My Foz "Blue Bear" has finally reached a point where i think it has enough mods to merit a journal.
When I graduated from college and moved to Baltimore last year, I originally purchased an OBP 07 Impreza 2.5i 4EAT (went for the auto living in a city with awful traffic). I thought the NA engine was going to be enough for me because the car i grew up on in Spokane, WA was a '91 Ford Explorer. Once in high school i timed the 0-60 speed on that sucker and it came out to around 14 seconds. The 2.5i made Car and Driver's Top 10 Fastest Cars under $20k, so i figured it would be speedy enough while not breaking the bank.
At some point in December i was beaten off the light by a Jeep Liberty and decided i needed to re-evaluate my purchase.
I wrestled with the idea of trading in for a WRX. I loved the Impreza in all of its normally aspiratedness and I didn't really want to shell out a lot of money just four months after buying a new car. Plus the 08 WRXs were just plain ugly. I thought about getting a used car until January when i stumbled upon a new 07 FXTS 4EAT at Annapolis Subaru for a very reasonable price. I took one test drive and fell in love.
The day i bought it (courtesy of my junky work phone's camera):
The following mods have followed in the time I've owned the car (bought in January 2008)...
-->in blue are things i will do in the near future... once my budget allows, of course
Engine:
Protuned by Jorge of P&L Motorsports at IAG Performance's Tuning Day 9/13/08
VF39
Cobb Short Ram Intake
Cobb Accessport
TurboXS 4" Downpipe, midpipe w/high-flow cat, 2.5" Magnaflow WRX/STi muffler
TurboXS TMIC (w/splitter back wall bend mod)
Go Fast Bits Hybrid BOV (adjusted to 50/50 recirc/atmospheric)
Walbro 255 fuel pump
Suspension:
Swift Sport Springs
Whiteline 24mm adjustable FSB
Whiteline 24mm adjustable RSB
Whiteline front and rear endlinks, spherical bearing type
Audio:
Alpine CDA9885 head unit
Alpine Type-R 12" Subwoofer in a ported box
Custom sub enclosure to fit behind left wheel well
Alpine 400w Class D Monoblock Amplifier
RAAMat & Ensolite (a member on Nasioc is gonna help me do this)
Thinking of upgrading to the Pioneer AVIC-F900BT
Wheels and Tires:
Rota Subzero 17x7.5 wheels in WHITE!
Dunlop SP Sport Signature all-season tires
Muteki locking lugnuts in BLACK!
Random bling:
Prosport Mechanical Boost Gauge
35% Tints done from GW Motorsports in Linthicum, MD
Rally Armor basic flaps
IAG Performance decals (adds at least 7 whp
)
Tail light mods
Headlight mods
Most work I've had done by the wonderful folks at IAG Performance! Rick is their resident Forester expert and gave me great suggestions for my swaybar setup. I highly recommend them if you're in the Mid-Atlantic.
