Podcasts about wrxs

If you have a WRX or and STI, and you have taken it to the track a few times, or have tuned it up to make more power, you may be at the point where you want or need to upgrade your brakes. There are a number of common upgrades, such as the Subaru 4-Pot and 2-Pot calipers from the 06-07 WRX, or the STI Brembos. And ever since the STI got the larger Brembo 6-piston calipers, those are becoming a more common upgrade as well for both WRXs and STIs. So when would you want to go with a set of OEM Plus calipers, and when would you want to look at a motorsport brake option from AP Racing or Alcon? We go through all of these options in this video and talk about the pros and cons of each. If you are interested in any of these kits, or would like to get more information about them, here are links to all of the brake kits discussed on our site: Subaru 4-Pot and 2-Pots https://www.flatironstuning.com/subaru-4-pot-2-pot-brake-upgrade STI Black Brembo Calipers https://www.flatironstuning.com/subaru-oem-black-brembo-calipers-front-pair-08-17-sti https://www.flatironstuning.com/brembo-rr-bk AP Racing 325mm Brake Kit https://www.flatironstuning.com/essex-designed-ap-racing-comp-big-brake-kit-04-17-sti AP Racing Rally Brake Kit https://www.flatironstuning.com/ap-racing-by-essex-rally-comp-brake-kit-front-cp8350-299mm-93-21-sti-wrx-2-5rs WRX TR Brembo 6-Piston Brake Kits https://www.flatironstuning.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Flatirons%20Tunign%20WRX%20TR Roger Clark Alcon Brake Kits https://www.flatironstuning.com/rcm2836 https://www.flatironstuning.com/rcm2960 https://www.flatironstuning.com/rcm2837 AP Racing Radi-Cal Brake Kit for the STI https://www.flatironstuning.com/13-01-10067 Thanks for watching and Stay Tuned!

There is no question that car prices are the highest that they have ever been. This was the topic of our latest Podcast in fact. But that got us wondering what would happen if we looked at current Subaru prices another way. What if we looked at a 2024 WRX but with 2002 dollars? What if we took inflation out of the equation to compare the 2002 WRX with the 2024 WRX? Would the current car be a better or worse value? And how does the STI factor into that? We ran some comparisons and the results weren't what we were expecting. We go through all of these pricing comparisons in this video, and talk about what this means for the performance value of the 2024 WRX, and why this may well be part of the reason that Subaru stopped making the STI. Thanks for watching and Stay Tuned! If you want to play with the calculator we were using for this video, here is a link to what we were using: https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator

When the gearheads get enthusiastic, the geeks get going:  the new-car connectivity albatross and its threat to AM (as well as your seat heaters), why new cars and their general state of suck is making a mess of the used-car market, and some F!ed up fun from Kalifornistan, where the police can't chase you and the earth is swallowing up off-roaders  Then it's turbos, bugeye WRXs, EVCs, own-versus-rent and right-to-repair, and a breakdown of the better James Bonds (and why Remington Steele's/Pierce Brosnahanan's “November Man” could have been perfect). More for you:  DJ Contact (w/ DJ Cookie Dough), Amon Tobin (with a mashup), Air (#becauseweird), and Source Direct (#becausetractor).  Also, Umberto from GRC, The Uhhs, jerkles and unicorn skulls.

When the gearheads get enthusiastic, the geeks get going:  the new-car connectivity albatross and its threat to AM (as well as your seat heaters), why new cars and their general state of suck is making a mess of the used-car market, and some F!ed up fun from Kalifornistan, where the police can't chase you and the earth is swallowing up off-roaders.  Then it's turbos, bugeye WRXs, EVCs, own-versus-rent and right-to-repair, and a breakdown of the better James Bonds (and why Remington Steele's/Pierce Brosnahanan's “November Man” could have been perfect). More for you:  DJ Contact (w/ DJ Cookie Dough), Amon Tobin (with a mashup), Air (#becauseweird), and Source Direct (#becausetractor).  Also, Umberto from GRC, The Uhhs, jerkles and unicorn skulls.

Subaru S209 and 22Bs are special and sell accordingly for high prices. Low mile GD chassis Subaru STI and WRXs are starting to hit high prices on auctions. Which led to a discussion in the shop, are Subarus collector cars? Thanks for listening and Stay Tuned!

There are a lot of WRX STI swapped Subaru's out there, and most likely iWire has had a hand in a lot of them. But since we last had Brian on a lot has changed. With the Cobb Green Speed changes, and the fact that all modern WRXs and STIs have a CAN bus, it is a lot more difficult to swap the engine and transmission now. But since this is what they specialize in, this is exactly what iWire is working on now. Brian is trying to get his modern CAN bus STI swapped RS through California's BAR certification. Once they figure the process out, it will hopefully help with applying the process to other cars. We also talk about all of the different build iterations that Brian's RS has been through, including trying to make an EZ36 6-Cylinder swap work with the help of a Haltech Standalone, and what went wrong. Thanks for watching episode 97 of the Flatirons Syndicate Motorsports Podcast! Stay Tuned!

