People is bored, we got nothing but talk and talk, no ralliarts in dealerships!!!!
Check NASIOC and that thread is way bigger

 

Yeah, I agree, its not always about money.

 

Yeah, boils down to personal preferences.

 

Just drove the 09 WRX. and man...it pulls just as hard as a STI, feels like a Stage 2 WRX . RA wont be able to keep up very easily.

 

That was a pretty quick turn around time for Subaru; the time between them announing the power increase and then getting the 09's to the dealer lots.

 

All they had to do was revise the tuning and switch out the turbo and exhaust, at least as far as power was concerned. It's also possible/likely that they've been sitting on this ever since they heard about the Ralliart.

 

I used to work for Subaru of Dallas and we have known about this change to the 09 WRX's since last year. The suspension changes feel great.

The ones i drove were manufacture WRX's.

They will be avail to buy/test drive next month.

 

Maybe mitsu will do business like that some day.... i prefer mitsu but subi is flipping the right switches business wise...

 

^^^ Do remember that subaru has a much bigger market in the US so they need to respond faster Mistu's market in the US is very small....

 

I am new as far as considering this type of car. What is the reliabilty/reputation b\t Mitsu and Subie overall for their AWD cars? Tranny, diffs,engines etc?

Also, I recently had the Mitsu dealer near me (Medina) close. What are the chances of Mitsu leaving the US market and leaving me hanging with a car and no dealer network?


Also, in taking so much time for this RA to come out, I will be able to drive the 09 WRX in a few weeks. I do think they look better in person than in pictures. The scrawny wheels (narrow) on the RA do not do it any favors.

 

If your compaing STI's to EVO's, the STi is more reliable, take more effort to break it. However the EVO take mods very well and you can make more power, cheaper, on a EVO.

The Ralliart is brand new so we wont know how its going to hold up.

The WRX's always had problems with the transmission gears breaking when the car was moddified and put more power through the gears. STI doesnt have that problem.

Evos had differential problems, Subarus dont.

Evo's 6 speed MR tranny is weak, while the 5 speed is bullet proof

Subaru its the opposite, the STI 6 speed is bullet proof, and the 5 speed is weak when more than stock power is put through it. However the 2009 WRX will have the tranny from the Legacy GT so it will be able to take more power. It was the 2002-2005 WRX's that had the most problems.

Its all how you treat the car.

 

Both cars have their advantages and their disadvantages. STIs are more reliable in some senses (namely transmission and clutch) but less reliable in other senses (engine). Traditionally its been easier to make power with the evo but that's changing as evident by work done by AMS and Buschur. As said, 3rd gear is considered problematic on the WRX but that's only if you plan on launching it or side stepping the clutch on a regular basis. Despite what some people think, it's easy to make power with the WRX. I will have spent about 2400$ to get to 350 HP (VF43, TMIC, TBE, tune).

 

^Is that 350 WHP? Is your WRX the one with factory 4 piston front and 2 piston rear calipers?

 

No, 350 crank, Stage 2 STI power more or less and definitely enough for me. I have an 07 so I have the 4 pot fronts and 2 pot rears .

 

That's awesome, especially the brakes. Your model year has LSDs front and rear, right?