Katie's 340whp Subaru WRX

[@lupe9959]

that wagon is dope...yall don't know what a good car is.

[@SprntrlDeathNinja]

Depends on suspention setup and types, coilover suspention can be lowerd and adjusted without changing the travel. This car also has a Variable Ride Height system wich raises it enouh for driving so the tyres dont hit the gaurds. Theres room for sufficent travel with the Variable Ride Height system there.

[@85YotaMan]

Thanks for trying to understand... The VRH system only adds 29 lbs, that includes compressor and tank. Well worth it for us and the main reason we got this setup was due to our driveway.

[@proclub77]

Dope im like 20 minutes from Everett. Once again that is probabily the cleanest wagon ive seen in a Very Long time.

[@85YotaMan]

I'm sure about them for all Subaru owners who care about their paint. Now other makes of cars, meh... not so much. But Subaru is a AWD rally based car so the flaps are fitting. This is my wifes car and the flaps were one of her first mods. She used to take it off-road (mud, gravel, snow). They have protected the paint a ton! We've talked about possible removing them but it would take away from the OG look. Plus the paint would suffer, rock chips happen even from highway driving.

[@10589264]

Sick. I own a 2006 sedan but really wanted a wagon. After watching this I am tempted to sell mine and find a wagon. Mad props. Wish my wife would buy one and build it.

[@85YotaMan]

It's on BC Coilovers with a "cup kit" 1" of adjustability up and down. Umbrella Auto Designs kit. Look it up!

[@daFBi]

while that's a fact, it varies quite a bit. Furthermore she's using a VF39 and 565cc injectors. That combination makes it impossible to reach 340whp. Katie already PM'd me about with an honest answer. Let's not worry about the numbers and get back to looking at that beautiful car!

[@tjlocati]

She made this WRX look BAD as hell! why hate? It's dope, love the thought you put into it Katie!

[@Snowflake4x4]

The dyno I ran on reads high. I wasn't aware of it at the time this video was shot. So according to the dyno, I did get 340. More realisitcally its about 300. You're right and thank you for not being rude about it though! :)

[@2JZAmandeep]

Awesome seeing this in person at the Big NW Subaru meet!!!

[@TravisQuiller]

What is with all the negative comments on this. Just because a girl owns this instead of a guy doesn't make it less of a REX. That's a dope subie if you ask me.

[@chaserace320]

Way to keep it simple and stylish, I saw this car at the big northwest Subaru meet.

[@PatKeansicle]

This car is absolutely gorgeous. My dream subie...

[@Skagamaster]

3", catless pipe with a Turbo XS exhaust, 2.5L block with the 2.0L heads (raises compression to 9.5:1), Vf39 turbo, custom tune. It's hitting about 240awhp right now at 6000' elevation; stock STis usually hit about 225whp at this altitude. I'm getting it set up to run E85; I have the injectors and fuel pump, but I have a bum clutch. When I get the clutch replaced, I ought to be hitting ~300awhp. In fact, I'd be hitting about 275awhp on 91 octane if it weren't for the clutch right now.

[@Snowflake4x4]

Because I wanted a wagon. Because I didn't want an sti. Building a car isn't about saving cash, it's about taking a vehicle you love and making it your own. I'd never trade my wagon for an sti. Ever. And I have no regrets at the amount of money I've poured into it. Not to mention, my WRX is now as quick as a stage 2 sti.

[@doubleclutcher336]

my eyes got big like O.O when your ride lifted up. Such a cool wagon, bet its nice to drive in your dream car ^.^

[@DOHCEJ22E1]

Understeer? In that? Yeah, right. That's one of the cleanest WRX I've ever seen in my life. Well done on that masterpiece.

[@MrShadowhearth]

Thanks to this video i bought yesterday a 05 red WRX ( saloon thought ). thank you!

[@HewroPreez]

Oh man. I didnt think it was possible, but you figured me out. GG Hurricane, GG.

[@budgetblobeye3496]

Can't get enough of this fitment. My budget Blobeye needs coils ASAP. Will hopefully be done by episode 11!

[@sohchx]

Katie you go girl!!! Clean and simple just the way they should be. Wish I could talk my wife into getting a Subie so we could have his and hers. Until then it's just me and my bugeye :(

[@YungDevo9]

She does autocross with this all the time, legit ride

[@kevinhsu7733]

Shout out to katie for keeping it simple and fun

[@savageferria505]

FAP FAP FAP FAP ahhhhhh sooo jelly of your ride ! your wagon is seriously an inspiration for mine!

