Impreza Hatch Sti

[Herr Flick]

He's talking s**t. It's not like I went out and bought my car cash (I couldn't)

Really do love it mate. Any interior/engine pics?

That is also a very good price considering the spec.

 

[Cookson]

That Ubaru looks like a right weapon!!!

 

[MarkX]

Lovely, always liked the hatch

 

[-Dan-]

Not the best, still need to clean it up only picture I have since I bought her

 

[Al_G]

Looks absolutely mint.

Any pics of the interior?

 

[-Dan-]

Pretty lame interior but at night it looks cool

 

[Craig]

All 3 cars look amazing mate. Would love that 335d

 

[-Dan-]

Cheers mate, was an awesome car just if only it sounded as awesome as it was

 

[cat171]

Looks great! I always thought they looked weird when I first saw them. Not anymore though!! I love it!

 

[-Dan-]

You don't see them about often tbh, I think I spot more EVOs than these driving around

 

[Herr Flick]

Looks great! I always thought they looked weird when I first saw them. Not anymore though!! I love it!

Same. When they first came out I thought that was game over for the Imprezas but now, I love them. More so than the new saloon ones..

 

[-Dan-]

Funny how cars can have that effect as believe it or not I hated the M4 but now I really want 1 as I think they look stunning

 

[cat171]

Same. When they first came out I thought that was game over for the Imprezas but now, I love them. More so than the new saloon ones..

I've seen Cosworth one in grey a couple of times. To the untrained eye, it just looks like a regular family car (exhausts & badges aside lol) 0-62 in 3.7 secs though :up:

 

[-Dan-]

I've seen Cosworth one in grey a couple of times. To the untrained eye, it just looks like a regular family car (exhausts & badges aside lol) 0-62 in 3.7 secs though :up:

In theory my hatch should be exactly the same as I've got bassically the same engine set up and power yet to try it though,

I know I got 3.1 in my last blob at 0-62 event

That had no fancy traction system the hatch does only the DCCD system but that would spin all 4 R888 on launch

Launch and Anti Lag set at 4,250 and drop the clutch

 

[Kosy]

Lovely hatch and very nice price too. I'm looking to get my second Impreza next year and I'm drawn between a hatch sti or a spec c hawk eye.

How does the hatch handle compared to your old blob?

 

[-Dan-]

Lovely hatch and very nice price too. I'm looking to get my second Impreza next year and I'm drawn between a hatch sti or a spec c hawk eye.

How does the hatch handle compared to your old blob?

To be honest the hatch seems to be a much more stiffer chassis but the biggest biggest draw back is the steering feel, just to overly light for my liking

Luckily you can have the rack revised to be heavier which in going to have done and that's brings to about 9/10 on steering feel

In comparison

 

[Kosy]

Ideal. Yes I have heard the modded PAS makes a big difference. Litchfield doing it?

 

[-Dan-]

Ideal. Yes I have heard the modded PAS makes a big difference. Litchfield doing it?

Litchfield are not really doing much with Subaru anymore, Powerstation are going to do it for me

 

[Kosy]

Great. Will be interested to hear what it's like when done. Enjoy.

 

[cf9788]

Very nice Hatch mate, looks like my old one! i have had several Blob eye ones but the hatch was the looker, once forged and the weak bits done they are monster 5dr whip, mine was non forged but was running 340bhp loads spent on it to the point i found it too stiff and raw as a daily! miss it now seeing this.

J

 

[ParisPeach]

The BMW looked fresh, Subaru is nice though

 

[-Dan-]

Very nice Hatch mate, looks like my old one! i have had several Blob eye ones but the hatch was the looker, once forged and the weak bits done they are monster 5dr whip, mine was non forged but was running 340bhp loads spent on it to the point i found it too stiff and raw as a daily! miss it now seeing this.

J

Cheers mate, the hatch is very stealthy looking as you don't expect it, just looks like a focus to hatchback to some.

It's picking the line between raw and still fun on the road

My blob needed a 25mm rear arb and 24mm front and the hatch only needs 20mm front 22mm rear max

 

[cf9788]

You are right you can go too far and it then needs to be a weekend hooning not daily traffic crawling commute.

Found all the info on the spec list mine had done, hope you don't mind me sharing, also a few snaps from the advert when i was stupid enough to sell her!!

