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- The Subaru Impreza WRX STI is one of the most loved automotive car franchises of all time. Ever since the 1990’s the car shook the world with its outlandish styling, the synonymous rumble of the boxer, the eye-catching blue and gold and coupled with its World Rally Championship pedigree, a truly iconic Japanese sports car. The second generation, GD chassis of the ‘Blob Eye’ is one that encompasses more than its rally roots with a new level of refinement in a very attractive four door sedan package.
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Im an Evo owner/fan and also think that’s the best looking STI out there. Definitely a beauty
I also like evos but cant beat the sound of a rexy . I agree this sti is a beauty.
Simply so iconic!🔥
Evo fans usually loves the bugeye and the blobeye..
EVOS are crazy money In the UK now. An Evo IX. Is ridiculous cash.
@@Kraken2681994 guy at my work has a Evo XI it’s like a purple blueish colour which I read is a rare colour and I have no idea how he afforded to buy it lol
Before even watching the Car Review this Subaru Impreza WRX BLOB eye has caught my eye. The car looks amazing. Great set of wheels and that Subaru factory colour blue is beautiful
I'm 55yrs old have rally blue bugeye sti every time I drive it takes me back to when I was a youngster not many cars can do that don't think ik 'll ever sell it my daughters drive subarus so ide say it will end up in one of there stables
Subaru has always been my favorite car company, been a dream of mine to get a WRX and do it up as a kinda rally car, something I can rip around for fun on the weekends on gravel and back roads, great review as always 🤙
Oh man! You’ll have an absolute blast doing so in a WRX👌🏻
@@ClayWong will I be able to get one in a decade or so?
@@user-xk3tu1wl7s realistically no i’m aiming to hopefully own my wrx by the end of this year although i’m 18 in the UK and won’t even get insured
@@333w it’s possible, Im only 18 and with hardwork i was able to purchase a 2005 wrx in Australia.
i feel this has to be one of the first modified subarus ive seen on youtube without a hanging cobb accessport. looks clean
Acessports for GD's are really more of an American thing. COBB doesn't support the GD model in Australia. I'd also say most, if not everyone in Australia largely prefers pro tunes rather than shit OTS tunes.
Lots of great cars out there, but something special about these subaru. Great video and content like usual!
Great video! Awesome car! Had my 04' WRX for about 2 years now and it's the best car I've ever owned!
beautiful editing bro! love your car choices too!! thank you for doing this for Australia!
yes finally more wrx sti content!!
I got my 04 sti 7years now. Great car
NGL,Clay your videos are lit. Specially those intros 👌🏻🔥
Fantastic video Clay 👌🏽
I have a classic gc8 my dream car from 1994, but I am now starting to appreciate the Bug eye, Blob eye and Hawkeye versions.
I was intrigued by the title because I too have a blob sti and I’m in love with it
Bruh.... wow. Just found your channel with about Type R. This intro, the filming and music is EPIC. Some of the best I've seen on YT and thats saying alot considering how much car-content is on YT. Superb editing sir.
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Clayyy you killed this video 😍 your review videos are nothing but the best
Thank you so much brother!!😁
The quality 🙌🙌
I love your reviews 💗
I have a dandelion yellow EVO V and a Java black pearl blobeye don't plan on selling either. The blobeye has fully worked engine, closed block etc on E85 and does 33 litres to 100 kms!!! so not driven much, a bit scary really. It's as clean as this one too. I'm 77...... so never to old.
Looking at my dream car exactly that right there 😍😍
Awesome review man, any FA20 WRX reviews coming up?
Love your reviews 👍
this content creator deserve way more subs
Nice vid as always clay! Keeping on your rexy trend, I have a limited edition g3 rs40 WRX, if you ever wanted to review :)
Shoot me a message on Instagram please mate! @ClayWong
My first sti and the only one I'll keep
i had two GC8 wrx 99+00 ..and hawkeye 06 dccd sti .. and i think the best looking sti its this blobeye !! after the classic of course (gc8) :) ♥
Very nice car. Love the rexy content recently . Can you feature more rexys in future, particularly gc8 rexys and gc8 stis 2door and 4 door etc. Also more s14 ,s15, gtir, 180sx, r32 gtrs ,vl turbos etc for the generation that grew up with these cars.
Thanks so much mate! Plenty more JDM icons to come🔥
@@ClayWong I look forward to it. More barra content, Xr6 turbo, f6 etc would also be good to see , maybe even workshop tours that specialise in vl and xr6 turbos . Keep up the good work. Nice clean early gen rx7s would be good too as well as clean fds that haven't been riced out or stanced. Thanks again.
Love the STi, used to have a bug eye which was a bit ugly :D .. Whats with the massive gap under the headlights ??
Jeez the production quality! What camera are you using?
Thank you sir! I use a Sony A7SIII🤓
Well done mate!!! I have a 2002 sti. I can’t seem to imagine selling it. Just need to do some restorations and will leave it for my kid hopefully
Can’t wait to see it fully restored mate!🔥
@@ClayWong 100% and you’ll drive it!!
@Clay Wong Watched a review you did recently on a 4wd. Your a genius to be talking into this edge of the market! If you haven’t already seen before sus these weapons out - th-cam.com/video/3g2k92YzGL0/w-d-xo.html
I own a 2005 sti, the last Blobeye and feel like the 05 is the ultimate blobeye with the 5114 bolt pattern, updated interior, driver control centre diff and widebody rear!
what’s the difference from 5x114.3 and 5x100, i have a 04 sti w the 5x100 bolt pattern, is there a performance gain or something? lmaoo
@@gino4171 I believe the 114.3 is stronger as the studs are spaced out wider and the load is spread out more. Sorry not very scientific and happy to be corrected
@@joshclark5064 yeah your right, stronger, and also ppl say more wheel options👍🏼
Bigger wheel bearings which stopped them failing as much due to heat.
How much do you think a blobeye like this one with low mileage cost nowadays? This is a dream car of mine and I really hope it will be available without an absurd price by the time I’m able to get a car. (5ish years)
Ver nice
Amazing video and beautiful car. I'm surprised that you showed your number plates, especially living in Victoriastan.
I love Impreza
Loved my 05 STi, but see the better refinement and driving pleasure in my 21. I won't sell that car.
Gc8 #1
he hold the stirring wheel so feminine. love it!
How did you stack the side skirts. Spacers I would think.
Please do a Hawkeye review thanks
Great work
Big power one is coming up!👀
@@ClayWong Ayee. Thats what im keen to see.
I need a blob eye to accompany my 2020 sti
@clay Wong if the blob dye is 2nd gen what is the bug eye?
Love the blobeye but do prefer the evo's all day :)
Love these cars, I had a RS one, sadly not turbo, and it got written off 😖
F*ck that’s sad sorry to hear that
@@brucelee9669 all good brother, I loved that car all its issues and all ahaha. I got an 02 Integra now and I love it. But that car still hit different
those wheels are so good, what are they called?
I still love the GC8.
Smiles per gallon 😊
I appreciate your info but I’m throwing in a nice sound system, and the machine will be 400+ to the wheels 😍
Was looking for one of these but stuck between this a jdm hawkeye
got it rex 🇦🇺🐨👍
I always wanted a 2nd generation Sti but can’t justify the price anymore considering I can get a my15+ for almost the same price
Completely agree, although I would never choose a my15 + over the my97-06. I personally own a gc8 and I reckon the price makes up for the nostalgia even though the increase was because of covid 😅
I’ve had 4 My00 wrxs including 2 Australian delivered version 6 sti and I loved them but there’s no way I’d pay today’s prices and I would go for the newer car with all the creature comforts
The prices higher in Japan, grade 3 becoming harder to find in blue & black 2 million yen
the best generation in my opinion
You need some tint on the windows to protect you from the UVA and UVB rays and the interior.
Love the blob but I just can't love it over the hawk
What BOV is that
what headlights are those
Imagine buying this car in 2004 brand new 0 miles off the lot and your like 21yrs old. That’s a fucking dream.
Yeah nah an Evo would be even better
What are the red things behind the grille? I have always wondered...
It's hella horn supertone from perrin bro.
A good friend of mine lost his WRX STI "blob eye black in colour on gold rims awesome car 230+kw" in the toowoomba flood of 2011 the video is on utube- just after the guy saving his white 4wd
Wheel Specs?
where'd you get the centre dash pod housing my geee, i wanna relocate my pillar pods on my blobby boy
Bought as a combo, but I decided to go with different gauges as I needed aux ports, so I sold them.
Probably not very helpful for a relocation, sorry!
www.carmodsaustralia.com.au/CMA-CMAGAU1-Gauge-Package-ProSport-Boost/Oil-Pressure/Temp-WRX/STi-01-07
@@holysheepz thanks man!
yo this guy has a mohalk in the wind lol
Full mod list anywhere?
Hey guys! Can someone give me the wheel specs on Tom’s blobeye?
better looking that the hawkeye
How did the car get that blow off sound? Would he have a bigger turbo then stock?
I know it says big turbo but what are we talking to get my car to sound like that
@@268_gaming 1.5 xtr 7 cm Blouch Dominator and a dual port Kompact 34mm BOV
@@268_gaming The sound is from not running a blow off valve, it's turbo flutter.
@@holysheepz It's not a blow off valve, it's turbo flutter.
Whats the wheel and wheel specs?
I'm really confused why you kept on referring to this as the 2nd generation? There was the classic, the bug eye, then the blob eye?
bug eye, blob eye and hawk eye are all 2nd generation, just with facelifts.
everything is crisp with your content, but i think you can improve your audio
Prefer Hawkeye but this is fire too
What are the wheels ????
What an incredible example. I personally love the hawkeye the most, but there's no getting away from how great the blobeye is too; especially one like this.
Out of curiosity, have you driven the current STi in standard form? Has it lost much in terms of fun and/or feel compared to this generation?
So much love these early STI’s!😍
I briefly go over it in this video towards the end but in my opinion the current MY15+ STI has certainly become a lot more sterile and tame. Much of sensation or what I would call ‘magic’ has been diluted in favour of refinement however it still makes for a fun ride and an epic daily nonetheless.
drive it like it should be drive
How do I stop the head gasket problem? Is there an aftermarket head gasket I can get for the Impreza that doesn’t wear out?
l need sti 2014 ,/2013
Bug eye is the best.
Haha, blocks out the speedo when driving. Cheeky boi.
I had an 04 sti stolen while working out of town. I miss that car 10 years later. I would 100% still be driving it if it weren't for the assholes that took it.
Scooby scooby doo
I love my 2004 rally blue sti, it has 717hp with only 52,000 miles
clean then I saw reps wheels, lmfao
5 bank robbers 😂 😂
Thought the Bugeye was second generation?
Both blob eye and bug eye are second generation with facelift
Just something to note, the ej207 doesn't have a proper forged bottom end, they're great and they hold a bit of power but not as much as proper aftermarket rods/pistons
They have a forged crank, pistons and rods. Pre 2005 ej207 can easily handle 425+whp
@@nateboness9801 Only the bugeye STI eJ207 had em forged.
Yes they do. Although JDM cars were switched to hypereutectic pistons in the version 8 sti, the Australian and UK delivered ej207 (sti) cars continued to have forged internals all the way until the ej257 superseded it. You can even buy a brand new oem version 8 short block direct from Subaru which comes with forged internals. Which i opted to do instead of rebuilding my 207. It's been running 25psi for the last 4 years without any issues.
Is it really prounounced as "Impretza" in English? Like how you'd do with "Pizza"?
Clean as hell but let's be real the 04 facelifts were shit lol.
2nd gen? What about bugeye?
1st "facelift" of the 2nd gen.
I thought all STi models had forged engines it was one of the upgrades over the Wrx models
No, the JDM bugeye STI had forged internals but blobeye onwards had hypereutectic cast pistons and rods.
The blobyeye did not have forged internals from factory, it was the bugeye. The blobeye (onwards) only had cast pistons.
this car is sexy
I disagree with the comment of fitting 5 tall people in it. I’m 6 foot tall and do not fit in the back of my GD Hawkeye STI. The leg room is tiny.
How's the drivers seat for room? I'm really used to my FG xr6 and it's massive interior, but the WRX is looking awful tempting.
Nice car, but can someone explain to me the coloured horns blocking airflow to the radiator! I really don't get this mod/look? Can people stop with this it's stupid.
no airflow blocking, just supertone hella horns
Bug eye is second Gen?
Yeh
Same chassis as the bug eye
@@darkmatteroats4544 I know but the blob would be 3rd gen
Hey clay 270kw is 360hp btw :)
Ofc its a beautiful car. But this six speed gearbox is way too short for my taste. I prefer Evo’s 5 speed over this for sure.
If it’s an 03 STi then is should have a v8 207 which doesn’t have forged pistons
point of correction third generation. 1st the gc8, then the bugeye and then blobeye....
Nek minnut
Ringland and headgasket failure
Swap that drivetrain into a Gc/Gm, you'll reconsider which Impreza is best.
GC Type RA had short ratios, but they're no where as strong as 6 speed STI's.
Obviously...
Wow ebay headlights!!!
Only Bugeye STI also known as the V7 STi came with Forged factory piston not the Blobeye " Version 8 sti " although the blob looks sexier ! From Bugeye , Blobeye , Hawkeye the Bug and Hawk have the best reliable engine not the Version 8 sti " blobeye "
It's a JDM Ver 8 so it would have had a EJ207 with a twinscroll turbo. Only the non-JDM STIs of that age had hypereutectic pistons instead of forged.
@@charlesmacgill1334 talking about JDM only the Blobeye version 8 sti and hawkeye version 9 sti came with hypereutectic pistons whereas the Bugeye Version 7 STI came with forged one ! Everything is slightly different inside the V8 sti had a nitrated crankshaft but not the V7 or V9 STI currently have 4 STI at my garage 2 V7 sti and 1 V8 sti and 1 V9 sti
@@hackercocaine6019 really? I thought they would have jammed the "forged" V7 internals in the V8 with the twinscroll setup to handle everything a bit better. I guess you learn something new everyday. Out of your STIs which is your favourite?
@@charlesmacgill1334 love the blob the most though ! mine is blobeye swapped to a V7 STI non DCCD 6 speed used to have a Hawkeye with swapped spec C engine ! what about you ?
@@hackercocaine6019 I have a bugeye wagon that I intent to throw a V7 short block and 274/278 cams into and a liberty 6-speed to complete my "Ali-express STI". Going to be a bit of a budget build for track purposes. Currently makes a healthy 270 ATW/350 NM with essentially full STI bolt ons on a EJ205. A hell of a lot of fun as it sits so I'm not fussed.