January 27th, 20081,044 views(10)

Photography and editorial by Chris Sempek

Ray Cho’s WRX is a modern Japanese muscle car with the total package. With it’s JDM tough suspension, big Advan rollers, Bride’d out interior, and that low infamous Subaru rumble, you’d be hard-pressed to miss this black WRX coming. The car purrs like a kitten as it sits at the red light, silent but deadly, yet well contempt with the help of a Cobb AccessPort V2. As Ray steps on the gas the low sounding, deep, Cobb turbo back exhaust comes to life, shifting gears the blow-off valve blasts the excess compressed air out of the charge piping. 21 PSI is enough to make anyone think a turbo car means serious business, well; it’s where Ray keeps his car everyday. I was sucked into my Bride Brix II with a dropped jaw, quickly followed by a grin; I then knew this car had the show and the go.

The interior was everything you would want from a time attack cockpit straight out of Japan, Defi gauges, Takata harness’s properly mounted to a Sparco harness bar, Bride front and rear seats, and STI goodies everywhere. The exhaust isn’t the only thing you’ll hear inside the cabin; you’ll also have Polk Audio speakers and a Subaru OEM subwoofer for your listening pleasure. Exterior wise Ray does not cease to pour on the STI parts, with the trunk and wing, front lip, rear diffuser, rain guards, and even the JDM STI spec roof vent, just to name a few. Keeping all this STI madness on the pavement, the Subaru rolls on 18×8.5 inch Advan RGII’s with sticky 40 series Azenis around them, with Tein Control Master Type Flex Coilovers keeping them close to the fenders. Red Ray’s lug nuts keep the wheels on, while Tein and Cusco bars keep the car flat. Stopping the car is done when the Motul brake fluid forces the Hawk pads to grab the DBA front and rear slotted rotors.

Ray’s WRX is a true Subaru dream machine; there isn’t one part of this car that doesn’t have the Japanese touch, with the mind and the muscle this car is a force to be reckoned with.

Make: Subaru
Model: WRX
Year: 2007

-EXTERIOR
STi V-Limited Lip
STi Trunk w/ Spoiler
STi Rear Diffuser
Subaru OEM WRX Painted Sideskirts
Subaru JDM Rain Guards
Subaru JDM Rear Spats
Subaru JDM STi Spec C Roof Vent
Subaru JDM Front Aero Guards
Lightwerkz Custom TSX Projector and OEM HID Retrofit
2005 WRX Taillight conversion
RockBlocker Tinted Tails and Third Brake Light
Madico CharCOOL 35% Window Tint
Hella SuperTones
SuperBrightLEDS.com Parking Llghts
SuperBrightLEDS.com License Plate Lights
SuperBrightLEDS.com Reverse Lights
Perrin Wing Stiffi’s

-INTERIOR
Bride Brix II Seats
Bride RO Type Seat Rails
Bride Custom Rear Seats
Sparco Harness Bar
Takata Long Harness
Takata Harness Pads
Takata Long Eye bolts
Tein Dampachi Doll
STi Floor Mats
STi Limited Dash
STi Shifter Bezel
STi E-Brake Handle
STi Complete Steering Wheel and Airbag
STi JDM Aluminum Shift Knob
Defi Link Meter EGT Gauge
Defi Link Meter Oil Pressure Gauge
Defi Link Meter Boost Gauge
Defi Control Unit II
Autometer Custom painted 52mm Triple A-Pillar Pod
Redline Custom Italian Leather Shift Boot
Redline Custom Italian Leather E-Brake Boot
Redline Custom Italian Leather Armrest Cover
Polk Audio DB6500 Component Speakers
Polk Audio DB400 Coaxial Speakers
Subaru OEM Subwoofer
Custom Fiberglass Speaker Grill Mounting Spacers
Autospeed Dead Pedal
12 LED Domelight
SuperBrightLEDS.com Trunk Light

-ENGINE
IHI VF39 Turbo
STi TMIC
STi Splitter
STi Bellows
NGK Iridium LFR7AIX-11
SPT Intake
SPT Intake Heatshield
SPT Turbo Heatshield
Cobb Tuning Oil Cap Gold
Cobb Tuning Battery Tie Down Gold
Cobb Tuning Radiator Shroud
Cobb Tuning AccessPORT V2
Cobb Tuning Catless Full TBE
NRG Catch Cans
Freddie’s Custom Dual Catch Can Plumbing
ARC Titanium Pulley Cover
Paranoid Fabrications Grounding Kit
Paranoid Fabrications Big Three Kit
Paranoid Fabrications OEM Kit
Grimmspeed PnP Ex. Manifold Collectors
Grimmspeed Hi-Flow Crosspipe
Cusco Exhaust Hangers
Tein Hood Dampers
GM Boost Solenoid
Agile Automotive Protune by Hill
STi 5 MT Short Shift Linkage
STi Group N Pitch Stop
STi Group N Motor Mounts
STi Group N Transmission Mount
Kartboy Short Shift Lever
Kartboy Front Shifter Bushings
Kartboy Rear Shifter Bushing
Kartboy Transmission Crossmember Bushings
Kartboy Rear Subframe Outrigger Bushings
Turn In Concepts Shift Linkage Bushings
Turn In Concepts Pivot Bushings
Turn In Concepts Rear Diff Mount Bushings

-HANDLING
Advan RGII 18×8.5 +48
Falken Azenis RT615 235/40/18
Rays Duraluminum Red Extended Lugs
Tein Control Master Type Flex Coilovers
Tein Front Strut Tower Bar
CarLab X-Brace
Cusco 22mm Front Sway Bar
Cusco 22-24mm Adj. Rear Sway Bar
Cusco Type II Lower Arm Bar
Cusco Rear Subframe Brace
Creative Werks Cowl Stays
Kartboy Front Endlinks
Kartboy Rear Endlinks
Hawk HPS Front Brake Pads
Hawk HPS Rear Brake Pads
DBA 4000 Series 6×6 Wiper Slot Front Rotors
DBA 4000 Series 6×6 Wiper Slot Rear Rotors
StopTech Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Cusco Master Cylinder Brace
Motul RBF600 Synthetic Fluid