Building my 500whp Daily Driver STI - Episode 2

[@GearsandGasoline]

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[@FvD714]

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[@snfriedm]

At this rate, we’ll soon have a 1000 hp daily driver STi if this one blows up.

[@Wind_slash0]

Full send

[@swat1229]

Because it'd be "more reliable"

[@himanshusood9]

Hail sponsors

[@zipone_1726]

*when it blows up*

[@suppeeman0]

@@zipone_1726 yeah this is a subra so the way I see it he has about 6-18months before it goes boom

[@JWONG-pu8ky]

I always believed that staying stock would give a car its best reliability, subaru's boxer is proving me wrong 😂

[@g6et_wrx177]

Really. Remember this blew up on the dyno with a tuner in the car. There was no explanation of what knock was read on the dyno or what the air fuel ratio was or what the fuel map looked like. Remember it’s the monkeys and the mods they install. If this car had a simple air fuel gauge and a knock monitor. Anyway why bother with that when you can just slap on mods and hope for the best.

[@fastinradfordable]

Bolting a bunch of stuff on and tuning the crap out of them Isn’t … ‘leaving it stock’

[@daniel-gheorghetanase9709]

It's true for all the cars, not just Subaru, if u do some changes to any car, with part's that are better than stock one, give a little bit of boost power and u resist the urge to full send it at every traffic light, u will have a super reliable car. The current car market is not oriented to reliability, is oriented on your pocket, and not on the good side, car company's be like: "...oh, your 2022 car broke? Come at the dealership to see if we can fix it for cheap so u can come back later this year or if we can't repair it, we recommend the new 2023 model..." I am from Europe, we don't have those big V8's or V10's, we got the "ColaCola size engines", 2 litters or even smaller and I had an Volkswagen with 1.9 TDI that served me and my father for like 500.000 KM on the stock engine, no moods, and when I sold it was still running like a champ and after this one I got a Seat with 1.4 TDI because the 1.9 is now banned, is was a good engine but too old for current regulations, and that shit broke at 115.000 KM and I had to rebuild the engine. The 1.9 was from 2001 and the 1.4 was from 2017... And I was not the first to have this problem so... It wasn't badluck... They just wanna sell as many cars as possible...

[@ani3y615]

also wanted to add that Ben's sti has had its engine torn before. most likely the previous owner did some dumb modifications and tried to make to back to "stock" by rebuilding the engine despite all the metal shavings inside, etc

[@lennox285679]

Nothing will get in the way of Subaru making the most unreliable car they can

[@aymaankhuraishi]

I love Subies but after having seen you go through through four so far, you've convinced me to just buy a new bicycle instead lol.

[@X-Caliber02]

Best way to end a Saturday night in Australia (11:10pm at upload, about 20mins earlier than usual)

[@lordoftherims436]

Over in perth watching this at 9:10 pm next to the fire drinking a cold one. What a way to end the night

[@_R4eedd]

sooo god damn true

[@Goodman-4525]

It's 2pm GMT and I just woke up😂😂

[@mazdasenpai]

8am here in Illinois 😅

[@X-Caliber02]

@@lordoftherims436 Ipswich here in QLD, was laying in bed waiting for the upload notification (nothing last week threw me off)

[@jasonyee6533]

I love how they reuse OEM parts and not just slap an aftermarket version of it on. Shows that they do their research and appreciate it when it works right out of the factory.

[@Wind_slash0]

Too bad the motor isn't working right out of the factory 😕

[@jasonyee6533]

@@Wind_slash0 haha right!

[@fastinradfordable]

Slaps entirely different engine block in….

[@jasonyee6533]

@@fastinradfordable more towards the mix and matching of the smaller stuff ;)

[@DJ_Driven]

You would think after 20+ years the type RA & S209 short blocks would have forged pistons and higher quality rings premature I engine failures. And I own an STi and know it's just a ticking time bomb 💥

[@anzezibert4749]

Alternative title: slowly making my daily driver subaru into a racecar

[@eliasbjorkeng4519]

like other ben's evo, damn that would be some fire pictures, and a new roadtrip

[@spdkills83]

This series is making me want to give Andrew Tech my money. I personally like seeing the attention they are paying to the details. Looks to be a good shop thus far.

[@FlinkFilms]

Extremely satisfying to watch. The on camera commentary from Riyaad during assembly was a great addition

[@raidersperez1278]

Genius!!!! Working as a Subaru technician. Work will never run out.

