AdamB258's SWP 2014 WRX

[adamb258]

PREVIOUS CAR HISTORY:

2011 Shelby: ( JBA o/r X pipe, mid mounted pypes M-80. SLP loudmouth axleback, JLT intake and Lund Racing tune)



2008 C6: ( custom muffler delete, montess custom diablo tune, BPP vortexx v2 intake)



2003 Mach 1: ( Dr gas O/r X, flowmaster catback, JLT intake, PHP intake spaceer and ported TB, Line lock, 4.10's with rebuild 31 spline diff Weld lites i never got to use, probably more i just dont remember =)



2004 Cobra: ( made 470/470 with 2.76, O/R prochamber and SLP loudmouth catback, JLT intake, cut springs, MGW shifter. Had a stg IV steggy ported blower sitting in my garage waiting to go on before it was wrecked)



Picked her up on January 31, 2014. SWP 5-Door limited WRX including NAV, short throw shifter, blue accent lighting, all weather cargo cover.



I made it a whole 500 miles before some local subbies owners hooked me up with some goodies. Got a V3 Accessport, Cobb SF intake, cobb shift knob, cobb downpipe. The downpipe is waiting for a few months.


I then made an appointment with flexshield for some tint 35/25/5 and red tainted tail lights. I also found a great deal on SPT exhaust as well.



For now I am going to drive and enjoy it this way. The downpipe and a protune will go on this spring/summer for some additional fun. Then the suspension mods begin =)

 

[IGOTASTi]

Welcome to the team.

Love the mustangs!!!

How did you hear about us?

 

[Spamby]

Nice start. Love the rides

 

[adamb258]

Welcome to the team.

Love the mustangs!!!

How did you hear about us?

Google

ive always been involved in forums for my hobbies. I like to seek out multiple at first then find where I fit in best

 

[IGOTASTi]

Great choice!

Glad you found us.

 

[Alin]

Yes finally you made a journal! You def have to post some info on each stang as well as the wrx!!!!!

 

[adamb258]

put in my mod list on the other cars to the best of my knowledge

 

[adamb258]

This was really my wifes car, but it was our project for a while. you can see the cobra behind it in this picture. Originally a 289, had a 302 in it in this picture

 

[fuji_production]

why the move from muscle?

 

[Alin]

why the move from muscle?

Definitely interested to hear this as well. You had some amazing cars!

 

[Doppelganger]

why the move from muscle?

I'm also interested since I made the same switch.

I still remember the first time I tried tail whipping my sti out of a parking lot (speeding Mercedes was going to broadside me) and forgetting that it's not a rwd big block mustang LOL.

 

[adamb258]

Long story but ill try to paraphrase =)

1) Decided I wanted my next car to have 4 doors (kids aren't too far off)

2) 1st and second gear on the shelby were useless. This wasn't a whole lot of fun and all these cars were my DD's so getting super sticky rubber that i have to replace every 5k miles at over a grand a pop wasn't very cost effective

I was originally set out to get a CTSV. Like most of you, I have a disease. This is the first car that has made it to real plates before modding (same day actually =) ) This means the V would have likely ended up in the same place as the Shelby. Traction comes at a premium above 500 RWHP

3) I really didnt want to spend the money on the V, I dont trust many cars like this used and after the Shelby I wasn't too keen on spending that much again.

The subbies have always interested me and I have never owned a turbocharged or AWD vehicle. I was really close to purchasing an STI in 05/06 ish. I might have done it too if the saleman hadn't been such a giant asshat.

I test drove a handful of vehicles ranging from a jeep grand cherokee, Focus ST, WRX, STI, GMC terrain, etc

The interior didnt appeal to me at all but once i got behind the wheel I could have cared less what it looked like. In all honesty the simplicity of it is quite refreshing.

Where I will go in the future, who knows. For now I am enjoying this WRX more than I did my Shelby. I get the weirdest looks from my friends when i say that =)

 

[Doppelganger]

Yes I agree that the gt500 that I rode in wasn't impressive on the out of the whole but I wasn't driving so I might have not gotten the full experience of it out if the hole.