Modified 2004 Subaru STI - One Take

[@TWRX_Chuck]

Luccia was a refreshing change of pace to the usual bro-dawg owners featured. Plus she's crazy knowledgeable! Awesome car and vid Matt!

[@jcwebb540]

How dare you tell the girl to upgrade her rack? Her rack is just fine. No upgrade needed.

[@TheGreypay]

lmao

[@yt0500323022]

Matt, I'm a road cyclist. I really appreciate how respectful you are towards the cyclists during your one takes. Thank you for that.

[@TheSmokingTire]

We can all just get along!

[@christianaugustin7047]

Went to her instagram to see more pictures of the car. I saw so much more...

[@jo23bulls]

+Christian Augustin Lawd Jesus.

[@raM3.54]

+jo23bulls Lawd Jesus what a woman.

[@Viralityoflife]

You guys, I just looked. Oh. My. G-d. Thank G-d my girlfriend didn't see me looking at her haha.

[@Viralityoflife]

Her ass. Omg. Jesus

[@Bloxyz]

+Christian Augustin Holy fucking shit! I only began dreaming about such a girl as a girlfriend, how enthusiastic she were when she spoke in the video. But damn! She is a keeper in so many ways, wifey as fuck!

[@cominacatcha]

A model, understands cars and parts, amateur racer, gorgeous as hell, she is like a car guy's dream.

[@edqt]

SUUUUUUBARUUUUUUUUUU IMPOSSSSIBRUUUUU

[@ABN6291]

lmfao

[@Slow370Z]

+BITURBOED RINGLAND A ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Slow370Z]

+BITURBOED RINGLAND A ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Slow370Z]

+BITURBOED GO BOOM BOOM

[@Slow370Z]

+BITURBOED GO BOOM BOOM

[@Revitalyzed]

First female on the show and she absolutely killed it. Awesome girl, fun, colourful personality, wicked STI. Hope to see more women like her on the show and not women who have green cars. Yes, I went there. (if you don't know the joke, sorry)

[@TheJaytotheBee]

The best thing you've done for your videos Matt is adding the flybys and that little exhaust clip at the end in this one was cool, we need them in every video! Awesome sounding Suby!

[@IcyThaneProductions]

I think this is actually one of the best reviews yet. She's very knowledgeable about her car and clearly a fairly social person. It was fun to watch her and Matt interact. Overall very well done! Plus I own a hawkeye, so I love to see subies on here :)

[@SH3RIFF187]

This is a beast. Would be nice without those decals. She seems to know her car inside out. Great built, well done Luccia. Nice insta pictures!

[@ravesilly]

INB4 all the thirsty dudes

[@maximus9401]

+ravesilly I think you count as one of them

[@ravesilly]

maximus9401 Not really...

[@Lilskidmarks14]

+ravesilly don't kid yourself bud

[@360fanboy360]

+ravesilly yah lmaooo

[@ravesilly]

Lilskidmarks14 What's there to kid about "bud"?

[@sta490122]

This is the one video I actually watched all the way through in this series, it was actually fun to watch.

[@kl5823]

Matt, your a hero for the way you treat her! Joking around just enough, serious 'interviewing' on the car and good comments on the drive! Really enjoyed this one mate!

[@BigIrish89]

comment section forecast cloudy with a chance of virgins

[@BigIrish89]

***** oh very sorry!! in before the objectifying misogynist virgins! xox

[@kojack635]

69 likes

[@ESW116]

She was dropping knowledge as much as any guy on Matt's channel. Props to her.

[@ageispolis6960]

I already know there will be a flame war between thirsty guys and white knights. Nice car, though.

[@blataquad]

I LIKE HER LOOOL! SHE EVEN GOT BRAIDED BRAKE LINES, SHE WENT HAM ON THAT SUBY

[@Xmvw2X]

