CUTN EDG Project STi

[MeetMrGlock]

i was linked to the focus time attack car thread in another section on this forum from iwsti.com, an sti dedicated site. everyone seemed to like the focus project so i thought i'd post a thread about this one. cutn edg is my daily driver. the objective was to build a dd capable of hanging with the best tuner industry track-dedicated import time attack cars in the country. we'll know shortly whether we succeeded. after two years and god knows how much money, we will be on the road in the next two weeks.



a few notable facts:

- it was one the first cobb tuning stage2 sti's in the u.s.

- it is the first sti in the u.s. with a kaps sequential shifter mated to a dogbox.

- it is the most watched/followed usdm sti project build in the world. CUTN EDG: wdb pronounces project a "tease" - recounts his teen dating traumas - IWSTI.com: Subaru STI Forums



video of december '07 tuning session at altered atmospheres in md:



Neanderthal Racing's 04 STi



(we had a wb 02 sensor crap out at the beginning of the session and we had to abort before we finished; thus the sad face at the end. we will return to altered atmospheres to finish tuning as soon as the last round of mainly suspension upgrades are completed in the next week or so.)

Engine / Intake:

cobb "big bore" pro stage1 2.6l shortblock (actual displacement 2.597L)

headwork and long block assembly by cobb tuning

kelford custom ground avcs cams: lift: .413

duration: 232

lobe separation: 113 degrees

stage 1 port & polish

crower springs and titanium retainers

kevlar sti timing belt

arp head fasteners

the stock tumbler castings were custom fabricated/modified to accept bdl top feed injectors. tumblers deleted and port matched

heads, intake & exhaust manifolds port matched

crucial racing cu-seal copper gaskets

element 4" intake

koyo r radiator and samco hoses

crucial racing coolsafe thermostat

crucial racing radiator cap

staticx grounding kit

cobb billet oil cap

fumoto oil valve

element tuning competition catch can

3qt accusump oil accumulator



Turbocharger & Induction:

element tuning prototype gt65 rotated kit (t3/.82/.70/65lb comp)

turbo exhaust and compressor sides ported by crucial racing.

crucial racing thermal barrier coating on turbo exhaust side/ thermal dispersant coating on compressor side

turbosmart 38mm ultragate

turbosmart "megasonic" dual vent bov

turbosmart eboost2

element custom ic plumbing w/ thermotec lace-up reflective heat wrap

aps dr725 fmic

nx nitrous fogger kit (75 shot) interfaced with hydra nemesis



Exhaust:



element tuning custom prototype uppipe/downpipe, double/triple thermotec heat wrapped

stock exhaust manifold; port matched and thermal barrier coated by crucial racing

crucial coated injen crosspipe

b&b catless 3" single tip exhaust



ECU Tuning / Fuel:

hydra nemesis with launch control, anti-lag and flatfoot shifting

tuning by phil grabow/element tuning

element custom surge tank

secondary pump: walbro 255

primary pump: aeromotive a1000

aeromotive billet fuel pump controller

aeromotive billet fuel filter

aeromotive one way check valve

aeromotive fuel pressure regulator

braided ss fuel lines and an fittings

bdl top feed fuel rail

rc 1000cc injectors

element hydramist methanol injection system

Drivetrain:



andrewtech built dogbox (1-4 straight cut; 5th and 6th stock w/ syncros)

kaps (czech republic) sequential shifter system

rps 6 puck "max" clutch

driveshaftshop one-piece aluminum shaft

driveshaftshop axle bars

sti ss braided clutch line

clutch delay valve delete

cusco engine/tranny mounts

whiteline rear diff bushing set

motul gear ff competition tranny/diff oil



Suspension:



rce custom valved and sprung tarmac 2s

6gun 5 x 114.3 hub conversion kit w/ arp studs

6gun ball joint extender kit

rce front camber plates

whiteline rear camber plates

whiteline race alks

cobb front and rear sways

jic adj rear lateral links

kartboy solid front and rear droplinks (endlinks)

gt spec subframe brace set

gt spec ladder brace

gt spec fender braces

replica front strut tower brace

8 point custom chromoly roll cage welded to a unique fabricated underframe welded into the unibody.



