i will be pushing the power of my wrx blobeye to around 340ish bhp maybe more next year and i know my 5 speed will be on borrowed time,i dont launch my car and it will never go round a track infact it will hardly get driven hard at all as i only use it for work travel (4 miles each way) so its not even warmed up by the time i get there i will have a spirited drive on sundays tho

obviously i will stick with my 5 speed for as long as i can but IF it does go bang what options have i got?

rebuild my 5 speed to standard spec?

rebuild my 5 speed to a better spec? can this be done? if so how much roughly?

fit the 6 speed from a sti but that costs ££££

does a 5 speed from a classic fit? i see many type r imprezas running 380bhp and they were a 5 speed

any help would be great guys cheers

 

anyone?

 

6 speed sti is the best option, bug or early blob will be easiest to fit as its non dccd

 

just mega expensive tho mate,seen them for sale for over £1.5k plus whatever else is needed to fit it will probably be well over £2k

 

yes but can take the power without any problems. 5 speed might be ok if your not planning to abuse it or take the power higher.

but 6 speed is future proof

 

what else would i need for a conversion?

 

diff,gearbox,starter and clutch and flywheel and bearbox cradle i think

you can still use 5 speed clutch and flywheel but a six speed one is larger and can handle more power.

if your planning on upping the power with new turbos,etc and looking at gearboxes your better off just selling the wrx and buying an sti is it will be far cheaper and you will get a car that can easily handle more power

 

ok thanks for letting me know what i will be spending my hard earned on next year.................

 

How about sell the WRX, and buy an STI instead?