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I guess it is best to start chronologically. I bought this car in July of 2011 I believe. It had the EJ25D swapped in (headgaskets done already), with MSD Coilpack and wires, an Exedy stage 1 clutch and lightweight flywheel on the 5MT drivetrain. It also had WRX exhaust and the EGR system deleted.
However, when I went to check it out...it barely ran, the interior reeked like pee, and the brakes were garbage. The guy started closer to $3K in his asking price. I got it for $1300. Driving it home was interesting, as the car would redline at about 3500 RPM, and if you rev it to the limit it will kick itself out of gear.
After joining my local Subaru club, I met the guy who actually built the motor. It has 96' HLA heads, and I believe a 98 block. Supposedly the internals are almost all new, and it had been bored a little and polished up by a machine shop I believe.
Anyways, as soon as I got the car home, I had the front pads and rotors replaced. Have since had to replace crankshaft position sensor, both O2 sensors, ECU, shorten exhaust, re-tap a heads "patch" the catalyic converter, flush and fill both diffs, switch to Royal Purple full synthetic oil, replace belts, remove an extra o-ring from a fuel injector, replace intake manifold and throttle body gaskets, redo whole vacuum system, replace the battery, replace E-brake, clean MAF, and run Seafoam through the motor.
Upgrades-
Interior:
Alpine CDA-117 Head unit, SPS610 door speakers (4), JL Audio 500W amp, JL Audio 10" 600W subs (2)
Traveling Buddha affixed to dashboard
Exterior:
5% Tint on rear windows
Wheels/Tires:
WRX 16" Wheels Graphite Grey with Blizzak WS-70 tires
Suspension:
Whiteline 22mm adjustable front and rear sway bars. Front on soft, rear on hard.
Whiteline 22mm rear sway bar mounts
Whiteline heavy duty rear endlinks
Transmission:
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
Exedy Lightweight Flywheel
Stock 5MT
STi Group N mount
Engine:
EJ25D, 96' HLA heads, 98? block. Slightly bored, polished.
Weapon-R Secret Weapon Intake
MSD Coilpack, plug wires
A/C, EGR Deleted
Perrin Lightweight crank pulley
STi Group N motor and pitch stop mounts
Custom ground kit
RS2.5 UEL headers
WRX exhaust, catless
I have much more planned for it. It goes slowly, as maintenance items pop up and I am a starving college student. But one day....................
Plans:
Install the NGK spark plugs, Goodridge SS brake lines
Interior:
JDM MoMo steering wheel
MoMo King Shift Knob
MoMo Endurance shift boot
WRX/STi seats
Dye carpet
Replace door panels, make custom inserts
1 MTX 15" sub or 2 MTX 12" subs, with 1 MTX 1000W amp.
Body liner to stop the vibrations
B&M Short shifter
Rollcage
Exterior:
Fix rust
Fix dents
GT bumpers, sideskirts, hood
JDM Grill
JDM Burnt Orange paintjob
Projector Lenses
Primitive Racing skid plates
Wheels/Tires
Not sure, but 16" wheels with ultra high performance summer tires
Suspension:
Whiteline 22mm front sway bar mounts
Whiteline front heavy duty endlinks
Whiteline front and rear strut tower braces
Whiteline control arms
Whiteline diff support
Whiteline bump-steer correction
Coilovers for 02-07 WRX, unsure of brand
Brembo or WRX swap for brakes
Engine:
Delete power steering
High capacity alternator
Larger bore
Cranks
Rods
Pistons
(May switch to EJ257 wayyy in the future, in which case add valves and lifters)
Garrett GTXR-series turbo, all supporting mods, controllers ,fuel injectors, fuel pump, WRX or STi ECU, ECU controller/programmer (WAYYYY IN THE FUTURRREEE)
NGK plug wires
Edelbrock throttle body
Exhaust:
Turbo exhaust (probably HKS) (2 days after WAYYYY IN THE FUTURRREEE)
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