The WORX on Subaru WRX STI

This a newer Subaru Legacy video:

 

Security Sales Reps Use Skills to Give Back to the Community

PROVO, UTAH – Friday night, nearly 400 representatives from Platinum Protection canvassed the Wasatch Front, but not to sell security systems. This time, they were using their skills to gather food for local food banks.

“We have broken the record the last two years as the fastest growing alarm company in the history of our industry by knocking doors,” said Jeremy Pixton, a co-owner of Platinum Protection. “This time the record we wanted to break was giving back to those that are in need and doing it by knocking doors. We felt this was a good opportunity to teach our employees the value of giving back.”

Friday night’s effort broke the record for the largest one-day, door-to-door corporate food drive, bringing in a grand total of 34,000 pounds of food.

The donations will go to the Community Action Food Bank in Utah County and the Utah Food Bank in Salt Lake County.

“We are so grateful to Platinum for their hard work last weekend,” said Myla Dutton, Executive Director of Community Action Services and Food Bank, the food bank serving Utah, Summit and Wasatch Counties. “We hope to see more businesses get involved this way in the future.”

Sales representatives, technicians and corporate employees from Platinum Protection all participated in the event. They went door to door in Salt Lake, Utah and Cache Counties thanking the community for their past donations and providing another opportunity to give.

They loaded all the food donations into trucks and trailers and then met up at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi. From there, the workers took the food to the food banks.

“It was a great opportunity for the company to do some service,” said Andres Sosa, a Platinum employee who participated in the food drive. “It just blew my mind to see the amount of food we brought in. It was also great to see how many people were willing to donate.”

About Platinum Protection: Platinum is a GE Security authorized dealer. To find out more about Platinum Protection security products and services, please visit www.PlatinumProtectionSecurity.com.

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SO I ran across this site called Kangaroo Sacs they sell “love sacs” and by buddy said “wouldn’t it be soo cool to put one of those in the back of your sti or wrx ? ” I thought that it seemed like a fun idea. But you have to take out your back seats to accomplish it.

Anyhow go check it out and see what you think. Either way it could make for a nice Christmas gift.

They have an intersting set up also

So there are quite a bit of options for these “sacs”. Am I wrong for consistently wanting to write “that’s what she said in this article” ?

…That’s what she SAID!

Two of Japan’s giants are set for a showdown. Mitsubishi and Subaru are unleashing hardcore versions of their four-wheel-drive flagships.

Feast your eyes on the Lancer Evolution X MR and Impreza WRX STi Spec C. The Evo X MR – the badge stands for Mitsubishi Racing – gets a host of cosmetic upgrades, with extra vents and air intakes on the nose to improve cooling. There’s also a revised rear wing and side skirts, plus black alloys. The MR packs around 305bhp – that’s 20bhp more than the entry-level Evo X – which puts it on a par with the standard Impreza WRX STi.

Its 2.0-litre turbocharged direct-injection engine has been reworked to be more responsive at high revs, while still delivering plenty of low-down torque. This translates into a 0-60mph time of less than five seconds.

Although Mitsubishi offers more powerful versions of the Evo X in the UK in the shape of the FQ-330 and FQ-360, they’re only available with a five-speed manual gearbox. The MR comes with an uprated version of the firm’s SST twin-clutch transmission, which means it’s the most powerful paddleshift-equipped Evo X on sale. Mitsubishi’s engineers have also stiffened the bodyshell further in a bid to deliver even sharper handling.

But not to be outdone, Subaru has gone to town on the Impreza WRX STi. The Spec C edition has a mildly tweaked bodykit, including a rally-inspired roof scoop and the brand’s trademark gold alloy wheels. Most importantly, though, it has lost a lot of weight. As with previous generations of the Spec C, the newcomer gets a lightweight roof, aluminium boot, compact 12V battery, thinner glass and a smaller fuel tank. The revisions shed around 70kg from the STi’s kerbweight, so the Spec C tips the scales at 1,400kg.

Power upgrades for the 296bhp 2.5-litre turbocharged flat-four are expected to be minimal, but when combined with the weight reductions, the Impreza should rival the Evo X MR for performance. Both models are due to hit Japanese showrooms later this year. Official imports have yet to be confirmed, although grey importers are likely to bring the pair to the UK.

Meanwhile, Subaru is also preparing a super-fast Legacy, badged the S402. It will have the same engine as the Impreza STi, as well as a new six-speed gearbox and stiffer suspension. Topping things off is a racy interior with sports seats. The S402 should also be available via grey importers.