[@forrest42]

Congratulations to her for winning Top Scoob! Car looks and sounds amazing =)

[@MattyH1992]

Oh it's no problem, I'm glad you let me know. Makes me happy that it's a useful WRX :) Useful, and gorgeous. :)

[@85YotaMan]

It's NOT on bags. It's a "Cup kit" on top of her coil-overs. It's Umbrella Auto Design's Variable Ride Height Kit aka VRH System. Look it up! It handles like normal coil-overs and adjusts up/down an 1.5"

[@jbwheelr]

Both ladies are beautiful. I appreciate the hard work to the craft.

[@renarudo1]

Good job. I love the 04-05 wrx hb. For the longest time they were the best in my eyes.

[@85YotaMan]

Thanks! They are great tires, super grippy. Many of our Subie friends run them and love em as-well!

[@sexpistols360]

I don't normally like wagons but this one is clean. I like what was done to it

[@nezerac]

I love the color scheme. Not big on bagging any subaru though. Nice ride none the less. Also 340whp really makes it something to take seriously. I say good job katie! You obviously "get" cars! Now when you're done letting the kids who know nothing about cars talk you into ruining your suspension I wanna see you DRIVE IT!! Seriously!!! A car like that should be a ton of fun EVERYWHERE!!! I'd even linger over to the import realm for a nice wagon with good all around EVERYTHING!!

[@mattclose1439]

I would generally agree with you, but I know this car and its actually Bag-overs. So there is a basic fully adjustable coil over with a small airbag on top. The suspension on Katie's car is actually incredible. She often takes it to auto-cross, has a different setup of wheels and tires especially. This car is one of my favorite compromises between daily, show car and track car. Doesn't get much better! Very tasteful too.

[@mattclose1439]

The airbag is only for raising slightly to drive around town, similar to whats found on the front of most super cars now to get over speed bumps lol

[@nezerac]

Matt Close I definitely agree with you on taste. Looks fucking gorgeous. And I'm not a fan of slammed subbies but this thing look NICE!! She doesn't have a channel?

[@mattclose1439]

nezerac Don't think she has a channel. She has instagram and what not though. Google rumble wagon.

[@85YotaMan]

nezerac All her Auto-X videos are on my Channel. :) Matt was mostly correct about her suspension. It's called a Cup-Kit. It's an aluminum chamber much like a piston on top of the coil-overs. It only adjusts 1.5" up/down. When it's fully raised like you see in the video it's the stiffest, which it how she runs during AutoX. It's an awesome setup for sure.

[@fenderboy08]

My advice: Go out and test drive the WRX and STi. I previously owned a 2003 wrx and it was great. (Now have a 2007 STi) Never let me down reliability wise and was great in the snow. The STi (stock for stock) is in a different league though. Don't get me wrong, the WRX is a great car but if your budget allows for it, go for the STi. You will not be disappointed. They will both get you through the winters.

[@DDawgInkTVProduction]

Preach brotha preach!! I 100% understand your point, slammed doesn't necessarily mean non-functional. It depends on how it's set up, some are just for show and some are for serious performance. Usually lower and stiffer is better for handling at track because of less body roll and quicker reaction times etc...But I've just started mech. engineering so i've yet to learn XD Hope to own a suby one day.

[@toodefective4use]

love it! by far my fav body style of the WRX and you made it look slick. Well done!!

[@DevelopeCinema]

loved the song and the car.

[@BrandoDrum]

I have a red 05 wagon with gold rota tarmac 2's. I have 340whp as well. This though, this is way more badass, I love the sedan fenders, I love the front splitter and the hellas. Maybe one day mine will look like this one, but for now it's just a sleeper. Nice video!

[@TheDaniel46]

Awesome!! This is my desktop wallpaper & has been for ages..!! .. but I've never seen the vid. F***ing stunning motor.

[@fidstang]

Well, I hope it works out for you. I know that even a small drop in these cars effects the handling drastically. The spring rate defines the characteristics of the ride, thus cannot be adjusted. A spring rate is the springs rate in compression, you can however adjust where in that rate you start from. So I see what your trying to say and I hope it pans out. I just didn't see the point of the VRH system and coil-overs unless it was purely for appearance, that's a lot of added weight.

[@fivesfish]

I think that red is a really nice colour! Great scooby :)

[@SprntrlDeathNinja]

It is more honourable to admit defeat than to fight for somthing that is wrong, you Sir are the most hounorable utuber ive ever had the pleasure of arguing with :). And btw dont take it personaly i just wanted to make my point and stop the hating. Nice WRX Katie!