Spec list

Exterior:
Gloss black grille moustache and fog surrounds
Litchfield Tuning red light film
Perrin 2" short aerial
STI Front splitter (not currently fitted)
Rays lightweight wheel nuts in blacl
18 x 8.5 Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.3 in anthracite
Subaru R205 side badges
Rally Armour black mud flaps
Zunsport upper and lower front grilles in black

Interior:
Pioneer SPH-DA100 AppRadio head unit - With bluetooth, hands-free, SATNAV, mobile internet and AVI player
Custom WC Lathewerks shift knob
JDM Subaru AV panel
Alcantara shift and handbrake boot

Engine:
Miltek 3" Turbo back sports cat exhaust
Ecutek remap carried out by Litchfield Imports
AEM cold air intake
Perrin radiator cover
Carbon fibre alternator cover

Brakes:
Porsche front brake kit conversion
AP Racing 2 piece grooved discs
HEL braided brake lines
EBC Bluestuff rear pads
Stoptech grooved rear discs

Handling:
Poweflex anti-lift & caster adjustable front arm bushes
Powerflex steering rack bushes
Summit front strut brace
Bilstein B16 PSS10 coilover suspension from Litchfield Imports (3 way adjustable including ride height, camber and damper setting)
Whiteline front anti-roll/sway bar
Whiteline rear adjustable anti-roll/sway bar
Whiteline four point front under-car brace
Whiteline rear sub-frame Inserts
Kartboy front and rear endlinks

Drivetrain:
Kartboy short shift kit
Kartboy front and rear shifter stay bushes
Whiteline rear diff Inserts
Litchfield Imports power steering re-valve

Enjoy yours mate looks a cracker again hope you don't mind me sharing mine, just reminded me how much i loved that car!

 

[-Dan-]

Beautiful mate, Very very similar spec to mine

 

[J.beazley]

Nice to see its not just me that has a scooby, although mine is a Blobeye wagon its my daily driver until i get the clio V5 in the post.

 

[Martin.]

Love all of those cars, love the STI hatch the most. Looks awesome.

I actually know nothing about these. Are you saying it's 2.5L and forged as standard? What power level is standard? Bet it flies with 400bhp!!

What was 11k, the 335d?

 

[-Dan-]

Love all of those cars, love the STI hatch the most. Looks awesome.

I actually know nothing about these. Are you saying it's 2.5L and forged as standard? What power level is standard? Bet it flies with 400bhp!!

What was 11k, the 335d?

Hi mate, In standard form they are 305bhp but the engine is known to be bad they tend to melt pistons,
within 17,000 the engine destroyed itself so it had a brand new engine under warranty but the owner paid extra to have Forged pistons, crank, rods and uprated bearing and bolts fitted to future proof it.

Yeah safe to say its pretty nippy can easily get you in trouble

The bmw sold for £15,000 and I purchased the Subaru for £11,000

 

[Mr R.]

Love all of those cars, love the STI hatch the most. Looks awesome.

I actually know nothing about these. Are you saying it's 2.5L and forged as standard? What power level is standard? Bet it flies with 400bhp!!

What was 11k, the 335d?

The 2.5 wasn't a good engine, has a few problem's.

They need to be forged to be really. I know Torque GT won't take them as a PX unless they have been.

 

[Martin.]

Crazy that you can get all of that for £11k really. Looks epic.

 

[-Dan-]

The 2.5 wasn't a good engine, has a few problem's.

They need to be forged to be really. I know Torque GT won't take them as a PX unless they have been.

Agree quite a few specialists will refuse them, very friendly with Hursts and they wont touch them with a barge pole unless they have been forged

the best is the JDM Sti 2.0L then its the 2005 Sti 2.0L

 

[Mr R.]

JDM STI 2.0l [emoji106] [emoji41]

 

[J.beazley]

Best thing to do with the 2.5 is get the block machined to make it closed deck. Most people with 2.5 forged and dont have too many issues but making the block stronger reduces the risk of the liners wobbling.
Common problem cylinder 3 melts due to not having parallel fuel rails i learnt the hard way with this. Best thing i ever did way bolt on my TD05 20G and hike the boost but now im waiting for the gearbox to give out before i decide to upgrade to 6 speed from an Sti.

 

[-Dan-]

JDM STI 2.0l [emoji106] [emoji41]

You would be biased When I get a spec C you'll hate me but I'll have to fit unequal headers to It!

 

[Mr R.]

I'll look forward to hearing that.
I'm going to be removing mine this weekend so that I can get them heated wrapped.

Did my down pipe yesterday.

 

[J.beazley]

Rotated its the way forward :up::up:

 

[-Dan-]

Rotated its the way forward :up::up:

My blob had a Rotated GT35 I'll dig out some photos later tonight!

 

[C.J]

The bmw sold for £15,000

That's a really good price!

 

[Kosy]

Another stunning hatch there! Lovely spec too.

 

[Mr R.]

Crazy that you can get all of that for £11k really. Looks epic.

And how much have you spent on that silly french tin box? 😂

 

[-Dan-]

Worryingly I could have bought another nice spec bugeye for what I've spent on my tin can