Stock 06 STi v. bolt on Evo IX MR

**LegacyMyth** · 12-03-2006 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by 06STIGUY

Well tonight my friend and i decided we would go from a roll in his new Evo IX MR that mommy and daddy bought him... he knows how to drive it pretty well considering he drove an VIII before his parents suprised him for his 18th b-day with the new one

but anyway moving past my jealousy we went from a 30mph roll to about 80. Well both times he pulled about a car and half on my and shut down although he was still pulling hard! If i wasnt jealous before tonight i sure as hell am now lol... well anyway im just hoping that after i go stage 2 it will be a little more even. oh BTW his mods are intake and TBE.

What! Are you serious. Your friend in one lucky SOB.

**BrianH** · 12-03-2006 01:57 PM

just wait for him to get an exhaust and reflash, you'll need an aftermarket turbo at that point to keep up with him.

oh well i'm sure it'll fall apart quickly!

**DTR rex** · 12-03-2006 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by BrianH

just wait for him to get an exhaust and reflash, you'll need an aftermarket turbo at that point to keep up with him.

Das wat i been sayin d00d!

**BrianH** · 12-03-2006 02:09 PM

one of the local ex subaru guys just ran an 11.4 out in vegas on a reflashed IX with a downpipe/testpipe, drop in intake, tune & exhaust cam.

**06STIGUY** · 12-03-2006 03:00 PM

Time for a turbo upgrage. Hopefully with a 8CM 20G or FPGreen, or if i decide to spend the money and go rotated a 30r, i can keep up with how easily moddible they are.

**BrianH** · 12-03-2006 03:05 PM

yep once you get into the aftermarket turbo arena you can keep up a lot easier.

**06STIGUY** · 12-03-2006 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by BrianH

yep once you get into the aftermarket turbo arena you can keep up a lot easier.

From what i see with Evo's in the 11's not much easier. Damn mitsus.

**Antyoo** · 12-03-2006 11:22 PM

witnessed a race last night

2006 STI(roommate's car)
aps TMIC
injen intake
TBE no cats
helper spring on wastegate
reflash

vs

2005 evo8(friend's car)
down pipe
test pipe
catback
intake
vishnu dyno tune
twin plate clutch

the evo was faster. the whole time it slowly pulled away from the STI. at the 1/4 mile the evo would probably be less than 2 car lengths

the 2005 evo8's have the same 10.5 hotside as the 9's which makes for improved top end over 02-03 evo's. but the 9's are better still because of a redesigned compressor wheel and the mivec. general concenses is that a evo9 has the performance of a evo8 with cams

a friend of mine has this

2006 evo9
KN filter
ported and coated manifold
o2 housing
downpipe
high flow cat
catback
base reflash(we are going to dyno tune it in a few weeks)
lower intercooler pipe
BR deluxe FMIC

this car hauls ass. its faster than both the evo8 and 06 sti i mentioned above. but when we dynotune it we expect it to be a lot faster than the other two cars.

i know several people through a local meet that have evo9's. TBE and custom tune they regularly put down 330+whp, some as high as 350whp. sti's with the same mods are maxed out at ~300whp. aside from that the topend of all evo's is better than that of any sti with the stock turbo.

**DTR rex** · 12-04-2006 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by 06STIGUY

Time for a turbo upgrage. Hopefully with a 8CM 20G or FPGreen, or if i decide to spend the money and go rotated a 30r, i can keep up with how easily moddible they are.

You gotta be careful though. Once you get into 30r territory you risk reliability issues with the motor. I would even feel uneasy about a 20G an STi. But then again, I am a bit of a reliability-paranoid.

**Juice33** · 12-04-2006 05:47 AM

Evos definately have the tuning advantage. I believe the package is a TBE, MBC and a flash (maybe an intake too, I can't remember) will net you 330 AWHP for just $1300. Not too shabby. It would take cams, like said before, for an VIII to get to that number.

I will probably do this by next spring and stop modding there. My knee can't take a heavy clutch right now so no more power for me.

**LegacyMyth** · 12-04-2006 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by Juice33

Evos definately have the tuning advantage. I believe the package is a TBE, MBC and a flash (maybe an intake too, I can't remember) will net you 330 AWHP for just $1300. Not too shabby. It would take cams, like said before, for an VIII to get to that number.

I will probably do this by next spring and stop modding there. My knee can't take a heavy clutch right now so no more power for me.

True for the VIII, but the IX just needs TBE and maybe a reflash and it could make close to 315 - 320 awhp. That MIvec makes a big difference. Did I mention I love Evos?

**Juice33** · 12-04-2006 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by LegacyMyth

True for the VIII, but the IX just needs TBE and maybe a reflash and it could make close to 315 - 320 awhp. That MIvec makes a big difference. Did I mention I love Evos?

Did you read my post?

**Geese1** · 12-04-2006 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by Juice33

Evos definately have the tuning advantage. I believe the package is a TBE, MBC and a flash (maybe an intake too, I can't remember) will net you 330 AWHP for just $1300. Not too shabby. It would take cams, like said before, for an VIII to get to that number.

I will probably do this by next spring and stop modding there. My knee can't take a heavy clutch right now so no more power for me.

That's the Buschur/Warrtalon package: MBC, TBE, Autometer Boost Gauge, and a reflash. Claimed 330 awhp for $1270 shipped.

I'm going to do something like this myself when the car comes out of storage this spring. However, since I only live about 3 hours from Buschur, I'm going to have them do a custom tune. Plus, I'll have a few extra mods on by that point (bonus of having Christmas and my birthday before the car comes out), such as a Buschur LICP and Walboro 255 fuel pump, as well as some misc. stuff that won't affect power such as shifter bushings, stainless steel brake and clutch lines, etc.

That should be it for '07. The following year I'll be looking at cams and most likely an upgraded clutch just to be on the safe side, as well as perhaps a new wheel and tire package (if I can find one I like that weighs the same or less than the stock BBS rims).

The following year will be the upgraded turbo and perhaps a new suspension also.