Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

[Kob]

2004 Subaru WRX

Start Date: April 12, 2010

Plans: Supreme handling and a hoot on the street and track...

Build Thread: http://www.sixthsphere.com/forum/showthread.php/75257

Feel free to post up any questions, comments or criticism you've got concerning the WRX build.

[lilcraigford]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

I was wondering when this was going to pop up!

[NoiseRacing]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Can't wait to see the engine bay Kobified.

[punkboySL2]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

very nice, my buddy that i work with has this exact car except his is auto, boo.

have fun with it though.

[Kob]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Hahah definitely look for an update on Tuesday and the car should be well cleaned up. I'm hoping that my custom Koni/GC's will be in before the autocross on April 25th in Lancaster, PA so I can get that squared away. Picking up a front swaybar from JSC on Tuesday to complete the front suspension for now. I haven't really got to look closely at the bushings yet to see how they are doing, but I imagine they will be just fine right now.

Peace.

[Shift12]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Excellent find Kob. I've always liked the 04-05 Imps best. Can I make a suggestion for you? Cobb Accessport. One of my best friends has an 02 and I helped him install it and play with the settings afterward. It had to be one of the simplest things I have ever done on a car. And since you're wanting to milk out the power from your stock turbo, I would say that it would be a great investment for you.
Good luck with the build and I'll be following.

[Kob]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Yea the accessport is on the list of parts I am picking up on Tuesday from JSC Speed hahah. It's more expensive then some other options, but I just want something easy that I can use, and send a datalog to a tuner to have corrections made and upload his new tune to it. Seems like the simplest method to me.

--Adam

[ProDarwin]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

@80k your bushings will be fine

make sure you upgrade the front endlinks. Get the rallitek stock-style design. Do not get the kartboy dogbone style

[Shift12]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Yea the accessport is on the list of parts I am picking up on Tuesday from JSC Speed hahah. It's more expensive then some other options, but I just want something easy that I can use, and send a datalog to a tuner to have corrections made and upload his new tune to it. Seems like the simplest method to me.

--Adam

You're going to love it then. It is no joke when I say a trained monkey could use it and the fact that you can change tunes on the fly with a valet mode is just cool.

[Kob]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Gosh dangit, apparently there is an RPF-1 Wheel Shortage, which is the same thing that happened when I was building the teal coupe lol. Hopefully I can track some down somewhere.

Discussed some other tids and bits with Travis about the swaybar and pretty much got the front setup squared away. Just a matter of waiting on Ground Control and piecing some other parts together.

--Adam

[sleeperSL2]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Looks good adam. looking forward to all the progress. also, im sure you know of the, area1320 in easton?

[TypeSL2]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

I am really looking forward to how this car is going to turn out. I loved your coupe and think you made some really nice clean decisions on it. That is the exact same thing I am expecting out of this build. Good luck with it man. Have you decided what bolt-ons will be going on first, other than suspension stuff?

James

[GBRunner24]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Very interested in where you're going to take this Kob. RPF1s are one of the greatest wheels for that generation of Impreza for sure, and light as hell to boot.

[geod919]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Boris?





BORIS???



Anyway, I've always been a fan of your car, driving, etc. Can't wait to see more of this thing!

[Kob]

Re: Kob's Fun Toy, 2004 Subaru WRX Build Q&A

Looks good adam. looking forward to all the progress. also, im sure you know of the, area1320 in easton?

Yea I seen tuning, but they use the UTEC pretty exclusively it looks like. Down the road we'll see, I'm sure they would be familiar with the AP as well.