That’s mostly because people who buy an STi feel superior because of it and wouldn’t ever admit it. It is better in a lot of ways and was always the case in the past. Since 2015 they are quite different cars so the comparison can be made.

Thanks! It certainly looks different than how they started. Sounds like some great memories!

Bike literally says “Virago” on the side…..

Videos should come back soon. Won’t be ready until probably 2025 but should make steady progress throughout 2024.

75w-90 and added friction modifier

Thanks! @@dwelker284

Not much to update on. Design is almost locked in. Other than that, not much has happened.

Maybe soon but not likely. Progress has been slow as I’m getting married. Also still haven’t received my big bore kit that I ordered 2 years ago. The vendor completely ghosted me.

@@dwelker284 Congrats. Is the big-bore a must? The art of the smart compromise is a strength, and might prove useful in both ventures :)

Sometimes the flywheel can cause issues with stalling. In that case a tune would be recommended

Or let me know how to make it myself

We fabricated it using the car itself, no measurements. So we would need another car to make it work. I don’t have the car any more so I can’t use it. Any fabricator should be able to make something for you.

@@dwelker284 Ok gotcha, I appreciate you and the fast response. I swear It feels like I never get youtube comment notis I always manually check.

Correct, rear only. Definitely behaved more like a RWD car in a lot of scenarios.

@@dwelker284 sounds awesome. makes me wanna do it to mine lol

I guess all the manufacturers should consult you about why they all went to an exposed chain. If you saw how nasty the oil was in there you’d realize that it’s more of mess than getting an o-ring exposed chain.

Any chance you could tell how thick/ deep it is? Or the measurements in general

​@@icarus0032 well no sorry, it's been mounted on the bike some years ago, so the project being finished the adapter is now pretty inaccessible... at least for me to be able to measure anything without having to disassemble everything in the way :s But yeah, as I remember, apart from the one original R6 bushing I had to press out (where you have to swap in the 2 new aluminium ones), all the rest was "plug and play" without having to "sand down or press in" anything else. And I have to say... this DeStijl adapter is a real thing of beauty. Real slick and professional grade. So worth the 200$.

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I did not run flex fuel so I’m not sure. The flex fuel kit should tell you if it’s required or not. Cobb had a kit awhile ago but not sure if they still do or not.

Older generations I would agree with you. But with the 15+ WRX it’s completely different. Different engine and transmission. My car also made 350/350 and was just as quick as most STI’s. Definitely not a glass transmission either. My car had leather interior as well so not a downgrade.

I no longer have the car. Haven’t had it for 4 years or so.

I can’t remember the exact steps but I did have to cut the chain to get everything out. If you ditch all of the chain lube and covers you’ll have to get an o ring chain anyway. Cut away!

I believe I could if you’re interested. The welder should be able to use my bike as a template and make another. Let me know if you want one.

I could have but by the time I did all of that it would have ended up the same cost in the end. If you include my time. Plus you would also have to made the spacers that fit into the shock. That’s not as easy as the bracket. That would really be a lathe job. Yes it could be done cheaper but it’s just easier to buy the components. I’m only trying to machine the parts that I can’t buy. I don’t want to rip off or copy parts that someone else has already made. I’ll make my own custom components that are necessary and that I can sell.

wouldn't happen to have a link to the measurements ?

Can you please tell me how i can find the measurements??

As with any other oil it does degrade over time. There is some ratio I did see somewhere but I think I was using 4oz of friction modifier to the 1 quart or whatever it took to fill.

They’re so hard to find. I found someone who had one but it turned out to be in much worse condition than I wanted to deal with. They do look so good though.

My friend has a machine shop and I will do the CNC programming so the cost to me will be minimal. Material isn’t super cheap but that’s just part of it. The rear piece most likely won’t be machined due to cost but I still haven’t decided on that. If you wanted to buy a set that certainly can be done. Shoot me a message on Instagram if you have one.

This model comes with a chain. It’s pretty rare.

I always thought that the noise was due to preload being set incorrectly. I bought it as a complete unit and installed into the car so it could be a number of issues related to the actual LSD installation into the housing with pinion and gear. Safety isn’t much of a concern. I did actually end up breaking some pieces of it and it still drove quite a ways before I took it out. I did not have to disable ABS or stability control. I never noticed anything strange with it. It would use some torque vectoring by braking the inside wheel but if on throttle the wheels were locked. So it just wouldn’t do much. I always felt that it gave me more traction in so many places which eliminated some ABS and traction control moments.

@@dwelker284 ya but, I'm thinking more about losing control in the rain/snow d/t stability not being set up for the traction.

I’m not sure why the spacers. Maybe it depends on the specific model of R6 you have? You cannot use the R6 stem because the length is wrong and the virago stem won’t fit into the R6 triple trees. You do need a custom stem when doing a conversion like this. Or take the R6 stem and cut it down. But I prefer the off the shelf solution if there is one.

Yes

Is it like a pinging rattle up front when you’re off the throttle in 4th-3rd??? Just asking because I now have a rattle sound on deceleration between those gears. Not really a whining sound. More of a rotating rattle sound coming from up front. Just installed my ACT Street lite fly wheel and stage 2 street clutch.