Anyone here had experence with Subaru WRX? (No Ferrari content)

Talk to Whiteline.

A 22mm rear adjustable sway bar will remove understeer. Its often the single biggest improvement you can make.

After that, theres any number of suspension upgrades available. be aware that you can wind up getting defected if you alter your suspension though. You may want to keep the same ride height, just with different spring / damper rates.

I dont know where you're based, but a mob I used a few years ago are Jim Hunter Suspension near auburn / lidcombe (sydney). They could advise you over the phone, if nothing else.

You may also want to join a WRX website, eg Rexnet. Theres a lot of very good information there.

HTH.

 

there's a first!!!

another first! two firsts in one post. that's.....like...and 11!!

 

Gets my vote!

 

Are you letting Brett type?

 

how's Brett going over there ?

 

well...if you have one first....then you have a second first....

1 + 1 = 11

 

bloody K1W1s, got to explain everything to them

 

yeah...I've noticed that lately. Poor Brett.

 

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

fixed

sheep are like that

 

1 1 was a race horse, 2 2 was 1 2. 1 1 1 1 race and 2 2 1 1 2.

 

very good, this was ABC3 right ?

 

Okaaaaaaaay.

 

leave him alone, advanced maths is hard for these guys .... it's why we put ABC3 on for them

 

RE: options - its a very individual thing. Are you the kind of peron that likes getting their hands dirty building things up? People change over time too.

I've owned 4 subarus, and will own plenty more. I've never had the issues you have though, so maybe its an unfair comparison.

On the subaru websites, people talk about all kinds of mods, and most of the noobs talk about power. A lot of the older members talk about braking and suspension upgrades.

If you were going to go down this path, I'd suggest you look at EXE-Tc suspension. It comes highly recommended in the UK tuning community. Very adjustable, and reasonably compliant. Combine this with the sway bar, speak with a suspension expert local to you, and you should have a car that will be a bit quicker around a circuit.

Brakes - up to you, but AP are pretty good.

Power - I dont really see the point in spending a lot of money. Sure, you can do basic upgrades, eg turbo back exhaust, air intake, bigger turbo, and a tune, and if done right, you could have some pretty serious grunt (assuming you've done the internals already).

And if you were really shooting for laptimes, I'd say throw all that in the bin, and just buy lots of sticky tyres, and get some lessons from pro drivers. Nothing beats experience. Then you'll be driving at a higher level yourself, and not relying on the car so much.

Nothing will make you feel better than going around the outside under brakes. Have the confidence (and skills) to do this, and you'll have a blast.

 

omg...you're not making us go through that again are you?

 

Honda S600, but it might be too much fun for you