Subaru Impreza Sport - build - mods (full) GP
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- This is a 2016 Subaru Impreza Sport CVT
Here are a few modifications I've done on the car to make a well handling street car. Exterior, interior, engine, intake, suspension, chassis bracing, brakes, and a whole lot more!
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This car is the definition of firm
It's pretty firm but still very street-able :)
That’s how I like it
@@Bbbnmir same reason why 80's and 90's civic tuners built their NA car, for fun. Tuning an economy car isn't glamorous. But at the end of the day, I get to drive this thing daily.
This is great!
I'm glad The Algorithm recommended this vid.
I've been thinking of modifying my suspension to make my 2012 Impreza a better handling car, and this has given me better places to start looking.
Finding the rear strut brace like that seems impossible now, and there's no competing products, but that looks awesome!
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Thank you for all the great content. I have been on the quest of trying to wake up a NA 2010 Impreza Hatchbank with the 1.5 EL15 motor. Awesome looking and handling car, but very slow. The biggest help so far has been a pedal tuning box. DTS, Pedal Commander. I installed a DTS on our main car TDI Passat to help improve pull out and throttle response and it worked perfectly. The Subaru made a big difference too. The box has several settings to change the curve of the pedal position / throttle body signal. It allowed me to dial in the pedal so the power it makes at 3k rpm would be apparent sooner. Otherwise, the car felt limp all the time. I do not think DTS is available in the U.S., pedal commander is probably another good brand. Try one out! Best bang for your buck for tuning.
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The front brake system can be easily and inexpensively upgraded!
Some of the necessary parts can be bought on the secondary market from the Subaru Legacy BP Turbo.
Brake disc 5x100 (315x30) 26300-AG001
Brake pads 26296-AG030
Right brake caliper 26292-AG000
Left brake caliper 26292-AG010
For installation, you only need to bend or cut off the brake disc cover. Because It is designed for a smaller disc diameter.
Everything else is installed in regular places without alterations!
In Russia, we have been practicing this upgrade more then 10 years, and this is the first thing we change in Subaru :)
Oh. Nice a 315mm rotor! The ones I have are 295mm the extra 10mm will add more brake torque indeed. The original Impreza rotors are 275mm. It was already a big step up. What car did people put the bigger legacy turbo brakes into in russia? Thanks for the info!
@@JasonLeung-4roller 315x30 we put on different Subaru: BE, BP, SJ, GP, BR. These brakes fit all Subaru 5x100 "BoltOn". Sometimes there is a problem only with rims, regular XV wheels will not fit on these brakes. STI wheels will fit on - 100% no problem.
@@metaframe2k I suspect that the same mod can happen with the caliper brackets for the 315mm rotor. To be honest the brake bias is almost perfect now. If I went up another 10mm it might be front heavy. Though if I ever add more power I can always try the 315 rotor on my STI wheels. 👍👍
@@JasonLeung-4roller No, all 5x100 Subaru front caliper brackets are the same. You can safely put Brembo Gold on them. But on the rear axle it’s not so, because. the rear caliper is not attached to the "fist", but to the brakes shield. And unfortunately from model to model, the mounts there are different. By the way, this is very clearly visible on the Subaru diagrams. As for braking, the change between 294x10 and 315x30 is felt very strongly. And most importantly, 315 discs are harder to overheat.
@@metaframe2k that's right. I went up to 295mm because I was able to overheat the stock brakes. I went with a high carbon front caliper from the WRX. The pads can do 0-500C. Dot 4 fluid too. Thanks!
You sir are giving me a lot of ideas. Also so jealous about the sti rear spoiler they're impossible to find. (at least a company that'll ship to Australia)
Yes I hear they are quite difficult to come by and dealerships are holding onto them for insurance rebuilds only.
i love you. thank you. i will refer back to this video for future mods never delete this video!
Tuned my 2018 impreza and changed out the bushings to polyurethane and omg that 220ish at the crank and around 190 to the wheels is top notch.
