When the turbo foz came out in 2004, I was thrilled...as the wife wanted one, but previous years were only N/A. This color (Sierra Gold Metallic) was only available in 2004 for the FXT. I wasn't too fond of gold at first.. as the wife picked the color, it had completely grown on me over the years. One too many mods granted me free to wrench & build, so I have been steady pushin levelles of what most Forester Owners have been pursuing but forced to build our own Forester STI!
Currently the car is a daily driver that hauls kids, goes to the mountains for winter fun, packs surfboards/MTB/etc. with some occasional light track duty.
Plans are to designate this as a race car and finish the build...however, car is running great and enjoying the sleep factor...& very minimalistic luxury qualities ( massive sunroof, heated leather seats, nothing else).
WARNING: NOT YOU TYPICAL AUTOMATIC FORESTER....
305hp/368tq @ 22.5psi by Jon @ HB Speed (91 octane)
Cobb AP v2 (hardwired)
P&P exhaust manifold 02-05 WRX/STI (coated and wrapped)
P&P VF39
STI up pipe
STI TMIC
Helix catted dp (heatwrapped)
Stromung 3'' catback exhaust
Grimmspeed high flow cross pipe (coated & wrapped)
Grimmspeed AOS
Witchhunter modded 840cc injectors (yellow sidefeed)
Prodrive EBCS
Perrin CAI (black)
Perrin turbo inlet (black)
Walbro fuel pump
Kartboy engine pitch mount
Kartboy exhaust hangers (pink)
Samco intercooler & radiator hoses (black)
Koyo aluminum radiator (STI 1.3 cap)
Crucial racing thermostat
Redline water wetter
Prodrive battery tie down (gold)
Subtle-Solutions alternator cover (black)
Subtle-Solutions radiator shroud (black)
Subtle-Solutions splitter (black)
Subtle-Solutions dress-up bolts (red)
Subtle-Solutions chimney duct (black)
Subtle Solutions hood struts (black)
Plasti-dipped engine caps (black)
Sears Platinum Die-Hard battery
Hella horns (black)
Paranoid Fabrications grounding kit (red)
B&M ATF cooler
Rallitek 4eat transmission mount bushing insert (comfort)
Motul Gear 300 Synthetic Gearbox Oil 75W90
Motul Dexron III Techno synthese Automatic Transmission Fluid
Kartboy rear differential outrigger bushings (comfort)
Tein GT Wagon coil overs with EDFC (6k/5k)
STI Aluminum lateral links (polished)
STI lower arm bar
Cusco front sway bar (23mm)
Cobb rear sway bar (22-24-26)
Cobb heavy duty RSB mounts
Kartboy F&R end links
Kartboy rear differential outrigger bushings (comfort)
Whiteline steering rack bushings
Whiteline sub-frame lock bolts
Whiteline rear camber bolts
GT Spec. fender braces
Mo-Boost LLWS spacers for KB rear end links
E-bay double tube front strut bar (powder coated black)
E-bay H brace with Whiteline ALK spacers
04 STI Brembo front calipers and rotors (black) Stoptech Pads
05+LGT rear calipers (black) Carbotech Bobcat pads, Centric Rotors
05 STI master cylinder & booster
Perrin MC brace
Motul RBF 600 fluid
Goodrich stainless steel lines
Rota DPT 18x9 +44 (matte bronze) winter
Pirelli PZero Nero M&S 245x45x18 winter
Dunlop Direzza Star Specs 235/40/18 summer/track
Muteki lugs (black)
STI vinyl center cap overlays (flat black/reflective gold)
JDM FSTI front end (bumper, grille, fog lights, headlight surrounds)
JDM 02/03 STI hood scoop
Subtle-Solutions aero/skid plate 1/8''
Subtle-Solutions license plate delete jdm "F"
Subtle-Solutions carbon fiber exhaust shield
Yakima full rack system
08 tail lamps
Rally Armor UR flaps (black)
OEM XL sunroof wind deflector
OEM rear bumper cover
OEM 09 aero windshield wipers
Painted C-pillar (black)
Yellow filmed fog lights
De-badged rear emblems
Vinyl wrapped lower half (satin black)
Vinyl wrapped roof rails & hatch trim (semi-gloss black)
Headlight amber cleared/blacked out & led eye brows
JDM STI AT pedals (gold) custom dead pedal bracket
JDM STI AT titanium shift knob
Tein EDFC controller
Pioneer FH-P8000BT
Alpine amplifier MRP-M450 (custom mount in spare tire)
Kicker CVR-8" sub woofer
Sea-Scooby 8" sub kit
MB Quart DSC-216 6.5" front speakers
Sea-Scooby 6.5" speaker spacers
Prosport premium gauges (boost, oil pressure, trans. temp)
XTP triple gauge pod
Subtle Solutions A/C black vinyl overlays
Subtle Solutions ashtray delete (black)
OEM rubber floor mats
OEM rear cargo protector
OEM armrest extension
06-08 rear cargo nets
06-08 rear cargo tray w/ custom amp mount & spare tire delete support
Raamat/Ensolite interior
Recaro Signo child seat (black)
Plasti dipped center console, radio bezel, hvac, and shifter trim
Passport 8500 radar detector (hardwired)
Garmin 255 Nuvi (hardwired)