Author Topic: Touge Tuning Installation Photos (Read 8354 times)

Touge Tuning · « **on:** August 11, 2012, 05:38:10 pm »

We're going to use this thread to post up images of what's happening at Touge Tuning each day. Hope to see your cars up here soon!

2008 Subaru WRX - Mishimoto Aluminum Radiator, Mishimoto Red Radiator Hoses and Grimmspeed AOS

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:38:48 pm »

Holy Shift Bushing Set Installation

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #2 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:39:25 pm »

We threw on some DBA T3 Club Spec Rotors today on a GR STi, formerly known as the DBA 4000 Series. These paired with a set of Ferodo DS2500 and a full brake fluid flush with ATE Super Blue DOT 4.

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2012, 04:01:56 pm »

2005 STi last night on the hoist, Downpipe installed and stage 2 loaded!

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Touge Tuning · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2012, 04:45:58 pm »

Had a 2011 STi Sedan in the shop to install the new Swift Spec-R springs on it. Turned out great and the handling is much improved over stock.

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #5 on:** August 24, 2012, 11:10:32 am »

EBCS install yesterday on a 2010 Mitsubishi Ralliart, pretty great that COBB offers OTS maps for so many intake brands and even BETA maps for 3-port EBCS setups.

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2012, 05:09:29 pm »

2007 Legacy GT getting a new stance with Koni Yellows and H&R Springs!

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2012, 06:08:22 pm »

VF52 Swap today at the shop, have some better pictures but my DSLR died so this will have to do for now.

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #8 on:** October 18, 2012, 05:03:08 pm »

2002 WRX in the shop to get a Borla Cat-Back System and some TiC fender braces. Also did a quick oil change on it as well.

Like the wheels!

Pulling the wheel well liners to gain access to the stock "braces"

Stock stamped steel "brace", these definitely have to go!

Beefy TiC braces in all their gloriousness!

Stock "braces" next to the awesome TiC pieces!

Stock "brace" as it came off the car

Gentle twisting produced this new shape...

New brace installed on the drivers side

Stock STi exhaust coming off the car

New Borla Cat-Back system installed!

Nice TIPS!

Fresh Genuine Subaru Oil Filter in place!

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2012, 05:23:57 pm »

2007 Legacy 2.5GT Timing Belt and Water Pump Install

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #10 on:** November 07, 2012, 04:51:17 pm »

2012 Honda Fit coming in for a suspension upgrade. Here it is at stock ride height.

Rear Stock ride height

Front Stock ride height

Not a bad looking compact car, love the colour.

Front shot

The owner has installed an SRI already as well as an exhaust system, makes it a lot peppier.

Front passenger side strut top, nice and "easy" to access.

Oh wait...then there's the drives side which is even better....

Voila!

Stock springs

Swift Springs!

Much better!

Rear Swifts installed, not as much work as the fronts.

All buttoned up and handling much better then it came in, much flatter through corners and the pitch/dive is greatly reduced.

Front Ride height with Swift Sport Springs

Rear Ride height with Swift Sport Springs

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #11 on:** November 09, 2012, 06:05:36 pm »

2008 WRX in for a VF52 Swap along with a new downpipe

COBB SF Intake/Airbox Combo

Stock Turbo, this needs to go

1 of the 2 restrictive Catalytic Converters in the stock downpipe

Top Mount removed

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #12 on:** November 16, 2012, 02:21:51 pm »

2004-2005 WRX in the shop for some new Sways front and rear.

Love RPF1's, great looking lightweight wheel

Stock front swaybar and endlinks

Stock rear toothpick...I mean swaybar and stock plastic endlinks

Missing some bling...

Front bar and endlinks off the car, not in the best shape

New 22mm Adjustable Whiteline Front swaybar and Kartboy endlinks installed. Endlinks are tightened down with the suspension loaded up.

Stock rear swaybar and endlinks

There we go, that looks much better!

Nice new beefy 22mm Rear swaybar and Kartboy endlinks in the rear!

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2012, 12:37:00 pm »

2008 WRX back in the shop for some more goodies.

The gold OZ wheels really look great on this car.

Whiteline Flatout 22mm Adjustable Rear Swaybar

Beefy rear endlinks from Kartboy

New hardware along with spacers to allow for correct positioning of the endlinks for the adjustable rear swaybar.

Whiteline Flatout

Whiteline Flatout reinforcement brackets for the swaybar bushing mount locations.

Another wheel shot...

So here's the stock rear swaybar and endlinks, not looking so strong

A shot for those interested in the Q300 on a 2008-2010 WRX Hatch

Rear swaybar and endlinks removed from the car.

Useless allen socket, 9/10 times the metal just rounds.

