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08 sedan converted to 11-14 hybrid now flares - air - stereo new photos and updates

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So this is my build journal for my 2008 wrx sedan .

I bought this car in april 2008 in Grande Priaire, AB , CANADA.

This car was bought with the purpose in mind of a well rounded car for winter and summer and then it started, turbo addiction.

The car was never suposed to go this far but guess what i fell off the wagon and its a wolf in sheeps clothing .



For turbo setups i have had a vf52,hta68,gt3076 and gtx3576r ETS rotated kit i now have a PTE 6466 GEN 2 with a custom kit beign built in Russia as of 12, 2019.

For suspentions i have had megan coils,09 struts with eibach springs,bc coil overs, race comp tarmac 2 and now air lift performance with edo cvt setup.



I do my 90% of my own work minus the long block i had built by outfront motorsports and my paint spary work .I stripped the car and reinstalled all parts but the doors after paint and before hand.



been building the car since new and its been on and off the back burmer for 6 years.



Thanks to my family and eric my tuner at torqued performance both who had spent tons of time dealing with me being cheap lol and always giving me help .

Outfront V3 case
Cosworth CNC heads with 278/274 cams and complete cosworth valve train 10000rpm heads
Bore/Power Hone W/ Torque Plates
Outfront Motorsports 1/2" Head Stud Kit
Labor To Machine Block For 1/2" Head Studs
Manley 04+ Subaru WRX/STI EH257 100.0mm Bore +.50mm Size 9.8:1 Extreme Duty Piston Set
Manley Subaru EJ205/EJ257 5.216in L Turbo Tuff Pro Series I Beam Connecting Rod Set
Rotating Assembly Balancing 10000rpm
King Performance Rod Bearings 52mm STDX (Extra Clearance)
King Performance Main Bearings Thrust Position 5 STD
Killer B Motorsport Ultimate Oiling combo
Subaru New Cross Drilled EJ207 V9 Crankshaft
Fluidampr Subaru EJ Series Steel Internally Balanced Damper
Gates 04-08 Subaru 2.0L & 2.5L Racing Performance Timing Belt Component Kit (Belt Tensioner 4 Idlers)
Subaru JDM 12mm Oil Pump
Tomei Head Gasket 1mm Subaru 2.5L Turbo Models
OEM Gasket Set
1300 ID injectors
Radium Dual Hangar - in route
Dccd pro controller
Custom air to water CSF 1500HP Intercooler
IAG fuel rails
IAG dip stick
IAG oil pan
AMS intake manifold
Boomba throttle body
mishimoto 19 rom oil cooler
mishimoto thermostatic adaptor
Turbowerxs exa scavenger pump
custom low mount turbo kit
PTE 6466 gen2 6466 with ocd mod
I built fuel lines Feed 8an and Return 6an
Aeromotive regulator
ENDO CVT air tank
GS Master Cylinder Brace
ARK 2011 catback
Tial Qr bpv
Grimmspeed ebc
Mishimoto rad cap 19 psi
Custom Rad Shroud
Torque solutions pitch stop
Griffin triple pass 24”rad 20 an conversion
ZZP double pass air to water heat exchanger
ZZP single pass air to water exchanger




--------------------------------------------------------Suspension mods --------------------
GT spec adjustbale lcas
19x10 VIP modular 3pc rims
285/35/19 bfg comp 2
airlift performance air suspension
Megan strut bar
22mm front perrin ajustable sway
19mm rear perrin ajustable sway Energy bushings
Rallitek HD end links
Project mu b-force Brake pads
2010 sti brembo front calipers
2010 sti rear brembo calipers
2010 sti rear sub frame and axels and r180 and hubs
2010 sti front lca and hubs and axels
2010 sti 6 spd trans
----------------------------------------------------------Exterior mods ---------------
2011 wrx/sti full body swap minus roof skin and front doors

Varis rear spats
2010 black window trim
20% rear tint and front strip
HTauto grill
TWM shifter bushings
TWM shifter
Perrin shorty antenna
Carbon fiber mirror covers
Vleds color changing marker lights
Charge speed side skirts
2011 HTauto front lip
Treble racing rear window spoiler
Prova yellow mirrors and rear view mirror
2011 HTauto duffuser
JDM sti rear fog light set as brake light

------------------------------------------------------------Interior------------------------

Aem wide band
Drivers left Vent gauge pod
GT spec d shaped wheel blue stitching
Symcluster wrapped guage pod
Pioneer nav
Alpine mrx 110 x 3
Alpine type r 10" x 3
custom x3 10" sub box
Gaugetek vbg1 vent gauge
prosport evo oil gauge Black base coated all the silver trim
Seats all restitched in blue and wrx in the seat
2011 black a,b,c pillars,vent visors and map lights
Head liner wrapped in black swede
group n tranny mount
SS brake lines
kart boy rear shift bushing
SPT front lower chassis brace
treble racing roof over lay gloss black
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Re: delows wrb08wrx

---------------------------------------------------Engine Bay mods----------------------------------------

Extreme Turbo Systems rotated V band turbo kit
Gtx3576r tial .82 Tial 44mm mvr blue .8bar built outfront motorsport short block
stock heads rebuilt
mahle pistons
outfront h-beam rods
acl bearings
arp head studs
12mm jdm oil pump
killer B oil pickup
killer B windage tray
GS Master Cylinder Brace
ARK 2011 catback
lc-1 wide band
Group a crank pulley
fms fmic black core and wrb piping
Perrin bpv
Grimmspeed ebc
1000 cc DW
AVO fuel pump
Grimmspeed exhaust gaskets
Mishimoto rad cap 19 psi
GT Spec Rad Shroud
Torque solutions pitch stop
Crawford AOS
Invida race equal length header
mishimoto rad
carbign craft cf alt cover
kstech tgv deletes
kstech o2 pump delete
samco hoses



--------------------------------------------------------Suspension mods --------------------
GT spec adjustbale lcas
18x9.5 38 rota grids in titanium chrome
245/35/18 bfg kdws
Tarmac 2 race comp 400/400 coil overs
Megan strut bar
22mm front perrin ajustable sway
19mm rear perrin ajustable sway Energy bushings
Rallitek HD end links
Project mu b-force Brake pads
2011sti brembo front calipers
2008 sti rear brembo calipers
Power slot front rotors OEM
04 sti rear rotors
Rolled front and rear quarter panels

----------------------------------------------------------Exterior mods ---------------
2011 wrx/sti full body swap minus roof skin and front doors
6000k retro solution hid kit
Varis rear spats
2010 black window trim
20% rear tint and front strip
HTauto grill
TWM shifter bushings
TWM shifter
Perrin shorty antenna
Seibon cf hood
grill craft upper grill
Treble racing cf trunk
2011 sti custom cf wrapped spoiler
Siebon cf hood with blue scoop
105mm halos
40mm led rings around high beams
Philips night hawk platium high beams bulbs
Carbon fiber mirror covers
Drag neo chrome lugs
Vleds color changing marker lights
Charge speed side skirts
2011 HTauto front lip
Treble racing rear window spoiler
Prova yellow mirrors
2011 HTauto duffuser
JDM sti rear fog light set as brake light
Perrin plate delete

------------------------------------------------------------Interior------------------------

lc-1 gauge
GT spec d shaped wheel blue stitching
Symcluster wrapped guage pod
Pioneer nav
Alpine mrp500
Alpine type r 10"
Audio intergration sub box
Gaugetek vbg1 vent gauge
prosport evo oil gauge Black base coated all the silver trim
Seats all restitched in blue and wrx in the seat
2011 black a,b,c pillars,vent visors and map lights
Head liner wrapped in black swede

----------------------------------------------------------parts not installed-----------------

group n tranny mount
perrin sls
SS brake lines
Sti master cylinder
kart boy rear shift bushing
nrg cf hood struts
SPT front lower chassis brace
Extra s 4 liters
treble racing roof over lay gloss black
spec 2+ clutch.
act street lite flywheel
AMS fuel regulator kit
15mm h&r spacers
more info to come if i figure it out what else i have in the corner
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#14 ·
Re: (updated) delows wrb08wrx now with hids and sweet lip action

Looks awesome...I was gonna get this lip, but I'm going to wait for the D2 one and see which looks better
 
#17 ·
Re: (updated) delows wrb08wrx now with hids and sweet lip action

hey buddy those wheels you got for your ride look good .i love the lip thanks alot .a few more tweaks and i will be content i cant wait till i am on days off first week of may again sti pinks and sti sway are going on and i may have wheels in the mail by then happy days lol .
 
#18 ·
Re: (updated) delows wrb08wrx now with hids and sweet lip action

How do you like the headlight bulbs? Are they dimmer than stock? Did you just replace the bulbs or did you have to do something else?

Totally digging the look!
 
#19 ·
Re: (updated) delows wrb08wrx now with hids and sweet lip action

the low beams are 6000k hids and they are brighter then stock i just find they maybe pointed a bit low i will get them checked at the shop when i take it in for the springs at the end of them month and the fogs are 80w 4500 blubs i find they are both better then stock the hids are awsome for sure i will never had regular bulbs in it again .next is the highs with atleast blubs the yellow even drives me nuts lol .going to convert the wifes suv next .
 
#24 ·
Re: (updated 3 ur intake videos) delows wrb08wrx now with hids and sweet lip action

my first vids lol sucky camera work but you can hear my intake which was the plan lol . i will get better vids shortly now the snow has gone .
 
#25 ·
Re: (updated 3 ur intake videos) delows wrb08wrx now with hids and sweet lip action

lol that sucks that you add to shoot the vids while it was raining. Not because of hydro-lock or anything but because the moisture usually suppresses the sound so much. Can still hear it though, which just goes to show that the bitch screams :) Well up until about 4K lol

Anywho, I won't lie, I was very sad when I realized I wasn't hearing any rumble :(
 
#26 ·
Re: (updated 3 ur intake videos) delows wrb08wrx now with hids and sweet lip action

yeah the spt exhaust is in the mail she will be rumbley soon enough hope to have it next week wish it was yesterday .
i will make some better vids when its dry out for sure ya it is louder when its dry i noticed that lol .
ya that is funny eh its loud in the certain power band eh lol you can still hear the suck but its nice i love it sounds better then my old lazer awd turbo .
 
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