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Yea cheers dude, But really If I am going to buy new rims for the wide body kit I'll be maxing it out with 18 x 10 at least! Work Miester S1R look the part I reckon... 8) Cheers, Troy

Hey does any one have any experience with WORK MIESTER S1R rims? Have been told I can get custom off set to suit the ARP wide body kit in 5 x 100 PCD? Anyone run these rims before or have any idea on quality or weight, I'm not familiar with this brand? Cheers, Troy ;D

Cheers for the info mate, makes sense. If I was to do the stud conversion wouldn't that mean doing breaks, suspension etc as well? Kind of becomes pretty expensive if so.

Hey BT, What do you mean, I'm not familiar with any of this, could you shed some light as to why I would go through more wheel bearings running 5 x 100 as apposed to 5 x 114.3? Cheers, Troy

Cheers mate, Yea I have spoken to both David at Torque and Michael at Fortyone, David reckons it is a waste of time doing the stud conversion, no real gains except more wheel options, but as you say most 114.3s are staggered for RWD anyway, best to search out some in 5x100 or custom build them?? As for the kit Michael found out some info from ARP, weighs in at around 47kgs including rear carbon under diffuser, so not to bad, take all the original kit off and I'd probably only gain a few kgs. definitley will have it mounted for easy removal/repair considering I want to get into Track racing. Cheers for the input!! 8)

Sounds good to me bro!!

Hey BT, Thanks mate, yea I am talking with Michael from Fortyone Performance at the moment about this Kit... http://aprperformance.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=44 He has just told me it is made from fiberglass and the weight factor is not really an issue as for the weight gained the traction and control is increased etc... What do you think of that, i would expect the glass panels would weigh a heap more than the stock alloy yea? If you dont mind me asking, where are you having your custom wide body work done? I would love to see my Spec C sitting on 18x10 inch rims, do you think it will be necessary to have the Hub conversion done for this? How is the new Build coming along for you guys? Cheers, Troy

Nice one WRXER! Is that your ride with the mega flares? Looks fat as! This is the kit I am looking at... http://aprperformance.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=44 Cheers.

Hey guy's and Girl's. Been a while since I made a post on CS I have been putting a lot into the build going on at Torque performance over the last few months and it is coming along well, slowly but well which is how we planned it, The mock assembly has been completed and all clearances were spot on, the custom turbo will be ready soon for the final build to commence... What's next on the thought train is body and bracing! I have been looking at a Wide body conversion kit from ARP Performance in the states, but not sure on the weight of such a kit, don't really wana go slapping a heap of weight on it just for the wide body look, really all I want to achieve is a wider foot print say maybe 9-10' rims? any info you guy's have or Ideas you may have would be really helpful!

http://www.amsperformance.com/cart/ams-02-07-subaru-sti-wrx-rotated-mount-900x-v-band-turbo-kit.html

Really? Considering the AMS 900x Turbo is near the 6k mark landed in NZ form the states not including the installation, I think you may find that this particular Build couldn't be done for under 15k. Yes, at this stage the we're hoping for around 300kw+ but with a massive Torque curve underlining it, Sleeving the block etc will come later if I feel I need more power, But I think I'll be happy with that for now, have some fun at the track, learn a thing or two and go from there. Cheers.

What sort of things would he do to strengthen the block? I'm very new to this engine building game yeah. The parts going into this build alone are worth well over 15k.

I'm not really too sure, I don't really no enough about engines or engine builds, have just asked David for 300+ at the wheels that wont blow up on me. What ever info you can give me on what things I should be having done, or what things are done to make the build bullet proof would be much appreciated.

Hey all, Yea I've heard all kinds of good and bad things about Torque.. But after dealing direct with David at Torque and going over the Build in full detail I think he will produce a good engine. 50K is not all engine. Here is a brief lay out of the build ideas. Not only going for good kw atw but massive torque curve and reliability. Keen to hear your feed back and input. Turbo Kit AMS900X ( May go with Custom Garret set up for ease of future High rpm horse power mods.) Stainless headers / heat wrap BCS valve Injectors Fuel reg Braided Inj fuel hoses Fuel rails Bosch pump Surge Tank Surge tank fittings Wiring parts Pre filter Catch can Link G4 + IAT ENGINE 2.5L SHORTBLOCK Argo Road, JE Piston, New block Head gasket Deshroud Heads ARP Stud kit Kelford cams and springs Reshim Heads engine gaskets set oem oils sparkplugs coolant Hyperflow sump Clutch assy 3800lbs kevlar disc OEM new,Cambelt,tensioner water pump, That's pretty much the gist of it thus far... Plus a few Interior mods, gauges, seats etc... Cheers, Troy.

Hey BT, Sorry to see the mess you've made of the SPECC... I'm sure you'll be up and running with another hot Spec C in no time! Hope so dude, Looking forward to learning a thing or to from you on the track. Maybe If mines out of the shop Before you get a new set up and your keen to do a few laps we could go for a spin around a track some time towards the end of the year? Looking forward to seeing the new project. cheers, Troy.