Ej8 b16a2


marv_ek4

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Hi guys, thought I'd start a build thread for my ej8 coupe that I recently bought. I had a ej6 coupe that I was planning on fitting a b18c4 into, but whilst browsing the for sale groups on Facebook I stumbled across this ej8 with some nice mods, local and cheap. Decided to go have a look, was a bit rough but I seen the potential. After getting it home I proceeded to strip parts off and swap bits from my other coupe.

Kode steering wheel
D1 spec boss
Impreza seats
Rear interior
Rota circuit 8s
Ep3 front brakes (still to fit)
Centre console
Rocker cover

The car came with a silver oem ek9 grill and a purple wing. Had my first go at spraying with a proper gun. Came out ok but still needs wet sanding a polishing. Next I repaired the dented skunk2 exhaust manifold. I sold the buddy club exhaust it came with and made my own manifold back 2.5" system with a 5zigen border 304 back box. The car started playing up, wouldn't start,run rough and backfire. With the help of rob we managed to diagnose a faulty distributor. It's running great now after a wee service. I still have a lot of things to tidy up and fix, main one being the gearbox as it's currently missing 4th lol.

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Looks good, do like the bay, just a little clean up in places needed.
Hows the border sound ? suppose to be stupid loud, always wanted one but have a fireball instead.
 
Looks good, do like the bay, just a little clean up in places needed.
Hows the border sound ? suppose to be stupid loud, always wanted one but have a fireball instead.

Thanks mate. Exhaust sounds amazing! It is pretty loud but if your just cruising with part throttle it's not bad at all. Going to borrow a mates GoPro and gets some vids of the sound.
 
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