so i’ve been a subaru guy for years now and i don’t see myself buying any other brand of car…not that i dislike any other cars but i’ve found a comfort zone with subarus and i’ll stay there for a while.
my old suby’s were POS’s and i always did everything half assed wether it came to painting things or trying to go the cheap route on everything…
i finally found a car worth doing things to, aka: pouring my money into it.
i’ve wanted a “bugeye” WRX for 2 years now and in January i finally found one with a great price and pulled the trigger…the only things i disliked about this car were the color and miles on it. i am not a huge fan of silver but it didnt bother me to where id pass up on a good deal…and the high miles (135kmi) when i bought it kind of urked me but again wasnt that bothered.
i’ve told myself time and time again to be anal about this car because its worth it to me…if i try and do things half assed it will turn into a car i’m not proud of and i cant have that…
for the plans…right now im in the middle of a turbo swap…i just picked up a vf39 (04-05 STi turbo), i modded my stock injectors to flow around 820cc instead of the normal 440cc, i found a BIG TMIC, and i need to order a 255lph Walboro Fuel Pump this coming week then all i need is a dyno tune and im hoping between 270-290awhp range instead of the stock 170/80ish awhp…i was running a stage 2 COBB accessport for a little while but just wasnt satisfied with it…i needed more
long term goal is a rotated GT35r kit, built 2.5L, STi 6 Speed…basically i wanna see 600+ awhp, i think im just going to sell a testicle (can you still do that?) to afford this!
for the mods:
Injen SES CBE 3"
Custom 2.5" Bellmouth Downpipe
05 STi up pipe
Perrin Turbo Inlet
Buschar Racing CAI
Blitz BOV (i like the noise)
IHI vf39 turbo
Modded “Stock” Injectors
255 Walboro FP
yes lip kit i need bad…i think im going to for an aggressive wheel fitment though, if done right they can look so sick…im thinking 17x9.5 Rotas or Volks…and for the wing, i hate STi wings on bugeyes…their front ends dont compliment it enough so i want to go wingless but with a limited lip and an 06-07 roof spoiler! we’ll see though im gonna try everything and see what looks the best!
if things are cheaped out, they will be made to perfection…im in college and poor but i am trying to afford things…and there will be nothing ricey on my car FU^K THAT!
yes 5x100 on all subaru models except for the 05 STi’s and up (i believe)…its sweet its like big kid lego’s for wheels!
Looks good! I love the bug eye cars more than the newer lineups. I bought one myself a few months back and have been slowly converting it over to Rally America spec. Caging it, full skidplates, brake swaps, ducting/aero, oh and an SVX 3.3L engine swap w/ 06 Sti gearbox
yeah i imagine SRP wingless are hard to find…what i think im going to do is take my wing off tac weld metal sheets underneath the holes on the inside of the trunk, bondo them over and re-spray the trunk!!
don’t put bondo on the trunk! just fill the hole with a weld…if you know what I mean…or just get a 2.5 rs or an impreza trunk or something that didn’t have a wing from the factory…the bondo will crack if it’s not done right…or just go cf…lol