[@85YotaMan]

Ya, it's an inch or so wider. People have done the sedan fenders with the wagon bumper but it doesn't line up perfectly...

[@hankgs]

My wife has the same subie in blue...I really like the sedan front fenders, might have to make that a project before the repaint- Nice photos BTW.

[@85YotaMan]

It's not air ride. It's running on Coilovers with a "cup kit" An aluminum piston controlled by air, able to lift the car 1.5" for clearance :)

[@MisterNBG]

interesting, so are you hinting that I steer clear of an '04? and what do you mean by "tune" I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but you seem to know what you're talking about and I'm REALLY trying to learn :)

[@Maxam-Media]

This wagon is so clean

[@mishmosh2000]

Very nice! Love the fitment of those wheels and the sweet drop!

[@85YotaMan]

No, you are completely wrong here. As are the MANY other people who like to say the same thing. Mud flaps keep the sides of cars MUCH cleaner especially in the rain (we live in Seattle) and also during hard mountain driving or when she's doing track days or AutoX, the debris don't fly up and damage her paint.

[@TurboMechanic]

Man I wish he come back soon

[@MisterNBG]

where do I find these headlights? My 2004 WRX has the regular head lights.

[@otter4x4]

Your car is awesome, Katie.

[@Skagamaster]

'04s are still great; they just had slightly weaker gears than '05 and up. It's not something to replace right away, but you'll want to if you start to make bigger power (300+awhp, say). A tune is what you do with the Cobb AccessPort. Basically, it reprograms the computer for fueling, turbo boost; that sort of thing. It's really best to pay a pro to do a proper tune for you once you have your mods done (plan on about $500 for that). There are other goodies, too. WRXes are great cars to soup up!

[@Strykerchan]

clean as hell... I like it!!!!

[@19may0001]

Katie's got a beast of a car

[@MrShadowhearth]

I wish my Blobeye would be estate too. This video 3.5 years convinced me that Red Subarus are awesome. So I got one myself. What are those wheels though? I am pretty sure it was answered here 500 times, but still.

[@85YotaMan]

+MrShadowhearth The wheels are WORK XT7 - 18x9.5 +38. And Red Wagons ARE awesome! :D

[@MisterNBG]

Is there any difference between the wagon vs sedan WRX engine? I'm just asking because I'm getting a 2004 WRX (still deciding on wagon or sedan) and I'd like to mod my car to its fullest potential. I hear that the transmission can only handle so much torque? So I'd like to know where to start with the upgrades. I've heard talk about Cobb accessports and such.

[@SuggFilms]

Just north of Seattle... Everett if I'm remembering correctly.

[@bandb535is]

Gorgeous car. Love the sedan fenders and later front end!

[@Snowflake4x4]

If you remove the cover on the piller under where the belt is attached, you'll see area's where it obviously rubs, which makes the horrid high pitch squeaking. You have to shave those down and the noises should go away. It was well worth the time to do to fix it. :)

[@TheAstropotatoe]

Damn that car is slick. Fuck haters, a nice ride is a nice ride. Maybe she's not into rallying, so who cares if she slams her car? There's a difference between show car and track car. She just likes to have a show car that bites as much as it barks.

[@mexecuter]

As a long time Sti and off-road addict. I have to agree with some of these comments against the stances. 4x4 are made for extreme road condition and I think that's where it should belong. Flush civics are cool.

[@Snowflake4x4]

The dyno results are real numbers on the dyno I ran on. I can't post a link to the video or a photo of my dyno sheet on here for some reason. You had the Umbrella suspension? My car was the first Subaru it went on last May so if you have it and it already went out you're probably able to get that fixed under warranty.

[@637Kenny]

Hey, I meant to thank you before, but I got caught up breaking one of my rules, "Never argue on the internet". Imma take some time this summer and try all three cars, see which one is more fun to drive. Thanks for your input!

[@boostedk20em2]

That is so sick, I love this wagon.

[@85YotaMan]

Yes they will but the bumper is not the same you'll want to get a sedan bumper as well

[@Dunkaroos248]

Perfect for the dirt roads in Washington...JK, do you still have it? Makes me miss my 05

[@sebsshenanigans]

300hp on stock block/internals very impressed... and she also has bigger balls than me then aha. got a bugeye wrx and don't even want to throw my headers and short ram on in the fear of getting a visit from rod

[@amptekDnB]

Great car and great vibes in this video.

[@RedWagenGTI]

Love everything about this car.

