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Old 01 January 2016, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Trix-wrx
Wasn't planning on putting sti badges on but I do like the interior which obviously has sti on the seats. What do people think about the intercooler which has sti on it but can't be seen unless bonnet is open?
You like the baby blue interior!?

Jusus some people have no taste haha
Old 01 January 2016, 02:04 PM
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its your car bud do what you like, you dont need approval from anyone on here. your not the first to put sti bits on a wrx and you wont be the last. just get on and enjoy the car and making it your own. just dont put subaru rally graphics on it or a shopping list on the side for gods sake.
Old 01 January 2016, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Trix-wrx
Wasn't planning on putting sti badges on but I do like the interior which obviously has sti on the seats. What do people think about the intercooler which has sti on it but can't be seen unless bonnet is open?
The intercooler is bigger and better. A legitimate mod with the right supporting parts regardless of what is painted on it!
Old 01 January 2016, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by south_scoob
I would say the complete opposite to this guy.

Buy a spoiler scoop and skirts and winglets. Then your 3 grand car suddenly looks very much a 6 grand sti.

If the gearbox and 4 pots are in good Nick they will be fine. The other difference (the vf turbo) is a personal choice and can be added for 350 but your better off looking for a cheap full decat then remap for sti performance straight out the box 😊

Happy new year!!

By the time you've added all that to a WRX, it will have cost way more than an STi but will have turned a £3k car into maybe a £4K car!
If you are of the mind to mod a WRX beyond the capabilities of the 5 speed then it's a false economy to buy a WRX!
Old 01 January 2016, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Trix-wrx
Wasn't planning on putting sti badges on but I do like the interior which obviously has sti on the seats. What do people think about the intercooler which has sti on it but can't be seen unless bonnet is open?
put a uk300 interior in then. same as sti but doesnt say sti!
Old 01 January 2016, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by yabbadoo4
its your car bud do what you like, you dont need approval from anyone on here. your not the first to put sti bits on a wrx and you wont be the last. just get on and enjoy the car and making it your own. just dont put subaru rally graphics on it or a shopping list on the side for gods sake.
This ^^^^^^

It's your car do as you please... If you want to spend thousands on it changing all the parts for sti then do it... You don't need anyone's approval to do what you want with your hard earned

Martin
Old 01 January 2016, 08:35 PM
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Plenty of STI styling bits on my poverty WRX, no STI badges though as £100,000 cars get nicked in no time around Wakefield.
Old 01 January 2016, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Brun
By the time you've added all that to a WRX, it will have cost way more than an STi but will have turned a £3k car into maybe a £4K car!
If you are of the mind to mod a WRX beyond the capabilities of the 5 speed then it's a false economy to buy a WRX!
Agree. That's why you pick up a bargin of a wrx already well modded . The 5 speed can take abit above standard sti power all day with hard use.

Shame because all the blown 5 speed wrx's on ebay give it a bad name but I'm sure 90% is down too poor maintance and driver error.

Change your trans fluid. Let the gearbox warm up before fast/hard shifts and it will take 280 all day long
Old 01 January 2016, 09:05 PM
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I agree about no sti badges though.

I think the three sti badges plastered over the front of newages looks naff anyway.

One is more then enough!

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Old 01 January 2016, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Emmaroids
some people can afford an sti but have a wrx these owners generally dont bleet about the wrx being the best car.
I can't believe I'm going to say this, but you've actually said something sensible Dan

I wanted a WRX, I bought a WRX. I've just spent £15k from one of my saving accounts on a garage and block paving my front garden. It's practical and it's added more value to my house than it cost me to do.

I've never said it's the best car ever, it's 330bhp and is fast enough for me. If I wanted a 'better' car, it would be a JDM or possibly Litchfield (and 'yes' I could buy one tomorrow if I wanted to)
Old 01 January 2016, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Norman Dog
I really hate it when people put STi badges on a WRX, just totally wrong IMO.

Totally agree, It's not an STI, so why put STI badges on it????
Old 02 January 2016, 06:38 AM
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My WRX is an auto, a JDM import, no STi autos ever made it to these shores.

I have many STi parts and panels on my WRX, no exterior STi badging though. My interior is the black and blue, and it's closer to royal blue not baby blue as south_scoob seems to claim. I have STi components so having STi stitched my front seat is not going cause me lost sleep.
Old 02 January 2016, 08:48 AM
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Like has been said " your car,your choice "
If you want to make your car look like something it's not then there is no shame in that,just head over to sioc for some inspiration.
Hell we only live in a 2 bedroom house but have stuck a few false windows on the outside so people walking past think we have a 4 bedroom,no shame honest
Old 02 January 2016, 09:10 AM
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Ironic thing is the coolest STI on SN is debadged, descooped and despoilered. It looks like a 729bhp NA!