Really... 190 at the wheel you say. What tune? Seems a bit exaggerated for a 2.0L without any engine work. but maybe if you have a 2.5L Are there any other mods that make the engine have 220 at the crank? Poly bushings FTW
@Jason Leung This was years back with my original Impreza, totaled it so i have another one and havent worked on it yet, but I started off with some small mods, exhaust delete, billet blocks, intake performance filter and charcoal delete with a lightweight water pump and crank pulley change. All in all, on the dyno it bumped my car to 181ish horsepower if I was really pushing it. Reached out to Rallisport automotive and he worked with me through email tunes. After like 1 month and a half, I dyno'd it again and it was 218 crank, 189 wheel with 91 octane.
@Jason Leung I'll add this though, not a good idea to redline it with that tune. It was the complete max that the engine could handle and I lost a piston with a broken crank. My current 2018 Impreza sedan only has poly bushings, but I'm looking forward to tuning it again, just not as high. Learned my lesson with that 16,000 bill for a new car lmao.
@@TheTechNopal what RPM did you get to before it blew? Just for education... I know the valving of the FB20 wasn't designed to go over 7k reliably.
@@JasonLeung-4roller if memory serves, a little over 6.5k. Then, as the song goes, da ting go skra.
I have a 2013 sedan base with the 5 speed manual transmission I actually enjoy daily driving with quite a few similar mods
Which mods do you have?
I have the 2012 Crystal Pearl White premium impreza 6sp auto cvt w/ paddle shifter,. I love this car it's so much fun to drive, I've added a some of the mods you have,.. Looks badass,.. by the way like ur video, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by!
From Canada, I have a 2015 and enjoy your channel. God Bless, Rob
I'm front Toronto myself ;) thanks for watching!
@@JasonLeung-4roller Greetings Jason, thanks for the response. Hopefully connect at a Subbie event. Peace
Love the build. Ligit best chassis for autoX
love your car, great video good sir!!!!
That’s how I feel I got the same car but 2015
This was a cool video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks to the algorithm that proposed your video to me because it's full of great info and makes me wanna swap all the suspension parts (lol)
I'm really happy with how soft and plush my car is but I will be investigating into removing a bit of slop in the rear for sure (Y)
Thanks bud
I am glad you found it useful :) I wish someone had told me about the mods too, but I guess it's up to all of us to share info :)
@@JasonLeung-4roller It's usually easy for Subarus with Nasioc and the hundreds of forums but I find it rather more difficult for this generation to find infos on forums. Also the fact that the XV Crosstrek was kinda more popular (at least in forum posts lol) combined with WRX/STi lagging behind on the older platform makes info on this gen quite tricky to sort and understand...
@@thegreatfalcon5 agreed the information I could not find in NASIOC, some Crosstrek forums have information. But I've found most of the information on FB20 society on Facebook. That is where I post most of my information. Only a handful of it gets to RUclips. 😊
@@JasonLeung-4roller checking that out right now thanks
insane-plenty info
This is magnificent
Nice video gives me ideas as i just bought a 2012 imprezza sedan 5spd
I have 119k on mine and I’ve had it on Jeep trails up to 12k ft over the continental divide. 10/10 would buy again
Definitely not the last Impreza hatch to come out of Japan
Any Impreza bought in the US moving forward is going to come from the US Indiana factory. I made an amendment in the titles when I mentioned that. This 2016 is basically the last USDM Impreza model year to come from the Gunma factory in Japan.
Now its time for 5mt swap with dual range :v
There is company in australia that makes custom 5mt's and they overbuild them for turbo motors. AWDFreak from subaru forum has one in his XV Crosstrek
I am not sure if dual range makes sense for a street build. I regularly keep in touch with AwD freak 😊
@@JasonLeung-4roller I think shortened ratioes on demant would be fun to thrash it around. It would feel much more punchy with extra torque :v
I consider Legacy 2.0R for this very reason(tho 3.0R sounds even more fun, and we got it with manual here tho its quite rare) As it comes with this from factory here in wagon version.
Cool and informative video, I have a 14 crosstrek with similar mods except the bracing and cvt cooler. Did you have major changes in driving with the bracing or cooling? Do you regret any mods?
The rear strut bar and subframe brace. (pink and yellow) made the rear end considerably more rigid. Excellent for predictable handling. Turns sharper at speed. The CVT cooler helps reduce the likelihood that your CVT will overheat (going into limp mode) when using the transmission for high RPM things like extended climbing (mountain passes) or prolonged spirited driving. If you've never gone into limp mode, you'll most likely not need one. It is a preventative and reliability mod. As for regrets. None really, though the car doesn't (need) all of these mods, it's just nice to know what they all do. For me it's about learning and enjoying the car building process. All mods are additive to the overall performance of the car. Some are much better bang for the buck.
