FYI: Ken Block Gymkhana Subaru ECU Tuning
Seen this video? http://video.kenblockracing.com/flash/player/
Gymkhana Subaru ECU tuned with EcuTeK by William T. Knose
Link to Gallery of Images: Click HERE
Video Includes:
Engine start, driving, cruising, stopping, acceleration 1-4 gears, launch control
Real world driving, with documented results, a fun time was had by all.
Sport Compact Car Magazine – December 2004
Written By: Jonathan Lopez
Photos By: Guy Spangenburg
Original Owner: William T. Knose Jr.
EcuTeK ECU Tuning: William T. Knose Jr.
Title: Use The Force
1999 Subaru Impreza RS
Everyone has fantasies of flying around in his own spaceship. You know, visiting distant planets, dodging black holes, picking up space chicks dressed in tight silver jumpsuits. Whether you're eight, 18 or 80, it sounds like the perfect lifestyle. Problem is you have to married to Theresa Heinz Kerry to afford such a toy.
Bill Knose of San Jose, Calif., isn't, so he decided to fly on the ground. Bill works at I-Speed USA, a Subaru tuning company, and his ship of choice was the Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS, dubbed the 'X-Wing.'
Accolades:
Feature Sport Compact Car Magazine – December 2004
Ultimate Street Car Challenge Shootout – January 2005
- 1st Place Drivability Competition
- 2nd Place Grandma Test
- 2nd Place Braking Competition
- 2nd Place 1/4 Mile Acceleration
- 1st Place 0-60mph 4.2 seconds (replaced with 20-100 mph this year)
2005 American Touge 2 Competition and Video
- Best Motoring Video of The Drift King (Keiichi Tsuchiya)
Fastest Subaru at the 2004 West Coast Subaru Time Attack Shootout
Personal Note:
I (William Knose @ I-Speed USA) have owned this vehicle from day one when I purchased it in Burlington, Vermont while I was working at IDX Systems Corporation. What inspired me to purchase this vehicle was the cover of CAR magazine January 2000 Issue. From then on knew I was going to modify it and decided the best place to do that was in California. Besides, the internet boom was still alive and I was hoping I could cash in on the computer science degree I had received only a year earlier.
A lot has happened in those 8 years and I finally have reached the end of this project. I have lost many a girlfriend over this particular vehicle and I am getting to a point in my life where I would like to start looking into keeping one the next time around. The X-Wing has a long story behind it, from the day it was purchased, a history that can only be told by whoever owns the vehicle. From the days of the Ultimate Street Car Challenge, driving it to and from the track (including, Thunderhill, Laguna Seca, Buttonwillow, Willow Springs and California Speedway), daily driving it for over 100,000 miles and even being honored by the Drift King himself (Keiichi Tsuchiya), who took it for a few hot laps at the Horse Thief Mile at Willow Springs. This car has had an amazing life and I am sad to see her go, but it time to part ways and move onto the next project in my own life.
If there were to be a history of how the Subaru world grew up to what it is today in North America this would be one of those icons people will always remember. From Magazines, to DVDs, from the first Subaru shootout to the Ultimate Street Car Challenge, it was a dream that became reality. It will be always known as the X-Wing.
General Notes:
- The vehicle is in excellent running condition with the following notes below
- VIN: JF1GM6755XG403194 (please review at CarFax.com)
- Engine Swap - Inspected by California Referee in 2003, see picture of sticker
- Crawford Performance S3L-h Short Block (2.5 liter) - 0 miles (NEW)
- Crawford Performance CP32 Turbo Kit - 0 miles (NEW Turbo)
- Crawford Performance Street Max Clutch - 65,000 miles
- Subaru Impreza RS Chassis - 135,000 miles
- Prodrive Suspension - 100,000 miles
- Subaru WRX Version VII 4.444 Final Drive Manual Transmission - 65,000 miles
- Subaru WRX Version VII 4.444 Rear Differential - 65,000 miles
- Brembo STI Gold 4 Pot Front Brake Calipers - 20,000 miles
- Brembo Front and Rear (Gold) Calipers - 20,000 miles
- Brembo Front and Rear Calipers/Pads - 5,000 miles
- Pirelli P7 215/45/17 High Performance All Season Tires - 5,000 miles
Free Custom Dyno Tuning Upon Purchase