Today I got back on the dyno and tuned a customer’s car with our VR Flash. This is the same file that we use for our mail-in VR Flash and just goes to show the amount of time and R&D go into making these files.
Car came out well. This is super safe and there was zero knock correction and IAM never winced a bit.
So if you have a WRX, STI, or an Evo now is the time to get tuned!
I did not want to clean the CRF250 so I decided to give the car a good detail. I pulled out my sweet meguiars pack. The car was first washed, then I used their Speed Detailer. Then I applied the Gold Gloss wax, wiped that off. Used some glass cleaner, leather cleaner, their tire wipes and wheel cleaner. Took about 2 hours and the paint looks amazing.
When setting up the suspension on your Porsche 996 Turbo or C4, being able to dial in a good corner balance and weight alignment will give you the best handling possible. As well, when you are upgrading suspension components, getting rid of any rubber bushings or ball joints for spherical bearings will enhance the vehicles response. Since these cars are all wheel drive, the front sway bar is under a lot of force and when properly setup, the stiffness of the bar can take a great toll on the factory sway bar links or those included with aftermarket coilovers.
Agency Power has released these adjustable front sway bar links for the Porsche 996 Turbo and C4 models. The sway bar link features a CNC machined aluminum turn buckle that has a slight bend for clearance purposes. The piece is anodized in blue and then laser engraved with the AP logo. The precision machined part features spherical rod ends on either side with opposite threads for on the fly adjustments. The 3 piece Teflon lined rod ends include CNC machined steel spacers which fit the 10mm and 12mm steal bolts. Both of these pieces are done in a black oxide finish to protect themselves from the weather elements.
Unlike the factory part which is long and mounts near the bottom spring perch, these shorter, beefier sway bar links mount from the sway bar then connecting to the hub carrier where the shock slides through. These sway bar links fit with most aftermarket sway bars and coilover setups. They are sold as a pair and include everything needed for installation.
Turbo cars need more air flow to make more power. Not only is air flow important, but how that air gets into your cars motor is an essential factor. With vehicle computers becoming more and more advanced, precision engineered products are necessary to optimize performance. Focused on quality, function, and style, Agency Power has developed this intake kit for the new 2008 and up Subaru WRX or STI.
This intake kit is sold as a cold air or short ram kit, as well as you can buy the cold air extension seperately. The kit features a CNC aluminum MAF sensor mount on our intake tube with built in fins to keep air flow laminar. The intake kit includes a 5ply AP silicone coupler with clamps for easy install. To keep the cool air separated from the engine heat, Agency Power has developed this heat shield which mounts to factory chassis locations from the front crash beam to the fender. The high flow K&N cone air filter securely clamps in place to the short ram or cold air extension tube. The heat shields are powder coated in a textured black finish and the intake tubes are done in wrinkle red to match the STI intake manifolds.
Tested on a Mustang all wheel drive dyno, the Agency Power intake kit was installed on a 2008 Subaru WRX Sedan. The kit gained approximately 10 horsepower and ft/lbs of torque. At the peak horsepower point of 5000 rpm’s, the intake kit made almost 20 wheel horsepower. The intake kit fits all 2008 and up Subaru WRX and STI vehicles.
So last week Matt from Agency Power and I made the extremely long trip to Houston in our Diseal Truck pulling the Porsche 996TT. The trip started out at 5am in which after 1 hour of driving we had to turn back as the enclosed trailer we were pulling started swaying bad. We came all the way back to the shop and dropped off half the product we brought and put the car on a featherlite aluminum trailer. Much better, however it was now 10am. We muscled through finally reaching El Paso, Texas. Apparently I did not do my homework as that 8 hours was only half the drive. We pushed through and with the windows down blairing Sirius HairNation channel, we finally reached San Antonio at 3am (5am TX time). I had the bright idea that we could keep doing in. Come on, Houston was only another 2.5 hours right. We were straight BEAT. We ended up stopping at a truck stop and took a nap for about 45 mins in between semi’s. We jumped back on the road and pulled into Houston at about 7am where we finally reached our hotel at 8am. Matt and I had been up for 24 hours easily!
After checking in we took a short 2 hour rest then jumped back in the truck and hauled up to Texas Motor Speedway for the road racing. I had no intentions on running my car as it was just painted and all cleaned and I did not want to punish it… Well I caved. Vince, a fellow 6speeder, gave the lines in his stock 996TT with a flash. I asked alot of questions then bam, it was my turn. I think with my first lap he was concerned I could not drive. But like riding a bike, I was back in business. Being the first time I had actually hammered on the car, I took my time for the first couple laps. We finally cranked up the boost and then hit the 2 plus mile course. The huge banked oval reached speeds of almost 150mph. Small elevation changes and lots of blind turns. Truly an experience to run this course.
The next day was dyno day. This was mainly a Supra thing. We set up our booth showing off the latest and greatest of Agency Power parts and had some other goodies like Volk Racing wheels and DC Shoes on hand. After watching Supra after Supra knock down over 700hp we had seen enough. Later that night was a large parking lot meet like most of have nearby. However TX is different. Who cares what your car looks like or what it does on the dyno, it is all about how fast you can go out in the middle of nowhere against the other guy. The word I learned is, “What does your car do on kill?” Ummmm… I dont know, kill me?!!! These guys would go out and street race each other till 3am. GSXR 1000, 900hp Porsches, 1100hp Supras, and more. Texas certain is at another level of driving and building fast cars. Like they say, everything is bigger in Texas.
The following day was the drag race event which got moved ahead of the 60-130 competition which we wanted to do. We decided that the Supra crowd and did not need another day of our Porsche parts so we headed home a day early. The event was awesome and lots of impressive cars. Next time I am going to take a fast way there. I think I can make it in about 2 hours… its called Southwest Airlines!
I think this turbo could possibly power a city block.
Not sure if this guy does blow or this is “Kill” mode.
Your girlfriends IS300 seriously laid down 1000hp!
Our precious mini booth. Yes we brought carpet.
See we pulled it off the trailer!
Finally arrived in Houston. Then 2 hours later we arrived at the track.
Here is a short video. Matt took these with our Canon digi cam so real basic. You can see MartyK fly by a couple of times in the blue 996TT. You can hear my external wastegates too. I was pussy footin alot as this was the first time taking the car out with all the new mods. So excuse my (Diddy quote on) “bitchassness” (Diddy quote off).
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