Great video! I also watched your video on modifications under $150 for crosstrek and impreza. I own a crosstrek and enjoy a nice bit of easy off roading and wanted to know would any of the mods from these two videos negatively affect the crosstreks offroad performance? If not then I plan to slowly add these to my vehicle!
If you off-road you might tone down the rear sway bar. I think the 20mm rear sway bar would be the most you'd want. Otherwise most if not all the Mods in this vid will help the cars efficiency.
Dude i bet this thing handles like a mfer😂
Nice video. Maybe one day I can upgrade my 2013. How much did you spend on the suspension?
I just got one I call her yeah her A princess
she's silver I got her some seat covers black and pink with the pillows all the way around headrest and all pink steering wheel cover and I would love to put some
Silver & Pink rims
Such a cool video, thanks man. I totally agree with you that speed and power isn't everything. I am curious though, what are the results of your mods on performance when it comes to acceleration, torque, horsepower? Looking to maybe turn my 2023 Impreza hatch into a project car.
The 2017+ impreza is on the global platform. It's stiffer than the 4th gen Impreza. It also shares many of the components with the newer WRX, Forester, outback, legacy and crosstrek all being on Subarus global platform.
The FB20 is a workhorse engine designed for fuel economy. So it will never be able to contend with a car with a larger powerplant. So if your project has aspirations of being a off the line drag car, it will most likely disappoint you. Without forced induction, it's never going to come.close to bigger engine cars.
The gains are difficult to quantify since I've never put it on a Dyno. I can say however the car feels much different than when I bought it. I am quite satisfied with how my car handles. Each mod is a cumulative gain.
What I built my car for may not suit another person. So if you do decide to build your Impreza as a project car, just know the limitations of a NA motor. And also build it to how you want to drive it.
Good luck.
@@JasonLeung-4roller thanks a lot man i appreciate the reply. I am by no means going to drag race my car, it will be a daily driver that i just want to make my own you know? So some subtle modifications would be all i need. I would love it to handle a bit better and feel slightly faster, is all.
@@nates7844 great! The Impreza is definitely a great car for that!
Awesome vid. I've got to get a Subaru compatible ANCEL scan tool for sure. Also, those rear seat rubber guards are brilliant. I can't find them for a 2011 impreza hatch!
What are your thoughts on rearview mirrors? I was thinking gentex homelink Frameless but you may sway me to the one you got.... It looks simple and effective
i love the Broadway mirror. Its not expensive, more visible area and no need to flip durning the night.
So you can use STI exterior parts on a Impreza
More that, your model, has STI parts available. Some trim pieces from the WRX STI (interior) will fit.
Ima need a link for just about everything 😅
Where did you get the rear light overlay ?
Did you find a good seller? I’m looking for good rear and headlight overlays as well
What’s the name of the company that produced Subaru parts? I didn’t catch the name
Which parts specifically? All of the exterior pieces are OEM (Subaru) accessories.
"More stout" LOL!
Hah🤭
The steering wheel looks great - do you have a link to purchasing the cover? Tia
You can look on eBay "Subaru Crosstrek leather steering wheel cover" take your pick. There are lots of colours. Make sure it fits your year. Crosstrek and Impreza use the same steering wheel.
@@JasonLeung-4roller thanks
Bro just bought a 2013 sport premium stick, love this thing what size sti rims can I put on it?
Make sure they are 5x100. Any STI wheels with 5x100 bolt-pattern will fit afaik. Good luck!
Where did you get the rear bumper tailgate cover thing? There’s part number E771SFJ401 for Crosstreks but it’s not confirmed fit for Imprezas. Thanks in advance!
You could use any of the aftermarket Crosstrek rear bumper cover guards. They all fit. It's basically just double sided tape. Clean the bumper cover off really good. Then apply the adhesive cover.
Are you sure that you used the KDT938 for the subframe ? I think the right number is KDT910...Please confirm.
100% kdt938 because I bought that other kit, which doesn't fit. The bushing profile is completely different. I tried Perrin's kit for 2008. And the whiteline Kdt910 (which I still have in a bag) and then finally just decided to chance kdt938 (VA 2015+ WRX) and my car being a 2016. Shares the same subframe bushings.
