Depends on suspention setup and types, coilover suspention can be lowerd and adjusted without changing the travel. This car also has a Variable Ride Height system wich raises it enouh for driving so the tyres dont hit the gaurds. Theres room for sufficent travel with the Variable Ride Height system there.
Sick. I own a 2006 sedan but really wanted a wagon. After watching this I am tempted to sell mine and find a wagon. Mad props. Wish my wife would buy one and build it.
The dyno I ran on reads high. I wasn't aware of it at the time this video was shot. So according to the dyno, I did get 340. More realisitcally its about 300. You're right and thank you for not being rude about it though! :)
Because I wanted a wagon. Because I didn't want an sti. Building a car isn't about saving cash, it's about taking a vehicle you love and making it your own. I'd never trade my wagon for an sti. Ever. And I have no regrets at the amount of money I've poured into it. Not to mention, my WRX is now as quick as a stage 2 sti.
What is with all the negative comments on this. Just because a girl owns this instead of a guy doesn't make it less of a REX. That's a dope subie if you ask me.
while that's a fact, it varies quite a bit. Furthermore she's using a VF39 and 565cc injectors. That combination makes it impossible to reach 340whp. Katie already PM'd me about with an honest answer. Let's not worry about the numbers and get back to looking at that beautiful car!
Thanks for trying to understand... The VRH system only adds 29 lbs, that includes compressor and tank. Well worth it for us and the main reason we got this setup was due to our driveway.
I'm sure about them for all Subaru owners who care about their paint. Now other makes of cars, meh... not so much. But Subaru is a AWD rally based car so the flaps are fitting. This is my wifes car and the flaps were one of her first mods. She used to take it off-road (mud, gravel, snow). They have protected the paint a ton! We've talked about possible removing them but it would take away from the OG look. Plus the paint would suffer, rock chips happen even from highway driving.
3", catless pipe with a Turbo XS exhaust, 2.5L block with the 2.0L heads (raises compression to 9.5:1), Vf39 turbo, custom tune. It's hitting about 240awhp right now at 6000' elevation; stock STis usually hit about 225whp at this altitude. I'm getting it set up to run E85; I have the injectors and fuel pump, but I have a bum clutch. When I get the clutch replaced, I ought to be hitting ~300awhp. In fact, I'd be hitting about 275awhp on 91 octane if it weren't for the clutch right now.
Katie you go girl!!! Clean and simple just the way they should be. Wish I could talk my wife into getting a Subie so we could have his and hers. Until then it's just me and my bugeye :(
It's NOT on bags. It's a "Cup kit" on top of her coil-overs. It's Umbrella Auto Design's Variable Ride Height Kit aka VRH System. Look it up! It handles like normal coil-overs and adjusts up/down an 1.5"
Well, I hope it works out for you. I know that even a small drop in these cars effects the handling drastically. The spring rate defines the characteristics of the ride, thus cannot be adjusted. A spring rate is the springs rate in compression, you can however adjust where in that rate you start from. So I see what your trying to say and I hope it pans out. I just didn't see the point of the VRH system and coil-overs unless it was purely for appearance, that's a lot of added weight.
I have a red 05 wagon with gold rota tarmac 2's. I have 340whp as well. This though, this is way more badass, I love the sedan fenders, I love the front splitter and the hellas. Maybe one day mine will look like this one, but for now it's just a sleeper. Nice video!
My advice: Go out and test drive the WRX and STi. I previously owned a 2003 wrx and it was great. (Now have a 2007 STi) Never let me down reliability wise and was great in the snow. The STi (stock for stock) is in a different league though. Don't get me wrong, the WRX is a great car but if your budget allows for it, go for the STi. You will not be disappointed. They will both get you through the winters.
The dyno results are real numbers on the dyno I ran on. I can't post a link to the video or a photo of my dyno sheet on here for some reason. You had the Umbrella suspension? My car was the first Subaru it went on last May so if you have it and it already went out you're probably able to get that fixed under warranty.
Thought the driver (Katie ?) looked nervous and tentative even parking the thing. Can't believe she is comfortable and confident actually driving on the road.
If you remove the cover on the piller under where the belt is attached, you'll see area's where it obviously rubs, which makes the horrid high pitch squeaking. You have to shave those down and the noises should go away. It was well worth the time to do to fix it. :)
I know this, but whats to say this car isnt already setup for track racing?? the variable ride height setup make it look stanced when its lowerd but when its raised (look how much more clearance there is!) its more than likley the car has a well balanced setup for what the driver wants..
'04s are still great; they just had slightly weaker gears than '05 and up. It's not something to replace right away, but you'll want to if you start to make bigger power (300+awhp, say). A tune is what you do with the Cobb AccessPort. Basically, it reprograms the computer for fueling, turbo boost; that sort of thing. It's really best to pay a pro to do a proper tune for you once you have your mods done (plan on about $500 for that). There are other goodies, too. WRXes are great cars to soup up!
As a long time Sti and off-road addict. I have to agree with some of these comments against the stances. 4x4 are made for extreme road condition and I think that's where it should belong. Flush civics are cool.
Preach brotha preach!! I 100% understand your point, slammed doesn't necessarily mean non-functional. It depends on how it's set up, some are just for show and some are for serious performance. Usually lower and stiffer is better for handling at track because of less body roll and quicker reaction times etc...But I've just started mech. engineering so i've yet to learn XD Hope to own a suby one day.
interesting, so are you hinting that I steer clear of an '04? and what do you mean by "tune" I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but you seem to know what you're talking about and I'm REALLY trying to learn :)
Hey, I meant to thank you before, but I got caught up breaking one of my rules, "Never argue on the internet". Imma take some time this summer and try all three cars, see which one is more fun to drive. Thanks for your input!
That's the point I was making. Any time you pull an automatic from park, it needs to go through reverse(setting off the lights as you switch into drive); that is a dead giveaway, as all autoboxes do this. I take it you've never driven a manual before? You are aware that you can leave the car in gear without holding the lever, right?
Nice. Very clean but as mentioned it needs something done to the rear, maybe a lip diffuser/spoiler. Maybe just a subaru logo to the mud flaps as they do look rather tall and plain.
No, you are completely wrong here. As are the MANY other people who like to say the same thing. Mud flaps keep the sides of cars MUCH cleaner especially in the rain (we live in Seattle) and also during hard mountain driving or when she's doing track days or AutoX, the debris don't fly up and damage her paint.
On the other hand dynos can be calibrated by the tuner to give users whatever results they please (and they often do). This car is in Washington and 565s won't support E85, so logically it's 93 octane. Dyno numbers vary, but the numbers she got on this very 'standard' setup are ludicrous even if it's a Dynapack. On a median reading dyno, this car would probably not even break 300.
Quote from BC racing.com "BR Series Street and Circuit Coilover Pillowball upper mount Camber adjustable top mounts Aluminium top plates 30 way adjustable damping Adjustable spring platform Height adjustment via bottom mount to retain full damper travel Bearing mounted upper front spring platform Dust boot to protect damper seals" This car is perfect for track and street and can easily be adjusted if need be. The parts list on this is a recipe for fast track times. This WRX = Functional
Is there any difference between the wagon vs sedan WRX engine? I'm just asking because I'm getting a 2004 WRX (still deciding on wagon or sedan) and I'd like to mod my car to its fullest potential. I hear that the transmission can only handle so much torque? So I'd like to know where to start with the upgrades. I've heard talk about Cobb accessports and such.
Gonna do a short video soon Ill let you know when Ill post it, mine is not as clean as this one (planning to do the body with a special color hehe) but the stance is there ! Just need to drop a STi and the body like I said and wish people will like mine the way people love this one ! Except Im planning to stick to the OEM Wagon body :P
Now I'm not saying that everyone who chose "static" suspension is like the type of person I described. Just the ones who hate on anyone without "static". I live in Miami, and even though the roads are nice, the driveways and lot entrances are usually stupidly sloped, so I wouldn't opt for anything other than bagged suspension if I'm going to lower my car. I want to be able to raise it up so I don't look stupid causing traffic by taking 10 minutes to get into a driveway or parking lot.
i have a Red wagon as well not as nice (few dings and scratches, stock suspension) but i also have 350-390 whp gold rims looking to do the front end conversion next spring some time i cant believe i havent seen this car before on here....... just want to show some support for the red wagons beeing there are so few
Free english lesson! Notice that I placed a comma proceding the word "Sh*t" that gives the sentence a different meaning than if there were no comma. "Sh*t" was used as an expression of emotion, not as a description of the subject. My preference in driving an AWD vehicle in snowy/icy conditions stems from the fact that my other vehicle is AWD and it does handle much better, under those conditions, than my 6-gen Accord (best). On a track my Accord would be the better option, easy, but not on snow.
I never said hellaflush = performance. other than on full lock i doubt this car has any rub issues as the tyre sits comfortably within he gaurd. this car has alot of potential and all the part adjustability needed to set it up well. So yes its not a given fact but just becasue the car is low doesnt mean it wont handle. This has been my point all along.
Damn that car is slick. Fuck haters, a nice ride is a nice ride. Maybe she's not into rallying, so who cares if she slams her car? There's a difference between show car and track car. She just likes to have a show car that bites as much as it barks.
I wish my Blobeye would be estate too. This video 3.5 years convinced me that Red Subarus are awesome. So I got one myself. What are those wheels though? I am pretty sure it was answered here 500 times, but still.
I had an 03 wrx with similar mods pulling 300hp to the wheels on 91 octane California crap gas. 2.5 sti shortblock tomei equal length headers machined wrx heads to sti specs invidia divorced catted turbo back exhaust 05 sti IC blouch 16g hybrid turbo blue sti injectors walbro 255 tgv deletes Cobb accessport ACT light weight flywheel and stage 2 clutch My brother got it after I creamed it on the highway. currently working on a second subaru. :)
The flaps protect the paint and look good cuz hey it's STILL a Subaru! Next time you're at a car show, bend down and take a close look behind the front tire of a few cars. The lower portion of the doors and rocker panels will be rock-chipped.
I love the color scheme. Not big on bagging any subaru though. Nice ride none the less. Also 340whp really makes it something to take seriously. I say good job katie! You obviously "get" cars! Now when you're done letting the kids who know nothing about cars talk you into ruining your suspension I wanna see you DRIVE IT!! Seriously!!! A car like that should be a ton of fun EVERYWHERE!!! I'd even linger over to the import realm for a nice wagon with good all around EVERYTHING!!
I would generally agree with you, but I know this car and its actually Bag-overs. So there is a basic fully adjustable coil over with a small airbag on top. The suspension on Katie's car is actually incredible. She often takes it to auto-cross, has a different setup of wheels and tires especially. This car is one of my favorite compromises between daily, show car and track car. Doesn't get much better! Very tasteful too.
Matt Close I definitely agree with you on taste. Looks fucking gorgeous. And I'm not a fan of slammed subbies but this thing look NICE!! She doesn't have a channel?
nezerac All her Auto-X videos are on my Channel. :) Matt was mostly correct about her suspension. It's called a Cup-Kit. It's an aluminum chamber much like a piston on top of the coil-overs. It only adjusts 1.5" up/down. When it's fully raised like you see in the video it's the stiffest, which it how she runs during AutoX. It's an awesome setup for sure.
as much as you would love to believe that engine upgrades are strictly for those that race on the track, its not. there's bragging rights, street racing occasionally, sound, and many other things. a lot of the times, the track is the last thing on the list when it comes to upgrades. now idk if this person takes their car to the track or not, but im just telling you that you shouldn't assume it. and bags are ment to hold your car in the same spot at all times so they shouldnt be bad on the track.
300hp on stock block/internals very impressed... and she also has bigger balls than me then aha. got a bugeye wrx and don't even want to throw my headers and short ram on in the fear of getting a visit from rod
The engines between the sedan and wagon are identical. The only real differences are things like suspension, axles, aftermarket body parts, and the like. Stock they have essentially identical performance. Definitely get a Cobb! It's your gateway to getting the most out of your mods. Then do intake and exhaust and get a tune. If you can afford it, get a nice, used STi turbo before your tune, too (but don't drive it much without a tune!). '05 and up had strong trannies; '04 I think was weaker.
