what was i thinking!!!!

[kuppa]

Well, i was driving home the other day and thought to myself... Why the hell would i spend so much more on the STI and take the difference in the price range and spend it on modding a 04 wrx. Wow i am so smart!!!!! i was so glad that i changed my mind and now not waste all that money.

What do u guys think of this idea, what would yo do.

Does anyone know what is the est sounding exhaust for the 04 rex... i want something that has a deep rumble in idle and when reving-accelerating. i DO NOT WANT something that sounds like a rice fart can! i was thinking of maybe the HKS carbon fiber one but n e otther suggestiong would be nice. Thnx

[freakray]

Bosal makes a nice system available through SPT.

[kfoote]

Originally Posted by kuppa

Well, i was driving home the other day and thought to myself... Why the hell would i spend so much more on the STI and take the difference in the price range and spend it on modding a 04 wrx. Wow i am so smart!!!!! i was so glad that i changed my mind and now not waste all that money.

What do u guys think of this idea, what would yo do?...

Well, a modded WRX doesn't have the 6-speed transmission, the DCCD, the front LSD, the more comfy seats, the $700 each BBS wheels, or an engine that would still be under factory warranty at 300HP for starters.

[scottb2004]

i dunno.....i'd rather just have an STI. but i totally understand what you're thinking. the sti is definately build for more extreme punishment and it's just a bad ass car out of the gate. you can make the regular WRX just as fast (in the 1/4 mile) with really not all that much money (about say $3000-5000), but it's not going to handle nearly as well. and like kfoote noted you don't get that 6-speed bulletproof tranny. the rims i could do without simply because i like my 18" rims on my WRX better than the way 17's look. i definately would have bought a STI, but i didn't want to pay $35k on a car at the time. i think you're still like the WRX though. i just beat a bad ass Jetta VR6 supercharged, that was featured in eurosport mag., and my WRX doesn't have all that much done to it. if you have the money to spend on the STI, i'd do it, but if you're really unsure if you want to spend that much for it then i'd buy a used WRX and supe it up. you'll enjoy driving either one. just my opinion.

[LjasonL]

Following that logic you should just get an RS instead of wasting all that money on a WRX Really doubtful you'll be able to give a WRX all the things an STi has without spending way more than the price of an STi.

[kman10587]

Well, if all you care about is drag racing, you can raise the WRX up to STi levels and beyond with $7000. Then again, if you all you care about is drag racing, you should just buy a Mustang GT.

[ragnarok720]

lol mustange gt's are the worst drag racing cars built aside for trying to use a honda civic ex and so on. Aside from that, HKS makes a good exhaust as well as Perrin and Greddy. The Boral exhaust sort of rumbles but its typical borla. The header however coupled with another exhaust sounds damn good. Cobb tuning makes a loud exhaust as well.

[kfoote]

Originally Posted by ragnarok720

lol mustange gt's are the worst drag racing cars built aside for trying to use a honda civic ex and so on...

Am I missing something here? Can you explain to me how with $32k US (the price range we're talking here) with a little intelligence in the mods that are made to the car how you would have a Mustang GT ($24,300 MSRP new) that isn't faster in the 1/4 mile and doesn't have a lot more reliable power than the WRX or STi? Depreciation on the Mustangs (at least here in New England) is a lot more thn on the WRX's, and you can get a Mustang that's a couple of years old for a huge price savings.

For drag racing the mustang is much more reliable than either of the Subis as well, the drivetrain components can take more power more reliably than the Subis.

[ragnarok720]

Because a mustang, for how much you have to spend on it in modifications, doesnt justify the results. A GT is the worst mustang platform to build off of besides a normal v6. A buddy of mine spent over 5k in mods to his mustang GT which was well spent money to go from 15.5 to 14.6 1/4. If you're talking Cobra thats another story. A cobra is a much better drag car. BTW, i have an 02 wrx and my trade in at dealership was $18,000 when i went in a week ago. I want to see a mustang have a trade in that high after 2 years.

[kfoote]

Because of the engineering constraints put on it, a very strong case can be made that the solid rear axle in the Mustang GT is better than the IRS in the Cobra on all conditions except very smooth road courses.

Apparently your buddy wasn't quite intelligent enogh for the mods, or at least didn't modify it with the intent of optomizing 1/4 mile times. For $7k, you can get a 450 HP Ford crate motor that's a direct bolt in. This would be MUCH faster in the 1/4 mi than a modded WRX or STi and still be streetable.

http://www.factoryfive.com/table/engines/engines.html

[ragnarok720]

Actually he did build it for 1/4 mile times and im sure he can build up motors better than anyone else here. Point is, Mustang GT just sucks for 1/4 mile. Any dumbass can buy an engine and have it put in their car to make it fast, thats just retarded. It doesnt help your case when you imply putting a new engine in a mustang to make it fast lmao.

[Diesel2NR]

Just to make a point, the WRX and WRX STi are Rally inspired vehicles I do believe...Rally racing doesn't simply rely on 1/4 mile times. I'd like to see a mustang that can take turns with as little sliding as my Legacy, or the STi for that matter. The 1/4 mile isn't everything.

[freakray]

The Impreza is a rally inspired vehicle, not just the WRX and STI models.
You'd be amazed at how responsive the RS is too.

[Diesel2NR]

My legacy isn't as responsive as the imprezas I've been in, but it still seems to hold the road well. It might not be fast, but it's a damn nice car. That's what I was trying to say...1/4 mile isn't everything.

[LjasonL]

Originally Posted by freakray

The Impreza is a rally inspired vehicle, not just the WRX and STI models.
You'd be amazed at how responsive the RS is too.

I posted this a couple days ago on a different forum:

The Impreza isn't an economy car they added some stuff on to get a performance model like MOST others in this catagory (SRT4, Type R, etc), it was actually designed from the beginning as a race car, then "detuned" into a mass produced car to homologate the chassis. Subaru originally rallied the Legacy, then decided they needed a more capable platform so they designed the Impreza for that purpose. It shows when driving the car or even when you get to just looking it over closely. There are so many places they could have saved a few bucks and made a more profitable car for them, but instead they chose to make a better product.