hey does anyone else own a WRX i have one its a 2001 model.

No but I would love to have one.Maybe in a couple of years.

Over rated.

Originally posted by 89ssgti
No but I would love to have one.Maybe in a couple of years. same here

Originally posted by Sindie
Over rated. a WRX would eat your porsche alive!

Originally posted by kicker1_solo
a WRX would eat your porsche alive!
Like he said.

What ever, do some research before you open your mouths.

no but i know someone who wrapped one around a tree,tring to rally down his dirt drive way

Originally posted by Sindie
What ever, do some research before you open your mouths.

what the hell is a porsche 951? anyways how is one of the best handling and fastest accelerating cars in its price range overrated???

Originally posted by Sindie
Over rated.

Please elaborate:mad: :finger: :mad:

Its not overrated. But its starting to get over hyped. Its a pretty quick car and for the price its an ok ride. The styling is also ok to me, but I know others who think its pretty slick.

I dont think anyone would be unhappy with one.

Originally posted by ldelaysionl


what the hell is a porsche 951? anyways how is one of the best handling and fastest accelerating cars in its price range overrated???

Mmm porsche 951 - check my sig , mine is actually 952 with bigger turbo , and a stock wrx doesn't even have a slim chance of doing anything in any place , and mine is a convertible , wich means it's a bit heavier than the coupe... The time for 0-60 for my 952 is in low 4's , so actually i don't think that you can touch it with a stock wrx , but talking about modded cars , it depends on how much cash you have , you can have 800 hp in a buick regal , but it isn't the point here. Anyway i have never met a wrx i didn't like to beat:finger: ... It is not that i don't like WRXs , they're very fast for that kind of money , but don't diss porsche , even the front engined ones can kick you hard...

i wasnt putting porsches down, i like porsches, i just never heard of a 951

Well guys I will have you know that I am extremely curious as to the fact that WRX_man is actually cas_rule_2 who is only 12 years old thus too young for a WRX

wrx_man also says he has a 395hp impreza that runs 15s, what the hell??? i have a 170hp impreza that runs high 14s. :confused:

My friend has a 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon, it's nice.

He got the upgraded titanium shifter, the gauge pack and a few other STI options, it sounds really nice and besides the slow first gear, it's fast.

Even though Tom_S8 outlined the performance of his 952, he never said what the 951, 952 really were, both are 944 Turbos. I have great repsect for the 944's because I really like them and hope to have one soon, the 944 isn't the fastest Porsche by any stretch, but be cautious of the Turbo.

Originally posted by Porsche
besides the slow first gear, it's fast.


heh heh, such a common problem for impreza owners, yet so easy to fix with the right launch technique.

i can put 2-3 lenghts on almost anything through 1st gear alone and mines not even a wrx. so its not the 1st gear thats slow...

Originally posted by Porsche

Even though Tom_S8 outlined the performance of his 952, he never said what the 951, 952 really were, both are 944 Turbos. I have great repsect for the 944's because I really like them and hope to have one soon, the 944 isn't the fastest Porsche by any stretch, but be cautious of the Turbo.

My 952 is faster then my 911 turbo (for now;)) and i have never driven a car that has better handling... Anyway my car is far from stock...

i dont know why WRX owners are so proud of their automobiles... you could get just about any holden torana add about $3000(aus!) worth of engine work and you've got a 15 second car... that with the aspiration help... and a supercharger or a turbo and you've immediately got a quicker car... put something like a buarguana gear box in there, you have a car that would beat any subie you could throw at it... the truth is... WRX's arent that good cars... whichever way you look at it there still 4cylinder 2L (approx) engines...