[@chilevalentina27]

That's a fancy grenade you got there 😉 Love the build keep doing what your doing ❤

[@davidbarber2010]

If you have money 💰 you did for the video too much money. To put In that car. Was good daily driver all ready.

[@R2dJ]

Makes me want to get rid of my 2017 STi. These relics are not for the faint of heart.

[@leopoldwhylie5076]

Son!!!

[@1mawesomel1kethat]

Saw you guys at #Gridlife, it was nice meeting you, I honestly never thought that would happen and the civic and Evo looked great, I know Ben did have an issue with the abs but I'm glad he was able to get it fixed

[@yur1831]

Uuuh spoiler alert

[@DJ_Driven]

ABS delete problem solved plus will save weight 🏁

[@gabosenpai4589]

I love when you guys post. My fav car youtubers

[@RoySpero]

Can't wait for the transmission repair tutorial

[@DJ_Driven]

The STI 6-speed transmissions can tolerate the added power it's the clutch that needs upgrading

[@ianholmquist8492]

@@DJ_Driven truth, people just upgrade the clutch and run 1000+hp through the sti trans. The regular wrx trans however, will strip gears if you sneeze on it

[@sleeper.simulant7327]

“Stock ej257 blew up” is the title of half the STi threads on NASIOC lol. That IAG long block though 👌 plus the Killer B holy header. Good choices.

[@cheskys.5910]

Nothing like a clean and organized workshop

[@zachtorget7617]

Going through the same thing with my Mazdaspeed3! Just blew a hole in it a couple days ago and I just bought a 550whp capable long block. For anyone curious it’s gonna be a little under 10k cad if you get a shop to do it.

[@sleeper.simulant7327]

My Speed6 skipped timing and the pistons kissed all the intake valves. Full top end rebuild with better springs and valves. Fast forward 2000 miles, spun a rod bearing 2 weeks before my second kid was born, and I had just sold my daily driver. Long story short, I parted it out. And now drive a Outback 3.6R and a Jeep Grand Cherokee L, because dad life.

[@JUSTRYINGTOWATCH]

Damn what whp were you making when you ventilated the stock block? Good on you for keeping the Speed3 alive!

[@GARAGESZERO]

does anyone know what that parts washer cabinet is called?

[@deanb3828]

Looks to be a Partsmaster Torrent Papa Tom. @tommyfyeah

[@BillyTheTeen95]

Love this series! Sad to see the rumble be deleted, but i understand. Also, the blue USA made Subaru oil filters I've heard are co-made by FRAM. The black Japan made oil filters have much more filter media. Definitely another easy upgrade for the future!!

[@alexstromberg7696]

Or just use the blue one. If you change the oil it will make no difference. Or buy a bosch one

[@sadsquad8124]

Oil bypass valve in the blue filters is known to fail, and there’s an increased risk of having the filter media collapse on itself. Overall just a terrible quality filter

[@chandlerbraaten847]

@@alexstromberg7696 the blue filters suck. Thats why Subaru of Japan doesn't even use them. But the penny pinchers at Subaru of America don't care. Ask the Subaru guys from Japan. They don't have nearly the amount of issues as the guys from America do.

[@DJ_Driven]

Anyone know of a reliable source that sells true non-counterfeit JDM factory black oil filters?

[@TheZohanLohan]

​@@DJ_Driven just get a Wix or Denso filter

[@UncleLub]

"Reliable Daily Driver Subaru": aka score sponsors to give you $20k in parts coupled with $20k in labor...just to spin a bearing in 1500 miles.

[@nicks1169]

🤣

[@rawrbrz]

loving these savage comments tbh lol

[@weresonic11]

the new crash bar covering 30% of the inter-cooler bugs me but other wise happy... Can't wait for a update on the ZX2

[@magnusshawn4698]

Episode 3 blow the trans on the dyno. Episode 4 spend $15K upgrading the trans, episode 5 blow the rear diff, episode 6 ……. I’ll still watch! Love this channel!!

[@N0ENEMIES]

Haha, for real though. I was thinking that just reading title.

[@aidangreiner3079]

Hey I know people are going to do what they want on the internet, but I would not put and aftermarket crash structure component on your road car. That bar is the shape that it is for a reason.

[@teameliteuk2023]

Loving this build can’t wait to see how the turbo performs 👌💯

[@thomasmurphy5906]

Everything happens for a reason and this IAG X Block is the reason, beautiful set up Ben, my dream build, no question

[@tl4581]

EL headers on an EJ still have a rumble its just less exaggerated. EJ207 is EL from factory and one of the best sounding engines.

[@uicsux]

@10:40 for a pro install, at least they could have shrink wrapped the power splice for the fuel system.

[@dinushakulatunga5931]

They are using the yellow line to help them bring the power wire into the cabin

[@The_jamaican]

Loving this channel more and more each day

[@KingENDLESS]

How do people with these cars not go clinically insane by the age of 30

[@DJ_Driven]

Because they are fun to drive and nothing else in that price point other than an EVO. The key is you buy into both platforms so you have one that runs while you're busy wrenching and fixing the other🤑

[@sammyeugene137]

Idk bro, I coulda had a corvette by now. Too expensive to run hard, too low value to reasonably sell.

[@DJ_Driven]

@@sammyeugene137 my neighbor just picked up a 2020 mustang Shelby GT350 heritage White edition pretty sick car had to go all the way to Texas to get it plus $78k but probably worth it long-term

[@underthegreatwave]

@@DJ_Driven 😂😂😂 So true!!

[@LIFEISAHUSTLE1]

All I can think of watching this is how are you going to tune it? It will be interesting now that Project Greenspeed is in full effect as to what device you will use to tune with. My small build has come to a screetching hault with that news.

[@BigBote]

This daily driver escalated quickly lol. You guys should hit up an autocross event. I’d love to see some autocross content

[@builtsubarusti7408]

Dude probably knows every torque spec and every inch of that EJ25 And your view spraying off the clutch and seeing the oils bubble up. People don't realize the manufacturing oil to keep rust off the surface during shelf life and shipping then anything else from human hands. Very important step! Especially on a high power set up

[@tjwreds1]

I'm both excited and jealous for/of you. Well done.

[@JohnnyWooh]

Might be weird but i'm most jealous of all the tools this shop has. Must be so nice to never have to worry about how to reach a certain bolt lol.

[@djpollo2474]

Or dropping the engine accidently with that electric engine hoister lmao Edit: yes it happened to me :(

[@originalmusic401]

this is great stuff, keep it up my guy! wouldn't mind the video being longer too, like 25 mins

[@innocentphilip6245]

Hmmmmm I can't wait to see the full version of this

[@thereald-goz3588]

Love this Build Series Ben. Hope that all this work & Performance parts hold up long term.

[@LAAO369]

That yellow advance auto parts hoodie Ben has looks cool! Too bad no one sells its.

[@ogechukwumaryann1544]

You really know your way around engines

[@CorpseExplosion]

Holy crap, you went ALL in on this.

[@gabea.458]

What an awesome build. I think the only thing I might have changed is getting the manifold and turbine housing coated while it was out.

[@AlexanderHubbard-i4q]

I love the series! Also is satisfying to watch and learn more about the engine and car parts. Would it be possible to get a parts list of the new engine build y’all built?

[@Biggspeed]

Between this channel and 4 others I follow. Everyone has blown up this engine. Makes you wonder. Have to spend a fortune to make the engine reliable. Sad. So glad I didn’t get into Subaru’s or Rotaries. So many more reliable options out there.

[@BobbyDully__P]

Note to self avoid subie engines lol. All sorts of issues

[@ForTehNguyen]

big NA engines dont have the issues these turbo engines have

[@jimmikariuki]

I agree big N/A are better in reliability

[@ericiidx]

I'm looking forward to seeing this beast running! Great choice of parts!

[@andrewchristmas2026]

Its about damn time lol. I've been waiting for this.

[@kidwelldavid6136]

Wishing you the best. Would love to know how much the rebuild is. Have been thinking of doing mine. Glad your making it a daily driver out of it.

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

Man I miss that stance car mini series. Was such fun.

[@Mike_44]

What a build! Lots of awesome parts, you're so lucky man.. Congrats!

[@rudymwaurah]

"Babe I swear, these are *strictly* reliability mods."

[@SlayerX7gtr]

Woo! I love it! Ep. 3, can't wait!

[@jacoblopez4162]

About time I have been waiting for the second episode for the longest 😭

[@autosenses2960]

I know where this is going...new time attack car. Soon as Ben has hit his limit with the civic. Love the builds, adventures, and life of an enthusiasts. It never ends. lol

[@lightningsrt4707]

Love the build but this is the most expensive DD ever could have just bought a new one and got a full warranty

[@MohitPratapSingh95]

But then guys like us won't be enjoying this yummy content.

[@MD-pz3cn]

Warranty which would only replace faulty factory parts with more faulty factory parts. Yes, EJs aren't cheap when it comes to making power vs a Coyote or LS platform, but it's not always about cost. It's what makes the car community diverse.

