sal713's Subaru Impreza 2.5RS: Readers Rides:

My first Suby and I’m hooked forever! The car has been modded for autocrossing from almost day 1, but is still a great DD. Mod list- Engine: • Kartboy LW pulley • Grounding kit • Kingsborne ignition wires • 3” PDM intake/ 3” elbow grafted into OE airbox • Modified Crawford air/oil separator • Borla Gen IV header • Random Tech cat-pipe • Kartboy exhaust hangers • Custom cat-back using 2-1/4” pipe and two Magnaflow mufflers • Group N pitch mount • Group N engine mounts Fluids: • Redline 5W30 (engine) • Redline D4 ATF (power steering) • Swepco 201 80W90 (transmission) • Redline 75W90 (rear diff) • Castrol Synthetic LMA (clutch and brake system) • Subaru Super-coolant and Redline Water wetter (cooling system) Drivetrain: • Kartboy short-throw shifter • TIC shifter lever bushings • Cobb shifter bushings • Kartboy rear support shifter bushing • Kartboy crossmember bushings • Group N transmission mount • Whiteline differential bushing kit (clunk stopper) Interior: • Subaru 6 disc in-dash changer • Kicker replacement door speakers (huge sound quality improvement) • Scanguage II • Lathewerks STI style shifter extension and black teardrop copolymer STI shift knob • WRX gas pedal, matching dead pedal from Mach V • SRP aluminum grid style clutch and brake pedal • Red S202 hazard switch Exterior: • S202 replica wing • (autocross) black Rota Tarmac wheels/ Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs 235/45R17 tires • (street) stock wheels painted black/ Conti Extreme Contact 225/50R16 tires • McGard Spline drive lugnuts • cleared headlights • 3M clear bra Suspension: • Tokico D-specs • RCE Black springs • Cusco front camber plates • Cusco front endlinks • Whiteline 22mm FSB • White Line 22-24-26mm RSB • Mr. Joshes rear endlinks • Group N rear tophats Brakes: • WRX/H6 rotor upgrade • Goodridge stainless lines • Stoptech street compound pads

TomH
Nov. 25, 2009, 9:56 a.m.

Beautiful!

sal713
Nov. 25, 2009, 10:54 a.m.

Thanks

noliwer
Jan. 5, 2010, 2:59 a.m.

very good! Good luck, subyman!

efromc
Sept. 9, 2010, 4:46 p.m.

do grounding kits really help with the car performance ?

sal713
Sept. 9, 2010, 5:22 p.m.

Maybe. I'm no expert, but I think the kit can make a difference. Especially if you have a plastic intake manifold. I'm not sure if it's ever been truly proven though. It seemed my car at idle was a bit smoother after the GK install. However the kit may not be the reason why. Either way I'm glad I installed it.

thirdvector
Dec. 12, 2010, 10:47 a.m.

I gotta admit, it's pretty cool to see a well modded RS in the sea of turbo imprezas. Well done sir.

sal713
Dec. 13, 2010, 9:24 p.m.

Thanks Matt, I didn't think I'd keep the car as long as I have. It may not be the most competitive car out there, but it can hold it's own and it has always done everything I've asked of it. Plus the car is still faster than it's driver.