Hi Misha, Thanks again for the amazing lap. You really showed me what the car and you are capable of. This gives me a nice benchmark to keep in mind when modding the car. I had a blast and created a memory I will never forget. Next up: Big brake kit! haha
@StexxHD
Жыл бұрын
drive safe dude
@BFE08STI
Жыл бұрын
Get project mu hc+ pads :D
@MattBeardless
Жыл бұрын
Could I suggest some better quality brake fluid too? Dixcel's RF328 is good.
@andrewjklauder
Жыл бұрын
Wish you a success in modding
@AmirPomen
Жыл бұрын
1 thing i noticed that u have whiteline "caster Com" frot absorber top mount... But it was installed incorrectly... The offset should be installed towards facing the car firewall (to the rear of the chassis) It will give better steering fedback in cormer entry as well as straight line stability... (Better caster geometry from +3.5degree stock to around +4.5degree) The way its currently installed i would say your caster number will be less than factory stock.. maybe around +2.9degree -ish...which was far from optimal
@devonallies5574
Жыл бұрын
Misha had a smile the entire lap
@mgcharoudin
Жыл бұрын
FIrst car will always do that to you!😍
@KAMCIO_
Жыл бұрын
Who break then loose
@Evolixe
Жыл бұрын
Loved the smile! :D
@drgrinspoon1531
Жыл бұрын
I loved the smile too , made me smile actually 😂
@lukewest708
Жыл бұрын
Except for when the brakes went out lmao. Looked like a fun lap aside from the breaks
@Blazs120gl
Жыл бұрын
Anyone who has ever experienced a failing brake will agree it's the real Pucker Factor 10.0 moment in one's life. It's like walking on a stopped escalator. Your brain has an expectation about it (pushing this pedal is harder and it slows down the car), but when you experience the contrary (the car isn't slowing down and the pedal just drops to the floor), all your confidence and sense of security is gone. Our brain starts to look for escape routes, suddenly every other car is brake checking on us.
@lknowledge
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Its truly horrible feeling. Had a brand new VW Transporter with stuff in the back and its brake booster failed. I almost went to a back of a bus while standing on the brakes, not knowing what the hell is happening.
@LawrenceTimme
Жыл бұрын
Yeah cooked the brakes in my Ford Mondeo a few times 😂😂
@lknowledge
Жыл бұрын
@@LawrenceTimme but cooked brakes still work, somewhat :D. I know because I have caught my Focus ST and Fiesta ST brakes on fire a few times. It's the sudden "fuck, nothing is happening, am I standing on the wrong pedal or something" :D
@-lolus-
Жыл бұрын
happened on my bike,i stopped on a lil decline after a long downhill ride. gave it a minute then got on it, i hit the brakes and ther is nothin - rolled on to a bussy streat fortunetly at the moment there was no car
@lknowledge
Жыл бұрын
@MotorHeartAT mine were mildly tuned (Mountune Stage 1 type sets). One of the biggest downfalls of fast Fords are the brakes. I didnt need an extinguisher, got them to settle down with driving and didnt even warp discs. Yes, those cars were driven hard, but still, they caught on way way too fast. Even my MX-5 NA does better job with handling its brakes.
@ashleyboyer2721
Жыл бұрын
The sound of a Subaru's engine has been and always will be my favourite sounding car, my dad has had a couple of Subaru Impreza WRX STI since I was young and they just sound amazing 😊😊
@bobbyswain1983
Жыл бұрын
As a 2016 WRX STI owner, I concur.
@ryangd05
Жыл бұрын
as a 2004 WRX owner with a Tomei Ti i also concur
@DrLongSchIong
Жыл бұрын
My dad drove me to school in his 2004. I just bought a 2005 for the nostalgia.
@ashleyboyer2721
Жыл бұрын
Sabine Schmitz would be proud of you Misha, she's smiling down from heaven shouting "I can do that lap time in a van" ❤❤
@Mikatiini
Жыл бұрын
Best comment❤😂
@MaxxyNL
Жыл бұрын
Misha, that smile when you enjoy a good car. Maybe it is time for another GC8? 😉 Greetings from Aarle-Rixtel (next to Helmond)👍
@marvinvisser5039
Жыл бұрын
He could have bought my Forester STI haha
@MaxxyNL
Жыл бұрын
@@marvinvisser5039
@thatspok9727
Жыл бұрын
not the same @@marvinvisser5039
@SoundBoy808
Жыл бұрын
Now THAT was a joyous lap! Loved it! This is what cars can be. Not just fast, but partners for life and amazing memories!
