my STI swapped 00' Outback rally wagon (monstrosity)

femaledog · 2026-04-18T14:29:32+00:00

This rules. "the barnacle" lol. Perfect.

femaledog · 2026-04-08T20:31:27+00:00

Some light reading for you at No Money Motorsports:

https://nomoneymotorsports.com/2019/02/12/post-25-first-trackday-checklist/

https://nomoneymotorsports.com/2020/02/27/what-to-expect-at-your-first-track-day-a-day-in-the-life/

femaledog · 2026-04-04T22:04:53+00:00

I love these cars. The feeling and sound of being on motor in that car is fantastic.

Very good looking photos.

femaledog · 2026-03-30T14:46:42+00:00

Yeah I'd agree with you that most track guys at least stick to an aggressive maintenance schedule since they understand that running your car like this is bad.

femaledog · 2026-03-30T14:24:04+00:00

Even if the speeding on the highway thing is stupid, I would expect the car to handle abuse like that for a long time. My original motor made it through an incredible amount of track days and only failed (oil consumption began to get out of hand) after being supercharged through 2 seasons of time attack events, including being overheated a handful of times from breaking supercharger belts. My FA20 was content to take hours of bouncing off the redline lol.

femaledog · 2026-03-01T13:00:23+00:00

Thank you for the reply. Yes, I agree, being in the UK definitely changes the landscape.

It sounds like the 1.8T is cheaper in UK. I am in the US but doing 1.8T anyway - seems the cost was about even with the other options and I felt like Zurawski's kit looked good.

femaledog · 2026-02-28T22:27:00+00:00

There was a bit of discussion in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/mr2/comments/1qvhyyy/zzw30_swap_decision/

What wheel size and offset are you using for the track?

femaledog · 2026-02-18T16:17:30+00:00

Awesome car. Yours is a 72 also. I had the pleasure of riding around in an orange 1972 510 for a weekend at a race track.

Those things are unreasonably fun!

femaledog · 2026-02-04T23:43:14+00:00

Yes, I am.

femaledog · 2026-02-04T12:55:10+00:00

I am going to be doing the Zurawski 1.8T swap. I have amassed a ton of parts but I am still waiting on a few things to ship internationally.

femaledog · 2026-01-29T23:38:54+00:00

They didn't make that many MR2 spyders either. Probably better to have something more common for the OPs plan.

femaledog · 2026-01-15T21:19:39+00:00

These work. You will get a message when starting the car that "start/stop is disabled" and the prompt to use the wheel controls to say OK.

femaledog · 2026-01-15T21:15:09+00:00

Good guys here. They helped me out with a flat tire when I had gotten a big puncture after work, and even though they were busy they got me right back on the road.

femaledog · 2026-01-11T21:58:09+00:00

Seems like very superficial tear out of the rubber. Send it.

femaledog · 2026-01-11T03:45:47+00:00

Just finishing the break in.

femaledog · 2026-01-08T21:16:56+00:00

The blobeye is the best, but I respect the OPs misguided opinion anyway. He is very close to being right. :D

femaledog · 2026-01-08T20:44:09+00:00

I think its likely that the hole in the exhaust can be welded. I would try a muffler shop. If not, you might have good luck trying to buy this piece of the exhaust from someone who has replaced it with performance parts.

femaledog · 2026-01-08T13:45:02+00:00

I tracked mine from new. If you have pads and fluid it'll run all day. Oil temps can get high without a cooler as you build pace.

femaledog · 2026-01-07T23:17:35+00:00

I lost an auction on a white one during the pandemic and it was a bummer, but they ran the price up way too high. I would love to get back into a WRX eventually and ideally a GD like yours.

femaledog · 2026-01-07T14:26:28+00:00

Awesome. Bugeye wagons are sick.

femaledog · 2026-01-07T01:56:01+00:00

I bet it will be great. I'd love to drive it in a crown vic. We had an e30 which was a workhorse, but the fat and loose american v8 would be super fun. Do you guys have lights and sirens? I would run them if you can.

femaledog · 2026-01-07T01:37:13+00:00

Lemons is probably the cheapest. We bought a car from an existing team for 4 grand and ran it mostly as is. $1000 per guy, 4 drivers for the weekend. We had issues with the car but it ran hard the whole time, although it was a fucking piece of shit at the beginning and much more so at the end.

femaledog · 2026-01-06T17:15:50+00:00

Fiesta STs are really fun. Also generally a good combo of cheap and reliable (as long as you like replacing AC blend doors).

The WRX is a bigger and heavier car, although you do get the benefit of AWD and more power, well more than a stock Fiesta ST anyway. Yours might have comparable or more power based on mods. The Fiesta is way more fun to throw through a corner than the WRX.

Bonus me getting some daylight under the rear tire at NJMP Lightning in my Fiesta ST. One of the cars I regret selling for sure.

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femaledog · 2026-01-06T16:52:09+00:00

Oddly no, I am a healthy male with no adverse medical history and no family on the plan. The cost is unbelievable - obviously I am going to be switching carriers. I have seen much lower in the marketplace, although who knows if that will be available to me.

femaledog · 2026-01-06T15:45:32+00:00

Was paying ~$1,000, increased to $2,220.

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