My WRX
 

Hi everyone this is my Bugeye WRX, bit of a long story as i wasnt actually planning on buying one haha. I had saved the money up to buy a Mazda 3 MPS but the week before i went to buy it i had a supercar taster day. Obviously all the dads queued up to drive the lambo's and ferraris, i drove the GTR but had one more car to drive of my choice. Time was running a little late and i saw in the corner a blobeye STI sat there with the instructor and no one had driven it all day, so i took a punt and never looked back! Never experienced AWD before and was just amazed how awesome the car was.

So out went the Mazda and in went the search for a Subaru, originaly i wanted a blob but with my budget i could get a better bugeye for the money so found myself a slightly ropey bugeye WRX. Came with a stock on purchase:

-TD04L remaped to 272BHP (crank)
-Prodrive look-a-like wheels
-Baileys dump valve, a little OTT for my taste
-Ebay boost gauge

I've always owned Toyotas and know what sort of mods are needed so having a Subaru was like starting a new school, but here is what i've done so far:

-STI Spoiler
-JDM STI clocks
-JDM STI Scoop
-JDM STI tmic
-JDM IC Spray kit
-Drilled and slotted discs, ones ive tried and tested on all my cars
-Mintex pads, good cold and hot i've found
-Braided brake lines
-Dot 5.1 full fluid replaced
-front and rear calipers replaced with new refurb ones
-Full indepth service
-Millers CFS 10w 40
-HKS oil filter
-NGK PFR7B spark plugs
-Fuel filter
-Magnetic sump plug
-HKS Hybrid panel panel filter (had induction kits in the past, not a fan)
-Castrol Syntrans gearbox oil
-Ebay front and rear strut brace
-Re wired KPH/MPH module as last one was a cheap ebay one that kept cutting out the speedo
-JDM VF30 turbo
-Samco and Perrin boost hoses
-Uprated radiator hoses (soon to be fitted, sat in the car in a box)
-JDM grill
-Momo gearknob
-brand new headlights and bulbs
-Windows tinted

Things on the "To do list"
-Respray alloys
-Install Goodyear Eagle F1 A2 tyres (sat at home)
-General paint TLC, the body is a little worse for wear
-Possibly stiffer springs?
-STI foglight covers
-Better boost gauge
-Better BOV

And thats about it! sorry for going on for ages but atleast its all there (i think)

Ryan

:welcome:... any pics?

Can't work out how to edit post, missed a few things ;)

Car has been mapped by Duncan at Surrey Rolling Roads and is now producing 329.4BHP (crank) I've also installed a full Prodrive exhaust. And i forgot about pictures!
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Beat me to it ;)

Nice.

Bet it pulls well.

Much as I love Subarus, I can see why the blob was neglected in the corner whilst the more exotic cars were chosen. However, I bet it showed a couple up (depending on spec).

Did you like the GTR? When I did a similar thing they didn't bring the GTR that was planned to be there, so I didn't get to try one.

As an aside, the GTR is AWD, so you had driven one before the Subaru without realising! :) Slightly different animal though.

Is it you I see round William Parker on a Friday? Think I spoke to you in Europe Car Parts once as well.

GTR is my favourite car been wanting to drive one for ages, i know its awd but its different i think, if that makes sense? It's crazy fast but i found really boring to drive as it pretty much does all the thinking for you haha Where as the blob i just revved it up and dropped the clutch, as instructed, and since then i was use to just the front wheels lighting up and not moving anywhere haha.

I don't purposely go around William Parker but i live near there so probably drive past every now and then to get into town, in Euro car parts did i have a "zorst" in hand? haha i was after a new gasket!

A lot of people dislike the GTR for that very reason. I still need to have a go in one and decide that for myself though I think! :)

The simplicity (for want of a better word) is what I love about Subaru. It's good old fashioned, honest engineering that works brilliantly.

There are faster cars, but at least you feel quite involved with your Subaru.

No, not you then, there's another guy in a Silver newage that picks his boy up on a Friday afternoon, it was him I spoke to in ECP. I'll keep an eye out for you.

If it's got PFF7's it's Wez's Bro'

Hi and Welcome to SES :ok: - nice spec'd motor there :ok:

Many thanks :) Are there any guides on how to fit an oil catch can? Ive got a lot of excess oil now.

Wait till you get a GTR on a track they come alive,I've pushed ferraris out the way with one. But they are a big old bus and you don't want to be a big guy as there tight inside lol.
Pound for pound a scoobie still ticks all the boxes.
And if your daft enough you could spend £10 k on a mint scoobie then spend £30k tuning and modifying it would be a one off and be faster and more agile than a £60k GTR just a thought,and for me I hate going down the road and seeing a car the same as mine coming the other way ha ha

Well first thing to go wrong with the car happened last night 160 miles away from home! The radiator developed a leak whilst in the west country, i took out the skid pan and the radiator is just a rust bucket! I've put a post up in the mechanical section to find what rad is best to replace it with as i have the old non rad cap style one.

Standard one from any motor factors will be fine.

Bought myself a new rad, ended up just getting one without a cap just incase the pipes didnt line up and end up without a car over the weekend!

I've been a bit of a boy and purchased a full set of red rad hoses, not sure if it'll look a bit much but atleast they'll be better than the perished OEM ones. Will report back with pictures Saturday afternoon and you can all make fun of me :)