2.5rs

[Guest]

I know its not an e30, but im thinking about picking up a '99 Subaru impreza 2.5rs. Does anybody know anything about Imprezas or just Subaru's in general? I have googled a lot of info and so far it sounds like a great car but I want some input from some people I am familiar with. thanks.

[Julien]

they look pretty hot IMO



ju

[Pedro]

i know a guy who went through 6 tranny's but i know a lot of it had to do with his driving. he did tell me that he wished they were stronger. sorry thats all i got.

[oh2fly]

we autocross against 2 of them and they are more than equal to an e30 325is in DSPclass. A good driver on race rubber will make you earn every win against them.

[Gr00v3]

i've ridden in one on a canyon run out here, they're amazing cars but lots of people always complain that they're underpowered. from the passenger's standpoint, teh seats were comfortable and supportive, the body did well in the long sweepers but in the tight sections it was pretty average. overall i'd pimp one

-karlo
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[thejimlab]

I've owned my fair share of Subaru's. In fact I still have a legacy wagon in my driveway, my sister owns a 03 WRX. Subaru is by and far my 2nd favorite car. The Impreza handles well, has ok power, rocks the snow,and is absolutely bombproof. The Subaru engine will run forever, that's probably why they put them in small airplanes. If your looking for an all weather daily driver, that car would be hard to beat.

[Matt86es]

I have a friend who has a '03 2.5 and he likes it. I know a guy who had a mid-nineties 2.5 RS that he turbocharged and it was pretty quick. I think that they are all around good cars.

[Grant]

Re: 2.5rs

I know its not an e30, but im thinking about picking up a '99 Subaru impreza 2.5rs. Does anybody know anything about Imprezas or just Subaru's in general? I have googled a lot of info and so far it sounds like a great car but I want some input from some people I am familiar with. thanks.

:shock:
Where the hell did you get the cash for this? So I suppose if you wanted you could go buy a couple of e30s, ya know, just in case. ;)

[Stu]

Very little balls in the straight line. I remember Sport Compact Car dynoing about 96 whp out of a stock one. ouch. I'll take RWD and low drivetrain losses. But that's just me...

[h0lmes]

Re: 2.5rs

I know its not an e30, but im thinking about picking up a '99 Subaru impreza 2.5rs. Does anybody know anything about Imprezas or just Subaru's in general? I have googled a lot of info and so far it sounds like a great car but I want some input from some people I am familiar with. thanks.

:shock:
Where the hell did you get the cash for this? So I suppose if you wanted you could go buy a couple of e30s, ya know, just in case. ;)

its only about 9 grand so its not too bad

Very little balls in the straight line. I remember Sport Compact Car dynoing about 96 whp out of a stock one. ouch. I'll take RWD and low drivetrain losses. But that's just me...

they have 165hp stock, so i dont know where you got those numbers from

[Digitalwave]

4wd drive train loss?

[Mystikal]

Re: 2.5rs

Very little balls in the straight line. I remember Sport Compact Car dynoing about 96 whp out of a stock one. ouch. I'll take RWD and low drivetrain losses. But that's just me...

they have 165hp stock, so i dont know where you got those numbers from

He's not kidding. They did dyno it at something retarded like that, years back. AWD losses suck.

[aaron_silva]

Yup. Stock WRX is somewhere around 230 crank and 170 wheel.

Aaron

[nando]

4wd drive train loss?

I don't think it's anywhere near that high, unless Subaru fucked something up. a stock ix is what. .2 seconds slower in the 1/4 mile? adding weight penalties and all..

there's a dude with a late 90s 2.5rs that autocrosses in our car club, he does pretty well... faster than most of the WRXs (then again, so was my car, haha). they also sound mean as hell with an intake.. definetly not the fastest car ever made, but I wouldn't mind owning one.

[Stu]

I don't doubt their performance on the auto-x course. You see a lot of guys running that chassis with heavy modded turbo motors and crazy suspension/tire/brake setups. AFAIK, that chassis is also used quite a bit in road racing over in Japan. So it must be capable.

I'm just pointing out that they are gutless with the stock setup. I remember when the 2.5RS came out in the late 90's, they looked pretty badass....aggressive bumpers, high wing. After reading that article in SCC... and whaling 4-5 carlengths on one in a 318is with 4 heads in it...not quite impressive..