Subaru Update
March 29, 2010 Feature Box, Uncategorized
Over the off season, the guys at Dynamic Autosport have been busy making some great improvements to the Subaru Sti. Last year was full of many challenges associated with introducing a new car plus the added challenges of me commuting in for events and driving new track layouts from a left hand drive. That said, we were very happy with the car during the second half of the season and some solid qualifying performances coupled with that podium in Seattle proved the point.
In 2009 we pretty much got all of the setup development dialed, the track session at Irwindale with KW engineers was the final piece of the puzzle. With that in mind, all I really was concerned about heading into 2010 was getting the chunky Scooby to shed some pounds and increasing the power output. Needless to say Eddie, Adam, Jason and the guys in Dynamic have reacted with some excellent work during the off season.
OK, so where to start. Here Jason decideds to cut away all excess weight and add the Seibon carbon rear doors to really lighten up the chassis. Not only that, we are going to be throwing in a 2.7 BC stroked Gruppe S prepared race engine; see further down the post.
Adam Depner and Jason Fajardo take some weight of the rear of the car and reinforce it.
The Gruppe-S Subaru WRX STi then receives a new power plant assembled by the Gruppe-S Engineers, taking the EJ257 and utilizing a BC Stroker Kit pushing displacement to 2.7 Liters. Full Specs on the Internals listed below.
Specs:
Brian Crower Crank
Brian Crower Rods
Brian Crower Valves
Brian Crower Valve Springs
JE Pistons
Portflow Ported Head
Cosworth Head Gasket
GT30R Turbo
Projected Horsepower 450+ on a Mustang AWD Dyno
Finally, the Subaru returns this year sporting an all black exterior, although we have an awesome decal scheme planned out for the car, but more on that later!
With less than a week now before I get to Long Beach for seat time, I cannot wait to get behind the wheel and become re-acquainted with the Subaru. The changes that have been made should result in a much more nimble and powerful platform, something that I believe can regularly challenge for big performances during the 2010 FD series.
Roll on Round 1.
