A few days ago Gary brought his gorgeous WRB 2011 STI Sedan to our location here in Marietta, Georgia for a frenzy of high end motorsports grade suspension upgrades. This STI will be seeing many HPDE events in the future and Gary wants to make sure the car is more than capable putting down some brutally fast lap times. With the help from our long term friends over at JRZ Suspension Engineering, we hooked this STI up with a set of RS1 Coilovers. This is a single adjustable monotube damper from the same company that builds the dedicated race shocks you see in action at events such as American LeMans Series and Grand-Am. The RS1 is built on the same production line and shares components with their pro racing applications so we know Gary’s STI will feel right at home on the track as well as the city streets. Along with the shock upgrade, an assortment of chassis braces from GTSPEC and Whiteline bushings were installed to assure this STI stays planted through every turn at Road Atlanta. After all components were expertly installed, we wrapped things up with a FP Spec corner balance and custom alignment. Here is a full list of the parts we installed on Gary’s STI:

• JRZ RS1 Coilovers
• GTSPEC Rear Control Arms
• GTSPEC Fender Braces
• GTSPEC Rear Trailing Arms
• Whiteline Front Roll Centre Bump Steer Bushings
• Whiteline Front Control Arm Bushings
• Whiteline Rear Control Arm Bushings
• Whiteline Rear Toe Arm Bushings
• FP Spec Corner Balance and Alignment

This is the first of three very large scale builds coming out of Forged Performance in the coming weeks.  Builds like this always capture everyone’s attention and imagination and involved much more than just power adders.  Everything has be customized exactly to the owner’s liking and the end result it very tasteful, artistic, yet brutally powerful.  Todd, a long time customer and friend of the shop came to us a while ago with plans to further upgrade his GT-R. He previously had a stock block, HKS GT800 setup with a mild transmission upgrade. It was quickly decided that more power was desired and the HKS kit would not be sufficient to get the job finished. This is without a question one of the more exciting builds we have had the pleasure to work on. No expense was spared on this project. Todd decided on our 4.0L FP1R reinforced shortblock and FP1R head package as the heart of the build. This time around we went with the JUN Billet Wheel GTX35R turbo kit with a goal of over 1200 whp. To support this power we went with our in-house prepared Stage 4 transmission build using a full PPG 1-6 gear set and Dodson ProMax clutch assembly, and countless seals, bits, and small parts.  Todd added countless additional parts along the way which really turned this project from a basic high hp build into a very special project. This beast is now up and running and we will be tuning this week. We will update this thread with power numbers as soon as we can but we are shooting for 1200whp+.  Modification list and pictures below!

Power Upgrades:

• Forged FP1-R 4.0 Shortblock
• Forged FP1-R Head Package
• Kelford Camshafts
• Twin GTX35R R35 Turbo Kit
• Greddy XL FMIC w/ IC Piping
• Greddy RX Intake Manifold
• Greddy Billet Throttle Bodies
• GTC 102mm Titan Exhaust
• ID2000 Injectors
• AMS Alpha Fuel System
• FP Spec Stage 4 Transmission
• PPG 1-6 Gear Set
• Dodson  Pro Max Clutch Assembly
• Dodson Upgraded Shift Fork
• Dodson Fasteners and Small bits
• DriveShaftShop Front and Rear Axles
• OS Giken Rear Differential and HKS Kansai Front Differential

Too much to list…

Interior/Exterior:

HRE P44SC 20×10/20×12 Gloss Black
Toyo R888 285/315
Forged Performance R35 GT-R Bolt-In 4-Point Rear Cage/Harness Bar
Schroth Profi ASM Harnesses

Suspension:

• JRZ RS Pro Silent Coilovers
• Forged Performance Sway Bar and Racing Endlink Kit
• SPL Rear Camber Arms
• SPL Rear Toe Arms

Sharif is done with the dyno break-in and patiently waiting for one of the most exciting developments in GT-R engine management: Motec M1 ECU! Stay Tuned for Dyno Results!