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o3clipsegts
10-06-2008, 01:32 PM
Currently sold for 2004 STI for a 2008 MS3
http://i38.tinypic.com/tam2hc.jpg
419whp 439wtq
http://i37.tinypic.com/nzoz0n.jpg
Snyeed
10-06-2008, 01:36 PM
Hey buddy welcome to the forums, I am the one on NASIOC you were pm'ing a bit. Same user name but anyways the STI was hott so lets see what you can do with the MS3.
b-ron
10-06-2008, 01:38 PM
welcome!!!!!!!
AAMguy
10-06-2008, 02:01 PM
sti mod list?
o3clipsegts
10-06-2008, 02:07 PM
My STI mods list..
Perrin 3076 rotated turbo kit
Tial 44 wastegate
Power Enterprise 850cc injectors
Perrin FMIC
APS tgv deletes
Perrin blow thru with Tial bov
Perrin fuel rails
Gruppe S headers
Invidia cat back
Cobb AP
o3clipsegts
10-06-2008, 02:10 PM
Hey buddy welcome to the forums, I am the one on NASIOC you were pm'ing a bit. Same user name but anyways the STI was hott so lets see what you can do with the MS3.

Hoping to get the MS3 to around 300-350whp
AAMguy
10-06-2008, 02:11 PM
who tuned the ap?
Kain
10-06-2008, 02:29 PM
'04-'05 = best looking STi. More pics, please.
o3clipsegts
10-06-2008, 02:36 PM
who tuned the ap?

Nate from TPG tuning. To be honest the tune kinda sucked. It was too rich down low.
o3clipsegts
10-06-2008, 02:46 PM
http://i33.tinypic.com/1p84fd.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/2jd49wz.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/9bdqh1.jpg
evilmonkeyMSP
10-06-2008, 02:49 PM
I woulda kept the STi lol

Why'd you make the change?
mazdaspeedster3
10-06-2008, 02:56 PM
No kidding, that STI was/is hot. Are you crazy? LOL...
AAMguy
10-06-2008, 02:59 PM
any pics of the engine???

heck i made the change i still miss my suby...

oh wait i still have 1 more :)
o3clipsegts
10-06-2008, 03:01 PM
Started worrying about something catastrophic happening to it at that hp level. Also wanted a brand new car because I drive a lot for work. Better gas mileage cheaper insurance ect. Kinda wish I would have kept it built the motor and tried to hit the 600whp level haha. That was my original plan. Oh well I guess :(
Hank3
10-06-2008, 03:08 PM
That was kind of the reason I sold my Subaru of six years for a Speed3. It had a lot of miles (104K), mods (Protuned Stage 2), and was running solid, but I could feel things coming up that I would have to replace. I'm happy thus far in the Speed3 though :)
AAMguy
10-06-2008, 03:14 PM
wat is the antenna on the top for?
o3clipsegts
10-06-2008, 03:23 PM
The guy that owned if before me felt that he needed to drill a hole in the roof to have an antenna for a cell phone.
AAMguy
10-06-2008, 03:53 PM
wow....

subaru people...
wisniaPl
10-06-2008, 04:36 PM
how much did you take for that sti?? if its not a secret.....
ZooMIN3
10-06-2008, 07:48 PM
that's a hawt subie!! if they kept that body style, i'd have opted for that instead of the MS3...in black of course... welcome to the family!!
UHATEIT
10-06-2008, 09:04 PM
great job in getting the speed3! I take it you live in an area where the AWD is pointless to have then.
iredremix
10-06-2008, 10:44 PM
welcome! you won't be disappointed with ur new car.
chief_wiggum
10-07-2008, 08:45 AM
Only thing I never liked about the STI was the huge rear spoiler...otherwise, that car is sweet.
evilmonkeyMSP
10-07-2008, 08:49 AM
The spoiler is a part of the STis heritage...its a must...
o3clipsegts
10-07-2008, 01:15 PM
great job in getting the speed3! I take it you live in an area where the AWD is pointless to have then.

