This is a 1997 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport but you can call her The Boomerang for short. I�ve had a few Subarus over the years but this one I picked up in �03 and it was my first experience with the 2.2L. Yes, this is a Subaru Impreza. Yes, it's AWD. Yes, it has a hood scoop. This particular car, however, is a pig. It's got a somewhat sloppy automatic transmission mated to a 2.2L N/A with nearly no aftermarket support. There are a few things like headers, intake, throttle body, etc but it would cost thousands for a net gain of around 26-30HP. That just doesn't sound efficient to me so I�ve not bothered with it.

I initially bought this car for my wife when we were living in Ohio because she was scared of snow and I wanted to get her an AWD. Since my paternal family has been driving nothing but Subarus for the last 15 years (for an accumulative 205 years of Subaru loyalty), it only made sense to take note and follow suit. Not only was this my first 2.2L, but it was also my first AWD. My experience had been with a few 1.8L 2WD Justys and Legacys. My wife drove this car through 03 & 04 where it remained completely stock. I bought myself a Tahoe around Thanksgiving �04 and by the first of �05 she had commandeered it and left me and my linebacker build with this small car that was perfect for her but feels small wrapped around me. Nevertheless, I�ve been driving it these last few years and have made only moderate modifications up to now.

Here are a few shots in stock form:

I�m starting this page over from scratch and will lump the last couple of years into one big summary so any work up to now won�t have all the details that it used to. It�s not like there was anything ground-breaking in there, anyway�

Current mods:

17x7 ICW 007GMs
215/45 Fuzion ZRIs
Yakima full Q tower system with dual Steelhead fork-mount rails
Pioneer DEH-P7600MP
Sirius Sportster
Front stage: Pioneer TS-A1680R 6.5 4-ways
Rear stage: Pioneer 4.0
Alphasonik Q-Reference QW10s (x2)
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Sound dampening in cargo area
Debadged

Planned mods:

KYB AG-2 struts all around
Eibach lowering springs: 1.5 rear, 2.0 front
2.5RS front disc upgrade
2.5 RS front bumper conversion
A better solution for audio bottom-end (I don�t like the box taking up cargo space)
Replace the seats with something that offers more support and comfort, maybe from an 03 WRX
JDM rail molding to fill in gaps left by stock roof rack
Repaint in a solid Acadia green
Remote start/entry
Continue sound dampening through cabin and in doors
New OEM carpet & floor mats
Headlight conversion or light bar for improved vision
Restitch door panels and seat inserts to replace splash pattern, match the headliner
Carputer w/ 7" touch screen: GPS, internet & map access, mp3 & video capabilities

As you can see, these plans aren�t exactly radical�

Page 1 - General Overview
Page 2 - 2005/2006 Summary
Page 3 - 2007 in a nutshell
Page 4 - 2008: The Year of the Boomerang