Car Mods

[John Gutmann]

Originally Posted by Jake Hansen

Sorry, I re-read my post and it may have sounded like a personal attack, which was not the case. For that I appologize (if that was how it was taken).

If subaru makes them and it is possible to do, go for it. It's your car and you should do what you want with it. I just know that I have heard them before and didn't care for the quality nor the "vibrating seat". Granted, what I heard was a 12" custom floor mounted subs (some of the floor pan was cut to make room for the sub).

As far as my understanding of the WRX, I may be incorrect for the newer models (newest generation). The WRX STI was a 2.0L Turbo Charged motor making roughly 300bhp (base horse power or crank horse power). The base model WRX was, as far as I remember, a 2.0L turbo charged motor that made roughly 200ph. I don't know much about the newest generation but I assume they would have kept the same trend.

NA= Naturally aspirated. In other words, the air is not forced into the motor via a supercharger or turbo charger.

FI = Forced Induction (IE Turbo of Supercharger).

If it is a spoiler that you want for the form of the car, go for it. Just remember that most require rigid mounting to the trunk or rear quarter panel via drilling holes and hardware.

I hope that clears a few things up. Good luck to you with whatever you choose. BTW, I like the new impreza's look much more then the old.

EDIT: The North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums)is a really good source for information, I suggest checking there.

-Jake

Nah I didn't take it personally, but yea the new WRX's are indeed 2.5L.

But as for the subs under the seats, if done correctly sound fine. My friend had them in his old car. Like 2 years ago. Right now I have small 6.5" speakers for under the seats and, for the amp i am gonna adjust it to put out mostly low mid range to low range. Other wise you have too much treble coming from everywhere. And in the impreza's with the base system the treble sounds awesome. The bass is so-so.

@ alphaone
In a car like what? It is like cheapest Impreza you car buy. I can understnad if you have a corvette, or a Lambo, but my Impreza don't really have a performance sound. Besides with the windows open you can't hear anything anyways.

I will post the results when I get around to doing it. But like I said before it will porbally be about a month before I get anything done.

-John

[alphaone]

I was just saying that because my 318ti has a little (but still very high strung) 1.9L I4, and your Impreza has a 2.5L H4. And I like listening to the engine on my car, helps with shift timings too. Like I said, just sharing my opinion.

[John Gutmann]

I am not saying there is anything wrong with your opinion, I was just wondering if you understood me or something. Becuase I can't usually hear my engine with the AC on. I do need to keep myself cool. I got into my car the other day and it was about 90 degrees in there! and this is potsdam in the spring! But usually I am never focused enough to listen to the engine. I can tell when to shift by how fast I can accelerate and timing and how fast I am going.

-John