I just picked up a 2019 wrx with the sti short throw shift. The car is so great the way it comes, if i was to do any immediate mods it would be something to help with that rev hang! But its no big deal, its just too damn fun to drive!

There was a 2004 mercury marauder making 900 hp on the 4 speed auto. Owner would do burnouts left right and centre. Always at the drag strip. Never had issues as far as I remember

Stage 2 requires gearbox optimization. Don't go stage 2 without it.

i have a 11' lancer 2.0 cvt dont know its limits yet. But i wanna make sure how much more power my trans can handle

It is safe if you know what you’re doing. Most importantly, get a good trans coolers.

I just bought a cobb and a SF Intake package. I have a cvt. Wish me luck

i have a cvt wrx at stage 1+ with cobb sf intake, catback and cobb ots tune. it runs great and i take care of my car so i don’t think there’s any major risk right now. maybe stage 2 would start to be risky though

My 2015 legacy 3.6r has been tuned along with a new exhaust including headers, intake, running 93, gained so much on the high end with no issues

What mods do you have on your Subaru?

In short don't mod a cvt wrx. You will loose the warranty and risk totaling your car with no reimbursement as it cost around $15,000 to replace it. Subaru cvt cars are not the same as high end sports cars with cvt.

The latest WRX ,Levorg doesn't come with manual... Im wondering if BRZ or older WRX 6spd manual could be swap in??? Was thinking of getting a Brand new RHD 2019 Levorg STI imported(doesn't know what parts it is using STI ones) and swap manual gearbox as Daily POINT A-Z + Rolls Royce LVL sound proofing. Ecutek 360-400whp 440-480bhp ~550nm map1 ,???whp ???nm map 2 (Internals supertech mexico made AL 4032 forged piston+carillo rods+king bearings + GSC beehive spring +Supertech Valves+GSC Valve guides+Supertech Valve stem seals+Piper cams) +ARP main bolt,ARP head stud +50km-80km engine overhauling schedule +Radium Engineering fuel rails,Radium Engineering Fuel Pump Hanger,DEATSCHWERKS Injector+ Walbro F90000274 Pumps X 2 +Koyo Radiator Hyper-V indonesia made(30% in price vs japan) /TYPE-M japan made ,MOROSO 23-25 LBS. Racing Radiator Cap +AEM V2 Water/Methanol Injection Kit With lighten body parts(TWS/Rays 16inchs rims ,Potenza S007 tires. Pre-preg CF Bonnet ,Rear door/hood ,roof,Stock doors as its for safety daily) +STI modine with Setrab re-usable oil filter+Radiator/convector +AP Racing 4pot front brake system 295/299 2pcs-rotors , Rear FHI 2pot,290mm rotors +E Parking brake(i believe its the Lexus/Toyota crown type(Advics) with cable intact drum disc type unlike german cars electronic actuated motor(ATE) on caliper screw/push in type) convertion to old school hand brake from BRZ/86/WRX STI/or any toyota/subaru, mazda(cable intact however is caliper screw in type) +Bomba TB,AEM Brute force intake filter,GFB Mach 2 TMS Recirculating Diverter Valve,Stock FHI turbine ,Company23 Anti-Surge Boost Control Solenoid V2 + egr delete + tomei unequal length manifold+HKS legal cat down+mid pipe+tomei rear catback. +STI engine mount or 65A shore aftermarket engine mount, GRP N transmission mount or TRD/STI transmission mount(depend on swappable gearbox) +Spoon Rigid FR/RR collars +Full stock front LCA bushing,Except what comes with STI LCA/Whether the Levorg STI come with STI LCA ,STI subframe bolts +stock steering rack with PU bushing,STI rack Lock down bolts,STI inner tie rods,Spl Rod end +Eibach sway bars,Greddy KW coilover 1way front spherical top/rear oem/sti/??? top) or KW V2 1way/V3 2way with STI(harden rubber) or grp N(Rally spherical) top +Full stock rear suspension bushing(EXCEPT subframe insert,diff front insert,diff rear insert) +STi subframe bolts +lighten ebay/china/taiwan/velox/verus 7075 LCA PU type end + racerx UCA PU type end +stock toe,trailing arm+STI LCA spherical bearing bush upright side +DSS front & rear axles +Taiwan/verus/velox or DSS CF drive shaft +Stock front LSD ,rear ATS carbon LSD +clutch fork clutch plate flywheel???? depend whether toyota gearbox or subaru can be swap in. +clutch pedal compartment:)probably brake booster swap to manual type if its the clutch brake incooperated type booster(mayb OEM Auto type booster just got a clutch screw in plug cap on) +Daikei Boss Hub Kit,Reverie CF steering wheel ,Reverie Mulsanne C Twin Skin Seat/RECARO PRO RACER RMS Seat,Buddy Club Racing Spec Seat Rail ,Seat Cushion(Lexus RCF/LC500 Style Pattern) +kenwood ICE,Asus 240hz 17" screen I don't like BMW MERC AUDI nowadays as its no longer prestige and maintenance parts(wear and tear and plastic plastic plastic) are shitty china/malaysia made* yet cost 3-4 times toyota 2-3times subaru/mazda. In my country Lexus is more expensive than bmw merc audi jaugar volvo skoda etcs(by $10k-$50k class to class). If Bentley its like a pics of english junk with german parts yet much cheaper than Rolls Royce cus Rolls Royce doesn't want to sell you as u are not VIP. Maserati practically are discount 50% italian copies of Aston martin and overprice 130% Jaugars. BMW are great performance cars but 95% user in my country are arrogant assholes ,who are not considered rich to me yes probably 80% white collar 15% fake gangster 5% humble guys who appreciate BMW history and performance.Im not gonna join the 95% black listed assholes. but nowadays its made in austria and Longwheel base CHINA. Merc????? mostly 15% are retired fake gangster 35% bosses 20% prestige family 20% HDB/CONDO showoff wannabe 10% fans of W series reliability user but nowadays its made in very hungry(Hungary) south africa and Longwheel base CHINA Audi??? mostly pretty low profile humble rich farkers or government high ranking officials. Use 4-5years and throw. Quality definitely better than merc or bmw however its for using 4-5years and throw or this spoil that spoil you gonna just crash its and totalled it.Most electronic problematics surface after 6-8years.Nowadays its Longwheel base is made in CHINA.