Actually no I live in PA. But I never drove the STI in the winter anyway lol.
john blutarski
10-07-2008, 01:55 PM
That was kind of the reason I sold my Subaru of six years for a Speed3. It had a lot of miles (104K), mods (Protuned Stage 2), and was running solid, but I could feel things coming up that I would have to replace. I'm happy thus far in the Speed3 though :)

same reason I sold my Suby... I think there are a lot of former Suby owners here and at MSF
AAMguy
10-07-2008, 02:18 PM
^^^ yea but i still love my subaru more :)
john blutarski
10-07-2008, 02:27 PM
For me its a tie :) Then again I had the EJ20 with 5MT time bomb transmission. I think yours was probably a BIT more fun.
AAMguy
10-07-2008, 02:36 PM
haha yea straight cut gears = teh sex
InFlames
10-07-2008, 02:36 PM
I woulda kept the STi lol

Why'd you make the change?

same here...wtf?!
o3clipsegts
10-08-2008, 02:22 PM
same here...wtf?!

The more I think about it. I am pretty ****ing dumb and prob shoulda kept it.
evilmonkeyMSP
10-08-2008, 02:22 PM
lol probably
AAMguy
10-08-2008, 02:25 PM
no do wat i did buy this pos and keep ur suby as your "race" car
o3clipsegts
10-08-2008, 02:32 PM
Suby is gone :(
AAMguy
10-08-2008, 02:33 PM
well i know that, buy an old legacy
john blutarski
10-08-2008, 05:09 PM
get a GC shell and make that your race project... keep teh MS3 for DD
AAMguy
10-08-2008, 05:20 PM
gc is played out get an old legacy bagon, and get the twin turbo jdm motor for it
stockms3
10-08-2008, 05:35 PM
no do wat i did buy this pos and keep ur suby as your "race" car

suby a race car rofl.......
AAMguy
10-08-2008, 05:52 PM
ha mazdaspeed 3 a race car rofl.

stfu
stockms3
10-08-2008, 05:56 PM
I've never said speed3 is a race car........

I think you should
http://refreshed.notian.net/STFU.jpg
trehlo
10-09-2008, 02:34 AM
Add another to the list..


I traded this in.. (06)
http://reviewsinmotion.com/sti/sti-021.jpg
http://reviewsinmotion.com/sti/sti-024.jpg
http://reviewsinmotion.com/sti/sti-035.jpg


For this.. (08.5 GT)
http://reviewsinmotion.com/ms3/ms3.jpg

I can rationalize it though, or at least I am trying to, because I'm trying to buy my first house and between insurance, financing and gas I'm saving about $150 a month on the trade.

The STI was more fun to drive, obviously, but the MS3 packs a lot of bang for the buck and since it's just a DD for me, it had to be done.

I think I miss the aftermarket and forums more than the car itself though. I'm still on NASIOC more than the Mazda forums because honestly, a lot of the Mazda forums.. eh... not so great. The aftermarket certainly isn't, that's for sure.

Oh well, I'll get another in a few years.

- Dennis
evilmonkeyMSP
10-09-2008, 08:41 AM
boo! lol
Sacrilicious
10-09-2008, 08:47 AM
timmah is a bitter scoobie lover...poser!
evilmonkeyMSP
10-09-2008, 08:48 AM
(lol2) timmah is a bitter scoobie lover...poser!
Mazdaspeed2oo35
10-09-2008, 09:14 AM
Add another to the list..


I traded this in.. (06)
http://reviewsinmotion.com/sti/sti-021.jpg
http://reviewsinmotion.com/sti/sti-024.jpg
http://reviewsinmotion.com/sti/sti-035.jpg


For this.. (08.5 GT)
http://reviewsinmotion.com/ms3/ms3.jpg

I can rationalize it though, or at least I am trying to, because I'm trying to buy my first house and between insurance, financing and gas I'm saving about $150 a month on the trade.

The STI was more fun to drive, obviously, but the MS3 packs a lot of bang for the buck and since it's just a DD for me, it had to be done.

I think I miss the aftermarket and forums more than the car itself though. I'm still on NASIOC more than the Mazda forums because honestly, a lot of the Mazda forums.. eh... not so great. The aftermarket certainly isn't, that's for sure.

Oh well, I'll get another in a few years.

- Dennis


I totally understand your Trade in Situation, and i really have nothing against the Mazdaspeed 3. but me i'll never trade in such a beautiful STI for any MS3, don't matter what the MS3 have under the hood... That STI is just over the top of any MS3.. Just my .02
intak3_bLkMs3
10-09-2008, 11:37 AM
id rather drive something different... i know about a billion kids with suby's and i know 4 with ms3's so yeah.. its nice to be different
BoneyJive
10-09-2008, 11:56 AM
suby a race car rofl.......