[@85YotaMan]

Thanks! Check out my other videos of Katie's sweet wagon! :D

[@85YotaMan]

The 2.0 will put down more power than the 2.5L. 2.5 will have more tq. Thanks for the love tho! and HAHAHA about calling my shop a hospital! lol

[@MisterNBG]

Out of curiosity how is can it be better than an STI? What mods?

[@chopperkid44]

I've seen the dyno vid on the forums. Numbers are legit

[@85YotaMan]

The flaps protect the paint and look good cuz hey it's STILL a Subaru! Next time you're at a car show, bend down and take a close look behind the front tire of a few cars. The lower portion of the doors and rocker panels will be rock-chipped.

[@Bubbly05subie]

nice ride i just recently picked up a 04 that is so stick it still has a turbo heat shield same color an all

[@07wrxtr1]

Clean!!! Wish there was video of Katie + car!!!

[@85YotaMan]

Right on man! Thats awesome, where you from!?

[@krispylow134]

This car is beautiful

[@HewroPreez]

That's the point I was making. Any time you pull an automatic from park, it needs to go through reverse(setting off the lights as you switch into drive); that is a dead giveaway, as all autoboxes do this. I take it you've never driven a manual before? You are aware that you can leave the car in gear without holding the lever, right?

[@SprntrlDeathNinja]

I know this, but whats to say this car isnt already setup for track racing?? the variable ride height setup make it look stanced when its lowerd but when its raised (look how much more clearance there is!) its more than likley the car has a well balanced setup for what the driver wants..

[@MattyH1992]

I actually agree with you here. Usually I'm not against people stancing cars out... it's their car, do what you want. However, why do it to a performance car? What's the point of having a 340WRX that is dropped to uselessness? But hey, to each their own, I guess.

[@CCSanJuan59]

Thought the driver (Katie ?) looked nervous and tentative even parking the thing. Can't believe she is comfortable and confident actually driving on the road.

[@jayarsalazar4728]

This is the wrx that got me wanted one soo bad. Now i have one 😎😎😎

[@xjustjoshiox]

so.......dope AF. Can you tell me the main benifit, in your opinion, of those air coilovers? Does the car handle as well as traditional, lets say $1500.00 Coilover?

[@princegary75]

Nice. Very clean but as mentioned it needs something done to the rear, maybe a lip diffuser/spoiler. Maybe just a subaru logo to the mud flaps as they do look rather tall and plain.

[@DamnnnDaniel]

This might be a noob question but DOES THE STI FRONT BUMPER FIT THE FOGLIGHTS? OR DID U HAD TO DO SOME ADJUSTMENT?

[@seabid8462]

so whats the point in having bags if its airred out and still looks like its on coil overs?

[@mattclose1439]

actually they are Bag-overs. Full coil over with a small airbag. Her suspension setup is actually really legit. Lookup whiteline suspension.

[@85YotaMan]

Honestly it's for getting in and out of her driveway. And it's a Cup-Kit, aluminum air piston over her coil-overs. It performs very well on the track. I have a few videos on my channel of her AutoXing.

[@shaunstst]

Love it absolutely love it. your mod list is sweet sort of like mine. makes me wish i had of got those coil-overs. o well done now. Im subscribing :)

[@manualmotive]

Just because it was made with rally in mind doesn't mean thats the only thing it excels in. I use mine for canyon running and its amazing at it.

[@1nightkid]

omg! Variable Ride Height!! and i did all this work to get the wagon low like katie's lol well looks like i need to do work :) big fan of the wagon!!

[@kuneefay]

Oh and look in the description there is a clip of it on the dyno running its 340.

[@TacoManTuesday]

I love the old body style of Subaru.

[@Shishizurui]

I like it anytime they are into cars and its not something cliche like a corvette or mustang.

[@alexk3421]

The world needs more women like this

[@david1235102]

like the stretched tires. but i agree with the bags... at least splurge for some nice adjustable coilovers...

[@brfatal1]

On the other hand dynos can be calibrated by the tuner to give users whatever results they please (and they often do). This car is in Washington and 565s won't support E85, so logically it's 93 octane. Dyno numbers vary, but the numbers she got on this very 'standard' setup are ludicrous even if it's a Dynapack. On a median reading dyno, this car would probably not even break 300.

[@SubaruRacer]

I have always wondered when I saw it, what are those gold circle thingies in the grille?

[@andrewb.5996]

Great looking wheels mate.

[@ryanhorters3843]

At first I was like "nah, not a chick's car".. then i saw the reversing at 0:30. You convinced me