Old Car: 1999 Honda Accord EX Coupe

New Car: 2006 Subaru Impreza STi

Introduction

The STi is by far the most fun daily car that I have owned or driven. The STi handles superbly and has enough power to make any mundane commute enjoyable. I bought this car back in July 2006 and have been slowly modifying it to make this car a semi-comfortable daily driver that is capable of handling light track duties.

So far, I have taken my car to Gymkana USA, Speed Ventures, and Redline track days. I ran a 1:30.5XX at the Streets of Willow in Rosamond on OEM street tires and on pre-protuned Cobb Accessport Stage 2. Hopefully, I could get the car into the high 1:20's as I continue to hone my driving skills.

Car Specifications

Vehicle Weight with Driver: 3307 (Note: the weight includes a full interior, spare tire, stock jack, 3/4 tank of gas, all fluids topped off, a few light items in the center console, and glove box)

Dyno Numbers: 319 hp and 338 lb-ft on 91 octane pump gas, ~60 degree ambient temperature, DYNO-mite Dynometer

Modifications

Engine Bay :

* AEM Polished Cold Air Intake

* APS Top Mount Intercooler

* Cobb Accessport Version 2

* Cobb Downpipe (w/ High Flow Cat) Wrapped in Thermo Tec Copper Exhaust Wrap

* Custom Red Ground Wires

* Custom Brushed Aluminum Cooling Plate

* Deka Light Weight Battery w/ Custom Aluminum Mounting Bracket

* Gimmick Motorsports Black Silicone Turbo Inlet

* Grimmspeed Thermal Coated Up-pipe Wrapped in DEI Black Exhaust Wrap

* Grimmspeed Thermal Coated Crosspipe Wrapped in DEI Black Exhaust Wrap

* Grimmspeed Thermal Coated Port and Polished Exhaust Manifolds

* Modified OEM Turbo Heatshield w/ Gold Reflective Heat Barrier Film

* Perrin Light Weight Crank Pulley

* Greddy Spectrum Elite Cat-Back Exhaust

* SPT Turbo Heatshield w/ Gold Reflective Heat Barrier Film

* Subaru Group-N (STi) Engine Mounts

* Sun Auto Hyper Force Ignition System

* Zero Sports Cool Action Intercooler Splitter

Drivetrain:

* Advanced Composite Products & Technology Carbon Fiber Driveshaft

* Jaama Angled Shifter Extender

* Kartboy Outrigger Bushings (Comfort Version)

* Subaru Group-N (STi) Transmission Mount

* SPT Short Shifter

* Turn-In Concepts Transmission Cross Member Bushings

* Turn-In Concepts Rear Differential Bushings (Comfort Version)

* Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings

Brakes:

* ATE Super Blue Racing Brake Fluid (DOT 4)

* Girodisc Magic Brake Pads (For street use)

* Goodridge Stainless Steel Brake Lines

* Pagid RS 19 Yellow Race Brake Pads (For track use)

* Racecomp Engineering Carbon Fiber Kool Brake Kit (Waiting to be installed)

Suspension:

* Car Labs Development X-Brace

* Kartboy Front Endlinks

* Kartboy Rear Endlinks

* M1 Chromoly Subframe Replacement Brace

* SPT Strut Tower Bar

* Racecomp Engineering/KW Suspensions Tarmac 2 Coilovers (500lbs Front/400lbs Rear)

* Racecomp Engineering Front Camber Plates

* Racecomp Engineering Rear Pillowball Mounts

* Specialty Products Company Rear Camber Bolts

* Turn-In Concepts Cowl Brace

* Whiteline Anti-Lift Kit (Sport Version)

* Whiteline Adjustable Sway Bars (27mm Front/24mm Rear)

* Whiteline Front Roll-Center Adjustment Kit

* Whiteline Rear Subframe Lock Down Bolts

Wheels:

Old Setup

* Falken Azenis RT-615 (235/40/18)

* Rays Engineering Gram Lights 57F in Bronze(18x8.5 +45 offset)

New Setup

* Advan Racing RS Wheels in Gold (18x9.0 +45 offset)

* Dunlop SP600 (245/40/18)

Audio/Video:

* Alpine IVA-W200 DVD Headunit

Interior:

* 35% Window Tint

* Defi BF Amber Boost Gauge (PSI)

* Defi Control Unit II

* Homelink Autodimming Mirror

* Subaru OEM Armrest Extension

* Subaru OEM Cargo Net

* WC Lathe Werks Brushed Stainless Steel Weighted Spherical Shift Knob w/ 6-Speed Pattern Engraved

Exterior:

* Carbing Aluminum Under Panel

* Custom Cleared Headlights

* STI V-Limited Front Spoiler

* Subaru OEM Fog Lights

* Subaru OEM Rain Visors

* Subaru OEM Rear Spats