I have a 2016 mk7 gti all I need for a stage 2+ is a down pipe

Can you put an exhaust on them with an Intercooler and intake pod filter would also like to block the blow off valve to make it flutter apart from them the car will be staying stock

Hopefully getting a 2019 WRX Limited CVT sometime around March/April this next year :D. I'm planing on modding it quite substantially, I'm looking at getting 300ish whp with torque in the 300-320ish range, keeping it modest :O lol. I'll be most definitely upgrading the torque converter and transmission cooler as supporting mods. But I also want to change the stock exhaust with an invidia R400, new intake and EGR deletes, and possibly a TGV delete. Any suggestions or things to consider is welcomed :D. Probably wont get serious about modifying the engine till I've had the car for at least a year though lol.

No other car has such emotions about any little part, change by the manufacturer or modification as the WRX. Kudos to those fans of these niche vehicles! We have an '10 Outback and '19 Ascent in the driveway ,and I've been tuning and maintaining my cars for over 30 years. First thing, please don't post anti-CVT hate if you don't even understand how one works or is constructed. Worse, don't post anti-automatic, DSG or CVT hate unless you actually are of driving age and drive a manual on a regular basis. I'd guess that more than half the posts are from people that don't even own a WRX or don't drive a manual here or on C&D, MT, or any other forum. Do I dislike past CVTs. Yes. The one in our Ascent whines and has had a number of recalls, and now finally now drives properly. It has never failed, and has given us 65k of good, albeit noisy service. However, the CVT in the new WRX is a complete redesign. It is not the same CVT as the Justy. It doesn't have a rubber band. Subaru sells millions of cars worldwide, and spends a lot of time an effort engineering cars for the largest target audience to make the most profit, like any other carmaker. They have bent over backwards to still offer a manual option on the BRZ and WRX, and waited as long as possible before discontinuing the manual on other cars. Give them a break, manual lovers, they are one of the few loves you have left! You cannot fault them for wanting to appeal to a larger audience. CVT, love or hate it, is the technology they have decided to pursue. I currently drive an Audi Q5. Love the DSG, and the one in both my recent Q5s have been FLAWLESS. People push for Subaru to DSG the WRX forgetting it took VW/Audi a DECADE of bad press perfecting the DSG. They used to be junk. Subaru is pursuing the CVT, and no matter what is posted here will continue to do so. They have made a ton of progress. From a theoretical and engineering POV, the CVT is the ultimate transmission. It is the practice that is still buggy. You want a manual, drive one. Can the WRX take a tune? At this point, you have to wait for more people to try. Their risk, and applaud them for taking it. All car mods are pay to play. Blanket, anecdotal or assumed conclusions like "it will blow up" are unwarranted, as much as claims of running Stage 2 with no problems. Unless it is backed up with actual data, a name, picture or claim, it is here say. My guess (based on working on and tuning my own cars for a long, long time) is that any drivetrain can take 10-15% more power than rated from the factory. That has to be there from a production POV. IF the CVT exactly matched the output of the engine before failing, then half of them would fail with no tune. Our Ascent can tow 5000 lbs, and we've taken many trips through mountains with seven people and full luggage aboard, it hasn't slipped an iota at 70-80 MPH speeds. Current WRX is about 2 psi less boost than the Ascent. I think any reasonable 3 psi or less that a JB4 will offer is well within the limits of the car. Again, without abuse. You can fry any stock manual or automatic with no mods with abuse. I'm considering a WRX as my Q5 is sadly about to be totaled with deer damage. I drove manuals for 20 years before snowy winters and a big family put me in SUVs. The CVT is tempting given about the responsiveness I've read about. Test driving both this weekend, a 6SPD and a SPT. Best of luck all.

