8 MISTAKES I made modifying my SUBARU Impreza

[@CookinBeatloaf]

In the age of content creators, one man did the unthinkable...share wisdom. This is the story of that man

[@racedynamix]

lol. Thank you .. I think 😁😂

[@harrybrown4626]

Agree about the dump valve. I fitted a HKS SSQV and within 1 mile of driving, I immediately hated it! It was taken off the same night!

[@racedynamix]

@@harrybrown4626 lol 😁

[@louisthibault555]

Q: "How do I stop making mistakes?" A: "Experience" Q: "Ok, so how do I get experience?" A: "Make mistakes" 🙃

[@racedynamix]

👌👌

[@ReubenSchoots]

I concur. I feel like going down that rabbit hole of building a race car out of your daily is just so enticing. Especially that first time.

[@racedynamix]

Less enticing now.. But still a desire for something silly. A plan is hatching 🤔😊

[@bravo478bl]

As we get older we realise less is best, i've just had my 2006 Hawkeye's first remap to around 320 bhp and that's it, standard stickers are removed, definitely no dump valve but I did purchase a Tomei Extreme Ti as my JDM was far too quiet, slotted discs to front and to finish off with Tein suspension. I'm over the moon with the car now. When I start the car up when I'm out shopping people walk past and say Holy S--t because of the Tomei. Great video by the way 👌

[@racedynamix]

Thank you. Great and useable spec there... Love a JDM Hawk :)

[@Kidkster1]

I have a few Subarus like that too, older and wiser now though so I won't be rushing to get things done. Thanks for the honesty, it's good to see

[@racedynamix]

Yeah.. ideas for 'improving' them change over time 👍.Thanks 🙏

[@ruisu82]

So much wisdom, thanks for sharing 🙇. I have a 2011 STI GVF with a few mods making 350 and I'm at the point where I'm thinking if I went too far already regarding the sound with equal length headers, huge single exit catback, and catted dowpipe. It sounds very good but a bit too loud. Initially I wanted to go the racecar way but it's my daily car so being realistic I'm thinking of putting back the stock downpipe and keep the single exit in hopes of reducing decibels but still having a good sound.

[@racedynamix]

Sounds a very familiar story. No harm in pivoting with it to get a car you love 😍

[@mickrichBMXWRXJapan]

This is up there as one of my favourite Scooby vids!! Thanks for sharing your experiences.

[@racedynamix]

Very kind of you to say.. Thank you 🙏

[@art-creative]

Thank you for sharing your experiences, you are a very good person❤

[@racedynamix]

thank you Evgeny 🙏🙏

[@mattharrington5064]

Thank you so much. You saved lots of heartache. And a great deal of money for so many. Thank you 😊

[@racedynamix]

My pleasure.. This was just my discovery, not to say that those mods are wrong. Or even that i won't make those mistakes again 🤣

[@jordanclark831]

I got my Bugeye WRX perfect (Sparco seats, vf35 and all the supporting mods for 330hp/torque, bc coils, link ecu, good brakes and the car looked tasteful) then went and ruined it with fmic, cage and stupid body styling ect and in result ended up breaking the car and scraping the shell. Now after being away from Subaru for a few years, I want another and to do it right. No number chasing no stupid excess track mods for a road car, just a nice car to look at and goes and sounds nice pulling off a roundabout or corner.

[@racedynamix]

Exactly 👏👏

[@byronrodrigues928]

Loving the content. Keep it coming!

[@racedynamix]

Thanks Buddy 🙏

[@martinmalone6324]

Wow you only got that much experiance, of subaru's, owned my first and only scooby for 20 years and still ask for advice, and still feel like a novice. but love my car as much now as day one. and yeah did a lot of ruining it, but still have it running strong, and 90% very happy as it is. great heart felt vid.

[@racedynamix]

Thanks mate. I wish I videod the journey.. But hindsight is all I have now 😊

[@dandantheminiman]

This is a great video as it’s all about learning and some times people become embarrassed about making mistakes but it’s how you learn. I had a blitz nur spec exhaust and it was obnoxious with out loud it was - mistake! Coilovers for a road car also a mistake and that ruined the drive of it.

