iSeeYouTwo

$4.37/Gallon? Is that 93? I need to stop complaining about $3.89/Gallon for 93, lol.

And only a 9.7 gallon tank? My TSX takes 17+ gallons!

Wheels look

Acurate one

Damn! Nice Ride! Looks like FORD is steppin' it up!

charliemike

Man, my MPGs are garbage because of commuting in crappy traffic.

Taking an 8-hour drive to Ohio at the end of the month. Curious to see how it does.

RPhilMan1

Datalogged for the first time. Curious to see the statistics so I combed over it during lunch.

Hit 21.73 PSI at WOT. However, check out how the charge temps jumped 14.74*F in only 3.38 seconds.

Definitely proves the stock IC is inefficient. After seeing a forum member's write-up and install of the Forge FMIC, that is now my selection and on my wish list.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8702705214/

SuperTrooper169

iTrader: (2)

That's an odd data log. What gear did you do it in and was it a WOT run up through the RPMs? The RPM/Boost/Acel Pedal Pos don't seem to match up. When I data log mine it shows the RPMs steadily climbing along with the boost (except at the higher RPMs where it drops off slightly) while the Acel Pedal Pos being consistant at 100%.

RPhilMan1

I do have some questions about the datalog. Such as, why do the RPMs not shoot up once the throttle is at 99.5%?

I logged this several days ago so I can't remember exactly what gear that was in. I'm pretty sure it was after I installed the intake and I just went out for a 10 minute drive to test things and datalog. It was at various speeds and gears, plus stop signs and running through the first two or three gears at WOT, probably.

I was running the COBB v104 linear throttle 93 octane tune at the time.

Today I loaded up FSWERKS' LT 93 octane tune - the one charliemike posted the dyno graph of.

RPhilMan1

Four wheels, four tires, a set of lug nuts, and TPMS. This little hot hatch can do everything!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8707833509/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8708955526/
And mounted! Unfortunately I did not detail the ST yet since I am waiting on something, but I took a few photos after the wheels were mounted.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8707832421/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8708954154/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8708953388/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8708952710/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8707829553/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8707828853/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8707828125/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8707827421/
And this is what I was waiting on. It was on the front porch when I arrived back home.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8707826807/

ttribe

Wheels look good.

charliemike

Wheels look great man. I wish I could see the car in person.

It'd be nice if there was another ST owner on this board in the DC area too : /

e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

Looks great Ryan!

rossv1

I like the new wheels.

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

Looks great! A subtle drop (~1") will really set them off.

Aman

Wow, awesome choice with the wheels.

charliemike

I thought he was already dropped ... Says the guy on stock height

RPhilMan1

Thanks for the kind words!

And I'm still on the stock suspension.

I spent about 4-5 hours washing and detailing the ST. I must say, I really like Adam's products. They worked beautifully and I've never had such a pleasurable experience working on a car. I definitely recommend their products.

Check out this photo - the top part I've used the clay bar on, and the bottom part is untouched, just after a wash. You can see all of the specs and dirt that were clinging to the paint. The clay bar took them all right out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711787099/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8712912838/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711785625/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711784657/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711783709/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8712909102/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8712907956/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711780413/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8712931224/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711775625/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8712900990/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711773663/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711772735/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8712898238/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8712897224/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711769435/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8711768499/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8712894636/

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Absolutely gorgeous! Congrats on the new wheels and it looks like you did a killer detail

rossv1

You know the detail is good when you can tell what color shirt the person taking the pics is. Red?

00TL-P3.2

New wheels look awesome on there. Even better after the detail.

SuperTrooper169

iTrader: (2)

The wheels look awesome, as expected!!!

As far as the datalog goes, what you want to do is find a wide open road and get up to speed in 3rd or 4th gear, say around 2000 or 2500 rpm, then right before you go WOT in that gear start the AP logging. Once you get to redline stop the log. That way you have a log in one complete gear to tell how the engine is performing. At least that's how us Speed guys do it. Why the rpms don't go up in your log when you're technically WOT is really odd.

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

Congrats on the wheels....they look AWESOME !!!!

and you detailed the car very well....well done Car looks awesome !!!

iSeeYouTwo

Sweet dude! And I must agree with civicdrivr (even though he drives a scion) a drop would definitely compliment those wheels!