Great car. The GTX3071 is a perfect choice. It's a great fit for the engine size and rpm range, and it offers pretty much the broadest usable range available, aka torque band. Excellent. +1 for E85, woo! Great choice on engine parts too. You did your homework well over the years. JE is a great piston manufacturer. Their production facility is awesome. I'll say this about adjust dampers, at least single adjustable dampers. Adjustable suspension is a fallacy in that you can tweak it for comfort or sport. Adjustable suspension exists to let you set the damper to an arbitrary spring rate (within the range that the damper supports). Comfort is selecting a soft spring, not selecting a low damper setting. Sport is selecting a stiff spring and setting the damper correct to that spring. There is only one best damper setting for a given spring. If you set the damper low, you just get a bouncy ride. If you set the damper high, you start getting tire contact problems over bumps. There is only one best damper setting, period. Once you get into double adjustable dampers or 3 or 4 way dampers, this changes. You now have the ability to tweak only rebound or only compression or target only low speed or only high speed damping. Now and only now is damping adjustable where you can tweak in or out comfort or handling crispness and change how the damper controls chassis motion and bounce. 99.999% of the people with aftermarket dampers just don't pay for these higher end dampers, so revert back to paragraph one. I will note that you may choose a compromised setting for the sake of use on a surface that isn't appropriate for the damper setup. For example, a damper will very, very low compression damping may be set extra high just to bring in some compression resistance despite gaining some traction problems over rougher surfaces. Or, a person may go overly soft with a damper with high compression damping to keep the ride comfortable over harsh roads despite adding a lot of extra chassis bounce and what I'll call "aloof" movements of just flopping around. They're compromises though in the end, and really you're set up wrong if you have to do it. You probably should have picked different spring rates or damper product to get the actual results you were aiming for.

[@johnypiston]

+Xmvw2X Outstanding knowledge to come by. Thanks! Very useful and this before I spent the money ...

[@Xmvw2X]

+Johny Piston No problem. Call it a byproduct of the hobby. It's hard not to learn a little over time. Suspension is one thing I've fiddled with a good bit. I've come to understand there's a lot of preference involved in how the damping is set up, but I've also come to realize there is also one, best setting for actually controlling the chassis. Now most of the control we typically associate with dampers is done during the rebound (extending) stroke. On most oem setups the compression stroke is set very, very mild, aka plush, to feel comfy going over bumps. Many aftermarket products are also reasonably comfy because this is what customers are used to and expect. So, most of the chassis motion is controlled by the rebound damping. The nice part is this doesn't really have an effect on ride comfort, but it will absolutely affect chassis bounciness after bumps. It can also affect odd behaviors like a bucking sensation when going over bumps. If rebound is set too low, you get this bounding and floppiness after bumps. If rebound is set too high, the tire will have problems getting back down to the ground after bumps. The car will actually feel like it's free falling a little after a big bump. So to minimize bounding after bumps (just a lot of extra chassis movement that's not needed) and tire contact problems, there is one setting or a very small range of setting that will work best. Everything above or below this is worse. Compression damping plays its role too, but a lot of this is determined by ride comfort, so it's often set really low. As you set this higher a couple things happen. First, the ride gets harsher on bump impact. We can split this into low speed and high speed damping. Low speed controls the chassis and provides handling responsiveness on steering turn in. If you've noticed on some cars you can turn the wheel and get instant response, the car probably has firmer low speed damping...as well as probably firmer bushings in the suspension, some suspension geometry that reduces body roll, and maybe a quicker steering rack. Really that's a lot of things at play, but low speed both controls chassis motion and can aid that rebound setting we talked about above to control the bounding too. However, the gain that's nice to have is handling responsiveness. You turn the wheel, and the car reacts faster. You turn quicker, and the car reacts faster. The high speed compression damping is what you feel for bump impacts. Less is generally better. If you have too much, the car can get knocked around a little. It's kind of akin to skipping a stone across water but instead of stone and water it's your car over bumps. And yes, you can get airborne and have tire contact problems. Too much compression damping is bad. You want low speed but not high speed compression damping. The best compromise is a damping profile with a lot of (relatively speaking) low speed compression damping and low high speed compression damping. When looking at descriptions of dampers you might see the words "digressive" or kinked profile where through design the manufacturer has aggressive low speed damping and then instead of a straight line on up, it's kinked or knocked down to provide a much slower ramp up of resistance into the higher speeds. You get the best of both worlds with this, good handling responsiveness but not the harshness. This is popular among manufacturers, but not everyone does it. If you want a good example of this, look at Fortune Auto. They design their dampers to be very digressive to provide the best compromise. Koni does this also and is hugely popular. What about digressive in rebound? Well, I don't know. I haven't tested this before, and there is some argument both ways about it. Frankly, I don't think it matters. Most of the time the damping profile in rebound is linear, and all you need is enough of it to prevent the extra bounding after bumps to keep the chassis from getting too busy over bumpy roads. You also want enough rebound in the back to keep from generating the "bucking" sensation some cars can get (stock STIs are known to have this (previous gens)). In the end, you just really want to buy a 3-way adjustable setup so you can really dial the thing in exactly how you like. Too bad that costs a lot of money.

