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As long as I'm installing the UR catback this weekend...

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...0623001722.jpg

Ichiba testpipe with dual o2 bungs and included gaskets and new hardware, not bad for $80 shipped!

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Is there a reason for the second o2 bung in there?

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So you can run a wideband without removing the stock rear o2 sensor.

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You going to put on a downpipe before getting tuned also?

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Naa, the stock o2 housing and downpipe are decent enough for a stock turbo setup. I'm sure eventually I will, but for now I'm just keeping it a nice basic setup.

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The install is about as painful as Goodhart made the Subaru sound. I'd suggest waiting until you have the turbo out or change the clutch. It has to come off for those anyway.

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UR catback and the above testpipe are now installed!

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Awesome how do you like it?

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It sounds great at WOT and if very quiet at idle/cruise, but under light throttle acceleration it has a resonance that bugs me. Janelle really likes it, but I think I'm going to order the Magnaflow and sell this one.

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Normally I'd say you're crazy, but I know what you mean. My dad had exhaust on his SUV done a few months ago, and the new muffler resonates like crazy at certain RPMs and pisses me off.

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I want to make sure I'm 100% happy with every single mod I do and not regret anything even the tiniest bit.

I changed out the stock tranny fluid yesterday and replaced it with Redline (2 MTL, 1 MT90) and if feels so much better it's insane! Mitsu really dropped the ball with their shitty GL-3 factory-fill tranny fluid in the X.

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Got a new shift knob courtesy of WORKS today, it's their Grab knob:

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/641/IMGP1458.JPG

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/641/IMGP1460.JPG

It's a bit lower and heavier than the optional aluminum Mitsu knob I had, plus it uses a stiffer threaded plastic core so it feels great. This knob is definitely a keeper.

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You just like it because its name is your favorite thing to do :)

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Do work = grab stuff! LOL

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I would look into getting that thing coated like a matte black. I just powdercoated my buddies shift knob that looked similar to that and it looks super clean. Definitely matches the factory look imo.

http://s853.photobucket.com/albums/a...0623002146.jpg

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I had a pretty busy night last night! I got home from work and immediately backed the car up onto ramps. First thing I did was drop the shitty Ultimate Racing catback. Then, I removed the soft rubber stock driveshaft bushings and replaced them with the solid aluminum Torque Solutions driveshaft bushings. They're nearly identical to the Beatrush versions, but half the price and anodized black instead of gold. Fitment was perfect too. After that I installed my new Magnaflow catback that I got on Thursday and took to AWD Tuning to have the 2.5" neck-down at the cut removed and replaced with a full 3". Fitment is good with the exhaust tips perfectly centered, but the piping is lightly rubbing in two locations when taking a hard corner. Hopefully I'll be able to adjust that out with the slip-fit flanges. Then after all that was done it was time to get serious and really start ripping the car apart and install the new Eibach Prokit lowering springs that just arrived yesterday!

Overall, a very productive night and another great round of mods that I'm happy with; now it's time to head to Cobb Tuning for a custom alignment. The new exhaust is definitely way quieter than the UR, plus is doesn't have any nasty resonance! WOT sound is definitely not as throaty and mean though, but that's fine since it'll be so much nicer for daily driving. Weight between the two systems is actually about equal; the Magnaflow muffler was much smaller/lighter than I expected.

I'll get some pictures up later this weekend.

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Pics pics! Ya the magnaflow muffler is big but not as massive as it seems in some pics. Glad you like it man! Any idea where it's rubbing? Hopefully that is an easy fix, I haven't noticed mine rubbing at all.

Man we will have nearly mod-for-mod the same parts on our cars now (powerwise especially), this will be a GOOD comparison when you hit the rollers @ DB :D

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Now that I have ~150 miles on the springs I can definitely say they ride nicer than stock, then really firm up in the corners to make for a great street setup! I still have my Whiteline rear swaybar set to the softest setting.

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Same place the AMS exhaust rub...rear passenger side lower control arm mount. I'm hoping to reposition the exhaust slightly with the forward-most slip-fit flange to give it the extra maybe .5" clearance it needs. I plan to get under there later today.

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Lowered GheyrodX behind the Cobb Time Attack WRX:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._7954927_n.jpg