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JamesNoBrakes · 01-05-2012, 09:06 PM

Here's how I like to do mods, whether it's my subie or the SS:

I don't want anyone to be able to see them. I just want it to make a difference to me when driving. I'm not going to lower the car for looks, or add "22s" because it fills the wheel well. I've upgraded the handling and there's no external way, short of getting under or opening the hood, that you can tell this. On my subie it was putting out around 300hp, and I re-worked and modified the splitter to route air to my bigger intercooler and still cool the turbo, but from outside it looked exactly stock. The exhaust system actually looked like the subsequent year (2007?) when they went to a single pipe, and although it was nice big tube the whole way (I forget now, but at least 3") it didn't stick out like the fart-can/coffee-can type you see all too often. Borla makes some nice exhaust IMO BTW

I'm not trying to make a statement or personalize how my car looks, I bought it for how it looks and anything I do makes it more fun to drive/capable, etc.

No stickers, no stripes, no emblems, minimal fake intakes (not crazy about the "mustache" on the front) and so on.

I think there are people where the looks are a lot more important, then there's people that go crazy with both, and so on. Everybody is different. I chuckle at Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements all the time, but I know the difference between those and something like an STI/WRX exhaust meant to allow the turbo to spool up faster and to more pressure, as annoying as it may sound. Plenty of rice shown on this website with spoilers, hoods, axle-back exhausts and so on. I can and do judge these, but I also don't care to the point where I don't think I should try to tell someone what they can do with their money. My opinion is more of an "I wouldnt", not "you shouldn't". If they post it on the internet it's fair game for comments AFAIC, but you gotta take it with a grain of salt.

01-05-2012, 09:06 PM	#18
JamesNoBrakes Drives: 2SS 1LE Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: AK Posts: 2,377	Here's how I like to do mods, whether it's my subie or the SS: I don't want anyone to be able to see them. I just want it to make a difference to me when driving. I'm not going to lower the car for looks, or add "22s" because it fills the wheel well. I've upgraded the handling and there's no external way, short of getting under or opening the hood, that you can tell this. On my subie it was putting out around 300hp, and I re-worked and modified the splitter to route air to my bigger intercooler and still cool the turbo, but from outside it looked exactly stock. The exhaust system actually looked like the subsequent year (2007?) when they went to a single pipe, and although it was nice big tube the whole way (I forget now, but at least 3") it didn't stick out like the fart-can/coffee-can type you see all too often. Borla makes some nice exhaust IMO BTW I'm not trying to make a statement or personalize how my car looks, I bought it for how it looks and anything I do makes it more fun to drive/capable, etc. No stickers, no stripes, no emblems, minimal fake intakes (not crazy about the "mustache" on the front) and so on. I think there are people where the looks are a lot more important, then there's people that go crazy with both, and so on. Everybody is different. I chuckle at Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements all the time, but I know the difference between those and something like an STI/WRX exhaust meant to allow the turbo to spool up faster and to more pressure, as annoying as it may sound. Plenty of rice shown on this website with spoilers, hoods, axle-back exhausts and so on. I can and do judge these, but I also don't care to the point where I don't think I should try to tell someone what they can do with their money. My opinion is more of an "I wouldnt", not "you shouldn't". If they post it on the internet it's fair game for comments AFAIC, but you gotta take it with a grain of salt.