I bought my 07 SWP STi in Jan 2007 sight unseen from a Subie dealer in Birmingham, AL. The older gentleman who delivered it to me (a little over 100 mi to my office) got out of the car with a smile on his face, handed me the keys and said, "nice little car."
This car replaced my 05 WRX (totaled) as my daily driver and after a year I had racked up almost 40,000 miles commuting. Gas was approaching $4/gal and I was tired of dropping $60 for a tankful so I bought a Honda Fit for a DD and decided to make the Subie my fun car. I had already learned from the WRX that these cars really need at least Stg 1 tuning, so during that 1st year I added the Cobb AP and shortly thereafter a Cobb TBE to go Stg 2.
Now I have found the direction I was looking for thanks to AnorexicSti and his incredible lightweight STi. This project will take quite awhile as I am very busy with job and family and mostly only have every other weekend to work on the car.
Update 09/01/2011: Engine build and tune finished by EFI Logics.
EFI Logics tune
Mod List
Engine/Bay
Power
EFI Logics built and tuned
Stage 1 EFI shortblock w/11mm oil pump, nitrided crank
Forged pistons (99.5mm), Swain coated (TBC) piston domes
Garrett GT3076 turbo w/Tial 0.63 SS turbine housing
EFI fabbed rotated uppipe w/EWG
Tial MVS wastegate - open to atmos.
Litespeed UEL header, Swain coated (White Lightning)
EFI customized KSTech 73mm CAI
ID 1000 injectors
Aeromotive fuel rails with EFI fuel system
JDM TGV deletes
Cobb XLE BOV
Invidia DP (catless) - EFI conversion to V-band
Burns Stainless ultralightweight muffler
Cobb lightweight crank pulley
NGK 1 step colder plugs
Spearco TMIC
Walbro fuel pump
Stock heads and cams
Killer B Motorsport Ultimate Oil Pick Up
Cobb AP
Miscellaneous
Shorai LFX36L3-BS12 Lithium Iron Battery - 5 lbs.
Rob's upper coolant tank delete
Saikou Michi catch can
Dress Up
Gates blue belts
Gates blue radiator hoses
SPT aluminum oil filler cap
Ixiz Concepts hood dampers
STI Pink radiator cap
Samco blue intercooler hoses
Driveline
ACT HDSS clutch
ACT StreetLite Flywheel
ACPT CF driveshaft
Litespeed aluminum outrigger bushings
Kartboy tranny crossmember bushings
Group N tranny mount
Group N rear diff mount
Group N engine mounts
Group N pitch stop
WL steering rack bushings
Suspension
AST 4100 coilovers 7k/5k Swift springs Vorshlag camber plates(with high-caster al plate upgrade front) front/rear
Caster-adding 05 LCA swap
Whiteline Plus front LCA bushing (thanks TiC for the install)
Whiteline RCA kit
Whiteline front sway, 24mm adj (set to stiff)
Subaru OEM rear sway, 20mm (DIY adjustable to 21mm)
Whiteline ball front endlinks/Kartboy rear endlinks
Whiteline Anti-lift kit - standard
Free caster mod
TiC Giuyngmyo front fender braces
Whiteline KSB700 H-brace (thanks Eric "jagstyle" Houts)
FHI Spec C Titanium front strut bar
STi Pillowball Lateral Link bushings
STi Pink Trailing Links - pillow ball front bushings, Group N rear bushings
Kartboy rear subframe lockout bolts
Litespeed Rear Chassis Bridge
Wheels/Tires
Kosei K1-TS 17x9
Bridgestone Potenza S0-4 245/40/17
McGard Spline Drive lugs - black
Brakes
The Brake Man 2 piece lightweight front rotors
The Brake Man #93 street pads front/rear
Girodisc 2 piece lightweight rear rotors
ATE SuperBlue Dot 4 fluid
Techna-Fit SS brake lines
OEM Brembo calipers
Exterior
DRL delete
Front license plate delete, "STi"
"Keep Attacking the Nurburgring" door decal
Spec C aluminum trunk lid
APR GTC-200 CF rear wing
RavSpec CF roof vane
Custom painted tails (thanks all4bspinnin)
Interior
JDM S203 shift knob
Prosport Premium Boost gauge
Prosport Premium Oil pressure gauge
Limited red hazard switch
Sony CDX-GT130 headunit
Interior Flair red LED swap on climate controls
Weight Reduction
Extensive removal, modification or swap out of parts (need to read journal to get the full picture) including:
Litespeed Performance rear bumper beam
No front bumper beam
Removal of U-Subframe
Trunk cleanout
Under/behind rear seat cleanout
Sound deadener removal
Air pump delete
Removal of tow hooks, plates and many, many brackets all over the car
As of 02/21/2009...stock except Cobb Stg2
This car replaced my 05 WRX (totaled) as my daily driver and after a year I had racked up almost 40,000 miles commuting. Gas was approaching $4/gal and I was tired of dropping $60 for a tankful so I bought a Honda Fit for a DD and decided to make the Subie my fun car. I had already learned from the WRX that these cars really need at least Stg 1 tuning, so during that 1st year I added the Cobb AP and shortly thereafter a Cobb TBE to go Stg 2.
