AutoWeek: 2006 WRX and STi, Article added

SubaruFlamingo · 09-01-2005, 03:32 PM

Sep. 5 AutoWeek has a cool article on the 06s:

"Something to Impreza your friends with"

With shots of the WRX taking a turn WRC style on Pike's Peak, and a nice shot of a WRB STi kicking up dust. I will try to scan it in later, but they give it a lot of praise. A sidenote, they claim the 06 "gets a new tuned exhaust with all four equal length pipes expelling gas out of the combustion chambers", will this mean a cat-back designed for an 05 wont be right for an 06?

http://www.pbase.com/revme/autoweek

Stee · 09-01-2005, 04:10 PM

Reading the Autoweek article, they claim the '06 STI is equipped with an air pump for emissions. I thought it didn't have one?

amdmaxx · 09-03-2005, 08:25 PM

There goes boxer sound..

jlcool007 · 09-03-2005, 10:00 PM

i know man, its like, do we get the RICER sound now witht eh sh1tty equal length headers?
i mean, the first mod im gonna do is get some uhequal length headers on the puupy if i get an 06

pantag · 09-04-2005, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlcool007

i know man, its like, do we get the RICER sound now witht eh sh1tty equal length headers?
i mean, the first mod im gonna do is get some uhequal length headers on the puupy if i get an 06

Does anyone know if this is true? I love the boxer sound. Hopefully it will not change on '06 models. This is the first time I hear that though. I already drove a 2006 STi and it sounds like a '05 STi.
Anyone who had the chance to take a look underneath a '06 and see if the headers have unequal length like in the '05 STi?
Maybe Esemes?

FFF · 09-07-2005, 09:18 AM

Can anyone confirm these statements from Autoweek and MotorTrend.

1. New tuned exhaust with 4 equal legnth pipes.
2. "Subaru gave the STI's shifter shorter throws and put carbon-plated synchronizer on fifth and sixth gears."(MotorTrend says that fourth got this also). Did the STI allways have this or is this new for 06'.

These items as far as I have seen have not been discussed or confirmed anywhere.

Anyone know?

***wdb*** · 09-08-2005, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFF

Can anyone confirm these statements from Autoweek and MotorTrend.

1. New tuned exhaust with 4 equal legnth pipes.
2. "Subaru gave the STI's shifter shorter throws and put carbon-plated synchronizer on fifth and sixth gears."(MotorTrend says that fourth got this also). Did the STI allways have this or is this new for 06'.

No word from any other sources on the equal length headers; I personally think it is either something the 2.5L WRX motor got, or it is just bunkum.

The WRX (not STi) 5-speed got shorter throws and a beefed up 1st gear synchro, according to Subaru. (The WRX got a whole slew of upgrades and enhancements for '06, including two new trim levels.)

The STi got carbon-coated synchros for 4th, 5th and 6th gears according to several media sources, but I haven't found anything official yet.

normansti · 09-08-2005, 04:57 AM

I went to subaru.com and built an 06 and it has an option for an spt catback.

FFF · 09-08-2005, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdb

No word from any other sources on the equal length headers; I personally think it is either something the 2.5L WRX motor got, or it is just bunkum.

The WRX (not STi) 5-speed got shorter throws and a beefed up 1st gear synchro, according to Subaru. (The WRX got a whole slew of upgrades and enhancements for '06, including two new trim levels.)

The STi got carbon-coated synchros for 4th, 5th and 6th gears according to several media sources, but I haven't found anything official yet.

Thanks for the reply and I hope someone can find out if these 2 statements are true. As you can see by the Autoweek quote they specifically say the STI got shorter throws and 4-6 gears are changed.

OK who will find out the truth.

thx

***wdb*** · 09-08-2005, 06:44 PM

I heard from another source that the equal length headers appear on the normally aspirated 2.5L motors, not on the turbos.

GotSTI? · 09-09-2005, 08:57 AM

Lowered .08 inch. Is that true???

RBMike · 09-09-2005, 01:33 PM

.08 as in 8/100ths of an inch??? that's not much.

bekster43 · 10-04-2005, 10:10 AM

a 1/8 of an inch = .125 inch not .08 inch

solbergfan · 10-04-2005, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdb

I heard from another source that the equal length headers appear on the normally aspirated 2.5L motors, not on the turbos.

You're correct-only the NA 2.5's get the equal length headers. This was discussed on another thread.

2006 STi has even or uneven headers?

09-01-2005, 03:32 PM	#1
SubaruFlamingo Grassroots STI Racer Car: 06 STI - WRB, 05 LGT Fav Mod: hella supertones Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 522 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (1)	AutoWeek: 2006 WRX and STi, Article added Sep. 5 AutoWeek has a cool article on the 06s: "Something to Impreza your friends with" With shots of the WRX taking a turn WRC style on Pike's Peak, and a nice shot of a WRB STi kicking up dust. I will try to scan it in later, but they give it a lot of praise. A sidenote, they claim the 06 "gets a new tuned exhaust with all four equal length pipes expelling gas out of the combustion chambers", will this mean a cat-back designed for an 05 wont be right for an 06? http://www.pbase.com/revme/autoweek This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by SubaruFlamingo : 09-03-2005 at 07:49 AM.

09-01-2005, 04:10 PM	#2
Stee Spec C Club Car: 2008 Fitrari Red Fav Mod: Getting 40mpg Location: North Jersey Posts: 1,537 Join Date: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	Reading the Autoweek article, they claim the '06 STI is equipped with an air pump for emissions. I thought it didn't have one?

09-03-2005, 08:25 PM	#3
amdmaxx Stage 2 Moderator Car: 06 Saabaru 9-2x Aero Fav Mod: Larger breasts Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 1,389 Join Date: Nov 2002 Trader Rating: (0)	There goes boxer sound..

09-03-2005, 10:00 PM	#4
jlcool007 Senior STI Driver Posts: 324 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	i know man, its like, do we get the RICER sound now witht eh sh1tty equal length headers? i mean, the first mod im gonna do is get some uhequal length headers on the puupy if i get an 06

09-07-2005, 09:18 AM	#6
FFF Amateur STI Driver Car: 06' STI Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 44 Join Date: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Can anyone confirm these statements from Autoweek and MotorTrend. 1. New tuned exhaust with 4 equal legnth pipes. 2. "Subaru gave the STI's shifter shorter throws and put carbon-plated synchronizer on fifth and sixth gears."(MotorTrend says that fourth got this also). Did the STI allways have this or is this new for 06'. These items as far as I have seen have not been discussed or confirmed anywhere. Anyone know?

09-08-2005, 04:57 AM	#8
normansti Spec C Club Location: Dearborn MI Posts: 1,251 Join Date: Aug 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	I went to subaru.com and built an 06 and it has an option for an spt catback.

09-08-2005, 06:44 PM	#10
*wdb* dances with roads Car: 2005 CGM STi Posts: 5,066 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (8)	I heard from another source that the equal length headers appear on the normally aspirated 2.5L motors, not on the turbos.

09-09-2005, 08:57 AM	#11
GotSTI? Silver Member Car: 08 White STI Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,560 Join Date: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Lowered .08 inch. Is that true???

09-09-2005, 01:33 PM	#12
RBMike The Next Petter Solberg Posts: 933 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	.08 as in 8/100ths of an inch??? that's not much.

10-04-2005, 10:10 AM	#13
bekster43 Grassroots STI Racer Car: 04 STI Posts: 528 Join Date: Nov 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	a 1/8 of an inch = .125 inch not .08 inch