New Whiteline Flatout Rear Swaybar installed along with the reinforcement brackets and Kartboy Endlinks

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #14 on:** December 11, 2012, 06:00:25 pm »

2007 Subaru Legacy GT sitting on H&R springs with Koni Inserts

Rear shot after settling for about 3 weeks

Front shot after settling for about 3 weeks

We try to protect each customers car as best as we can with these nice seat covers...

...and recyclable floor mat protectors

Up on the hoist awaiting the new goodies!

Whiteline Flatout Anti-Lift Kit - KCA334

This kit will give you +/- 0.5 Static Caster

Another essential product when lowering your vehicle to improve the handling by raising the roll-centre.

New Whiteline Flatout Tie-Rod Ends and Balljoints

Here's the stock front control arm bushings that will be replaced by the Whiteline KCA334

The stock bushings are prone to cracking and causing inconsistent front end handling due to the changing geomtry.

Tried to get a close-up shop of the cracking

Full image of the front control arm off the Legacy

Stock Tie Rod End

Whiteline Flatout Anti-Lift kit bushings pressed into the control arms and mounted back on the car.

Whiteline Flatout Balljoints installed

Getting everything in place to be tightened down and setting the positive caster using the offset metal sleeve

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #15 on:** December 12, 2012, 05:00:15 pm »

Brake goodies waiting for a new home on a 2008 Subaru WRX. We have parts from DBA, Ferodo, StopTech, GrimmSpeed, ATE and Techna-Fit

OEM Rear Rotors and Pads, they're ok for stop and go traffic but don't really inspire confidence when you really need to slow down.

Picture of the Blue beast, great colour for this car!

Front DBA 4000 T3 Club Spec Rotors installed

Getting started on the Grimmspeed Master Cylinder Brace install

Ferodo DS2500 Brake Pads on the front with the DBA 4000 rotors, this is a really awesome combination for street driving and lapping days.

Rear DBA 4000 rotors installed along with StopTech Street Performance Pads. Options for rear pads on this pad shape are limited so we suggest the StopTech pads for a good balance front to rear.

Rotors and Pads all installed along with the Techna-Fit Braided Brake Lines. Awaiting bleeding and finishing the Master Cylinder Brace.

Grimmspeed Master Cylinder Brace Installed, really offers a much improved pedal feel and consistency.

System is all Bled and ready for the bed-in procedure.

Front Rotors after Bed-In

Rear Rotors after Bed-In

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Touge Tuning · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2012, 05:12:37 pm »

2002 Subaru WRX on the hoist awaiting some nice upgrades. Once completed this really drove like a completely different car. Having quality parts and the ECU map specifically designed for these parts on the car woke it right up.

Some form of Cold Air Intake System, stock tune...

HKS SSQV Blow-Off Valve - Not suggested to run any Full Atmospheric Blow-Off Valve unless your car is tuned for it.

Had a muffler welded onto the stock axle-back piping that didn't look so hot.

Now the new goodies from COBB Tuning

COBB Tuning bellmouth catted downpipe, allows the car to be flashed to stage 2 and eliminates those 2 restrictive catalytic converters.

COBB Tuning Stainless Steel Cat-Back Exhaust to get rid of the current hacked on setup.

COBB Tuning SF intake and airbox system ready to replace the intake that is currently in place.

The most important part of the whole install, the COBB Tuning AccessPORT

SF Intake and Airbox unboxed and awaiting installation.

Removal of the current setup begins...

All gone, lots of open space for the new system to fill up.

We had to add the Afta-MAF hose to the setup since the previous intake replaced the stock piece.

Halfway there, just need to install the filter and then close up the box.

Airbox top mounted and "ram air" section plumbed back into the airbox.

Better shot showing how nice and clean the installation of this system is and how it integrates with the OEM components.

Airbox Lid close-up shot

Nice new Blue hose adds a dash of colour to the engine bay.

New hardware and gaskets for the Turbo-Back exhaust installation.

Laser etched COBB Tuning logo on the muffler tip.

Very nice rolled edge on the exhaust tip, really a great looking piece.

Mid-pipe and Axle-Back portion of the exhaust system all unwrapped and looking great.

Exhaust Hanger bracket on the side of the muffler, really nice welds

Axle-Back piping hanger bracket, nicely braced so the bracket won't bend out of shape during transport.

Stock downpipe removed from the car, look how small that piping is even with the heatshields covering it.

The stock downpipe features a flat flange with a small hole for the gases to escape from. This forces the gases coming from the wastegate flapper to mix with the gases from the turbine housing and can cause back-pressure reducing flow.

The welded on muffler....glad this is being removed!

