On this episode of the Flatirons Syndicate Podcast, we go through your questions about our Pikes Peak WRX STI!

We collected your questions from a post on our Youtube channel last week about our car, the issues that we have had, and some of the details about running up Pikes Peak.

The topics covered in this episode include talking about our current and past engine failures, chassis stiffening, running a turbo at high elevation, oil pressure and oil starvation, and the over all results that we have seen running the STI Type RA block.

Thanks for your questions and thanks for watching!

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In this Episode:

00:00 - Introduction

00:23 - Your Youtube questions about our Pikes Peak WRX STI

01:08 - Thoughts on chassis stiffening, and difference in approach between a caged and non-caged car

08:52 - How does the suspension and tires react to the change in elevation as we run up Pikes Peak?

12:21 - What caused the original failure of our STI Type-RA engine?

15:08 - What caused our current engine failure? What did we do to address the risk of another failure? What head studs did we use and are we still using the same turbo?

17:23 - How do you deal with the turbo getting less air at the top of Pikes Peak?

22:43 - The car set a record time with a stock EJ block; are there any plans to upgrade the internals, etc.?

23:57 - How do we deal with the issues of oil sloshing and moving through the PCV system with the high incline and g-loads?

27:35 - What caused the decrease in oil pressure on our race run up Pikes Peak?

32:20 - Final thoughts