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WRX for Jason

Take our advice: Don't race Jason DiSalvo, either on motorcycles or in cars. The Team Yamaha rider owns one of the fastest Subaru WRXs around, and he knows how to drive it. (He swears it boasts over 500 horsepower!) Here are the specs on Jason's WRX, along with a few photos. Read Jason's "Pavement" column in the November/December issue of Road Racer X.

Stage 4 Axis Power Racing Stroker Motor
- 2.35 liter displacement
- Polished & balanced 2.5 STi crank
- Pauter 4340 chrome-moly forged rods
- CP forged pistons (9:1 compression)
- Cometic head gaskets
- ARP oversized head studs

Axis Power Racing Cylinder Heads
- Axis Racing ported STi spec-C cylinder heads
- Axis Racing dual-spring valve-train kit
- JUN 272 cams

Performance Mods
- Axis Racing custom 70mm throttle body & adapter plate
- T60-1 hybrid T3/T4 Turbonetics turbocharger
- Custom Axis Racing FMIC & piping
- Tial external wastegate
- Custom up-pipe
- Spec-C TGVs
- Axis Power Racing fuel rails & braided line
- Aeromotive fuel-pressure regulator
- Aeromotive A1000 fuel pump
- Custom downpipe w/ Vishnu exhaust
- Electromotive Tec3 ECU

Other Modifications
- Built 5-speed transmission
- EXEDY Hyper-Twin Plate clutch
- Brembo Gran-Turismo Big brake kit
- Cusco rear sway bar
- Powder-coated intake manifold
- Painted valve & timing covers (OEM Subaru paint)
- STi projector headlamps
- HKS SSQ blow-off valve
- Battery relocated to trunk
- GReddy Profec B electronic boost controller
- Blitz turbo timer
- Custom Axis Power radiator
- Kaaz front & rear 1.5-way limited-slip differentials
- Tien suspension with EDFC in-car controller


To check out Jason DiSalvo's website, click here.

 

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IMAGES COURTESY OF JASON DiSALVO