Are Subaru WRX's really that unreliable? | fullBOOST 

RedPanda you cant deny how badly some years are compared to others tho. The narrow bodies and wide bodies had bad welds in the firewall and ringland failure. Lots of bug eyes had head gasket issues. The 2015+ have a terrible tune and the first 3 years all had clutch issues. I know know just tune it. But thats no excuse it should be ready to go from factory. I shouldnt have to void my warranty just to have a driveable car. Are they terrible? No, are they as great as many make them out to be? Definitely not. But that goes for many cars.

@@EulogizingSleep Pretty much... 06/07 are the years to get.

Username 1991 anyone will tell you that the rev hang in the 2015 plus makes the car unbearable. I own one as well and it’ll definitely be my last Subaru product. The reason i say that is consider why a company would tune a car for rev hang. It makes you be overly cautious while shifting and add extra wear on the clutch=early clutch failure and more money in Subaru’s pocket. Even many of the tuned ones I’ve driven(pro tuned) still have rev hang to some extent. Im not hating on the brand. My dream is to own an older wrx wagon(like a bug/blob/ hawk), but these 2008+ wrxs leave a lot to be desired. I cannot speak for an STI as i have never owned one.

100% moron lol

@@EulogizingSleep Rev-hang was tuned in many cars to comply with emissions. The point is to avoid the rich fuel spike you get when when you suddenly come off the throttle after accelerating hard. The new Honda's and generally the Hyundai's have very bad rev-hang. Many people tune this out as the first modification. It hinders performance driving.

Cre8tiveGarage or it wont

Wrong. Toyota Tacoma will take of you before you can ever take care of it

my mum has had hers for 15 years no problems

To true!

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Wym by idle drive?

@@bbbugeye2744maybe no hard acceleration until it's completely warm

I have literally never seen an rx past 200 miles. Ever. On the internet sure. Do you drive on the weekend only?

@@Arrozconchopsticks Figured that's what you meant.

The point is you shouldn’t HAVE to tread so carefully. And honestly none of that behavior is going to make a difference if you just happen to have one of the engines that’s destined to pop. If nothing goes wrong then great! But it’s not because you treated it better than the poor schmuck who cracked a ringland. It happens to STi’s in disproportionate numbers compared to that of its counterparts. Swap out those peanut brittle pistons with just about ANYthing else and problem solved. Or just wait and see if you make it through the life of the car(or until you get bored). Most of us will make it just fine.

I do musik stuff I owned a beat up amateur modded bugeye. I miss that car but things started to wrong on it, the turbo blew, and I didn’t want to spend any money fixing it up. I’d love to find an unmodded low miles one.

Still going strong?? Recently got a 02 WRX def a good one

Bobby Mircevski ya the 207 is an actually good engine

Any oil in the intercooler? Do a compression and leakdown test first. Could be pcv related.

I've got an 05 STi as well and mine has 190,000 miles on the clock no problem

I've got an EJ205 woth 203k and she still runs amazing

That's a joke right?

@@remissiveslave the only mods thats good are freeflow mufflers for that extra cool musical sound but not overdo it, an intake and reflash ecu

@@DarthRevan12 not buying one is the best mod for this car.

​@remissive slave 1871 and here we are again. Come to troll another vid?

That’s true with all cars. If maintained they will last long. I own a rotary, they have a bad reputation for reliability. I’ve owned my rx7 for 7 years 550hp still going strong 💪

Nice one. Just curious what mods you've done to achieve 400hp? Cheers

yep amen to that, I left my wrx that wasn't fully finished at a friends house it had some issues and I told him it needs tuning so don't drive it at all.. whats the mofo do he takes out out burns the whole tank of my gas and leaves it on the side of the road telling me it just "quit" the idiot lifted my head studs and since we were just testing the car there was no coolant in there just water the water it rusted and destroyed my walls... had to redo the whole motor hes lucky he dindt get his ass knocked out lets just say we're not really friends anymore. Since my new build its tough as nails, key here is don't let idiots behind the wheel and make sure your car's ready to go before you hoon it.

Damn dom lemme know where he at I'll but his #$%t up. Glad you got it together after

​@@fullboost Sorry thats crank , 200kw@all fours on a roller dyno. So VF34, TBE, 550cc injector, walbro fuel pump, silicon intake, modded Ypipe, STI intercooler, on a unopened 2003 EJ205 built and tuned by MSR msengineering.com.au/ Your EJ205 doesnt have AVCS, makes a great difference low down. I got to the same point as you on the stock block, where the engine has to come out for more power. I thought it ran so well thought it was a waste of money for the street car. I went to a current shape STI tuned putting down same power on a dyno but from 300nm to 660nm torque. Huge difference and way quicker even thought it puts down same power on the dyno. Can go closed desk EJ257, rods, forged pistons, precision turbo, can push 250-280kw atw on pump gas. I wouldnt touch E85, drops the range on that motor to less than 300km to a tank, also engines dont last and run like trash. There is where urban head gasket legends come from I think. H6 still kinda unknown and weak, seen really expensive build only hit 280atw, which considering the cost to a forged EJ257 build is dumb. PS I sold my modded 2003 WRX wagon for $14K with 160,000km on the clock ( 2 years ago in Sydney). People want wagons now, I got asked even at the servo if I wanted to sell mine. So I think you'd be able to sell yours for similar price considering its a quality build too and less kays.