@anonony9081
Жыл бұрын
One of the best looking Subarus ever made
@thesillypig785
Жыл бұрын
Was the proud owner of a 2000 GC8. Very mild tune, just a exhaust and a chip. Loved it. That engine sound at low revs is just so damn good. My dad would steal the car on saturday morning when I was still in bed :)
@natel5370
Жыл бұрын
They never get boring do they !! My most fun driving years have been in spec C’s and GC8 ra /type R’s .. keep your Yaris GR’s a spec c or widetrack would run rings around one .
@grahamhaynes7658
Жыл бұрын
I have had/got both and no a widetrack STi won't run rings round a GR yaris.Gc8 has more fun/character though.
@k20ee96
Жыл бұрын
What do you prefer to drive, classic Type R or newer Spec C? I had a Type R and would like another but have never driven a Spec C
@THESHADOW97139
Жыл бұрын
@@k20ee96 The latest spec c corrects all the faults of the previous models, especially in terms of braking ... but the gc8 has a flavor not found elsewhere
@ssnerd583
Жыл бұрын
@@THESHADOW97139 ...the gc8 had character....the later cars, not so much.....the gc8 could be modified quite well to perform way beyond the abilities of all but a few who think they know how to drive......they never handled worth a damn, but they had tremendous grip when done well. i went through dozens of sets of RA1's on my gc8 STi clone
@Jez4prez1
Жыл бұрын
@@grahamhaynes7658 Spec c is better than a standard STI or widetrack STI, and def above a GR yaris. GR Yaris is more comparable to a base model STI (and even then prob still a touch slower - depending on the track in question of course). Watch video - "Toyota GR Yaris v Subaru Impreza WRX STI track test and performance review" by Car Expert, and you see Chris Atkinson (actual former WRC driver) drive a base VA STI and still get a faster lap than a GR Yaris.
@detaildivision
Жыл бұрын
Laughing Misha is the best form of Misha!!!
@Lucian802
11 ай бұрын
The GC8 has been my first and still is my favourite car, there's something about it that just makes me like it
@BionicMadness
9 ай бұрын
I still have mine I bought in February 2000. It still brings a smile to my face, much like yours when driving it. I will never willingly get rid of this car.
@onesadtech
5 ай бұрын
I have an 04 Forester XT with VF39 and a whole bunch of other STi parts. So this is the closest this to my car I have seen on here, really awesome to see!
@normandalgarno3242
Жыл бұрын
The old Subie sound is addictive. Thanks Misha!
@Wasab58
Жыл бұрын
Your smile the entire lap was so awesome! Can see you really Enjoyed this one.🎉
@ethanl524
Жыл бұрын
This is why track pads and high temp brake fluid are so important before going on track
@BOB24502
Жыл бұрын
The overtake on that e92 was superb!
@turbod15
Жыл бұрын
Driver mod
@DoubleDeckerAnton
Жыл бұрын
Smiles a plenty. The sound of the boxer and the lightweight helps make this a very enjoyable car to drive.
@weefek
3 ай бұрын
Awesome vid. I daily drive mine (in the summer) and I love it more than anything. Currently 100% stock with less than 100k miles but whenever the stock drivetrain dies I have a swap already waiting to go in. I want to leave it stock as long as possible.
@jacquesduplessis6175
Жыл бұрын
Oh my, that constant grin on your face! These (great older) cars are golden, I wish they would make them like this again
@Lem0nTartt
Жыл бұрын
Misha you NEED a gc8 back in your life!!! The smile you had all lap was crazyyy!
@TheNismo777
Жыл бұрын
One of the best laps I've seen in a long while
@zeroyon4562
Жыл бұрын
They’re not the fastest, nor the best handling, but a GC8 just gets under your skin. I would love to have another Type R in my garage, but with the spec c drivetrain this time.
@scoobsmcgee9325
Жыл бұрын
There is a part of me that always wanted to build up a 2 door GC8, but by the time I had the funding to do it properly all of them had either rusted into oblivion or cost more than a new base Cayman.
