Why is truck so big? 🥺

Camping at a lake off the Oregon Coast. It is so doable in this car, especially with extra storage on the roof

The photo speaks for itself!
P.S I really needa get a wing on my WRX

You guys think it worth it trying to fix?

Just got this stock 2015 Wrx with NO modifications, only 50k miles

Really want to make this car run better and more personalized.

Bought my first car today, a 2024 wrx base model. I merged on the highway and downshifted to third gear instead of 5th. Rpm hit the red zone, 6K or more. As soon as it hit the red zone, the car kinda slowed down on its own. It drove fine after that but I’m worried I may have caused some damage that will become apparent down the line. Thoughts?

2005 wrx knocking/rattling diagnosis

Is this rod knock? it does go away while driving but everytime i start driving it makes this noise and gets worse as i accelerate.

Hey guys so I'm about to reach 100k on my 2013 hatch and was planning on doing an oil change, timing belt, and water pump. Anything else I should do and what tools am I going to need? All I've got for tools are what I need for an oil change.

I’m wanting to put new seats in the sti that hold people better since the oem seats kinda blow, I dont want a fixed seat though since i do like let my friends and family use my car so id like something adjustable. I do like the NRG bucket seats since i like the colors but i value safety and the seat being able to move more then a color. Also with Harnesses i don’t know a thing about them but was curious what brands are good and if i need a roll cage

Hey guys, hope I would never be making one of these posts but I bought a 2019 STI and had a compression and leak down test.

The car has a catted down pipe, exhaust and a Cobb boost controller. Unknown tune.

I thought I would get a compression test before I have someone retune and oh no… my compression is wimpy. The shop tested my compression and leak down. Cylinder 1-4 (coldish) are showing from 110-115 psi. The leak down was fine, and passed.

What do I do now? I will definitely have it retuned for the existing mods… but how long will this engine last? It runs great, so I’m disappointed with these numbers. I’m also frustrated with the compression test being done cold. They said the numbers shouldn’t deviate much when warm, but I’ve read being warm changes a lot with turbo cars.

does anyone know if the 21 WRX base model wheels (17x8+55) will clear 4 pot brembos with 20mm spacers? I need to know before I order winter tires 😅

I don’t think it’s cooked but I’m having a hard time deducing the noise. Belt? Alternator? It comes and goes so maybe even something loose?

Apologies if this has been asked before but I cannot see anything via search specific to the UK.

Upgraded my head-unit from stock to something a bit better but now looking to upgrade the speakers to avoid distortion above a certain volume.

I'll admit, despite working in telecoms with copper wiring, I'm not that keen on doing extra work with adapters and wiring etc. Therefore the Kicker "plug and play" set of speakers are quite appealing.

What isn't so appealing is the cost of them on the only UK site I can find selling them, who themselves do disclose they are shipped from the US. The 4 door speakers are £330 and the tweeters £175 😵‍💫.

I can see them on SubaruOnlineParts.com for less, however when you factor in the $240 shipping cost, it comes out still over £400.

I'm thinking the answer is no, but am I missing an outlet in the UK that sells these, or will they always have to ship from the US. If so, I'm not *that* set on the plug and play option to spend that much.

But a buddy of mine suggested opting for the VB WRX and modding it, including a mechanical LSD (still trying to find the exact part that would fit and if I should do this)

I reckon a lightly used WRX + some decent mods including tires, suspension, tune etc. (I usually do the work myself) would save me a lot compared to the GRC. If I do go down this path, definitely picking up the body coloured fenders to replace the plastics lol.

How do you think the WRX would hold up against the GRC long term?

Thanks guys!

I have a 2015 base with 120k that I've had since '17. Recently I've noticed if I let the car warm up and idle for 15 minutes, it smokes when I drive down the road for a bit. It's a transparent white/blueish smoke that other people have noticed. I had a Subaru master tech do a hydrocarbons test, which it failed twice, so he wants to put a head gasket on it. He also said it's rare for my engine to need a head gasket, so he's concerned it may be the Turbo going bad. Has anyone had this issue? Is there a way to determine if the Turbo is bad?

Hi all,

I’ve been having a hard time tracking down a decent 2002-2004 bug eye hatchback for a project car. I found one in decent snap but it’s an automatic, does anyone have a general ballpark figure for what it would cost to swap an automatic to a manual.Many thanks

Posting this looking for any advice possible during my build. Keeping it vague to allow all tips for anyone building an EJ.

2012 WRX. Ring lands failed on original due to poor oil maintenance, among other issues. Decided to start from scratch OEM+ 257 IAG block. Reusing original D25 heads.

Anyone with experience swapping and new motor management? (First start up and care?)

I'm gonna be swapping my 2002 wrx with an ej207 STI motor and I'm wondering if anyone knows any trusted websites I could buy and ej207 from or and good places I could get one from

I carry a bike on a hitch mount quite frequently. Would an aggressive roof spoiler have any noticeable effect of the large speed brake I’m dragging behind my car lol? I can feel the drag at highway speeds and see the bike being forced rearwards

Yeah, I've been buried under the hood getting the supplemental lights working. The big part is getting it so the supplementals would shut down with the HI-beam stalk. The 2025 is much more tied into the CANBUS system than my previous '11 was. So I had to get some specialty parts. I bought a CanBus reader from CANM8. (actual spelling) They have many options (and I think they can do requests if you have something off the beaten path).

The CanBus reader reads the cars internal CanBus signals and provides an ON/OFF signal. I also have an interrupt switch before the main power relay so I can manually disable them.

Parts are a Morimoto double pod adapter.

Diode Dynamics ditch light frame.

Switch is from RaceCarGoBrrrr

A pair of hella Xtreme 3"

a pair of Baja lighting 2" (I will not go back to Baja because the bolts galvaniclly weld to the aluminum body).

Reddit's photos were being a pain to use. I have a test movie up above.

Photos that I took while putting this together:

https://www.reddit.com/u/Elfich47/s/julepWcsaP

‘with the wiring diagram.

Movie with a test bulb to make sure I had wired it correctly:

https://www.reddit.com/u/Elfich47/s/IlvdDmJybb

and I got the photos corrected.