Finally copped the car I've had my eye on forever!

[Chill Phil]

The Scion was stressing me out. Started getting funky with the gas mileage. It claimed 31 mpg highway but I was getting like 23.5 mpg.


Anyways, I've been able to save a good amount of money living and working out here. So, I dropped 2 grand on a 2018 Subaru WRX. Not the STI though, the gas mileage on that is terrible. But it only had 31 miles on the engine, got a white joint, 6 speed manual, fun little car when that turbo starts spooling up.

Might crack a beer and smoke a cigarette while sitting Indian style on the roof.

[Allen Knight]

props, not get a cobb accessport. tune that shit.

[Chill Phil]

Originally Posted by Allen Knight

props, not get a cobb accessport. tune that shit.

I'm not a gear head. What is that and what does it do?

[Amen]

Lol WRX.

Poor man's STI.

DOPE THO. Learn the Subaru wave son. Every boosted subie will wave at you now hahaha...

If you need pointers on a build, holla. I still have my '16 STI which is damn near 480 WHP.

[Chill Phil]

Originally Posted by Amen

Lol WRX.

Poor man's STI.

DOPE THO. Learn the Subaru wave son. Every boosted subie will wave at you now hahaha...

If you need pointers on a build, holla. I still have my '16 STI which is damn near 480 WHP.

WRX has 268 horsepower

The WRX STI has 305 horsepower


The gas mileage is the determining factor for something I'm gonna be driving 70 miles 4 days a week, fam.

[Celph Taut]

Originally Posted by Chill Phil

WRX has 268 horsepower

The WRX STI has 305 horsepower


The gas mileage is the determining factor for something I'm gonna be driving 70 miles 4 days a week, fam.

LOL @ poor man's STI. Anyways, good choice. Be easy on the clutch as it has a notoriety to be rough in first/second gear, and it's glitchy/clunky to boot. Gotta get use to that shit. Also, the STI is running the EJ25 , which you gotta get in the high revs to get the awesome torque power. The WRX, however, is running the FA20 , so you get that torque at 2000rpm and taper off after 5-6k. Get use to the loud ass cabin noise also, although they did add sound dampening in the windows. Get winter tires if you live in a snowy area immediately, as the Dunlop's are atrocious on sleek roads. I didn't modify my 17' WRX as yet, but the first mod (aside from possibly the Pilot Supersport tires from Michelin) is gonna be a stage 1 access port. People swear by air intakes, but a lot of research I've seen shows it does a little to nothing to give you horsepower. Gonna get red calibers, possibly a short throw shift knob, Diode lights, an n NVidia q300 exhaust, among other things.



Mileage is pretty bad on these things too, I'm afraid. I've never owned a scion/brz, but a WRX isn't any better. And it can get quite expensive down the road for parts.

[Amen]

Originally Posted by Celph Taut

LOL @ poor man's STI. Anyways, good choice. Be easy on the clutch as it has a notoriety to be rough in first/second gear, and it's glitchy/clunky to boot. Gotta get use to that shit. Also, the STI is running the EJ25 , which you gotta get in the high revs to get the awesome torque power. The WRX, however, is running the FA20 , so you get that torque at 2000rpm and taper off after 5-6k. Get use to the loud ass cabin noise also, although they did add sound dampening in the windows. Get winter tires if you live in a snowy area immediately, as the Dunlop's are atrocious on sleek roads. I didn't modify my 17' WRX as yet, but the first mod (aside from possibly the Pilot Supersport tires from Michelin) is gonna be a stage 1 access port. People swear by air intakes, but a lot of research I've seen shows it does a little to nothing to give you horsepower. Gonna get red calibers, possibly a short throw shift knob, Diode lights, an n NVidia q300 exhaust, among other things.



Mileage is pretty bad on these things too, I'm afraid. I've never owned a scion/brz, but a WRX isn't any better. And it can get quite expensive down the road for parts.

No. Invidia is wack bro. Subarus sound best with nameless performance systems. Much more aggressive setup that compliments the famously known "Subaru rumble".

But word, down the road especially if you are going to mod it gets expensive lol. No so much maintenance wise. After 2010 they have gotten much better. 2008 and before were problematic honestly. Also, facts on the FA20 MOTOR, much easier motor to mod and the wide band is much longer and better. You have a Subaru we can chat hahaha... Are you on any Subaru groups or forums man? Lol @ tires being a mod. I have the mich sports as3 and love them. They perform nicely in the snow as well, for being an all season tires you would think now, but they performed better then my bridge snows I had on, the blizzak ws80's lol.

[Chill Phil]

Originally Posted by Celph Taut

LOL @ poor man's STI. Anyways, good choice. Be easy on the clutch as it has a notoriety to be rough in first/second gear, and it's glitchy/clunky to boot. Gotta get use to that shit. Also, the STI is running the EJ25 , which you gotta get in the high revs to get the awesome torque power. The WRX, however, is running the FA20 , so you get that torque at 2000rpm and taper off after 5-6k. Get use to the loud ass cabin noise also, although they did add sound dampening in the windows. Get winter tires if you live in a snowy area immediately, as the Dunlop's are atrocious on sleek roads. I didn't modify my 17' WRX as yet, but the first mod (aside from possibly the Pilot Supersport tires from Michelin) is gonna be a stage 1 access port. People swear by air intakes, but a lot of research I've seen shows it does a little to nothing to give you horsepower. Gonna get red calibers, possibly a short throw shift knob, Diode lights, an n NVidia q300 exhaust, among other things.



