AirRide on RaceTrack?! Subaru Impreza WRX STI on the Nürburgring

[@plasmablue_sti6945]

I'm the owner of the Subie. First of all I have to say thank you to Misha again for this experience, after the lap i knew what issues to adress - the week after the lap new brake fluid and a oil cooler went in plus the suspension setup was changed a bit. We then did another lap last weekend to check if the homework was done correctly 😄 new video to follow in the future. As I'm doing all the setup and mods myself i was curious to hear the opinion of someone who knows what he's doing on Nürburgring Nordschleife. So i took Mishas advices and my observations home and worked them out as good as i could 😊 Brakes need to be adressed still or again, as only the change to RBF660 didn't do the trick completely. Regarding the tires - yes they have lived their life now and and need or will be replaced for next year 😇 The temperature issues were solved by installing the mentioned oil cooler (and a temp gauge) so now the Oil temp is about 110° max after Kesselchen and water being 102° max. And yes, the engine survived the lap 😅 but i think with OE headgaskets and bolts it would have been toast 😂

[@markchamorro8409]

Nothing like pushing the car to learn what it needs! Beautiful car mate :D

[@Luleliluli]

You must be in love with that car.. 500.000 Kms in it and still taking it to the ring!

[@JerainJezza]

That's the spirit! You only need one lap on the ring to know what your car really needs to be good. :D Also, get stainless steel brake lines and SRF brake fluid, no more soft pedal!

[@NatedoGP]

Awesome car! Just get some new tires 👍🏻

[@fgewfee]

Great work!

[@alexpampo]

the mishimoto cap is only with pressure valve and have to stay on the radiator. the STI cap on the coolant filler tank is with pressure valve and vacuum valve. Due to the difference the radiator cap cannot be used in the cooling filler tank,if they are swapped the overheading may occur!

[@alfredojarillo3146]

Overlooked small detail about these two caps!

[@alexpampo]

@@alfredojarillo3146 I did a short research, most Mishimotan caps have two valves for pressure and one for vacuum, so I'm sorry, there is clearly no problem here, unless the stock one with two valves is placed on the radiator, which I don't see in the video, but if that's the case, there must also be a problem

[@barsaf9989]

Watching that temp gauge rise made me wince once or twice haha. Just goes to show you how demanding the nurburgring is. The EJ engines are great fun, but don't like to be beat on too much. At least in mostly stock form. Love subaru and I hope they bring back the STI.

[@alexpampo]

the biggest enemy of the car is its owner, here the owner has removed the original cap, which has two valves, and put one with one valve!

[@matt260]

Correct. Subarus are VERY specific cars and very easy to make mistakes with

[@Chpspsa]

@@alexpampono the engine is trash can’t handle a half Nurburgring lap , Japan fans admit it for one time , if it was for a example a vw you will be the same person that will hating at the comments, also look how poor the performance of the car is , it understeering at 80 km/h and at high speeds the driver didn’t trust it because it is so unbalanced, trash car overall , it is just a fact, also the quality of the interior is awful

[@Elit3Ginger]

@@Chpspsa talking waffle

[@Chpspsa]

@@Elit3Ginger prove me wrong for one thing I told… everything I told at the comment is based from the video, the sti stock is trash car , plastic unbalanced trash car

[@philspaghet]

Oooo I'm so excited for this video! Air suspension have incredible flexibility but till this day most owners just use them for adjustable ride height but the adjustablility and super fast reacting modern electronics mean it's possible to have it act as an active track ready suspension!

[@JerainJezza]

Looking at the DOT code, the tyres are from 2014 yikes... :D

[@elmeleegy9904]

haha these are well due for replacement at this point

[@ShreN_]

@@elmeleegy9904 dry rot is real, the interior of the tyre will have started to deteriorate and lose structural integrity. Especially over bumps or at high speeds, the inside of the tyre can collapse or blow out / puncture. Generally, tyres can start to dry rot once they become 6 years old (from date of manufacture). Tyre manufacturers state that after 10 years a tyre should be replaced, regardless of the amount of tread depth left.

[@csllover]

Came to comment the same lol

[@jfgaudreault6519]

First thing I saw... lol 200km/h+ on very old tires.

[@kennethsev7243]

@Michael Cross probably just message him on social media to see if he is interested.

[@bwest6275]

Having discussions on braking performance, or lack of, while on the Ring has got to be the most disconcerting thing. Glad to hear improvements have been made since. I really love this generation STi, such a beautiful design. RIP STi, hope we see a comeback in the future.

[@Donovanthegoodthings]

I love to watch the temp guage these days , great videos , thanks

[@Gunma_garage]

The Gv STI is so wide even in stock trim.. love these cars!!

[@hormahfill2230]

That's a really beautiful purple! One of the lesser chosen colours! Sad to see Europe didn't get the Bridgestone RE range, and had it discontinued after re002.

[@TheFieldy107]

You didn’t miss out on much, re002, re003 etc were rubbish compared to Michelin ps4

[@conchobar]

Plasma Blue Pearl is the official color name, but I call it "Blurple"

[@ChoPi-Eww]

New to this channel, I am so impressed with not just the well chosen mods, cool owner, but also by Mischa's driving skill.

[@rs3tuber425]

Shifts at 6000 rpms. You can tell the owner is terrifyied of reving the engine because it is a weak engine. It is a daily driver and he prefer to drive it softly to last.

[@rjnation5042]

These people need to learn, give Misha the keys & he's going to push it, so make sure your car can handle it, nice lap, great guy for letting you show him how fast his car can go, Rj in Oz

[@fredericoespinoza]

Yeah these cars are getting cooked out even before 2/4 way

[@OlyMar83]

@Michael Cross 💯 agree. I’ve asked this question on forums here in Australia 😂. Why? These guys love to push their cars to the limit their “purpose built” cars on the track. Their mentality is if motor goes it goes. Rebuild and do it again.

[@carscoffeeandcannabis-634]

I'm impressed with how well it turns in. Understeer, in particular on entry and mid corner is always the hardest thing to dial in on these cars. Super cool car, makes me miss my 400HP Bugeye wagon

[@mrphil3446]

I had to buy some bushes to change the caster angle and upgraded rear ARB and it was a game changer for turning in

[@carscoffeeandcannabis-634]

@@mrphil3446 Awesome, it clearly worked wonders! I had BC raicing coilovers, and got a 20mm front ARB / 24mm rear ARB, engine mount, and camber plates for negative camber on mine back in the day, and it definitely helped (don't remember if I adjusted caster). Unfortunately my car broke and became too expensive to maintain before I ever got to vet her on track post mods, so besides a few twisty roads and onramps, never really got to see how much the mods really helped (besides making the ride quality crap lol). So I can only day dream about how good it must've been lol Now I drive a near stock K24 powered Civic Si, which I like, but damn, videos like this give me the itch lmao

[@matt260]

Not all STI will understeer. The “blobeye” era was 35:65 power split, more RWD bias. My STI oversteers more than it understeer

[@carscoffeeandcannabis-634]

@@matt260 I dunno man, I've driven almost all era WRX and STIs available in North America, including several different eras of STI that could put 70% of the power to the rear. And if you are really getting to the limit, ALL of them had mid corner push stock. Every single one

[@allyoucan69]

@@carscoffeeandcannabis-634 As someone who has a time attack subaru, if you set up the suspension and aero correctly there should be no understeer. Understeer can also come from driver error IE braking too much and plowing through corners…

[@H2o3G2a]

I've driven from Bahrain to Egypt in this car then spent 6 months driving around Egypt on some of the worst roads and horrible driving conditions. Egypt is where you test a car and a driver, Subaru carried me.

[@MMSstation93]

In sti ?

[@H2o3G2a]

@@MMSstation93 yeah, same exact model and completely stock except for a little blowoff valve for a bit of drama

[@MMSstation93]

@@H2o3G2a must have been lucky u ddnt blow engine (ringland failure) i wud be scared to take it on road trips but over all great car

[@iceb-akap77ice93]

Nice lap again. Love the sound of a Suburu. Once again temperatures come into play. But all in all good car. ✌

[@CalvinGroover]

You did another video where a car had heating issues aswell. It's crazy to see how much 1 lap can wear on a car. Which makes you respect the cars that you have in the apex fleet which do multiple laps a day

[@matt260]

Subaru can easily handle it, he made an error with the cooling system of this car.

[@Chpspsa]

Take the easily out of the occasion and put barely, a Japan stock car rarely make one full lap without heating issues, look the new typeR 😂

[@Zubayer_Islam_Rezoan]

WRX STI, the best everyday, all-weather car you can get.

[@loydens]

I had a 2011 sti that i run on Nuburgring and a lot on tracks in sweden👌👌really fun car to drive, and winter driving is extremely fun whit subaru😁👌. Perfect all round car you have👍

[@stoneeh]

Good owner - improves his car in a purposeful, educated way. I am sure it drives great.

[@meikmuller2366]

Totally off topic..went for a small trip from Bitburg to Holland over Belgium. Wow that Region around spa Is just unbelievable ❤

[@Turboman_64]

Misha before video: It was a month ago, thats why you may see me with different hair cut and T-Shirt Video Jumps to lap: Owner looks exactly the same as in the intro

[@mgcharoudin]

🤣🤣🤣

[@plasmablue_sti6945]

I'm the owner, and my wife told me i was wearing the same shirt as on the lap 🤣🤣🤣

[@Turboman_64]

@@plasmablue_sti6945 Mastefully ignored your wife, well done :D

[@RDSAlphard]

Owner just tryna make sure to have no continuity error. 😂

[@plasmablue_sti6945]

@@RDSAlphard always keep the correct timeline in mind 🤣🤣

[@Inki288]

Nice one Misha, love your stuff. Looking forward to food and dog vids through the winter.

[@zerooneonetwothree1872]

At 4000rpm: Lambo: lets make its sound like its 8000rpm Subaru: Lets make it sound like idle

[@mgcharoudin]

Yep🤣

[@bimmer.joo34]

Watching the needle goes up to hot temperature was so satisfying and fun to watch 😂

[@floodtheinbox]

The one thing I've learned from Misha's channel: "Sports" cars are not always prepared and ready to participate in sports.

[@subietime]

Dreams come true. :) 😀 Every car owner who loves motorsport dreams of getting to the Nurburgring

[@WheelzOH]

the low rev parts of this video (and the rest of) was awesome!

[@militaryproduction6776]

7:54 that downshift was waaaay too early. :) Look at the owner's face haha.

[@santiagopbecerra]

Owner's face was interesting, but I think the downshift was just fine, had it been a little earlier it would have been a problem

[@zacharycortese3733]

Seemed a little close to redline for my taste as well 😅. We also don’t know the full story. Misha may have stabbed the throttle a bit harder than he meant to and took more time with the clutch as he was also fighting ABS. Presumably heel-toeing.

[@santiagopbecerra]

@@zacharycortese3733 that's true... But to me, as long as it's below redline it's fine

[@plasmablue_sti6945]

😅 no, downshift was fine, it was the forces you feel and try to work against when Misha is braking, turning in and the topography of the ring does the rest 😆 and I was thinking "How is that possible...." 😂👍

[@kilk86]

2614 tyres... ur a brave man

[@Marticus518]

I have the same car and track it from time to time! Great fun to see one in a vid of yours Mischa 😁

[@tedium37]

I wish Subaru would collaborate with Porsche and engineer these engines to live in the higher rpm range.

[@jsquared1013]

High rev engines are more expensive (due to materials and closer tolerances) which would be a bit antithetical to Subaru's "traditions" so to speak.

[@hhhydeee]

jdm ej207 rev all the way up to 8200 rpm redline

[@BarbecuedPossum]

Makes me appreciate my evo watching these subie vids lol..ran a stock rad for ages, and still on stock oil cooler and even over 400bhp and running 30 minute sessions never sees coolant temp move at all and oil temp stays max 120c even in very hot ambient

[@jsquared1013]

How's your gearbox holding up 😜😜

[@BarbecuedPossum]

@@jsquared1013 its a 5 speed so absolutely fine. Is only the 6 speed thats crap lol

[@matthewwain9958]

Looking forward to the re-run after the changes are all complete :)

[@joelb2660]

Air ride is fine. I took my R32 Mk5 golf round the Nurburgring and it was fine. I had to put a bit extra air in for the track. Handles just like mid range coilovers.