[@Frisky_Panda]

@@MD-pz3cn these blow up stock or modded. Idk why anyone buys them.

[@Mathuzela31569]

and it also wouldn't be 500+whp?? dumb comment lol

[@XxXIRoGuEIxX]

@@Frisky_Panda not true

[@ChinitFxt]

I’m loving this series makes me miss having a sti I need another

[@jank1464]

FINALLY! Been waiting literally all week for this episode! Absolutely LOVEEEEEE this channel!

[@scoob_dj]

I would have gone group n engine mounts, much more heavy duty than standard but I didn’t notice any more NVH

[@Smokkedandslammed]

That X Clutch is gorgeous 😍 I had 2015 Ecboost Mustang and had a billet Spec clutch that was as insano looking as well. Hated covering it up hahaha Sweet build!

[@xxchyldxx]

With COBB’s epa update, I’m confused as to how you’ll tune the car. I think I saw in this video tgv deletes? I’m just curious how you/the shop is going to tune this? Also, I am not a professional, but based on what I’ve heard with COBB’s update, a lot of people building their cars are upset. Second thing, could you please provide a list of parts and cost spreadsheet for your build? Loving this series!

[@chandlerbraaten847]

There are other alternatives to the access port. The access port only became the go-to for so many people because of how cheap it was and how easy it was to use with the OTS maps; which might I add, is part of the reason so many "tuned" Subaru's fail in the first place. I say good riddance.

[@DJ_Driven]

Open source tuning and or complete standalone ECU are now becoming more popular since the EPA crackdown on cobb. This build is easily $30k with labor.

[@ELSti]

I believe this was all done before the crackdown

[@DJ_Driven]

@@ELSti Yes I agree their videos are filmed way in advance. Well no more mods as that tune is now locked in for life LOL

[@ianholmquist8492]

You can still tune with cobb the same as ever, you just have to leave in tgv, egr, and cats.

[@ninjabob8170]

Love the sound of a subaru, after 19 years in the motor trade I could never own one though…😂😂 Always found the owners super defensive of them no matter how bad they shit themselves..👀

[@JUSTRYINGTOWATCH]

No doubt, that Subie rumble is one of the primary reasons to own one! Putting equal length headers on, and trading away that sound for an unnoticeable HP gain is a confusing bummer of a choice.

[@CaptainTexas92]

@@JUSTRYINGTOWATCH it’s a heating issue. UEL headers on these Subaru’s tend to let that cylinder to be 10-20 degrees higher than the other three. Really dangerous on an already flimsy engine. If you want Subie rumble with reliability you can put UEL on Toyota and Honda 4 cylinders and get relatively the same sound.

[@JUSTRYINGTOWATCH]

@@CaptainTexas92 TIL, thanks for the education! I have UEL headers on a Speed3, love that sound; but to me there's still nothing quite as nice as the Subie rumble.

[@SkyyMi]

I loved my Forester XT had so much fun working on it and the sound definitely is what makes it for me. And down the road given I achieve a good financial position I will own another. But I agree many are to defensive its by far one of the worst platforms to invest in as a race car or as a daily build. If you can stomach the pains of ownership yea they are blast just don't make them your only car as they will strand you, they will break, and unlike a honda they will stick it to you if you don't constantly maintain them and rebuild the motor every year.

[@PowCarsandCoffee]

Kswapped subaru next time this blows up

[@simplepostguy]

Doubt it's daily build, getting some time attack vibes. We want good old Ben vs Ben, subie vs mitsu rivalry :)

[@annaarin709]

I wish the video was longer. I love it

[@iTeachMyToast]

10:41 bruh heat shrink exists for a reason lol that looks horrible

[@DJ_Driven]

You weren't watching closely the cut heat shrink was slide down see 10:25. You do that before you solder, so then you can slip it up and heat shrink it permanently.

[@jpc3874]

gonna blow before 10 k miles

[@nikpoljanec4007]

Now we have to see a drag race between the freshly built sti and the track beast evo.🙏🙏

[@Goodman-4525]

There you are I was wondering where you guys went for 2 weeks

[@loganwaldron2530]

This whole video was badass, yall stay killin it🤝

[@ivedonedidit]

I love the route with the turbo being in a stock location. Gives me ideas for when I go for 700+hp

[@nujpha7165]

Can't wait for the next episode.

[@DamonDupriez]

Front mount seems like an excellent way to massively reduce the crash structure up front....

[@Biggspeed]

Good luck Ben.

