Subaru Impreza STI (Type UK) Prodrive Performance Pack

[TorqueRacing]

Hello everyone,

Its been a while since I have been able to post about a new toy so if I get excited please excuse me. I acquired the car about four weeks ago from my father in law who has owned it since 2007, its only done 38,000 miles and is one of few STi's with the Prodrive Performance Pack added by the dealer. The pack boasts a number of enhancements which lead to an increase in bhp from the stock STI at 265 to 305bhp and a similar torque figure.

Info on the 2.0Turbo STI PPP is non conclusive but I gather Prodrive fitted a De-cat section to the exhaust, fitted an uprated fuel pump, remapped the ECU, fitted better pads with more appropriate compounds and tweaked the suspension. My car also has the widetrack rear suspension with the spats over the arches.

Pictures often speak louder then words, I hope you like it.

[neilbauer]

Very nice

[jimmyVX]

Looks great Paul, will have to keep an eye out for it over the summer!

[Patch888]

Just about perfect, very very nice.

[Patch888]

Just about perfect, very very nice.

[kayzee]

Had one of these with the same package fitted, very nice unfortunately couldn't live with the running costs and sold it off to someone in Poland within 9 months! Glad I had the opportunity to own it though.

[AWG]

Surprised high its sitting if it had the springs upgraded?

[TorqueRacing]

jimmyVX said:

Looks great Paul, will have to keep an eye out for it over the summer!

Cheers Jim

It was one of those things I couldn't pass by, you can have a closer look when I next see you.

[TorqueRacing]

Cheers for the kind comments guys

AWG - I don't think the prodrive pack changed the springs but focused on geometry and ARB tweeks. The ride height is as it came out of the factory I believe - it's nice to be able to go over speed bumps at normal speeds.

[aspirated]

Looks great, very rare. Nice to see it standard, the only thing I'd do would be the headlight detango mod, works wonders on blobeyes

[TorqueRacing]

aspirated said:

Looks great, very rare. Nice to see it standard, the only thing I'd do would be the headlight detango mod, works wonders on blobeyes

Will look into this although I would like to keep the car completely standard, although this sounds like it could be seen as an improvement I guess

[kayzee]

TorqueRacing said:

Cheers for the kind comments guys

AWG - I don't think the prodrive pack changed the springs but focused on geometry and ARB tweeks. The ride height is as it came out of the factory I believe - it's nice to be able to go over speed bumps at normal speeds.

Mine was running TEIN coilovers as the previous owner said the standard suspension broke three times and he got annoyed with it in the end, apparently a common problem with these cars.

I wonder if you've got away with it on yours?

[TorqueRacing]

kayzee said:

Mine was running TEIN coilovers as the previous owner said the standard suspension broke three times and he got annoyed with it in the end, apparently a common problem with these cars.

I wonder if you've got away with it on yours?

As a owner of a temperamental Alfa I know too well not to say much

The car feels tight and well planted and I think it's been well treated, I took it out this morning and the performance always puts a grin on my face !

[Fonzey]

PPP didn't touch the suspension, was just sports cat, fuel pump and a generic map.

There are some Prodrive springs available though, made by Eibach to prodrive specifications - will sit it about 25mm lower.

[Terminator X]

TorqueRacing said:

aspirated said:

Looks great, very rare. Nice to see it standard, the only thing I'd do would be the headlight detango mod, works wonders on blobeyes

Will look into this although I would like to keep the car completely standard, although this sounds like it could be seen as an improvement I guess

Gets rid of nasty orange indicators, which is good eg



vs



TX.

[Slidingpillar]

Don't get rid of orange bits. I have a theory that orange things that flash orange are more easily seen than clear things that flash orange - so a tiny bit safer.

Plus, you don't need to buy more expensive bulbs whose orange fades and eventually is a MOT failure.

[CoolHands]

I think you should leave the indicators original. It looks fine, and IMO better since most others have been removed.

[Don1]

Lovely, always good to know the full history as well!

[TorqueRacing]

I can see the benefit of removing the 'Tango' from the lights as it will certainly look better but I think I will keep it standard for the time being.

One upgrade I certainly need to do is front pad replacement as I have never experienced brake fade like I did yesterday! I since found at that my father in law admitted to non oem (or better) pads being put in last year!

Any recommendations?

[BlackShadow888]

Yep, Ferodo DS2500 or Cosworth Trackmaster pads, both tried and tested, great as a fast road pad and no fade issues likely.
For what its worth, standard headlights look great