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Via: AutoExpress, by Peter Lyon

The Subaru WRX has always been a favourite of performance enthusiasts. Its combination of giant-killing performance, numerous World Rally titles and a relatively cheap price tag quickly earned it cult status around the world, and it also made it a halo model for the rest of Subaru’s lineup. Today we have two variants of the WRX, the standard model and the high-performance WRX STI, but soon there could be a third model positioned somewhere in between them.

The new STI version is priced higher than the model it replaces, which means the price gap between the flagship model and the regular WRX (whose price didn’t change with the model update) is now greater than ever. This has officials thinking about launching a third mid-spec version. “There is the potential to do that [fill the price gap] and while we have looked at it there’s not going to be one this year,” Subaru Australia exec Nick Senior told Drive. “There is the potential to do one in 2009 and there’s also factory limited editions in the future as well.”

There have been numerous special edition versions of the WRX over the years, the most popular being the ‘Club Spec’ models and the legendary ‘22B’ model. These cars featured several performance mods and were packed with extra features but were only available in limited numbers. Senior hinted at the possibility of a stripped-out track version but wasn’t willing to confirm its existence.

Source: Trendaz.Com

 Perrin-Motorsports.com for the last few years has be a very big supporter of the World Rally Championships, has being a supporter of the WRC they also would aid in others supporting the WRC by hosting the different rallies taking place during the season. This is of great benefit to those in the United States of America who don’t get the EURO channel and there for can’t watch the WRC.Well as “they” say nothing in this world is free, and this particular saying is taking its effect on Perrin-Motorsports.com. To host large files like the WRC stages comes with a big price, and Perrin-Motorsports has been paying this hosting bill out there own pocket. So we as a race loving community should be supporting Perrin-Motosports for all the work they do. And if you have downloaded anything from their site, you particularly should be supportive. They are at a cross-roads now because of a small 650.00 dollar bill from there hosting company. So Perrin-motosports is asking for donations to be able to cover the bill and keep the WRC coverage coming. Please show you support for them and donate.Every little bit helps people ! http://www.perrin-motorsports.com/wrc.html

These number are compiled by BlueF from Nasioc. (thanks for the hard work)

I spent some time compiling numbers for 08 STI tunes to date.

There may be some errors/omissions… if so, please feel free to shoot me a PM so I can update this list.

As always, numbers without specifics — conditions, data logs, etc — are just numbers and should not be taken as anything but a gross comparison.

DYNOPACK, ACCESSPORT, 92 octane
225 / 266 (BASELINE)
268 / 290 +43 / 34 (STAGE 1)

MUSTANG, UTEC Delta, 92 octane
250 / 260 (BASELINE) *uncorrected, 35-40 F
273 / 326 +23 / 66 (STAGE 1)
304 / 358 +31 / 32 (STAGE 2) +54 / 98 over stock
312 / 401 +8 / 43 (STG2 + meth) +62 / 141 over stock

MUSTANG, ACCESSPORT, 91 octane (CA)
233 / 240 (BASELINE)
240 / 260 +7 / 20 (STAGE 1) +7 / 20 over stock
264 / 297 +24 / 37 (STAGE 2) +31 / 57 over stock
282 / 336 + 18 / 39 (STAGE 2 - 100 octane) + 49 / 96 over stock

DYNO DYNAMICS, UTEC DELTA, unknown octane (”dealer gas”)
220 / 230 (BASELINE)
291 / 328 +71 / 98 (STAGE 1)
316 / 390 +25 / 62 (STAGE 1.5) +96 / 160 over stock *Down-pipe, 1 step colder, de-snorkled, & recirc valve
323 / 420 +7 / 30 (STAGE2) +102 / 190 over stock *Cat-back exhaust, custom cold air intake, & fuel pump
361 / 400 +38 / -20 (STAGE3) +140 / 170 over stock *FP Green Hybrid + larger injectors

DYNOJET, ACCESSPORT, 93 octane
255 / 253 (BASELINE)
313 / 369 +48 / 116 (STAGE 1 “extreme”) *”…most power before it knocks”

DYNO DYNAMICS, ACCESSPORT, 93 octance
239 / 255 (BASELINE)
285 / 365 +46 / 110 (STAGE 2) *downpipe only, 19psi tapperd to 15 psi (1.12 correction)

Please keep in mind this list was compiled to satisfy my own curiosity of 08 STI tuning results to date.
As mentioned above, comparing different cars/dynos/mods/tunes/conditions is ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE STORY… fun to look at tho.

Look like RaceWeapons.com is already having a stealth sale ! get in to get something in stealth before this sale ends.