Mileage is pretty bad on these things too, I'm afraid. I've never owned a scion/brz, but a WRX isn't any better. And it can get quite expensive down the road for parts.

Yeah, first and second gear are rough. Anyway I've been experimenting with speeds and gears to get the most out of my miles per gallon. As of right now I get about 31.2 miles per gallon on Highway. Again, my Scion was getting 23 on the highway. I didn't break the bank to get this joint...so I'll be saving up just in case something catastrophic happens.

@Genocide o can't post pictures from my phone. But it's not a hatch back style. It's like a sport sedan. Perfect for a step dad who still wants to have fun driving.

[Deluzion]

Originally Posted by Amen

Lol WRX.

Poor man's STI.

DOPE THO. Learn the Subaru wave son. Every boosted subie will wave at you now hahaha...

If you need pointers on a build, holla. I still have my '16 STI which is damn near 480 WHP.

this nigga still talking HP and hes like 30.

time to grow up, no self respecting grown ass man pushing a rice burner anymore lol and especially modding it.

[Amen]

Originally Posted by Deluzion

this nigga still talking HP and hes like 30.

time to grow up, no self respecting grown ass man pushing a rice burner anymore lol and especially modding it.

If you don't like fast cars your a faggot, tbc.

[Amen]

Stock yes, mine isn't stock lol.

[Allen Knight]

https://www.cobbtuning.com/2018-suba...dan-mt-usdm-s/
its a tune u can do urself instead of goin to a dyno shop.

it adds hp & tq also better gas mileage but mostly for power u can get
all the real potiental off ur stock turbo & all stock, stage one is all u need siince u aint makin it serious

[Amen]

Originally Posted by Allen Knight

https://www.cobbtuning.com/2018-suba...dan-mt-usdm-s/
its a tune u can do urself instead of goin to a dyno shop.

it adds hp & tq also better gas mileage but mostly for power u can get
all the real potiental off ur stock turbo & all stock, stage one is all u need siince u aint makin it serious

You have to have some type of knowledge to fuck with it bro, clearly he has none but word.

Stage 1 tune will be all you need. Not the typical "commuter" vehicle but have fun man. You'll love it, I promise. They are also beast in the snow.

[Allen Knight]

Originally Posted by Amen

You have to have some type of knowledge to fuck with it bro, clearly he has none but word.

Stage 1 tune will be all you need. Not the typical "commuter" vehicle but have fun man. You'll love it, I promise. They are also beast in the snow.

yea but its not that hard, youtube is ur friend.
shits plug & play.

[Amen]

Originally Posted by Allen Knight

yea but its not that hard, youtube is ur friend.
shits plug & play.

Yo, I'm stumped bro...

My shit idlng rough... Just rebuild the entire intake system/manifold and intercooler system with rerouted hardware. Replaced all my upstream o2 sensors, with brand new ported and polished head, new down pipe and new spark plugs and all....

Only thing I can think of is a vacuum leak somewhere? Is that accurate?

[Allen Knight]

Originally Posted by Amen

Yo, I'm stumped bro...

My shit idlng rough... Just rebuild the entire intake system/manifold and intercooler system with rerouted hardware. Replaced all my upstream o2 sensors, with brand new ported and polished head, new down pipe and new spark plugs and all....

Only thing I can think of is a vacuum leak somewhere? Is that accurate?

ooh shit just seen this, but coilpacks? recheck ur downpipe make sure theres no leaks
are u running a tune a tune? ecu reset..

also do u drive it alot? has it been sittin, gas could bebad.

i mean its alot of shit can be lol. hard to just tell u w.e when i cant see it in person ya kno.

[Diode]

i was gonna buy a tesla if i wasn't building this house

[Cred]

Originally Posted by Diode

i was gonna buy a tesla if i wasn't building this house

Nice.

Which model?

[Amen]

True but we are talking about Phil, here lolol.

He's better off leaving it stock considering he already copped the wrong type of vehicle for the commute lol.

[Chill Phil]

Originally Posted by Amen

True but we are talking about Phil, here lolol.

He's better off leaving it stock considering he already copped the wrong type of vehicle for the commute lol.

I copped it for the long snowy/icy winters on top of the commute.

A few weekends ago an 18 wheeler ran me off the road. It was 4 am, and the city only plowed one lane. I pulled up behind someone going slow, so I slowed down. Then an 18 wheeler pulled up behind us and then switched over to the snow covered lane and blinded is with all the snow it kicked up. In the total white out I pumped the brakes and slid off the road. And almost went all the way into a ditch.

Like I said, I've wanted a WRX forever...and it has better gas mileage than the Scion I had. So it's a win.

I'm not gonna fuck with anything, just gonna baby the fuck out of the car and get 300k miles out of it.


Boxer engine bruuuuuh