Oh Dear, Its here - Page 28

***VSGTS14*** · 03-28-2007, 08:34 PM

that's not right..april 5th will be the day.
that intercooler couldn't cool my farts.

Daweism · 03-28-2007, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by VSGTS14

that's not right..april 5th will be the day.
that intercooler couldn't cool my farts.

Lol

Yeah, the new STi better have a stock FMIC.

lackskill · 03-28-2007, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Daweism

Lol

Yeah, the new STi better have a stock FMIC.

Why would you ever think that would happen? The hood scoop is a signature, the tmic offers instant spool and is cheaper to build, a fmic is more prone to road debris. Subaru doesnt use a FMIC on anything that I know of. If they are going to use anything other than TMIC, they should just copy the VMIC from the WRC cars...

***VSGTS14*** · 03-28-2007, 09:10 PM

yea it's gonna still be tmic most likely, but i don't see any sense in that engine bay pic.
the wrx should have a bigger intercooler for one thing and second that doesn't look like the motor known to imprezassssss....that's no EJ biatch.

they have the EJ25 in the new wrxs right? since they are all 2.5l now.

jtom · 03-28-2007, 09:50 PM

Yea Subaru will at least for the time being not do a fmic. They are known for their tmic and they wont change that for a while if ever.

Couldnt Subaru have achieved similar power with a smaller intercooler? I dont think the size of the intercooler means a whole lot if they did other engine tweaks to compensate for a smaller intercooler.

I didnt notice it at first but yea thats a different engine.

***VSGTS14*** · 03-28-2007, 09:52 PM

nahh smaller intercooler won't be efficient enough under the hood.
the stocker barely flows good in wrx's right now.

faSt4 · 03-28-2007, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by VSGTS14

that intercooler couldn't cool my farts.

ROFL

I'm going to wait for April 5th before I pass any judgements, but I have to say... even thought I don't like the "projected" look, I don't really care what it looks like. 04s/05s/06s/07s will always be the same, and it will just make me love my car even more.

Matt30 · 03-28-2007, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jtom

Yea Subaru will at least for the time being not do a fmic. They are known for their tmic and they wont change that for a while if ever.

Couldnt Subaru have achieved similar power with a smaller intercooler? I dont think the size of the intercooler means a whole lot if they did other engine tweaks to compensate for a smaller intercooler.

Well the legacy GT makes 243 hp and it now has the same size intercooler as the new wrx.

jtom · 03-28-2007, 09:56 PM

If their going to put the legacy motor in the new wrx that means it will weigh a little less and as long as theres no changes to the motor, the new wrx should have similar performance to the current legacy- not bad but its still incredibly ugly.

Daweism · 03-28-2007, 10:14 PM

It better have a bigger turbo and better high end pull.

jtom · 03-28-2007, 10:41 PM

I hope so too because they need better performance to get people to look past the design.

purreplayya69 · 03-29-2007, 04:26 AM

its real they even got it on edmunds.com/insideline

osbjmg · 03-29-2007, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by wrinklefree

Funny how owners are inflicted with the "my <insert model="" year="">[insert Model Year] is the best and everything else is automatically ugly" syndrome. I see this on every car board. It must be a self-validation for their purchase or something.

The way I see it, the Sti and EVO aren't pretty cars to begin with. In fact what attracted me to the Sti was it's no nonsense blue-collar way it goes about its businnes of kicking ass. Function over form you might say.

I doubt Subaru (and Mitsu) will be releasing 08 cars that are slower than the previous generation, so from a technical standpoint we are in for a real treat. Isn't progress great?</insert>

I guess there is some of that going on, but I own an 06 and think it is not the best year for looks. I agree they are ugly to begin with, but I guess it's so much of a change that it freaks me out. Kinda like how the Chevy Nova turned into a poo-box after many proud years. I also love the Evo IV as far as styling goes, but you can't get those here - the new Evo also looks very strange. Maybe it will grow on us, but it's like both of these cars have a bit of a long-standing base form and now they are flipping it around to something it traditionally has not been.

**boondocksaint** · 03-29-2007, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by purreplayya69

its real they even got it on edmunds.com/insideline

^^That isn't the most reliable source. Not saying it is or isn't true (we'll know for sure on April 5th), just saying I wouldn't believe them off hand.

Daweism · 03-29-2007, 07:28 AM

That asticle doesn't look too promising...

"Carry over engines"

Pray that the new STi is under 3000pds lol.

03-28-2007, 08:34 PM	#406
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03-28-2007, 09:50 PM	#410
jtom Junior STI Driver Location: Tampa, FL/Albany, NY/Jack Posts: 171 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Yea Subaru will at least for the time being not do a fmic. They are known for their tmic and they wont change that for a while if ever. Couldnt Subaru have achieved similar power with a smaller intercooler? I dont think the size of the intercooler means a whole lot if they did other engine tweaks to compensate for a smaller intercooler. I didnt notice it at first but yea thats a different engine. Last edited by jtom : 03-28-2007 at 09:54 PM.

03-29-2007, 07:28 AM	#420
Daweism Professional STI Racer Car: 1993 Toyota Camry LE Fav Mod: Cobb Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 837 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	That asticle doesn't look too promising... "Carry over engines" Pray that the new STi is under 3000pds lol. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-28-2007, 09:10 PM	#409
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 08 Chevy 2500HD Fav Mod: a new 08 STi Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,851 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	yea it's gonna still be tmic most likely, but i don't see any sense in that engine bay pic. the wrx should have a bigger intercooler for one thing and second that doesn't look like the motor known to imprezassssss....that's no EJ biatch. they have the EJ25 in the new wrxs right? since they are all 2.5l now.

03-28-2007, 09:52 PM	#411
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 08 Chevy 2500HD Fav Mod: a new 08 STi Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,851 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	nahh smaller intercooler won't be efficient enough under the hood. the stocker barely flows good in wrx's right now.

03-28-2007, 09:56 PM	#414
jtom Junior STI Driver Location: Tampa, FL/Albany, NY/Jack Posts: 171 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	If their going to put the legacy motor in the new wrx that means it will weigh a little less and as long as theres no changes to the motor, the new wrx should have similar performance to the current legacy- not bad but its still incredibly ugly.

03-28-2007, 10:14 PM	#415
Daweism Professional STI Racer Car: 1993 Toyota Camry LE Fav Mod: Cobb Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 837 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	It better have a bigger turbo and better high end pull.

03-28-2007, 10:41 PM	#416
jtom Junior STI Driver Location: Tampa, FL/Albany, NY/Jack Posts: 171 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	I hope so too because they need better performance to get people to look past the design.

03-29-2007, 04:26 AM	#417
purreplayya69 The Next Petter Solberg Car: 2005 CGM/Gold STi Fav Mod: suspension! Location: NNJ Posts: 983 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (12)	its real they even got it on edmunds.com/insideline