congrats again shado, great car. I'm a bit jelly. :tup:

ps--you gonna follow the manual on engine break in or are you gonna rev the sh!t outta it? :stirthepot:

What kind of oil are you gonna put in it? How many miles till your first oil change?

don't forget about what kind of upgraded oil filter as well...

Hopefully he uses Mobil 1 Synthetic.:tup:

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I like to break in slowly

Yeah, we know...

But how do you plan on breaking in the engine of your new Subie?

So are you gonna Cobb it?

Not any time soon.

I've got to worry about keeping it on the road more than making it a beast.

Gonna drive it around while I love it stock.

Then, when I'm through warranty and/or the vehicle is paid off, I'll start to toy.

Translation: I placed the order but haven't received shipping confirmation yet.

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I have to budget, god damn it. I hear a tune really opens these cars up, though.

The only budgeting you need to do is to leave some cash behind to buy a gun and enough bullets to keep collections at bay. :tup:

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Depending on who you talk to, a tune is mandatory for the safe of the engine. Not going to talk like I know what's best, though. I only read forums when I'm bored. :p

(That and I've been debating switching to a WRX for the past year simply because I might need something more practical.)

Wow, congrats Al... STI looks amazing, enjoy it.

The new WRX/STIs are cool cars . . . I enjoy owning a Subaru, too. It's an interesting mix: Flat-four engine w/ AWD. The taught, muscular lines of your STI look good- Enjoy!

RE: oil filters. Stay with Subaru OEM oil filters. These cars don't like any aftermarket ones.

Oil is a touchy subject (as usual), but Mobil 1 is fine if you're not pushing the car ridiculously hard. I read somewhere on NASIOC that Rotella T6 is pretty good too, but they're using a different weight than Subaru specifies for some odd reason. HAven't figured that out yet.

I'm using Royal Purp because I have Pep Boys coupons :icon17:

Looks like all the time away from prem status has affected your ability to detect trollololololing :bowrofl:

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Congratulations Al! I'm sure you will be very happy with the WRX/STi.

No blades, it hasn't, but I was being quite serious about the oil filters lol. Subaru haet aftermarket filters :icon17:

But I wasn't :p

Congrats on the new Subie! My Subaru is my daily driver too.

Don't run Mobil 1 in a turbo Subaru. Go search over at NASIOC if you feel like it, but the short version is that the EJ burns M1 at a much greater rate than other oils. No one's come up with the exact reason why, but the general consensus is to avoid M1 like the plague.

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Nice pick up! Now pick up an exhaust to unleash some more of that sexy boxer rumble :tup:

If you dislike the clear tails (which a lot of people do), red tint film is always a cheap option that looks muuuch better :D
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Always loved the new STi hatch! Congrats looks great! :tup:

like i said, if you're just puttering around, m1 is fine. but i think i mentioned if you're going to push the car hard, go with something else. rotella t6 has been mentioned quite a bit.

and yes, the brake light vinyls like that are awesome.

No one here does that phe phe. :bowrofl:

Sure I do sideways :icon17: