#1995 Impreza "Bluejay"

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stuck sluice
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Hello everyone! Raven here. I thought considering all that's been happening. A blog post about this car would be a good idea.

This here is my 1995 Impreza which I actually named "Bluejay" for a while.

I bought this back in October, shipped from Utah.

As of now, these are the mods it has.

Engine specs:
IAG Phenolic Spacers
Ceramic Coated intake manifold
Ground Wiring Kit + More 
EJ22T Oil Cooler 
JDM TGVless
JE Forged Hybrid Pistons 8.5:1 
oem Block Heater
Koyo Fozzy XT Aluminum Racing Radiator
New OEM throwout bearing
WRX Fuel Tank
AEM 320 Fuel Pump
EJ22T Closed Deck Short Block
EJ22T Crank
EJ205 Ported Heads
BC valves and retainers
2006 STI Forged Rods
EJ257 Cams
Contitech Timing Kit
Ported and shimmed 10mm oil pump
OEM Bearings
EJ25 MLS Headgaskets
2006 STI Oil Pan
Twin Scroll Exhaust Headers/up-pipe
Twin Scroll VF36 ported and coated by socal porting
Outfront Motorsports Valve Cover Breathers
ARP Headstuds
Perrin AOS
Perrin Boost Controller
Cylinder 4 Mod
Tomei Valve Springs
OEM JDM Twin Scroll Downpipe
2014 STI TMIC w/ aftermarket sprayer setup

Suspension:
STI Strut Tower Bar Front
Aluminum Strut Tower Bar Rear
2006 4-pot WRX Brakes
Stop Tech Slotted Rotors
Stoptech SS Brake Lines
SVX Master Cylinder/wo ABS
Legacy SS Steering Rack Rebuilt
Steering Rack Bushings
Rear Crossmember LockDown
Chase Bays Power Steering Lines
H&R Rear Camber Bolts
10 mm spacers
STI Aluminum Control Arms and lateral links widen the rack about 3 inches.
KYB AGX struts with replica P1 springs (p11L)

Transmission:
2004 JDM STI Transmission non-DCCD
Impreza Automatic Driveshaft
WR Sport Catback (not installed yet)
ACT Throwout bearing retainer
JDM STI Clutch
Perrin R160 Cover
Beatrush Rear Diff Brace
2004 JDM R160 Suretrac Rear Diff Imported (doesn't use the stupid early gen nub axles)
Kartboy Short Shifter

Others:
Koyo Forester XT aluminum Radiator
Type R roof ventup
AEM AFR Gauge.
Funk Motorsports thermal blanket
Ver 5-6 Cut up Front Lip
Ver 5-6 Fog Mesh Light Covers
STI Mats
2006 STI Steering Wheel
STI/RS Side Skirts
WRX Carpet
SVX Trunk Mat
Power Folding JDM Mirrors that work and are wired. They also have heated elements installed.
JDM Headlight Levelers
Prova Side Mirror Lenses
V5 Dash in V3 Body
Full set of Defi 60mm Gauges
V5 STi RA Cluster w/ DCCD
Real 22B Vents
ABW Fender Flares
LED Interior Lights
Carbon Side Mirror Covers
Replica 22b spoiler with carbon blade
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Some small history

This car had came in at a time where my father's car had some failures so it was a blessing but it was not without its issues. Just a week after I received it. I had hit a hard bump at some rail road tracks and suddenly the car began to struggle before eventually dying.

I had no tools or anything so I was stuck trying to look for loose connectors, hoses coming off, anything really.

Eventually a good samaritan helped get me home (which was 25 minutes from the breakdown site) after what was like 2-3 hours and I had the car towed.

Smoke tests revealed no leaks, I took off the downpipe to verify if it was a clogged catalytic converter, all and everything checked out, which stumped both me and the PO. I eventually began to suspected skipped timing and took the covers all off and took a gander.

The intake cam gears on cylinder 4's side skipped an entire 3 teeth.

Fortunately nothing was bent and after re-timing the engine and installing new belt and tensioner and ran beautifully ever since.

Afterwards, I began driving and tuning for E85.

But all good things will come to an end, and being into Subarus in the automotive world, that saying is even more apparent.

I took Bluejay for my trip to IL which is about 1,000miles / 1609kilometers from CO and through the entire trip itself. The car was running amazingly, getting close to 20mpg (11.76l/100km) with it only costing $2 - $2.8/gal.

It was when I was nearly about to make it home to the inlaws. Only ten minutes out, before this. I was constantly eyeing the oil pressure gauge but because I was so close... I turned off the backlight and just paid attention to the very hectic streets of IL.

Then the knocking started. I turned the backlight on and oil presssure was now floating at 2 bar, dropping to 1 by the time I made it home.

Maybe I should've stayed vigilant, maybe I could have saved it. But that's a story of another me in another universe. My reality is that I'm now far from home, with only a week to get an engine in and ready to go by the end of it and you bet your ass I'll make it happen.

scenic valley
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Very nice prodrive seats

pine oak
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cool prova mirror lenses ✨

hasty skiff
stuck sluice
hasty skiff
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Lean cut, pressure cut, temperature cut, EGT cut, any custom cut, pick your poison. And all set fault codes displayed like the old SSM Subarus did if you want

stuck sluice
hasty skiff
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At this point you should just download M-tune and see everything it has to offer

stuck sluice
hasty skiff
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Shit doesn't show up before you have selected them as inputs or outputs tho so your menu doesn't get cluttered, so you'll have for example set a DBW motor output to see the e-throttle menu

limber loom
stuck sluice
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Ej207 with a built shortblock and coming running from the seller's car, supposedly they can get it out within Thursday or Friday.

hasty skiff
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Nobbad

stuck sluice
hasty skiff
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Not bad

stuck sluice
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There was some others that has built heads and another 25/20 hybrid but either didn't respond or doesn't have everything needed.