[@racedynamix]

Thanks Dan. Yeah experience is a great teacher 😎

[@dandantheminiman]

@@racedynamix have to enjoy the cars and some lessons are hard to learn sadly. I have gained more knowledge from you and this channel in the past 6months then years of looking at Facebook groups etc.

[@racedynamix]

@@dandantheminiman 🙏🙏 knowledge only counts if shared

[@rydertiling]

No heating lol mate the two things I really regretted, and spoiled the driving experience for me where , headers ,standard ones sound so much better and front mount added to much lag for my liking. Your right the perfect sweet spot is 330 350 fantastic drive at that level 👏

[@racedynamix]

:) Agreed

[@GR_Papi]

I currently still own my 07 wrx Sti I fully understand I did a lot of mods full e85 bigger turbo but living in California that all caused me more problems on top of maintenance and fear of breaking it. Just recently I put it basically back to stock now it’s a simple Cobb stage1 tune, Cobb AOS, and SPT Intake. Everything legal in California to have car runs like a champ. I can hop in it and go less worry. A couple of racer guys wanna take it on I just and watch them run off into the sunset. I’m totally happy cause it’s my dream car so just driving it is a pleasure.

[@racedynamix]

That's a great lesson. Good choice in Cali 😎👍

[@Craiggg12345]

I’m in California. Cobb 20g turbo ets TMIC and killer b headers. A year no issues stock non RA block.

[@rospizdiai]

Coilovers on GC8. Noticed I didn't even want to drive the car anymore. OEM STI suspension had the opposite effect.

[@racedynamix]

Some of the cheaper coilovers are literally horrific and do exactly that. Not all coilovers are like that but yeah, I love the std (ish) suspension set up.. Pedders for the newage with uprated arbs are perfect 😎

[@darrengreen3802]

Glad I stopped at 450bhp, my scooby is still my daily and is as happy at 30mph as it is at 130mph.thanks Duncan

[@racedynamix]

Nice power level 👌💪

[@petkokrushev3840]

My mistake was Cusco engine and trany mounts. It made the cabin SO MUCH louder and I couldn't hear the turbo noises because of it

[@racedynamix]

Yeah.. Nightmare noises 😱

[@Craiggg12345]

Group n better

[@przemeknowak2905]

lightweight act streetlite flywheel for me for about 1500 miles,now is ok ,still pig to reverse

[@racedynamix]

Yeah I feel you on that one. Juddertastic 😱

[@fredastaire6156]

Duncan, this video is gold!! 🤩

[@racedynamix]

Thanks mate. Just a little background to my journey.. Shame I didn't do the vid thing if the journey, but I can at least reflect on it with hindsight 😂 What was I thinking 🤔😂

[@leebullen2010]

Yeah done all of them 🤣🤣 Btw absolutely loved your hawkeye 💙

[@racedynamix]

Thanks Lee. I am pretending to have learnt my lesson.. I am sure something dolly us around the corner 😉

[@Yorkshirepetrolhead]

I agree with the numbers thing always kinda feel like 300-400bhp was a great number for these cars. Do you regret changing the seats from the standard sti ? I think they are superb standard ones personally

[@racedynamix]

The bug sti sti were great but the Hawk Sti seats were not as supportive. The sparco seats I replaced them with were amazing though. Yeah 300-400 is the sweet spot imo too

[@boywarrick]

@@racedynamix Absolutely loved the seats in my bugeye WRX. Felt slightly disappointed after I upgraded to a widetrack Blob STi and have longed for the bugeye seats ever since.

[@stephngibson5517]

I laugh at the first ine because i daily my 04 STi with a catless uel tomei and i love it

[@racedynamix]

😂😊

[@turbo_tigerlive]

I saw someone stick luminous wheels graphics and mirrors on a scooby - looked horrendous

[@racedynamix]

@@turbo_tigerlive I see lots of things, but not to my taste too,but the owners live them and that is what makes modifications and personalisation good 😎

[@pauloslime5456]

The worst thing was to buy a wrx instead of a sti, now I've spent the money of two to make a fake sti ;)

[@racedynamix]

It's a good fake sti though 😎

[@06wrxRAR]

good plate name. FakeSTi

[@davidwills4898]

For some reason I fitted a cat back toyosports system on the blob sti, it was insanely loud and knocked in about 3 places due to the poor design. Binned it off and got a miltek!

