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Great thread, thank you! Was there a noticeable difference between the Michelin ss and the yokos?
The Michelin Pilot Super Sports are a great road tyre and better suited if you mostly drive on the road. On track they get hot and ‘greasy’ quite quickly, they also have quite a soft side wall.
The AD08R’s perform much better on track, handle the heat better and have a stiffer side wall. This comes at the cost of some compliance but I happily use them as an all round tyre like many others.
Thanks; AD08R'S sound much more like the Potenza re070s that the spec C hatch was built on. Unfortunately 245 40 18's are only available in Japan, so I will have to get wearing the Michelins out!
Thanks; AD08R'S sound much more like the Potenza re070s that the spec C hatch was built on. Unfortunately 245 40 18's are only available in Japan, so I will have to get wearing the Michelins out!
I would concur with your RE070 comparison - The Yoko's really seems to suit the car well
One thing I’ve always wanted to do to the car is change the steering wheel...
After much deliberation... Damd or retrim the OE wheel
I decided to have the OE wheel retrimmed by Royal Steering Wheels. Really happy with the result, very high quality.
I went with black alcantara with black stitching.
Easy to swap too..
Cars just about there now, a few bits to tidy up then off to RCM for a service.
STI front lip spoiler & skirt
STI black interior trim kit
STI panel filter
STI lower arm bar
STI pillow ball lateral links
STI pillow ball trailing arms
STI bracket & link set
STI 21mm front anti roll bar
STI 21mm rear anti roll bar
STI Grp N engine mounts
STI Grp N pitching stopper
STI Grp N gearbox mount
STI Grp N cross member bushes
STI Grp N diff support bushes
STI Grp N diff mount assy
STI Grp N exhaust mounts
STI Grp N rear top mounts
Whiteline Com C front top mounts
Bilstein B14 coilovers
Cusco rear hub pillow ball bushes
RCM wishbone pillow ball bushes
RCM catch can
RCM Grp N baffled sump
Milltek exhaust system
Zircotec ceramic coating
Odyssey PC925 battery
Retrimmed OE steering wheel
CAE ultra shifter
Schroth Profi II-FE ASM harness
Recaro Pole Position ABE seats
Recaro side mounts
Recaro sliders
Planted seat bases
AP Racing 6 pot front brake kit
AP Racing 4 pot rear brake kit
AP Racing brake pads
Goodridge brake hoses
Speedline Turini wheels
Yokohama AD08R tyres
Yes I have a ceramic coated LM400 with RCM equal length headers and RCM parallel fueling. Mildly mapped atm to about 360bhp. A little bit more lag than the VF but so much more power and torque consistently through the full rev range. I'm hoping to cut some lag with a 20% meth mix and see where I can push the power on a standard top mount, maybe 420ish?
Yes I have a ceramic coated LM400 with RCM equal length headers and RCM parallel fueling. Mildly mapped atm to about 360bhp. A little bit more lag than the VF but so much more power and torque consistently through the full rev range. I'm hoping to cut some lag with a 20% meth mix and see where I can push the power on a standard top mount, maybe 420ish?
Is this on a spec c and is it the billet version ? Why did you only have it mapped to 360bhp ?
Only a little question: how did you passed the safety belt (the floor part) pass through the seat? I've tryed but the only way to do I think is to bent over o bass it on the side. Look at my photo
Only a little question: how did you passed the safety belt (the floor part) pass through the seat? I've tryed but the only way to do I think is to bent over o bass it on the side. Look at my photo
I used a different (flexible) seat belt clip, as seen here:
changing the mounts to the STI Grp N ones, have you noticed any difference at all? Any more vibration etc?
The short answer is yes, there is more vibration but the whole of the drivetrain on my car has Grp N bushes. The pay off is much less slop in the drivetrain
The short answer is yes, there is more vibration but the whole of the drivetrain on my car has Grp N bushes. The pay off is much less slop in the drivetrain
Many thanks for the reply, I'm considering changing mine at some point, I had some on an old Citroen Saxo and the vibrations drove me mad, however my Impreza isn't my daily and I think I can live with it!
Looking great! Just needs more power now as its been highlighted above. I am looking to sell my LM400 soon to go for an MD321V TS at some point so that could be an option there for you? The car has been running 400/400 for quite some time now and is really responsive and to be honest I'm probably silly going for a larger turbo. Regardless, if you are looking into turbos I think something along the lines of a 400 bhp turbo are going to be the best should you want to keep in with OE driveability, reliability and relatively fast spooling characteristic the JDM cars have.
The steering wheel looks great too, freshens up the interior quite a bit!
