Exactly, and thats how it should be. It just seems like the majority of SRT-4 owners have a problem with American V8's no matter who you are. Granted they may have had some bad dealing with another V8, but out of the few I have met they just are too much for me to handle, I cant stand and talk to those guys no matter how much I try.

-Dustin-

 

I no doubt respect the car, and what it can do, make no mistake.
What I don't respect, is a 16 year old Vin Diesel telling me how he owns all domestics, and seems to only be able to cut low 14s. If you car is fast, cool, be proud, but please, don't be an *** about it. That is for ANYONE, whether they drive a SRT-4, WRX, LS1, LT1, Cobra, Gran National,... etc... The SRT-4 as a compact performance car goes, I have no issues, just the morons behind the steering wheels.

 

Got ya, its a good lookin car and faster then the wrx to boot, Id probably do the same as you in choosing one over the srt-4...For some reason the fwd just doesnt do it for me. What im wondering is why is that thing still stock Id atleast have a catback and cai on by now . You still hurting from the stealth ticket?

 

Ahh, but it isn't completely stock -- I've opened up the intake box, tossed in a K&N panel filter originally meant to fit the Stealth's stock airbox, and I've got a MBC at 17 psi (stock is 13.5). It can't hold boost for squat though, falling back to 13 psi after 5k rpm. What's funny is I'm considered a rebel in the Subaru tuning community. I refuse to buy staged mods and I'm not afraid of a MBC without also getting a $1k ECU tune. I bought a datalogger and I'm happy to be running the same timeslips as people who have spent $1500+ (I'm at maybe $50 spent). Of course there have been dire predictions that I'd blow my engine but 5k miles later it's still perfect.

The biggest shortcoming is the tiny stock turbo. They chose the smallest one that would hold stock boost to redline, and then they lowered the redline to 6500 rpm. The longblock is identical to the STi (same part number and everything) so it can do 7k+ rpm and will easily make 100+ more hp as soon as you get a bigger turbo.

They slowed the upgrade path by using a different intake manifold and intercooler than the STi does, meaning now all the companies have to make another variation of each part and it's taking them a while to get it all to market. I'm going to pick & choose what mods I want and hopefully I can build a 100% reliable daily driver that runs 11s and at least 118-120 traps, and look damn near shock while doing it. Oh, and do it for under $5k including labor for the PITA things like a clutch install.

A year ago you never would have conviced me I'd buy a Subaru, much less a brand new one off the lot, and that it wouldn't be an STi. I love the potential though -- it's only half a liter less than the Stealth and it's 400 lbs lighter so it should still be a great ride when the mods are done.

Mod funds are low right now because I'm in the middle of a $2k carputer setup. It's a full WinXP machine w/ touchscreen that I'm flushing into the dash. When I'm done it'll look like stock NAV (not offered on the Legacy) except it'll also do wireless web, email, play movies, etc. It's full 5.1 surround with 1700 watts rms of JBL amps powering JBL GTi components and a PowerAcoustik **** 12 sub (laugh, I know, but it's a massive sub, handles 1200w rms, and if I don't like it I only spent $150 on it).

I was able to "resolve" the Stealth issue and I'm trying to make sure I never repeat it. It helps alot that this car blends into traffic so well

 

well thats good to hear, yea I saw a new legacy today, they blend in very well...not flashy at all