BlaineWasHere
I brake for apexes!
close enough
lol@nearly stock car
gay.
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Strictly Subies.
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gay.
BlaineWasHere
I brake for apexes!
oh wait.
hairyblackrabbit
Powerful like a gorilla
true
dudes love it
a nice greying man in a button up liked the car so much he asked if i wanted to go for a walk in the woods with him.
BurntGauge
AWD > FWD
Looking at '13 STI's, but all the research I do leads me to believe its not a matter of 'if' the engine will blow, its a matter of 'when'... So a protune will help protect the engine, due to a shitty, lean factory tune, but then it will kill the warranty? What am I missing here? Can someone explain this to me? Is there anything you can do to prevent blowing it up (other than a protune/monitoring oil, etc 24/7)? Or should I start looking at other cars...
Subie2013
Humble yourself
Meh, not all the engines blow. But there is a few thing that help. Meth injection, tune, fuel rails, EL headers. But none of them provide a 100% out for your pistons. With mine I plan to keep it stock until my warranty is up, then start to do what I'd like to the car and see if it blows up or not.
Sterling
Steel Tip
Also. Because of forums it seems like everyone and their moms have blown ringlands. But you've got to remember. It's actually a very small percentage of people.
It basically comes down to detonation. If you can prevent it, you'll be in good shape.
Subie2013
Humble yourself
This.
BlaineWasHere
I brake for apexes!
Even FR-S/BRZ are starting to show some signs of detonation issues on a few cars. Subi life.
hairyblackrabbit
Powerful like a gorilla
The di injector o-ring problem? From what i've read at worst keeping ontop of the o-rings (soon as the exhaust pops?) like you do with cam followers on fsi can prevent.
Was reading that some tunes (visconti ?) also has that corrected for, if its as simple as a tune issue its far less serious than ringlands which happen on stock and tuned ej25 cars.
At the end of the day, 13' sti, ft86rsrz, or any other car, its pay to play. If there are known issues and you want them covered by warranty the only safe way is to not mod. Either that or mod and be ok with and aware that there is a possibility it could come out of your pocket. Just sucks leaving a lot of potential on the table to play it safe on the warranty.
Subie2013
Humble yourself
It's very true. The amount of potential these cars have are crazy. It sucks to know so much power is left just waiting to be released. But, no point in regretting it if something goes wrong.
LuLzSeC
Ready to race!
Thats basically what I tell my friends if they ask me if they should get Subie. I tell them exactly this. Dont mod it unless you can afford a new motor. Otherwise great all around cars.
Callsign_Jester
traction is for pussies
Sterling
Steel Tip
no one cares
Kwiksilver07
Go Kart Champion
Or you have a second car so it can sit while you scrounge up the money to buy a new one or rebuild.
I've considered picking up a WRX but I know I would tune it. With all the horror stories of blown motors and trannies I just can get myself to pull the trigger.
Maybe a better choice would be an evo:fighting0030: