370zforme!!'s 2012 STi Build Journal

370zFORme!!

Hey guys! After numerous requests for a member journal of my Sti I have decided to get off my *** and make one. I purchased my Sti on 12/31/2011. Can you say end of the year sales? Woot! If you want to get hooked up, go see Desi @ Irvine Subaru! I got mine OTD for $35490!

I came from a 2010 Nissan 370z that was heavily modded, but needed something more practical.

2012 NISSAN 370Z COUPE Album:

Zues Photos by mmaislife | Photobucket



2012 SUBARU IMPREZA STi Non limited

Here she is on the lot when I picked her up!
12/31/2011:



02/01/2012: 1000 miles!!! Yeeeeeee!


03/16/2012: 1602 miles. New wheels! New Exhaust!
Enkei Raijin 18x9.5 +35 wrapped in oem rubber. Stock height.







Exotic Speed R1-Titan Ti tipped










Soundclip:


03/23/2012: 1602 miles: Defi boost gauge installed!


03/29/2012: 1622 miles: Cobb AP Woot!!


04/15/2012: Some goodies arrived! FA Auto 500 coilovers with swift springs




Cusco Rear LCA



Trex CF steering wheel.



05/02/2012: First oil change. 2891 miles.



05/18/2012: Also purchased an AEM intake, but lost all low end torque so I switched to the Cobb SF intake box. Car drives like a beast again.


05/21/2012: 3200 miles. Coilover install/corner balance/alignment at Westend Alignment! I love this place!



05/22/2012: Bayson R CS type front lip:



05/23/2012: Photos of everything up to this point installed.










05/24/2012: Hawk HPS front and rear pads.


05/29/2012: Whiteline front and rear sways 22 mm and kartboy front and rear endlinks.


06/05/2012: 3200 miles. SMY gauge cluster/AEM UEGO wideband AFR Gauge/Defi Boost gauge & WC Lathe werks Blue Bronze shift knob/Si Dial/Reverse LO ring.



06/06/2012: Got sick of the tameness of the Exoticspeed and decided I want to go stage 2.


Exoticspeed cleaned and ready for new owner.



So I ordered an Invidia catless Dp and N1 Race. Off to Cobb Tuning Socal I go!







06/07/2012: Some ******* scratched my ****! Good thing im a whiz with a polisher. Managed to buff it out.


06/12/2012: The N1 race was way too loud for my taste and I kind of missed the quad tip look so I switched to an MXP.






The MXP ended up being almost as quiet as stock, so it didnt stay on the car longer than 3 days. Switched back to an Invidia N1 street lol. I hate being fickle lol.


06/20/2012: I was asked by Cobb Tuning Socal to represent them at Subaru Summer Solstice 3 in front of their booth. I was very flattered!


06/23/2012: Time to polish the whole car!















06/29/2012: Had problems with the FA 500 coilovers, so FA sent out a replacement set of 510 gen4's out at no cost, and they refunded my $450 for install/alignment/corner balance that I had to pay again due to problems with the 500's.


New 510's:

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87' Honda Civic Hatchback: Kaput @ 288,000 miles, 90' Toyota Celica: Kaput @ 175,000 miles, 93' Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4: Kaput @ 138,000 miles, 06' Scion Tc: Traded in @ 64,000 miles, 10' Nissan 370z: Traded in @ 25,000 miles, 12' Subaru Impreza Sti: Current.