Originally posted by Jimbo_Jones
i dont know why WRX owners are so proud of their automobiles... you could get just about any holden torana add about $3000(aus!) worth of engine work and you've got a 15 second car... that with the aspiration help... and a supercharger or a turbo and you've immediately got a quicker car... put something like a buarguana gear box in there, you have a car that would beat any subie you could throw at it... the truth is... WRX's arent that good cars... whichever way you look at it there still 4cylinder 2L (approx) engines...

wow that was really incoherent to me. i did understand something about modding a car and AFTER $3000 of engine work youve only got a 15 second car, but the wrx is a low 14 second car stock, so i must have understood that wrong too. then you said something about putting a turbo on it, but bang there goes your warranty, unlike the wrx whixh has a turbo stock. from what i understand in your post u wanna really modify some car completely, engine, tranny, forced induction, just to compete with a stock wrx, and thats why wrxs arent any good?

holden torana, 900 kilos (weight reduced), turbo'd 192 I6... 5 grand all up, manages to get 12's, much better than any subie POS

i was saying, most ppl who own subies think they're performance vehicles, but they're not... in aus, they have a reputation for being womens cars

oh yeah, the torana was capable of a 16 quarter stock... LOL, get this, THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO...:finger: :finger: :finger: :finger:

yes, subarus here have a reputation for being old ladies and tree huggers cars thanks to the OBS, and subaru also markets their cars to lesbians. that doesnt change the fact that the wrx is probably the quickest non-exotic 4 cylinder on the american market right now, one of the best all around performance values, and has more WRC 1st place victories than any other car since its introduction to WRC.

yeah i guess youre right, a turbocharged, horizontally opposed, awd, stock limited slip car really cant be considered a "performance vehicle" :rolleyes:

if you wanna do this price comparison ive got a honda sitting in my backyard that weighs 1100 pounds stock, and i only paid $200 for it. lets throw a 350 or something in it and see it runs 12's maybe 11's, all for less than $1000. does that have anything to do with the wrx being a performance vehicle? no...

:o Sorry to nit-pick... ;)Originally posted by ldelaysionl
that doesnt change the fact that the wrx is probably the quickest non-exotic 4 cylinder on the american market right now, What is an example of an "exotic 4 cylinder?" The term just cought my eye... :)

I personally do not like the WRX, there are little bastards around where I live that think since their car runs like a 14.7 stock they think that they are the shit... ummmm, sorry.. I paid 14 grand for my car and its front wheel drive non-turbo and with a lil bit of modding i run high 13's and thats under 20 grand total for everything including the car... you know what would be REAL COOL.. ok ill tell you.. if my grandma got one... oh wait.. she did:flipa:

Originally posted by jay@af
:o Sorry to nit-pick... ;) What is an example of an "exotic 4 cylinder?" The term just cought my eye... :)

i was thinking along the lines of a lotus elise when i said that. if a wrx was about to race a 140hp elise, i think i would put my money on the elise :p

Originally posted by ldelaysionl


i was thinking along the lines of a lotus elise when i said that. if a wrx was about to race a 140hp elise, i think i would put my money on the elise :p

You took the words right out of my mouth :) Lotus is the only manufacturer that I could think of. The S2000 might just make it in that range because there aren't that many of them out there yet.

i forgot about the s2000. that could beat a wrx as well

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if you wanna do this price comparison ive got a honda sitting in my backyard that weighs 1100 pounds stock, and i only paid $200 for it. lets throw a 350 or something in it and see it runs 12's maybe 11's, all for less than $1000. does that have anything to do with the wrx being a performance vehicle? no...
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LOL... where to start

first off, i'm assuming this car is a hatchback, and also a front wheel drive... heres a question for ya, how do you think your gonna fit a 350 into something so small, the mounts wont even fit a 6 so i dount they'll fit a 350 v8, even if you did manage to accomplish this how do you think your goin to strengthen the chassis so it doesnt tear itself in half?

and furthur more, did you account for the weight that the engine will add?

plus, how do you think that your going to get the power to the ground?? even if you did manage to horisontally oppose a 350 (whcih i doubt you will) how would you stop your uni joints from shearing? *even is it is a rear wheel drive you still have to upgrade things like gearbox, tailshaft, axles, and the brakes would need to be change to handle the much weightier car*...

tyres - what kinda tyres do you plan to fit onto the '1100 pound' car, how are you gonna get the power to the ground?? how do you expect to do a 12 second quarter with no traction?

i can see you havent thaught this through...

you need to get into the scene a bit more to understand this... obviously you arent around cars or cars restorers that often, so i will excuse your ignorance, but please... dont brag about your rice steamer, its pathetic

well actually, ive seen a car exactly like it with a 350. he moved the firewall back and sat in the back seat. and it ran 11's with basic mods. no i wasnt planning on doing a FWD 350, that would be retarded, why would u even think of that?

maybe you need to "get into the scene" and realize when you do an engine swap, you dont have to use the stock motor mounts or the stock transmission. obviously youve never budget-built a drag car. my cousins camaro cost less than $1500 to build. hell the motor is held in by thick chains instead of motor mounts. guess what-it turns 10's... street legal-lights, blinkers, tags, insurance, the whole shabang. and its been doing it for 2 years, so dont assume its on the verge of falling apart.

if you dont consider the wrx a performance vehicle, why dont u tell us your definition of a performance vehicle?

the camaro i was talking about, 8.2's 1000ft strip, street legal
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/991365camaro1.JPG

vega, 8.0's 1000ft strip, street legal
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/281447vega.JPG

c4 vette, 5.4's 1000ft strip, street driven (i didnt say legal)
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/685040vette1.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/482631vette2.JPG

all cars i have spent a good deal of time with.

people always assume that you dont know what youre talking about just because u drive an import. :rolleyes:

Quote: ME!!!

even is it is a rear wheel drive you still have to UPGRADE things like gearbox, tailshaft, axles

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and realize when you do an engine swap, you dont have to use the stock motor mounts or the stock transmission
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does that guy have a mod plate...?? (the one with the 350 honda or whatever it is)

hell if i know. ive never seen it in person, just pics. i just know the basic setup. honda 600n, 350, scooted back firewall, seat where backseat used to be. i dont even know what kind of tranny it has. wish i could find the pics, it was bad...

:) found it!

and another one where a guy had crammed a Chevy big block V8 into one with wide slicks in the rear. There was less than a foot between the rear tires. He had to move the dash, back and used the back seat as the drivers seat.

they said "big block" though so apparantly it wasnt a 350... maybe a 454? :eek:

http://www.dmrgutters.com/600/im/AN600DRG.jpg

LOL @ idelaysionl

you were on this whole arguement about cost and how its good to have stock cars with turbos coz ultimately cost less or some s*** like that (i really wasnt paying attention) and then you go bragging about that honda, whats with that, that car must've cost more than even a subie...

actually i brought that car in because u were saying the wrx isnt a performance vehicle because you can make a holden run 12s for cheap... so i pointed out the i could make my honda run 12s for cheap too but that doesnt have anything to do with the wrx, which is why i said:

Originally posted by ldelaysionl
does that have anything to do with the wrx being a performance vehicle? no...

then u were saying something about how a 350 wouldnt fit in that honda, so i posted the pics of it.

i was saying it would cost alot, considering the torana would fit a 192 with no mods even a 202... but thats not the point

bsaically i cant be F**ked argueing anymore... this is getting boring

a 951 is the most exoctic 4 cylindar ever!

First off id like to say i love Porsches... esp the real porsches namely...RUF. Nothing on the planet will handle a RUF GT-2 but who has 300,000 to dump on one. Next the bottom line is that Porsche is the original touring supercar. They have great engines and wonderful handling....but their day in the sun is over. Enter the WRX STi. Stock 300 hp 300 fpt. As mentioned before YOU can put any ammount of money into any car and get ___ HP. my personal car is a WRX STi modified stage 4 Utec, PE 1020 custom turbo, PE FMIC, 800lph injectors, Perrin fuel rail, supra fuel pump, Invidia plumbing, Greddy EVO exhaust, etc etc. THe bottom line is in the car market theres 2 things that matter...1) How deep your pockets go 2) who balls are bigger!! All this is is a pissing contest... blah blah blah porsche this, WRX that, ferrari, F-you, HOnda sucks whatever!!!!!!!! buy what you like, but keep your opinions to yourself. If we were all supposed to drive the same car there'd only be one car company!!!!!I love my car more than just about anything but if someone offered me a RUF, or a TVR, or an Auston... Id take it and besides.... some of you youngsters will learn... its not always the car its mostly the driver. Thats why were here whining and bitching and not gettting paid to drive professionally.

Dude, this is an oooold topic.

but that Jimbo guy was an asshat wasn't he? "A WRX isn't a performance vehicle cuz you can make an old POS something-or-other run 12's for $3000."

Yeah buddy... :rolleyes: