We found this in last Sunday's Republican.  What a nice way to start the day!

You can see the full article by G. Chambers Williams III  online here: 

"The newest generation of this performance-oriented version of Subaru's compact sedan arrived for 2008, offering a level of excitement somewhat above that of the entry-level Impreza model that competes against cars such as the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.  With its turbocharged, 224-horsepower, 2.5-liter boxer four-cylinder engine, the 2008 WRX offered a serious upgrade to the 170-horsepower normally aspirated boxer under the hood of the base Impreza.  But for 2009, Subaru decided 224 horsepower just wasn't enough for the WRX, and cranked it up to 265 — an 18 percent jump. Torque output was increased as well, to 244 foot-pounds from last year's 226."

"The WRX engine reaches full horsepower at 6,000 rpm and peak torque at 4,000 rpm. And even with the big boost in power, EPA ratings are nearly the same as last year's — 18 miles per gallon city/25 highway versus 19/24 for the '08 model.  This additional power is largely the result of an increase in the boost from the turbocharger to 13.3 psi from the previous model's 11.4, along with the use of a larger-diameter exhaust system with reduced back pressure.  What was already pretty cool for an otherwise average-seeming compact sedan now has become quite impressive. Couple that with the tight five-speed manual gearbox — the only transmission offered on the WRX — and you have the recipe for lots of fun.

When we went to pick up our 08 Sleeper car from the Dyno facility, we used the trip as an excuse to get a baseline at the wheels for the new revised 09.  While it was on the rollers we couldn't help but play with it a bit.  Check out the before and after on the dyno chart...

 

We've been just about awful at updating our site lately.  Here's something fresh for all y'all at home.

Project 42 
This project has a special place in our hearts.  This is the 42nd job we've taken on in our Performance Division.  It is also our main racing number.  We put a little extra into this one.  Don't let the outside fool you.  This car is not your monther's 08 WRX

Our "Bone Stock"  Legacy customer project is just about to go under the wrench.  The last few major pieces came off the truck this morning.    We're going with a Forced Performance turbo and some needed support to feed it properly.  We're scraping the legacy style inter-cooler layout for a high capacity top mount using the STi layout.  Injectors and a beefier fuel pump will feed the little guy while the standard issue 3"downpipe upgrade will be followed by a new and larger midsection.  This along with a new filter element should take care of breathing.  We're keeping the stock axle backs for this one.  "Bone Stock" it is I tell you.  We're hoping to tear into this project by the 3rd week in July.

Update:

 Bone Stock Completed!

We are proud to Debut the completed Bone Stock!