2009 Forester STI Swap - Not a Fantasy
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Subaru tuner PIA recently upgraded their shop 2009 Forester. The end result is downright evil... with room enough for the kids. We believe this is only one of two STI-swapped new-gen Foresters in North America. The other one being the Subaru XTI show car.
My father built an 09 FXT into a similar STi (Minus the 6 spd manual, he kept the 4EAT). After my father's passing last year, I got the car and while I had been infatuated with Subaru for ages, this is my first and it is a beast. I found this video yesterday and decided right there I wanted to make a trek to PIA to meet with what was likely the inspiration for my father's build. It was this morning that I found out Steve had passed earlier this year, I wanted to share my appreciation for his work and condolences to his family.
If you decide to put the vehicle on the market, I am interested.
Ive seen this exact car in real life, i worked at the firestone a block down from PIA and did most of the alignments on their vehicles leaving their shop after suspension work. "devil is in the details" is how steve does all his work. exceptional quality. exceptional results. this car is pure sex.
Foresters are sleeper cars, I saw a XT forrester launch I was like WHAT IS THAT!!!
Nice ride!!! For those of you that are unaware of the sweetness of FXT's. There are differences from STI to FXT yes, but you can make STI power for way less than it takes to buy an STI when talking used. Older FXT's do come with 5spd manuals, and they actually have awesome gear ratios that are WAY better than most WRX's. There is lots of options with these cars for upgrading at cheap cost. Plus you get to fly under johnny law's radar by not having a hideous park bench mounted on your car;)
This video made me a believer in fozzy’z and I still want one!!!!!!!
Any Suby fans are in the Puget Sound area, PIA is my local shop in Tacoma. Stop by and take a look at Steve's XTi, it's awesome. He's always changing stuff, and he uses the best stuff around.
@roaddiablo STi's have an EJ257 with an 8.2:1 compression ratio. XT's have an EJ255 with an 8.5:1 compression ratio (some '04's had the STi motor). Other than that, bigger oil cooler, bigger Turbo VF39/43/48 vs a TD-04, bigger intercooler, possibly slightly bigger injectors but I'm not sure along with possibly different heads and cams. You can get a bit more power from your XT if you throw in an STi Intercooler, diffuser, and Turbo along with a Tune and a turboback exhaust.
Awesome Project! I'd love to have a Fozzie like that someday.
@skierc16 the price of 40 to 50 large would include the price of the fozzie xt, the wrecked sti and the extra parts/labor needed to put the two together
Subaru has never offered the Forester STI in the US Market (where this video is from)
Nice! I have a 2011 S-Edition Forester with 255hp. Lose quite a bit with the auto box
0:53 to 0:58
jizzed
Man, now I feel like swapping in an engine into my Outback...
they should come up with a van with the sti hardware too... complete with gold rims and all that jazz... that will be sick!
I'm getting an engine soon from IAG. Can't wait to have my 09 forester xt running. $13,000 for a 900BHP... I was thinking of taking to theses guys but I don't have that kind of money. 30 to 40 grand... I just want to do the engine for now. Baby steps
@divine101 agreed but nothing will beat the feel of a suv sti, + the rally tested symmetrical awd :O
@67mustangreg they did the forester xt is nearly exactly the same as an sti except for the suspension. but they do sell sti foresters in japan. You can buy used ones there for about 5000 and have it shipped here. Im currently in the middle of doing it.
I was thinking about getting a new XT and doing something similar to it, but at the end of the day, it still has the "subaru" interior and less creature comforts. For another 5-10k you could have a 2010 Audi S4 that can not only beat it, but you would beat it in style and luxurious comfort. I had a 2007 XT (bought brand new) and for the price I paid (in AUS) 44k, I expected more. The seats were horrible. The rear leg room was pitiful...but the car was fun to drive and safe in bad weather.
OMFG AWESOME!!!
Nice to see the Forester 2.5XT got a PROPER manual transmission :D
I won're what that $40-$50k estimate includes. is that parts, labor, and donor? I'd assume.
pia is newar seattle.i've seen this car myself and always thought that the forester had potential with a swap. why didnt subaru make special editions with sti engines form the fractory? sport wagons.
coolest ever!! I'm in love!!
@divine101 True to a certain extend. If you factor in registration fees, auto insurance, and long term maintenance cost.... I would much rather go with the Forester with an STI swap.
a base Cayenne is over $50,000. plus, nothing wrong with saving a motor and trans from an STi that had been totaled.
@alterbr33d they don't have a website - the best way to get their info is via their facebook page!
@drivingsporrts why wont u try it the opposite direction. the base model of the impreza to the XT
ihave seen this around my house recently
What is the website for PIA? I googled it, could not find it.
Still somewhat of old school shop in that they really don't have much of a web presence. They do have FB now.
wtf?!?!? ahhhh i want one! damn 40-50 is not bad at all for a one of a kind forester.
Did you do a video series on this build?
@RyIzzle
not about the money, how many do you see running around town like this? exactly
@isthissnfree I know dude, and I assume he means AFTER the car is bought...so thats somewhere north of $65K...for that we can go buy extreme luxury SUV's...
Is it me or is one side of the forester has black handles and the other side has white hadles?
Nice job!
I would find some 08+ STI BBS Gold wheels; they would look better than the 5-spokes.
Do you guys have a part number on that exhaust kit?
I’m looking for sti engine that fit on 09 forester xt, any suggestions?
That is amazing... What did you guys put in to achieve the drop?
Nice looking car man wow you fellas did really good with that Forester wow congrats.
they should all come like this
@EthansOpinion92 true. but theyre also a hell of a lot faster and more luxurious. theres a trade off to everything bro :P
they do but they're only available in Jaoan
:(
Can you no longer get a WRX Wagon and then make it STI?
@divine101 pre-2011 Porsche Cayenne's are most certainly *not* faster. They are mid-13s @ 101-102mph SUVs, which is right around a typical STI and a swapped Forester STI with stage1/2 tune is likely in the 12s @ 106+ . The Cayenne's are obviously way more luxurious, true, and modified can be pretty fast but in stock form they aren't anything special.
Love pia. They fixed my steering wheel for free.
@sl0wm0 They do. But not in the US.
What's tge difference in engines. Sti vs xt? I know sti is a 6spd man vs my 4spd auto. Just bought tge Forrester xt limited. Wanna get more power. My 1awd car and I love this thing. Boost launches on gravel are unreal. But I admit I know next to nothing of Subaru.
@sl0wm0 They do make them in Japan
What an awesome machine
Amazing car. Wish I could get a test drive.
Awesome build. But now can you swap a 1958 Subaru 360 with a 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STi. XD. I triple dog dare you. Thumbs up if you want to see it. hehe
What wheels are those?
is this as easy as it being put into a 2.5X forester also?
LOVE PIA got the monster legacy there now
have you seen the 1000 horsepower jeep grand cherokee?
Hello... from kent Washington !!!
not at all. I wonder if he means 40-50k after purchase of car. BecAUSE if it is total cost...sign me up.
I live in Washington. I want PIA to do my 2.5RSti swap when i can.. 5stars!
Gorgeous ride! :D
In japan they have a forester sti ,
i know right... why would this import shop build a NA STi forester when they could just import a better one from japan...
Yeah the Forester ts, damn I wish they would bring that to the US
it would look better if it was in black with the smokeout taillight
Sweet. "Independently" is spelled wrong on the sign though.
didn't I saw the guy reading it from a paper? 0:37
nice video btw
@alterbr33d Last I checked they still didn't have a web site (too busy building cool Subarus I guess...)
10/10 would buy
probably just the car parts and the costs of the work itself... but hey... who' cares?.. this is a "project", not an investment meant to make money out of it... it's nice to have a one of a kind car..tht's priceless ..
im looking for a awd SUV cause i got 3 kids and if subaru would make this happen i would buy
nice project !
This is cool.
Oh my I want to buy one!
@808csrt4
But it is about the money, if its that bad swap a wagon if u need the room, I admit its a cool and unique project, some reasoning is lacking.
I would trick my mom into buying that... :D
i love the new forester, wish subaru really make the forester sti, or atleast 5 speed manual with the forester XT i can not stand the 4 speed auto
@sl0wm0 HURRAY! FOR SUBURU! XD Yeah... should be more careful with the typo.
RIP Steve
@ricta856 forester itself costs more than 20k
I WANT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@sl0wm0 they do....in the uk and every where else the the US.....D:
@divine101 cayennes are a hell of allot heavier and taller.
Delicious.
awesome!!!!!
I get so tired of every car I want being a 1 off special model.
If Subaru actually made Forester STIs... I would take over my impreza...
coolest ever!!
Pac Ave PIA!!!!!!
ECS would do this for 10-12K including price of parts...
40-50 k to build a 295hp SWAPPED 08 forester Sti? Bullshit.. Even the guy saying 40-50 is lying threw his teeth. I wouldn't let him near my car with a 10 foot pole.. My close friend had a fully built 05 Sti pushing 450hp on 91 with a full rotated kit... With a stock setup at that price your doing something wrong. My 04 Wrx could run this for money $
P.J. Hennessy Add the cost of the Forester XT price. Considering how new this was at the time, it is not that hard to imagine the quote.
C'mon Subaru release this!!!!
@mwdt17 Any luck with that process? If its legit, that's a great deal! I'd do that in a heartbeat.
I'm totally, gonna make this happen.
I have a 2012 Forester X. It's auto (bring on the haters, wasn't really my choice). It's my first car, and don't get me wrong, I love it... just wanna kind of make it my own... Anyone got any ideas on what I can do with it? It's my daily driver.
manual conversion, lowered, front and rear sways :*
put some flaps on it, take it muddin', pray that the tranny falls out, claim it on your power train warranty and replace it with a manual.
+Saichisubbie808 Not sure if you still have the Forester X but a nice catback exhaust and mudflaps will change the profile of the Forester quite a bit. Next level you can add an downpipe and tune which will wake up the Forester even more and if you add an intake you get some really nice sounds out of the engine, trust me, it will make you grin every time you accelerate!
@sl0wm0 they do now
is it me or did i notice that he said too many "and, Ahh, umm" ?
sorry wouldnt spend 40-50k on a forester to make it an STi swap... such a waste of money. Either build on the Forester platform or get an STi with the 40-50k or get a better SUV like a Cayenne.
SHOW US THE '04
@divine101 very true... im just not a luxury guy at all haha
2000camry5Spd..
What would it matter if he does have Parkinson's..? It just makes this story a whole lot cooler to me..
Come on guys the car looks good alright the car that is faster than the forester is a Dodge ram!
They call the Mona Lisa beautiful? Da Vinci doesn't hold a candle to this.
Soooooo you give this car to me for free now right?
want to sell it