2008 Subaru WRX Hatch, codename sparow; purchased at Boardman Subaru on Aug 18, 2008.
I am 21 days late to update
A bit late to update. (21 days ago) I purchased Subaru WRX STi. Since then, I've been slowly removing and selling aftermarket/premium stuff that I got for m →
First Yokohama W4S test on snow
Today I finally got a chance to take it for a spin on the snow on my all-season Yokohama W4S tyres. Overall, my confidence level has definitely dropped af →
30,000 mile service (Level D)
Today, I finally got around to drop off my car for 30,000 miles, or so called Level D service. One of the reason I sped this process up was because I started to experience strange behaviors on fi →
Getting new tyres
Since two of my Bridgestone tyres ended up being a junk, I figured it's time to buy new set of tyres instead of replacing Bridgestones, since they're expensive RE070. So I went to →
Air intake leakage fixed!
Today brought the car to zaksauto.com to have him try to locate →
Strange whining sound coming from engine compartment on target boost
For a while, strange whining sound has been coming from engine compartment on target boost. Only today did I manage to record sort of a decent video clip where sound could be somewhat easily heard. →
Finally proper sway bar is on
After a couple of weeks of driving without rear sway bar, it's finally on: Now just need to make sure I don't have any →
The car is officially stage 2
Difficult day today, started off by trying to put new sway bar at Zak's Auto Industries. Turned out I left some bushings at home, and COBB ones di →
COBB bad rear sway bar update
Just got off the phone with COBB Tuning and have to admit, I am pleasantly surprised with customer support. They're sending me some revised hardware to fix →
New parts on the way
New upgrades are going on the car soon, the following are leaving warehouse today: →
Mods and add-ons
| # | Name | Description | Category | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM transmitter | Griffin iTrip FM transmitter/Charger for iPhone |
AV | 15.00 |
| 2 | Catback exhaust | SPT catback exhaust | Performance | 500.00 |
| 3 | Hatch spoiler | '08 STi spec 96031FG010NN | Exterior | 220.00 |
| 4 | Suspension kit | COBB Tuning stage 2 suspension kit | Suspension | 690.00 |
| 5 | Bumper cover | 08WRX Premium with embedded diffuser | Exterior | 180.00 |
| 6 | Tint | SunTek High Performance Series 35%+15% | Interior | 260.00 |
| 7 | Short-throw shifter | COBB Tuning short-throw shifter | Interior | 130.00 |
| 8 | 17"x8" 5x100 rims | Rota Torque Gunmetal | Wheel/Tyre | 300.00 |
| 9 | Underspoiler | Front bumper E2410FG000TI | Exterior | 206.00 |
| 10 | Sideskirts | OEM WRX 96051fg000/010NN | Exterior | 358.00 |
| 11 | Summer tyres | Bridgestone 225/45/17 Potenza RE070, used | Wheel/Tyre | 25.00 |
| 13 | Roof rack | Yakima OEM Impreza | Exterior | 100.00 |
| 14 | Winter tyres | 225/45/17 Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 BL | Wheel/Tyre | 310.00 |
| 15 | Access Port | v2 | ECU | 433.00 |
| 16 | Carbon fiber shift knob | -- | Interior | 33.00 |
| 17 | 22 mm rear sway bar | Perrin Performance | Suspension | 180.00 |
| 18 | Divorced catted downpipe | Perrin Performance | Exhaust | 450.00 |
| 19 | Tuner wheel lugnuts | Designed to fit aftermarket rim | Wheel/Tyre | 30.00 |
| 20 | All season tyres | Yokohama W4S | Wheel/Tyre | 380.00 |
| total: | ----.00 |
- inventory table is dynamic — columns are sortable and dragable;
- all prices are rounded;
- if item was shipped, shipping cost was included in the price of the item.