Don't H8 - New Pics of My '05 STi

I've had the car for a year now and thought I would take some new pics. I still miss the Contour.

very nice and clean. you can def. do better with the rims however..I see u also put the stock WRX fogs back on, i like that, i love having fogs along with adjustable HID's!!

adjustable HID's FTW!

Originally posted by Goonz SVT:
very nice and clean. you can def. do better with the rims however..I see u also put the stock WRX fogs back on, i like that, i love having fogs along with adjustable HID's!!

adjustable HID's FTW!

Lol, thanks. I run the HID's 24/7 and then use the fogs only when I need them (when it's foggy or really dark out).

It seems it's either love or hate the wheels. I personally love them, and while I know you have to consider rotational mass and all the Enkei RPF1's are some of the lightest wheels you can get (at least for the WRX/STi). In fact my 19" setup weighs less than the stock 17" setup.

I love those damn wheels

only if they came in bronze

aren't those SSR something look-alikes?

i love that plate!

The stock STI only dynos at 190hp?!?...thats crazy.I would think it would dyno around 220 or sumthing like that,and to think my car dyno 168 w/out headers so with them(the headers) I should be close to 190.Am I correct, is it wierd that it only dynos 190?

SEXY!

I love it, I love the wheels too!

I might go for a lip spoiler on the trunk instead of the big wing. The only color I care for that big wing on is black STI's

The rims are bad ass, the car is bad ass, the color is bad ass....did you say something about a CSVT

Originally posted by brandonsvt99:
The stock STI only dynos at 190hp?!?...thats crazy.I would think it would dyno around 220 or sumthing like that,and to think my car dyno 168 w/out headers so with them(the headers) I should be close to 190.Am I correct, is it wierd that it only dynos 190?

Try 240 to 255 hp to the wheels SAE corrected. It makes more tq than hp FWIW. A few mods and it will climb quite a bit. If you think your Contour will measure up take a walk to a Subie board and I'm sure they'll have no problem setting up a race.

Originally posted by brandonsvt99:
The stock STI only dynos at 190hp?!?...thats crazy.I would think it would dyno around 220 or sumthing like that,and to think my car dyno 168 w/out headers so with them(the headers) I should be close to 190.Am I correct, is it wierd that it only dynos 190?

It should be putting down in the 220-240awhp range IIRC. If hes only putting down 190 there is something wrong with the car. Where did you get that from or am I missing something?

EDIT: Todd beat me to it. Guess it was a little higher.

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CLICK ON THE LINK IN HIS SIG THEN SCROLL DOWN AN LOOK AT WHAT HE BASELINED.when you see 190 there don't feel stupid you didn't know any better.And no, I kno the STI is faster than my sti any idiot knows that.Although my friend does have a stock wrx and I start to pull on him on the highway.I was merely asking a questioned whether or not it was weird that he has 190 as a baseline thats all.Not trying to prove my svt is faster.

I'm thinking something is wrong with that dyno.

My cousin has a 02' WRX, would give me like 20 cars on the highway and would still blast past me. All he had was fenderwall CAI and a Nurspec (spelling) catback. Those cars are strong. I know my tour is old and might not be up to par, but it's hard to keep up with a WRX even if you are lightly modded. I am going to check out the sig right now though that does sound funky, even with 240 hp wow I didnt know you lose that much to AWD.

I also think the STi scoop looks so good, I was kinda disappointed they put them on the 06' WRX's because I felt it should be reserved for the STi's only (stock obviously), but they look good combined with the new front end.

as previously stated.....the car looks badass, the rims look badass, the color is badass. that's all.

one more thing, i heard that its actually quite expensive to draw much more power out of those things. either way, id love to roll one as a DD. i hear the wrx doesnt even compare to the sti.

nice impreza.

Very nice choice, congrats!

Meh, my motorcycle would eat it's lunch.

Just kidding. NICE car man, seriously.

i love lowered STi's

~Andrew

Love the car.....

but the plate...MEH!

Lol, thanks for all the comments guys.

And for those asking about the dyno there is nothing wrong with it.

#1 Mustang Dynos have low numbers since they are a load based dyno (helps with tuning which is all I care about anyway). Remember you can really compare your numbers from another dyno (even if it is a Mustang dyno) because there are going to be differences in calibrations, etc.
#2 All I really care about is the difference between my baseline run and final run (I want to see that my mods and tune had a positive impact).

I can guarantee that if I put this car on a DynoJet dyno I would be seeing over 300 whp and wtq. I have run it at the 1/4 mile track once in the middle of the crappy Texas summer and with my crappy 60 ft. I ran a 13.3. I'm pretty sure my car can break into the 12's with the current setup.

Originally posted by EVOLUTION VIII:
Love the car.....

but the plate...MEH!

Haha Hector. I should have put my disclaimer in there that said that was in jest. I love Evo's but my 05STI vanity plate was just too boring, I had to step it up.

Originally posted by SVT Amateur:

Originally posted by EVOLUTION VIII:
Love the car.....

but the plate...MEH!

Haha Hector. I should have put my disclaimer in there that said that was in jest. I love Evo's but my 05STI vanity plate was just too boring, I had to step it up.

That is what I figured. I love the look of the STi, they sound amazing, and the power is almost identical with the Evo.

The new import "Mustang and Camaro"

Originally posted by SVT Amateur:

I can guarantee that if I put this car on a DynoJet dyno I would be seeing over 300 whp and wtq.

You really think you got that much gain from a intake/tune/exhaust?

Originally posted by KingpinSVT:

Originally posted by SVT Amateur:

I can guarantee that if I put this car on a DynoJet dyno I would be seeing over 300 whp and wtq.

You really think you got that much gain from a intake/tune/exhaust?

tunes can do amazing things. +30-40whp i believe

~Andrew

I realize that. That would get you close to 300whp, but not well over it.

Very very nice STI. Love the looks.

Originally posted by KingpinSVT:

Originally posted by SVT Amateur:

I can guarantee that if I put this car on a DynoJet dyno I would be seeing over 300 whp and wtq.

You really think you got that much gain from a intake/tune/exhaust?

Yep. People with the same mods as me do it all the time over at IWSTI. But I would have baselined around 240-250 whp on a Dynojet stock.

But again, dyno number don't really mean anything (unless you are comparing baseline and final run). I think the true test of your car is the 1/4 mile. There everyone is on the same playing field and there is no room for excuses like a dyno reading too low or someone having inflated numbers because a tuner can decide to make a dyno read higher. Go to the track and if a guy has inflated numbers it will show, just like how my low dyno numbers still gave a low 13 second time (and again I can hit 12's on this setup I just need to practice).

Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
I realize that. That would get you close to 300whp, but not well over it.

Maybe I should have been clearer, it would be pretty close to 300 whp. I mean I am speculating because I haven't dynoed on a DynoJet but from seeing other guys that have gone the same route as me hit 300 whp on a DynoJet I wouldn't doubt it. But yeah, we aren't talking well over 300 whp, just around 300 whp.

Originally posted by EVOLUTION VIII:

Originally posted by SVT Amateur:

Originally posted by EVOLUTION VIII:
Love the car.....

but the plate...MEH!

Haha Hector. I should have put my disclaimer in there that said that was in jest. I love Evo's but my 05STI vanity plate was just too boring, I had to step it up.

That is what I figured. I love the look of the STi, they sound amazing, and the power is almost identical with the Evo.

The new import "Mustang and Camaro"

Yeah, I guess you could make that comparison, and by ya'lls logic, the VW R32 would be the Barracuda right?

NICE STi man!

mmmm very nice i love STI`s!!!

...imo it would look beter with the gold BBS`s though but still very nice

i want the same car that you have a subaru sti blue got demit i am married i can't afford it

is a beautiful car i like a lot congratulations for a such beautiful car