This test was done on our 08 STI shop car. Before we get to far into the fun stuff, the STI is in our Stage 2 form. This means it has our twin cat downpipe, 3” quad tip exhaust, and our Stage 2 AccessPORT tuning. With that said we are going to show 2 tests in this article one, the PERRIN 08 intake and the PERRIN Version 2 inlet hose. First lets explain the dyno and testing methods we are [...Continue Reading...]
There is not much to brag about, but, now that i have your attention, lets see what these new STI’s put down! The first couple runs showed about what we would expect to see. Most STI’s put down about 230-240WHP, and we were right there. Same with torque, we were pretty close to what everyone sees. Few things to note, redline is 6500, not 7000. WHAT?? Well that is simple, Subaru only needed to make the 305HP mark and it [...Continue Reading...]
So I am just sitting there responding to some NASIOC posts, and I get the call…… “Your 2008 STI is here!!!” our good buddy at our dealer tells me. This was a huge surprise to us as we had all been told they would be in by the end of January! It’s December, and we already got our car. Time to get to work! When ever we get a new car, the first thing we do is go over all [...Continue Reading...]
