Updated from July 2010 post with new pics and new data!
When Subaru released the Version 8 STI in Japan we noticed how they moved to a twin scroll turbo and equal length exhaust manifold. This is what inspired us to make our first header for the WRX/STI! Would taking the equal length design of this ...
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This has been a long time in development and a long time in testing, and its finally ready to sell! We spent many months testing this part in-house and many months testing this in customers hands, to ensure this part will hold up to any kind of abuse our customers can give it.
The idea of this part ...
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This was the first time we had tested our headers on the dyno. Based on the things we know about the car and some of its variables, we knew it would be key to do this all on the same day as all the other parts. This ensures that the HP gains we saw were legit. After seeing some peoples dyno results ...
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With all our PERRIN customers, we consider all our maps to be Custom maps, because each map is tailored to each car. With our ALTA customers, all our maps are preloaded onto the Mini AccessPORTs so normally there is no need to go through these extra steps. There are cases where we feel it requires...
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Special Notes About Your AccessPORT Install:
Install the AP Manager Program and Check for updates. This is the first most important step to make sure your AP has the most up to date ECU, Vehicle data and MAPs for your car. After the update, you will not see the maps in the AP manager until the Acces...
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From time to time we may ask our customers to provide us with a Datalog to help diagnose a problem or help make their tune a little better. So what is a Datalog? A data log is just that, a log of data! The type of data being logged is parameters and information your ECU is using to control your e...
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A new part brought to you by..... you! Over the last few years our Equal Length Header has been one of our most popular and most loved parts we have made. From the beginning we choose a perfect size tube for the primaries which produced more power and quicker turbo response compared to any other ...
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Perrin Performance Promo from J. Christopher Miller on Vimeo.
A good friend of mine Chris Miller called me a few weekends back and said he had an opportunity to play with a really cool Sony F3 35mm HD video camera. This is one of those $20,000 cameras used in the film industry to make full length fe...
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We have a customer/friend that works at Portland Mini that owns a 2011 WRX and he was asking to get his car tuned. Normally we don't do a lot of customer tunes, but in this case i didn't have much planned one night, and i was dying to tune a Stage 3 2011 WRX.
Ethans car is a 2011 WRX Sedan (My curr...
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Thomas begged me for about a year to tune his car and I finally gave in a few weeks back, when I had some spare time. Thomas's 07 WRX, as far as drivetrain and engine parts, is a typical Stage 3 car with a TMIC, but it has a gearbox with the JDM RA gear set installed. The gearing of RA gear sets mak...
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I know, its been a while since i posted, but there was tons to compile and just not enough time in the day to complete this. Anyway here you go! I will repsond to some of the customer posts in just a few!
The Build and the Results
Installing the EFR, or should i say building a turbo kit surrounding...
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When you email [email protected], or need help with an AccessPORT map, or ask for help with installing your PERRIN Radiator Shroud, you get Cone. Chris Cone that is. Chris handles all the AccessPORT customers along with all the general tech stuff. Chris is 100% a car, guy but never actual...
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