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cody · 2005-08-24, 01:28 PM

Really good points everyone^^^^
The only thing I'd add is a lot of people have tranny failures with their WRX...mostly from abusive launching and/or increasing the power beyond what the transmission can handle. Your proposed HP increase *shouldn't* be a problem as long as you don't mistreat the tranny, but I just figured I should mention this.

The STI is a whole different beast. The tranny is bullet proof and all the modding has been done for you. The only things you would have to do to gain ~75 HP is add a Turbo Back Exhaust (the uppipe is catless already), port the wastegate on the turbo, possibly add a fuel pump, and get engine management. The car would scream.

I don't know much about them, but if you don't mind the looks and the interior (I don't), the Evo might make the most sense from a moddibility (new word?) standpoint. I'm pretty sure modding an Evo to get some more HP is cheaper. I know you can't just throw a boost controller on a WRX, but it sounds like you can with an Evo.

But yah, if you get a WRX, get a wagon. There's no better combination of performance and utility for the price. And like I said, I have no tranny issues (knock on wood) and I'm at the power level of an STI.

2005-08-24, 01:28 PM	#16
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Really good points everyone^^^^ The only thing I'd add is a lot of people have tranny failures with their WRX...mostly from abusive launching and/or increasing the power beyond what the transmission can handle. Your proposed HP increase shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't mistreat the tranny, but I just figured I should mention this. The STI is a whole different beast. The tranny is bullet proof and all the modding has been done for you. The only things you would have to do to gain ~75 HP is add a Turbo Back Exhaust (the uppipe is catless already), port the wastegate on the turbo, possibly add a fuel pump, and get engine management. The car would scream. I don't know much about them, but if you don't mind the looks and the interior (I don't), the Evo might make the most sense from a moddibility (new word?) standpoint. I'm pretty sure modding an Evo to get some more HP is cheaper. I know you can't just throw a boost controller on a WRX, but it sounds like you can with an Evo. But yah, if you get a WRX, get a wagon. There's no better combination of performance and utility for the price. And like I said, I have no tranny issues (knock on wood) and I'm at the power level of an STI. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.