i baught a brand new 2005 impreza 2.5rs in november. i love my car alot!!! but i've talked to so many sti and wrx owners that say i wasted my money and should have spent more and baught at least a wrx.

i wanted to but my reasons for buying the rs is i'm 20 and my insurance rates screw me over, so its cheaper for me that way. plus i got the car with 30 miles on it for 17000 out the door which in my mind was a good deal.

i put an injen intake and apexi n1 exhaust on it sounds good, but i'm i wasting my time putting money in it or can my car produce good hp???

 

i have a 98 impreza, i turbo'd it and did a lil work to it, and I have yet to find a wrx or sti (not saying there arent any, just I have not come across any of them) that I cannot whoop on. 12.222 @ 107-108
6 psi w/spray

 

awesome, i would LOVE to beat an evo with my car or a sti, but mostly an evo!!! thats actually what i'm going to build my car up, but thats why i started this thread to see if it were worth it.

thanks

 

ebay all the way. I bought a wrx turbo and intercooler for $200 (for both items) had a mechanic (friend of mine) fab a up pipe and down pipe (to work with borla headers for your car) and run oil and coolent lines. Have to tap the oil pan for oil line. I have cobb spicey cams. mild port and polish (did it while i was switching the cams) walbro fuel pump and a 100 shot (dry zex kit) The whole thing cost about 1500 installed. im going to race a evo 9 mr running 21psi tonight. cant wait to smoke him.

 

Nah, you didn't waste your money. You made the right call. If you can't afford a WRX, then you shouldn't buy one. The RS is still a fun car for the money.

 

how much weight does the turbo and intercooler add? I am compairing the weight to the STI which is nearly 300lbs more then the RS. Which is why i asked. He could always get a WRX or STi short block and drop a turbo on that

 

I think you did the right thing, if the RS does it for you then who cares what STi owners say, SOME of them have elitist attitudes and sometimes it is impossible to avoid that. I say build your up and dust those same very guys who were talking sh*t. Good luck man!

 

Yea just drop an aftermarket turbo when you have enough saved up. cg on the new ride tho bro!!! woot

 

cheaper insurance and cheaper gas. 87! har har har

 

turbo=10-15lbs
intercooler=5lbs
extra up/down pipe=10lbs
on the heavyside figure your adding 30-40lbs to your car.

 

An rs is an execellent car. Throw a rear sway bar in it and struts too, if you got the money. Have fun carving!

 

If I were buying a new subie, an RS is what I'd get. I already know that I'm gonna mod the heck out of it, so why would I pay for a bunch of factory stuff that I'll just have to take off the car?

Now if they'd get around to releasing a spec-c here, now that's a different story!

 

yeah thats also one of the reasons i wanted the rs cause then when i roll up to an evo and or a sti and smoke them, i'll have done it with my own two hands!!! and to me its more rewarding, and half the fun of owning a tuner is....well...tuning it! ha imagine that!!! lol

i would like to buy a ecu chip but wondering if i should wait till after i put the turbo on or not? also were did you say i could get a turbo and intercooler for 200$ cause i've been lookin and every i see its about 500$or more, anyway me and my buddy (the educated one) are mechanics and were doing all the modin ourselves, so if you could tell me again....

could i buy an sti turbo or should i spend my money on a aftermarket one???


if you want to see pics of my rs check out myspace there in the blog

http://www.myspace.com/kylespageorama

 

I don't think you wasted your money. I think you bought the right car, given your circumstances. However, I would say that turboing RS is a waste of money. My advice would be to mod your car's suspension, brakes ect. Just leave the engine alone. Then down the road, get same model year WRX and all your parts will cross over. That's my advice to you. Plus, nicely tuned RS is a perfect car to learn how to drive...

 

yeah i road raced my old 2001 nissan sentra sr20de and that was were i learned to drive! but yeah i'm already planing on full suspension and that good stuff just saving the money right now! i'm talkin down the road.

thank you guys for all the respect, i don't get alot of it here in the greater chicagoland area!