😂😂😂 that’s funny, great car I have 1 as well

Lol the part about the Salesman cracked me up 🤣

Haha bro was doing 10/10ths on a test drive with the salesman

Did the same. Hard brake into a corner, hard pull out and three grown men saying "damn!" at the same time. The handling is amazing. I traded my 2018 STI for the WRX GT and I think it has better handling.

I took it off roading in the mud while raining. I tried doing donuts and it would break loose for a moment and would grip up again, and I was on stock tires

Source? I own a GT and am looking to start pushing more power once my warranty is up.

350ft/lb i think u meant nm

yeah but gearbox is the same....

@@thememan8151 GT?! 😂😂😂

​@@ilyayevdokimov6063 It's not the same. Subaru changed up the ratios.

I don't blame ya! Enjoy it for as long as you can!

Im keeping My series White STI 🐻‍❄️ not selling anytime soon!

The car I'm reviewing is the replacement for the wrx I crashed.

Congrats on the new car, glad you got a new one sorted

They actually aren't cutouts for eyesight, it's just where the the windshield has Textured dots between the visors (I guess in an attempt to not let as much sunlight in) but the tint doesn't adhear the same to that area. I'm thinking of putting a full black banner on the outside of the windsheild to hide it.

@@StreetInspired1 Oh, that makes sense, I've seen the same thing on other manuals now that you mention it.

Yeah everyone's attacking points for the car is always "looks like a civic" or "eww those fenders"

​@Street Inspired with good reason. Ugly, station wagons in 2023 are as quick basically, yeah pretty pathetic. My 22 yr olf corolla Is only about 2.5 sec 60 slower and it's not even running right you guy's keep providing subaru excuses to buy their junk.

@@remissiveslave thanks babe

@remissive slave 1871 If you're driving around an 01 Corolla, your taste in cars is much different than people buying a 2022 wrx. I have no problem with people disagreeing with the styling or having different opinions, but these cars are built for a specific market, and subaru knows that market well. People buy them for a quick, reliable awd commuter or a car to mod the hell out of and break, and there's no in-between. This current generation wrx is making seriously good power for a subaru with a little bit of tuning. Look at the new the new Golf GTI, the new Elantra N, the civic si etc. None of these cars are making much less or much more power than the wrx all in the same price range. Most of these cars are built with more quality than a subaru. However, most people who buy subarus don't buy them for luxury.

Yeah that was a massive improvement on my VA so it's great that it's able to work on the VB also!

I have driven the new brz quite a bit and I do really like it but i prefer my wrx. They both handle very great, and the brz transmission feels way nicer but the wrx is much faster with a few mods and I think it handles almost as good and has awd so for me it was an easy choice. But there have been rtv issues found. But almost all sibaru engines have excess rtv and were being told not to worry about it.

I agree with this 100% mine feels the same way. I assumed it just needed some stiffer mounts but it sounds like that didn't fix it for you. I'll probably still do the mounts eventually but a tune should definitely smooth it out a lot!

@@StreetInspired1 If I can save you money, my experience with the pitch stop, N transmission mount and the positive shifter bushings is that they made absolutely no difference. Still just as jerky as stock. If I were to do it again, I would not do those. In fact, I took the pitch stop off and sold it and put the OEM back on because of the NVH. Oh well, trial and error lol. Hope that helps! Though all the other mods, except for the coil overs, I find are not practical for my daily use, Im really enjoying! Love the upgrades I’ve done to the shifter and the aesthetic looks that I’ve done. No regrets there! 💪😃 I agree from what I’ve seen others do on KZfaq, a pro tune with an access port really helps smooth out the shifting. 🤞

Same. Its my first manual and I thought it was just normal. It feels weird having to slip the clutch for second and third just to smooth it out, and it makes me slow in traffic.

Couple poser stickers that nobody gives a fuck about on your rear window.

The FA engines do have issues with carbon build up due to the direct injection. Most people will get their valves walnut blasted around 60k miles. On my old wrx I had catch cans, tgv and egr delete and flex fuel which made it stay squeaky clean. However with the the new regulations no one wants to tune a car with tgv or egr Deletes so I'm hoping this car stays clean with just my dual catch cans and E85.

​@@StreetInspired1 it won't, catch cans have nothing to do with unburnt fuel in valves. Have to walnut blast them.

@remissive slave 1871 correct. That's why I mentioned the removal of egr and tgv and ethanol fuel. Those are big factors in carbon build up.

Come to the dark side mate, the VB is calling

Last year is 2024 as far as I know

I'm 5'8 but thank you!

@@StreetInspired1 You arent that short. Does vb shit higher than va?

