I got a WRX!

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KyleH

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I learned to drive stick on the way back from Miami on Monday after buying a 2002 WRX.

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I have my 98 Mark VIII for sale both here and on ebay and hopefully it will be gone soon. It seems a lot of us have acquired new cars and many regulars have left the site. I hope the site continues as its a lot better than the ******* other forum.
 
Best of luck with the bug-eyed Scubie. I miss my Mark since trading it in 6.5 years ago, and I'm on my 2nd vehicle since. And I still lurk around. Hell, I never met anyone in this club until a few years after trading in the Lincoln (with the exception of blk95lsc).
 
steve said:
good luck with the new car and the sale of your mark, you will miss it.
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After driving this WRX for a few days, that's very doubtful.

It also doesn't hurt that my suppliers sell a few parts for the WRX. As soon as I get some free money and figure out what tuner I should get I will get a front mount intercooler + piping, header, turbo back and electronic boost controller all at cost. Should bump up the power a bit, don't you think? Right now it has a catback and BOV (You're not supposed to put BOVs on this car as its a MAF car :/)
 
KyleH said:
After driving this WRX for a few days, that's very doubtful.

It also doesn't hurt that my suppliers sell a few parts for the WRX. As soon as I get some free money and figure out what tuner I should get I will get a front mount intercooler + piping, header, turbo back and electronic boost controller all at cost. Should bump up the power a bit, don't you think? Right now it has a catback and BOV (You're not supposed to put BOVs on this car as its a MAF car :/)
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BAH! I have a BOV on my MS6 and it runs mint...just gotta find the right plug for your recirc hose. I used a rubber chair leg foot...set of 4 for a buck and change FTW! Can you get the Cobb Accessport for your WRX?
 
Yea I am not sure if I want the Cobb or the OS tuner. I am just getting started reading. It's a DD and while I think I'd really like tuning, reliability is important. Also right plug or not, you're still dropping metered air assuming the MS6 is a MAF car with the MAF preturbo.
 
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Yeah it is MAF, pre-turbo. But ya know it still runs great, idles smooth, and pulls like a bastard. In fact I guarantee it will pull any stock Mark. :D I'll be getting the AP at some point plus a handful of other goodies. What have you got for a cat-back and BOV?
 
KyleH said:
After driving this WRX for a few days, that's very doubtful.

It also doesn't hurt that my suppliers sell a few parts for the WRX. As soon as I get some free money and figure out what tuner I should get I will get a front mount intercooler + piping, header, turbo back and electronic boost controller all at cost. Should bump up the power a bit, don't you think? Right now it has a catback and BOV (You're not supposed to put BOVs on this car as its a MAF car :/)
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Yea I dunno dude... WRX is a whole different animal than the mark. But now you're driving the correct car for your demographic :p
 
maxmk8 said:
Yea I dunno dude... WRX is a whole different animal than the mark. But now you're driving the correct car for your demographic :p
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One time this WRX was trying to keep up with me and pass me on the NJTP, you can tell he had work done and did he a god job of staying behind me. But when we caught up to traffic he could not stop and had to drive on to the shoulder lol

EDIT: i was in the Vette not the Mark, lol
 
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Yeah it is MAF, pre-turbo. But ya know it still runs great, idles smooth, and pulls like a bastard. In fact I guarantee it will pull any stock Mark. :D I'll be getting the AP at some point plus a handful of other goodies. What have you got for a cat-back and BOV?
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Not sure who makes the cat back, I think it's a decent branded company because its not excessively loud. The BOV looks like a 50mm Chinese but I haven't taken it off yet to see. Obviously its going to idle fine with a BOV, the only problem a BOV causes is when you shift and it actually opens it dumps air.
 
steve said:
One time this WRX was trying to keep up with me and pass me on the NJTP, you can tell he had work done and did he a god job of staying behind me. But when we caught up to traffic he could not stop and had to drive on to the shoulder lol

EDIT: i was in the Vette not the Mark, lol
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Yea they can be made into quick cars, and AWD is awesome :)

They get pretty crappy gas mileage for the engine size though. STI averages worse than the vette while having 50+ less hp.

But overall I actually kinda considered getting one, I just can't get over who drives these day in and day out, and they are still pretty cheap on the inside.
 
dont drag race it. The AWD + eentsy clutch are a recipe for many "how do I______?" posts on your new WRX forum.

I test drove one a few years ago...actually, it was a STi packaged 2001 with MANY owner-mods, straight from Japan.

I assure you, when built right, they can out-handle anything most drivers have the gonads to throw at them.
 
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Cool beans craig, i think the jap STIs have 2.0 vs 2.5 while maintaining the same HP. Pretty sweet since we didn't the STIs until 2004
 
exactly, Max...it was the small motor, pre-STi stuff. susp, intercooler, exhaust, all the fixins....wheels, and my GAWD were the tires sticky and the brakes enormous on this little shredder.

a road-course racing friend of mine was the salesman at Marin Sonnen VW and they had it on their lot. He took me for a test drive before handing me the reins...he's a very skilled driver, and owns a WRX, so he knew this car well.

I didnt buy it for two reasons...and one is the exact same reason I dont ride a motorcycle.

I would either kill, or be killed.


the other reason is, they wanted WAY too much for it. Granted, it was a better car than a brand new one...but it was almost the same price.

it was the right color too (WR BLUE)


1 month later, I bought my old 94 Mark VIII.


but what a ride a well-built WRX STi can be. But people who basically cant drive ducks to water, but think they have mad skillz, shouldnt be buying/driving them, or the EVO's
 
JDM STis were 2.0L per WRC displacement limits, as far as I know.

And I agree with BlackIceLSC....there should be qualifications met to own one of those. Written and driving tests, like with a bike. :p
 
With my Mark VIII I knew where its limits were. I could power slide it and drive it and I knew when the tires would make noise and just knew the car inside and out. This car has a limit so far beyond the Mark VIII that at the same turn going 10-15mph faster than past the limits of the Mark VIII its just grip. Its like it has no limit at all. There's nothing, the body feels tighter buy a ton, and there is just no drama to the car at all. Its mocking me. 60 around this curve when the sign said go 15? You're a bitch. A punk bitch. You should be doing 70 even though the Mark would break the rear loose at 55.

Stupid little tojo, taunting me.
 
I know it's heard to believe it's japanese, what with those round bug-eys.... ;)

What's it rockin for tires for now?
 
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