HP potential in a WRX?

What is about the max HP on a WRX with aftermarket parts?

 

On the EJ205 and a stock transmission? I wouldn't even want to speculate, someone has probably already done more than I would guess.

 

The few fastest USDM WRX cars are hitting around 10 seconds on the 1/4 mile, and Toni Rigoli has just hit 8.93 seconds in the quarter-mile in Australia (you probably already know that). Based on their times, I'd say the USDM motors are about 400-500 hp.

I'm well past the limit for durability on my EJ20, but I know that I can make my motor have more hp than 300 if I tried. Tuning is key for any motor.

 

Dang, I read about the Easy Street car before but I didn't realize they were squeezing that much out of it. Surely that's a built engine...?

 

I would say about 300whp max on a non-built motor. My car was tunned for about 275-280, I didn't want the most aggresive tune. It seemed that everyone that was passing that mark was having the cylinder #4 failure. Ring lads on the piston wrere giving out. Not to mention that the stock transmission will give out it would just be a matter of time.

 

Wow! That's incredible for a 4 banger! I was just wondering because my friend mentioned the AWD VW R34 has something like 247 HP stock and right now there's kits for UP TO 600 HP. I thought that the WRX had more potential though, and it sounds like it does. Who knows, we might see some R34's trying to test the grounds soon. }

 

Sorry to correct you, but it's r32 hence the 3.2l vr6.

I am sure those kits are twin turbo kits, but they are mega money. I know there is a canadian company that sells them, they also sell fully built cars.

I really think the r32 is a car marketed for the comfort/luxury/sport person. Allthough I do own a GTi 1.8T, I would'nt get a r32 over a evo or sti.

 

R32 I stand corrected. Thank you.

 

Check this out

http://www.subdriven.com/gallerytk/...iles/Features/R32-WRX STI-EVO=2003 Comparison

and...

http://www.subdriven.com/features/sti-r32-evo/my_blue_heaven.html

 

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Wow! That's incredible for a 4 banger! I was just wondering because my friend mentioned the AWD VW R34 has something like 247 HP stock and right now there's kits for UP TO 600 HP. I thought that the WRX had more potential though, and it sounds like it does. Who knows, we might see some R34's trying to test the grounds soon. }
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I just read a review of the r32 and although they though it was very close to Audi quality, an S4 it is not... so even with 4Motion and 247hp (and I think torq is about same) they "only" did 0-60 in 6.0... so a stock WRX should be able to beat this $30k WV of course a VR6 GTI is 6.8 so compared to that the r32 is a big step.

 

I think I saw one the other day on 394 Eastbound. It sounded pretty mean. Dual exhaust, nice and clean too. Still, I bet they're heavy like alot of German cars.