WRX vs STI
25 November 2013, 04:19 PM
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I would have thought the long engine friendly ratios on the WRX would mean the engine can take in excess of the 350bhp max STI owners usually quote.
I've read several accounts of WRX's running 400 now without issues, I think in the notorious mapper thread a mapper was saying he'd reluctantly mapped a few to 400 too, I'd like to know if they are still running.
I'd also like to know if saving 300lb of weight puts more, negligable or less strain on an engine/gearbox.
I've read several accounts of WRX's running 400 now without issues, I think in the notorious mapper thread a mapper was saying he'd reluctantly mapped a few to 400 too, I'd like to know if they are still running.
I'd also like to know if saving 300lb of weight puts more, negligable or less strain on an engine/gearbox.
its not sti owners that quote that figure its engine builders etc.
where are these 400bhp wrxs on standard internals and a wrx is nowhere near 300lb lighter than an sti.
are you just making up stuff to convince yourself you havent bought the inferior model?
i heard the wrx can go back in time if it hits 88mph and the sti cant, its true i tell yah i read it somewhere, probably the same place that quoted you that weight saving and the strength
of the internals
you fckuing halfwit.
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25 November 2013, 04:35 PM
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lol do you actually have any idea wtf you are talking about?? so if i get long gear ratios i can run 2000bhp through my engine
its not sti owners that quote that figure its engine builders etc.
where are these 400bhp wrxs on standard internals and a wrx is nowhere near 300lb lighter than an sti.
are you just making up stuff to convince yourself you havent bought the inferior model?
i heard the wrx can go back in time if it hits 88mph and the sti cant, its true i tell yah i read it somewhere, probably the same place that quoted you that weight saving and the strength
of the internals
you fckuing halfwit.
its not sti owners that quote that figure its engine builders etc.
where are these 400bhp wrxs on standard internals and a wrx is nowhere near 300lb lighter than an sti.
are you just making up stuff to convince yourself you havent bought the inferior model?
i heard the wrx can go back in time if it hits 88mph and the sti cant, its true i tell yah i read it somewhere, probably the same place that quoted you that weight saving and the strength
of the internals
you fckuing halfwit.
25 November 2013, 04:46 PM
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I can't comment on what a wrx new age or even classic can take as I've never pushed that hard. But in reality if an STI is faster then who cares, it seems the STI brigade are getting upset at the mere suggestion something might come close to it.
What is the weight difference between Wrx and STI?
25 November 2013, 05:05 PM
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lol do you actually have any idea wtf you are talking about?? so if i get long gear ratios i can run 2000bhp through my engine
its not sti owners that quote that figure its engine builders etc.
where are these 400bhp wrxs on standard internals and a wrx is nowhere near 300lb lighter than an sti.
are you just making up stuff to convince yourself you havent bought the inferior model?
i heard the wrx can go back in time if it hits 88mph and the sti cant, its true i tell yah i read it somewhere, probably the same place that quoted you that weight saving and the strength
of the internals
you fckuing halfwit.
its not sti owners that quote that figure its engine builders etc.
where are these 400bhp wrxs on standard internals and a wrx is nowhere near 300lb lighter than an sti.
are you just making up stuff to convince yourself you havent bought the inferior model?
i heard the wrx can go back in time if it hits 88mph and the sti cant, its true i tell yah i read it somewhere, probably the same place that quoted you that weight saving and the strength
of the internals
you fckuing halfwit.
...and who said a WRX is 300lbs lighter than an STI?
Stick to erm ...stickers?
25 November 2013, 05:10 PM
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3M FTW.
Again if anyone is bright enough to know, will a 300lb weight saving be easier or harder on an engine/gearbox if at all?
25 November 2013, 05:25 PM
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the price on the civic was too good to turn down and I knew i could make a few k if I didn't like it
and I didn't so took the good bits off to make £££
take a look how many cars iv had sold trying to find one I like , but all them bought my r1 and payed for 3 holidays last year ;-)
I'll tell you what though iv never bought a wrx
as I only believe in buying the best , so that's why I tend to go for sti's ;-)
;-)
25 November 2013, 05:35 PM
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I never get this hang up Scooby owners have with VTEC cars. That is how they are suppsoed to be driven, it's how they are designed, you rev them... how hard is that to understand?
If you don't like thrashing an engine don't buy a Honda VTEC. Only a subnormal gibbon with cotton wool for brains would ever buy a car without test driving it so it's hardly a fair criticism saying you have to rev it as you know that within 5 minutes of the test drive FFS!
P.S. Honda S2000 - best car I ever owned
If you don't like thrashing an engine don't buy a Honda VTEC. Only a subnormal gibbon with cotton wool for brains would ever buy a car without test driving it so it's hardly a fair criticism saying you have to rev it as you know that within 5 minutes of the test drive FFS!
P.S. Honda S2000 - best car I ever owned
Just your shade this one....
25 November 2013, 05:47 PM
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If you don't like thrashing an engine don't buy a Honda VTEC. Only a subnormal gibbon with cotton wool for brains would ever buy a car without test driving it so it's hardly a fair criticism saying you have to rev it as you know that within 5 minutes of the test drive FFS!
If you don't like thrashing an engine don't buy a Honda VTEC. Only a subnormal gibbon with cotton wool for brains would ever buy a car without test driving it so it's hardly a fair criticism saying you have to rev it as you know that within 5 minutes of the test drive FFS!
P.S. Honda S2000 - best car I ever owned
25 November 2013, 05:52 PM
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not a trader mate , just like to try different cars
the price on the civic was too good to turn down and I knew i could make a few k if I didn't like it
and I didn't so took the good bits off to make £££
take a look how many cars iv had sold trying to find one I like , but all them bought my r1 and payed for 3 holidays last year ;-)
I'll tell you what though iv never bought a wrx
as I only believe in buying the best , so that's why I tend to go for sti's ;-)
;-)
the price on the civic was too good to turn down and I knew i could make a few k if I didn't like it
and I didn't so took the good bits off to make £££
take a look how many cars iv had sold trying to find one I like , but all them bought my r1 and payed for 3 holidays last year ;-)
I'll tell you what though iv never bought a wrx
as I only believe in buying the best , so that's why I tend to go for sti's ;-)
;-)
25 November 2013, 06:37 PM
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and your only a trader if you buy cars to sell , I buy cars and if I don't like I sell
;-)
and I know your messing , but I ain't when I say sti's are better than wrx's
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and I know your messing , but I ain't when I say sti's are better than wrx's
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25 November 2013, 06:38 PM
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I wouldn't call it a ***** in the armour as such That is kinda what they are about tbh but then you don't have to cane the life out of an EK9 or an EP3 to make progress, they are very well balanced cars and you can keep more than enough speed up through twisties. A motorway is the last place I'd be "racing" one tbh. Bedford Autodrome and the like are a different matter. They are a totally different car to a Subaru and aren't even really being compared to them in this thread. I've only chined up as I own both a CTR and a Scoob and find the former to be a very good drivers car.
