RRE tuned a 2009 WRX to 270HP and 302TQ! The car was previously using a Cobb Stage 2 map (map came in around 235HP, per RRE). Mods: AEM intake, Catted downpipe, cat-back exhaust and 3 port solenoid. The car gained + 58HP and +51TQ at 6050 RPM.
Crazy. Note that they do e-tunes as well. I might try this, since I trust them…been to their shop before and have met some of their crew – Mike Welsch, Scot Gray (dunno if he’s still affiliated with them) and a few others.
I swapped my summer wheels for the winter wheels today, since the temps are going to be in the single digits tomorrow. I should have done it a long time ago, but I procrastinate alot.
For those of you who are new to swapping wheels seasonally, I ran into a little surprise today. I had custom wheels on the car and had hub rings installed…well, I’d forgotten about them (the hub rings) and tried to put the winter wheels on top of them. The first wheel wouldn’t go on properly. Like a dumbass, I got all five lugs snug on the wheel with the ring still in place before I realized something wasn’t right, fitment-wise. It took me a while to determine that I was installing the wheel over the hub ring when the wheel didn’t need it. So, if you have hub rings, don’t forget to remove them when they aren’t needed…also, don’t forget to replace them when needed. They are easy to forget if you don’t swap wheels a lot.
Oh yeah. I froze my ass off changing those outside of the garage. It was 32F but 20Fwith windchill, and was dropping by the minute. I need to get the other car fixed so I can get it the hell out of my garage.
Some pictures:
