8.30.06

Good grief, it's been a hot minute since I've been on this site! Needless to say, new pictures and updates are in order.

As far as the exterior is concerned, I changed the front bumper and and added the OEM rear spats/"diffuser." The HID setup I was running took a dump on me for the second time so I ponied up for a proper Phillips setup. Mechanically speaking, I ditched the VF22 for a "green," installed a Samco inlet, went to an external wastegate configuration, and added an oil cooler into the mix. The interior benefits from a new gauge or three and a MY04 cluster. There's probably things I have forgotten but that's the basics.

With less than 35k miles on the body/chassis and less than 15k on the engine it's clear I don't drive it much these days. As such, the stock transmission and clutch are still installed and doing just fine. Right now I'm in massive need of a tune (still running the VF22 maps) which might expose any clutch or transmission faults. Other than that the car is running quite well all things considered. It could use a proper detail and I need to address some minor things that bother me but I'm pretty happy with the way the car sits.

Future plans include either selling it or continuing to waste even more money on it. My motorcycle roots are tightening their hold on me again so that's why I have the itch to sell it. If I can find a buyer I'll pick up something N/A (read: too costly to make fast) and a street bike. (I'm also stepping up my road racing program for next season.) If I end up keeping it I'll do something different with the seats, brakes, wheels, front bumper and sides, and maybe the clutch and transmission depending on how the tune goes.

Semi-recent pictures are below as well as a fairly accurate modification list. Look at the bottom of the page for the pictures I posted when I first registered on the site.

Engine

Internal:

2.2 Liter fully closed deck short block
Piston squirters
Stock steel sleeve liners
2.5 liter STi forged crankshaft (balanced & polished to 10,000 rpm)
Pauter forged rods
CP forged pistons
(2.35 liters final displacement)
JDM STi ver. 5/6 EJ207 cams
(8,500 rpm redline)

External:

Forced Performance �Green� turbo
Greddy front mount intercooler
NGK BKR7E spark plugs
Helix cat-less down pipe
HKS Hi-Power cat back exhaust
Greddy Type-S blow off valve
Perrin short ram intake
Ultimate Racing up pipe
Vishnu lightened crank pulley
JDM STi RA-C TGV(less) housings
JDM STi RA valve springs
STi shimless buckets
ARP head studs
TiAL 44mm wastegate

Engine Management/Fueling:

Greddy Profec-B
Greddy Turbo Timer
Modified stock WRX 829cc/min injectors
TXS UTEC (with remote map selector)
Walbro fuel pump

Drivetrain

Kartboy short throw shifter
Kartboy shifter bushings
STi transmission mount

Suspension

Front:
KYB AGX
RSR springs

Rear:
KYB AGX
RSR springs

Brakes

Front:
Cobalt GT-Sport pads
Stock calipers
StopTech slotted rotors

Rear:
Axxis Ultimate pads
Stock calipers
Stock rotors

Exterior

Wheels:
Rota SDR 17x7.5

Tires:
Falken Azenis 225/45-17

Body:
Genuine Subaru side visors
Webasto tilt, vent and slide, power moon roof
Mine�s (replica) decklid spoiler (molded)
Painted stock side skirts
Liberal style grill
OEM rear lip
Shaved decklid key lock
Tinted Windows (35% sides, 15% back glass)
Genuine Subaru �Impreza� fog light covers
STi CF sidemarker covers
JUN (replica) front bumper

Interior:

Kartboy knuckle ball shift knob
STi shifter trim
STi chrome door handles
Greddy oil pressure gauge
Greddy oil temperature gauge
Greddy EGT gauge
Greddy water temperature gauge
Greddy boost gauge
Greddy fuel pressure gauge
Autometer gauge Bezel
OEM center auxiliary gauge cluster (with Derres Catalano face plate)
Subigal corner-mount gauge pod
MY04 gauge cluster
Pioneer head unit
Hardwired iPod

Miscellaneous

Hella Supertones horns
Phillips/Polarion 4100k HID kit
Color matched wheel center caps
STi ignition key
Vishnu exhaust hangers
ATE Super Blue brake fluid
UTEC remote map selector
Kyokugen lug nuts
JDM STi projector headlights
Retrofitted JDM/EDM leveling motors
Crucial Racing t-stat
Samco turbo inlet hose
Cometic metal head gaskets
STi Group N engine and transmission mounts