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Quite the lineup there

It seems like it really doesn't take much to make some power. Did you have it dyno'd after camming it?

Also what's the story on the blobeye?




This thing gave me a goat boner. Definitely not everyones cup of tea, but I thought it was pretty rad. GTO's are not super appealing cars to me in the looks department - Granted, they do look nice when done right.

But I was talking with my buddy and we were saying if someone could put a 'JDM' twist on a GTO it would be pretty cool. Later that day I stumbled upon this car on Instagram.

 

I agree with gtos not being that appealing. That one I like though

 

The GTO made 375hp/374tq at the wheels. Not spectacular but good enough to have some fun. It still got 26-27 mpg on the highway at 85 mph.

The WRX was acquired on a trade and it didn't run. It was an ej205 engine with ej207 heads so I had to swap the cam gears and some other small maintenance parts to get it running. It had some small mods and a tune. The tuner estimated around 280 awhp.

Here are some before pics.


And an after.

 

375/374 sounds like fun to me that's pretty damn good for fuel mileage too. I'm lucky to get 24-25 on the highway in my wrx. The blobeye is sweet though. That generation STI is one of my favorites.

Been kicking around the idea of maybe selling the Subaru but I always go back and forth on it. Been day dreaming of a GTO the past few days at work haha.

 

Speaking of the trio, watching the new weeks show right now!

 

Was a funny one. Been enjoying the show overall. I miss all the car tests though. Wish they did a few more

 

Keep the subi! Perfect all around car that's fun I think especially for the area.

Saw a pretty sweet sti yesterday. Was silver. Could hear him doing pulls behind me when he got on the interstate at 5th ave. Hahawas loud.

Saw a few nice cars while was in Sheridan.

 

It definitely is well suited for the region. I love the car there's no doubt about that. I'm reminded of that every time I start it up and drive it.

Was it a hatchback?

There are a few gems around Sheridan for sure.

 

Hawkeye ftw

Ive watched the first three but havent been too impressed overall

 

Yea hatchback.

 

Yeah that's Tyler's car. It's loud as fuck lol. It's actually just a wrx too. Makes like 475 at the wheels. I made a video for him a couple months back.

 

The guy i met on the mountain? Cause didn't look like him.

Turbo whistle was sweet from it. Then he passed me. And yea..fucking loud haha

Looks fun though. 475hp is a lot.

 

No different Tyler lol. But yeah, it's a Holset turbo believe it or not haha. Rotated setup, external waste gate, etc ect

He's got lag from hell but it moves when it finally spools.

 

Fun! man i want turbo in my life..

Got to see my old supra in a storage unit the other day..man. Want that car back.

 

Buy it back

 

Someday. We will see how much he wants for it. He sunk a ton of money into it and if he wants too much for it, i'll just buy one with a 2jz swap already done.

but would be cool to own the first car i ever bought 100% all on my own from highschool haha

 

eh. not a priority for me. overall as much as i love cars, im not a car guy in an owner type way..if that makes sense. It would be a fun toy for the weekend drive and all. But i would still drive Igor mostly. I just like trucks. Tacomas are perfect for me in that way.

Lots of audio gear id buy before a car i think.

 

Yea. The tacoma is just great.

 

Speaking of which, you ever get a new ECU to run the S/C on Frank?

 

No. Found one on ebay though that i may splurge and buy..