[@Fastmosquito555]

You should go to the Skyline drive Subaru invasion in VA! Over 200 Subaru’s are estimated to show up

[@FromPlsNerf]

the oil analysis for my last 2 oil changes on my 2017 STI with 70,000 miles showed an increase in silver content in the oil. Possible my bearings aren't long for this world. We'll see. Still runs and drives great I love my car.

[@Craiggg12345]

Mine lasted until 105k until I had a severe oil leak.

[@ThePatrickBateman69]

sell it, it’s the next guys problem

[@boostd4058]

Can’t wait to see it roll

[@Benjammin43]

I believe it was the cobb tune that caused it, but that’s just my opinion. I have a 2015 sti with 100k and it’s stock tune with no issues except a clutch at 90k( previous owner didn’t know how to drive stick im guessing.

[@dailydriven991]

It’s amazing how many cars have rod bearing issues (BMW ahem), but every manufacturer has its Achilles heel. Every performance car I’ve had has a quirk to watch out for. Gotta pay to play I guess lol.

[@chandlerbraaten847]

This. Every car has weak points. Subaru just seems to have thiers under a microscope for some reason.

[@gtdecornevents]

Beautiful and enlightenment!!

[@admstudios7]

question are those the radium TGV delete housing? video is great but at list put the link of the parts on the description below Thanks 👍

[@ashtonjohnson2492]

I’m so excited to hear the equal length headers haha

[@SubiCarLous]

At least the older EJ207 is reliable. I'm driving it with stock internals and minimum needed mods at 380 hp and it holds up very well.

[@PWNSTERSkyline]

Arashi has turbos for the factory location for the gt29, gt30, and gt35 turbos and even has just the housings if your specific on the front and cartridge. Why didn't they wrap the headers.

[@chr1s4g63t]

I’m not a subi guy but this series is fun to watch!

[@bryantpck8]

Looking forward! 😘💪🏻👍🏻

[@Stickpowell]

Can we just take a second and appreciate how nice a wrinkle black intake manifold would be especially when the rest of the engine bay is speckled with aftermarket black stuff

[@pv4083]

At 10:41 that fuel pump wiring looks sketchy. I hope they went back and wired that connection properly. I’m looking forward to the end product.

[@luisgonzalez3057]

Darn the only thing missing is the duck tape.

[@insootje1091]

Love the series! Will you be doing a road trip with the STI when it's finished?

[@mostlyuselessgarage]

Riyaad: Yes please! What a polite dude! Good manners for an auto shop 😉

[@kingwei1838]

Love this build!!!

[@RR-uc2sg]

Nice vid but rlly want to see a crazy honda build. Why not a 1/4mile civic? Or a unlimited fwd civic for time attack? Seems like no problem at for Ben's to get cars built which is the purpose of this channel. Thank you for great content!

[@petermacklin7870]

Ben: "I'm going to make this Subaru more reliable." Pete: "You should have started with a Kia instead."

[@dylanwatkins1019]

I’ve known 3 different people personally who’s IAG built motors have blown ⬆️

[@benjaminphantomhive]

Thank you for the best content

[@fliaquat]

Absolutely loving this sti build series. Being an owner of a 2020 sti myself this is certainly a dream build. Having said that one thing I'd like mention is that Ben u shuda gotten the fmic core in blk. The silver is sort of an eye sore in ur white sti. Black would really go so nice. My sugg wud be atleast paint the front side so when u are looking thru the bumper all u see is black. Other than that this is an amazing build that every sti owner dreams of.

[@HondaWagovan]

Besides the long block, turbo, and front mount intercooler, the parts list pretty close to what I am running in my 2010 WRX engine wise. I am running a big honking Process West Verticooler. I got the IAG fuel rail and line kit but replaced the rails when I got the radium fuel pulse dampeners, they didn't fit where IAG provided the spot for them, I am surprised you are not running a upgraded fuel pulse damper with those big injectors your have. Maybe you are? I didn't see you mention them at all or missed it. My tuner had to do some stuff to smooth out the lean points in the fuel mapping with the ID1300X injectors I have, when I got the new fuel rail and fuel pulse damper hooked he took out the spikes in the mapping and cleaned up some rough points. I think I got a marginal increase in fuel economy, but I know it revs a lot nicer now and idles a lot smoother since then.

[@goodnessjohn7999]

It really a good one love the series

[@petrmiskerik]

4:08 4 cylinder cooling mod installed od SILVER TUBE ? It is really right ? Until now I was thinking it supposed to be installed on black one.

[@xtianruiz5375]

K swap is the key 😂

[@motheolebelo]

some beautiful goodies going into this build. motor needs to behave after all this work.