As my dream nears completion, the team at DSG nears the final steps before the car gets onto the dyno, and out on the track.

Patience and foresight is a virtue that are frequently exercised when building any major project car. The foresight to buy parts before they’re required in the build, and the patience to wait for them when you haven’t.

This past week there was a flurry of activity at DSG headquarters with regard to this build. I’ve been posting most of the details on the Impreza forums. The engine machine work finished towards the end of July, and was assembled by Mid-August. It was installed early last week. A few items were ordered for the build, including the blow-through MAF flange, the ITG air filter and we decided to use the DCCDpro dual-mode unit for the DCCD center differential controller. This will enable an automatic mode or manual mode. This week was spent finishing the electrical wiring, connecting the oiling lines and breather hoses, coupling the intercooler and radiator hoses.

This afternoon the car rolled out of the shop under her own power! After initally running on 3 cylinders, Matt worked his magicks with the ECU map and it quickly cleared up. He settled the idle map, and let it warm up to operating temperature. Detailed checks were done to find leaks in the heat dissipation systems and intercooler couplers. No rattling noises were heard in the engine and no knocking.

So things are looking bright for the RASpec, we’ve got a Test & Tune day scheduled for next Thursday the 25th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). GT Live is just around the corner!

PS: I’ve updated the older article on the RASpec with more details on the parts list.

-Ron

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