When the Impreza was launched by Subaru, it changed the world of import cars, because there was another car brand that ranged from the basic family car to the WRX, which the W should stand for wolf in the sheep’s clothing.
This particular model belongs to Terry Kalosky and you can tell just by looking at it that this is something special, as all mods are of course.
The WRX needed to be the best of kind and unless you put it directly next to another, it is hard to compare personal choices from afar. The idea of creating a machine like this comes from the sole rather than power or looks, to the owner they immediately know that its right just by looking at it and that is without firing it up to rip off down the local track.
However, this car has not been any easy ride, engines and gears going would lead to a total refit to get to where it is now wining its class at the NOPI Nationals, seen at the SEMA show in Vegas and the Hot Import Nights Chicago show.
The 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX – Output: 618 whp, 504 lb-ft of torque
Engine: EJ25 block and head; Darton 100mm sleeves; Wiseco 99.5mm pistons; Oliver rods; Cometic head gasket; Port and polished heads; 1mm oversized intake and exhaust valves; ARP head studs; Kelford 272/272 cams; titanium springs and retainers; Shim under bucket conversion; Innovative GT67 turbo, 44mm wastegate; Turbosmart BOV; APS DR 725 FMIC; Aeromotive 1,000cc inline fuel pump, -10 AN feed lines; GReddy oil catch can; Odyssey battery; MRT aluminum radiator; P&L 4-inch intake, 3-inch intercooler piping, 72mm throttle-body mount, custom coolant surge tank, custom fuel cell and mounting, 1,600cc injector/fuel rail kit, adjustable FPR, high-flow oil pump, 3-inch downpipe, and Race Series after-cat exhaust; PDE oil cap and up-pipe; NOS 150-shot wet system
Drivetrain: Albins cryogenically treated five-speed transmission; Quaife LSD; TIC Holy Short Shifter, shifter bushings, and rear differential bushings; DSS one-piece aluminium driveshaft and Level 5 axles; Clutch Masters Stage 5 clutch and Ultra Light flywheel; Cusco solid engine and trans mounts
Suspension: Endura-Tech coilovers; PDE camber adjustment plates; JDM STI aluminium control arms; White line adjustable end links; Tanabe front strut brace; TIC billet fender braces
Wheels/Tires: 18-inch Volk TE37s; 235/40-18 Falken Azenis tires
Brakes: AP Racing 13.5-inch two-piece rotors with four-piston calipers (front); STI-spec Power Slot rotors with STI Brembo calipers (rear); custom 5×100 hubs
Exterior: Custom Sunburst Orange metallic paint; shaved rear door handles, front and rear key holes, front side markers, and antenna; Kaminari carbon-fiber hood; Charge Speed front bumper, carbon-fiber vortex generators; Wings West side skirts, rear lip; OEM JDM STI front grille, headlights; Tsunami 6000K HIDs; Ganador carbon-fibre mirrors; Seibon carbon-fibre trunk; P&L Motorsports custom aluminium/carbon drag wing; Simpson drag parachute
Interior: Sparco Monza front seats with matching back seats and door inserts, steering wheel with quick release hub; Hurst shift knob; PDE adjustable rally race pedals; Schroth five-point harnesses; P&L NHRA-spec 9-second rollcage
Electronics: Defi boost, EGT, oil pressure, oil temperature, fuel pressure gauges; AEM Uego; Clarion DRX9255 head unit; DynAudio MW160 7-inch door speakers; Alpine GPS, 7-inch monitor
Source [Import Tuner]
