Relocating to the US

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    IMG_2644.JPG Hi guys

    Relocating to the US , big scooby fan scouting out best place for the family and lots of subaru guy lol (dont tell wife), love minnesota and need to be close to a big city

    Dont think will be able to bring my baby with RHD and all the mod's.

    09 STI
    6466 low mount
    Process West race intake manifold
    Hks exhust manifold

    540whp @ 27psi on E50
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    Very nice and welcome! Any more pics from the build? Looks awesome!


    -Josh
     
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    :thumbup:Shot bud

    Not the best dont have alot to our disposel so tried to do the best

    Got some were i was busy with the build :facepalm:

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    Working as an Expat so out of country a lot so have limited time to juggle car and family been long project

    Did most myself design and layout, inspired by you guys first over here.
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    Closed all the hole im not using and rewrapping the bumper
     
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    I love that placement for the exhaust!
     
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    Nice!
    Where are you relocating from?
     
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    From South Africa Need my kids to have bit of a chance in live future not looking to bright may come right but not going to leve it to chance.

    Been in the states wen I was bit younger and met my south african wife in miami lol
     
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    I show a video of a car with side exit exhaust and had to do it lol

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    I'll be the guy with the dumb questions. What's the big tank for?
     
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    Dont have tank for water to fill radiaror so made one ,its one side water and other side oil catch tank with buffel plates inside, been working quite good so far.
     
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    Got the wife to install fuel cell , my latest upgrade

    Had a walbro 450 intank to small surge tank and 2x grams 440lph each supplying a fuel rail, after tuning had lots of feuling problems and found walbro pump not pumping and need send back and import new one from your side , desided to buy feul cell and chuck the feul tank and pump and go cell and the grams pumps
     
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    Ah, just break down the car in peices and ship it that way. Haha. Cause, we would love to see that here in minnesota.
     
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    Which cars are in the background of the last pic? Looks like a couple of GC's?
     
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    more pics of older imprezas and wife.
     
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    Yeh couple of Gc's at my buddys place black one a wagon same owner got 22b ,555 and some other nice toys (1M,911turbos)

    Wish i could bring my baby easyer selling buying new one or scout for nice 2door gt and transplant new stuff over.

    Just love the ruggedness of subaru , wife's got a 135i coupe 350whp
     
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    :uhhuh::uhhuh:
     
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    Congrats on upgrading the wife.
     
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    Nice Pics of the cars and your build, where are you looking in Minnesota to live there are some nice places next to the city. We can all help you out if you let us know what you are looking for on where to live over here.
     
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    Do know yet , looking everywhere at this stage. If you guy can give me the good areas will narrow my search way down and will be much appreciated :blink:

    Im in the instrumentation and electrical trade so hopefully will find something anywhere just need good place for kiddies and wife.

    Did some checking there is lucky a lot to do, my 7 year old is crazy little one been doing off-roading, skateboarding any dads dream will probably try getting him in some motocross or something like that.

    Mommy would just love Mall of America :frantic:
     
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    Brave man posting pics of wife on a car forum :uhhuh:

    welcome.
     
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    you could try looking around Edina that might fight you not to far from MOA (mall of America) close to a lot of thing and good place to live. but that is my two cents about what you said
     
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    Hahahah

    You will have her for a day and come drop her off personally
     
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    I'm listening.
     
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    Welcome Sid!

    Depending on what you're planning on doing for work, you might also want to check out south of the metro area for living. Lakeville, Northfield, etc.

    You'd be far enough outside the metro that you'd be able to get some land for the kids to have the fun toys like dirt bikes and snowmobiles.
     
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    really anywhere outside the cities, though south and north seem to have the most. East runs you into wisconsin, and west is all farm.
     
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    Thanks for the help and input awsome stuff , I truly appreciate all your help.
     
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    What, did you guys meet at Ultra? :smoke:
     
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    Hahah no but went so far ever year in South Africa , she is begging me to do a Tomorrow Land trip but my work quite demanding.
     
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    Put your car back to stock and bring all your mods over to swap into a GR here! lol
     
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    Also, with Trump as president now are you sure its any better here then SA? lol Jk...kinda
     
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    Thats look awesome

    Yeh Tomorrow land looks crazy need to go im getting old fast
     
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    It is tempting :rolleyes:

    Hes not bad lol sure good for the us$

    If our president speak the currency drops by the second, sure you have heard him count :bounce: if not youtube :facepalm:
     
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    Bwahahahaha!! My 2 year old can count better than he can.
     
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    I wonder if we were ever sharing space at this SOB! I went 11, 12 and 13 if memory serves.
     
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    I was there in 09, 10, and 11. So possibly, but I doubt it cuz it's huge than a mofo!
     
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    Welcome! Very cool project.
    Where in SA are you?
     
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    Johannesburg , east rand

    You know someone in SA or from SA?
     
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    Have yet to visit. Have some friends from Jo-burg, and know several people go there frequently...
    Hope to visit in a few years when the kids are older.
     
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    Oh ok nice , wish i knew some people there , your friends into subaru's this side?
     
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    Found some old pictures of my old setup
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    What color is your car?

    Also, is the piping part of an ASE kit? Or is it custom?

    I like the new setup better fwiw! ;)

    Edit: what kind of internals are you running on your block?
     
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    No actually, not into cars at all... :facepalm:
     
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    Car is actually silver got a gunmetal with tint of green wrapping , bday gifts from the wife

    All custom ASE is a local company here, They used to do all the stuff on my car till i started to get wiser :blackeye:

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    Yeh she going to be hard to let go :( lucky still couple of months

    Wifes 135 is almost gone , still sticking with my daily for now and subaru last to go
     
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    Block semi closed with pins ,
    puater rods
    mahle pistons
    King racing bearings
    ARP galore
    Did something with crank cant remember :facepalm:

    Heads ported
    +1 size supertech valves kit
    276/282 cams
     
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