@tbas8741
3 ай бұрын
Also Stock Brake Fluid is only DOT3 so not made for prolonged hard driving or racing like this, will quickly foam up and boil. So many Classic WRX Owners never upgrade to DOT4 or better and it can't run DOT5.1
@YasumotoUS
Жыл бұрын
The sound! 2020 US-spec STI owner here and damn, that sounded beautiful. Yikes re: those brakes.
@thusmarshal8815
Жыл бұрын
Get a 2004 widetrack prodrive STI and a gc8 and swap everything from the 2004 to the gc8 you will have a killer car that with a bit of care can last forever and hold onto the memories . Awesome video loved it
@thedon9670
8 ай бұрын
2:05 I had a 1994 JDM GC8 which came standard with ABS and A/C.
@akysr20
Жыл бұрын
That smile is contagious
@DespaceMan
Жыл бұрын
Never sell your first car you will always regret it. Still have my 97 GC8 when I bought it brand new when I was a young 23yo lad. GC8 models release between 92 to 2000, I believe the best ones that came from production was the 97, 98 & maybe 99 because this was the time when Subaru won 3 x WRC championships in a row. Mine was a GC8 97 special edition managed 255kph stock & it was scary as fok floaty. Small upgrade I did was front lip, rear diffuser, slotted brakes, whiteline adjustable shocks, whiteline handling kit + sway bars & anti lift kit, alloy control arms, engine mounts, transmission shock mount, Exedy Lightweight race flywheel made a huge difference rev so fast I thought I was revving a bike, ACT heavy duty race clutch, PPG gearbox rebuild 1 & 2 straight cut 3 to 5 helical, quick shift gear shifter, Perkin rear diff race cooler cover - very lucky find they're rare, Speedy race alloy rims 17' x 8' just fitted full steering lock no scrubbing but had to roll the guards out slightly for the Advan 235 Yokohama's, AP racing 4 pot front 2 pot rear brakes, AP slotted rotors, highflow dump pipe, 3' exhaust all way, tomei exhaust manifold, APS intercooler top mount + water injectors, BFG blow off valve, cold induction box with KNR high flow air filter, 800cc injectors ran a bit rich but safer than lean, high flow oil pump, high capacity oil sump with oil baffle plates so no starvation issues at hard cornering, Bosch high flow fuel pump with tank baffle & plates so no fuel starvation issues are hard cornering, oil cooler, hitech highflow radiator, fuel cut defender & boost interface bypass ECU, APEX adjustable boost good thing about the 97 GC8 the ECU Subaru designed was a self learning self mapping ECU so when you changed airflow or boost the ECU was able to remap itself to suit the changes. Because it was easy to mod your car Subaru removed this feature on later models. Cusco strat bar front & rear & Cusco LSD lock one way front & rear. Engine was stock with stock turbo running 16 to 18 psi putting out around 340 to 350HP wasn't bad before 2000 & the engine held up good didn't fail even pushed to 8k rpm. I think Subaru under specked these models on paper when they put them onto the market due to regulation & just D-tuned them.😁😁
@pauljonkers4359
Жыл бұрын
17:15 A little correction: At some point (in 1999 / 2000) the Impreza GT Turbo costs less than 50.000 gulden (ca. 22.500 euro) in the Netherlands. A big deal, although without ABS and airco.
@MatteScoob453
10 ай бұрын
As a long time bugeye owner, I’ve experienced that loss of brakes so many times on stock brakes, no lines counter it, pads, rotors nothing💀after a bit they just cant keep up
@thetruth7633
Жыл бұрын
Back in the days my cousin bought a brand new Scoob (1998) model and was showing it off to me and went for a spin, I said "nice car, sounds and handles great but.. those brakes..... not sure about those" He replied "those brakes a bad-ass with dual pot calipers, nothing wrong with them". I said "I will show you but don't complain about warped discs!!" Needless to say in five minutes the brakes were red hot and totally destroyed, he went for an AP Racing brake set up 🤣🤣
@seanmaguire380
Жыл бұрын
Upgrade master cylinder to STI one. Fit brake stopper. Upgrade lines and fluid. Run PFC discs and pads.
@rereg543
Жыл бұрын
It's not often you see a windows down lap but you know if it's a GC8 with exhaust Misha is making an audio quality exception so we can hear the rumble echoing off the barriers.
@06wrxRAR
5 ай бұрын
great driving and car. the 4.44 is a different character for the gc8 variants.
