We sat in some pretty nasty stop and go traffic on 94 afterworks and it idled and drove perfectly smooth.

I didn't get a baseline number since I installed the MBC this morning and arrived at DB only running 11 psi (wastegate pressure).

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^Nice. Your car looked good...little dirty from the drive, but looked great, i love those side skirts, I might have to buy some.

Funny thing is how many people online said that i was crazy when i said my car was strong, because i used "rice math" to compare to their numbers. But after seeing lomker with a lot more bolt ons do the same power, scheides and you...maybe my car "was" strong, maybe thats why it blew up, lol.

So do you feel the tune big time? Usually the first one is always the biggest difference, then you get the diminishing returns.

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According to the dash computer, 24 MPG driving from Dallas to Minneapolis with the cruise set at 85 MPH and 26 MPG driving from Grand Rapids to Minneapolis with the cruise set at 65 MPH. I expect the open filter and tune should help me get a bit better mileage so I'll update once we're back home. As a comparison, my IX got 27-28 MPG doing 80-85 and touched 30 once keeping it under 65.

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Oh yeah, for sure. Spool-up is much more responsive and pulls are quite a bit smoother and clean feeling.
It'll get a good scrubbing once back in TX. I left home fully detailed, but all those highway miles, bugs, and rain really made it look like crap.

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Gearing! The X gearing is way shorter hence shitty gas mileage ;)

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It's actually identical to the IX GSR gearing (64 MPH at 3k RPM in 5th gear). VIII's are geared longer.

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Thats what she said!

But seriously, the 9 5 spds are the same? You sure?

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Yup :)

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pfft. Shitty mileage. The best my WRX has ever seen was on a road trip to Grand Portage last summer and I got 23.9mpg ALL highway miles. Usually averages about 22mpg highway.

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Woohoo gheyrodX! Congrats hughes, you have a damn nice car once again. I feel like shit that we forgot to do the wga crank mod, but it seems we hardly had time for the stuff we did do. Just think, if you had gone ecu-controlled boost, you wouldn't be able to do it w/o a retune. Now, you can just do it at your leisure, get some before and after logs, tweak the mbc if needed and you're doneski :) Or just wait till you get back, but I'd say its worth just doing on your own.

I'm still up in the air on your short-shifter. Maybe if I hadn't driven it through dead-stopped traffic I could have experienced it more!

Also, don't forget to cash those lottery tix! :) Hope you had a good bday man!

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Don't forget the both of us almost getting pulled over!

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Thanks! It was a very fun birthday and I'll get those tickets scanned today.

I really wish I would have had you drive my car to Rogers to better experience the short-shifter; I do really like it. Oh well, we'll add that to the "next time" list too!

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LOL no kidding! I swear, my TX plates saved me from getting pulled over twice this week by the always friendly MN Troopers. My guess is they wanted me for tint or front plate until they realized it's not a MN car.

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Awesomeness! Great numbers! The motor is still tight and new, Now go out and whip that horse a bit so you can free up some more horsepower. ;P

Yep, confirmed the X is a great road tripper, On my DD, you numbers on the mileage are identical to what I experince. One thing I did note though my 70 mph is the sweet spot for optimum mileage. (27 mpg)

As far as the numbers game goes on the dyno between cars, different days and different conditions, lets just leave it at that. Bummer Kracka did have a baseline to see how much power he gained, but timing is sometimes a bitch. Glad you were able to show off the new ride while in MN, wish I could have had a chance to drive it before you are gone. Have a safe trip home.. see ya in the SB.

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Luckily it's an easy drive and I'll be back. Sorry I forgot your antenna on Thurs night, Scheides has it now though so you can grab it from him whenever.

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Pretty much a straight pipe, so fair guess.

Love the Perrin, but hating the fact that they used powder coating on the Stealth model. I might get an ETS anodized in black and sell the Perrin (assuming they send me a new one under warranty).

Once again, you basically have no exhaust and you can hardly hear my car. I was even running an HFC at the time...

Wish I could have made one of the events. My schedule blows at times.

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Install looks nice! I like the 1 piece uicp! Yay shane! What did you car put down as the baseline?

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We didn't get a good baseline since I arrived with the MBC set at 11 psi (just installed it and babied the car to DB). I think Shane was making a bunch of changes while we were also in the process of getting the boost set so it would be tough to even guess.

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If you get a new silver one as the warranty replacement and want to sell it cheap so you can get an ETS let me know; I'd possibly be interested in buying it off you. Perrin has offered me a new one for $500 shipped, but at ~$400 I'd bite immediately.

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You've obviously got the hook-up at Perrin. I should be able to sell it for the same.

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2,752 miles later and GheyrodX is finally back in Texas! Only one broken part too which I suppose is good for a Mitsu... My rear swaybar started making a lot of clunking noises as we pulled into our alley last night and a quick peek under there and it looks like I either broke a rear end-link or the nut just came loose and the bar came off the end-link stud. I'll get under the car tonight after work and figure out what the actual problem is.

I honestly couldn't be happier with the car though! It ran so perfectly the entire trip, even in the stop n go construction traffic in Oklahoma with 102F temps...not a single hiccup from the intake (or tune) with the A/C on. Hot weather + A/C fan + intakes are a big problem for the X's, but AFE obviously did their homework and properly designed the heatshield and filter placement.

We left Minneapolis at 3:43 am Sunday morning and rolled into our garage at 6:05 pm Sunday evening for a total of 1,005 miles in 14 hours and 23 minutes which included 3 or 4 gas stops, some rest area stops, and stopping for breakfast and lunch.

I again have to give a big thanks to Scheides and Spaz for assisting with the parts installs before my tune and of course to Shane for tuning this thing so perfectly it can make it across the country with temps ranging from 60F to 102F on everything from BP 93 to shitty Cum & Go 91 without even a hesitation. After such a long trip my IX would always just feel sluggish and tired, but the X took it all in stride and felt 100% the entire time.

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You're welcome again, you know I'm always up for improving on cars.

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A few places make endlinks for us now Kracka, SSP does for sure if it is broken.

Grats on the new tune and all :)
Loud means power right? ;) But for real, the entire reason I went with the buschur exhaust was because it was such a straight through design..the more power i start making the more and more it will shine.

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That's what honda and rotary owners seem to think....

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Newb fail!!! The nut holding the bar on the end-link stud backed itself off and the link was able to pull out of the bar. Luckily I had a spare nut/washer in my toolbox and all is well now. While I was under there, I moved the links to the middle adjustment setting.

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Just as a little update: I haven't even logged my car once since getting tuned ~1,500 miles ago :D I've been, lets just say, enjoying the car to the fullest! I've never gotten a knock flash on 93-octane gas/maps, and only once on my 91-octane alt maps running crap gas.

I should probably log it this weekend to see where boost is at though since it was set on the dyno and hasn't been checked since. My IX for example lost 3 psi with the elevation change moving to TX, maybe my X will want more boost too :)

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Thats very cool that you drove all the way up to Shane for a tune. Thing sounds like a great car if it took everything you threw at it and it took it all like a champ.

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The guy who bought my IX came over last night and I was able to snap a few pictures of the two cars. Yes, he is still rocking the MitsuStyle stickers :D

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awesome! nice work getting the gheyrods together for some T2T!

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Sounds like the buyer has been doing some track days and is overall very happy with the car! Said it needs stickier tires and stiffer springs for the track though which is to be expected.