# New from Albany **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 7, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525 "2010-06-07T11:21:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![05STi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/ecae2f/32.png) [@05STi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05STi)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/21 "2010-06-07T12:33:36Z")
> [@Martial Arts?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/martial-arts/32420/28): > > Enough things to get what power I want but. The block is getting biult right now should be out in a couple weeks where u at the lot friday? No i wasn’t at the lot friday but I am planning on going this weekend if I have time. ---
**Author:** ![1BIGMOFO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/d9b06d/32.png) [@1BIGMOFO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1BIGMOFO)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/22 "2010-06-07T12:35:06Z")
welcome to the site… Post up some pics!! ---
**Author:** ![zee\_oh\_sex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zee_oh_sex/32/6451_2.png) [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/23 "2010-06-07T12:38:30Z")
welcome. Go with the cobb sway bars (my buddy put them on his ride and they were incredible), and turbo back exhaust. Then leave it alone until you have the cake to build it. Otherwise it WILL blow up. ---
**Author:** ![20wrx09](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/20wrx09/32/6532_2.png) [@20wrx09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/20wrx09)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/24 "2010-06-07T15:18:57Z")
welcome fellow subaru owner no need for the accessport if you are just doing a catback exhaust (no downpipe) you will need a tune for an aftermarket downpipe. the accessport isnt horrible, but it isnt the best. the maps that come with it are soooooo conservative that you will get bored with them after a while. if you want a really fun car, do upgraded suspension (sway bars, ed-links, bushings) and some good tires. also a good mod would be a short throw shifter with bushings, it will make a HUGE difference in the way the shifter feels (by far the best mod ive done for my car) :thumbup ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/25 "2010-06-07T15:45:58Z")
> [@Finding an Ebay Seller??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finding-an-ebay-seller/32449/27): > > welcome fellow subaru owner > no need for the accessport if you are just doing a catback exhaust (no downpipe) > you will need a tune for an aftermarket downpipe. > the accessport isnt horrible, but it isnt the best. the maps that come with it are soooooo conservative that you will get bored with them after a while. if you want a really fun car, do upgraded suspension (sway bars, ed-links, bushings) and some good tires. also a good mod would be a short throw shifter with bushings, it will make a HUGE difference in the way the shifter feels (by far the best mod ive done for my car) > :thumbup theres no need for any of that shit ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/26 "2010-06-07T15:46:01Z")
sorry bout the subaru ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/27 "2010-06-07T15:49:09Z")
welcome good luck with the subaru ---
**Author:** ![05STi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/ecae2f/32.png) [@05STi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05STi)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/28 "2010-06-07T17:05:21Z")
> [@Finding an Ebay Seller??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finding-an-ebay-seller/32449/27): > > welcome fellow subaru owner > no need for the accessport if you are just doing a catback exhaust (no downpipe) > you will need a tune for an aftermarket downpipe. > the accessport isnt horrible, but it isnt the best. the maps that come with it are soooooo conservative that you will get bored with them after a while. if you want a really fun car, do upgraded suspension (sway bars, ed-links, bushings) and some good tires. also a good mod would be a short throw shifter with bushings, it will make a HUGE difference in the way the shifter feels (by far the best mod ive done for my car) > :thumbup is this corey? ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/29 "2010-06-07T17:08:18Z")
i blew one up . … ---
**Author:** ![johnnyk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnnyk/32/6480_2.png) [@johnnyk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/johnnyk)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/30 "2010-06-07T17:24:31Z")
is this anthony? ---
**Author:** ![20wrx09](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/20wrx09/32/6532_2.png) [@20wrx09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/20wrx09)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/31 "2010-06-07T18:09:03Z")
> [@Race Wars are ON!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/race-wars-are-on/31552/94): > > theres no need for any of that shit why not? > [@Martial Arts?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/martial-arts/32420/38): > > is this corey? yea, who is this lol? ---
**Author:** ![05STi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/ecae2f/32.png) [@05STi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05STi)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/32 "2010-06-07T20:46:11Z")
> [@Martial Arts?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/martial-arts/32420/44): > > why not? > > yea, who is this lol? Anthony ---