That being said if you have a 2012-2014 Impreza, I am not sure which subframe bushings Subaru decided to use.
Good luck!
ruclips.net/video/5zkUBhB7kME/видео.html the full install for KDT938
@@JasonLeung-4roller
I can be considered as GP3 Crosstrek 2015 CVT base, and that ebay site tells me that KDT938 (That i just bought) doesn't fit all the way, meanwhile the same site says that KDT910 fits almost all subarues.
Thank you Jason for all your nice ideas, you are a life saver.
Just threw some Tein coilovers on my 2015 impreza and have terrible positive camber in the front. Was wondering what camber plates are you using?
Oh. Positive camber. Not good. I am using the camber plates that came on the Fortune Auto coilovers. They use spherical bushing in the top hats. Have you maxed out the camber bolts?
So you went to 11.6" or 294mm on thebfront rotors. Did you stay at the 10.8" on the rear rotors? Beem wanting to upgrade my brakes and want to makensure, thank you!
Nevermind bro i just watched your other video talking about your brakes more and got more clarification 🫡
Front rotors were the only ones increased. Crosstrek size.
Where could I order some of the parts?
Which ones in particular?
Can you please send the link for the wing??
The STI spoiler is hard to find these days. Dealerships I heard, are keeping them for warranty work. GL!
@@JasonLeung-4roller 🥲🥲😮💨🫡
long shot if youll see this i suppose but ive been looking for a hatch wing where did you happen to get that wing at. would be awesome to know.
STI wing is a Subaru optional part. By now I've heard the only remaining inventory is held by dealers for collision replacements. A couple of owners had luck tracking them down calling dealerships around the nation. I think it's going to be tough to get the STI one. However I've seen some aftermarket clones, though I don't know who makes them. You might try Facebook groups: "fb20 society" good luck!
Did you buy all the exterior parts in the dealership? With the part number? Or where do I can find those parts
I go online to different dealerships and look for the cheapest pricing and shipping. subarupartsdeal.com occasionally
I have a 2017 Impreza and I’m looking for a spoiler like yours can you pass me the info or is that stock?
I am not sure if the 2017+ have the STI spoiler. But you can check here www.sti.jp/parts/
How did you add the paddle shifts? Do they actually work?
All Impreza models other than the base models came with plastic paddle shifters to change the CVT ratios. If you have a base unfortunately they didn't come with shifters. However there are a few folks who adapted a same year, higher trim TCU (transmission control unit) and steering wheel. They have successfully added paddles.
My mod is just aftermarket aluminum paddle extensions.
Does the Sti wing fit the 2013 year?
Yes.
Where did you get the wheels at?
I got lucky with a local Califonia seller with a 2008+WRX who got them from a guy with a Forester who did the import from Japan. JDM without the JDM tax 🥰
5x100 wheels SoCal (Facebook group)
Would the 22mm sway bar only be good if the suspension is not stock ?
The goal of sway bars is to balance roll and oversteer/understeer characteristics.
Stock suspension or otherwise, increasing a rear sway bars thickness will help induce a tendency for oversteer. This will typically manifest itself more at the limit of traction. For daily purposes, you will feel more agile around corners.
It may be good. But it may be too much for some. The only way to quantify is with the driver him/herself. 🤓
@@JasonLeung-4roller Also another question- What coilovers do you have- I have the exact Impreza expect not sport. looking to make improvements on how it handles.
A question, with your imprezza, and i have a 2013 crosstrek, do most parts of both cars compatible to each other or there are differences? Ty
I would say any of the mechanical parts like drivetrain and suspension yes. The body parts like exterior that attach to the front and rear bumpers no.
Are there any parts in particular you are interested in?
did you use the 08-13 impreza perrin bushings? also have you kept the stock ECU tune on the car?
For the differential lockdown bushings , yes they are from Perrin for the 08-13 WRX. I can swap between tunes, stock or other. Yes. For the subframe bushings I use Whiteline for the 2015+ WRX.
@@JasonLeung-4roller on the perrin website they have what follows:
08-11 impreza
08-14 WRX
09-13 Forester XT
15-20 WRX
15-21 STI
so you got the WRX differential bushing? thanks for responding this helps me not waste money i had the car for a year but i feel like my long backroad commute will be better with the differential bushings
@@JasonLeung-4roller bhahaha one more question.. CVT CVT CVT.. When do you change the fluid?????
