EPIC Thread

[kingbobdole]

Its been a long time since I've been so motivated to overhaul my Xt, but the time is now! This up coming weekend I have a four day off affair. Three of those days will be used to combine these parts:
This car of course


Rear end bits from here


A slightly used clutch that holds a bit more power


And this thing I found


I'm one driveshaft short and quite a bit of rigging is going to happen I'm sure. I'll take lots of pics!

[Caboobaroo]

*golf clap*

This is going to be epic for sure! Can't wait to see how this turns out as mine will eventually get a similar setup

[crazyhorse_001]

I sense epic win in store for both Kingbob, and EZcheese!!!

The $64 question is, will those pics be from your padd? Sorry, i couldnt help myself lol

[Huck369]

Takes a special starter too

[subeman90]

yay it finally gets what I think it has needed all along. is that trans "special"?

[Hocrest]

yay it finally gets what I think it has needed all along. is that trans "special"?

It doesn't look like a normal 5 spd, I'm guessing +1??

[kingbobdole]

Yup, this is an 05 STi trans, 6 speed, dccd, 1:1 ratio so I can use the GL's rear 3.9 LSD.

How is the starter special Huck?

Yes I'm using the pad..... It makes taking upload and posting a one device affair.... No matter how goofy I look taking said pics.

[rpholz]

going awd or rwd?

i vote rear.

[subeman90]

he is doing AWD with DCCD. I bet he is going for street mode and Ken Block mode

[Huck369]

How is the starter special Huck?

Pretty sure the SVX guys said that the 5-speed starter won't bolt up, and has to be a 6 speed starter..

[Numbchux]

Excellent!!


So....rear end parts from the wagon.....4-lug? Or do you have some AWD XT6 hubs to throw in the pile....

[kingbobdole]

Yup it'll awd. For now its gonna run "open" which means about 75% rear drive. I did score xt6 rear hubs off of a GL wagon in a junk yard. Not sure I'll get the trans done this weekend.. But the "awd" swap part should be done.

[rpholz]

i just think it would of been more epic to go from one extreme to the other.

[Numbchux]

Yup it'll awd. For now its gonna run "open" which means about 75% rear drive.

Nice. Just remember to avoid the slippery stuff. For one, with an open diff and that mechanical rear bias, it'll be basically RWD, and a handful. But more importantly, when the diff free spins like that with no controller, it's hard on the LSD, so will cause a bit of premature wear. Nothing too severe, but I'd recommend getting a controller in there before you try driving it in the snow (although I wouldn't be surprised if this car hides out all winter).

Also, I'm sure you've done some research. But I've had more than a little experience with the DCCDPro controllers. They're very nice, and easy to install. I would recommend getting the automatic one, not the manual one. A friend of mine has a fully-manual version in his bugeye, and it's kind of annoying, as you want to leave it somewhat engaged while driving, but you pretty much have to release it to get into a parking spot (that LSD is STROOONNNNG, plus sticky tires.....it's annoying).

Another friend has the automatic one in his '96 impreza, with OEM switches to control it. It's so slick, you can leave it in auto mode, and forget about it, or switch it to manual and really lock it down for RallyX. I'm thinking about getting a 5MT DCCD center diff for my brat transmission, and it'll be a DCCDPro controller for sure.


We use a GEMS controller in the Ziptie Rally #171 car, it's an amazingly powerful unit, with customizeable 3D maps (up to 3 stored on the unit at a time). But I wouldn't recommend the investment for anything but a stage rally car.

[austinXT6]

I've seen the pictures, I've read the words, I understand about half of what's going on.


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