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Offline 2008 SILVER BULLET

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2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« on: September 01, 2010, 12:20:27 AM »
Hey,
   I have a 2008 impreza 2.5 sedan.. and i have a Borla catback, a cold air.. and i really want to know what mods i can do to a N/A to make more power.. so if you know some plsssss get at me...  :mrgreen:


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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2010, 12:33:18 AM »
You are pretty limited but cams are your best bet. What intake? Equal length headers will give you some more power but not much. Catless. So yeah say good bye your warranty if you want power.
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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2010, 10:33:18 AM »
Hey,
   I have a 2008 impreza 2.5 sedan.. and i have a Borla catback, a cold air.. and i really want to know what mods i can do to a N/A to make more power.. so if you know some plsssss get at me...  :mrgreen:

The only affordable mod is a Nitrous Oxide System.  Maybe a 50hp shot won't blow up the car.

For the money you'd put into every NA mod availible, you can buy a bugeye wrx as a 2nd car, and it'd still be faster. 

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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2010, 01:15:51 PM »
There are quite a few options with improving an N/A Subaru but power is not a very feasible one.  I would either focus on what you can do with it (looks, sound, suspension) or sell/trade for a WRX.

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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2010, 01:49:49 PM »
less weight =  more power

Power to weight ratio
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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2010, 02:02:35 PM »
less rotational weight is even better.  lightened crank pulley (but stock diameter), plus the lightest rims you can get would probably make a noticable difference in the 'peppiness' of the car
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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2010, 02:29:18 PM »
Open source ECU tuning is also available http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2017329.  Overpriced, Rallitek Accessports might also be available...because there is a sucker born everyday... :2funny:
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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2010, 09:13:33 AM »
I'll sell you my WRX cheap, that's your best power mod!
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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2010, 09:54:04 PM »
he sold it
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Quote me now while I'm feeling good about it.  I've decided a WRX will be the vehicle that replaces the Jeep.  I can't see paying Evo prices or justifying purchasing a halfassed/beat to death example for the same asinine amount of money.  For an affordable, point to point, all-weather capable performance car, a wagon fits the bill.  A swapped wagon, even better.

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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2010, 10:48:20 AM »
how much? what year... explain

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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2010, 12:37:35 PM »
You are pretty limited but cams are your best bet. What intake? Equal length headers will give you some more power but not much. Catless. So yeah say good bye your warranty if you want power.


WOOOO i have catless and subaru replaced parts in my tranny that blew for free. only had 20k on her when it happened. byron might remember i dont know how many other people do. this was back in 04 and most people were not on here.

Just be smart about what you put on thats all i ever say.


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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2010, 08:12:31 PM »
To OP .. how old are you ?
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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2010, 10:05:27 AM »
To OP .. how old are you ?

He is 18 or 19.. he was in my fiancées class

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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2010, 11:38:11 PM »
 :2funny:  I must be tired, at first glance I read "Why the hell are you black??"
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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2010, 12:26:32 PM »
who the hell are you black??

LOL.

Thats not a very nice way to ask.

And YES. I wondered that same thing the first time I saw you. So I used a little intuition to figure it out.

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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2010, 12:56:04 PM »
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1394269422948   :2funny:

think that might void the warranty?  :2funny:





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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2010, 10:22:49 PM »
^^^^and thats how facebook ruins people...
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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2010, 05:45:31 PM »
^^^^and thats how facebook ruins people...

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« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2010, 06:14:07 PM »
A Ken Block Tshirt.

I laughed so hard, I started to weep.

Its has actually become the latest fashion trend in Cambridge NY.. all the ricers are wearing them. Most of them have never owned a subaru.

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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #19 on: October 15, 2010, 12:19:21 PM »
Its has actually become the latest fashion trend in Cambridge NY.. all the ricers are wearing them. Most of them have never owned a subaru.
Same thing as Plattsburgh  :idiot2:
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1995 Subaru Brighton Rs (sold)
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1999 Chevy Cavalier (sold to my brother)
1998 Subaru Legacy wagon (traded to Blackparis)
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1999 Honda Civic (Wrecked)
Quote me now while I'm feeling good about it.  I've decided a WRX will be the vehicle that replaces the Jeep.  I can't see paying Evo prices or justifying purchasing a halfassed/beat to death example for the same asinine amount of money.  For an affordable, point to point, all-weather capable performance car, a wagon fits the bill.  A swapped wagon, even better.

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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #20 on: October 15, 2010, 03:48:55 PM »
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« Reply #21 on: October 15, 2010, 06:24:45 PM »
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Looks like your fairly typical attendee of most Unysoc meets I've seen.

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Re: 2008 2.5 impreza- NEEDS MORE POWER MODS.... help
« Reply #22 on: October 19, 2010, 12:50:58 PM »
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