some subaru help?

midlife · 11-20-2008, 10:06 AM

hey guys,

as some of you may know, i am a diehard BMW guy (i have 2).

my business associate just bought a used subaru WRX (it is a turbo).
we have been searching subaru forums for performance info re mods, but there seems to be so many damn subaru forums.

any idea which subaru forums are the best??

thanks, and sorry for the subaru OT.

5soko · 11-20-2008, 10:09 AM

this one i like. My sti days are over.

http://forums.nasioc.com/

COBB tuner, intake/ catless exhaust system. he will be in good hands.

Or just upgrade that turbo

Eric@AMS · 11-20-2008, 10:11 AM

We specialize in subaru so if you need any tips just shoot me a PM

I actually owned a stock appearing 07 Sti that ran 11.20's all day long

Eric

jpsimon · 11-20-2008, 10:11 AM

nasioc.com is all you need.

i still miss my wrx

ohsnapITZe92 · 11-20-2008, 10:26 AM

i still have my 02 bug eyed wrx. hahah paid off. all i got there is a turbo back exhaust, catless, and a turbo xs rfl bov. hehe

ohsnapITZe92 · 11-20-2008, 10:27 AM

and yes nasioc.com is pretty much all you need. i also go to clubwrx.net sometimes as well.

midlife · 11-20-2008, 10:41 AM

AMAZING
i got all this help and suggestions in the last five minutes.

thanks guys.
btw, besides my 335 (very modded), i like the mistsibishi lancer evo 9 myself...not sure about this WRX yet...no flames please, but comments welcome

cheers

jpsimon · 11-20-2008, 10:48 AM

I'll buy another one someday as a beater!! Here was mine (sold to a friend though, so i still get to see it):

lannypoffo · 11-20-2008, 11:43 AM

yes nasoic is the best. i-club and clubWRX are way too slow.

ohsnapITZe92 · 11-20-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jpsimon

I'll buy another one someday as a beater!! Here was mine (sold to a friend though, so i still get to see it):

wut kinda lip is that by the way jp?

jpsimon · 11-20-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ohsnapITZe92

wut kinda lip is that by the way jp?

prodrive

jpsimon · 11-20-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by down4it

Nice Dub-R-X! My buddy has an 04 STI with the new Cosworth CS600X Long Block Assembly and it only cost him $17,000 for the motor.lol. Should be up and running 10's all day in the next couple weeks... That thing is a real monster!

badass, i didn't do too much to the wrx power wise.. just a turboback exhaust+tune. i did have coilovers/front and rear sway bars/endlinks/steering column bushings/yadda/yadda/yadda... the thing felt like a go-kart

jpsimon · 11-20-2008, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by down4it

Those cars are easily modded, AWD, and FI... Great cars to play with IMO... Along with that motor he has a GT40R on that thing, i think he gets like 600whp but needs new injectors and some other things but they say he will get up to the 700whp with C16... Those are some crazy cars...

My dream was a 335 coupe with AWD. BMW couldn't have made me happier when they announced this!

dtm@heart · 11-20-2008, 01:39 PM

Whatever you do, don't buy a BOV and an intake. Neither do any good for the subaru motors unless you're above, say, 400whp. I just sold my suby (actually, saab 9-2x, which if you dont know has the wrx chassis and ej20 motor) and got my 330i. I semi miss it (esp awd), but bimmers are definitely better built.

jtsherri · 11-20-2008, 01:40 PM

Pick up a used STi turbo and TMIC, upgrade injectors, and exhaust + tune and he'll run 12s all day. If he wants to go faster than that tell him to buy an STi.

scheherazade · 11-20-2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by midlife

AMAZING
i got all this help and suggestions in the last five minutes.

thanks guys.
btw, besides my 335 (very modded), i like the mistsibishi lancer evo 9 myself...not sure about this WRX yet...no flames please, but comments welcome

cheers

Had a 9 MR. Definitely a good car. Rock solid, and the engine block is a tank. Cheap to make stupid big power, and it doesn't weigh crap. If you want a track car, it's a good one.

I'd recommend the 2.5L wrx/sti for more of a daily driver. Can do the same power (although the stock turbo needs an upgrade sooner than for the evo), but has a little more torque down low so you don't feel lag as much.

