Any Modification regrets?

[l0aded]

of all my mods (in my sig) the only one I'm not 100% happy about (not necessarily regret) is my intake. Not because the intake is worse than others but after doing my research I read from many of the tuners that the stock intake is actually extremely good. The only issue is when the car is not tuned it causes it to underperform.

Essentially every intake will give you nothing over a drop in filter (~70$) when tuned so paying 250 for my injen was essentially a 180 dollar engine bay looker. I forgot which thread it was but someone said the stock intake is good up to 195whp IIRC which pretty much no one has without FI or e85.

[Tt3Sheppard]

Saved me from buying an intake haha. Stick to my drop in for now.

[clzzical]

My only regretful mod is the JDM exhaust tips, reason being I'm looking into getting an axle back exhaust... I find myself wanting a deeper exhaust note for increased driving enjoyment.

[clzzical]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

1. My stickers. I had about 16 throughout the exterior at one point. Good thing they're removable... now I'm down to 6.

2. My Cusco tow hooks. Good thing they're also removable. But it feels satisfying getting my inner ricer out of my system. New uncut tow hook covers are on order. I might put the tow hooks back on for the occasional car show.

3. My Takeda intake. Wish I got the identical GReddy version with its blue logo to match my blue valve cover. Instead I have a red logo which sorta matches the TRD logo on my strut tower bar and thought it'd match my red TRD red sound changer til I discovered the sound changer is installed out of view. Plus the Takeda version was $50 cheaper than GReddy's. I also originally wanted a variety of brand mods (Takeda intake and GReddy exhaust instead of both being GReddy) to maximize count on the roll call of stickers that *used* to run down my rear window. But plans changed (see regret #1).

My semi-color coordinated engine bay (intake logo matches red TRD logo if you squint for it):


@DSOmegaX's awesome color coordinate engine bay:

switchlanez, do you regret the TRD sound changer at all, given you have the Greddy SP Elite axleback?

[boredom.is.me]

I regret my LED DRLs. They look pretty, but are completely useless beyond that. I have regular halogens on the way to replace them.

[LeeMaster]

I wouldnt call my mods regretful, but I do regret getting the Injen intake + Perrin Oil cooler combo. You can only do one mod or the other, not both due to clearance issues when installing both. So if I had to do it all over again, I wouldve gotten a cold air intake instead but there werent any available back in August.

[shawnperolis]

My only regret is that I haven't started modding yet.

[BRZPDX]

My regret is the catless/non resonated Invidia Frontpipe. Well, its a future regret since when I go change my headers, and put the Vortech SC kit on this summer, its gonna be outrageously loud if I don't start putting resonators in.

[dem00n]

Exhaust tips. Rusted 3 months into owning them. What a waste of money and time.

[Vegas Racing]

That I dont have enough money to do the mods Id like.

[Beyer Subaru]

No regrets as of yet with the parts that I've chosen and installed. The only things I regret are the things I didn't research enough before I purchased and never even installed.

1. The wrong STi Starter Button for the GR/GV/GH etc Impreza and/or other Suby Models. Now it's a 200 paperweight.

2. The Scion Mud Guards. These didn't jive with my wheels straight away and totally would be a "custom" fit if I wanted to use them with my STi kit.

3. The 1st bobo hood props that became available that everyone scooped up. The fitment was piss poor and I am much happier with the Syms Dampers. They have OEM fit and finish.

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by clzzical

switchlanez, do you regret the TRD sound changer at all, given you have the Greddy SP Elite axleback?

Nope, no regrets because I can still hear the difference between with and without the sound changer. The sound changer adds an extra induction sound on top of the lower frequency Takeda intake sound. Both these induction sounds coming from in front and directly into the cabin sound different than the even lower frequency exhaust sound coming from behind/below. So sounds don't quite get drowned out... more like "orchestrated" due to the different frequencies each hit.

[DSOmegaX]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

1. My stickers. I had about 16 throughout the exterior at one point. Good thing they're removable... now I'm down to 6.

2. My Cusco tow hooks. Good thing they're also removable. But it feels satisfying getting my inner ricer out of my system. New uncut tow hook covers are on order. I might put the tow hooks back on for the occasional car show.

3. My Takeda intake. Wish I got the identical GReddy version with its blue logo to match my blue valve cover. Instead I have a red logo which sorta matches the TRD logo on my strut tower bar and thought it'd match my red TRD red sound changer til I discovered the sound changer is installed out of view. Plus the Takeda version was $50 cheaper than GReddy's. I also originally wanted a variety of brand mods (Takeda intake and GReddy exhaust instead of both being GReddy) to maximize count on the roll call of stickers that *used* to run down my rear window. But plans changed (see regret #1).

My semi-color coordinated engine bay (intake logo matches red TRD logo if you squint for it):


@DSOmegaX's awesome color coordinate engine bay:

Haha I saw this post minutes after I installed my sti strut tower. Not sure if now maybe the afe is a better match haha

[switchlanez]

Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

Haha I saw this post minutes after I installed my sti strut tower. Not sure if now maybe the afe is a better match haha

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Nah, stick with the GReddy. The blues pop!