**Author:** ![05STi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/ecae2f/32.png) [@05STi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05STi)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/33 "2010-06-07T20:46:26Z")
> [@My amp is blowing fuses...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-amp-is-blowing-fuses/32450/7): > > is this anthony? it is ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/34 "2010-06-07T20:51:52Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/32270/173): > > Yeh I have personally known of 7 or 8 sti’s that have blown the stock motors before they have hit 50k miles. Be carefull with it, honestly i dont wanna sound like a dick but if your car has more then 30k miles on the stock motor your on borrowed time. I predict cracked ringlands in the near future… And how many of those didn’t beat on the car or mod it? > [@\*\*\*\*\*Official: Mighty Meet Thread\*\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-mighty-meet-thread/10918/2183): > > What ever you do dont go get it tuned by Jr at the shop. Every blown up Subaru I have seen lately was tuned by him. +1. > [@FF: FREE HONDA PARTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ff-free-honda-parts/32426/7): > > Funny i posted what i did, checked new posts and saw this. Check pg 4 [http://shift518.gom-host.com/showthread.php?t=3689&page=4](http://shift518.gom-host.com/showthread.php?t=3689&page=4) Yea, the stock ringlands are junk. New Cosworth bottom end will be stout. I’d stick with the suspension stuff. Makes the car so much more fun, and a lot less to worry about. For sway bars, go with Whiteline. I have them on both my Legacy and my GTR, and I wouldn’t recommend anything else. Get a good set of end links as well. Stick with stock shocks/struts, but change the springs out to something like Swift. For engine stuff, Invidia turbo back, air filter, and reflash the stock ECU. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/35 "2010-06-07T23:48:25Z")
> [@Anyone wanna race?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-wanna-race/32282/140): > > it is I see, well that was me(Joey L.) on my buddy’s name. Forgot he was logged in at his house lol. Saw you driving earlier by the Latham Circle. Car looks good. ---
**Author:** ![05STi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/ecae2f/32.png) [@05STi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05STi)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/36 "2010-06-08T06:05:39Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/32270/203): > > I see, well that was me(Joey L.) on my buddy’s name. Forgot he was logged in at his house lol. > > Saw you driving earlier by the Latham Circle. Car looks good. Yeah I thought I saw you driving around too and thanks man. ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/37 "2010-06-08T08:38:27Z")
Welcome. Congrats on the purchase, they are fun cars if you take car of them. You should be fine for awhile with a dp and a tune. AP would be the best bet for short term reliability reasons due to the un-agressiveness of their tunes. When you save up enough money for a real tune, sell the AP. Just make sure you’re tuner is actually looking at the logs and not just tuning for power. Tell them to tune it conservatively. If you walk out with more than 340whp from just a dp, your tuner didn’t listen to you. As for suspension, start out with swaybars and endlinks like cossey said. Try to use a bigger bar in the front because these cars are prone to oversteer in some situations. Do not listen to anyone who says put a bigger bar in the back, they don’t know what they’re talking about. These cars have good springrates and dampening from the factory. If you want to lower your car while increasing it’s handling performance, buy springs from Racecomp Engineering. Your stock inverted struts will be fine with the higher springrate. With that being said, buy my parts. [http://shift518.gom-host.com/showthread.php?p=613697#post613697](http://shift518.gom-host.com/showthread.php?p=613697#post613697) Also, join [unysoc.org](http://unysoc.org). It’s the local Subaru Forum. ---
**Author:** ![johnnyk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnnyk/32/6480_2.png) [@johnnyk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/johnnyk)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/38 "2010-06-08T08:50:57Z")
> [@Why I wish i was hilary clinton...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-wish-i-was-hilary-clinton/32444/21): > > Yeah I thought I saw you driving around too and thanks man. yeah i think i remember you buzzing around the traffic circle when i was with k20, car looks good… take the advice from everybody and save up before it blows up lol ---
**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/39 "2010-06-08T12:00:28Z")
> [@Neon ACR \>= Cobalt SS N/A](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neon-acr-cobalt-ss-n-a/32446/15): > > And how many of those didn’t beat on the car or mod it? > > . Why would you buy an STI to not mod it and not beat on it :crazy ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525/40 "2010-06-08T12:09:50Z")
> [@TW/FS: 1989 Toyota Supra Turbo Project](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tw-fs-1989-toyota-supra-turbo-project/32471/20): > > Why would you buy an STI to not mod it and not beat on it :crazy My engine has 55k on it. The previous owner had a “Stage 2” tune on it which constitutes a turboback and cobb accessport tune. My car in stock configuration runs fine. Your more than 30k rule mostly applies to stock tune 2007 sti’s [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-from-albany/252525.md?page=3)