Or you could be like me. Be so excited that Subaru was bringing the EJ20 state side I ran out and bought one in 2002. Then get extremely pissed when less than two years later they see how well they sold and bring the STI over. Not to mention Mitsu bringing over the EVO finally. I will miss my exhaust note, I will miss my bugeyes ( sorry I still think they're sexy as hell ) , but I won't miss praying for second gear everytime I drive it, or being in debt up to my eyeballs for 300whp. I love my car to death but will be happy to make the switch to a fresh IX.

 

Is this really for your friend?

This is like the 10th thread you've started looking for info comparing the Evo, STI, SRT-4, and now the WRX. Search I promise you the info is out there.

 

Sure, I understand some people go overboard with their mod expenses.I am happy with a 13.2@104 when the STI can't break into the 13's, that is a relief for me. I recently found out that a handicap person just broke into the 12's recently on an automatic WRX modded(upgraded turbo)

Fastrob on this forum had ran his WRX and a buddy's STI at SIR and he now drives an Evo 9. He can tell you from his point of view how hard is to run 13.2 at SIR, so hard that a regular modded WRX(tb, cai, mbc) hardly runs 14's at all.

Last week a guy ran 15.98@88.89mph on a WRX 5 speed with cat back, MBC and air filter. nother friend of mine finally did a 15.9 on his automatic WRX, he use to average 16.3@85mph.

You can tell me all day long that you ran same times as me, that is oK, I am telling you that you can dream to run a 13.2 in Tucson with $2000, it is NOT happening and it never had. You are running in Massachusset, I ran .5 sec on a Honda civic by running it at San Antonio Raceway instead of Tucson SIR, I also ran .2sec quicker and 3 mph faster from going from Tucson to Phoenix.

Mostlikely your runs are equivalent to a 13.6-13.7@98-100 here in Tucson

Not even the STI can break in the 13's in Tucson. Remember, you might be in a different location, I ran my WRX most of the times at day light with no less than 95 degrees.

Thanks!!

 

I actually must agree in a couple of things you have said. Per instance, Yes , I went overboard in a few unnecessary things like STI scoop, grounding kit, BOV, GT spec splitter, UTEC remote switch etc, I also could have had cheaper injectors for half of the price, cheaper exhaust and cheaper everything and I would probably had same results. Obviously I chose the fancy path..

I don't doubt you ran similar times with less money spent, it is possible but you aren't going to get a 13.2@104 at SIR. go to www.nasioc.com and you will see that even the STI with $2000 in mods have trouble getting in the 13's.


As per the WRX being in a different league, yes but only performance wise, price wise it is almost steping on the Evo's(RS) toes..

Take care


Carlos

 

BREAD is expensive now in days

 

Thanks for bumping a 6 year old thread. I'm sure he found this comment very useful and it's just what he needed to help make his decision.

 

lol is only 6 years old

 

And you posted nothing of use. Good job on spamming.

 

your right however it was more useful then yours just to put useful info

if their are 12 in a dozen dose that make a v12 a vdozen

 

What the high holy **** are you talking about? You posted about the price of bread, that isn't useful at all.