The Subaru Impreza 555 did make it's debut as a race car in 1993 in the rally world, and has dominated it ever since...
AutoXRacer
10-09-2008, 12:23 PM
Not to be mean or an ass or anything, but you suby guys should have kept your cars...

You will not get the enjoyment you had with the subies with the MS3.
And to get 350HP out of the MS3, will be a steep and frustrating, not to mention, expensive journey...thats if your engine doesn't blow...

Suby FTW!!!!! (as shown in the pictures)
BoneyJive
10-09-2008, 12:38 PM
^^^Agreed. I would have kept trehlo's white sti, or even traded in my ms3 for that. Truly an iconic car.
CantCMe
10-09-2008, 12:40 PM
I woulda kept the STi lol

Why'd you make the change?

No kidding, that STI was/is hot. Are you crazy? LOL...

I was thinking the same...
stockms3
10-09-2008, 12:45 PM
The Subaru Impreza 555 did make it's debut as a race car in 1993 in the rally world, and has dominated it ever since...

Subaru used in rally is far from the STI
BoneyJive
10-09-2008, 12:50 PM
Subaru used in rally is far from the STI

But you said, "suby a race car rofl......."

Suby as in Subaru...
trehlo
10-09-2008, 01:23 PM
I think it's one thing to say what you would and wouldn't keep or trade in for online, it's another thing to actually be in the situation and trying to balance the cost of it. If that wasn't the case we'd all be rocking Lamborghini and Aston Martin daily drivers. Shit, where is the paperwork for me to trade in my MS3 for a Veyron on an even swap while we're at it?

I'd trade in the MS3 for a ton of things, a TON, no questions asked, but that doesn't mean I could afford to do it or that it would even make sense if I could.

Before the STI I had a highly modified, (faster than the STI) 02 WRX that I had purchased new and aside from a 6 month run in with a new 06 350z Touring that ended up being a dealer by-back/lemon, I had been driving that same Subaru body style for 6+ years. It was time for a change, and my finances dictated the move. It is what it is..
stockms3
10-09-2008, 01:57 PM
But you said, "suby a race car rofl......."

Suby as in Subaru...

My bad.....but really anything can I be race car with enough money.

If you want to call speed3 a pos please do so on suby forums.
evilmonkeyMSP
10-09-2008, 01:58 PM
simmer down...when did anyone call the MS3 a POS? yeeesh people...un twirl those panties...
AAMguy
10-09-2008, 01:59 PM
how can u laugh as a subaru being classified as a race car. ???... not all are of course, but if you have ever been to any road race,time attack, autocross events im sure you have see plenty of stricly off road use only subarus out there. i.e. element tunings sti, cusco, hks, team orange, bozz speed...the list goes on and on. and there are tons of privately funded ones as well, such as my 93l...or my friends twin turbo wrx...

i sold my 06 wrx because I just wanted to try something different for once, I miss the subaru but overall the ms3 is a fun car, a bit more practical for now at least. I am looking forward to seeing what I can do with the car...

and the 06 wrx for giggles:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/mattyk04/DSC_0488.jpg
Kain
10-09-2008, 02:05 PM
I came within a cunthair of getting a low-mileage Saab 9-2x Aero in the $15k range. As much as I really like my car, sometimes I'll see a 9-2x on the road and think about what I could've done with it and the $8k difference...
AAMguy
10-09-2008, 02:06 PM
simmer down...when did anyone call the MS3 a POS? yeeesh people...un twirl those panties...

ahahahaha i did, i was being sarcastic, i think it was in another thread. but i own a ms3 so i can say that if i want (drinks)


and kain i love the saab too, its fun and yet baller as well
evilmonkeyMSP
10-09-2008, 02:08 PM
lol nice...but either way, no one said it here so no need for feathers to get ruffled over nadaahahahaha i did, i was being sarcastic, i think it was in another thread. but i own a ms3 so i can say that if i want (drinks)


and kain i love the saab too, its fun and yet baller as well
BoneyJive
10-09-2008, 02:41 PM
I think it's one thing to say what you would and wouldn't keep or trade in for online, it's another thing to actually be in the situation and trying to balance the cost of it. If that wasn't the case we'd all be rocking Lamborghini and Aston Martin daily drivers. Shit, where is the paperwork for me to trade in my MS3 for a Veyron on an even swap while we're at it?

