Hey guys, while riding today I caught sight of the new WRX with test plates on. Saw the badge behind, but it had single exhaust pipe. Rear lights were also slightly differently shaped. Went ahead of it and checked my mirrors to see the brand new headlight design!

Gave the guys thumbs up and he floored it past me. But...sadly, it didn't have the aural characteristics of the old one . No deep and bassy boxer rumble. Later on, managed to stop beside him at a traffic light and had a brief chat. He didn't seem too impressed with it though, and while revving it, it sounded very much like a normal inline 4 engine. Then he mentioned something about faders being changed to different lengths, which made the sound this different..

Any clue what that might have meant? It still looked pretty torquey when he accelerated off later though..

what? no rumble?!? tt sucks...

the only reason i like the WRX is because of the boxer rumble...

Im going to cry now...

the 2006 wrx comes in 2.0litre version for the tax friendly singapore state.

the torque is immense, about 442Nm @ 6500rpm i think. so dont play play. the stock 350z is only 363nm.

no rumble ? whck in a 2.0 bar boost, then tell me the result after tat.

Originally posted by Kr0n:

Hey guys, while riding today I caught sight of the new WRX with test plates on. Saw the badge behind, but it had single exhaust pipe. Rear lights were also slightly differently shaped. Went ahead of it and checked my mirrors to see the brand new headlight design!

Gave the guys thumbs up and he floored it past me. But...sadly, it didn't have the aural characteristics of the old one . No deep and bassy boxer rumble. Later on, managed to stop beside him at a traffic light and had a brief chat. He didn't seem too impressed with it though, and while revving it, it sounded very much like a normal inline 4 engine. Then he mentioned something about faders being changed to different lengths, which made the sound this different..

Any clue what that might have meant? It still looked pretty torquey when he accelerated off later though..

hmm

Originally posted by storm_freaky13:

what? no rumble?!? tt sucks...

the only reason i like the WRX is because of the boxer rumble...

Im going to cry now...

that boxer rumble is due to a different extractor length in the older models. Its not unique to a boxer engine actually.

Hmm... Now that I think about it, he might have said "headers" and not "faders" lol... Haha it makes more sense now, headers being of a certain length, attributing to the rubbish noise it makes now. You could put an Altis beside it and not know the difference.

boiboi: By the way, he said it was a 2.5 he was driving, unless Garage R (Hougang outlet) informed you otherwise. Thinking of getting one? Good, keep thinking.

Originally posted by Kr0n:

Hmm... Now that I think about it, he might have said "headers" and not "faders" lol... Haha it makes more sense now, headers being of a certain length, attributing to the rubbish noise it makes now. You could put an Altis beside it and not know the difference.

boiboi: By the way, he said it was a 2.5 he was driving, unless Garage R (Hougang outlet) informed you otherwise. Thinking of getting one? Good, keep thinking.

i nv read carefully la. i tot was 2.0 litre one

ok. Please stick to the topic here and have some discipline. No one’s really interested in your 2.0 bar boost, unless you can give it to us in real engineering terms like what kind of stress levels it creates and what kind of engine can tolerate that pressure.

Originally posted by Kr0n:

ok. Please stick to the topic here and have some discipline. No one's really interested in your 2.0 bar boost, unless you can give it to us in real engineering terms like what kind of stress levels it creates and what kind of engine can tolerate that pressure.

Let him create stress in his turbo chamber wall then we'll see.

Originally posted by Kr0n:

ok. Please stick to the topic here and have some discipline. No one's really interested in your 2.0 bar boost, unless you can give it to us in real engineering terms like what kind of stress levels it creates and what kind of engine can tolerate that pressure.

the current wrx sti can take a 1.6 bar boost. yes, the current boxer engine.

however, they are implications to it. so a 2.0 bar boost aein't a far cry from a 1.6

it can be done.