I think that if I had gotten an STI (or LGT), I wouldn't have gotten the 335 today. Mostly because the STI has less lag and more [low rpm] torque. When I went for the 335, I did't just go comfort. I wanted to get away from all the lag and lack of low rpm torque that the evo had (and the noise, loud car inside. It will wear you out after a while, unless you really love noise.).

-scheherazade

Subw00er · 11-20-2008, 02:27 PM

nasioc is the largest. iwsti (if he has a STI) is the best and has less idiots/kids.

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5soko Brigadier General 333 Rep 4,632 Posts Drives: M5 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (4)	this one i like. My sti days are over. http://forums.nasioc.com/ COBB tuner, intake/ catless exhaust system. he will be in good hands. Or just upgrade that turbo __________________ Current: E63S AMG 4matic RENNtech \|\| M5 Evolve..Eventuri \|\| F10 LCI 535i MHD
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Eric@AMS Captain 71 Rep 726 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Chicago, IL iTrader: (5)	We specialize in subaru so if you need any tips just shoot me a PM I actually owned a stock appearing 07 Sti that ran 11.20's all day long Eric
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jpsimon Team Zissou 3065 Rep 10,197 Posts Drives: 2022 AWD M3 Comp - SMB Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT iTrader: (7)	nasioc.com is all you need. i still miss my wrx
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ohsnapITZe92 First Lieutenant 10 Rep 339 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: cali iTrader: (0)	i still have my 02 bug eyed wrx. hahah paid off. all i got there is a turbo back exhaust, catless, and a turbo xs rfl bov. hehe
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ohsnapITZe92 First Lieutenant 10 Rep 339 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: cali iTrader: (0)	and yes nasioc.com is pretty much all you need. i also go to clubwrx.net sometimes as well.
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midlife ocasionally in crisis 52 Rep 2,358 Posts Drives: '08 335i cabrio Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: .......... iTrader: (0)	AMAZING i got all this help and suggestions in the last five minutes. thanks guys. btw, besides my 335 (very modded), i like the mistsibishi lancer evo 9 myself...not sure about this WRX yet...no flames please, but comments welcome cheers __________________ If your car isn't scary - it's just not fast enough ! RPI IC / UR catless DPs / JB3 2.0 beta / UR CAI / Quaife LSD / Snow Methanol Injection / VK oil cooler upgrade / Forge DVs / M3 rear sway / Riss catch can / Paddle shifting 6AT / M Sport steering wheel / Logic 7 / Dunlop Direzza Z1 255/235 /
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jpsimon Team Zissou 3065 Rep 10,197 Posts Drives: 2022 AWD M3 Comp - SMB Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT iTrader: (7)	I'll buy another one someday as a beater!! Here was mine (sold to a friend though, so i still get to see it):
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11-20-2008, 11:43 AM	#9
lannypoffo Lieutenant 19 Rep 564 Posts Drives: 2013 Dodge Charger SRT8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cali iTrader: (1)	yes nasoic is the best. i-club and clubWRX are way too slow.
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dtm@heart Captain 59 Rep 629 Posts Drives: TiAg E90 Msport Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Honolulu, HI iTrader: (8)	Whatever you do, don't buy a BOV and an intake. Neither do any good for the subaru motors unless you're above, say, 400whp. I just sold my suby (actually, saab 9-2x, which if you dont know has the wrx chassis and ej20 motor) and got my 330i. I semi miss it (esp awd), but bimmers are definitely better built.
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jtsherri Major 144 Rep 1,262 Posts Drives: TBD Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Metro Detroit, MI iTrader: (14) Garage List 2008 135i [10.00]	Pick up a used STi turbo and TMIC, upgrade injectors, and exhaust + tune and he'll run 12s all day. If he wants to go faster than that tell him to buy an STi. __________________ -Jason My review(s): cp-e™ Cat Back Exhaust, cp-e™ SS 3" Downpipes, TPLSM3 Custom Fiberglass Subwoofer Enclosure, P3 BMW 135 Vent Integrated Digital Interface
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Subw00er Bates '08 Interlagos Launch 126 Rep 1,230 Posts Drives: 440i xGC, ZL1, JCW Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NY iTrader: (2)	nasioc is the largest. iwsti (if he has a STI) is the best and has less idiots/kids.
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