@@jaysworld707 yes. vb shits standing up, va pops a squat

@@jaysworld707 From what I have read, the VB is three inches longer, an inch wider, and surprise, an inch shorter than the VA. It also has a lower center of gravity, but a higher ground clearance (0.5 inches) than the VA.

Haha. I've got the Cobb tuner itch!

Mine is my first car ever, so I'm going to for sure be waiting until the warranty is up. Super glad I made the choice I did, because learning manual and driving this thing has been so much fun. (For reference the only cars I drove before were a kia soul and a ford explorer). Eventually though I'm gonna need to feel what it's like to be at 350+ whp.

You won't have much time with it once you start approaching 300-400 lb torque. So be prepared for it breaking.

I was planning on FA24 swapping my VA eventually so that has my vote!

Idk about reliably haha I'm still worried about the transmission.

@@StreetInspired1 trans will be fine unless you’re consistently drag racing or dumping the clutch.

@@pharmztko not sure about that one. It’s basically the VA wrx transmission which fails at those power levels often. Those things for sure won’t help it last longer though lol

Lmao

Are you trying to impress people with your 300-350 whp lol

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You are 100% correct! Subaru had made unknown adjustments to the transmission but it's still the same crappy split case we've always had. I think they spent all their time developing the "SPT" And didn't bother upgrading the manual. It is a big let down and I do worry about the durability of the vb transmission. If I had to guess its not any stronger than the last transmission which sucks. I see a lot of blown transmissions in the future if people start pushing the limits of the FA24, because I personally grenades 2 transmissions on my FA20 cars and I know a few close friends who blew up their transmission on a stock car (one of which was only at 2k miles)

So do u think my 2019 wrx with full bolt on is fine for power I have everything I just haven’t put the parts on or got a tune only thing I’ve put on is my catback exhaust

You are in a completely different price range

As far as handling and power goes

@@Ryan-719 I can answer because I traded my stock 2018 STI for a 2022 WRX GT. Yup. I went full SPT cringe. The VB handles better. I think the GT version probably handles a bit better than the manual version as it has the variable torque distribution which puts more power in the back by default. It also has the adjustable dampers and the Sport + mode is very stiff. It feels more like a rear drive car and will sometimes turn in more aggressively than I expect. This is my 5th WRX/STI ( 3 WRX, 2 STI) since I started buying them in 2002 and I honestly think the VB is the best handling of those I have owned. The STI was the more visceral experience; stiffer, and raw. The VB feels more sophisticated and modern. The STI had to be beat on at high RPMs to get the power out of it. Peak torque at 5200 RPM demands the driver to keep the revs up. The VB torque comes on much lower (2100 RPM, I think), so the car is always ready to power out of a corner or from a slow roll. That said the STI is faster once it gets in the power band and has more to deliver when already at speed. One is not better than the other, they are different driving experiences. I had certain expectations when trading and wanted the quicker shifting of the SPT to tackle roads like the Tail of the Dragon and Back of the Dragon, etc. I am not disappointed.

@@AlanAnt good info thanks! Lol STi will sound better tho any fay

I would say it depends on your current situation with your car. I wouldn't have traded in my VA with my large amount of modifications for one. But if I had a stock VA I would probably consider trading it in for a VB. My advice would be to go look at one and test drive it and compare!

That's the nwo agenda for you. Deception and lies from psychopath multimillionaire trying to control everyone with Deception.

Yeah that is definitely still a limiting factory which is very disappointing. I thought about draining my transmission and switching to the same cocktail they use in the sti transmission with redline shockproof oil in hopes that it helps keep it together.

30hp? I nearly doubled the factory whp of my previous wrx and I'll probably more than double the factory power on the car.

Cars shit, with or without mods. That's subaru in a nutshell

​@@StreetInspired1 not designed for more than factory upon mass market sale. They will fail.

Honestly, I would be slightly concerned about that. These clutches are pretty forgiving but when learning manual you can Lug the engine/transmission, slam In and out of gears unintentionally and launch the car unintentionally. You can do it I would just be careful when teaching her. Rather ride the clutch a little bit than slam the gearbox around.

​@Street Inspired Yeah that's what im worried about. I guess if worst case scenario the gearbox shits itself it should be under warranty.. I took one for a test drive and was suprised on how nice the clutch felt but for a beginner it may not feel nice for long lol

If it’s left stock your wife will be fine assuming she doesn’t money shift into the wrong gear. If you were gonna mod it and push 400 tq I would set aside money for an sti trans swap.

@Lucian It'll be left stock until the warranty is up. Shes a nana driver but never touched a manual so im sure there will be some miss shifts etc

@@rhyswren2294 miss shifts are fine just not into 1st or 2nd at freeway speeds.