Janelle's WRX Mods - Page 8

A//// Guy · 07-09-2009

Yea, what happened to beer... lol

**Kracka** · 07-09-2009

Scheides was drinking a beer, I just wasn't in the mood. Need a few days off after the holiday weekend

**scheides** · 07-09-2009

I sat down in her car ready to go for a test drive with a premium in my hand. Kracka fired up the car as I was taking a swig and I realized I prolly better ditch the road-soda since we were going to go bed the pads in so I downed it and left the empty bottle on the work bench

A//// Guy · 07-09-2009

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Originally Posted by Kracka

Scheides was drinking a beer, I just wasn't in the mood. Need a few days off after the holiday weekend

Weakness. :P

rose0529 · 07-09-2009

How did you like the pads?

**Kracka** · 07-09-2009

When bedding them in I got them to fade pretty bad

They're definitely a step up from stock though and Janelle is very happy with them. For how she drives the car they'll be absolutely perfect.

**goodhart** · 07-09-2009

^^^Well I've seen the way you brake first hand, I think you might be able to get fokin NASCAR brakes to fade lol

**Kracka** · 07-09-2009

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Originally Posted by goodhart

^^^Well I've seen the way you brake first hand, I think you might be able to get fokin NASCAR brakes to fade lol

HAHA

I've yet to even get a hint of fade with my RB ET500's so I'm really lovin' 'em!

**Kracka** · 12-30-2009

The WRX has some Perrin shifter bushings and a Perrin air filter going on within the next week or so! She has the SPT intake but supposedly the SPT cone filter is not reusable and instead of buying a $50 disposable filter figured we might as well spend the $50 on a reusable foam filter that will probably make a few extra horsepower along the way. I also got them to throw in a t-shirt for her...how sexy.

**goodhart** · 12-30-2009

**Kracka** · 12-31-2009

Someday...its in her list of future mods along with new tires, a brake master cylinder brace, better brake pads, and SS brake lines.

turbotalon1g · 12-31-2009

Where is the nitrous? U have to roll tx style now!

**Kracka** · 12-31-2009

LOL you're right, its all about building hwy monsters or road course cars down here! Autocross is actually really big down here too, the first event of the season is in 3 weeks.

**Kracka** · 01-25-2010

I got her new Perrin filter installed a week or two ago and have been doing some logging and tweaking of her tune to help compensate for it since it flows more air than the SPT filter did.

**Kracka** · 01-27-2010

The turbo and BOV are now louder with the new filter. I also want to thank Shane @ DB for giving me pointers/tips on WRX tuning via AIM as I sit in the garage making the changes!

**Kracka** · 04-06-2010

Getting new tires mounted tonight on the WRX.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....n&autoModClar=

The stock tires are nearing 40k, probably still have another 20k of tread life left, but one is already patched and another is leaking bad enough for me to drive Janelle to work yesterday and today. They were never very good tires to begin with though; the wet performance has always been incredibly disappointing.

**goodhart** · 04-06-2010

*cough*

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**Kracka** · 10-11-2010

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Ugh! She keeps bugging me about that...

**Kracka** · 07-09-2011

Mike @ Torque Solution wanted Adam from MAP to get some new bushings test fit on a WRX so Adam called me over this morning and thew Janelle's WRX into the air to install the "positive shift kit" see below:

(new left, old right)

Overall not a huge difference, but the important thing is fitment was perfect which was the point of this. Thanks to Mike for the free bushings and thanks to Adam for installing them while I drank a RC Cola from his fridge

**PlanoEvo** · 07-09-2011