You could stick a Pagani badge on the STI and it wouldn't get criticised, people would presume an epic engine swap.
Old 02 January 2016, 09:21 AM
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Debadging isn't the same thing,taking less aerodynamic parts scoop ect also not the same thing.
And you're wrong,sticking a Pagani badge on any car that's not a pagani would get the pi55 taken out of em.
Old 02 January 2016, 08:46 PM
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Pagansti
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
Ironic thing is the coolest STI on SN is debadged, descooped and despoilered. It looks like a 729bhp NA!

You could stick a Pagani badge on the STI and it wouldn't get criticised, people would presume an epic engine swap.
Who's car is that then?
Old 02 January 2016, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
Pagansti
Someone who believes they have an STI
Old 02 January 2016, 09:04 PM
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My 2nd Impreza was a 2004 blobeye WRX back in 2005 I was 22 years old so insurance was a problem on a STi so I had to settle for a WRX. The car had 4k miles on the clock and the first day I had it I drilled into the bumper to fit the STi bumper winglits and fitted some STi fog covers!!!

Problem is with the WRX i spent probably the best part of £10k on modifying the car, and the end product was a WRX that looked like a STi and was probably as quick as a mapped STi, most the parts where off a STi blob anyway, but the engine and gearbox where not as strong as a STi!!

When I sold it, was running 315bhp, and every bolt on STi part




If I had to do it all again, I would not have bothered, from experience I should have held out for a year and waited for a STi.
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TBH I'm not interested in slamming on for every corner on potholed UK roads, all that matters to me is wiping the floor with all and sundry at the lights/drag lights and the STI isn't the car for that.

The reason I have STI parts on my WRX is that they are cheaper options to aftermarket parts. The TD05 cost me £70, STI injectors £80 and STI top mount £150. I don't need the 6 speed gearbox as it will slow me down considerably and drastically lower my mpg/whp. Trust me, despite what STI owners claim, a WRX on the 350lbft box limit will not need more power! I have a safe-ish 300lbft and my WRX is pushing 3 second 0-60's.

Looks wise I concede the STI is sexy as hell and I've all but the Sti winglets on my car, I won't badge it as an STI as in my option the WRX is a slightly better road car and the wider public can't tell a WRX from an STI. It's just so STI drivers behind me know a poverty spec left them like they were parked.

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Has anyone ever slapped Sport badges and wing on an Sti? A hidden FMIC and Sport scoopless bonnet would complete the job, fitting naff brakes and wheels might be a step too far though!
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Originally Posted by RS_Matt
Ironic thing is the coolest STI on SN is debadged, descooped and despoilered. It looks like a 729bhp NA!

You could stick a Pagani badge on the STI and it wouldn't get criticised, people would presume an epic engine swap.
Who's car?
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3 second 0-60 in your dreams!
Classic RS Matt statement with no proof
Old 02 January 2016, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Paben
Has anyone ever slapped Sport badges and wing on an Sti? A hidden FMIC and Sport scoopless bonnet would complete the job, fitting naff brakes and wheels might be a step too far though!
I kinda like the idea of sleepers but at the end of the day a V8 Robin Reliant is a Robin Reliant.

I often think how cool it would be to have a 60k 750bhp supercar killing Subaru but then realise I'd still look cheap driving it into Casino Square.
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Originally Posted by ossett2k2
3 second 0-60 in your dreams!
Classic RS Matt statement with no proof
Wait til I get in the right lane at the strip!!!
Old 02 January 2016, 09:48 PM
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Barely into 2016 and already wrx vs sti thread in full debate. Its no surprise Matt is at the forefront of the thread with his wild claims but I am surprised dicksucker hasn't made an appearance yet.
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How come Matt's WRX has 300lb/ft of torque and does 0-60 in 3 seconds, and when I had 300lb/ft of torque in my blob WRX(same model car) I struggled to keep up with a E60 BMW 545i?? and would struggle to get to under 5 seconds 0-60mph!!

Think it must be pure fantasy on his behalf!! I really hope your going to Santa Pod this year to see if you can get anywhere near the time you where getting on the track near you!!
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Originally Posted by Uncle Creepy
There will always be the odd loser who will take the p!$$ if you mod your WRX and add STi parts, their usual comment being 'you couldn't afford an STi' or 'STi envy', rather than simply appreciating you are a car enthusiast and like Subarus
That's what p1sses me off too

I've got a WRX and not a fake STI badge in sight. I appreciate the ability of the WRX and don't pretend it's a different car.

Most of the people that quote 'sti envy' are sti owners that can't afford a JDM anyway
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Originally Posted by BoozyDave
That's what p1sses me off too

I've got a WRX and not a fake STI badge in sight. I appreciate the ability of the WRX and don't pretend it's a different car.

Most of the people that quote 'sti envy' are sti owners that can't afford a JDM anyway
Problem is when you have a JDM you get GTR envy, and then the difference is huge!!!


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