@@king0fskill57 30k if you are hard or 60k If you are light on the car.
@@JasonLeung-4roller ooft. Changing fluid on a transmission is a crap shoot. Better off leaving it no?
Could anyone elaborate on the “wobble feeling”? 19:24
Hi, the wobble feeling is the torque converter unlocking and locking at around 20mph. The CVT uses a locking torque converter to smoothe out the power delivery between the engine and transmission. In certain cases when the torque converter is neither locked nor open, you make experience a wobble/shutter/disjointed feeling when accelerating or braking. This is especially prevalent during cold mornings when the transmission and CVT fluid is cold.
Good luck!
Is your wheel not flush against your wheel spacer?
They are. The wheels I have, have pockets on the face. The spacer and wheel backing are flush. I made sure that I wouldn't have any issues with longer spacer bolts.
It had crossed my mind. I am still waiting on some , 4-2-1 headers from IF. They are a different low profile design. As for Rally sport. I am not sure they have an EL stainless with a cat option. Or do they?
what made you chose the cvt over the manual?
I live in Los Angeles where traffic is a daily occurrence. Also I didn't think the 5 speed would be good for MPG. I also had never driven a manual. And.. the car that I bought came with the STI spoiler :) I have no doubt that the manual would be a lot of fun.
Yo where did u get that cover thing on the rear bumper right below the hatch?
It's a crosstrek rear bumper cover. A bunch of companies make it, take your pick.
@@JasonLeung-4roller thanks man! Your build is dope im getting so much inspiration for my 2013 impreza 5 speed
Pennzoil is terrible! My dad used to rebuild engines and told me to stray FAR away from it!
Pennzoil Platinum works well for me. I also run Castrol Edge Synthetic. What kind of motors did he rebuild? Subarus? Ford's? What years? These days full synthetic oil is pretty well regulated in terms of standards.
@JasonLeung-4roller Motors back in the early 80's. 283s or something like that. He said they would come in all gunked up!
What size is the broadway mirror?
I think I got the 300mm
@@JasonLeung-4roller thanks bro! Seems big!
People are wary of the convex. How are finding the flat one?
Where did you get your STI rims from?
Local sale on FB marketplace. It was luck 🤞
@@JasonLeung-4roller and forester rims will definately fit the impreza? is it like universal sizing?
@@fishpack Impreza Forester, Crosstrek use a 5x100 bolt pattern. Subaru has +48 and +53 standard offsets. So yes. Universal fit. Be aware that newer WRXs use 5x114.3 bolt pattern. Those won't fit.
It's not even that powerful and you've also got stuff in there that wouldn't fly in California due to CARB laws. I have the 2014 sedan and I already installed a hayden transmission oil cooler (in addition to, NOT deleting the stock CVT cooler) and a K&N air filter, last thing for me would just be exhaust. It's not a racecar, the WRX is the race car. That's my other car (2014 sedan model), thank you very much, modified enough to smoke an infiniti q60.
And BTW, deleting your SPARE TIRE is pretty dumb dude. That's not worth whatever power gain you might get. Good luck getting stranded that makes no sense.
Hi, thank you for leaving a comment.
The great thing about these mods are they are bolt on and can be removed. CARB or otherwise.
Oh, You own a WRX? It must be nice. You smoke q60s? How about hellcats, EVos, and Ferraris? C'mon it's all relative.
Let's get one thing straight. Car tuning doesn't have to be for race cars. One can tune any car to be better than it came from the factory.
You are looking to get some exhaust? For what? More power? Better sound? Again, it's something you want for your car. The reason why you enjoy your car.
I enjoy the act of tuning. I enjoy driving the car I've upgraded and built for handling.. It doesn't have to be fast. In fact my turbo Honda family sedan is faster than most WRXs. Maybe even yours :) But I like driving my underpowered naturally aspirated Impreza. Especially to get groceries and takeout.
I often have to remind myself, who am I to judge another person, based on my own experiences. That person may be living a completely different life.
Be kind and rewind.
What does power have to do with handling? What does exhaust have to do with aural pleasure? It's all in the eye of the beholder.
The spare, I'll deal with.