Lower Catalytic converter

Muffler mounted up with the hangers awaiting the mid-pipe to complete the installation.

COBB Downpipe installed with the high-flow metal substrate catalytic converter on the lower portion.

Mid-pipe installed and all bolted together

Mid-pipe to Axle-Back connection

Mid-pipe to Axle-Back connection close-up

Downpipe to Mid-pipe connection, this maintains the use of the stock spring-bolts.

Cast bellmouth design with a second wideband bung should the owner decide to purchase a Wideback O2 gauge.

bejamin · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2012, 06:13:43 pm »

The exhaust install looks nice and clean on the 02 WRX. I'm curious if you sold the client an aftermarket up pipe to get rid of the pre-turbo cat.

Looks like business is going well. Keep the pictures coming.

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #18 on:** December 21, 2012, 11:05:03 am »

Quote from: bejamin on December 20, 2012, 06:13:43 pm

The exhaust install looks nice and clean on the 02 WRX. I'm curious if you sold the client an aftermarket up pipe to get rid of the pre-turbo cat.

Looks like business is going well. Keep the pictures coming.

This was awhile back so I don' recall completely but either he had one already or we strongly advised him to change it sooner then later.

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #19 on:** December 21, 2012, 11:10:41 am »

2002 Subaru WRX Wagon coming in for some upgrades

Rear Ride Height on worn suspension

Front Ride Height on worn suspension

Front Top Mount

Rear Top mount bolts loosened off

Wagon specific Swift Sport Springs

Koni Yellow Inserts for the front and rear Struts. A nice way to rejuvenate a worn set of OEM Struts.

New OEM Top Mounts. It's a good idea to replace these on high mileage cars as the rubber because worn and brittle over time.

Rear Top Mount close-up

Front Top Mount close-up

Up in the air with the wheels off

Rear Strut, definitely seen better days!

Rear Strut removed, empty space waiting for the new goodies

OEM Rear Spring

Strut set up in the vice so the mounting hole can be drilled for the Koni Insert

Pilot hole drilled

Koni Insert in place along with the new Swift springs and new top hats

Rear installed in the car, now onto the fronts!

Front OEM setup

Front Strut housing cut ready for the insert

Hole in the bottom of the strut opened up to accept the bolt for the Koni Inserts

Koni insert installed into the strut housing

Swift Spring mounted on the strut

All finished and back on the ground. Night and day difference from how the car came in to us.

Front ride height with the Koni inserts and Swift Sport Springs

Rear ride height with the Koni inserts and Swift Sport Springs

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #20 on:** January 08, 2013, 04:20:15 pm »

Bugeye that was here for an oil pressure sender install

Prosport Remote Oil Sender Kit, the best way to do this IMO

Braided line running to the strut tower where the sender was mounted.

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blessthekellen · « **Reply #21 on:** January 08, 2013, 07:47:27 pm »

wow salt really hurts these cars out east doesnt it

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #22 on:** January 09, 2013, 10:38:23 am »

Quick back to back comparison of a 2008-2010 WRX Hatchback stock exhaust and the COBB Cat-back system.

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #23 on:** January 10, 2013, 10:55:59 am »

2008 Subaru WRX Hatchback that came in for a Cat-Back Install

Alberta plates!

Rear shot showing the stock exhaust and how it looks

The COBB Cat-Back system waiting to be installed.

Nicely rolled exhaust tip

Laser etched COBB Logo and the exhaust tip

All new gaskets provided with the system

New hardware for the midpipe and muffler sections, the OEM spring bolts are re-used if they don't snap.

Bracing in places to ensure perfect fitment

Flex pipe in the mid-pipe section to relieve stress on the welds of the rest of the system

After installation and a quick test drive!

Touge Tuning · « **Reply #24 on:** January 11, 2013, 11:55:02 am »

2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i that was here for a bunch of different upgrades

Stock front ride height

Stock rear ride height

Swapping the airbag for the new steering wheel

All done and looking good!

Stock rear brakes and suspension

Stock front brakes and suspension

Front springs replaced with STi pink springs

Cherry Blossom Red (pink) springs waiting to go on the rear

Rear springs installed on the stock dampers

Mounted back on the car

Mounted back on the car...the calipers look out of place now.

OEM front brakes, these are headed to the curb

Rear brakes, need to be replaced with something larger

4-pot front calipers and rotors installed

Now that looks better with the brakes and rotors complete.

Rear 2-pot calipers and rotors installed

Floating just above the ground before we begin the bleeding procedure

Using our trusty Motive power bleeder to get the fluid through the system to start.

All complete, subtle change in the overall ride height. The new brakes made a huge difference over stock

Front ride height with STi pink springs

Rear ride height with STi pink springs