It's been some time since I've had any real updates... Since the last round, the car has changed a bit. I removed the 20G and EWG as someone really wanted my 20G and I was easily convinced to get rid of my EWG because I hated the noise it made.
So now, I have a Full-Race stock location EFR 6758 w/.85 hot side, IWG, and utilized the BPV and 3-port controller that came with the turbo. I have swapped out the supplied wastegate actuator with a 2-port TurboSmart and a good deal of spring pressure. Some of you may recognize this picture on Full-Race's page for their stock location kit:
I also swapped out my Invidia header for a KillerB due to the material used and the warranty. It's a good header, however, I liked the Invidia better. My Invidia now lives on this 400+whp Forester XT of which I tune.
http://youtu.be/vkQJO9nJPt8
I could never stand the 2.25" reducer on the Cobb exhaust:
So I loaded up the car and took it to a buddies house to fix for me:
Sound clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YuBY46YMSQ
I needed new pads and rotors, so I splurged on rotors and put on some new StopTech sport pads.
Also something to add... I also moved back to Denver about a year and a half ago. Back to not only living at high altitude, but this time I moved into the mountains a bit and live at about 8,000 ft ASL. I did some playing around with spring tension on my TurboSmart 2-port actuator and a little additional tuning, and the car seems to run well up here. Even with the larger hot side on the turbo and the altitude, I have spool characteristics like I had at 900 ft ASL in Omaha.
I put a little more preload on the spring and it shows a better behavior; I'm not too upset at 6,000 ft+ I drive at, however, I might put another 1-2mm of preload on and see what happens.
Here's a the short mountain drive I do every day to get to my house. It's pretty fun at times:
http://youtu.be/wflFvR1UlZg
On a trip out to visit, a buddy of mine picked up my STi and towed it out to Denver and stored it for me so I could focus on the rest of the move. I was happy to get back out to hang out with him more, but then he had to go get hired as an engineer at Tesla and move to California.
And here is a current picture sitting in my driveway with my Diesel Jeep (which replaced the Cummins as it was 2WD):
Also, my track car is currently getting some upgrades... Although slow due to work and shitty people who back out on me.