Matt's WRX Swapped RS

[Supers587]

Post 1 - History of my Subaru ownership
Post 2 - Pictures of my Subarus
Post 3 - Modifications to current RS
Post 4 - Future plans and thank you's.

First, a little history.
When I was 17, I bought my first Subaru. It was a four door 1999 Subaru Impreza 2.2L in Aspen White. I hated it. It was slow, ugly looking and there was next to nothing as far as modifications went. I had lowered it, put it on some WRX wheels and had a few other insignificant things. After almost a year of driving it, I came to terms that it would never be what I wanted it to be, but I was satisfied as it was. I happened to be rummaging through the paper and saw something I immediately fell in love with. It was a listing for a 2001 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS Coupe in BRP - 68k miles, fully loaded (every possible option) bone stock and owned by a chick. I had to have it... So a week later and $9,500 less, I had my semi "dream car".
I immediately started modifying it. I tinted the windows, put a rear sway bar in, cold air intake, borla headers and a catback exhaust. I put in a complete new sound system along with some other shenanigans. I got compliments everywhere I went, and I was truly in love.
On February 14th I decided to go see "Jumper" with a friend of mine at the local theater. It had rained the night before and was now below freezing, a recipe for disaster and I knew it, so I took my time. I came around a 20mph turn and hit a huge patch of ice. My rear end kicked out and I slid down the road sideways. I pulled the car back into my lane... what I thought would be just in time... only to find an SUV right in my path. The 16 year old girl (who had just got her license) in the oncoming car panicked and swerved left over the double yellow line and hit me, head-on. I went into a tree and she went through a fense. Everyone was okay, except for my baby.
Long story short, I didn't have coverage and her insurance fought me on it. After weeks of searching, I found a 2000 Sedan in Connecticut for the listed price of $4500. After weeks of trying to meet up with the guy and almost everything had gotten in the way, I finally got my chance. It turned out to be an almost-exact replica of my first RS... except this was four door (which was fine by me). I bargained the guy down to $3700 and walked away with another RS and another chance. I took all the good parts from the coupe (leather interior, all aftermarket stuff etc etc), and I parted the rest out. Despite the temporary anguish and upset, in the end, everything worked out waayy better than I ever could have imagined. See post #3 for a list of current modifications.
The headgaskets on the new RS were blown, so with Chris (Jurzeyfresh) and Josh's (Joshua) help, we rebuild the motor from the old RS and put it into the new RS. See post #3 for the rebuild.

[Supers587]

The New RS!





Freshly installed Ganzflow style CAI and "JDM" Corners



New BBS rims! Yes, the 5x100 Silver ones that are ridiculously hard to find and/or extremely expensive. $500 picked up, with tires

[Supers587]

2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS Sedan

Engine/Drivetrain:
2002 2.0L WRX Engine ej205
5 Speed manual transmission
HD ACT Clutch
ACT Lightweight Flywheel (12 pounds)
Megan Downpipe
Stromung Catback exhaust
Helix Flex uppipe
TGV Deletes
e B a y inlet
Short throw shifter
STi TMIC
Ported and Polished Throttle Body
Ported and Polished Exhaust Manifold
Ported and Polished Intake Manifold
21psi Tuned

Suspension/tires/Brakes:
'04 5x100 STI BBS Rims
Fuzion HRi 225/45/R17
KYB AGX Adjustable Struts
Prodrive P1 Springs
New tophats
Cusco adjustable rear sway bar
Front and Rear Whiteline Endlinks
Rear strut bar
Heavy Duty RSB mounts
WRX Front brackets, rotors, pads
H6 Rear brackets, rotors, pads
Techna-Fit SS brake lines
Group N transmission mount

Exterior:
V5/6 Front Lip
Painted sideskirts
Rear spats
JDM Taillights
Clear front signals
Amber corner lights
Coupe wing
RS25.com stickers in rear windows
Hella Supertones

Interior:
02 WRX Front and rear seats
Carbon fiber dash trim
Panasonic head unit with internal amp
Polk speakers front and rear
10" MTX sub with 400 watt amp - Mounted
(2) Tweeters

Misc:
STi Clutch master cylinder

[Supers587]

Future plans:

4/2 pot brake setup

Many thanks to:
iLikeTofu
t3hwit
Jurzeyfresh
Joshua
Tnice17
Blackbeast
URAL
Subiemasta

And everyone else who helped me along the way.

[impr25rs]

Nice car man. How do you like the fidanza 9lb flywheel? I'm thinking of getting one, but I worry that it will be too light.

[Supers587]

I love it, seriously. The combination with the short throw shifter makes for amazingly fast shifting, and it feels awesome... makes the car much more fun Also, I've never ONCE gotten a misfire code from it and I've had it for about 20k miles now.

[blackbeast]

good shit bro. im on the hunt now for an rs

[t3hWIT]

Nice man, it's about time you made a Journal.

[Supers587]

Originally Posted by t3hWIT

Nice man, it's about time you made a Journal.

Heh, its just one of those things that you meant to do but never got around to. Thanks

[RFFG]

Nice!