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Member ID: chrisarella

Location: Long Island, New York

Vehicle Info

2003 Subaru Impreza WRX

Bought: May, 2003

Bragging Rights

  • 0-604.5 sec
  • Top Speed155 mph
  • HP299

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • engine swap
  • port and polish

Ratings

    • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Jun 29, 2009

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Chris Arella’s Subaru Impreza WRX:
“Sonic Yellow Wagon”

  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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2003 Sonic Yellow WRX/STI Wagon
A Unicorn Amongst Subarus

chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX

 

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Coming Soon, and not included in the specs below: Brand new RAW Performance Track Series 2.5L , RAW Performance Track Series heads and Brian Crower Stage 2 cams, JDM STI v7 6-spd transmission, ACT Street clutch with HD Pressure Plate, ACT XACT Prolite Flywheel, Kartboy short shifter, ARC Ti Ball shifter, Koyo Radiator, Crucial Racing thermostat, Forge Motosports aluminum power steering tank, Weapon-R aluminum hybrid coolant/washer tank, B&M Hi-Tek SuperCooler with Fan, Russell ProClassic braided hoses, Earl's Performance Ano-Tuff Swivel-Seal Hose Ends, JDM STI waiste spoiler, STI center console, and black carpet throughout.

New Motor Specs:
 - 2.5 Liter STi semi-closed deck case
 - Modified forged EJ257 crankshaft
 - High Performance Main & Rod Bearings
 - Pauter 4340 Chrome-Moly Forged Rods
 - CP Forged Pistons w/ Moly Coated Skirts
 - High Performance Piston Rings
 - Fully Balanced & Blueprinted
 - 8,500 Rev Limit

New Heads specs:
 - Brian Crower Satge 2 Cams 272/272
 - surfacing
 - porting work
 - oversized valves
 - 3-angle intake & radius exhaust valve job
 - performance valve springs
 - titanium retainers, keepers
 - Subaru valve stem seals

 

chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX

 

POWER
Latest
298.6 whp / 351.5 wtq
Increase over stock:
+106.8 whp / +156.7 wtq

2003 WRX wagon STI swap ej257 with IHI vf37 twin scroll turbo on Dyno Dynamics sheet at NoLimit Motorsports - 298.6 whp - 351.5 wtq

 

PERFORMANCE
Stage 4

USDM STI ej257 Motor
   - CP Forged Pistons
   - ARP Head Studs
   - Spec-C valve covers
IHI vf37 Twin Scroll Turbo
   (from the JDM STI)
Enginuity Engine Management
Apex-i AVC-R boost controller
Tomei Catless Twinscroll downpipe
JDM twinscroll split uppipe
JDM STI equal length headers
Turbo XS axleback
GrimmSpeed Ported Intake Manifold
GrimmSpeed TGV deletes
WBR500 Front Mount Intercooler
Black Powdercoated Intercooler pipes
Perrin short-ram intake
Perrin turbo inlet
Perrin Crank Pulley
Power Enterprises Timing Belt
STI Group N Motor Mounts
STI Group N Pitch Mount
STI Group N Tranny mount
DeatschWerks 650cc injectors
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
NGK Iridium spark plugs -stock temp
Samco Silicone Ancillary hoses
Exedy Stage 2 clutch
Act Streetlite Flywheel
Internally polishished STI oil pump
STI IC water sprayer kit
   (not installed yet)

 

chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX

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chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX

 

HANDLING
Bilstein Pss9 Coilovers
08 STI/Enkei Wheels and
Toyo Proxes 4 225/45/17
JDM STI wagon lower control arms
FHI 4-pot front calipers
FHI 2-pot Rear Brake Calipers
DBA 4000 slotted rear rotors
DBA 5000 slotted 2pc rotors
Goodridge SS Brake Lines
Hawk HP+ Brake Pads
Kartboy 2-pot RearBrake Bracket
Whiteline 22/24mm adj front swaybar
Whiteline 22/24/27mm adj rear swaybar
Whiteline front strut tower bar
Whiteline rear strut tower bar
Whiteline quick-release skewers
Whiteline camber plates
Whiteline Roll Center Kit
Noltec front endlinks
Perrin rear endlinks
Motul 600 Dot4 brake fluid
Energy Suspension Hyper-Flex kit
   - front control arm bushings
   - rear trailing arm bushings
   - shifter bushings bushings
Alignment:
   -2.25 deg front camber
   -1.0 deg rear camber

 

EXTERIOR

Smoked JDM headlights modded by LightWerkz
   - s2000 HID projectors
   - OEM Gen 2 Matsushita Ballasts
   - Phillips D2S Bulbs
   - Custom Wiring Harness
   - Chrome Amber Blinkers
   - 5 LED Indicator Bulbs
07 modded tail lamps
EDM/JDM STI Wagon Front lip
JDM STI Front Grille
JDM STI Blue Impreza "I" Badge
VIS CWII Carbon Fiber Hood
   painted sonic yellow
Painted Side skirts
Painted Mirror Pillars
Aerosync mudguards
Prodrive Driving Lights with 55w
   PIAA Yellow Ion Bulbs
OEM Sedan 3-piece rear lip
NRG polished stainless hood struts
JDM rear Impreza badge (red trim)
JDM rear WRX badge (red trim)
JDM rear STI Type RA badge
STI carbon fiber corner markers
Hella Supertones (118db) in parallel
   to the OEM horns... insane!
Extreme white LED reverse lights
Extreme white LED license plate lights
Rolled rear fenders
Debadged
Derailed
20% Tint

JDM STI wagon waist spoiler coming soon.

 

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chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX

 

INTERIOR

STI front seats
STI aluminum shifter trim (black)
All Black Plasti-Dip Trim
Black Carpet
Sparco Harness Bar
Sparco 4-pt racing Harnesses
Sparco shoulder pads
Spec C shift knob
Autometer gauge cluster bezel pod
Defi Blue Racer boost gauge
Defi Blue Racer oil pressure gauge
Defi Blue Racer EGT gauge
Defi Blue Racer water temp gauge
Defi Blue Racer volt gauge
ATI pod with blue face trim
2004 WRX Gauge Cluster w/
   Blue LED mod
2007 Factory STI Limited Stereo
   with Sirius Satellite and AUX jack
   and Blue LED mod
Blue LED stereo mod
Blue LED HVAC mod
Blue LED cruise control button
Blue LED fog light switch
JDM Red Hazard Button
All weather mats
High-back racing kids seat
Auto dimming compass mirror

All black hatch area coming soon.

 

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chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX

 

chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX

 

 

Here is my old interior with sonic yellow trim (I kept the blue backlighting).

chrisarella's 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX

 

 

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Member ID: chrisarella

Location: Long Island, New York