yeah i dont think the olders ones were any less reliable, was just alot of young hoons owning them back in the day that didnt keep up maint

Miss my 97 T/tb. Planning to get a 2001 STB/STi

If you ever get one, just daily it for a year. Learn the car and how it works before shooting the go-fast-parts-cannon at it. You have the background to be capable of making reliable power

Correct me if I’m wrong but... Who tf asked

@@ts-vu3dd I thought it was cool information to share. Wait! I can't find it! Do you know what I'm looking for? It's probably who the fuck asked you to make that comment on a guy sharing some cool information with people.

Subaru Imprezas were always my dream cars. I'm now the super happy owner of a 2002 Bugeye saloon WRX. WR Blue with golden wheels. It is my daily and in 6 months of ownership it was a joy ride everytime I took it out for a spin or a relaxed drive. Best car I've ever owned. 59k original miles, stock with prodrive exhaust system.

@@Berserked learning the car for a year? Daym son lol

"buy a stock one" more chance of finding a 20 yr old virgin girlfriend then you have an unmodified impreza.

@@user-ue6iv2rd1n all four of mine have been stock when bought. Hard to find but more like finding a 20yr old who's only had 5guys.... rare but out there

My WRX was stock and a money pit leaked oil and ratled like a snake

I'm very interested in getting a WRX, how could I become a professional at installing mods so it doesn't mess up? Just work at suburu places? 😅

@@cabclint what model? The earlier ones are fine with a full exhaust, keep away from aftermarket filters and cai !!!! No need for front mount unless going twist mount turbo setup, bov are another that aren't needed until certain turbo size upgrade the standard does fine. Main thing is the tune they do best when tuned to suit any mod, and just go to someone who knows them well

What rules

its the EJ25D DOHC thats bad, all the other 2.5's are awesome

@@hellzbellz1234 nah the ej257 is shit

@@hellzbellz1234 not the 251 SOHC

GRIFFS REARMOUNT TURBO, The Modfather MRT are dickheads

Ppl beat the living hell out of them...like on a sti i imagine most guys have a shift point of 4k for daily driving

Kyle Combs yeah probably lmao, but even the foresters and the crosstreks and everything too. But especially the turbo cars I see more failures. Mainly Bc they can’t make any power safely stock it seems. Which is sad Bc I like how they drive and sound

@Michaels Carport yes I suspect it was running very lean. I just cc'd the combustion chambers and piston dish as I was concerned about compression with the 2.0l heads. Calculated at 8.5:1 with a stock thickness gasket so I think I'll just go with the factory multilayer steel gasket. The heads are being done at the moment. exhaust guides and valves were slogged which seems to be a common problem on subaru's I've worked on in the past. More common than head gaskets on a wrx 😂. It's the single layer gaskets that leak all the time hey lol. Your wrx sounds like a beast. I'll see how mine goes it's a bit of a budget build but gonna make sure it gets a good tune and hopefully keep it together while I convert my FD to a single efr8374 👌

@Michaels Carport I'm dying to daily a turbo car again so I'm excited. Gotta love the turbo spool 👌. Yea mate I've got 2 rx7s the FD and a first gen. I'm basically broke haha. I just got a turblown borgwarner kit from the USA to get rid of the twin turbos as much as I wanted to keep them I just wanted a modern turbo and some more power. The twins are leaky too and I've replaced them once already not doing it again. Basically ive just opened a can of worms and never ending parts buying to get the FD sorted 😂

@Username 1991 08 + are lot more stable, but 01 to 07 drop off bad at 100k.

Hey at least you're honest 👍

My 95 has 242 000 miles sohc ej22 with original headgaskets

Dont change the intake or the exhaust without tuning for it , guaranteed to lean out the LTFT's and cause the very problem you were trying to avoid (applies to any modern car)

​@farnarkleboy most cars have a more effective ecu that compensates for afr. The ecu in subarus isn't as sophisticated and relies on VERY fine and specific ratios. Probably why they can't be tuned without often blowing up.

my guess is they took it to get a road tune and not a dyno tune and then flogged it redline everytime leaving the lights. no surprise there haha

@@mykesk3 yeah true… one thing I never did was beat on her cold especially cause the pistons just drag along the bottom of the bore till they warm up…

Those things are siiiiiick as hellllllll!

Give it a birthday haha they are pretty lackluster stock 😊👍

$150ph.