BME Radio: 07/19/12

Song of the Day
Aparently we have missed quite a few days, I didnt realize this so here are some makeup songs. I feel like a little Adventure Club binge.

I will be posting an update for the STI when I get a minute later today so check back tonight!

Name-calling, complaints about the song choice, internet wars, and spontaneous freestyle battles are highly encouraged.

"Broken Lungs (Adventure Club Remix)" - Thrice

"Collect Call (Adventure Club Remix)" - Metric

"Please Dont Go (Adventure Club Remix)" - Mike Posner

"Everything to Me (Adventure Club Remix)" - Lips

"Do I see Color" - Adventure Club

"Crave You (Adventure Club Remix)" - Flight Facilities

"Youth (Adventure Club Remix)" - Foxes

BME Radio: 07/11/12

Song of the Day


Double whammy to make up for yesterday's miss.

Name-calling, complaints about the song choice, internet wars, and spontaneous freestyle battles are highly encouraged.

"When Doves Cry" - Prince

"Down Under" - Men At Work

BME Radio: 07/09/12

The countdown to my move back to Illinois will be celebrated with 80's music. Party on...

Name-calling, complaints about the song choice, internet wars, and spontaneous freestyle battles are highly encouraged.

"I'm Gonna Be" - The Proclaimers

Mo Powa Soon ... STI Engine Update

Just a quick one here. Yesterday the short block for the STI was assembled. The block is a sleeved EJ257 with Manley high compression pistons and rods and a stock Subaru crank. ACL bearings were used along with ARP case bolts. Killer B Motorsport supplied the oil baffle, pickup and oil pan. Up next are the heads and long block assembly.

In othe rnews the STI will be ready to accept the engine by the end of the weekend and it will even be moved to its new garage space where the remainder of this build will be completed.

Here are some pictures from the sort block assembly, please follow the build on IWSTI here:

BME Radio: 07/06/12

Song of the Day

I have been a bit AWOL lately, so I apologize. Day job got pretty hectic closing out our second quarter, along with my upcoming move back home to Chicago! I'm pretty pumped to finally be getting back after 2 years living in Grand Rapids, MI, Cincinnati, OH, and Greenville, SC. Although, I could DEFINITELY live in Greenville full time. If you've never been to South Carolina, you should check it out. Downtown is a lot of fun, and they do a lot for their residents (fests, live music, bars, etc). From Greenville, you're 3 hours from the beach, 1.5 hours from the mountains, 1.5 hours from Charlotte, 2 hours from Atlanta. I've had a lot of fun, to say the least. Anyway, here is some music. I'm gonna drop a deuce since I missed yesterday... (see what I did there?)

Name-calling, complaints about the song choice, internet wars, and spontaneous freestyle battles are highly encouraged.

"The Whale Song" - Modest Mouse

"Jaws Theme Swimming" - Brand New

BME Radio 07/04/12

I hear that this is what mark was listening to when he got is reckless operation ticket tonight ... 120 in a 55. Way to go man! HAHAHA

Name-calling, complaints about the song choice, internet wars, and spontaneous freestyle battles are highly encouraged.

"Alive" - Krewella

Put It In Slow ... Come Out Fast

Everyone knows how important brakes are on the track ... it doesn't matter how much power the car makes if it can't stop. We haven't addressed the brakes on the STI yet so it is time so start doing so. The first step, since the installation of the part is insanely simple with the engine out of the car, was to install  a master cylinder brace. The STI is known for a somewhat soft pedal feel and a lot of this is due to the way the firewall flexes under hard braking. The Master cylinder brace reduces this deflection of the firewall by placing a mechanical stop behind the master cylinder that braces to the strut tower. The brace eliminates almost all of the flexing under hard braking because the master cylinder no longer has anywhere to go. Below is a nice little FEA model from Grimmspeed showing the results with and without the brace. For more information about the brace installation check out the build thread again.

Its Getting Hot In Here!

Since all of the sound deadening and insulation is removed from the car specifically at the firewall we wanted to try and keep the cabin as cool as possible while still realizing the significant weight reduction that we got from removing the factory components. The solution comes in the form of reflective silver film on the firewall to reflect as much radiant heat as possible. Now this isn't your average heat reflective tape which is capable of reflecting approximately 60% of radiant heat, the silver film we use will reflect 95% of radiant heat and is capable of a 250 deg. F temperature delta across its 10 mill thickness.To top it off it can withstand radiant heat up to 1050 deg. F! At only 17 Ounces per square yard it will definitely help keep the weight down while still doings its job. You will also notice the block off plates that I made to close up the holes left from removal of the AC and heater. For more on the installation check out the build thread on IWSTI.

In another effort to keep things cool, a ventilation system was added to draw air into the cabin from the factory location in the cowl. The system simply uses two ducts, one mounted up to the factory hole where the HVAC system usually draws in air. This location as many know is a high pressure location at the base of the windshield. Air will naturally flow into the car from this location but to add to that effect and to get some air moving while the car is sitting still a 170 CFM blower was added. The intake duct is filtered to keep dust and large particles out of the car. The final vent is attached to the the defrost vents and outer front vents in the factory dash. Final hose routing and blow mounting will come in a later update. For now check out the build thread for more information.

Engine Build Prep

It has been a while since the last update on the STI so it is very overdue and I have a couple to post. The good news is that the engine assembly is slated for the end of this week after a long wait on one fitting, the correct water pump and a new Subaru crank. In preparation for the build we had to sexy up some parts. You cant spend this kind of money and time on a build and end up with it looking like shit right? Its all about the details and there is no reason a track car can't look good. The valve covers and coolant cross over pipe were all coated in house since if you want something done right you better do it yourself ... or at least let BME do it! We also got

More info can be found here.

BME Radio: 07/02/12

Since Mondays suck so much I thought I would close it out with a great song and even better video. Enjoy this one!

Name-calling, complaints about the song choice, internet wars, and spontaneous freestyle battles are highly encouraged.

"The Devil's Den" - Skrillex and Wolfgang Gartner