Family Friendly: Johnathan Valenzuela's 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI

Vehicle Features Adam Gordon

Photography by Caleb Perez (@baesic_mediaofficial)

The love for modifying cars is hereditary in Johnathan Valenzuela’s family, and he says the love for cars in general was a result of his own father, who was always tinkering with trucks. These days, he and his siblings are all car enthusiasts thanks to their old man.

When Valenzuela and his wife were expecting their first child, he knew he had to give up his old 2-door car to make room for a family. Not wanting to stray too far from his roots, however, he managed to convince his wife to be okay with the 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI because of its safety and practicality as a family vehicle. He also convinced her that the only things he would do to the car would be window tints and fog lights, but that is long past the point of no return these days.

Two and a half years into ownership has changed the WRX STI drastically from its factory form, with numerous one-off custom modifications, as well as a healthy bump in power output. Despite all of the modifications inside and out, Valenzuela manages to keep his car family-friendly with a custom Recaro baby seat, ensuring that his original intentions for the car remained intact. This is fatherhood the enthusiast way!

ESSENTIALS

Owner: Johnathan Valenzuela
Location: Grand Prairie, TX
Vehicle: 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Engine: Subaru EJ257 2.5L H4
Horsepower: 500 whp

SOCIAL

Facebook: /jonhathan.valenzuela
Instagram: @naaasti_subie

Tuner Battlegrounds

Event: Tuned Originals
Location: Sneaky Pete's Texas. Lewisville, TX
Popular Vote: 80%

ENGINE

Front-mount intercooler w/ custom pipes
TGV delete
Rotated manifold
Full Race (headers, turbo upgrade)
Custom (Intake, up-pipe, downpipe for rotated turbo setup, power steering and coolant tanks, alternator cover, radiator coolant pipe)
Turbo blanket
Air and fuel regulator
1100cc injectors
E85 fuel pump
Cobb (Accessport V3, pro-tune)
Custom painted hardware
Engine bay dress-up bolts

EXHAUST

GReddy Evo3 cat-back exhaust

DRIVETRAIN

Kartboy (shifter, bushings)

WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES

Work Meister S1 wheels - 18x10 (f/r)
Nitto NT555 G2 tires
Volk Racing lug nuts
DBA 5000 2-piece rotors
Hawk Performance ceramic front brake pads

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION

Air Lift Performance V2 air suspension system
Megan Racing (control arms, camber kits)
Whiteline rear adjustable toe arms
Cusco rear camber arms
Perrin strut bar

EXTERIOR

3M clear bra
STI (front delete plates, custom painted front lip and side skirts)
Front splitter w/ wheel face color-matching rods
Hella horns
JDM (high beams, rear fogs converted to LED)
Wing and roof wrapped in black
Roof vortex generator
Shark fin antenna
Custom painted (window visors, rear diffuser)
Chrome door molding painted black
Black STI side emblems
Recaro rear tow hook
Custom (LED tail lights w/ show mode, black headlights w/ demon eyes and etched lenses, retrofit projector fogs w/ demon eyes)

INTERIOR

Recaro (SR4 Wildcat red seats, baby car seat)
Bride seat brackets
Takata rally harnesses
Interior plastic trims wrapped in black brushed vinyl
Suede black w/ red stitching (shift boot, e-brake boot)

AUDIO / MOBILE ELECTRONICS

Pioneer 7-inch double-DIN head unit
Nemesis Audio (4000 W subwoofer amplifier, 1600 W speaker amplifier, 6.5-inch door speakers)
10-inch subwoofers (2)
Custom enclosure

SPONSORS

AudioZoneDFW
dariobdesign.com

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