This topic will have details and pictures of my Subaru throughout the progress of modifying the car to a 2.5litre.

It has taken a lot longer than planned, but has been worth it. To be honest, if I was in the UK, it would have been finished earlier, but that is one of the problems I faced for living on such a beautiful island.

It all started back at the end of October 2001, I remember like it was yesterday.....

My car was running very well, having a..... actually lets go back even further to when I purchased the car.

Jan 1999

I did not like the idea of purchasing a car without knowing the history, so I decided I wanted to purchase a car privately. I had always like Impreza's and decided it was one of these I would like, but which one? After seeing a picture of a Type-R I knew that was what I wanted. I was only young at the time, 18 years old, and in my eyes, a 4-door is a family car, and I didn't want that!

Looking through private sales on the internet, I found a Silver Subaru Impreza WRX STI Version IV Type-R Coupe for sale, and fell in love.
http://www.CICarScene.com/SubaruHist.../sti-front.jpg

http://www.CICarScene.com/SubaruHist...s/Sti-back.jpg

I made some enquiries, and found it already had some modifcations done to it. These were a Monster Sport replacement panel filter and Monster Sport Muffler.
http://www.CICarScene.com/SubaruHist...ti_muffler.jpg

It also came with the STI Gauges already fitted, a blitz turbo timer and an impressive sound system.
http://www.CICarScene.com/SubaruHist...Sti_Gauges.jpg

I was very impressed, and I knew it was the car that I wanted, and I ended up buying it!

June 1999
After many months, the car finally turns up, and am extremely impressed! It has a very deep/bass like rumble from the exhaust, and goes bloody quick! Even to this day I have not heard any other exhaust sound the same.

Time goes on, and eventually I get used to the power, some almost 2years later!

I didn't know what to do to increase the power, but after speaking to various people, I eventually went for a BR Developments setup. This included a ..... will continue shortly.

Next part please :D

"This included a...."

How long is shortly?? :)

Ben

yer come on christian dont kep us in suspense for to long

and.... ;)

What, nothing about the days in Yokohama?

Still waiting...;)

Edge of me seat here :D

Come on Christian, I'm a massive fan of your car, and I'd love to know how it was all done..

I emailed him this morning to remind him:rolleyes:

He forgot:rolleyes:, and said he would update it.

Steven

:cool:

Cheers Steven

*sits and waits patiently*

:D

Banzai beat Christian to finishing the story....;);)

..and for those of us who dont read banzai? :D

:p (I guess ;);))

Give me a chance :D

You've had 2 months!! :D

Get on with it :p

oh yer and down size the effing pics took ten mins to download em LOL

Dont give him anything else to do, we'll be here all year :D

which issue of banzai? i wanna know.. the rest of the story :)

HEEEELLLOOOOOOOO *listens to echo*

The last issue ;):)

Take it easy on poor Christian he is obviously just keeping us all in suspense to give his story a "real time" tuning project sensation :D