The 4-Door Sickness

[lethe]

A guy I work with built his wife a Subaru Forester that is something like 350 hp to the wheels. Apparently last weekend he brought it down to VIR and was passing Porsches and such. Now that's got to be an ego blow.

[DesmoDiva]

A guy I work with built his wife a Subaru Forester that is something like 350 hp to the wheels. Apparently last weekend he brought it down to VIR and was passing Porsches and such. Now that's got to be an ego blow.

Yes, that is one nice grocery getter. 

That isn't that difficult.  The XT Forester has the WRX turbo engine.  Easily achieved with some tunning equipement (intake, exhaust, and other easy goodies) and a remapp.  Unfortunately, unless he swaped out the drive terrian with a STI he has more power than the stock can handle and will eventially cause serious drive terrian damage. 



My youngest step son is getting close to 380hp out of his WRX.  He trashed his drive terrian (tranny and rear diff, mostly) with all that extra power.  He is in the process of putting a used STI drive terrian in.  Should be a real sleeper when finished.  If mapped right he could get close to 500 hp.   

[lethe]

Yes, that is one nice grocery getter. 

That isn't that difficult.  The XT Forester has the WRX turbo engine.  Easily achieved with some tunning equipement (intake, exhaust, and other easy goodies) and a remapp.  Unfortunately, unless he swaped out the drive terrian with a STI he has more power than the stock can handle and will eventially cause serious drive terrian damage. 



My youngest step son is getting close to 380hp out of his WRX.  He trashed his drive terrian (tranny and rear diff, mostly) with all that extra power.  He is in the process of putting a used STI drive terrian in.  Should be a real sleeper when finished.  If mapped right he could get close to 500 hp.   

I don't know all the details of what he's done but it sure looks like he knows what he's doing. I saw it the other day and it has big ass Brembos at each corner and all sorts of other goodies. Looks very professionally done to me.
I've yet to see his 300ZX, that is supposedly good for 100mph rolling burnouts. 

[KnightofNi]

I don't know all the details of what he's done but it sure looks like he knows what he's doing. I saw it the other day and it has big ass Brembos at each corner and all sorts of other goodies. Looks very professionally done to me.
I've yet to see his 300ZX, that is supposedly good for 100mph rolling burnouts. 

wow, a forester that isn't driven by a hippy at 15 mph under the limit.
WANT!

and i really need to see that 300zx in action to believe it.

[lethe]

wow, a forester that isn't driven by a hippy at 15 mph under the limit.
WANT!

and i really need to see that 300zx in action to believe it.

I completely believe the guy. The forester is way badass, so I have no issue believing that the 300 is at least equally modified.
I'm sure he's posted pictures or video up somewhere, I'll him an email Monday to see if he has any links or maybe some pictures he can send me that he won't mind being posted.

[lethe]

Here's this guy's wife's Forester. His quoted horsepower numbers are lower than I thought they were, I was probably incorrectly saying what the car would be doing when he does a bit more work.

http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f104/overnight-overhaul-41208/

[DesmoDiva]

Sweet 

Thanks for the update!

That's the same model B and I had (without the mods) in the dark grey.     

Do you know what he has done to the suspension?  It looks slammed.  In a good way.   

[lethe]

Sweet 

Thanks for the update!

That's the same model B and I had (without the mods) in the dark grey.     

Do you know what he has done to the suspension?  It looks slammed.  In a good way.   

I think he lists some of the mods in that thread he gave me a link to post.
Definitely isn't stock ride height.

He was showing me pics from VIR today and his friend has an awesome 888 with tons of CF.

[TiNi]

i'm driving a little black A3 this week while my A4 is in the shop.
it is peppy, and cute, but i'm not into the hatchback, and the lack of AWD...
if i were to consider it as a replacement, i'd need to try the quattro version,
because my a4 just about sticks to the road...

[VTRIDER]

To bad the we don't get the s3.  That looks like a fun car.

[TiNi]

To bad the we don't get the s3.  That looks like a fun car.

i drove it in the rain last night... not so fun.

[VTRIDER]

I mean the s3 as in sport version with bigger engine and quattro

[lethe]

Sweet 

Thanks for the update!

That's the same model B and I had (without the mods) in the dark grey.     

Do you know what he has done to the suspension?  It looks slammed.  In a good way.   

I asked him today what he did to it so he gave me a list.

Suspension:

-Tein Flex GT Coilovers with EDFC system
-MRT front camber/caster plates
-Whiteline 27mm front sway bar
-Whiteline 24mm rear sway bar
-Whiteline rear swaybar stout mounts
-Kartboy front and rear endlinks
-Kartboy rear subframe locking bolts
-Cusco rear subframe brace w/diffuser bracket
-Whiteline quick release strut tower brace
-SPT front strut tower brace
-SPT lower front H brace

Brakes:

-STI Brembo  front 4 piston calipers
-STI Brembo rear 2 piston calipers
-Hawk HPS pads front and rear
-Goodridge steel braided lines front and rear
-Motul FR6000 brake fluid

Wheels:
Enkie RPF-1 18x8 ,-35 offset
Toyo Proxes R888

[TJR178]

i'm driving a little black A3 this week while my A4 is in the shop.
it is peppy, and cute, but i'm not into the hatchback, and the lack of AWD...
if i were to consider it as a replacement, i'd need to try the quattro version,
because my a4 just about sticks to the road...

I agree.

quattro qicks.  I have it on my A4 Avant and I've never driven another vehicle (including trucks) that will plow through snow like that thing. 

[Oldfisti]

I hope that Panamera gets better gas milage than my 928 did.

John, I was thinking of you when finding these...