STI or 370Z

TerribleONE · 03-26-2012, 02:35 PM

I think a subie with an exhaust is awesome sounding.. IMO they do get loud though!

kenchan · 03-26-2012, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TerribleONE

I think a subie with an exhaust is awesome sounding.. IMO they do get loud though!

i had a blitz NR (was it?) on my 02 about a decade ago. thing was LOUD!

Alchemy · 03-26-2012, 02:55 PM

As soon as my 2000 Ford Explorer dies Im most likely getting into a WRX. At least thats the plan now. The Z and my house are paid off so I really have no excuse. It would be so awesome to have a Z and a WRX in the driveway

Plus with just an intake and a tune you get oodles of extra HP.

Methodical4u · 03-27-2012, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

As soon as my 2000 Ford Explorer dies Im most likely getting into a WRX. At least thats the plan now. The Z and my house are paid off so I really have no excuse. It would be so awesome to have a Z and a WRX in the driveway

Plus with just an intake and a tune you get oodles of extra HP.

save your money on the intake... it's pretty well proven to have little to no gain until 400 whp. Supposedly the most restrictive part is the downpipe. For over 300 whp the local tuner here says a TBE, IC, and EBCS. I don't think even the full TBE is needed however... the downpipe itself frees a lot of power up.

kenchan · 03-26-2012, 02:57 PM

alchemy- sounds like a

plan.

Alchemy · 03-26-2012, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

alchemy- sounds like a

plan.

kenchan · 03-26-2012, 03:09 PM

i think i see a lot of wrx's and impreza hatches in my area too but like mustangs they blend in the background with the honda accords and such.

GNS · 03-26-2012, 07:08 PM

If set on an STI, I would wait for the new STI. Ringlands are an issue with current.

phelan · 03-26-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GNS

If set on an STI, I would wait for the new STI. Ringlands are an issue with current.

? i have heard of very few incidents with recent models. source?

GNS · 03-26-2012, 07:24 PM

NewlyIMPORTed · 03-26-2012, 07:31 PM

I have a stage 2 2011 sti and I have had Zero issues with the engine nor have I heard of any real ringland issues occurring from cars that were properly driven or modded. most of these problems stem from people auto crossing sti's with bolt-ons and no tune.

roplusbee · 03-26-2012, 08:18 PM

One of my roomates back in Hawaii had an 04 STi (the other had a jacked up truck with the obnoxious exhaust, lol) and I had an 04 SE-R Spec V. We used to trade cars often so that we could throw the chicks for a loop when they thought they were following us around. Anyway, the STi was pretty good straight out of the box. His previous car was an 02 (I think, not sure of the year) WRX but he found the twisty section of Farrington HWY that was gravel ridden and ended up at the bottom of the hill through the trees.

He did catback, intake, tune, FMIC, EBC, injectors and FP. It was considerably quicker afterwards. Never knew how much power he was putting down, but I could never keep up with those guys back then in a straight line anyway. I had some of the fastest times through the corners (in the Spec V), but got demolished on the straightaways, lol.........

roplusbee · 03-26-2012, 08:19 PM

Oh yeah.........what's wrong with the Legacy? That was almost my family car a long while ago.......

Mannysrt8 · 04-03-2012, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by roplusbee

Oh yeah.........what's wrong with the Legacy? That was almost my family car a long while ago.......

I just sold my 2010 Leggy,its okay..thats where it ends

Evil Sports · 04-03-2012, 02:17 PM

All respect to the ability to Mod the STI but those cars are just Effin Ugly. Yeah I want a fast/quick car but Not an Ugly one.

03-26-2012, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5852	I think a subie with an exhaust is awesome sounding.. IMO they do get loud though! __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

03-26-2012, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alchemy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Age: 46 Posts: 4,855 Drives: to acquire tickets Rep Power: 3526	As soon as my 2000 Ford Explorer dies Im most likely getting into a WRX. At least thats the plan now. The Z and my house are paid off so I really have no excuse. It would be so awesome to have a Z and a WRX in the driveway Plus with just an intake and a tune you get oodles of extra HP. __________________ Ryan 314WHP \| 260LB-FT \| STILLEN \| KONI \| SWIFT \| STOPTECH \| Z1 \| PROJECT MU \| CNT \| UPREV \| FORGESTAR \| BRIDGESTONE \| PWJDM \| ENEOS \| MOTUL

03-26-2012, 07:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
GNS Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 52 Drives: 370 Rep Power: 16	Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com Hope that search works, if not, go here (GR-General - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com) and type in 'ringland' in the search bar at the bottom. 2011 STi cracked ringland at 12,000km - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com 7,000miles...maybe cracked ringland? - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com 4320 miles and broken ring ...Update - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com 2011 sti reduced power, now possible ringland failure cyl4 - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com Engine exploded for the 3rd time, what to do? - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com More broken pistons. - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com Just test drove a 2010 w/2 new pistons... - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com Not again?! - Subaru Impreza WRX STI Forums: IWSTI.com Okay, I could keep posting links for quite a while, so I'll just stop. Last edited by GNS; 03-26-2012 at 07:32 PM.

03-26-2012, 07:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 19	I have a stage 2 2011 sti and I have had Zero issues with the engine nor have I heard of any real ringland issues occurring from cars that were properly driven or modded. most of these problems stem from people auto crossing sti's with bolt-ons and no tune. __________________ 2011 WRX STICobb Accessport, Nameless Performance exhaust, COBB SF Intake, COBB downpipe, 20% tint, Work Emotion XD9's

03-26-2012, 08:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 24	One of my roomates back in Hawaii had an 04 STi (the other had a jacked up truck with the obnoxious exhaust, lol) and I had an 04 SE-R Spec V. We used to trade cars often so that we could throw the chicks for a loop when they thought they were following us around. Anyway, the STi was pretty good straight out of the box. His previous car was an 02 (I think, not sure of the year) WRX but he found the twisty section of Farrington HWY that was gravel ridden and ended up at the bottom of the hill through the trees. He did catback, intake, tune, FMIC, EBC, injectors and FP. It was considerably quicker afterwards. Never knew how much power he was putting down, but I could never keep up with those guys back then in a straight line anyway. I had some of the fastest times through the corners (in the Spec V), but got demolished on the straightaways, lol......... __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

03-26-2012, 02:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	alchemy- sounds like a plan.

03-26-2012, 03:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	i think i see a lot of wrx's and impreza hatches in my area too but like mustangs they blend in the background with the honda accords and such.

03-26-2012, 07:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
GNS Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 52 Drives: 370 Rep Power: 16	If set on an STI, I would wait for the new STI. Ringlands are an issue with current.

03-26-2012, 08:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 24	Oh yeah.........what's wrong with the Legacy? That was almost my family car a long while ago....... __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

04-03-2012, 02:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
Evil Sports Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mass Posts: 187 Drives: 11-370z-Blue-M6-ST Rep Power: 16	All respect to the ability to Mod the STI but those cars are just Effin Ugly. Yeah I want a fast/quick car but Not an Ugly one. __________________ My current Rice stable, Lexus RX 330, Nissan 370z, Honda Aquatrax turbo, Yamaha 212SS