congrats! best advice i could give on owning an 07 read up on it as much as you can.

break in properly, Do not mod without EM, and enjoy.

 

please don't take it to the drag strip.................. EVER!!! LOL

 

Have Ed tune it (EQ Tuning).

 

Have Mike GST tune it.

 

enjoy the new car

 

dont listen to him...he blew his up


but really, proper break in and don't dump the clutch like you think you could.

 

-Learn how to handle the car and AWD BEFORE you start to push it's limits.

-Proper break-in is absolutely essential

-NEVER, EVER EVER, try to do a "Burn out," or "Launch" the car, you will destroy your transmission.

-After a long driving session, let the car idle for about a minute before turning off the engine. This is to allow the oil to cool the turbo a bit before shutting down (just a good habit, imo).

-Change your oil on a regular basis, and keep up on it.

-Try to avoid putting "crap gas" in your tank, try to stay away from "mom and pop" type hole-in-the-wall gas stations imo, pay a few extra cents for better gas, your car will thank you.

 

^ +1 turbo timer is your best buddy.

 

http://scoobymods.com/forums/showthr...ht=turbo+timer

 

No, thats not true. He has an STi. The STi can easily take the abuse of a random donut and occasional launch.


That said, if you drop the clutch from 7K every stoplight or do donuts for 5 minutes straight, then yes something will probably break....but in general the STi drivetrain is nearly bullet proof. On the rare occasion something breaks, it will most likely be an axle from a hard launch on super sticky tires running lots more power over stock.

 

I think there are still a lot of people that do not understand this.

thanks for the link

 

Yes, that is true....you just proved my point in your second paragraph. Not to mention I cannot even begin to tell you how many "HELP! I BLEW UP MY TRANSMISSION!" threads I have read over the past 6 years or so. "Bulletproof" or not, you abuse it, you WILL break it, esp. when you are talking about an AWD system on pavement.

 

so subies dont need turbo timers. just cooling down the motor after pushing the car hard. wow. i drive a mr2 turbo for now and i must have a turbo timer =/ lol

 

Yeah, Ive seen countless about the WRX....But how many of these threads were about the STi? The only ones I have seen are 350whp+ cars launching at the dragstrip on DR's that break an axle (and thats a cheap fix).

I havent read any threads about the STi breaking a gear....it just doesnt happen.

 

Well, if you really want to know, I have seen first hand what the damage is like on an STi transmission. Infact, I just recently (within the past week) have seen an STi transmission that had 2nd and 3rd gears completely sheered off....literally, not one tooth was left on the 3rd gear, it was completely shattered. If you really don't believe me I can get pictures of it, but honestly I don't think it's necessary. The STi has more power, so when stuff breaks it breaks bad.

Also, 99.9% of the WRX transmission threads I have read about could easily have been due to someone that doesn't know how to drive an AWD manual. My 2003 WRX had 80,000 (yes, eighty THOUSAND) miles on the original, stock clutch before I had to replace it...even then I could have probably got another 20K out of it, and there are quite a few people on this board that can attest to the fact that I did, indeed "drive" my car.