[@racedynamix]

I liked my miltek system too.. Shame they are not available anymore really.

[@bunsofsteeeel]

I put a td05 20g on a bug sti and it was lag city

[@racedynamix]

Yeah. I have had customers turn up with bug wrx and td06 20g turbos and they are even worse.. 1 bar at 5500 rpm anyone 😜

[@bunsofsteeeel]

@@racedynamix lol now I know how bad mine was add no vvt and much lower boost pressure in the mix that must have been so crap to drive like driving a car with a blown turbo lol, my car had plenty of mods I had a jdm engine put in to make more power and a brand new aet turbo how could it go wrong lol, I sold the car and got a Sti ra off a mate of mine running around 320bhp on a vf22 it felt like a hyper car after the bug lol

[@racedynamix]

@@bunsofsteeeel yeah it was slow as fook. Would be beaten by a td04 bug wrx. RA is raw acceleration A and B road beast

[@bunsofsteeeel]

@@racedynamix well hopefully people watch your videos and pick better mods, that ra used to show people what Subaru was all about lol

[@racedynamix]

@@bunsofsteeeel I hope so too 😎

[@SaqibJavid-l8w]

My mistake was not change the oil on time kill the bottom end bearing but now its a 2.1 stroker big turbo 700 bhp

[@racedynamix]

Every cloud though.. Some power that 💪😎

[@duncancampbell9490]

A rollcage could have saved your life..... necessary evil IMHO. My least successful choice was overly stiff Tein suspension.... the 2002 Type UK had a really nicely sorted set-up that I should have just replaced after a few years. Love my Forge dump valve, as you said lush under full boost and quiet most of the time ( fitted one to my Polo GTI for nostalgic reasons ! ) Great video, Regards Duncan

[@racedynamix]

Yeah re the roll cage on track but the bangs and knocks and cuts on the road ruined it for me. Dump valve delete ftw 😂

[@paucatuman]

Well Mr G, I hope you felt better after getting that lot off your chest!! I wonder if that will be 'right to proceed' for others to confess?

[@racedynamix]

Lol yes. Although in the vid I said about growing up.. There is a future silly project 😂

[@paucatuman]

​@racedynamix I just ignored the 'growing up' comment as ridiculousness 😂

[@racedynamix]

@@paucatuman 😂😂😂🤣

[@yowie0889]

I hear what you're saying about an embarrassing reputation sticking in a small community. You try to help ONE SHEEP get over a fence...

[@racedynamix]

😱 🤣🤣🤣

[@brentthompson9272]

Loud exhaust system for me was a mistake, put a invidia n1 changed it almost straight away haha. What do you think of whiteline anti lift kit and the essential front kit as a mod ive got a v3 sti have you had any experience with it. Cheers another great video

[@mrb0bd0balina]

Invidia N1 was too loud? Did you have a catted downpipe? Was it with a resonator? Was thinking getting one.😬

[@brentthompson9272]

I have a non catted downpipe had a resonator but it was to droney on crusing for me but amazing on full boost but yeah too much for me

[@mrb0bd0balina]

@@brentthompson9272 Ok, thanks! Yeah too loud is not good. I can live with a little bit of drone but don't want to wake up the whole neighbourhood or draw unwanted attention. I was gonna go with a catted and resonated set up, not sure if its gonna tame it enough! 😅

[@brentthompson9272]

Ended up getting a custom set up cost more in the long run but worth it . Sucks not a lot of systems available for these older sti

[@racedynamix]

Whiteline anti lift kit is good. It doesn't stop lift, in fa t it introduces more but it's great for adding castor 😎

[@jeff666p]

is a half cage worth doing on a gc coupe?

[@racedynamix]

I like a half cage for a track used car.. It doesn't lull you into a false sense of Invincibilty like a full cage but adds some protection and chassis stiffness 😎.