[@zhihuang9049]

Very smooth lap!!! I really enjoy watching it. Hope I will have the honor to drive my Camaro on the Nurburgring one day OwO

[@kieferhopkins8925]

I have the same car, same color and everything, she goes hard round the ring 👌

[@mrsubaru5367]

I would never ever let anyone drive my shoe be on a track you are a brave man

[@gera891000]

I have the same car in the same color😭 im so happy seeing this video

[@cj41079]

people shaking their heads realizing what their car is capable....priceless

[@sevakstepanyan6407]

Дай Мише лошадку, так же великолепно проедет круг👌🏻

[@markchamorro8409]

Those tires need some replacing eh? A little old lol But you made em look good!

[@goldtutch]

oh man thats my dream car, i have this impreza but non turbo and it is slow but its my everyday car and i love it now i want an sti !

[@brandons772]

Misha, you should come to Southern California this winter and do some track days. Would be great content!

[@raulio81]

From 174824 km to 174845 km in ~ 10 minutes.

[@kabardink]

Amazing subaru cars❤❤. Great performance

[@butcht6309]

Its nice that the owner still wears the same shirt if the video was filmed a month apart.😁

[@floriannieuwenhuizen4071]

Misha i think we all want to see you do a lap (passenger or driver) in that crazy rear engine purple mini cooper (classis type) no matter what conditions this guy is ripping this little thing like there's no tommorow, also nice meeting you (guy from t-race funeral)

[@prodrive7105]

I ran those Bluestuff NDX pads when they came out in around 2014-15, shit is one word to drscribe them, dangerus is another. Threw them in the bin!!

[@micheltebraake7915]

Mooi dat de eigenaar de aanbevelingen tot verbetering heeft opgevolgd.

[@Mursounderground]

Brilliant video, if I was you I would change to front mount intercooler to get more air and less heat soak,make sure you have the right caps on header tank and radiator. Subarus don’t like certain aftermarket parts.

[@Nick2126]

Subaru is a best car in the whole world ✊❤️🔰

[@CyRuSMeN]

look at the gaz in beginning and the end.. jezz

[@giorgisaluqvadze1141]

thx for 10 version sti! subscribed!!!

[@natifgwada]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏼 un p'tit radiateur d'huile et hop!

[@jccars9400]

That coolant gauge was looking pretty high

[@rubbermoetroken]

Nice vid again !. Oilcooler requirement alert !! :-)

[@migopurp9892]

that late apex is insane

[@gitsnak777]

I had a 2008 5 door Sti. Would be so fun to see it do a lap

[@macfady2181]

At least the owner wore the same T-shirt, for continuity.

[@Emmepi37]

Look at the fuel gauge between the beginning and the end of the lap lol.

[@vp62ift]

Hell yeah misha. I miss my 18sti

[@Kichoman1983]

Was the car tuned already during the lap? Hard to imagine the water temp rising like that on a stock car. I had the same model year STI and it never overheated on a track (not the Ring of course) until I went Stage 2 and up the power. Then water temp became an issue and a whole lot of supporting mods were required to combat the heat.

[@wanga8136]

Yokohama AD08RS are great street legal semi slicks, or AD09RS which are the new version. Or something more focused for the street the pilot sport 4/5s

[@LukaszWkmwtw]

Ten year old tires, congratulations to the owner.

[@miker3375]

and the fuel is gone 😄 I like your driving style👌

[@theregoesmiller389]

hahahah he did NOT like that downshift / over rev @ 7:55 lol that cringe / face he made was HILARIOUS !

[@propulsionmaster]

love to see the subaru content!

[@rsc8841]

Need to get EcuTek on that Subie.. Proper tuning for these cars

[@selckylmz]

Great ride 👌

[@-DC-]

Why don't you ever put the interior heater on to pull some temperature out of the coolant ?

[@mgcharoudin]

Because we're in 2022 and modern cars should be able to handle one lap.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Because crashing due to heatstroke would be embarrassing.

