I know what you mean, after all those mods the car gets very picky with when it wants to run perfectly. After market parts are never as good as stock in terms of how well they work together in the car. After you mod something to that degree you lose the stock reliability.

I did that with my RS, it was like a sickness, I couldn't stop modding! after a while though it got old, always having to worry about something.


Have you thought about just getting a real STi or EVO? Getting an STi and lightly modding it with like a COBB AP + Exhaust goes a LOOOONG Way. The car will not only be reliable as hell, but it will be as fast as hell and never break. You wont have to worry about anything and you will have factory backed power.

When you drive a stock STi it's not NEARLY the same as driving a lightly modded one, even one with just a cat back, the whole feel the of car is different, I know its hard to believe, but trust me! If you want, you can drive my 07 STi and feel what it's like to have a very lightly modded STi. It's soooo much better then a standard WRX, even with all the mods. The whole car is just different, from the transmission to the DCCD, its a whole different beast and you can keep it factory reliable!

I thought my RS was the best thing ever, I never thought I'd love a car as much as it, but when I stepped into a modded STi, everything changed! That car responds to mods sooooo well, and the transmission is like 5000x better then the stock 5 speed! OMG, night and day diff!

So yeah, if you're not a believer, try driving my STi to see how different it is compared to a quiet stock one. (I have a Cobb AP + GST tune, cat back exhaust, and a racing seat, otherwise it's stock.)

I had a 2.5RS modded to all hell, an 06 WRX that was modded, and now an 07 STi with very light mods, and I can tell you that the STi is soooo much better then the previous cars, not just cuz of power, but overall, just the transmission changes the way the car feels big time! Now combine every little thing an STi has, from Transmission to the brembos, it has so much over a WRX and it's epic! Then add some basic power mods and you have a factory reliable car that smokes just about anything on the road!

I'm not trying to sell an STi, I'm not a saleman... I'm just trying to help you out in your quest to find a new car. I hope you don't write subaru off cuz you had one previously, I'm just hoping you give an STi a chance, and don't base your decision off a STOCK one! The stock STi's are not anything like the even slightly modded ones!

 

PS: Man, all my recent posts have been soooo long!

 

haha cool thanks man

 

thats correct. this is only the first stage of the competition. where we introduce all the contenders we think are car show material.

after this round, we (Greg and myself) will tally up all the votes and narrow it down to a top 5. these competitors will then be voted for and we will reveal the results at BAM 09.

keep those votes/ mods list/ pics coming guys. i want everyone to have a chance at voting.

 

Ave can you please post a link of my mods I have no comp right now and can't post it all up from my I phone. Thanks man lol

 

hmmmm

 

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Ok, since everyone else is posting more pics I will to! Thanks to all who have voted for me!

 

Photos courtesy of Topsecret_Gold

 

requested per Matt *04caliwrx*to post up mod list

Engine
USDM STI ej25/2.5 block
Cosworth Piston 99.5mm 8.2:1 Compression
Cosworth piston rings
Cosworth Valve Spring Set
APR head studs
JUN heads
JUN cams 270/272
Cosworth head gaskets
Tomei equal length headers
Tomei up pipe
Power Enterprise 850cc injectors
Denso fuel pump
turbo XS FMIC
Grimmspeed TGV deletes
Grimmspeed ported ej20 intake manifold
fujitsubo 3" turbo back exhaust
Perrin Down 3" down pipe
Deadbolt tdo5 18g (only till I get my 6 speed)

Suspension/wheels and tires
SSR GT2’s with Falken falken azenis st115
Cusco zero 2r coilovers
Cusco front (22mm) and rear (24mm) sway bars
Cusco H brace
Whiteline steering bushings
Whiteline endlinks

Interior/Sound system
Full 2005 STI interior swap
Pioneer AVIC D3
Pioneer AVIC D3 W/ custom ported box (thanks B!)
Alpine Type R component speakers

Exterior/body
2004 STI from bumper w/ splitters
%100 shaved trunk
STI Replica front lip
STI side skirts
Black roof, Scoop, and fog like inserts
Limo tint!! 30whp alone

 

Thanks ave! Being without a computer blows!

 

np dude

YWIA

 

no computer =

 

Thank god for the iPhone lol

 

Wow, no CPU?!

Can you guys imagine what life would be like without teh internet? What did we do before the web? Did we actually go outside and play?