2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited, #576 of 800

As the car sits today (5/23/16), it has the following modifications:

Engine/Exhaust:

1. TopSpeed RR.5 Shortblock (installed July 2012 at 60,500 miles)

-CP Pistons (99.75)

-Manley Rods

-ACL Bearings

-08+ STI Nitraded OEM Crankshaft

-08+ STI OEM Water Pump

2. K&N Typhoon Intake

3. Trimmed OEM Heatshield coated with VHT Flameproof

4. Stage 1 Oopen Source Tune by Doug Wilks at DBW Motorsports

5. Megan Racing Group N Motor Mounts

6. Mishimoto Black Silicone Turbo Inlet

7. Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump (GSS 342)

8. Injector Dynamics 1000cc Injectors

9. Killer B Oil Pickup

10. Killer B Baffling/Windage Tray

11. Grimmspeed EBCS

12. Air Pump Delete w/ KS Tech Block-Off PLate

13. TopSpeed TGV Deletes

14. GrimmSpeed 3mm Phenolic Intake Manifold Spacers

15. NGK 1-Step Colder Spark Plugs

16. VF48

17. Tomei Timing Belt Guide

18. Ixiz Concepts Hood Struts

Transmission/Drivetrain:

1. Subaru Extra-S 75w90 in the Transmission and Rear Differential

2. Megan Racing Group N Transmission Mount

3. TiC Transmission Crossmember Bushings

4. ACT HDSS Clutch

5. ACT Streetlite Flywheel

6. Kartboy Short Throw Shifter

7. Perrin Reverse Lockout Ring

8. Turn In Concepts Holy Shift Set - TiC/Kartboy Shifter Pivot, Front & Rear Stay, and Shift Linkage Bushings

Suspension:

1. Whiteline 20/22/24 Rear Sway Bar (medium)

2. Whiteline 24/26 Solid Front Sway Bar (full stiff)

3. Kartboy Front/Rear Endlinks

4. Front Custom-valved OEM strut inserts by Feal Suspension, Rears are Stock (Stock Springs)

5. TiC Klunk Killer - Comfort (TiC rear differential mount bushings and KB rear subframe bushings)

6. Whiteline Roll Center Adjustment Kit (KCA313)

ICE/Interior:

1. OEM 07 Headunit w/o Aux Input

2. OEM All-Weather Floor Mats, Front/Rear

Wheels/Tires/Brakes:

1. OEM Limited 17x8 Enkei wheels w/ Brand New Yokohama Avid S34PV, 225/45/17

2. Goodridge Stainless Steel Brake Lines

3. Hawk HP+ Pads Front/Rear

4. Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid

Exterior:

1. Llumar 15% Charcoal ATR on the back 5 Windows, Llumar 5% Charcoal ATR on the Sunroof, 55% SolarGuard on the Windshield

Good:

1. Brand new AutoCraft gold battery installed 11/22/15.

2. Very well taken care of car. I documented all my modifications and maintenance.

3. Interior is in excellent shape!

4. Exterior is good, save what is noted below.

5. Rides and drives great! Car is a blast to drive!

Bad:

1. Car was wrecked back in 2009. Entire car was repainted except the passenger side doors. Front Limited lip was replaced and soon after sold. Passenger headlight and taillight were also replaced with new OEM parts. The front bumper was cracked across the bottom, but repaired and repainted. Body shop wasn’t the best, and the bumper now has a paint bubble, as well as doesn’t sit perfectly flush at the rear where it meets both fenders.. And with about 90k miles, the front bumper has seen better days (has scuffs, scrapes, and marks from cones along the bottom).

2. Car suffered hail damage in 2010. Golf-ball-size hail hit the car all over the sides and hood. Hood was replaced with a new OEM piece and painted to match, blended on the fenders. All other dents were removed using Paintless Dent Repair (a top-notch guy!).

3. Driver’s door has some small paint chips missing due to objects being too close when parked.

4. The long undertray under the passenger side doors is gone. I don’t know what happened to it, just went under the car for some maintenance and it was gone!

5. The engine splash shield has warped in the middle from the heat from previously-installed Tomei ELHs.

6. One of bolts on the passenger side of the front subframe will not fully tighten.

7. Center grill piece is cracked along the bottom from being removed and reinstalled.

8. The headliner right above the driver’s seat is slightly discolored and worn from wearing a helmet.

9. Front Brembos have the clearcoat peeling from contact with brake fluid.

10. Front windshield tint has a small piece missing in the lower-left corner due to an inept inspection shop in TX.

11. Front windshield also has a small chip on the driver’s side that was repaired by insurance (about the size of a dime).

12. Driver’s side all-weather floor mat has a few holes worn in the “valleys”(can’t tell unless really looking).

13. Front bumper is in rough shape. I managed to hit a pothole in TX back in the spring. It was deep enough where the front subframe in the passenger-side front corner impacted the ground, making an indentation in it. In the process, it cracked the front bumper along the bottom in the middle and around the “teeth” to the side of the lower opening. Also, the paint around the passenger headlight spiderwebbed and the corners in the wheel wells don’t stay in place very well (see photos for all this).

14. Can’t find the front bumper tow hook cover, so it is not included.

16. Clutch pedal sticks to the floor between shifts during spirited driving (shift > 5k RPMs). Not a problem driving normally.

17. There's a small hole drilled in the floor of the trunk on the driver's side where I had an Audio Integrations sub box installed. When I removed the box, I filled the hole with clear RTV to prevent moisture/rust issues.

Having said that, this STI is in great shape otherwise and I regularly receive compliments, especially regarding the interior! I wouldn’t hesitate to take it on a cross-country trip tomorrow, just check the fluids and tire pressures and go!