What is a PRE-TUNE Inspection?

[@jfnurod]

I pretty much only run NGKs. Swear I've had misfires at WOT in every car running anything else

[@paulmarsdensr8199]

A nice clean looking STI engine bay.

[@somersfamily]

Man where you at lol? I would drive to you in a heart beat on vacation to just have you install mods and go over my car. You do a good job man.

[@NeuroticGamingHD]

Eric and Emily somers Spokane

[@paulmarsdensr8199]

Great videos brother. We need to get you your own shop.Stay safe guys.

[@mcjags06]

Bader I forgot to tell you to try the orange Raven gloves with the built in grip. I use them everyday and they are a dream.

[@Jsmoove917]

Random question but any advice/ guides for somebody who wants to get into building EJ engines? I live in an area where Subaru’s are not very common so trying to find engine building experience/help is rare to come by. I’ve been working on my 04 wrx and have gotten fairly familiar with the EJ205. I’m still learning everyday and enjoy the challenge. I’m thinking about picking up a spare 205 and doing a minor build with pistons, rods, bearings, and new crank (sti) in hopes to do a small 2.1 stroker build. My wrx isn’t my daily so I have all the time in the world to learn and build it. Appreciate all the knowledge in your videos.

[@saigoneze4465]

il be doing a minor tune -Oil change .Filters.And plugs before going in for my pro tune .Best to have everything fresh before and after a tune

[@_wrx_WHPFaDIT]

Beautiful engine bay clean!

[@Group2Matrix]

Did you clean the engine bay yourself or sent it somewhere? My OBD reads Bank 1 too rich. Could that be because of a dirty MAF sensor? Love this video. Great job man.

[@johnreese3762]

Great info/video! Thanks

[@adamswartz7670]

You recommend one step colder plugs for flex fuel Josh ? Have you tried the ruthenium’s yet?

[@Qcforever2121]

shouldn't you also check for vacuum leaks boost leaks and exhaust leaks ? nice video btw !

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Smoke test covers all that 😁👍

[@JDMRSX509]

Could do you a video on how to clean the MAF sensor? My tuner wants me to buy a new one, but a new one is like $300 and if I can just clean it I would rather do that

[@Carlosnufc]

Great video 😎

[@Driven.ByVlad]

Love your content. I don’t even own a Subaru. Never have lol. I’ve got a 11 bmw 335d, loving my diesel and I’ve been using virtual dyno for a while, love it as a tool. Do you have any tips on how to set it up to get the closest numbers to what you actually see on a mustang dyno?

[@polloi84]

Ever done engine mounts with killerb header? Would it need removed to get mounts in/out? Seems like less clearance than with stock header.

[@abrahamchacon6909]

I would like you pretune my car lol. But I'm soo much far (Panama) really nice work man. The advice for the owner, clean the engine bay. Oh yea, that's a pro

[@soopermarkus]

A loose maf is also a good way to damage its o-ring. Even a little nick in the o-ring can make the tune off or make the car run poorly. Folks, be VERY careful about handling the maf. Apply a tiny bit of silicone lube on the o-ring when you mount the maf to avoid pinching the ring.

[@daverettberg966]

Love these kinda vids

[@mjs_ctr8521]

Josh, where exactly is that jack stand is??? i been trynuh screeenshot the other video also. cant seem to pinpoint wer u put the jackstands. im trynuh follow ur vids for motor mount

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I place them under neath frame support at back of control arm.

[@Fitzsanchez]

What do you use to clean the motor?

[@flgavilan2002]

Do you open the throttle body when doing a compression test?

[@C.JPhotography]

Awesome. Next time do a detailed video on how to wash your engine bay thanks lol

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I put one of those up a couple videos back 😁, then I had people complaining on how I do it lol

[@C.JPhotography]

@@BaderBuiltRacing forget about people . What is the name of that video ? Or did you take it down

[@WRXMAN-ms2mm]

Curious would a pitch stop mount have prevented the engine mount failure? I installed one and also replaced the soft OEM engine mounts as well as other "parts" to get "more go" to the wheels.

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I dont see a aftermarket pitch stop mount helping to the extent of not stacking the mount. I went 9s 1/4 mile with a stock pitch stop mount lol

[@soopermarkus]

No. Pitch stop only mitigates up and down motion of the engine. It does very little to resist torsional motion.

[@carlosf8451]

Great content man. Finally got my stage 2 tune done 2 weeks ago on my 2017 WRX. Results 288whp 302Torque on 93 pump gas. I was hoping for 300+whp. Setup was PW Verticooler/Chargepipe, GS EBCS, Intake & Catted J-pipe, R400 Cat-back, TGV EGR Delete. Should i have made more or am i going crazy? I've seen others with almost identical setup and make higher numbers than i did on 91 pump gas. It was a Mustang Dyno. Can't say i'm not frustrated with my results.Any suggestions what else i can do to achieve 300+ safely on 93 Pump gas?

[@kylegeddes998]

You should be able to do 300 hp with that imo like... 325?

[@dbass1961]

What gear Lube for 2011 wrx do you recommend

[@berserk7511]

I remember you covered how to clean the MAF in one of your videos literally schowering for it lol. Help?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Yes it was back on the blue hawkeye in the beginning of the channel sir.

[@markburroughs4955]

Any specific way in cleaning the engine bay?

[@thespoolybois6]

You should put a 76mm turbo in the evo

[@digitaldeviation]

If you put your hand behind the object, it'll focus. ;)

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Thank youuuuu

[@jakedawson1339]

Can you make a detailed vid on AOS Install?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I made one a while back 👍

[@jcquiroz6047]

this is what happened to my car, i changed the original blowoff valve to the gfb 50/50 and when i changed the Stainless Steel Hex Head Cap Screw it pushed a little peice of the illuminun interccoler the engine knock for 30sec and everything went normal again, and tgen i went to the free way, i can tell it lost a little bit of power, the engine still 58k in the engine.....

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I dont recommend BOV til 400whp and speed denisty, This customer made the choice to have it.

[@jcquiroz6047]

i see all your videos my friend i got a little problem cylinder #1=120 #2=110 #3=100 #4=90 cylinder compressure i just wanna know how to fix that problem, i got a subaru wrx sti 2015, the car still has power but when i go in 6 gear its slows down a little bit what would u reccomend me to do, becuase i see how u fix ur engines and stuff i live in san diego, i wish u were in san diego but i know u live in washington, ive been watching ur videos, tell me something about it, do u think i can drive it like that for a long time, or how much money i need to fix it, ty for ur time

[@Craiggg12345]

I’m in San Diego too. Are you on the San Diego subaru page

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Id still be happy to help sir, i have customers all around the country. I would want to see the car but id be recommending a new engine for your vehicle with those compression numbers. It sounds like it has broken ringlands.

[@jcquiroz6047]

@@Craiggg12345 send me the link

[@jcquiroz6047]

@@BaderBuiltRacing ty for ur tip is it better to buy an engine or build the same engine? I WOULD LIKE U TO BUILD MY ENGINE how much would u think to rebuilt the engine?

[@biblebelts]

I'm tellin' you man. Quickjack.

[@bs12wrblimitedsti38]

I bet the clutch is going to start slipping soon if you double stacking mounts

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Clutch felt like it was still healthy when i drove the car, If side stepped its not gonna hurt the clutch seeing the car doesnt over power the clutch in it.

[@x2ShotGaming]

I really wanna build my sti but don’t even know where to start😔💀

[@SaW216216]

Mooo focus bro!))

[@MatTheDragon]

👍👍

[@DJ_Driven]

What's the part# on those ngk plugs and recommended gap?

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Edit: NGK #93893 aka LFR6AIX(Stock heat range), again, as Bader recommends going with a different heat range/different GAP for anything post 500WHP mark.

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

The first clip of plugs was incorrect plugs. Parts store selected wrx FA20 and not EJ STI on accident. I didn’t look til I was back at the house, second clip is correct plugs

[@Kiss__Kiss]

@@BaderBuiltRacing lol I thought they looked familiar, as that is what we have on our 2017 FA20DIT.

[@DJ_Driven]

What is your recommended gap?

[@Wachofeo]

Ever feel like coming to Canada to build my car???

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Ive never been to canada haha, but you can come here :)

[@Wachofeo]

@@BaderBuiltRacing But you're so close! I think were about 14hours away, hmm how long would it take you to go from stock to stage 2 ish?? would love to drive out there and come back with a beast

[@sf2372]

LKAR7BIX-11S 93501

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Wrong plugs, those were wrx FA20 plugs the first clip. Second clip showed correct plugs

[@paulmarsdensr8199]

That would bother me seeing that engine crooked. Engine mounts to the rescue.

[@joeplescia2145]

Jiffy lube oil filter 😅

[@jde_s5502]

Any good tuner won’t touch an aem Intake lol most tuners recommend Cobb SF.

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I’ve used them for years with zero issues, it doesn’t matter if the car gets calibrated to the intake that is on it. Now running a OTS map on the car with a intake that isn’t for the tune then yea that’ll cause an issue

[@bs12wrblimitedsti38]

JR tuned had tuned my car with aem intake and he’s one of the best well known tuners

[@jacel2907]

What’s your opinion about e-tunes? not really close to a dyno for a protune...

[@AlexTer221]

He ran hyperblue with just an etune for a while with no problems, in my opinion doesnt matter dyno tune or etune what matters is the tuner

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

This is correct hyperblue has been E-Tuned ever since it’s made 1000+whp, I offer etuning for all my customers. I do recommend a dyno for 700+whp due to there’s a lot to get setup when it comes to these cars such as hobb switch for fuel pump and it makes it a lot harder to do this on the street vs on a dyno. Otherwise e tuning is a great alternative if you have the knowledge to be able to communicate with your tuner how the car is performing.

[@Kiss__Kiss]

PSA: Nobody likes a dirty MAF!!

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

NO DIRTY MAF'S HERE!

[@engrjhaysonmolinar]

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