Top Mount Intercooler Removal

Most of Machine Zealots Season 3 has been a whole lot of videos that had nothing to do with our Project Impulse, the 2006 Subaru WRX STI. I know what you must have been thinking, "Hey! Where are the STI how-to videos?"
Well, I'm pleased to tell you guys that the rest of Season 3 will consist of more STI episodes! If you have seen our "Next Stage" video, sponsored by Apex Performance, you will know that the STI will have many more episodes to come. To start off this mini series, we remove the top mount intercooler. (TMIC)
Why?
Simple. Many of the modifications to come require the removal of the TMIC. In fact, we'll be doing our best to gear up for Season 4 from this point on. Some of the episodes you will see in Season 4 may consist of many things that require the removal of the TMIC: Clutch fluid change, transmission fluid change, wrapping the TMIC with Reflect-A-Gold tape, downpipe install, turbo blanket wrapping, turbo heat shield install, and installing the Crawford AOS. If all goes according to plan, Season 4 will be based heavily on modification.
Okay, let's get into the removal of the TMIC. It's pretty straight forward. The only pain is getting the intercooler back onto the car. I highly recommend removing the black support bracket for more clearance; an extra helping hand wouldn't hurt either to be honest.
Puyang is gearing up in his modding game as well. We are currently waiting for a particular upgrade in the mail, proudly sponsored by Apex Performance of course. We'll have more information on that later.
Stay tuned!

Summer break is almost over

We have been taking a summer break, catching up on a couple of episodes and getting our life in order. We are diving into some of the most exciting stuff we have ever done on Machine Zealots. Here are a couple of screenshots for some of the upcoming episodes!

Removal and installation of the Top Mount Intercooler.

Installing the Beatrush Pitching Stopper Mount.

Changing the rear differential fluid.

These episodes are completely finished, and each episode are about five minutes long, which means fifteen minutes of content coming! After these technical episodes, we have another three episodes to end the season, totalling eighteen episodes. That's right! I can't believe another year has gone by! Thank you so much for sticking around with us for so long. We'll be back on the air in the first week of September. We'll be finishing off the last three episodes in the weeks to come, and it will make time for some Season 4 episodes. If you haven't watched our drifting test video, one of the possible episodes, please watch it on our Facebook page.

We'll be attending the 2013 RevScene Summer Meet this coming weekend, so you'll be joining us when you watch that episode. I've also sent my downpipe to a welding shop for a second O2 bung; I'm planning on installing some gauges when Stage 2 is in effect.

Stay tuned guys, lots of exciting stuff coming your way!

Getting started

We have started planning the episodes sponsored by Apex Performance. As you have seen from our new line of mods video montage, we have quite the variety of installations to do in the time to come. Some installations are simple one off installs, while others require much more planning. These plans all revolve around how much time we can dish out every week. Due to work, and other personal life situations, it's sometimes hard to get an exact schedule for modifying and video making.

Hopefully you guys will really enjoy the next stage our the STI's transformation chronicle. I personally love seeing the process of a project car slowly come into fruition.

Anyway, with all the explanations out of the way, take a look at some photos we took while working on the next install.

Puyang assists in removing the top mount intercooler.

The forged pitch stop mount is installed!

Yes, that's right, we installed the Beatrushed Forged Aluminum pitch stop mount. It looks like a beauty, and so far it makes the car a lot better. I'll get into the details on the product when the installation video is released.

I have to plan the rest of the installs for a later time, but man, I really love working on this STI.