@realfeels8827
Жыл бұрын
MIsha being so giddy about a Subaru has me reacting the same way. Fact that it's his first car too, so sick.
@ThePontiacgto65
Жыл бұрын
Without playing professional mechanics we see that the brake discs are very worn and certainly the calipers so maybe the hydraulic liquid and if there is water on it with the heat it does steam which is compressible unlike hydraulic fluid etc,etc😮
@SubaruVideosUK
Жыл бұрын
What an iconic soundtrack 😍 loved the M3 hunting !
@dionisio9697
Жыл бұрын
I love, love, love oem+ builds. Manufacturer knows best
@andrearedoncosoppressore7473
Жыл бұрын
You can teel Misha is in love with a car when he continues watching the interior of the car during the lap
Cool! Sounds awesome! Must be cool to relive those very first car feelings
@timofthomas
Жыл бұрын
I have had one of those no brakes at all moments in a car.. an Austin Mini at 60mph headed right for a staggered crossing over a busy trunk road (also 60 mph) ... down the gears, on with the hand brake and stopped 3 feet short of the line... passenger asked me why I used the handbrake... when I showed him the foot brake pedal he went white.. and thereafter called me cucumber because he otherwise had no clue... I was just focused on stopping us safely and had no time to divert attention to verbal or other indications XD
@adamtucker117
Жыл бұрын
Awesome vid, my eyes were glued to the screen the whole time hehe
@ssnerd583
Жыл бұрын
I had a US spec 2000 'RS' with the NA engine that I did a JDM EJ207 swap in i 2002....I put an 18G turbo and all that stuff on it....I spent a lot of money to turn it into, as close as possible, a JDM spec STi.....I really wish I still had that car as it really was a LOT of fun to drive....and YES, the stock brakes sucked.....but that is easily fixable.
@Ronanelm
Жыл бұрын
GC8 not overheating was surprise of the century
@victorj2307
Жыл бұрын
Misha was so happy! 🤗
@josh_who_what
Жыл бұрын
The sound of the turbos 😌🤌
@fyuni-tek9422
Жыл бұрын
JDM brake servos are not left foot braking friendly, there's a check valve inside the vacuum line that will start acting weird if both braking & throttle pedals are pressed, somehow for turbo charged engines it may create positive pressure inside the servo
@danieldusentrieb9958
Жыл бұрын
Mishas smile👌Yeah the breakes are a pain at that Car. I've added a Brake cooling and racing Fluid after the gravel bed took over the break job... Hope they will last now
@NoobJames
Жыл бұрын
Car and shift sound is amazing🔥
@WheelzOH
Жыл бұрын
NEED more street driving too! that clip was AWESOME
@Mr.Vazquez
Жыл бұрын
Super humble and such a great video seeing you so happy and smiling. I want to see you do a 2023 Zo6 corvette 5.5 flat plane crank.
@mgcharoudin
Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@Porkycheun
Жыл бұрын
That smile was definitely the highlight of the lap! 😁😁
@ChrisSmithClickPower
Жыл бұрын
Cannot beat the sound of these 👌
@glumOr
Жыл бұрын
I remember having one of those back in the day... In Gran Turismo...
@przemiymaciej4133
Жыл бұрын
I miss my gf8 so much, the feelings were so raw I have shivers in 6:45
@alexandertikanis5236
Жыл бұрын
another good day misha posted B)
@ayu4ever78
Жыл бұрын
Omg you drove a s13 i can't wait to see that vid !!
@Captaindan7141
Жыл бұрын
Been waiting for a GC8 video forever!
@TandemDawgBMG
6 ай бұрын
I love how the video just ends on "the fluid is definitely boiled and not as good anymore."
@Khairulizwan34
Жыл бұрын
Did misha really wipe his tears after the last corner 😢 woww
@EarthworriorVanArkelen
Жыл бұрын
An subaru always put an smile on your face i love them fore live❤ greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇩🇪
@craigcox2201
Жыл бұрын
And Misha has started to search for another... smile is too good not to find one
@cringedetector2870
8 ай бұрын
The gc8 Subaru is my fav car
@kimnotking9742
Жыл бұрын
5:50 I'm first time see a crz on nurburgring In my country malaysia a lot of them was k-swap it's amazing car
@vvevvevvvv
Жыл бұрын
Not many people K swap them in Europe.
@rupersters
Жыл бұрын
that smile of you is addicted, my wife looks at me with big eyes, and asks what are you looking at. is said Misha in a Subaru hahaha. this is why i need one, one day in my life.
@SS-qu9nn
Жыл бұрын
Man I wish I could drive that well. Well done.
@Mr.Bearded.Mechanic
Жыл бұрын
Nice ride with an old-school GC8. The only thing that bothers me is the lanyard on the car key...
@tyderdurdan1848
Жыл бұрын
please use always the split screen with the footwork.....you are a fabolous driver, keep on! greetings fom near trier.
@edbrenes6535
9 ай бұрын
I got one very similar like this, a turbo gt 1999 gc8 selled by subaru in Costa Rica, the same seats with same hole in the driver side😂💙🔵🔹
@byVenosity
Жыл бұрын
What happened at like 5:56? Did the radio fall out?😂. Awesome drive!
@mgcharoudin
Жыл бұрын
Glovebox opened up!😂
@ContAminer
Жыл бұрын
For a 25 years old car, its doing great
@Oplix
Жыл бұрын
Subaru vs Mitsubishi pretty much carried the entire US tuner market through the 2000's.
@joshuapetherick5794
Жыл бұрын
Yeah get a gc8 misha literally wicked car look at that smile keep it forever type r even better
@tukilalahi3249
5 күн бұрын
His face is like ummm why you driving my car like that😂
@J4NOObs
Жыл бұрын
What a first car. Let alone that it’s such an amazing car
@adampug206gti
Жыл бұрын
Great video... Misha reliving his youth also you should put a link up to your shoes because they're really good I wouldn't mind a pair of them? 👍🏻😎😎👍🏻
@lostranger1353
Жыл бұрын
Same happened with my subaru at silverstone.
@Asceticism_N
Жыл бұрын
I want to see a stock or 500+whp 2015+ sti!!!
@Mugen_FB317
Жыл бұрын
VA is best in my opinion 😮💨
@Car.los.Moreira
Жыл бұрын
Can't believe Misha went on a lap in John Mayer's car...Also surprised that John Mayer has a gc8.
@g.a.m.b.i
Жыл бұрын
So this is the car that he homed his skills lucky boy
@STARSHIPTROOP
Жыл бұрын
Glaze on a donut : yes Glaze on brake rotors : NO
@cocomw21
Жыл бұрын
This SOUND OMG i love this car
@aquilareale8032
Жыл бұрын
When Misha doesn't talk that much during a lap is because he's really enjoying it.
@shaun5722
Жыл бұрын
we hit 150-170 mph got brake fade in one of them lost all brakes was very scary but as long as you remain in control all will end well haha
@dimitrijepavlovic6932
Жыл бұрын
17:52 The car itself is absolutely astonishing in terms of performance, but the brakes make the car worse than it is, if it was equipped with proper brakes, not that shitty stocks, boom faster lap for 10 secs
@TheLumberJacked
Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking that’s the owners next upgrade.
@tigerhawk84
Жыл бұрын
I think this is the first subaru in awhile that hasn't overheated lol Atleast the engine.
@hunkydrewy
Жыл бұрын
Why did the embarrassed silence bring a ladder to the party? It wanted to climb out of the awkward situation!
@D3nn1s_NL
Жыл бұрын
Epic overtake!
@blondhelmet
Жыл бұрын
beautiful
@laprea46
Жыл бұрын
Is it just me or do I want a video of Mischa driving on the ring just talking Dutch
@birelboy1
Жыл бұрын
We dutch guys would like that, but 99,9% of the people can’t understand what he is saying hahaha.
@austinamaya1139
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful sound
@volkers407
Жыл бұрын
I love the sound of Subaru.
@94JReedy
Жыл бұрын
The other guy looked so uncomfortable constantly starting at the speedo 😂 looked like he was holding back a 💩
@billcar50
Жыл бұрын
I drove an old mini around for months with a three-pump brake pedal. Got used to it. I could have fixed it in minutes if I knew then what I know now lol
@CMDRSweeper
Жыл бұрын
I guess this is a car that truly follows the definition: "Smiles per gallon"
@NikolaTeslaIsGreat
Жыл бұрын
приятно видеть как она тебе дорога) Posi vibes) Glad, brakes canceled on safe time....
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