Author Topic: WRX Sti (Read 787 times)

GtoRA2 · « **on:** July 21, 2003, 12:46:58 PM »

Man! What a car lol

My buddy just got one and let me drive it! Nutty.

Talk about getting pinned to the seat!

32 grand out the door and no Radio, but it was nutty fast, would eat my current GTO for breakfast and come back for seconds hehe.

funkedup · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:49:27 PM »

I am so jealous.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:50:39 PM »

So am I! After driving it, I want one... lol

I wish I where rich!

funkedup · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2003, 12:55:21 PM »

Yeah I'm kinda stretching my budget with my current car and the STi is $10k more. I can mod my car to be about as fast as an STi for about $3k so I doubt I will ever own one, until I win the lottery.

LePaul · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:28:48 PM »

Ok, I'll bite...what's an STi ?

funkedup · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:37:17 PM »

It's the car that my car is a wannabe version of. It's the car that Subaru builds for homologation purposes for FIA rallying. Homologation is something they do to force race cars to be production based cars. If you want to race the car you have to build 5,000 of them or so which are almost identical to the race car. The rules have changed a bit but Subaru still builds the car.

It's an Impreza sedan with an aluminum hood, composite wing, 300 hp turbo engine with variable valve timing and water injection, limited slip front and rear differentials, active center diff, gigantic brakes, extremely stiff suspension, etc. 0-60 in about 4.5 and 1/4 mile in about 13 sec. No radio, no A/C, etc. Mitsubishi makes a similar car called the Lancer Evo.

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:38:48 PM »

That and he has the dinki 2.0L 4 instead of the massive 2.5L monster...hehehe

funkedup · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:41:33 PM »

Yeah the 2.0l engine is per FIA regulations. They actually had to sleeve the 2.5 down to 2.0. They already sell enough of the 2.0 version overseas to meet homologation requirements, so they put a 2.5 in the US version of the STi. They just introduced a detuned version of the 2.5 turbo in the Forester XT, and I think we'll see this engine in the standard WRX soon.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:42:23 PM »

One mod on what Funked said.

This one had AC, I thought the was funny considering it was a radio delete car, like the radio saves more pounds then the AC system?

But still cars with no A/C suck.

gofaster · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2003, 01:57:09 PM »

I can live without tunes - the engine should sound good enough for easy listening pleasure - but I need my A/C to defrost the windows for those 95-degree afternoon thunderstorms.

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2003, 03:03:40 PM »

Yeah Go.. now that I have the intake and exhaust done.. I find I leave the radio off..but then at 80mph it's hard to hear over the wind...

funkedup · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2003, 03:05:17 PM »

Yeah I've been driving around with the windows down ever since I got a Prodrive exhaust.

LePaul · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2003, 03:39:50 PM »

http://www.subaru.com/servlet/showroom?track=topnav_s&command=overview&model=IMPREZA&trim=WRX_STI_SEDAN

Hubba hubba

Ripsnort · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2003, 03:56:02 PM »

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The center differential directs 35 percent of engine power to the front wheels and 65 percent to the rear when in Automatic mode, but a Driver Controlled Center Differential (DCCD) feature (not found on the European-sold STi models) allows drivers to vary that amount by turning a small "wheel" located on the center console.

Wow, isn't this a switch, something offered in the U.S. as an option but not in Europe!

4.8 sec. to 60mph is G-force factor fun. I'd hate to commute in this car though:eek:

narsus · « **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2003, 04:28:15 PM »

STI is an awesome car, I have been debating about picking one up. Perhaps next year after the new engine has had a decent shakedown.

It eats pretty much everything for lunch I have seen quarter miles numbers under 12.5 secs (stock). To my knowledge that beats all Porsches except the Turbo, Mustangs, Vettes...you get the point. No radio, but it has AC (thank god), so I will wait and watch.