[@SolidShoikot]

Damn, Matt has no chill! He straight up said, "I know what you're up to!" #Savage

[@stevensanchez330]

thats cool she actually knows a lot about cars it seems like. MUCH RESPECT

[@WhiteTheWolf2]

"Because it's coming to eat your babies" Literally spit my coffee everywhere.

[@brendanfitzpatrick3653]

Shes got a sweet setup on that thing! She knew exactly what she wanted to do on that car.

[@PistNRods]

Matt's playah game is on. Which is jokingly insult the person for 11mins. xD

[@OliverPickard]

this proves that one takes are as good as the personalities of peoples in the car very cool and most people come second to the portapotty in the minivan video but not in this case great fun

[@SoCal_rnr]

She's the Leti every Dominic wants. I love the Blob Eye Subies, and this is a great build. I've always wanted one at just 390-400 horse.

[@xKenko]

I live for these 1 takes. keep up the good work Matt!

[@ardalanshabestari3437]

at the end of the video with that turbo spool!!!!! nuts

[@salspec3381]

This girl is impressive. She seems to be in it for the joy of driving and wrenching. I like her emphasis on suspension bushings and reliability. When I built my car I had the same idea.

[@bryceknez]

That final drive away- the hiss(?)- I get it now. Sick!

[@Hearsesrock427]

That external wastegate sound from the interior.... reminds me of when I was running open BBK long tubes on my '89 Grand Marquis. Definitely has a way of announcing your presence! Glad to see another well-sorted car, one that's both speedy and grippy. Hope to have the Grand Marquis at that point by the end of next summer.

[@xarnoldx10]

2004 sti's are the shit man. My favorite year!

[@Eastahtata]

You can shim the shifter joint where it connects to the transmission shift rod. I got some old feeler gauges, found the best size and trimmed it. Slide the joint back on, hammer the pin back in, and enjoy the tightened up shifter mechanism.

[@Patrick94GSR]

Love Direzza tires. And adjustable suspension. Stiffer for track, softer for street. I was on a particularly nasty road in Birmingham AL once and pulled over to dial back my Koni Sport dampers to full soft. So much better!

[@alexstern3583]

I saw this car almost everyday on my drive to work in Colorado. So funny to see it here

[@jkflorida]

Bad ass girl with a bad ass car! Great video!

[@oCHUCKoNORRISo]

The good thing about adjustable suspension is the fact that you can tune your dampers to the track and conditions.

[@Ksegger]

Loved seeing Matt laugh at the hilarious sound of this thing

[@fsantana107]

Matt, you can officially say you went on a date and one take at the same time lol... Cool car Luccia, looks fun to drive.

[@UnicycleWheelie]

Girl knows her stuff...nice build

[@Dany-hi5hu]

Refreshing to see a one take with a female that has a passion for cars.

[@BugattiVeryonSS]

' we're not gunna die, we're gunna have fun! ' why don't I tell my gf this...

[@nebraskafandb]

I live in Colorado and have seen your car at SUBA before! So cool

[@garlindethfury]

I am impressed she knows more about her car than a lot of the "car guys" who show up on the show.

[@ryanwreyford9039]

That wastegate noise is glorious!

[@47enth]

11:45 wow it really does sound like a dragon from the outside lol

[@sh4rpeXtreme]

the view over the hills is just amazing

[@carcrazyafrica]

i feel iffy about the graphics and the screamer pipe but otherwise really like the build and the mentality that went into it. i like that this wasn't built jus for all out hp; fact that its owned by a seemingly cool chick is a bonus...definitely need more of that in the world

[@johnhiggins8221]

Love a Subaru with an external wastegate i think it sounds amazing

[@PistNRods]

3:35 when she mentioned the dragon...Matt's head "you like dragons...I'm gonna be draggin..."

[@XFolf]

This gal is properly mad... this car sounds fucking insane!

[@toothpik00]

I want to know more about that turbo set up. That final shot as the car took off was unreal. Like Matt said, never heard anything like it!

[@ryanthomastew]

FINALLY a Woman on the show. More ladies need to get into cars like this.

[@mrjones944]

Not sure how Farah resisted mandating she arrive in a bikini and ride with the seatbelt lifting the rack into the stratosphere like so many other videos I dont watch from time to time. I swear. Farah when are you coming to Detroit?

