According to Quirt, "Having built both of Ken's gymkhana cars, the exposure for us has been huge. Traveling with the Gymkhana TWO STI has turned into what is basically a full-time job, since the car will be touring the country and even making a trip over to England, and I need to be there to make sure it's in perfect running condition. And we're already getting phone calls from customers asking us to build them an exact duplicate of the new gymkhana car, so this has really been big for us. Even the Gymkhana TWO build video, which has been viewed over half a million times, has brought us a lot of positive attention and respect within the industry."
Specifications & Details
'09 Subaru Impreza Sti
Engine
2.5-liter EJ25 boxer flat-four
Engine Modifications
Crawford Performance SR5 2.65-liter block, 84mm billet stroker crank, high-flow water pump, fuel rails and ss lines, twin-scroll turbo kit, FMIC, air/oil separator, fuel swirl pot, radiator, rad tank, rad lines and rad ducting, oil cooler, CAI, and ss exhaust with dual megaphones; Subaru STI "Gold" rod bearings, main bearings, piston rings, head gaskets, 10mm oil pump, camshafts, intake manifold, and twin-scroll headers; ARP head studs, CP spec TiAL 44mm wastegate, NGK spark plugs, Bosch fuel pump and fuel injectors, Motul 300V 10W40 oil, E85 fuel, Odyssey battery
Engine Management
MoTeC M800 ECU, SDL digital dash display, SDC center diff controller, PDM power distributor module, knock detection system custom wiring harness and 5-bar MAP sensor
Drivetrain
KAPS 6-speed dog box, STI short throw shifter, Exedy triple carbon clutch, Driveshaft Shop aluminum driveshaft and high-performance axles; Carbonetic front and rear carbon differentials, Motul tranny and diff fluids.
Suspension and Chassis
FIA rollcage by Vermont Sports Car, TEIN Super Racing coilovers, Cusco sway bars, Crawford Performance custom front hubs, custom tie-rods, custom front A-arms, and alignment and setup
Wheels, Tires and Brakes
18" Volk TE37 wheels with custom paint, BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW 245/40ZR18 tires, Brembo GT 6-piston monobloc front brakes, GT 4-piston rear brakes, STI brake bias controller, Prodrive/STI hydraulic hand brake, STI brake booster delete, ss braided brake lines, Motul RBF600 brake fluid
Exterior
Crawford Performance carbon-fiber roof and hood and lexan rear window; STI carbon-fiber roof scoop and front lip; Prodrive carbon-fiber wing, OEM wing cover, and dash; Syms carbon-fiber mirrors and door panels, stickers by RallyGrafix, paint by Patrick Flynn's Auto Body
Interior
Recaro carbon/Kevlar racing seats, Willans harnesses, Sparco steering wheel, custom start button and switch panel
Numbers
566 whp and 611 WTQ
The Ride
What started out as a guy and his rally machine having fun out on a desolated airstrip had turned into a phenomenon. The combination of his marketing genius, star power and sheer car-control skills had united skater, racers and Web junkies in one fell swoop. That's the power of Ken Block, his gymkhana machine and the Internet.
Round two was different. Block wanted to officially share it with the world. In an eclectic fusion of music video, rally super stage, Time Warp, drift competition and skater anarchy, Block showed the world what all these passions really had in common. To make sure the message got out, he invited a select few fellow yaya junkies to ride along with him on the very site of the gymkhana video on the industrial waterfront of the Port of Los Angeles. Industrial doesn't even to begin to describe Block's newfound rally super stage. This little patch of asphalt, wood, steel and concrete was the terminus of ships, trains, trucks, cranes and industry itself all well weathered by rust and brine. It's any hoodlum's dream playground.