Steering:



11.5:1 q-rack steering rack (formerly rev-lab)

whiteline steering rack bushings



Brakes:



stoptech 6 pot big brake kit w/ two-piece 355mm slotted rotors

dba rear rotors

pagid yellows/blues

gtworx "kool brake" kit

cobb ss lines

motul 600



Wheels & Tires:



9.5" x 18" prodrive gc07cs

bridgestone re01rs



Interior:



sparco pro2000 seats

g-force 5 point harnesses

kaps cnc machined shifter

kaps sss digital gear selector and hydramist system gauges

lotek a-pillar mount w/ turbosmart e-boost2, defi bf fuel pressure & exhaust temp

competition concept's cf center pod w/ defi bf oil pressure & oil temp and water temp

defi control unit

sirius

garmin nuvi 350 gps

viper alarm/remote start



Stealth Countermeasure Technology:



hardwired current gen v1

blinder extreme m-20 laser jammer

vf photo radar jammer

veil stealth headlight lense/lic plate coating

Exterior:



"neanderthal blackout" (unfinished above)

fenders pulled and rolled

apr cf racing wing

varis cf trunk lid

seibon "pd" cf rev scoop

headlights cleared; amber bulbs

100% debaged

zaino (until the blackout is complete)

$20. mudflaps from autozone



Weight reduction & Transfer:



full interior

front bumber beam and oem subframe deleted

trunk mounted optima red top in an eddie marine billet battery box

corner balancing



Driven Daily ~ 30k miles a year

Estimated Cost: 60k+ in mods

Predicted HP/TQ: 650+whp/tq on c16 and nitrous



Wrench, custom fabrication and (mig/tig) welding:

"little ricky" at 200 MPH Productions in gardiner, ny

.:: 200 MPH PRODUCTIONS ::.



Complete longblock/headwork

by Jeremy at Cobb



Sponsors:

Cobb Tuning

Rallysport Direct

Crucial Racing Systems

Element Tuning

Kartboy

RaceCompEngineering

Accusump

Q-Rack

6Gun Racing

Subie TV

AndrewTech

 

[NCZ13]

thats sick. thatll give me some good dreams tonight =)

 

[TortoiseAWD]

So. Much. WANT.



Love the sounds of a burbly boxer and screaming turbo. Please stop back by Autopia and let us know what sort of power it makes once the tuning is done.



Awesome project; good luck with it!



Tort

 

[MeetMrGlock]

thanks for the support, guys! i'll post dyno numbers up as soon as we get them.

 

[evo milk]

sweet *** car...

 

[imported_Detailing Technology]

Where in NY is this car?

 

[MeetMrGlock]

Where in NY is this car?

It is in md. at the moment. pm me.

 

[MeetMrGlock]

update: the motor needs a teardown



i picked up the car in md on may 14th and put ~200 miles on it in dc, va, md and wv in every kind of god awful metropolitan driving condition imaginable. on saturday the

17th i did "trackdaze" hpde at summit point in wv. the car was spectacular in every respect...except for one:



background: before our "big bore" pro stage1 motor was built by jeremy at cobb, there had been some big engine failures attributed to inadequate oiling. most of the manufacturers including cobb started cross drilling their cranks to correct it. the problem no one anticipated is the impact crossdrilling would have on oil pressure. with a rash of failures recently on crossdrilled cranks, now we know and one again, cutn edg is going to become the poster child for another issue. how appropriate.



so here is where we stand: the motor is very healthy now but it won't stay healthy for long with the current oil pressure at high rpm, where the 08 pump is fairing no better than the 04 pump. we are seeing 60 psi at 7k rpm, which is exactly what phil was seeing before we installed it. the problem is not the pump. the problem is the crossdrilled crank. as a side note, when i originally reported that cobb was sponsoring the project, i mentioned we were building the motor around a new stock crank and not one of the 2-3k billet cranks cobb was using those days in their pro series. i didn't have that much money laying around after the original failure that gained so much notoriety for the project and i couldn't ask cobb to shell out for one. just so you know, i have the money for one now but we are going to use the stock crank. it is not the problem; it's the crossdrilling.



so, the motor is coming out again. phil's wrench, steve, is going to tear it down and replace the crank and do everything else normally dictated here, i.e., new rings, brush hone, redeck the heads, replace (and re-machine) the head gaskets and check the tolerances everywhere, etc. we're also going to replace the prototype gt65 kit (one of only 3) with a production kit while we are at it. i will probably send the charge pipes out to crucial for heat dispersal coating. i also had a discussion with phil about headers and i decided to stay with the stock crucial-treated manifold.



given the fact this engine started off an a one-off "big bore" prototype, we are going to need some technical assistance from cobb to ascertain the parts lists they used in the original build.



meanwhile, the turbo is going to be sent to roushe for a freshening and phil is going to make sure all of the details, wiring and other loose ends in the engine bay that have resulted from so many engine swaps and year long diversions this project has taken are cleaned up. i've been describing it as the scarecrow in the wizard of oz. no fewer than 6 different entities have had their hands on this thing over the last 2 years and it looks it. we're going to take this as an opportunity to clean up the details that could not be adequately addressed previously because of its vagabond history and long periods of time out of my supervision.



the only good news is, we were watching this issue closely enough to address it before a catastrophic failure. if you have a motor with a cross drilled crank AND you are beating on it under track or street conditions, watch your pressure at high rpms. this is a relatively hot topic with the engine gurus over on nasioc and iwsti.



we expect to be back up and running in 3-4 weeks.

 

[Mr.Cool]

Your car is sick man, but we need more pics.



Have fun and be safe.