[@Scoobybowman]

Less is more when it comes to graphics

[@racedynamix]

👌Agreed now

[@mrb0bd0balina]

I always love to see the full rally swoosh graphics but not on my car! 😅

[@711lilj]

My exhaust is loud. Think it a 3.5 into a 3 inch but my silencer has a good size box on it. Ferraris are not quiet so I can live with that. My little girl don’t like it though. Pleads with me not to start it with her around. She’s not mine I don’t think 😅 jokes aside. As far as whoosh whoosh pssssst sounds. I can’t get enough. Reminds me of onboard Colin McRae stages. Makes my old body feel 20 again till I park it up lol. Power wise I’d love 380 crank or at the wheels be better but if it’s drivable, reliable and does not quite make it. It’s no total loss to me. 330 is my bottom figure for these I desire. As for cage, I’m still looking for the 6 point dash dodger for a 4 door so I can keep the interior. I ripped out my air con but would never rip out heating. My 1st car was an air cooled bug. That thing as much as I loved it at time. Needed to be an Eskimo. You’d have to scrap as much ice off the insides of windows as you would the outs. Looking forward to get my yellow injectors in soon and come back see what I get with the boost turned up now I using it again

[@racedynamix]

I'm not a fan of dash dodger roll cages. In an accident they are more dangerous to you than not having one imo. Is it a road car? Luckily my daughter loved the exhaust I put on 😍

[@711lilj]

@@racedynamix wow didn’t think of the safety aspect. Maybe I’ll go for the interior stripping multi point then. It’s not a race car. Has been on track though and will be doing more track days. I’m a sucker for piston haus and tf at the ring

[@racedynamix]

Love that steak on the stone :) @@711lilj

[@phillynn5923]

Changing the turbo from a standard sti, injectors etc, and also bc cooilovers. Faster, probably, less fun, definitely

[@racedynamix]

Often the way mate 👍

[@Craiggg12345]

lol no

[@markarlie7644]

Number 7 made me laugh, number 8 is CRUCIAL to how long your car will last, or perform, be unique and follow your own path, not what your mate down the pub says to drill the airbox for 15bhp...

[@racedynamix]

Yeah 7..wtf was I thinking 😂😂😂

[@markarlie7644]

@racedynamix I can just image that feeling when you hit road home after an adrenaline filled day , tired cold no cup holder no heating or can't see.. if you cast your midnight back to the max power days when a single wiper conversion was cool, well that was me.. however the wiper kits / motors were slow and not designed to be changed.. we are talking a seat ibiza ... yes .. thats as me innthe motorway in panic mode..

[@stevec1109]

Biggest mistake was getting into Subaru... “ restraint “ mmmm still looking for that one ? Doesn’t help having you locally because that blows all restraint out the window as the possibilities with your help and knowledge are endless “apart from how much more my gearbox will take “

[@racedynamix]

Mmmm exactly how much will your gearbox take 🤔🤔🤣

[@soloflexmaricruz6702]

95 % you not on boost, why you even bought that car?

[@racedynamix]

For the 5%

[@soloflexmaricruz6702]

@racedynamix is it worth it? In my book, subaru was meant to be driven hard

[@racedynamix]

Yes, but have you driven in the UK recently ? Just too many cars, too many speed cameras, too many low speed limits and the fun police stop you even if the price of fuel here doesnt.

[@soloflexmaricruz6702]

Nope, I'm from the Caribbean on a little island 🏝 called St kitts 🇰🇳

[@racedynamix]

@soloflexmaricruz6702 Nice.. We love the caribbean but unfortunately not been to St Kitts yet 🤔

[@adamjohnson6701]

TSL motorsport, remember those guys

[@racedynamix]

Back in the day they were good 😎

[@Mperregil11]

Hope you liked your biscuits.😂

[@racedynamix]

They are superb mate.. Thank you 🙏🙏😍

[@matthewpowell1855]

Cheap coil overs. Never again.

[@racedynamix]

👏👏

[@rob8758]

Nothing worse than chavy stickers all over them 🥴

[@racedynamix]

😂 I wasn't saying that.. Just how they ruined the paint 😑

[@rob8758]

Ohh haha well I’m not a sticker fan 😂 although on a race car it would be ok