I'd trade in the MS3 for a ton of things, a TON, no questions asked, but that doesn't mean I could afford to do it or that it would even make sense if I could.

Before the STI I had a highly modified, (faster than the STI) 02 WRX that I had purchased new and aside from a 6 month run in with a new 06 350z Touring that ended up being a dealer by-back/lemon, I had been driving that same Subaru body style for 6+ years. It was time for a change, and my finances dictated the move. It is what it is..


Haha I had an 06 350z touring (silverstone) also. I had it for about a year before I started running into problems, and turned out to be a dealer buy back also. Just curious what were the problems you faced with your 06?

I'm currently looking to trade my ms3 for an sti, is it a smart choice financially, probably not. But i've come across a few sti's with low mileage for around 24,000. So it's in range, compared to a Veyron. Currently I can afford a better car, but with the hard economic times today it probably won't make any sense to do it. But I dunno...

And I totally understand the financial reasons for your trade. Anyways, beautiful sti btw...
BoneyJive
10-09-2008, 02:42 PM
My bad.....but really anything can I be race car with enough money.

If you want to call speed3 a pos please do so on suby forums.

Huh?
stockms3
10-09-2008, 03:41 PM
Huh?
"no do wat i did buy this pos and keep ur suby as your "race" car"

Statements like this annoy me.
evilmonkeyMSP
10-09-2008, 03:42 PM
considering the source and he's already said that was sarcasm...I could see that a mile a way."no do wat i did buy this pos and keep ur suby as your "race" car"

Statements like this annoy me.
AAMguy
10-09-2008, 04:11 PM
lol i am glad i already have that kind of rep!

:)
evilmonkeyMSP
10-09-2008, 04:12 PM
lol for shame!
AtenzaNY62
10-09-2008, 04:30 PM
lol subaru to mazda.. im the opposite mazda to subaru
BoneyJive
10-09-2008, 10:10 PM
"no do wat i did buy this pos and keep ur suby as your "race" car"

Statements like this annoy me.

Wha?

I think you have me mistaken for someone else, because I never said any of that...
AAMguy
10-09-2008, 10:29 PM
haha i said that read the posts above yours lol
trehlo
10-10-2008, 12:21 AM
Haha I had an 06 350z touring (silverstone) also. I had it for about a year before I started running into problems, and turned out to be a dealer buy back also. Just curious what were the problems you faced with your 06?

I'm currently looking to trade my ms3 for an sti, is it a smart choice financially, probably not. But i've come across a few sti's with low mileage for around 24,000. So it's in range, compared to a Veyron. Currently I can afford a better car, but with the hard economic times today it probably won't make any sense to do it. But I dunno...

And I totally understand the financial reasons for your trade. Anyways, beautiful sti btw...

Ha, yeah, mine was silverstone as well. After about 400 miles it started having electrical problems. Basically, it wouldn't start. It was completely random, of course, wasn't throwing codes, and would never happen at the dealership. Sometimes it would take 3 or 4 turns of the key for it to start, sometimes it would take 20, and then it would start up without an issue and it would be fine for weeks before doing it again.

I had to drive around with a video camera on the passenger seat for 3 weeks before getting it on tape and when they still couldn't find the problem, I took it to the BBB, showed them the video at arbitration and asked them who was going to be responsible if I stalled the car at a light, the car didn't start back up and I was rear-ended and killed. They almost immediately ruled to replace it, but when Nissan couldn't replace the car with the same model without a 6 month wait to order it, they bought it back and I bought the STI.

I have some gripes about Subaru interior fit and finish, but the one thing they will never do if you treat them well is let you down mechanically. It was a no brainer purchase after the 350z nonsense.

Oh yeah, and the 350z made 5 quarts of oil vanish in 1500 miles, but that's another story entirely. Heh.
john blutarski
10-10-2008, 07:18 AM
lol subaru to mazda.. im the opposite mazda to subaru

you're going from a dog slow 6 to a still slow bugeye
stephani3
10-10-2008, 08:32 AM
ugh love the sti's

next time anyone that has an sti wants to trade it for an MS3, they better pm me lol... i'll do a straight up trade :D
TRDMS3
10-13-2008, 02:30 PM
wtf so it was his personal decision why bash him if it's what he chose to do??? (huh)
cosic
10-23-2008, 09:53 PM
LOL! I wouldn't have done it.

Maybe you explained why you did in the 5 pages, but who am I kidding, I'm not going to read all that. Nice pick up though.