Blob STi or WRX Wanted
If you plan to mod and not go over 350bhp then the WRX makes perfect sense with your budget.
From a modders perspective the only aspect that makes the STI better is the 6 speed's ability to take more power, but you really want an 04 onwards for guaranteed gearbox reliability, because you'll change pretty much everything else (see tubbs car as a perfect example).
But this is also dependant on how far you want to go.
A nice clean low miles WRX is better and a lot cheaper than a knackered STI.
But it is a waiting game and the odd decent cheap STI does come up, there was one for £5k a week or so ago, and they definitely come up inside your budget, just buy the best example of either you can find.
From a modders perspective the only aspect that makes the STI better is the 6 speed's ability to take more power, but you really want an 04 onwards for guaranteed gearbox reliability, because you'll change pretty much everything else (see tubbs car as a perfect example).
But this is also dependant on how far you want to go.
A nice clean low miles WRX is better and a lot cheaper than a knackered STI.
But it is a waiting game and the odd decent cheap STI does come up, there was one for £5k a week or so ago, and they definitely come up inside your budget, just buy the best example of either you can find.
To be honest a guy from my club just sold his 04 wide track,mint with 88k for 6k to a fellow club member of ours who snapped it up.was worth 7k+ all day long,god knows why he let it go so cheap.
So they so come along
So they so come along
If you plan to mod and not go over 350bhp then the WRX makes perfect sense with your budget.
From a modders perspective the only aspect that makes the STI better is the 6 speed's ability to take more power, but you really want an 04 onwards for guaranteed gearbox reliability, because you'll change pretty much everything else (see tubbs car as a perfect example).
But this is also dependant on how far you want to go.
A nice clean low miles WRX is better and a lot cheaper than a knackered STI.
But it is a waiting game and the odd decent cheap STI does come up, there was one for £5k a week or so ago, and they definitely come up inside your budget, just buy the best example of either you can find.
From a modders perspective the only aspect that makes the STI better is the 6 speed's ability to take more power, but you really want an 04 onwards for guaranteed gearbox reliability, because you'll change pretty much everything else (see tubbs car as a perfect example).
But this is also dependant on how far you want to go.
A nice clean low miles WRX is better and a lot cheaper than a knackered STI.
But it is a waiting game and the odd decent cheap STI does come up, there was one for £5k a week or so ago, and they definitely come up inside your budget, just buy the best example of either you can find.
Give me a 350bhp Newage WRX and I bet I can break it in less than a mornings track work!
Oh, and for the record....my 2002 6speed box was still going fine the day I sent it abroad to the new owner, 100000 miles with the last 5000 over 400bhp.
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You just don't give up do you!
Give me a 350bhp Newage WRX and I bet I can break it in less than a mornings track work!
Oh, and for the record....my 2002 6speed box was still going fine the day I sent it abroad to the new owner, 100000 miles with the last 5000 over 400bhp.
Give me a 350bhp Newage WRX and I bet I can break it in less than a mornings track work!
Oh, and for the record....my 2002 6speed box was still going fine the day I sent it abroad to the new owner, 100000 miles with the last 5000 over 400bhp.
Before I put my Sti8 lump in,I was running 351bhp on standard wrx engine/box/clutch etc,I drove it hard yes,but still had respect for it and all was fine for 8months.of course if you hammer any car round a track for half a day with no respect for it,it will take its toll on it!!
car wouldn't be getting pushed much anyway, it will be a daily car and one of the reasons I aint really after performance so much is the fact I rarely ever put my foot down in my evo when I had that, other than the odd blip out of roundabouts etc
widetrack wasnt out until 05 earliest are on a 54 plate
tidgy the thing is with your wrx it has been rebuilt and forged due to the crap 2.5 dying and now has 400 bhp and standard wrx suspension and wrx brakes.
its a nice car but just fast in a straight line, in my opinion the brakes and suspension arent really up to the job.
its a nice car but just fast in a straight line, in my opinion the brakes and suspension arent really up to the job.
If you plan to mod and not go over 350bhp then the WRX makes perfect sense with your budget.
From a modders perspective the only aspect that makes the STI better is the 6 speed's ability to take more power, but you really want an 04 onwards for guaranteed gearbox reliability, because you'll change pretty much everything else (see tubbs car as a perfect example).
But this is also dependant on how far you want to go.
A nice clean low miles WRX is better and a lot cheaper than a knackered STI.
But it is a waiting game and the odd decent cheap STI does come up, there was one for £5k a week or so ago, and they definitely come up inside your budget, just buy the best example of either you can find.
From a modders perspective the only aspect that makes the STI better is the 6 speed's ability to take more power, but you really want an 04 onwards for guaranteed gearbox reliability, because you'll change pretty much everything else (see tubbs car as a perfect example).
But this is also dependant on how far you want to go.
A nice clean low miles WRX is better and a lot cheaper than a knackered STI.
But it is a waiting game and the odd decent cheap STI does come up, there was one for £5k a week or so ago, and they definitely come up inside your budget, just buy the best example of either you can find.
my car has mostly standard sti,engine gearbox and running gear.
it has coilovers due to wanting the car lower and a big brake conversion.
your wrx (allegedly) has a brake conversion also
its not just the gearbox and brakes that are better on the sti, the engine is far stronger and has avcs heads too, its good for 450 bhp in standard form about 100bhp more than the wrx.
350 bhp is the limit for a wrx so you are running it at the most power it can take and its a ticking time bomb on how long it lasts at that power and the fact it wont bloody stop.
350 bhp is easily achievable in an sti and nowhere near its maximum for engine gearbox and brakes.
Last edited by tubbytommy; Oct 6, 2013 at 10:58 AM.
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tidgy the thing is with your wrx it has been rebuilt and forged due to the crap 2.5 dying and now has 400 bhp and standard wrx suspension and wrx brakes.
its a nice car but just fast in a straight line, in my opinion the brakes and suspension arent really up to the job.
its a nice car but just fast in a straight line, in my opinion the brakes and suspension arent really up to the job.
hahaha shhhh
i'd replace the suspension and brakes anyway if i was gonna track it, even on an sti. Dont get me wrong though. i'm driving mine like a ***** because of it
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i know a few sti's that have as well, but i also know some that have been pushed seiously hard by pro drives yet havn't broken. A decent driver is also a mechanicly sympathetic driver.
this is the reason the sti is better as the running gear is up to the job
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gearbox etc is fine, just need to do brake and suspension, besides its not like sti comes full setup either, still have to do rarb, anti lift etc etc
it needs tweaking but the major components are there and safe to use at that power, which i cant say is correct for the wrx standard set up.
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depends how far you want to mod mate, as i;ve said beore, if the standard sti parts are gonna be repalced anyway, why pay extra for them?
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I really haven't got £7k to spend on a car though. im still partially leaning towards a wrx though as the money I do have to spend ill be able to get the car to how I want.
Will probably look for other cars though if nothing comes up probably this time next month
Will probably look for other cars though if nothing comes up probably this time next month
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