RPhilMan1

Thanks guys! It was pretty fun detailing the ST with Adam's products. And the method of using the Blaster Sidekick after a wash to blow off all of the excess water really makes drying so much easier and I didn't have any water spots. I washed at home and our water is pretty hard. Very glad with the results.

It is indeed Red!

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually had someone else say the same over the weekend on one of the forums. I will definitely give that a try.

Definitely agree a drop would really look sharp. However, after staring at my car every time I'm in the parking lot, I really would like an exhaust...

RPhilMan1

Can't help but stare...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8715825668/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8715825756/

M K S

I think the stock rims looked great, but I'm really liking the new setup.

charliemike

Looks awesome man. I use a decently powered leaf blower on my car. What is the advantage of the thing you use?

iSeeYouTwo

It's pretty much the same thing, just much much smaller. Lol

RPhilMan1

The OEM wheels are pretty great. I was originally looking at purchasing a second set for my summer setup, but overall I'm glad I went this route instead, and I will still use my OEM wheels for my winter setup. Thanks!

Yup, pretty much. This is hand held and much easier to walk around the car with and get into tight spaces.

You could also use this indoors or wherever a leaf blower may be too cumbersome.

Link to product:

RPhilMan1

So Thursday was the first day it rained after I detailed the ST that previous Sunday. Here's what the water bead was like:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8726397044/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8726396862/
And on Saturday I received my in from Amazon.

Time to go all out and this completes my car care product collection. I will be doing the rinse + foam + dwell + rinse method, then the two bucket method.

And this is the result today:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8733987644/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8732870905/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8733985700/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8733985016/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8733984162/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rphilman1/8732867743/
The paint is still super smooth from last week's wax.

Aman

Car looks great! Love seeing water beading. And the flakes in the paint look awesome.

Is the rinse-foam-dwell-rinse really worth it? JMO, but it seems like a waste of resources for a maintenance wash. A foam then two bucket method should still be perfect, no?

That being said, it's awesome to see others into proper car care . And it definitely shows on your car. Too many cringe-worthy pics of cars in those self-serve wash bays.

Have you considered removing the amber portion from your headlights?

charliemike

I have the same gun and love it. Foam the shit out of the car and then two bucket and use a blower and microfiber towel ends up with no spots.

Car needs a thorough waxing. His car looks amazing. Those wheels get better looking in every photo.

RPhilMan1

Thanks! I think the foaming before bucket washing really helped. Many of the loose dirt particles were pulled off by the foam and rinsed away. It definitely makes a difference. There's much less on the paint of the car when starting the two bucket method, so it really helps protect against scratches and swirls. I didn't put too much soap in the foamer so I don't mind the extra use.

Clearing the headlight corners would probably look great... but I really am not up for baking my brand new headlights open.

It's the perfect method. No water spots at all.

Thanks for the compliments.

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

that looks SICK !!!!

well done Phil....that reminds me, I have to clean my car...again !!!

terdonal

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

Thanks for posting the foam gun, Ill be ordering that later today

Car looks great too.

RPhilMan1

Downpipe and catback exhaust purchased.

charliemike

When do you think you'll get them installed.

Honestly, those Works for sale on FSTN are trying to steal all my moneys

Majofo

Had one of these in front of me the other day..

He was sitting in the passing (left) lane of the freeway. I came up on him thinking he would change lanes. I guess he decided to wake up and took off. It was the last thing I expected.. pretty zippy.

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

Looks great!

Nice list of mods!

RPhilMan1

Depends on when it ships. If it ships by Monday it could take about a week (free ground shipping) for it to come in.

So maybe in a couple of weeks. Any guess as to which brand I went with? I never mentioned it...

Which Works were they?

Haha yeah, I guess he didn't want to be passed. It's surprising how quick these hot hatches can be.

Thank you! I'm spreading out the mods and not installing everything right away so I can have something to do... pretty soon I'm going to hit the wall and be at the end of the bolt-on performance upgrades. But I'll definitely put the TBE on right away.

I don't think I'm going to go beyond FMIC as far as my performance wishlist - if Ford does announce the RS is coming here to the states then I will need to return to stock so I can get ready to purchase one.

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

They won't bring RS here. Just mod away! haha

My initial goal was to get FMIC/Full TBE/Tune when I bought my car. But just did some basic and called it a day. My wife doesn't like the loud one... The stock sounds pretty loud already, so he said nahhhh.