scot_douglas wrote:

OEM.

What am I looking for?  To get them out of the garage.   

  I googled Howell, and it's not really on my way to TC.  Would you be willing to ship?  I'll pay for that, of course.

I got the cold air scoop Mr. Zed today. 
Before:



Aftar:

Installed new Helix FSB end links today.  Haven't driven the car yet to see how they feel.  Before:

I hit the bolts with some liquid wrench:

Let them soak for a few minutes while I greased up the spherical bearings on the new end links:

Removed plastic end link, did a little comparison:

Installed pretty new purple end link:


I'm a little concerned about the construction of these links.  The spherical bearings appear to be stainless, and the link body is anodized aluminum, but the bushings are just plain ol' cold-rolled steel.  I see rust in my future.  I laminated them in grease, but I know that won't last long. 
My suspension set up is getting pretty rigid:

Tanabe DF-210 springs
Kartboy outrigger bushings
Kartboy rear subframe lock down bolts
WRX RSB
Poly RSB bushings
Helix solid FSB end links

I'll take it for a test drive and report back any noticeable improvements.

lizzardo wrote:

Backing up to the air intake:

Did you remove the piece in the fender well that the intake goes onto?  It's not a perfect fit and needs some shimming, but without it, I think you'll still be getting hot air from behind the headlight.

I deleted the entire hemholz resonator when I was a younger and dumber n00b.  That was before I learned that Linears suffer low-end torque loss without it.  I put all of that back in when I installed the cold air scoop.  I used a couple pieces of foam and some electrical tape to fill the small gap where scoop meets resonator.  I'll go snap some pics for you.

Pictures of truck are needed. Good progress otherwise 

saabturbo wrote:

Edit: I look at your picture, you will need more grease when the winter come.

I won't be driving the 92x this winter.   

Also on the topic of the 92x; the end links actually make a noticeable difference in handling.  I have to readjust the way I steer the car in sharp corners, I had a tendency to over-steer it a bit today.  I noticed no added NVH and ride comfort (or lack there-of) remained the same.

Yes it did.  You can do this with the '06, but not the '05.

Don't know if I'll do headers. There really isn't much power to be made on the n/a power plant, so I doubt I'll spend too much on the engine.

bah so the 05 midpipe is different? =/

guess i will just have to get an exhaust shop to fab something up for me

do you know the specs on the 06 midpipe?

thy, any plans on upgrading the size of the sways?

thymighty wrote:

tilmonabbott wrote:

thy, any plans on upgrading the size of the sways?

RSB from the WRX is 17mm.  Factory FSB is 19mm.  I'm pretty comfortable with that for right now.  Possibly down the road.

I got the RSB from Epic and its the best $140 i ever spent. I promise you will love it.

That's a lot of 'wax on / wax off' you're going to be doing.

Jealous. Nice wheels. What do they weigh?