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Evo or STI??
01-12-2008, 12:35 PM
#31
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Re: Evo or STI??
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
I voted go fist yourself because I don't care for either of those cars. 
I really don't care if the IS300 is slower than both of them, I'd still pick the IS300. They can be had for close to $20k with a few miles on them. For a RELIABLE daily driver, both of those cars suck. 
I really don't care if the IS300 is slower than both of them, I'd still pick the IS300. They can be had for close to $20k with a few miles on them. For a RELIABLE daily driver, both of those cars suck. 
01-12-2008, 01:31 PM
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Re: Evo or STI??
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
Well I guess we should just close the topic because Jesus himself has dropped his great wisdom on us. :1 I'm just glad we have someone like you on here who can let us all know our personal opinions, likes and dislikes are all wrong and we should follow your lead and agree with your ideas. :1
01-12-2008, 02:15 PM
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Re: Evo or STI??
Originally Posted by 98redcavz24
that time of the month buddy?
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01-12-2008, 02:52 PM
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Re: Evo or STI??
Bet you guys were just waiting for me to chime in on this one. 
As the owner of both an Evo 8 and an '04 Wrx, I can tell you both sides of the coin. My preference is still the Evo over the subie any day of the week. I daily drive my Evo, and other than the slightly stiffer suspension and low-mid 20~mpg fuel economy, it's an absolute blast. Both the Evo and the Wrx respond well to bolt-on mods, however the evo takes to them like a duck to water in comparison. What other car could you bolt on a cat-back, dp, and cat delete and gain over 40+hp? Yes, a stock Evo is a dog in comparison to most boosted honda's, but put a little work and money into it and you can run 12's in no time with just bolt-on's and tuning. Either way, if you stick to Evo 8's and 9's you can re-tune them yourself, and the same with '07 and down Wrx's and Sti's using the same reflash program (I started a little write-up in the Engine Management section on this).
Yes, Wrx's have that sexy exhaust sound, but I'll tell you right now they're a pain in the *** to work on. The only easy part to put on them is the cat-back. Downpipe sucks to do, up-pipe is an even worse nightmare, and for some cold-air intake setups you have to take the front bumper off the car to install them. You feel and see a gain after those couple of parts, and tuning helps them even more, but at that point you'll still only see around 200awhp if you're lucky. Compare that to my Evo stomping out over 350awhp and you can see where the difference is. Also, the stock Evo 8 motor can take upwards of around 450awhp abuse before you need to start upgrading rods and pistons, the EJ20's max is around the 300hp mark and has a semi-closed deck block design unlike the Evo's closed deck cast iron block.
Sorry to seem biased towards the Evo, but IMO it's a much better platform to build off of and has proven results over and over again. If you have any more questions feel free to ask me.
P.S. Stay away from the '08 Sti's for a while.
As the owner of both an Evo 8 and an '04 Wrx, I can tell you both sides of the coin. My preference is still the Evo over the subie any day of the week. I daily drive my Evo, and other than the slightly stiffer suspension and low-mid 20~mpg fuel economy, it's an absolute blast. Both the Evo and the Wrx respond well to bolt-on mods, however the evo takes to them like a duck to water in comparison. What other car could you bolt on a cat-back, dp, and cat delete and gain over 40+hp? Yes, a stock Evo is a dog in comparison to most boosted honda's, but put a little work and money into it and you can run 12's in no time with just bolt-on's and tuning. Either way, if you stick to Evo 8's and 9's you can re-tune them yourself, and the same with '07 and down Wrx's and Sti's using the same reflash program (I started a little write-up in the Engine Management section on this).
Yes, Wrx's have that sexy exhaust sound, but I'll tell you right now they're a pain in the *** to work on. The only easy part to put on them is the cat-back. Downpipe sucks to do, up-pipe is an even worse nightmare, and for some cold-air intake setups you have to take the front bumper off the car to install them. You feel and see a gain after those couple of parts, and tuning helps them even more, but at that point you'll still only see around 200awhp if you're lucky. Compare that to my Evo stomping out over 350awhp and you can see where the difference is. Also, the stock Evo 8 motor can take upwards of around 450awhp abuse before you need to start upgrading rods and pistons, the EJ20's max is around the 300hp mark and has a semi-closed deck block design unlike the Evo's closed deck cast iron block.
