Went to Purchase a STI Came Home With EVO!

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Nov 18, 2008 | 08:41 PM

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sne2040

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Originally Posted by Kreeker

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome! It's odd you feel the evo has more low-end torque; that's where the 2.5L of the subaru "shines".

The STi from the factory have a power/boost limiter until it reaches a certain mileage (i believe 800). That's why the Evo felt torquier over the STi.

Nov 18, 2008 | 08:43 PM

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congrats on the purchase, i bet the subaru salesman still cant believe how he lost this sale.

Nov 18, 2008 | 08:43 PM

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congrats , make sure you get an alignment or you will eat the tires up.

Nov 18, 2008 | 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by smoothevo

2. The seats are so damn tight on me to the point where it's uncomfortable. No I'm not 300 pounds, I have been lifting for about 11 years so my back doesn't fit into the seat well at all.

The seats should adjust to your body after awhile. At least mine did on my Evo 8

Nov 18, 2008 | 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sne2040

The STi from the factory have a power/boost limiter until it reaches a certain mileage (i believe 800). That's why the Evo felt torquier over the STi.

Could have also been in the wrong mode. I believe dealers normally have you test in the low power mode. Congrats on the purchase though!

Nov 18, 2008 | 09:04 PM

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The STI's have this weird tuning for emissions that keep it laggy and for a loss of power below 4000 RPMS. A proper tune can fix this from what I have heard. They really wake up when you remove the many cats and tune it, 300-300 can be found easilly.

Nov 18, 2008 | 09:42 PM

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Congrats! You made the right choice.

A note on the notchiness. My second and third gear were a bit notchy when the car was brand new, but its buttery smooth now that I have 900 miles on the car. Just give some time for everything to settle in.

Nov 18, 2008 | 10:49 PM

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Congrats

Nov 18, 2008 | 11:16 PM

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Congrats to you and the gf man! Glad you made the right choice

Nov 18, 2008 | 11:55 PM

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congrats to you, got mine 3 weeks ago ( octane blue gsr sss package)
just 2nd to 3rd shift is a bit grindy , still got 500 miles on it though. will give it more time or bring it back to dealer for adjustments. other than that, the X rocks!