[@robm425]

+mrjones944 He was there alittle bit ago filming Car of the Year for Esquire TV. He doesn't travel to do one takes when there are so many vehicles in California to shoot and it keeps expenses low to maximize profits

[@TheSmokingTire]

I was just there in September

[@mrjones944]

NAIAS in January?

[@TheSmokingTire]

+mrjones944 fuck no. why anyone would want to go to detroit in january is beyond me.

[@mrjones944]

Well you have a point there but some of us are stuck here. But you'd finally have a logical occasion to wear all your damn sweat shirts.

[@gabzor4716]

That pull at the end, holy crap

[@zekem.4653]

thats external waste gate you're hearing ! and it sounds awesome along with that boxer engine. very nice put together

[@Javierotb]

Matt she needs the Turn In Concepts U-Joint bushings to get rid of that side to side slop on the shifter. Mine had the same problem till I did those and it completely fixed it!

[@rpo305]

Good choice for first girl on the show! Hope to see a lot more car girls in the future.

[@bushtailrazorback9797]

is the wg recirculated? a screamer could be the reason for that noise. big ups for tracking it too. Matt, the z2 star spec is actually one of the best 200tw tires for everything (ax, track, canyon) as they are pretty precise and responsive. a step above the nt05s. they also wear better than some of the new compounds from bfg and bridgestone

[@twobroschannel8850]

Ive talked To her Once while being in colorado. Subie Looks super Clean in person.

[@Jester25ft]

I always appreciate a girl driven "Drivers car" good job. More outros like this one

[@iphone3guru]

Forget that shes a chick, shes super knowledgeable, definitely one of my favorite co-pilots along with your social media guru friend

[@bretth3224]

Matt how have you never heard an external gate the vents to atmosphere before?

[@kingkevo2010]

she worked out at Bluewater performance here in denver pretty sweet car in person.

[@MrZyLeXx]

That sound is so MEAAAN !

[@HGChannel2020]

guys check out her instagram. huhuhuhuuuu

[@taylangolcuk1257]

+Fappolice Why ? She is like car guys dream girlfriend .And posting modelling photos on instagram. What should we do ? Don't like them ?

[@HGChannel2020]

stfu how is this thirsty? Im just appreciating a beautiful lady. If not why did she even post those kind of pictures? I didnt even write any perverted comments. Piss off. You fuckers are the ones that think that way, i didnt even think of it in a perverted way

[@Trinidrift3]

someone on the west coast bring matt a built s-chassis. he'll be in love if he can fit.

[@Cservoss25]

pretty, decent car, knows what shes talking about, I'd wife this one.

[@MrSlowestD16]

Girl with a nice bod (which she def. shows off on IG, haha) AND not only knows her car, but does the wrench work herself. VERY rare combo right there. Typically car girls who know their shit (which are few and far between to begin with) aren't exactly the prettiest and car girls who are pretty typically would struggle to find the hood latch on their car. So it's pretty cool to somebody who does both well, props!

[@WindmillStalker]

If the car is happy changing direction like Matt claimed, it's pretty well built for an early 2000s AWD platform, I guess! I don't think fast changes of direction was a forté of (stock) Lancers and Evos and the like. Pretty cool that she does a portion of the work herself too. Dunno about that external wastegate, though. Almost sounds like something is loose inside, lol. I prolly couldn't get used to that.

[@sublimesubaru2857]

this girl is cool as a fan I'd love to chill and wrench on her car with her. she's very knowledgeable as well

[@scuph]

LMAOOOOO "just another day wrenchin....posing in front of my motor" that shit had me deadddd

[@AJTalks]

That was awesome. I want that car. Nice review

[@andreyka64]

The most entertaining passenger.

[@orrgazmo]

Holly Molly just checked her Instagram.....yoga pants goodness yum yum!!!!!!😜

[@Benedocta]

+orrgazmo1986 Hahah thank you. Yeah go to her instagram everyone ^^

[@Benedocta]

***** Dude she plugged her own instagram and she knows whats on there... Why would she do that if she doesn't want anyone basically saying "nice butt"?

[@TheChinzaSteve]

+Talford Winstonworth Yeah, that's not how the world works. Can you at least pretend that you go outside? lol.

[@xSorai]

+Steven Pugh Obviously you haven't seen her Instagram. Multiple pictures where the center focus is her bare ass. That's how instagram works, welcome to social media.