Originally posted by boi86:

the 2006 wrx comes in 2.0litre version for the tax friendly singapore state.

the torque is immense, about 442Nm @ 6500rpm i think. so dont play play. the stock 350z is only 363nm.

no rumble ? whck in a 2.0 bar boost, then tell me the result after tat.

still no "boxer" rumble with 2.0 bar boost. The rumble comes from an uneven extractor length. U know wad u talking about or not?

Originally posted by boi86:

the current wrx sti can take a 1.6 bar boost. yes, the current boxer engine.

however, they are implications to it. so a 2.0 bar boost aein't a far cry from a 1.6

it can be done.

u really don't know what u are talking about. do u know what 1 bar is even? 2 bar boost and 1.6 is quite a big difference. U take the old WRX engine and rework it, it can take 2 bar boost as well, dun need the new WRX engine. But whatever engine u choose, u'll need to rework it pretty extensively to endure a boost of 2 bars. U want 3 bar boost, u got enuf money, also can be done. What u've said in your post is as good as telling us nothing.

U dunno your stuff dun come here n embaress yourself.

Originally posted by LazerLordz:

Let him create stress in his turbo chamber wall then we'll see.

Wouldn't that like... cause diahorrea?

Originally posted by Kr0n:

ok. Please stick to the topic here and have some discipline. No one's really interested in your 2.0 bar boost, unless you can give it to us in real engineering terms like what kind of stress levels it creates and what kind of engine can tolerate that pressure.

he doesn't know anything. he's just throwing out random numbers and terms to try n show us he "knows" something.

Originally posted by LH83:

Wouldn't that like... cause diahorrea?

Bless the mechanic, not me.

Originally posted by HENG@:

that boxer rumble is due to a different extractor length in the older models. Its not unique to a boxer engine actually.

heyhey! so tt means u can mod the extractor? errmm btw whats an extractor?

2 bar wait ur engine blaing ahhhhhh boi

Originally posted by LH83:

Wouldn't that like... cause diahorrea?

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Heh, we've already gotten quite a splash of verbal diarrhoea

Originally posted by boi86:

the current wrx sti can take a 1.6 bar boost. yes, the current boxer engine.

however, they are implications to it. so a 2.0 bar boost aein't a far cry from a 1.6

it can be done.

Lai boi boi, guai guai ok, u want 2 bar, Lim-peh give u 2 snickers chocolate bar (and really snicker at you also).

saw the new wrx too today.. took pics but got block by another car.. was a blue light .. nice single tip exhaust .. the taillight also not bad. duno why leh.. the SE seems to be driving very fast.. lolz… maybe he saw me and feel pressure .. i duno..

Originally posted by boi86:

the 2006 wrx comes in 2.0litre version for the tax friendly singapore state.

the torque is immense, about 442Nm @ 6500rpm i think. so dont play play. the stock 350z is only 363nm.

no rumble ? whck in a 2.0 bar boost, then tell me the result after tat.

Torque of 442 Nm?? That's even more than the evo ix...

Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

Torque of 442 Nm?? That's even more than the evo ix...

seriously. i did my homework. u dont believe u go n check. it's 422Nm, not 442, my apologies.

Originally posted by boi86:

seriously. i did my homework. u dont believe u go n check. it's 422Nm, not 442, my apologies.

but at 6500rpm??? its only 15Nm more.. E9's one is 407Nm at 3000 to 3500rpm... still a laggy wrx.. haha..

Originally posted by storm_freaky13:

heyhey! so tt means u can mod the extractor? errmm btw whats an extractor?

technically yes. an extractor is basically the exhaust system

Originally posted by HENG@:

u really don't know what u are talking about. do u know what 1 bar is even? 2 bar boost and 1.6 is quite a big difference. U take the old WRX engine and rework it, it can take 2 bar boost as well, dun need the new WRX engine. But whatever engine u choose, u'll need to rework it pretty extensively to endure a boost of 2 bars. U want 3 bar boost, u got enuf money, also can be done. What u've said in your post is as good as telling us nothing.

U dunno your stuff dun come here n embaress yourself.

yea...he's bullshitting what i usually say last year..