I am a happy man...

JDM Catless Uppipe (top pipe) after spray, but before being heat wrapped


Helix Catted Downpipe vs. Stock Downpipe


Bellmouth vs. Stock comparison


Downpipe Installed


I already have the Accessport (off-the-shelf) ECU Manager by COBB Tuning (http://www.cobbtuning.com). They estimate about 285 flywheel hp (or 224 whp). Not quite STi level, but close. STi's come factory 300hp flywheel hp (or 238 whp). Haha , who am I kidding??? I'll never be STi level until I get a 2.5L engine, 6-speed tranny, brembo brakes, and killer suspension parts.

Here is their dyno estimates for my type of setup (Turbo-back + EM):


Power delivery of these two mods are incredible and smooth. I need to find an AWD tuner around this area and get it tuned and dyno'd. Supposed to be able to squeeze a little more out since COBB's off-the-shelf maps are very conservative.

That's all folks, just wanted to share the experience.

4/26/2006 10:23:33 AM

soy sauce in your gas tank will add 50 hp, try it.

4/26/2006 10:41:31 AM

^thought Clorox did that

4/26/2006 10:55:53 AM

that's awesome man

sweet gains

4/26/2006 11:33:45 AM

^ yeah, come over and test drive it sometime... it's day and night compared to when you drove it stock.

4/26/2006 11:52:38 AM

So how much did the parts run you?

4/26/2006 2:33:04 PM

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"soy sauce in your gas tank will add 50 hp, try it."

Why do you have to shit on every single fucking thread.
Go play in the mustang threads.

That said

Quote :

" that's awesome man sweet gains"

[Edited on April 26, 2006 at 4:01 PM. Reason : .]

4/26/2006 3:59:52 PM

watch out man! i'm about to get a professional job soon! once i do, i'll soup (sp?) up my honda and catch up to ya!





jk... lol

4/26/2006 4:07:17 PM

^ Hahaha ... phong you should know better than to "soup" up your honda. Besides, it has problems starting. BTW, did you ever get that fixed???

^^^ ...
Helix Catted Downpipe = $360 (on sale)
JDM Catless Uppipe = $50 (nasioc.com classifieds)
Heat Wrap = $50 (was hoping to get heat shields welded instead, but couldn't find anyone to do it)

4/26/2006 4:18:07 PM

^ hahaha, that was so long ago. yeah i got it fixed. it was just a battery problem like i thought.

4/26/2006 5:45:02 PM

not a bad deal for parts for that amount of gain.

4/26/2006 7:09:00 PM

^get on aim whore

4/26/2006 7:15:42 PM

and its still slow

4/26/2006 7:20:41 PM

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"and its still slow"

4/26/2006 7:45:34 PM

well... its faster then stock now.

4/26/2006 7:54:35 PM

wow.... since yours is awd, mine actually puts down higher numbers, especially torque
never expected that one.

4/26/2006 11:04:26 PM

^ what is yours?


looks like a nice setup man... you don't need all that crap to be an sti beater just swaybars coilovers
fp green a protune and stoptechs.

4/26/2006 11:51:07 PM

^^ oh! oh! let me compare my e-penis too!

4/27/2006 1:56:17 AM

yo cdubya, I was not shitting on the thread, I was making a joke, much like the sarcasm that permeates every other section of the wolf web. And soy sauce was in the title, so why not make the joke?

4/27/2006 2:49:05 AM

^^^^ Let's race from a dig, in the rain, on street tires, to 20 feet

On a side note, laughter can cure cancer. I think...



As a trucker stops for a red light, a blonde in her car pulls up alongside. She jumps out of her car, runs up to his truck and knocks on the door. The trucker lowers the window, and she says to 'Hi, my name is Sharon and you are losing some of your load.'

The trucker ignores her and proceeds down the street. When the truck stops for another red light, the girl again catches up, she jumps out of her car, runs up and knocks on the door. Again, the trucker lowers the window. As if they've never spoken, the blonde says brightly, 'Hi, my name is Sharon and you are losing some of your load.'

Shaking his head, the trucker ignores her again and continues down the street. At the third red light, the same thing happens again. All out of breath, the blonde gets out of her car runs up, knocks on the truck door. The trucker lowers the window. Again she says 'Hi, my name is Sharon and you are losing some of your load!'

When the light turns green, the trucker revs up and races to the next light. When he stops this time, he hurriedly gets out of the truck, and runs back to the blonde. He knocks on her window, and she lowers it, he says 'Hi my name is Kevin and I'm driving a sanding truck!!'



Shall I go on?

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 9:31 AM. Reason : jokes anyone?]

4/27/2006 9:30:11 AM

i wasnt trying to be like that..... i just always thought the wrxs were tons better than my car
i just drive a 1.8t

4/27/2006 10:38:05 AM

& what is it you've done to break 225hp at the wheels? stock turbo?

4/27/2006 10:55:54 AM

that was a horrible horrible joke. It didn't even make me smile.

4/27/2006 12:03:59 PM

actually a friend put down 235 in his 1.8t a month or 2 ago with a ton less done on his than mine.

granted he is running the whole methanol injection, but still

also, ill elaborate, my hp wasnt as high, but my torque compensates i thought
214/256

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 12:52 PM. Reason : left out my numbers]

4/27/2006 12:37:49 PM

Oh crap! I just remembered, my inspection is due... hahahaha... I need to find a good place where they won't do a visual inspection (I don't remember if Jiffy Lube did that or not... hmmm). Any suggestions?

5/4/2006 11:13:10 AM

what won't you pass

5/4/2006 11:14:57 AM

having enough cats in the exhaust I guess

5/4/2006 11:16:01 AM

i'm about to remove 1 of my 3 soon - i assumed that if it passed the exhaust test then it didn't matter how many you had

5/4/2006 11:17:50 AM

If you think NC driving laws are stringent, check this

http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=STAT_CHAP&year=2005§ion=169

5/4/2006 11:19:34 AM

^ But, atleast MN doesn't have inspections

Haha, their only exhaust law is that you shouldn't have a loud muffler:

Quote :

"169.69 Muffler. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall vehicle noise and is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a street or highway. The exhaust system shall not emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with such parts and equipment so arranged and kept in such state of repair as to prevent carbon monoxide gas from entering the interior of the vehicle. No person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale or use on any motor vehicle any muffler that fails to comply with the specifications as required by the commissioner of public safety. "

In MN, every honda civic in MN burns pure black smoke out of their exhausts. I know, I've been there many many times (my wife is from MN).

Anyways, I'll probably stop by Jiffy Lube later today and give it a try. If they fail me, I'll just go somewhere else.



[Edited on May 4, 2006 at 11:30 AM. Reason : I'll give it a try...]

5/4/2006 11:24:23 AM

yeah...they don't have inspections but they have laws about hanging stuff from your mirrors/windshields.

And you can actually get a ticket if your defroster isn't working!

5/4/2006 11:27:07 AM

do you think maybe that's because it is frigid up there at least 6 months out of the year, and they don't want people creating an unsafe driving condition by driving down the road with a sheet of ice over their winshield?

5/4/2006 12:27:39 PM

Yes, Jiffy Lube passed my inspection... I noticed they DID look under the car though.

5/4/2006 9:49:22 PM