JeromeS13's 818S

[JeromeS13]

Well, I guess it's time to start a build thread...

I've been in the Subaru family since 2009. I previously had a 2008 Subaru Impreza STi that I purchased nearly stock (had a Cobb Accessport). After getting pretty heavy into HPDE with NASA AZ, the car was eventually turned into a completely gutted Time Attack car.







Well, the car was making almost 500 AWHP and apparently I have bad luck with motors... After breaking a few, I decided that I wanted to change to a lighter platform, which would require less power/stress to go fast. That's when I stumbled across the Factory Five Racing Project 818.

I placed my pre-order for my 818S on 7 December 2012. Initially, I had a build date of 14 February 2014. After Factory Five established a "Hot List" for people who wanted to get theirs quicker (due to other people cancelling or pushing their production dates back), I ended up with a final production date of 9 November 2013!!!

I purchased my donor (2006 WRX with 123k miles) in May 2013 from Copart for $4,800 (includes shipping). The car had a fair amount of front end damage, which didn't really concern me because I have planned on upgrading the shortblock and heads from the beginning.



So far, I've sold $3,150 worth of parts from the donor. So, I'm only into my donor for $1,650. Off to a good start.

818 Parts List
Engine

LIC Motorsports B1 Short Block (2.5L)
B25 Heads (’06 WRX)
Supertech Valves / Springs / Titanium Retainers
LIC Motorsports Timing Belt Idlers
LIC Motorsports Air Pump Delete Kit
ARP Head Studs
Gates Timing Belt Kit
Grimmspeed Crank Pulley
Cosworth TGV Deletes
Moroso Oil Pickup
OEM ’06 WRX Oil Pump
Tomei Turbo Inlet
Custom Extended Intake / Intercooler Piping / Exhaust (Fathead Fabrication)
JDM VF37 Twin Scroll Turbo / Header / Uppipe
Boyd Welding Aluminum Fuel Tank
Cusco Engine Mounts
FrozenBoost Type 3 Air-to-Water Intercooler
FrozenBoost Type 118 Heat Exchanger
FrozenBoost Reservoir

Suspension

VeryCoolParts Trailing Arms
Whiteline Rear Lateral Links
ARP Wheel Studs
Perrin Fuel Rail Kit
TurboSmart FPR-1200 Fuel Pressure Regulator
Injector Dynamics 1000cc Injectors
TurboSmart Race Port Blowoff Valve
Cobb Accessport w/ Snail Performance Pro Tune
NGK LFR7AIX Spark Plugs
ReplicaParts.com Alternator Mount Kit
ReplicaParts.com Brake/Clutch Master Cylinder Remove Reservoir Kit
Zero Decibel Motorsports Upper Coolant Reservoir Relocation Kit
Zero Decibel Motorsports Upper Radiator Brackets
Deka ETX14 Battery (11 lbs)

Drivetrain

VeryCoolParts K-Tuned Shifter
Cusco Transmission Mount
Rori’s Shifter Rod Arm
Rori’s Push/Pull Bracket
2012 WRX Transmission

Brakes

OEM 4/2 Pot Brakes (’06 WRX)
Centric Premium Rotors
Centric PosiQuiet Pads (Street)
Hawk Blue Pads (Track)
Stainless Braided Lines
ATE Type 200 Brake Fluid
Exterior
Enkei Kojin 17x8 +45 (10mm spacers) Front
Enkei Kojin 18x9.5 +45 (13mm spacers) Rear
Federal 595 RS-R 235/40/17 Front
Federal 595 RS-R 265/35/18 Rear

Interior

AiM Sport MXL Pista Digital Dash
Sparco 353 Steering Wheel
Sparco Steering Wheel Hub
Sparco Ergo M Driver Seat
Sparco Evo II Passenger Seat
Rori’s Steering Column Spacer
Sparco 6 Point Harnesses (Driver is HANS version)