New Subaru Outback - on-sale (finally) this March, after delays of what seems like geologic time. But Subaru has a major problem, and we really need to talk about this, in the interest of integrity. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url Subaru Australia is stuck in a rut of extreme boredom. Product planning mediocrity. And they need to snap right out of it. Because cars are allowed to be exciting - in fact, it’s better if they are. Better from some of us. Certainly better for Subaru, overall. Don’t get me wrong - huge Subaru fan. I’ve owned four new Subarus: two WRXs, an Outback and a Forester XT. And that XT was my favourite - WRX in sheep’s clothing. Could’ve used more grip, but hey - it was fun. Subaru gets full marks from me for looking after its customers. If you’ve got a problem, you get the benefit of the doubt from Subaru. (Unlike Volkswagen, Mercedes, Nissan, Jeep, etc., the default setting of which is to throw you under the bus in the same situation.) So I’m coming at this like something of a disappointed fan. Last week, Subaru Shitsville issued a press release concerning the new Outback. Finally here in three months, they claim. The bombshell for us here in Shitsville is: 2.5i boxer four atmo petrol engine only. Right across the range. No 3.6R, no diesel, and even more disappointingly, no new 2.4-litre turbo boxer four. You know, the one developed specifically for this vehicle, which suits it so perfectly, and tops the range in Retardistan. Developed as the logical successor to the 3.6R. "On the outside, the rugged exterior styling reinforces the Outback’s SUV capabilities, and every variant will be powered by a refined 2.5-litre horizontally opposed Boxer engine." - Subaru Shitsville Not good enough, dudes - just … not good enough. Try harder. Make stronger representations to the factory. It’s disgraceful - a company like Subaru should not aspire to mediocrity, in my view, and that’s exactly where this train wreck is heading. It’s almost as if Toyota’s stake in Subaru is metastasising through the business, at the highest level, philosophically. “Outback continues to set the standard for safety and driveability with an advanced suite of safety and driver assist technologies. Outback will have an incredible specification list cementing it as the flagship of the Subaru range.” - Blair Read there - Subaru’s dude at the top of the local import operation. Dude, if the first words which fall out of your pie-hole on new Outback, which one can only presume are the features you are the most tumescent about … if this rhetoric orbits ‘driver assist technologies’ - narcolepsy is imminent. Get a halo model at the top of the range - just get one, so that people who actually like cars and driving have something to aspire to, and/or gush over. Spend more cash on. Whatever.

Mark A'Court, Owner of FreshChoice Supermarket, Nelson. Mark chats about tasty WRXs and why pies and Teslas don't go together, while Stephen moans about Marmite

What'cha like?  The big drop-in at Sand Dam?  Shooting the sand to reach the rocks?  Robbie Gordon VS in-car cameras?  Truggies and Miatas?  San Diego 4-Wheelers?  The annual Superstition Run?  Got'cha covered; it's in here.  Also in here is Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies and Glenn Danzig on stage, Ranger hatred, WRXs at Oldsmobile Hill, rollers for fun and profit, New York's "Connector", why old cop cars are cool and the Mexican Pursuit Superbird. ... YOU try spending two straight days off-roading then driving 100 miles straight to the studio, then doing an hour of killer gearhead talk on two-hours sleep.  Yikes - thank God for good cohosts (we had Mr. Dustin, Straight Edge and the imperturbable David Lozeau along for the grinding halt of Justin Fort's mental function).

What'cha like?  The big drop-in at Sand Dam?  Shooting the sand to reach the rocks?  Robbie Gordon VS in-car cameras?  Truggies and Miatas?  San Diego 4-Wheelers?  The annual Superstition Run?  Got'cha covered; it's in here.  Also in here is Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies and Glenn Danzig on stage, Ranger hatred, WRXs at Oldsmobile Hill, rollers for fun and profit, New York's "Connector", why old cop cars are cool and the Mexican Pursuit Superbird. ... YOU try spending two straight days off-roading then driving 100 miles straight to the studio, then doing an hour of killer gearhead talk on two-hours sleep.  Yikes - thank God for good cohosts (we had Mr. Dustin, Straight Edge and the imperturbable David Lozeau along for the grinding halt of Justin Fort's mental function).

The Garage Hour goons got together at Helix Brewing for a late-night chat under the stars.  You can hear the freeway and WRXs going by at speed (with an HKS tweet!), you can hear the earth breathing, and you can hear the Diesel Ayatollah and Rob from Facetagram sensation "SD Beer Tour" chat about gears and beers with Hostus Maximus Justin Fort.  So much good stuff. Gearhead?  This episode has crotch rockets at speed, taking care of your 12-volt battery, pride of ownership and why gearheads take better care of their bits, wenches in the garage, truck poseurs versus gas mileage, off-roading for the Persieds (and dragging a Prius behind), adaptable 4Runners, Palomar Mountain's curves, and going fast versus going too fast (and when is which). Beers?  San Diego's very own Helix Brewing, Mosaicaholic, Stoner Moment and the Red Rufus, San Diego's beer fests in September, hazy versus lazy, and a little preamble of Helix's second birthday party on August 26.

The Garage Hour goons got together at Helix Brewing for a late-night chat under the stars.  You can hear the freeway and WRXs going by at speed (with an HKS tweet!), you can hear the earth breathing, and you can hear the Diesel Ayatollah and Rob from Facetagram sensation "SD Beer Tour" chat about gears and beers with Hostus Maximus Justin Fort.  So much good stuff. Gearhead?  This episode has crotch rockets at speed, taking care of your 12-volt battery, pride of ownership and why gearheads take better care of their bits, wenches in the garage, truck poseurs versus gas mileage, off-roading for the Persieds (and dragging a Prius behind), adaptable 4Runners, Palomar Mountain's curves, and going fast versus going too fast (and when is which). Beers?  San Diego's very own Helix Brewing, Mosaicaholic, Stoner Moment and the Red Rufus, San Diego's beer fests in September, hazy versus lazy, and a little preamble of Helix's second birthday party on August 26.

Our 50th Podcast! half a ton! I am joined by James from Man Vs Movies as we talk about my cars (all 3) in terms of where they are currently at in various states of repair, We also talk about the nugget racecar a Toyota Paseo, for the Nugget Nationals, and why WRXs are great value used!

They tried so hard - the "Dead Stuff" topic was supposed to be a collection of slightly serious topics that would allow the Garage Hour goons to explore gearhead topics with their brains instead of a schnoz full of boba, and bash China's ham-fisted attempts at regional hegemony (while undermining the US at every turn).  Unfortunately, it's the Garage Hour, and banjos happened, as did WRXs and shark-jumping and Targa Trophy and the dreaded .50-cal ricochet argument. All this digression aside, it WAS a good episode, with excellent chatter, a call-in from Mr. Dustin, important conversations about Dude Food and where your food comes from (hmmm, slaughteryards…), plus stealth Blackhawk helicopters, the painfully gradual arrival at as-promoted topics like Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of US spec-ops types, Duane Johnson versus Vin Diesel (what's his real name? Chauncey?), and the humorousness of a custom 12-gauge load that goes soft and makes your bird gun fart like a fat guy after Thanksgiving freaking dinner. It's the Garage Hour - have some.  If you'd like the hi-fi version of this show, search for the same episode date without "MP3" in the title.

They tried so hard - the "Dead Stuff" topic was supposed to be a collection of slightly serious topics that would allow the Garage Hour goons to explore gearhead topics with their brains instead of a schnoz full of boba, and bash China's ham-fisted attempts at regional hegemony (while undermining the US at every turn).  Unfortunately, it's the Garage Hour, and banjos happened, as did WRXs and shark-jumping and Targa Trophy and the dreaded .50-cal ricochet argument. All this digression aside, it WAS a good episode, with excellent chatter, a call-in from Mr. Dustin, important conversations about Dude Food and where your food comes from (hmmm, slaughteryards…), plus stealth Blackhawk helicopters, the painfully gradual arrival at as-promoted topics like Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of US spec-ops types, Duane Johnson versus Vin Diesel (what's his real name? Chauncey?), and the humorousness of a custom 12-gauge load that goes soft and makes your bird gun fart like a fat guy after Thanksgiving freaking dinner. It's the Garage Hour - have some.  If you'd like the low-fi version of this show, search for the same episode date with an "MP3" in the title.

"From awesome to suck in three seconds!" If you're ready for one of the edgey early Garage Hours, this is it.  Want to know where the Sasquatch Runs were born?  Want to hear one of our earliest Dude Food segments?  Need to know the best way to mispronounce "Jamacha"?  Keep finding yourself choosing between jerks and assholes in NASCAR?  Think some F1 drivers' heads are strangely huge?  Sick and tired of the fallacy of "unintended" acceleration?  Us too. With special guest cohost Meatwad (from Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and cohosts Dirty Dave and Black Ryan embark on a superb sample of the best sort of train-of-thought talk radio.  Remember, Hank Watson's Garage Hour - we digress.  Man-eating catfish, armored sturgeon, Cherokees and Wagoneers, cartoons for grownups, Prowlers and Howlers, and Dirty Dave creates a new slogan for his hometown: "Solana Beach - Our Sharks Eat People". Because we're awesome.