Now I have found the direction I was looking for thanks to AnorexicSti and his incredible lightweight STi. This project will take quite awhile as I am very busy with job and family and mostly only have every other weekend to work on the car.
Update 09/01/2011: Engine build and tune finished by EFI Logics.
EFI Logics tune
Mod List
Engine/Bay
Power
EFI Logics built and tuned
Stage 1 EFI shortblock w/11mm oil pump, nitrided crank
Forged pistons (99.5mm), Swain coated (TBC) piston domes
Garrett GT3076 turbo w/Tial 0.63 SS turbine housing
EFI fabbed rotated uppipe w/EWG
Tial MVS wastegate - open to atmos.
Litespeed UEL header, Swain coated (White Lightning)
EFI customized KSTech 73mm CAI
ID 1000 injectors
Aeromotive fuel rails with EFI fuel system
JDM TGV deletes
Cobb XLE BOV
Invidia DP (catless) - EFI conversion to V-band
Burns Stainless ultralightweight muffler
Cobb lightweight crank pulley
NGK 1 step colder plugs
Spearco TMIC
Walbro fuel pump
Stock heads and cams
Killer B Motorsport Ultimate Oil Pick Up
Cobb AP
Miscellaneous
Shorai LFX36L3-BS12 Lithium Iron Battery - 5 lbs.
Rob's upper coolant tank delete
Saikou Michi catch can
Dress Up
Gates blue belts
Gates blue radiator hoses
SPT aluminum oil filler cap
Ixiz Concepts hood dampers
STI Pink radiator cap
Samco blue intercooler hoses
Driveline
ACT HDSS clutch
ACT StreetLite Flywheel
ACPT CF driveshaft
Litespeed aluminum outrigger bushings
Kartboy tranny crossmember bushings
Group N tranny mount
Group N rear diff mount
Group N engine mounts
Group N pitch stop
WL steering rack bushings
Suspension
AST 4100 coilovers 7k/5k Swift springs Vorshlag camber plates(with high-caster al plate upgrade front) front/rear
Caster-adding 05 LCA swap
Whiteline Plus front LCA bushing (thanks TiC for the install)
Whiteline RCA kit
Whiteline front sway, 24mm adj (set to stiff)
Subaru OEM rear sway, 20mm (DIY adjustable to 21mm)
Whiteline ball front endlinks/Kartboy rear endlinks
Whiteline Anti-lift kit - standard
Free caster mod
TiC Giuyngmyo front fender braces
Whiteline KSB700 H-brace (thanks Eric "jagstyle" Houts)
FHI Spec C Titanium front strut bar
STi Pillowball Lateral Link bushings
STi Pink Trailing Links - pillow ball front bushings, Group N rear bushings
Kartboy rear subframe lockout bolts
Litespeed Rear Chassis Bridge
Wheels/Tires
Kosei K1-TS 17x9
Bridgestone Potenza S0-4 245/40/17
McGard Spline Drive lugs - black
Brakes
The Brake Man 2 piece lightweight front rotors
The Brake Man #93 street pads front/rear
Girodisc 2 piece lightweight rear rotors
ATE SuperBlue Dot 4 fluid
Techna-Fit SS brake lines
OEM Brembo calipers
Exterior
DRL delete
Front license plate delete, "STi"
"Keep Attacking the Nurburgring" door decal
Spec C aluminum trunk lid
APR GTC-200 CF rear wing
RavSpec CF roof vane
Custom painted tails (thanks all4bspinnin)
Interior
JDM S203 shift knob
Prosport Premium Boost gauge
Prosport Premium Oil pressure gauge
Limited red hazard switch
Sony CDX-GT130 headunit
Interior Flair red LED swap on climate controls
Weight Reduction
Extensive removal, modification or swap out of parts (need to read journal to get the full picture) including:
Litespeed Performance rear bumper beam
No front bumper beam
Removal of U-Subframe
Trunk cleanout
Under/behind rear seat cleanout
Sound deadener removal
Air pump delete
Removal of tow hooks, plates and many, many brackets all over the car
As of 02/21/2009...stock except Cobb Stg2