Visionsbyvalentine

hey guys soon to get an impreza wrx, i gather from most of the stock wrx's they come with 215bhp (correct me if im wrong)

Now with this in mind if joe bloggs decides he wants to play around with the car get a new exhaust air filter etc, what type of bhp can he get out of the car before its time to start forging thing, I do have a figure in my as when i had once owned an evo the gent i had got it off said it was running 300 bhp and he had got everything forged,

So would i be right in saying 300+ bhp is the time to start forging pistons etc??

wiggy1

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I'm running 336/330 with no issues at all, just regular services, only thing you need to be careful of is gearbox! Mines doing ok but got a slight wine in 2nd

scotty boy 80

iTrader: (5)

Youlle get about 270-280 with the standard turbo on a wrx with decat panel filter and fuel pump then of course a remap, but if your saving your pennies just now save a little longer and get an STI then the same mods will see you to about 330ish with no need to go forged

Visionsbyvalentine

I see what bhp are the sti's standard just thinking for insurance purposes thanks mate.

daz b

Standard 260ish

F1 CJE UK

iTrader: (8)

300 seems the save level, 350 for the gearbox.

leecalcars

iTrader: (37)

Ran 360 /430 on standered 5 speed didn't last long !!

jobbie

iTrader: (1)

333 bhp, 310 ft/lb

2001 bugeye modded at 80,000
was all good and not driven by miss daisys' chauffeur

left my posseion at 130'000 due to accident but running fine, still on standard clutch

super_ted

iTrader: (30)

I'm currently running 345 / 349 on my 2004 wrx wagon, engine has just turned 100k too. No problems in the last year or so apart from split top mount. Gearbox is the weak link apparently but mine has been fine.