A single-Jane Subaru Impreza L has gone from being a regular coupe to becoming something that can compete with its WRX and STI counterparts. It doesn’t have the prestige of the legendary Subaru Impreza 22B, but it’s a purpose-built track car. , dismantled and changed to make it more competitive on the track.
The owner, Randy, has owned the car for about 16 years and has driven it for two to three years. Despite its age, the vehicle still looks white but with the appropriate JDM modifications, such as corner lights, taillights, and Tomei Titanium exhaust.
As a track car, it comes with non-original TE37s, measuring 17 x nine inches with a displacement of forty-five. Aside from that, the Subaru coupe also has a great AP Racing brake kit for extra prevention power.
Under the hood, the modified Impreza coupe can go toe to toe with its performance variants, as it now has an EJ205 motor out of a WRX with an STI top-mount intercooler. It also has a new Blouch 16G turbo for extra power. No exact figures were discussed; however, Randy mentioned that it now makes double the horsepower of the original 2.2-liter engine. As for its fueling system, it has a 15-gallon fuel cell with a Radium surge tank, an AEM fuel pump, and an E85 tune.
The EJ205 won’t be the final motor for the car, as Randy plans to put an IAG 2.3-liter D-stroker long block into the car and pair it with a 3077 Garrett turbocharger. The vehicle will also receive updates like a Motech display and Link standalone ECU.
For its transmission, the traditional Impreza has a six-speed manual gearbox from an STi combined with an R180 rear differential. The coupe uses the STi’s 5×114 hubs, opening it up to more portions and wheel options. Apart from that, it also has a carbon fiber DSS driveshaft.
As the Impreza was built for the track, its interior has been completely stripped out to save as much weight as possible. However, it does come with Sparco bucket seats and a custom roll cage. It also gets an OMP steering wheel, Map DCCD controller, Cobb access ports, and a flock dashboard to complete the race car look.
While it’s no elusive WRX STI S201, the task is one of the cleanest track cars ever seen, and we can’t wait to see the final build once it’s complete.