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General Information

Year
2011
Make
Subaru
Model
Forester
Color
Satin White Pearl
Packages
XT Touring Plus
History
My second Forester was purchased with 71K on the ODO. I picked the Foz up in Key Largo, Florida. The car accumulated all miles in South Carolina and Florida so no road salt exposure. Taken to Stage 2 + within 500 miles of purchase.
After selling my stage 3 STI swapped 2005 Forester XT to help fund and facilitate the move from Missoula, Montana, to Orlando, Florida, I spent a few months daily driving my wife's 2014 Outback 2.5i. Missing the boat on a few WRXs and STIs, getting priced out of manual FXTs, and disgust for the Outback led me to caving on a relatively low mile 2011 FXT. Without doing any more research (I didn't even know that the car was Touring trim or what that included) than looking at the very clean Carfax and detailed photos of the vehicle, I haggled with the salesperson and picked up what has been the cleanest used Subaru I have owned yet.
Stock EJ255 engine bit the dust 6/2022 with 93k on the clock. The car went to Circuit Motorsports in Orlando for a new RA shortblock, ARP head studs, angled and resurfaced D25 heads, 100mm head gasket, new VF52, new IAG oiling components and all new OEM timing components. Engine was broken in and Dyno tuned by RogueArt Tuning and put down 303whp and 305wtq. The car is done for now.

Modifications

Drivetrain
Stock 4EAT. Type RA Shortblock. D25 heads angled and resurfaced, JE Pro Seal 100mm headgasket. ARP EJ25 head studs. IHI VF 52. Process West Verticooler. Koyo Radiator. Cobb AOS, turbo inlet, crank pulley, EBCS, sf intake. NGK Iridium spark plugs. Optima Yellow Top battery. Rallitek 4EAT comfort bushing. SPT Tower strut brace. AEM 340 Fuel pump. DW 750Cc injectors. Hayden trans cooler. Vermont sports car radiator hoses and oil cap. Grimmspeed master brake cylinder.
Interior
Whiteline Steering Bushings. Perrin steering damper. Cobb x Weathertech floor mats. STI 4 Speed Shift Knob. Subaru OEM Pet Barrier. Carhartt grey cargo liner. Subaru mesh cargo nets. DAMD D shaped steering wheel with blue stitching. JDM SH Paddle Shift Kit.
Exterior
USDM Sport grill. Rallyarmor UR mud flaps. SH swift springs. Whiteline rear 24mm adjustable sway bar, brace, and endlinks. Rallitek rear control arms. Perrin Stubby Antenna. Thule Force XL Cargo Carrier. OEM roof rails. Vermont Sports Car license plate delete. JDM silver STI trunk badge. JDM STI gas cap stickers.
Audio
Stock.
Lighting
Upgraded xenon headlights. Factory blue interior accent lighting. PIAA fog covers.
Exhaust
Invidia up-pipe. Cobb SF intake. VF 52. Cobb turbo inlet. Cobb ECBS. Cobb GESI down Pipe. Invidia Q300 catback.
Wheel and Tire
Yokohama Avid Envigor 245/45R17. Hawk Ceramic Pads. Braided brake lines. Subaru 4 Pot 2 pot brake calipers. DBA Street rotors. 1 inch hub spacers.

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