October of 2006 ROTM: Sybir

[Perdue]

Congrats to Sybir and his beautiful Outback for their win in the October 2006 SLi ROTM. It was a close win, seperated by only 4 votes. Good job to both entrants!

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/09/DSCF3183JPG-1.jpg

http://www.hooptywagon.com/img/DSCF2992.JPG

[shazapple]

woot! Such a nice outback

[Wiscon_Mark]

*drool*

[sybir]

Thanks, guys :D

[OUTBACKWBEER!]

I love those JDM tails....!!! :twisted:

[mranlet]

It's the roof rack that completes the look ;)

[sybir]

Nothing beats a full rack loadout on a serious-looking car. Makes it look that much more purposeful and mean. It also visually lowers the car, IMO. I've got all the junk off for commuting, but I love rolling around in this thing with a couple bikes or kayaks strapped to the top :D

[xcntrk75]

That things so hott.... want to trade ;)

[Wiscon_Mark]

That things so hott.... want to trade ;)

I would...

[sybir]

That things so hott.... want to trade ;)

Call me ;)

[Huffer]

Cos you know Anthony would install teh awesome engine in that wagon...as well as changeout the drivetrain.

That's the only thing missing from sybir's wagon...

[Wiscon_Mark]

yeppers...

[sybir]

Yep. It's still in the works down the road (I had an entire donor car for cheap sitting in my shop, but just didn't have the time and a reliable second car). I'm bummed it's not done already, as every other system on the car is ready for power, it's just the time and money factor, as if I was going to do it at this point I'd have to do an STi swap for it to feel worthwhile.

The STi (buying a friend's 05 as soon as I move back from the bay next summer) will give me something factory fast to do a few cosmetic and suspension mods to to be happy, then I'll look at what I want to do with this thing. I'm thinking about a cheap EJ20 swap with a peaky turbo like a 22 or PE1820 for that old-school "waitwaitwaitwaitwhoooooooosh" turbo feel; it'll never be faster than the STi, but one of those turbos will give me the boost I always wanted in the car, and just make it fun. Will be a cheap second car at that point that will be a fun showpiece as an old-school Subie done up right, like Anthony's.

[xcntrk75]

Dude your car would be soo sweet with my entire drivetrain in it… :lol:

2.5l short block, cammed wrx heads, 20G/06 turbo, external wastegate, PPG 5-speed tranny, alky…. That wagon would whoop the majority of STi’s it encountered… :eek:

[Wiscon_Mark]

Yes it would. Your wagon is a good platform for an STi swap. It's actually lighter than an STi in stock form, although if you add the drivetrain w/ DCCD, it'd end up about the same.

[xcntrk75]

Blahhhhhh STi this and STi that... :mad:

My 5sp WRX tranny is twice as strong as the stock 6sp box and quicker in most circumstances...

Aside from the front LSD (which can be added to 5sp), I don't see what all the hype is about with the 6sp box... :roll:



Especially for you sybir, would you rather run your autoxs constantly shifting from 1-2-3 or run the whole thing in 1-2..?

With the PPG gear-set I can run 43mph in first and 73mph in second at redline. That means on the autox course, you have a usable speed range of about 30~70mph in 2nd gear all between 3~7k rpm where you’ll be at full spool and under full power! And the same with 1st with a usable range of about 15~40mph of full power! Blah…6 gears who needs them..

PPG 5-speed gear ratio (http://mr2.phpwerx.net/turbocalc/gearratios.php?saved=H4sIAAAAAAAAAzWPWQ7DIAxE7%2BIDRCwhy3CYCLW04iOLgI9KUe4eXMiX53nkse1gcCb0oK93kazDiDNA2n9Pd3IiG6Aqym4aGfWDWjH2FUU3G0ZTUIBYDo9MkKAPV82pM9krlU0Uj3VZw0YtUAjB8jHcrxmjqsYEyvux1FNrfHFziJ4v1%2FxJmU3%2BlcO%2BtW1KGVYDyKWjOAwK1JsW%2BA5u9dnH1pflw%2Bu6ATeJj%2B4XAQAA)

[Wiscon_Mark]

It's a very nice transmission, with great diffs. Shifts much more smoothly than the 5MT. Obviously you can brag up your PPG gearset, but some people can't spring for that.

[xcntrk75]

WRX 5MT + PPG gear-set cost
=
STi 6MT tranny cost

[Wiscon_Mark]

If you don't have to pay oodles of money to have your gearbox shipped to and from Andrewtech. You kinda have the advantage being so close to them ;)

But I would take the PPG over the STi gearset too.

I just like the STi diffs ;)