I'm considering a stage 1 or 2 on my CVT. I'm still under warranty. While stock feels great in S# mode, I feel like I'm already tired of stock power. I think imma do a ETS competition exhaust first though. Maybe a muffler delete.

A stock CVT WRX is a torquey little son of a bitch! I would also like to know more. However, My wife will be leaving her new 2019 WRX stock. She loves it like it is. Go CVT!

I got a 2016 Civic ex-t and I know these aren’t the same cars but talking about the cvt is there like a safe tune I could do to the car without hurting it or is it not even worth tuning it?

keep it under 380-400 hp max,unless you want more horsepower your gonna need to have a built block on your cvt

Can a Nissan cvt be tuned as well or it’s not recommended just curious

Do you know if those spitfire tunes would work well?

If i take my cvt subaru wrx to stage 2 or stage 1 will that violate my Subaru warranty ?

I love your reviews bro. Hey what do you think if I just do piggybacking tune from burgermotorsports for 2022 wrx and top mount intercooler and up charge pipe kit? You think that should be safe for my cvt since no tune is required??

Check out my videos of my CVT pushing 330 whp. I’ve had it stage 3 for over a year. Safe and sound with no issues.

Killed my 2017 CVT. Somewhere between 300-400whp E85. Went to far. Cant own a car that I have to baby...

🤣🤣😂🤣. Dam u yes and no...lmao

was that walmart?

Can u help us about shake engine? Wrx 2015

is it safe if i make my cvt 2018 subie from 268hp to 300hp or 350Nm to 400? :(. I really want the manual but traffic in my area is really really a disaster -

What about a Honda civic sport 2021? Lol

The cvt cars weren’t really made for tuning, there’s no doubt u can tune a cvt but there r risks n not much power gains. Personally love dual clutch because of the sharpness of the gearbox which can easily be tuned, but sadly not available in wrx models

Is the 2019 CVT upgraded compared to the model you have ?

I just want to remove the Factory Governor

Waiting to get Mikey bottti tune pop on my cvt not yet I’m still modding the car slowly and safely and doing reacher lol

Can i hit 300 hp?

2.0 wrx CVT package cannot handle any real power increases. they will fail. 2.5 wrx sti is capable of handling more power.

I have a 2015 CVT is it safe to get a aftermarket TMIC and Cold Air Intake as long as I do the Stage 1 tune

Would cobb accesport and turbo back exhaust be okay ?

Japenese WRX STI has FA20 engine, and its has more power than WRX you found in other countries.... they run nicely!!!

You cannot , cannot tune a CVT !!! Only manual transmission !!! bye bye 👋 warranty .😅

2 things CVT has no Rev hang CVT is a grenade with upgrades. Show me 1 person who has upgraded their CVT and has no issues

I’ve had a CVT WRX since 2015, desperately looking to trade it for something else lol. Kind of a pointless car imo. Got it when I was 22, almost 26, over it now.

it’s not safe to drive an automatic wrx

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