Sti 1/4 mile time??
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i think they made some improvements for 06. but as far as i can tell from what i read it's not really a quality issue. from what i gather the people that really have problems with the tranny are the ones who push a good bit more than stock power through it, and often times don't know a lot about AWD so they do clutch dump launches and stuff. if the tires aren't absorbing the shock, then what is? the tranny. plus the RS is pushing less power than the WRX to begin with, so if they have the same tranny, the RS should be even safer with it. i think the 6 speed was designed with abuse in mind whereas the 5 speed less so.
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With impreza's, most of the porblem is with their middle trim WRX's. From what I've heard, they cannot push much extra power on stock engine internals and they have weak transmissions. The RS should still have room to work with since they are lower power and their parts are designed to be used witht eh WRX as well, and the STi, well, it's just a whole new beast.jomotopia wrote:i think they made some improvements for 06. but as far as i can tell from what i read it's not really a quality issue. from what i gather the people that really have problems with the tranny are the ones who push a good bit more than stock power through it, and often times don't know a lot about AWD so they do clutch dump launches and stuff. if the tires aren't absorbing the shock, then what is? the tranny. plus the RS is pushing less power than the WRX to begin with, so if they have the same tranny, the RS should be even safer with it. i think the 6 speed was designed with abuse in mind whereas the 5 speed less so.
Oh and another thing about teh STi.. I dont like how their intercooler is mounted under the hood scoop. It would have been much better if they front-mounted it.
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^^ lol, well the TMIC is why the hood scoop is there in the first place with the flat 4 engine there is room for it on the top, and the way things are in the engine bay a FMIC leads to longer piping and increased turbo lag. but i think one of the reasons was for the front bumper impact rating. i can't remember if we talked about that here before or if it was on one of the Suby forums.
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nope.. wasnt talked about.. so how would a FMIC affect bumper rating?jomotopia wrote:^^ lol, well the TMIC is why the hood scoop is there in the first place with the flat 4 engine there is room for it on the top, and the way things are in the engine bay a FMIC leads to longer piping and increased turbo lag. but i think one of the reasons was for the front bumper impact rating. i can't remember if we talked about that here before or if it was on one of the Suby forums.
Automakers are required to design bumpers that will withstand a low-speed crash with no injuries to the passengers and no damage to anything but the bumper. I don't remember the requirement was for 5 or 10 mph, might be 2.5 mph (I've seen that on cars, although I always thought it was at least 5 mph). I'm guessing that it would be pretty easy to ruin an FMIC if they tried to put one in there, especially if the rest of the system was mostly in place.