lol @ you saying peel out at lights.

Anyway yeah the 06 wrx and up are very nice. Stock my friends 06 wrx TR made 202.3whp and 227wtq. Stage one which costs aout 600 bucks brings most people to about 206whp and 235wtq. And stage 2 which is getting a TBE gives you about 225whp and 250wtq. After that you can get an intake, bigger intercooler, bigger hosing, and a pro tune and you get numbers like me. I have spend about 2k in mods.

So stock i had 200whp 225wtq now i have the numbers my sig says.

Stock wrx run from 13.7-14.3 depending on the driver and conditions. I ran a 12.87 1/4 and have about 320hp and close to 400 tq crank figures. But i baby my tranny and let the gears sync. Treat your car right and it will be nice to you.

Final word of advice dont get any wrx fom 02-05 there 2.0 liter engine has no torque.

 

If you can afford an STi, I'd go with that. In my opinion you can always make the WRX go too. Personal preference I guess.

 

I would have to agree with CBEDEVIL, if you can afford to get a STI then it's a no brainer.. If your like me and need a cheaper daily driver then I would go WRX and only go with a few mods.. Good luck and hopefully you start post pics of your STI.

 

screw both get a 2door 2.5 rs and do a sti swap and kill both cars

 

lol thats like trying to pay to make a lancer into an evo

 

yea my buddy has a base model WRX, upgrded to a Cobb stage 2 setup, has went through like 3 trannies already. lucky warrantied! save your money and get the STI, most guys who buy a WRX for some reason want to make it as fast as an STI?? weird folks. j/k

 

you obviously dont know what your talking about. The gc8's are a very very capable chasis and with out it you wouldnt have wrx's and sti's in the states.

 

the STI is a completely different car, everything from the dash to the motor .. suspension, brakes, wheels, exterior (lights/wing), tmic, interior, turbo and all.

You will spend $10-$15k making the wrx into a stocker STI, go with the STI unless its completely out of budget.