Sorry to seem biased towards the Evo, but IMO it's a much better platform to build off of and has proven results over and over again. If you have any more questions feel free to ask me.
P.S. Stay away from the '08 Sti's for a while.
01-12-2008, 03:10 PM
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Re: Evo or STI??
Originally Posted by yayopwrcrx
I still don't understand how people think the flat four sounds good. Not trying to knock anyones tastes but a wrx sounds like a retarded lawnmower if you ask me.
01-12-2008, 04:38 PM
#38
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Re: Evo or STI??
Originally Posted by slo_crx1
Bet you guys were just waiting for me to chime in on this one.
As the owner of both an Evo 8 and an '04 Wrx, I can tell you both sides of the coin. My preference is still the Evo over the subie any day of the week. I daily drive my Evo, and other than the slightly stiffer suspension and low-mid 20~mpg fuel economy, it's an absolute blast. Both the Evo and the Wrx respond well to bolt-on mods, however the evo takes to them like a duck to water in comparison. What other car could you bolt on a cat-back, dp, and cat delete and gain over 40+hp? Yes, a stock Evo is a dog in comparison to most boosted honda's, but put a little work and money into it and you can run 12's in no time with just bolt-on's and tuning. Either way, if you stick to Evo 8's and 9's you can re-tune them yourself, and the same with '07 and down Wrx's and Sti's using the same reflash program (I started a little write-up in the Engine Management section on this).
Yes, Wrx's have that sexy exhaust sound, but I'll tell you right now they're a pain in the *** to work on. The only easy part to put on them is the cat-back. Downpipe sucks to do, up-pipe is an even worse nightmare, and for some cold-air intake setups you have to take the front bumper off the car to install them. You feel and see a gain after those couple of parts, and tuning helps them even more, but at that point you'll still only see around 200awhp if you're lucky. Compare that to my Evo stomping out over 350awhp and you can see where the difference is. Also, the stock Evo 8 motor can take upwards of around 450awhp abuse before you need to start upgrading rods and pistons, the EJ20's max is around the 300hp mark and has a semi-closed deck block design unlike the Evo's closed deck cast iron block.
Sorry to seem biased towards the Evo, but IMO it's a much better platform to build off of and has proven results over and over again. If you have any more questions feel free to ask me.
P.S. Stay away from the '08 Sti's for a while.
As the owner of both an Evo 8 and an '04 Wrx, I can tell you both sides of the coin. My preference is still the Evo over the subie any day of the week. I daily drive my Evo, and other than the slightly stiffer suspension and low-mid 20~mpg fuel economy, it's an absolute blast. Both the Evo and the Wrx respond well to bolt-on mods, however the evo takes to them like a duck to water in comparison. What other car could you bolt on a cat-back, dp, and cat delete and gain over 40+hp? Yes, a stock Evo is a dog in comparison to most boosted honda's, but put a little work and money into it and you can run 12's in no time with just bolt-on's and tuning. Either way, if you stick to Evo 8's and 9's you can re-tune them yourself, and the same with '07 and down Wrx's and Sti's using the same reflash program (I started a little write-up in the Engine Management section on this).
Yes, Wrx's have that sexy exhaust sound, but I'll tell you right now they're a pain in the *** to work on. The only easy part to put on them is the cat-back. Downpipe sucks to do, up-pipe is an even worse nightmare, and for some cold-air intake setups you have to take the front bumper off the car to install them. You feel and see a gain after those couple of parts, and tuning helps them even more, but at that point you'll still only see around 200awhp if you're lucky. Compare that to my Evo stomping out over 350awhp and you can see where the difference is. Also, the stock Evo 8 motor can take upwards of around 450awhp abuse before you need to start upgrading rods and pistons, the EJ20's max is around the 300hp mark and has a semi-closed deck block design unlike the Evo's closed deck cast iron block.
Sorry to seem biased towards the Evo, but IMO it's a much better platform to build off of and has proven results over and over again. If you have any more questions feel free to ask me.
P.S. Stay away from the '08 Sti's for a while.
