My Dad's WRX
 

this weekend i participated in the good ole auto-X with my dad's WRX with STI goodies, it was just plain awesome, it blows my civic to pieces so much more power and so much more control, i want one soo bad

4wd and TT is OK :exnbp:

WRX is single turbo :p

Is there a point to this thread beyond an OT "Iwantit" thread?

doesn't seem like it

I was thinking the same thing.

Problem with the WRX is the time the car takes for the turbo to spool up. 0-60 foot the WRX shines and in the rain, although I beat my friend's stock WRX (on Hoosiers) with my Civic Si in the rain this weekend :)

WRXs around my area a rare, I might see 1 or 2 a week and most of the time it's the same ones I've already seen. Personally I like the GSXs better than the WRXs because they hug the road better, mainly because it's a 4000lb car, but still.

:stupid:

A GSX weighs 3200 lbs, a WRX is about 3100.

Hug the road better? Not sure if the GSX pulls the same skidpad numbers as the WRX....also the positioning of the weight is what really matters. A 4000 lb ford truck with a lift kit is obviously going to have slightly "worse" handling characteristics as opposed to a 4000 lb Misti 3000GT VR4. I'm sure you already knew this though.

I think the WRX's have mucho body-roll from the factory as opposed to a GSX...probably why you thought the gsx was more stable.

Shingo

Yeah but modified (new struts & springs) I think the WRX might have the center of gravity advantage with its flat 4.

A boost controller and catless uppipe will solve any spool-up problems. I can get 18 psi at about 2400 RPMs. Also, at a certain point, AWD is useless...in rain, I can't get traction once I'm in boost. :rolleyes: