Five small COBB parts under one hundred dollars each address specific failure points that turn into bigger, more expensive problems if left alone: an intercooler isolator bushing, a throttle body coupler, a…
COBB is known for the Accessport, exhausts, and turbo hardware, but the brand also makes a set of small, inexpensive parts that finish the details those bigger purchases skip entirely. A silicone…
Five parts prepare a Civic Type R for its first track day without touching the engine tune: wheel spacers for proper stance and clearance, a higher flow fuel pump, a baffled oil…
Five parts under one hundred seventy five dollars each finish the small details a Civic Type R FK8 skips from the factory: a racing coolant upgrade, a relocated front plate, a proper…
Five Perrin parts under sixty dollars each clean up common annoyances on a WRX or STI without touching engine or suspension tuning: a battery tie down, a pulley cover, a trunk handle,…
Three parts under forty two dollars each measurably tighten up shift feel on a WRX or STI: a rear shifter bushing, a clutch delay valve delete, and a billet clutch fork pivot.…
Drivetrain slop on a WRX or STI comes from three specific places: soft rubber bushings in the rear differential mounts, play in the driveshaft carrier bearing setup, and flex in the diff…
Lowering a WRX or STI on springs pulls the front camber negative, shifts the front roll center, and throws the rear control arms out of their factory geometry, and a standard alignment…
Upgrading the rear sway bar delivers the more noticeable handling change for most Civic Type R owners, since it directly reduces the factory’s built-in understeer bias and sharpens turn-in and rotation. A…
Lowering springs are the better choice for a daily-driven Civic Type R that just wants a lower stance and sharper look with minimal complication, while coilovers are the better choice for anyone…
A WRX or STI that feels completely sorted on the street can run into real trouble the first time it sees a track day. Sustained hard driving pushes cooling, braking, clutch engagement,…
Buying performance parts one at a time is the normal path for most builds, but COBB also sells a bundled option for the Subaru STI that packages three of its most popular…
The factory coolant expansion tank on the FK8 and FL5 Civic Type R is made of plastic mounted directly next to the turbo, and repeated heat cycling makes that plastic brittle enough…
The factory boost control system on a 2008-2012 Subaru WRX or Subaru STI was engineered for stock hardware and stock boost targets, and it starts showing its limits the moment a build…
EBC Yellowstuff is the better choice for a daily-driven Civic Type R focused on street performance, while EBC Bluestuff is the better choice for a car that regularly sees track days. Both…