My Enkei Imola 18x8's come in at 21.4lbs. 5 pounds per corner makes a significant difference.

 

21 lbs each is great!. much lighter then stock.

 

I do. As does a number of others. It does make a world of a difference. The car glides and just feels faster with the lighter wheels. As KJ said, forged wheels are the way to go. I know Enkei uses a cast technology that makes there wheels just as good as a forged set for a lot less money. I've had the PF01's and those were lightweight, cheap and changed the cars driving feel also. I'll actually be picking those up again to track with.

I've had knockoff wheels before. Once you go with a lighter more reputable brand, you won't buy knockoff again. I'd still buy enkei over xxr, konig, axis, etc....

 

Hey Mike, I'm curious what those Volk wheels weigh in at.

 

The wheel alone was 18lbs. Wheel with tire was 40.5lbs.

 

18 lbs good lawd...

 

because the "lightweight wheels" look sexy

 

A quality light weight wheel won't cause any issues. I have a friend who is rubbing 19lbs Nismo wheels on his G35, car puts down 385whp.

 

You are somewhat correct. It is under the stock heat shield. I had to fabricate the heat shield a little bit to get it to fit but unless you know what you are looking for, you won't see the turbo. I also added the mandrel bent 2.5" exhaust pipe and it has helped a ton.

 

I'm approximately $8k into the complete turbo set up and $1200 in exhaust. I just put in a boost controller and working out a few of the minor kinks.. So far I have smoked the hell out of every STI that I have come across and paid a bit less than they did. The really nice thing is that no one even knows I have a turbo... that is until my waste gate opens up.

 

It is under the heat shield. I'll post up a video without the heat shield being on in youtube so that it is easier to see what kind of setup I have going on, but that is the beauty of my car. I don't care if it looks like a pretender or not, that is the whole point. I want people to think I have nothing under the hood... that is until they really need to know something is there or I'm at the next traffic light waiting for them to catch up. intercooler is A2A and it is behind my grill. I had to remove the bumper foam to get it in there. Here is my youtube channel where I will be posting a lot of this stuff. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA3aUFjm7fXzgLTDmdah28Q

 

Even most morons know when they see a blow off that the motor is force inducted. If you want to go super stealth, fasten the blow off under pipe. That will keep it out of sight, and it will keep the noise down so you can't hear it as well. Super stealth. Think about it.

 

Or go to a recirculated bov if possible. My original descendant kit was pretty quiet in regards to the bov. You could hear the turbo spool and wastegate though

 

There's going to be more trapped doors on that manifold than the Adam's family house.

 

Yeah that was the original plan actually and I may still do it but I figured I would see how many people would notice the blow off valve and put two and two together. changing the blow off valve to make it hidden is easy enough.

 

Yes, very easy, and gains +10 stealth points too.

 

Thanks for sharing details!

 

I guess the biggest thing I'm thinking about though is... what now? I want to keep it looking stock as possible so I am thinking the coil overs would be the best thing for now, these stock shocks are not designed to handle these turns.. too much roll.

 

Not only that, because, let's be realistic, we're not all taking turns at 60mph, however, when boosted, most of us enjoy getting on it once in a while to feel the boost. Coilovers aren't just for turns, they are mainly for straight up acceleration. They keep the car from rocking back to front, and doesn't allow the front end to lift when accelerating because the back is more stiff, allowing more rubber contact to the ground allowing more power to be put to the ground. They are always a smart choice and well priced for these Scions if you ask me.

 

That would be the BOV, not the wastegate.