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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by C5_vette
I like that in almost any scenario there is a chance of failure.... f-that... Subaru fail.
Except for the 05 STi. Throw a stg 2 on there and it'll run for decades w/ no issues. Probably the only year they did it right
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by abui01
Except for the 05 STi. Throw a stg 2 on there and it'll run for decades w/ no issues. Probably the only year they did it right
Time to see if Slim proves this theory wrong, when he opts for stage 2
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 10:27 AM
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Zain you need to factor in racecar. We Subaru owners are racecar drivers. It's normal for us to live on the edge as with our cars. If the car wasn't boarderline blowing up from the factory we wouldn't want it.

Anh it's funny but true the 05 is the one that seems to be the only year it was done right. Weird but true.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 10:36 AM
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Just got the call from the insurance company. $2800 worth of nickel damage.

Sadly he didn't leave his tag behind. I'd love for my insurance company to sue him.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 10:37 AM
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So far 2014 year sti are holding pretty good
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 10:46 AM
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gold wheels now. Silver is teh gay
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by kyle22
So far 2014 year sti are holding pretty good
Don't worry. Same engine and tune as the last x many years. Maybe you will be the lucky one to post the first blown up 14 or maybe Dave? You should race to see who wins first. Or er... Loses.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 11:35 AM
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after studying that graph, seems like the car is perfectly safe under 3,250 rpms, which is how majority of people drive anyhow.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 12:18 PM
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Anh the key is to not drive the car in 4th 5th or 6th while under load. 0 psi or less and it's safe.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 12:53 PM
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Wait, I'm confused. Are we getting Corvettes or Subarus? I can only afford one, especially if the government shuts down next month.
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Get a yaris
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kyle22
Get a yaris
Screw you Kyle!

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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 01:36 PM
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Clay I tried to give sound advice to the mid a. The corvette is a great car for the money, it makes great power, gets good gas mileage, and is reliable. However the car doesn't have ricer status and doesn't live on the age of blowing up on any given day.

The mid a ricers have spoken and the corvette was axed.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 04:41 PM
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Living on the edge is the way to go. Now I know what it feels like to have a turbo'd Z, you just never know when it will happen
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 05:12 PM
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Sadly driving a turbo Z is nothing like an auto pilot Subaru.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffie7
Clay I tried to give sound advice to the mid a. The corvette is a great car for the money, it makes great power, gets good gas mileage, and is reliable. However the car doesn't have ricer status and doesn't live on the age of blowing up on any given day.

The mid a ricers have spoken and the corvette was axed.
There was a nice Vette on display at the Grand Prix this year. I'd ask Berto which model it was but I think he's on siesta at the momento?
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 08:13 PM
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Kyle I would just leave it stock you dont need any more power, but I also would have waited for the 2015 STi but thats just me.
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Stock tune is super lean, if anything retune not for power, but for a better over all tune.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by WYZIWYG
There was a nice Vette on display at the Grand Prix this year. I'd ask Berto which model it was but I think he's on siesta at the momento?
If it was the yellow one by the corvette racing set up (where they were giving out shirts) it was the C7.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 11:36 PM
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Get the tune when you are like 3k miles from warranty expiring
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