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28 August 2012, 04:46 PM
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New Member 1st Scoob - 2003 Impreza WRX
Hi folks,
Finally joined the club after my wife 'let' me own one!
This is my 1st Subaru, it's a 2003 WRX. Bought from a dealer who took it in on a trade in. It was in great condition with history, 85,000 miles and I was basically the first person to see it. Even when sold they were getting calls all weekend.
Thankfully I even have room for the child seats as you can see!
I open to any recommendations for mod/accessories etc. Anything from tidying the engine bay to ICE.
Thanks for looking.
Finally joined the club after my wife 'let' me own one!
This is my 1st Subaru, it's a 2003 WRX. Bought from a dealer who took it in on a trade in. It was in great condition with history, 85,000 miles and I was basically the first person to see it. Even when sold they were getting calls all weekend.
Thankfully I even have room for the child seats as you can see!
I open to any recommendations for mod/accessories etc. Anything from tidying the engine bay to ICE.
Thanks for looking.
28 August 2012, 05:21 PM
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Congrats and welcome.
Have a peak in my gallery which will give you an idea of what you can do. Mine started in the basic standard form and now pushes out 346bhp. It's all personal preference so have a look around and get a few ideas. If I was you, lower it, get rid of the black scoop and get an oem sti one, fog lamp cover and splitter should get the car looking more aggressive.
Simple power tweak can be as easy as a performance air filter, cat back exhaust package and remap which should free up some horses.
Handling, as mentioned lowering it will get it sitting nicer and look more aggressive. This can be achieved with either lowering springs or new coilovers. Also the ARB's are well worth changing.
Braking, probably one of the most important things to change first as the standard stoppers are awful so a decent set of pads, discs and braided lines will improve things greatly. Go a step further and you can get bigger cailipers and discs, ie Brembos off an sti but your need a bigger wheel to accomadate these.
A bit of food for thought...enjoy!
Have a peak in my gallery which will give you an idea of what you can do. Mine started in the basic standard form and now pushes out 346bhp. It's all personal preference so have a look around and get a few ideas. If I was you, lower it, get rid of the black scoop and get an oem sti one, fog lamp cover and splitter should get the car looking more aggressive.
Simple power tweak can be as easy as a performance air filter, cat back exhaust package and remap which should free up some horses.
Handling, as mentioned lowering it will get it sitting nicer and look more aggressive. This can be achieved with either lowering springs or new coilovers. Also the ARB's are well worth changing.
Braking, probably one of the most important things to change first as the standard stoppers are awful so a decent set of pads, discs and braided lines will improve things greatly. Go a step further and you can get bigger cailipers and discs, ie Brembos off an sti but your need a bigger wheel to accomadate these.
A bit of food for thought...enjoy!
28 August 2012, 06:54 PM
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Looks tidy enough, but I'd change those ditchfinders for some decent tyres as they wouldn't handle the power of the starter motor in the wet, let alone the 225BHP of you sweetly singing flat four
Last edited by JonMc; 28 August 2012 at 06:57 PM.
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