[@jeffk464]

+Talford Winstonworth I don't see how she would get much attention on the internet that way. Plenty of hotter chicks wearing nothing at all and doing much more on the internet.

[@TheoldSouth]

She might be one of the few women I wouldn't want to shut up. She actually knows what she's talking about and seems really chill.

[@rafaelmarques4105]

Oh man I haven't even started watching bt this is all ready my favorite one take

[@Dominuce]

She sold me on whiteline bushings,

[@Xilv7]

I really enjoyed the video and was quite intrigued until the I saw the Instagram. It aaaaaall makes sense.

[@gutenmorganx]

so more than likely her slop in the shifter is not from the bushings but the knuckle that connects the shifter to the trans the oem bushings within that (welded so you cant replace) are worn causing slop. 👍

[@ChrisVanMiddelkoop]

the air leak at the windows is from bad seals or improperly adjusted windows. not a design flaw just bad owners.

[@burtonboy214]

Matt, I am really surprised that you had never heard the typical screaming, fluttering EWG on a subaru! That is how they all sound, either you love it you hate it. Iv drove a fully built 11 STI making 430awhp with an EWG and it sounds the exact same. I don't like the sound too much, as its the sheer theater that is so appealing. It was fun to drive but I don't think I could live with it on my own subaru.

[@Dindyracer]

Well done. That turbo is terrifying, but from the outside it does sound like a dragon lol. Score one for the ladies lol!

[@TheWhyes]

I absolutely love that turbo noise *_*

[@OGAaronAlton]

I thought she was doing the one take, she talked more than Matt did haha. Really cute girl!

[@gpdhanoa7517]

Insane sounding Subaru!

[@TassieLorenzo]

Great build Lucia! :)

[@arleyki]

hahaha that first minute 29 is magic banter.

[@Flakey86]

And they lived happily ever after.

[@JvWilsum]

That sound is superb! Would make for a great sleeper without the decals.

[@ELDOUBLES]

Turbo sounds so nice 🔥🔥🔥

[@NeesanSkyrineR33]

external open gate aka screamer pipe. also, matt you need to drive an inline 6 with a screamer pipe on it. sounds so much better than a boxer or 4cyclinder with the screamer.

[@userduo]

This video is 11 minutes. I only lasted 4 minutes flipping through her Instagram.

[@knives26]

did u find her on ig? lol

[@brandonherrera2891]

Bonifacio Maguide description

[@TheCobruhAlienat0r]

+Bonifacio Maguide The link is in the description, not hard to find.

[@BigIrish89]

+Ted Dibiase lol that ass tho!

[@Hypnosis-spl]

+Eire Go Bragh dude chill

[@jackliu6600]

Get some turn in concept bushings for your shifter.. That plus front and rear shifter bushing took out 95% of the slop

[@renarudo1]

I love the blob eye style. Good on her to keep it up. Nice STI, you should feature more car ladies on the channel Matt. Thanks for the upload.

[@TheSmokingTire]

I have never turned down a single request from a girl to film their car. Luccia is the only girl who's ever offered.

[@Darren.G]

+TheSmokingTire That's crazy dude. All this time & episodes and she's the only female to ask to be on? I guess chicks like her are a rare bread these days. Good stuff Matt! Keep em coming!

[@rougeneon1997]

I just wanna know if that's a start trek t shirt

[@LucciaModel]

+tom smith Yes, it is. It's the Suba Performance logo integrated with the trek logo. :)

[@rougeneon1997]

+Luccia Model sweet. Thanks

[@Spry93]

Hey Matt I love your videos firstly saw you on tuned and followed you since then which is ages ago :D I am from Switzerland and if you ever decide to come here again then let me know somehow would love to show you the car scene around here!!

[@sz027566]

Farah cranking up the charm to 11

[@Flat_3_6]

my car is so unique and rare. i have the only 2004 sti in wrb and gold bbs wheels in dallas texas that is parked under a cover in my garage. its one of a kind. so rare it even has a ding on the rear fender.

[@MrSapper21]

would be fun to see her drive it 8/10 on those canyon roads

[@MrSapper21]

+MrSapper21 and her instagram is AMAZING.

[@CarsnStuff]

haha mad respect for her being a true car girl not just driving a car she can't even name the turbo they run. Good shit. And its funny how all the guys flock like seaguls to a piece of pizza. Sadly though i wish i could have a car girlfriend is guys like that, that make it hard for us to actually have a relationship with one.