# First Photoshoot of the Year **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 18, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970 "2006-04-18T18:13:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/21 "2006-04-19T08:29:34Z")
> [@JaysGreenLX](#): > > The WRX 2.5 is the same as the Forester XT 2.5 turbo. I am not sure what is different between that engine and the STi/LGT 2.5 turbo but I just know that they are different. Perhaps some of the Scooby-philes can tell us. > > And yes Jeller, I need to drop it. I also need some wheels. I know the STi has a diff. TMIC, IM and Turdblow (VF39/VF40) than the LGT for the big differences, it also has a catless UP and a few other small things. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/22 "2006-04-19T08:41:07Z")
The WRX also sports a catless up-pipe now. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/23 "2006-04-19T08:43:41Z")
> [@walter](#): > > And your bird catcher is much bigger than mine. > > What are the differences between the rex 2.5 and the LGT / STi 2.5? lol @ bird catcher I really like those front ends now, I used to hate them ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/24 "2006-04-19T09:35:46Z")
> [@JaysGreenLX](#): > > The WRX also sports a catless up-pipe now. Yea, it’s been questioned if the 06LGTs have the cat, I dont’ remember the answer. There has to be some difference with the LGT rated at 250HP and the WRX rated at 230. I’d guess probably turdblow, IM, TIMC, similar to the STi/LGT differences. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/25 "2006-04-19T11:46:59Z")
> [@walter](#): > > Yea, it’s been questioned if the 06LGTs have the cat, I dont’ remember the answer. There has to be some difference with the LGT rated at 250HP and the WRX rated at 230. I’d guess probably turdblow, IM, TIMC, similar to the STi/LGT differences. The WRX is _rated_ at 230hp but that is not what its making. Cobb did a dyno comparison of an 05 2.0 WRX and an 06 2.5 WRX. The '05 is rated at 227hp and saw about 170-175hp to the wheels. The '06 is rated at 230hp and saw about 200-205hp to the wheels. Unless they found out a way to significantly cut the drivetrain losses from the transmission and the AWD system, I’d say that the results don’t really translate to a 3hp increase. The HP curve on the new 2.5 is also much flatter. Torque, there is no contest. The 2.5 WRX makes tons of it and with a Cobb Stage 2 set up puts down almost 300lb/ft to the wheels. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/26 "2006-04-19T11:57:49Z")
> [@JaysGreenLX](#): > > The WRX is _rated_ at 230hp but that is not what its making. > > Cobb did a dyno comparison of an 05 2.0 WRX and an 06 2.5 WRX. > > The '05 is rated at 227hp and saw about 170-175hp to the wheels. > The '06 is rated at 230hp and saw about 200-205hp to the wheels. > Unless they found out a way to significantly cut the drivetrain losses from the transmission and the AWD system, I’d say that the results don’t really translate to a 3hp increase. > The HP curve on the new 2.5 is also much flatter. > > Torque, there is no contest. The 2.5 WRX makes tons of it and with a Cobb Stage 2 set up puts down almost 300lb/ft to the wheels. Which is why I’m curious what, if any, difference there is. It’s possible they threw the same motor in there, with possibly a diff. flavor tune, and then just underrated it to keep some distance between it and the LGT. I thought that the LGT/WRX prob. were recieving the exact same engines, just odd that subaru would undersell it like that. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/27 "2006-04-19T15:49:11Z")
> [@walter](#): > > Which is why I’m curious what, if any, difference there is. It’s possible they threw the same motor in there, with possibly a diff. flavor tune, and then just underrated it to keep some distance between it and the LGT. I thought that the LGT/WRX prob. were recieving the exact same engines, just odd that subaru would undersell it like that. I’ve searched around but have not been able to find anything definitive about the differences. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/28 "2006-04-19T18:27:24Z")
nice pics, what camera do you have? ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/29 "2006-04-19T19:23:33Z")
> [@Marcus](#): > > nice pics, what camera do you have? Canon S80. The pics could have been better but I forgot the mounting shoe for my tripod so these were all hand held. I like the camera a lot so far. I just need to figure out all the settings and adjustments. ---
**Author:** ![botardtim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@botardtim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/botardtim)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/30 "2006-04-19T19:44:46Z")
> [@walter](#): > > It’s because people on the internets can use it to track you down, find out where you live, and steal your nonsense. The intrawebnets make a great shopping site for thieves, and it’s very easy to track you down if you post pictures of your car, esp. on a local forum. Granted, some people don’t really care, but that’s what the paranoid people keep telling me. Why can’t the guy who stops behind you at the stoplight do that too? That is a great color. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970/31 "2006-04-20T06:54:00Z")
> [@botardtim](#): > > Why can’t the guy who stops behind you at the stoplight do that too? > > That is a great color. Thanks. There is a higher concentration of wackos online I think. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-photoshoot-of-the-year/10970.md?page=1)