I've always been a fan of the older SF5 turbo Foresters from Japan. Especially the STi II and STi II Type M Foresters. After the luster wore off my STi swapped GC, I decided to purchase the N/A USDM counterpart of the sweet JDM turbo Forester. I picked it up for a few reasons, but the main one... how awesome would it be to have an STi swapped Forester!? A month after I got it home, it had it's STi transplant.
It was supposed to be a quick project. Swap the Forester and go back to making the GC a dedicated track car. Well, the GC is still sitting in a corner of my garage while the Forester receives all the attention.The Forester has gone through a lot of iterations during it's life span. Mostly all of which are performance minded for road racing. As it's one thing to build a performance car, but it's another to actually track it.
My STi swapped 2001 Forester S.
Engine:
2004 STi EJ257 2.5L motor
Prodrive CAI
Prodrive 3port BCS
APS EL header w/ uppipe
TXS Forester 3" TBE
JDM Ver.7 STi TMIC w/ Ver.7 splitter
Koyo aluminum radiator
Flex-a-lite slimline fan system
Samco radiator hoses
ARC titanium pulley cover
Trans:
2005 STi 6MT
DCCDPro.com DCCD controller
STi R180 rear diff
2006 STi 5x114.3 hubs/uprights
2006 STi front/rear axles
ARP extended wheel studs
Group N trans mount
Kartboy STi short shifter w/ bushings
Kartboy trans x-member bushings
Brakes/Wheels/Suspension:
AP Racing 6pot 355mm Formula front BBK
AP Racing screw type brake bias controller
OEM STi Brembo 2pot rear brakes
SS brake lines
STi brake master cylinder/booster
18x9.5 Gunmetal Volk TE37 [5x114.3]
265/35/18 Toyo R888 tires
Cusco titanium front strut tower bar
2006 STi front crossmember w/ direct mount STi steering rack
2006 STi front sway bar
2004 STi aluminum control arms
Whiteline balljoint extenders w/ tie-rod extenders
Perrin PSRS
BC Racing coilovers (temporary while I wait for my KW V3s)
Cusco rear camber plates
Cusco adj. rear sway bar
Cusco rear strut tower bar
STi 6 pc pillowball lateral link kit w/ Poltec box endlinks [sedan kit]
STi trailing arms
Kartboy subframe lockout bolts
Interior/Electronics:
2005 STi full dash w/ STi cluster, climate controls and center shifter/ebrake assembly
Beatrush 6MT shift knob/Kartboy 6MT knuckle ball shift knob
PDE all aluminum rally pedal setup
Alpine IDA-X001 digital media receiver
Alpine KCE-BT300 bluetooth interface
JDM Ver.7 STi front seats
Prodrive rapfix
Prodrive leather steering wheel (daily driving)
Prodrive suede steering wheel (track use)
Prodrive floormats
Defi 60mm 3 gauge pod
Defi link series guages: boost, oil pressure & egt [white face]
Deft link II controller
Greddy Infometer
Sparco harness bar [silver]
Prodrive/Sablet 3" harnesses
Hardwired Valentine-1
Exterior:
JDM SF5 Forester STi grille w/ factory pink 'F' emblem
Debadged
Carbon SF5 turbo hood
Tint
Much thanks to the ppl/companies who have hooked me up with gear:
AP Racing
Toyo Tires
Kartboy
DCCDPro.com
GarageTuning
Mann Engineering
SouthCoastSubaru
Mackin
Aerosim Engineering
HBSpeed
Prodrive