Boostin11STI
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Since I just bought my STI a few monts ago I figured I'd start a journal on my GTO which I've owned since 2010. I'll start an STI journal later when the weather warms up.
Before I get to the details of the car I think I'll start this journal off the right way with a few videos.
This one is an exhaust comparison:
And the dyno sheet from that run:
I bought the car late in the summer of 2010 completely stock with 36,000 miles on the odometer. It replaced my previous summer car a 1996 Camaro Z28 convertible. I like the fact that there aren't many GTOs around, especially in "Yellow Jacket." I've seen little more than a dozen GTOs since I bought mine, and the only place I've run into another yellow one was down in Newport, RI.
Before I get to mods here are a few pics from the day I got it home:
The first mod I put on the car was an over the radiator cold air intake, or simply OTRCAI, and upgraded air intake temp sensor. I've never before seen an intake that's more efficient. Typically you can never get intake temps to ambient temperature, with this intake you can. I have the data logs to prove it, so long as the car is moving. Love this thing:
I also fitted a Diablosport inTune. Once I had the full exhaust on the car I had a professional tune written for my car, up to that point I just used an out of the box tune.
My favorite mod was of course the exhaust. It's a full JBA exhaust including coated shorty headers, catted mids, and cat back with H-pipe.
This is the car that will never be done. It's my toy and I'll keep modding it as long as I own it. This summer I need to do the brakes, so they'll be replaced with DBA rotors and Hawk pads. I also need to put new tires on it and would like to replace the factory wheels at the same time.
Before I get to the details of the car I think I'll start this journal off the right way with a few videos.
This one is an exhaust comparison:
And the dyno sheet from that run:
I bought the car late in the summer of 2010 completely stock with 36,000 miles on the odometer. It replaced my previous summer car a 1996 Camaro Z28 convertible. I like the fact that there aren't many GTOs around, especially in "Yellow Jacket." I've seen little more than a dozen GTOs since I bought mine, and the only place I've run into another yellow one was down in Newport, RI.
Before I get to mods here are a few pics from the day I got it home:
The first mod I put on the car was an over the radiator cold air intake, or simply OTRCAI, and upgraded air intake temp sensor. I've never before seen an intake that's more efficient. Typically you can never get intake temps to ambient temperature, with this intake you can. I have the data logs to prove it, so long as the car is moving. Love this thing:
I also fitted a Diablosport inTune. Once I had the full exhaust on the car I had a professional tune written for my car, up to that point I just used an out of the box tune.
My favorite mod was of course the exhaust. It's a full JBA exhaust including coated shorty headers, catted mids, and cat back with H-pipe.
This is the car that will never be done. It's my toy and I'll keep modding it as long as I own it. This summer I need to do the brakes, so they'll be replaced with DBA rotors and Hawk pads. I also need to put new tires on it and would like to replace the factory wheels at the same time.
