Just looking for opinions on them...i dont wanna hear they are ricey shitboxes...Give me your opinions on them

dont like them. i like the older subies like that chicks black one but if you base money for power i would buy a srt-4

I like them when there done right. Dont really know much about them though. Performance/Reliabilty wise..... Or even how to work on them

i like them, but im all about the 4 door performance cars since i have kids.

I think they are 4 doors Jeremy.

I love em, I always wanted to buy one and drive the piss out of it in the snow!

i'm just sayin, when i was lookin at wrx's new in 03-04 i forget, they were like 30,000 compared to my srt-4 that i paid 19 for and would kill every stock wrx i raced.

yeah, im looking at them both used and they both go for about the same

yeah, thats the point i was making. I don't know much about them though other than i got raped by one when i had my Tbird

How do u feel about them Hyland?

i assume WRXs handle a lot better than SRTs if that matters to you

There nice and go good with a little bit of modding. I'm not sure about year's, but i think they had tranny problem's. Just buy an STI..........................

meh there ok, i think we have had this discussion before andrew but in case you forgot, my buddie had one, we put my saab up against it for shits and giggles. stock saab 9-3 @ 16psi est. 200hp vs. 03 wrx, sti intercooler, turbo back exhaust, intake, and i think im missing something, 14psi (i think), saab took it, hard to believe i know, but it did, wrx cost 18000, saab cost 5000. lol. for the $ you can get something better like glen said.

i like the older ones...i think they are pretty played. like them tho..

Personally i like them...nice 4door performance machine. I personally will never own a non-turbo four cylinder car so they are on the list along with Cobalts and Skittles(srt4's for those who dont know my weird terms) I just think its easier and cheaper to build a turbo car than a non turbo..I love the AWD because you dont hafta worry about traction unless your pushing some serious power..however no burnouts sucks haha...the way i see it is throw an intake, turbo-back, tuner, uppipe, and turn up the boost and call it a day...then just make it look more pretty than it is haha

thats another thing... the wrx is most likely good in the snow unlike the srt although my buddys evo sucked so maybe there not that great. i dont know

I'm sorry, I cant hear you over the sound of the giant boobs moving around mezmorizingly in your avatar.

for the cost of a used sti (20+k) i'd buy a Termi and toast sti's all day

glad little vtec machines werent mentioned in this

aahahhahahahahahhaha

i eat vtack at 3000rpm. haha. sorry steph you started it.

its okay.. i looove it.

Plus! the sound of a nice subie is orgasmic hahaha

be different, buy a saabaru...

id be worried about buying a used SRT, being that its a cheaper car when it was new the owners may not have been to responsible

i totally agree on this. subies sound soooooo bad ass

what the hells the difference. you dont think your gonna find a subie that hasnt been beat on? good luck

im saying since the SRT was so cheap when new it was more affordable to a younger group....im not saying that all subies are gonna be in great shape

i say no matter what, just about any turbo car you find used is going to be beat. i feel bad for the sucka who bought my srt. 3 trannys, about 10 sets of tires and bodyshop 2 times all in 1 year

Yeah, i see tons of stock WRX's but 90% of the skittles i see are modded and most likely beat on

and most of the time i see a SRT the driver looks like hes 20 at most, im not saying all of them are bad drivers that beat on there cars but odds are that they do

personally i wouldnt buy a used turbo car unless you plan on spending money on it.

oh i will be...haha

i like the 03-04 cant go wrong with 300 hp and 300tq stock

I'm a fan. A bug eye one would be what I would look into if I ever needed another DD. Check the maintenance records because I want to say the timing belts go on the relatively quickly if they aren't replaced on time, I'm not 100% so don't quote me. And I would choose a WRX over the SRT all day but thats because I'm not really a neon person..

You mean you dont want a badass neon like Kaits?

The awd is the best there is. The only other awd that is even close is the quattro. You can make plenty of power with the subies as well. The trannys are a little weak on the 02/03 models but 142k and it runs awesome. The only issue I have had is when I ran an Exedy clutch it went after 22k miles. I know people that have SRTs and they don't have the reliability, awd, and they have major torque steer. I work for a Subaru dealer and I have seen plenty of highly modified wrx/sti come in and have had no issues. I do like the older models like Britts but they take a lot of work to turn them into a turbocharged beast (but it can be done) but if you are looking for a car that is easy to modify and can make some good power for little money the wrx is the way to go. If you have any questions or want to go for a ride in one feel free to pm me or stop by one of our Subaru meets.

My mods engine mods:

Helix Catless up and down pipe
Stage 2 tune (open ecu)
STi tmic
AEM Intake
Stock Trans
ACT Clutch
Greddy EVO exhaust

I have a VF39 (STi turbo)
565cc STi injectors
255 lph Walbro fuel pump
These will be going on towards the end of the winter. With those mods I should be around the 300whp mark.

I think that they are great cars. They are built well and engineered to last. I drive one everyday (my girlfriends) that has 140k on it and it has not had a single major repair done to it and neither has it needed one. It has light bolt ons and some tuning and I feel its a very respectable car. They handle above par for the its price range and look and sound good at the same time. If you have the money an STi is only going to even better. Both vehicles are geared rather short so they are great for moving off a light (STi even shorter with the 6spd) and with there AWD systems that can't be beat wont matter the condition or power output you will leave that light hard. If you are looking to making amazing power number to impress your friend these are not the cars to buy, due to the head design and flow characteristics of the engine they do not make insane numbers. But if your looking for a car that makes the very most out of the power that it makes, whether its 220 or 300 from the factory these car will impress anyone who is open to the idea of a fast 4 cyl 4 door grocery getter.

What exactly is the up-pipe...never figured that out

The pipe coming from the collectors of the exhaust manifold to the turbo

ohhhh...

Due to the catalytic converter inside of it, it is a point of high restriction in the exhaust system and is a common source of some readily availible power gains in this car.

The up pipe that I have is also catless. I got rid of all 3 cats. It makes a pretty good difference in power. What mods and tune does your girl have on hers? What year is it?

any problems with emmisions without any cats?

greddy turbo back 3 in
turbo xs topmount
aem intake
hks bov
Then just some suspension stuff and some wheels and tires
oh and also a sparco harness bar and harnesses

She is running the Cobb AP

Its an 02

Not if it is tuned correctly. Thats the same regardless of the car. I own a 412whp honda and it passes a sniff test better than most cars with a catalytic converter. An efficiently running engine is an efficiently running engine regardless of what modifications are done to it. The ony thing that matters is whats going on inside the combustion chamber, the fact that you have factory plumbling on either side of the motor or not is not what matters.

I work for a subaru dealer so no problems with emissions lol. Is her exhaust the EVO 2? Any problems with loss of power with the bov? I have Sparco harnesses also. I have suspension work also along with some interior and I also have 06 tail lights and 04 rear bumper.

Britts Boyfriend has a HKS BOV on his wrx and he said its been running a little funny lately

My mistake. I meant to say HKS 3 in exhaust. And its the "Hi-Power" I dont think they make anything but.

Not a real big issue with power loss but it does seam to run a bit rich right after pressure release. Until I have time to go in and tune it myself to fix it I will just deal with it. Its a problem with all MAF cars that get modded to an unrecirculated BOV.

The harnesses are sweet, do you have the bar?




Have it tighten it as far as it will go. Also is he running an aftermarket intake at all?

Thats why I don't run a bov. I have heard a lot of people say that they have problems with them.