Subiesport Magazine - April/May 2008 - (Page 42) By Travis Geny & Jeff Sponaugle Photos by Ryan Douthit TUNING THE 2008 IMPREZA STI THE SAYING GOES, “The cobbler’s children have no shoes,” the idea being the cobbler is too busy making shoes for his customers instead of his children. This leads to the question, what kind of car does a tuner drive? In the case of Subaru tuner and guru Jeff Sponaugle, a brand new 2008 STI is what. Jeff is no stranger to the Subaru world. He ordered a 2002 WRX in December of 2001, sight unseen. After taking delivery, the car lasted only a year before an imported Spec C drivetrain was installed. Through the year’s his 2002 has seen more than 10 engines; everything from hybrid USDM 2.5-liters to the rare EJ207 high-revving 2.0-liter. For his latest project, he built and installed a custom turbocharged Tribeca 3.0-liter H6. That car competed in our Subiefest2 Time Attack, and is a regular at local track days. For 2008, Jeff decided to add the new 2008 model to his stable. Adding the new 2008 to the mix was a logical choice, given the changes to the platform. As Jeff says, “A tuner is only as good as his experience allows.” For any good tuner, time is not to be wasted. Jeff picked up his 2008 STI on December 19th, drove 120 miles, and put it on the dyno. After seeing how much room there was for improvement on the stock tune alone, the mission began. The guys at PDXTuning were able to fab up a “A Garrett GT30R turbocharger with the 3-inch GT .82AR turbine was selected for maximum street drivability and good top-end power.” temporary exhaust system using a Perrin downpipe, along with some custom tubing and a pair of Magnaflow mufflers. With these in place, a TurboXS Delta UTEC was added to get the tuning process started. The car responded well to a good tune, but the stock turbo can only do so much by itself. The new 2008 STI includes both intake and exhaust AVCS (variable valve timing), so as soon as the beta of the Cobb AccessPORT was available, Tim Bailey, Jeff ’s friend and tuner at Surgeline Tuning, 42 MAY 2008
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