[@mgcharoudin]

@@Jonathan_Doe_ good one🤣

[@donaldluallen1152]

I was watching the gas hand drop

[@ommc9935]

燃料計、S# だと燃料の噴射が変わるせいか目に見えて減ってるな

[@calvinsmith4310]

I found that lap incredibly difficult to watch because that temperature gauge just below the hot was horrible. Even when I push my wrx reasonably hard, it barely moves from it's just below the middle.

[@AmirPomen]

Tracktoys tuned car ✅ Im sure its super reliable and plenty fast for daily driver subaru sti... And im suprised that he is looking tyre untill 🇲🇾 malaysia 🤭

[@dadhats]

I track my brz on air lift and it's definitely uhhh.... an experience lol

[@hardtobearit]

IF.YOU.WANT.MISHA.TO.DRIVE.YOUR.CAR. PLEASE.MAKE.SURE.THE.COOLING.IS.GOOD. AND.THE.BREAKS.AND.TIRES.ARE.GOOD.

[@pab3783]

But you drove a Forester STI on your channel.

[@Frosterpoo]

The only good sounding "modern"4 cylinder engine there is!

[@jsquared1013]

I would argue a good S2000 can fit in that category as well. Which is what I owned before I sold it to buy my STI 😂

[@fooyc188]

wow it hv done 170k++ KMs too

[@stevebridgwood]

365bhp on a vf48.........no other mods, your mapper is having you on mate

[@EarthworriorVanArkelen]

Love the boxermotor sound greetings from the Netherlands 👍🇳🇱🇩🇪🇯🇵❤❤

[@bryanskrantz]

on my brother's 2016 STI he put an IPE exhaust on it. Loud as shit and will wake up the neighbors but performance wise it's a beast.

[@Realitywords89]

traction control wasn't completely off

[@Mel007ize]

Very good driving.Just like a Pro!!👍👍

[@gustavozamora2196]

Sheesh keep your eye on the fuel gauge

[@elpepino9633]

Just saw the video, did not know that you drove so few Subarus yet. If you wanna test mine let me know, but its far away from stock....

[@globalsentinel562]

The fuel finish almost empty, when begin it was almost half

[@Thaib0xer69]

Great video and information on the STI!! I am considering to move to Europe soon in the EU and would like to know how to register a TUNED STI as a daily driver. Any information you can provide would be very helpful. I have a 2013 STI tuned to 400awhp running an ATP GTX3076R turbo.

[@OlyMar83]

Relax y’all, the STI can handle it haha. These things were made for the track!

[@muhammedakyuz9126]

check out temp gauge xd

[@Darth_mong]

Brakes without cooling will be like: *wacky flailing arm man impression* 🤣

[@Corsa15DT]

Misha is successfully indiscriminately overheating all the cars

[@productdesign9626]

Because he drives them how the owners won't

[@Corsa15DT]

@@productdesign9626 yes , but also, these cars sux, they can't go 1 lap without overheating. Under engineered bs

[@matteol4]

@@Corsa15DT it's not under engineered, owners should upgrade cooling systems if they fuck with engine etc.

[@RDSAlphard]

I'm surprised it overheated quick

[@MerrillCovers]

"Car is getting hot" driver continues to drive it hard for 2 additional minutes 😑

[@Usernameinvalid303]

No cubby snacks!🤣🤣🤣

[@Zzombie_666]

Car was running hot and u were still pushing it lol

[@nelc2399]

i keep looking at the fuel indicator….😅😅😅

[@javierfernandez7441]

Wtf the coolant temperature

[@ENTK87]

You would be surprised of how many performance cars, do actually need oil AND water cooling upgrades In order to sustain prolonged periods of running them hard. Do not forget that air flow while traveling flat out is steady. If you ask for 100% by accelerating, getting up to speed and then heavy braking, the radiators don't get a big change to cool the liquids.

[@mvagoog]

1/4 бака за 10 минут...? У меня ej203 с пробегом 260 000 на скорости 160-180 10л/100км кушает.

[@martinchapman2168]

Good video

[@EliasSlds]

dude didn’t even watch the video

[@baronbunni4689]

@@EliasSlds it was already going to be good anyway

[@mariodrv]

Who's a good video? :D

[@EliasSlds]

@@baronbunni4689 yes but comments like this just doesn’t make any sense

[@JerainJezza]

@@EliasSlds He comments that on EVERY video, it's a "running joke"...