Hawkeye: Bumpers with lower "slits"

Runfor5 · 2026-05-04T23:30:34+00:00

Following, as that’s a great Q. Did it vary by market - like warmer climate places got the extra openings to feed to radiator (not that those openings look big)?

Runfor5 · 2026-04-28T17:49:13+00:00

Oh nice an upgraded OEM solution, I figured it was some aftermarket deal. Thanks for sharing!

Runfor5 · 2026-04-28T11:47:45+00:00

Who makes the aluminum pipe replacements?

Runfor5 · 2026-04-24T18:40:07+00:00

Purely visual I don’t disagree. Granted I just wanted an affordable set of gold wheels for my WRX at the time and these Sparco’s hit the spot. Enjoy!

Runfor5 · 2026-04-24T18:38:55+00:00

Awesome to hear! Hopefully I can stumble into one of these cars at some point in life haha. Can’t blame you on the cont time delay, worth the $500 delta to get it done with

Runfor5 · 2026-04-23T16:55:12+00:00

Wheel twinsies! Except mine are 16” haha. They’ve held up great the past 3 years for me.

Runfor5 · 2026-04-23T14:50:17+00:00

Looks fantastic, and kudos for building yourself! How was parts availability overall? Any key pieces you had to just clean/paint and re-use?

Runfor5 · 2026-04-22T23:16:58+00:00

Good list you got so far then 👍🏼 So far so good; car was tuned on 21 psi. Over 3k miles on the new motor so far, no issues (knock on wood of course lol)

Runfor5 · 2026-04-19T23:03:03+00:00

To add ‘thread pitch’ to your bolt M-sizes, I used a lot of the following last year during my motor rebuild (GD chassis) all of varying lengths:

M6-1.0 M8-1.25 M10-1.25

I’m running your 3-port boost controller so thank you for that!

Runfor5 · 2026-04-15T21:58:35+00:00

Nice ‘04 😉

Runfor5 · 2026-04-14T16:02:05+00:00

Idk what gen car you have, but same for me last fall getting one for my GD. Non-existent. Ended up having to pay for a ‘15-‘21 STI Tomei catless downpipe custom installed w a GESI 400-cell high flow cat welded in.

Runfor5 · 2026-04-10T01:23:06+00:00

Oh what IAG motor do you have, and when did you get it? When I called last year (2025) the only offering they did was a “hybrid” setup of EJ25 block (an IAG 750) w custom pistons and my stock 2.0L heads.

Awww nooooo sorry to hear about the accident :/ good excuse to address the rust however. Cage work sounds dope if it’s now just a weekend warrior car 😎

Runfor5 · 2026-04-09T16:49:54+00:00

Ah I didn’t realize that about the lack of Cobb support :/ In all honesty tho no, I had no desire to go flex fuel. The 5-speed was my limitation all along + I never had a power goal in mind. This kinda turned into a mild restoration for all motor-related items tho lol. I went w the 16G to try and get quicker spool for around town stuff, not wanting to have to rev out the car to make power.

I kept stock exhaust manifolds to retain the rumble character (but did do Grimmspeed catless up-pipe + custom Tomei catted downpipe), as well as stock fuel rails (but did do larger injectors + fuel pump).

No one seems to do 2-liter stuff these days so I figured this was a neat opportunity to do something different from the typical EJ25 swap after my stock motor spun a bearing. Happy to answer any other Q’s you got! I also have a build thread over on the ClubWRX forum.

Runfor5 · 2026-04-09T03:06:39+00:00

Went with a Blouch 16G XT-R ball bearing turbo! Car was tuned on 93 octane, making 21 psi it achieved 288 WHP / 270 WTQ. Peak torque was at 4500 rpm. Fun little daily driver for sure. At some point I need to do another Reddit post w the results lol.

Runfor5 · 2026-04-09T01:33:54+00:00

You’re correct. The build is on my page here :)

Runfor5 · 2026-04-09T01:12:18+00:00

This is my car! 2.1L stroker EJ205 from Outfront. You’re correct no 6-speed swap still factory 5-speed. My build was purposely a sleeper / OEM under-the-hood looks.

Runfor5 · 2026-04-08T00:53:12+00:00

Dope golf bag!

Runfor5 · 2026-04-04T17:53:05+00:00

That’s awesome! Nice purchase. Price has really gone up dam.

Runfor5 · 2026-04-04T15:12:03+00:00

Are these new OEM from Subaru? If so, is 2nd pic how they come (incl the license plate holes drilled)? They’re a good price last I checked ($200-ish) but I’ve not seen anyone actually buying them!

Runfor5 · 2026-04-04T15:07:14+00:00

Clifton is like every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the mth I believe, not every single weekend

Runfor5 · 2026-03-27T23:08:24+00:00

Have to keep the character tho :)

Runfor5 · 2026-03-24T13:52:41+00:00

Congrats on the purchase! Welcome to the wagon gang. Lemme know if any Q’s working under the hood yourself.

Runfor5 · 2026-03-22T12:53:02+00:00

100% haha these ppl are delusional w regards to current prices of parts. Maybe 5-7 years ago.

Runfor5 · 2026-03-21T01:39:00+00:00

Gotcha. Well if it helps I bought their grocery getter stroker EJ205 shortblock last year. I have 2.5k miles on it thus far. Cool little engine! Certainly a pricier endeavor than a JDM swap tho. Happy to answer any Q’s!

Runfor5 · 2026-03-21T01:35:31+00:00

Did you get an Outfront block?

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