A new beginning with a new project car. Why a Subaru Impreza 2.5rs? It mostly has to do with this article: Old School Rules – Subaru Impreza vs Mitsubishi Evolution . I was completely shocked at what this car was capable of within a budget. So I decided to pull the trigger and build myself a “TrackWhore”. Definition of a “TrackWhore” : A car used/beaten on a race track on a consistent basis. My goal for this car is to put it on track but also have an ultra responsive daily driver that doesn’t need much to serve double duty. I also wanted to keep this entire project build under $14,000 (including the price of the car). In order to get the job done I needed to find a completely stock 98 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS at a really good price, which I did thankfully. After a few months of searching I was able to find a 1998 2.5RS with 115,000 miles with a clean carfax report.
As you can see, there were a few minor issues with the paint/body, but overall not a bad car for $3,400.
Now that I have the car, the next step is to develop a list of parts to get for the car. Here’s version 1 of the master list:
Engine
- Version 8 JDM STI 2 liter motor with twinscroll turbo: Having a high redline stock and a ultra responsive turbo would be perferct for the street and track
- JDM Stock ECU: Great for emissions and easy to flash
- Top Mount Intercooler
- Radiator
- Exhaust
DriveTrain
- 6 Speed Transmission
- STI Differential (Rear, Center, Front) with DCCD
- STI Hubs with New Wheel Studs
Suspension & Brakes
- KW Coilovers : Not Sure Which Ones.
- 4 Pot Front Brake and 2 Pot Rear Brakes
- STI Aluminum Suspension Arms and Lateral Links
Wheels & Tires
- Stock STI Wheels
- BridgeStone RE-01R
Interior/Exterior & Other Misc Items
- Depo Exterior Head Lights and Corner Lights
- JDM Rear Tail Lights
- JDM Rear Spats
- 22B Front Fenders
- Aluminum Hood
- Version 5 Rear Wing
- JDM Crash Beams
- Steering with Quick Release
- STI Shift Knob and E-Brake
- Alpine Stereo System
- JDM Gauge Cluster With 10,000 RPM Redline
- Defi Gauges
- Gauge Pod
- Evo Recaro Front Seats
That should be it. Next step is to strip the car and get it into paint. Check back soon for next update.
Gallery:
- camera: Canon EOS 30D aperture: F2.8 focal_length: 23mm ISO: 100 shutter_speed: 1/250 created_timestamp: 2007:06:22 13:45:43
- camera: Canon EOS 30D aperture: F2.8 focal_length: 22mm ISO: 100 shutter_speed: 1/250 created_timestamp: 2007:06:22 13:45:24
- camera: Canon EOS 30D aperture: F2.8 focal_length: 21mm ISO: 100 shutter_speed: 1/250 created_timestamp: 2007:06:22 13:44:44
- camera: Canon EOS 30D aperture: F2.8 focal_length: 16mm ISO: 100 shutter_speed: 1/250 created_timestamp: 2007:06:22 13:44:15
- camera: Canon EOS 30D aperture: F2.8 focal_length: 22mm ISO: 100 shutter_speed: 1/250 created_timestamp: 2007:06:22 13:48:25
- camera: Canon EOS 30D aperture: F2.8 focal_length: 16mm ISO: 100 shutter_speed: 1/250 created_timestamp: 2007:06:22 13:46:57
- camera: Canon EOS 30D aperture: F2.8 focal_length: 16mm ISO: 100 shutter_speed: 1/250 created_timestamp: 2007:06:22 13:43:31
- camera: Canon EOS 30D aperture: F2.8 focal_length: 16mm ISO: 100 shutter_speed: 1/250 created_timestamp: 2007:06:22 13:45:05
- camera: Canon EOS 30D aperture: F2.8 focal_length: 16mm ISO: 100 shutter_speed: 1/200 created_timestamp: 2007:06:22 13:42:37












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I want the same exact car but i can’t find one, it hurt me so bad , where i can find this same stock subaru for the same price?
That’s the idea. The only way to have a car like this is to build it.