posted 21 December 2002 12:37 PM
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Right now i drive a 1994 Black Emerald 300zxNA. Very soon i will be selling it.
Heres my situation..... As im sure many may have heard before....

Im looking into buying a 01-02 WRX MAYBE a 03 but doubtfully the 03.

Is this all that is potentially nit picky?

Acceleration up to 3k is lowsy

Cupholders

Paint? Please explain more...

Id like to find a Silver or Black WRX Preferably black and then immediatly do tints and Gunmetal Rims. Or something in that nature.

So what do you truly love about the car, even the little things. Are the things you dont like cheap and relativley easy to repair or add. I will have to be paying for insurance, and insurance on a WRX is a hell of alot cheaper then on my 300zx. Right now i pay 1100 every 6 months.

I will be using the car as a daily driver. How does it do in the winter aka im in chicago =) I have already sold my daily driver and w/in the next 2 months the Z will be gone.

I am also very much into tuning, so any ideas on what engine mods to do directly after would also help. I figure ECU Exhaust Boost cont. maybe heads cams and other bolt-ons. I am not familiar with the 4cyn engine, i have mostly worked on 6 and 8's would i be able to learn and do most of these myself...

Yes i know about the search option, i am on and addicted to many other forums as well. Hopefully soon this one

Any ideas or suggestions would help and i really appreciate it. Any other sites to recommend would help me to

Thanks
Jon

 

kinda nitpicky but then again it is your money...

Under 3000 rpm lousy.... 0-60 in under6 seconds you'll hardly notice, and there is many mods that advertise improvements.

Cupholders...they are in front of your vents, above the stereo this is annoying but petti.

I keep hearing of paint complaints but i havent really noticed. Spend a few hundred and get the clear bras or more clear coat. maybe you can have the dealer throw it in as an option.

SIlver is easier to upkeep then black but black looks great when clean. that is a tough one.

Is the car good in snow? AWD...even on the stock tires you'll be golden snow tires and you'll think its dry out.

What to love...the car is the best 25k I've speant what other car offers this much for the price (say the neon srt4 and your officialy dead to me). It handles great, feels confident and looks good.

As far as mods go there is plenty and lots can be had for a great price.



http://www.bpmsports.com/

http://www.imprezawrx.com/wrx.htm

http://www.rallyperformance.com/

http://www.prodrive.com/

http://www.spomotorsports.com/

http://www.subaru-sti.co.jp/

https://www.i-club.com/

http://www.xcceleration.com/

 

Thanks alot for all of the advice and the 1billion websites =) Hopefully i will be apart of the WRX family soon.

 

Yeah the wrx is a dope car. i love driving subarus on dry roads, and they are awsome on crappy roads. living in maine i have "some" (hah) experience with that. as far as tuning goes the options are endless, just expect to pay more than your average honda/acura/mitsu/. but subs are in a league of their own. i installed a Vishnu stage 0 kit on an 02. kit comes with colder plugs, alloy underdrive pulley(and the right size belts), manual boost control, and a very high quality up pipe. made from stainless, w/ 1/4" flanges, and a piggy back ecu. the best part is the up pipe removes the stupid pre-turbo converter. the system still has two more post turbo.

www.vishnutuning.com the guy is a genuis.
for serious engine mods check with Codd tuning. many parts for huge hp. cylinder heads, cams, short blocks, you name it. www.cobbtuning.com
just know that a subaru is a totally different animal than the 6 and 8's you are used to. its a horizontally opposed boxer. sucks to change the spark plugs, but a superb engine. superb car all around. go and drive at the dealership. just be ready to drive it home that day!!!
-PJ