ATT: Chris Murphy**01 2.5rs with pic/info**
 

2001 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS brings back memories.

Hi, my name is Kai from Sacramento, CA

I bought from Reno, NV @ Allison Mitsubishi dealership Feb 2007. 83xxx mileage with 02 wrx rims and weapon r intake.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...DSC_0002-1.jpg

Came across this picture on i-club.com and for sure this was your and my car.
http://www.seccs.org/forums/attachme...tachmentid=945
Thanks to:
Kevin M from i-club.com and look likes his on here too.
BAN SUVS from rs25.com recently telling me about this site.

Here's a recap of what happen in the past 2 year.
Took it to local drag strip.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...e/scan0003.jpg

Autox
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...e/DSC_0347.jpg

i-club bbq meet April 15, 2007 park next to my brothers AE86
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...Q/DSC_0237.jpg

Had the sti ver.6 add on install.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...a/DSC_0001.jpg
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http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...a/DSC_0033.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...a/DSC_0038.jpg

Tell me more about this tape above the muffler.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...a/DSC_0039.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...a/DSC_0041.jpg
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http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...a/DSC_0018.jpg
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The day after installing ver6 parts. Time for some RallyX
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...7/DSC_0067.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...%202007/11.jpg

Sometime in Oct 2008 clutch started slipping. Order exedy stage1 clutch and Fidanza wheel flywheel. The screw/bolt on the B-Spec USA flywheel came lose and nearly destroy clutch. This explain the sudden clutch problem.

Destroy second gear after clutch/flywheel was install in less then 1/2 block away.

Send it off to Paul @ dbTuned after replacement transmission was found.


April 12&13 2008. HPDE at Infineon Raceway
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...a/DSC_0292.jpg

Installed sti 06 rear diffuser.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...DSC_0025-1.jpg

Nothing major done to the car.
STI ver.6 exterior
STI ver.6 R limited front seat
STI ver.8 JDM rear seat center fold down
STI ver.8 blue carpet
Borla replica header
Borla full cat back exhuast
Ditch the weapon R intake and put the stock intake back in.
Alway be running on excellent tires. Currently Direzza Z1 star spec. Before that was Bridgestone RE-01R.

This from the top of my head. I'm tire and need to sleep.

Chris, it looks like this car was turbo charge once(I made some research). This would explain the holes behid the glove box. Tell me more this car history.

Btw, I recognized a few members from rs25.com are here too.

Those are the same person actually. :)

The car looks great, and it's nice to see an RS go to another owner who appreciates it!

nice first post!

Welcome!

I took the second picure at a meet in ReNO.

BAM!

:oops: Now I know.

Anyhow the car currently have 116xxx mileage. 2-3 weeks ago I lost 2nd gear again. If anyone have a spare working 99-01 2.5rs transmission let me know.

My other car. Autox DSP 1995 Honda Civic VX.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3621/...a8b62f.jpg?v=0

Getting ready for this weekend autox at Matherfield with SCCA Sacramento.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...e/DSC_0060.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...e/DSC_0067.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...e/DSC_0062.jpg

Thunder Hill Raceway
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...l/DSC_0072.jpg

Laguna Raceway
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...apple/lsc1.jpg

Infineon Raceway
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...n/_HOP5366.jpg


Oh my swap
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...le/civicv8.jpg
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Okay I lie. :P


Oh and I just found out today my civic weight a total of 2260lbs without driver and about 1/4 gas.

That Civic is basically my ideal Honda right there! Beautiful track car! :cool: If I didn't already have a money pit of a track car, an EG hatch is totally my 1st choice for fun on the cheap.

What motor is actually in it? Personally I'd stick with the stock motor and just throw a decent exhaust on it so I could track all day long and not have to worry about heat like I do on my WRX. But that thing w/ a newer si motor would be crazy fast.

The civic have a D16Z6 with stock internals with a bunch of suspension goodies. I was using the stock D15Z1 for 3 years before I swap it out to the D16Z6 in 2008.

I wanted to focus on driving skill rather then relying on power. Those 3 picture at Laguna, Thunderhill and Infineon I was still running on the economic gas saving engine. I have been to the track since.

Hey guy, nice RS. Nice EG too.

I'm not even a japanese car fanboi, but I think that Toyota looks sweet.

Well yah, it's got chrome rims and is missing trim pieces...right up your ally. :P

Missing trim? Where?

...if anything, that car has *extra* trim.

Also, those wheels look like they've just got polished lips... no chrome.

The headlights appear to be missing a trim piece.

..how is that "right up my alley"?

You're into white trash American Muscle cars right?

Not particularly.

Alrighty then.

Yeah... the 86 was missing some trim. I'll try to upload more pictures of the of it after I watch fast n furious. ;)

Nice to see my old ride still kicking around...FYI that thing took very well to being turbo..Oh you can knock about 10k miles off the odo...had smaller tires on it so the odo read more miles than actual..She treated me well and never left me high and dry..have fun. Oh the timing belts and stuff were done on it the summer before I traded it in.

It's great to finally hear from you. I try to take good care of it. :)

I did found out that timing belt and stuff were done in your older thread. It's nice to finally confirm these. That saves me some money for now.

I did found a huge dent on the passenger side under the fender between the front tire and side skirt. Near the lower control arm. I'm guessing rally??? :?:

It's not effecting the way it drive and/or performance I think.

Give me more info on your turbo set up. What you used and what it ran at the 1/4 mile?

Nope it was stupid mexican woman cutting out of her lane and smashing into me...she just didn't want to wait for her light and pulled right into me..no look nothing. She tired to say my fault but all evidence pointed to her..then tried to make me pay for her car..it carried on for a few months so I said F@ it and traded it in for the evo...Got better coverage and price from another company dumbed the one for the subie..funny thing was she kept trying to make them pay. The adjuster that checked out my car called back months later to ask me what I wanted to do about her..told him "screw her I'm not paying for anything on her car" never herd another word.

Sorry forgot about the turbo...used 98 wrx TMIC, Stock wrx IHI turbo from a 99. forgot the rest of it..it did ok in the 1/4 just not much top end but the low and mid were a kick. could get constant 1.8 60fts..I also had and old B-spec clutch and light flywheel. I ran it at a max of 10psi, 7 psi daily.

So that's what happen. Women drivers. :lol:

So 60ft @1.8 turbo add on. That interesting. I couldn't get any lower then 2.0xx. I almost have enough for my EJ257 swap but I still want to get a RX-7 FD3S.

Yeah, I know the rotary are money pit but still want one.