# STi vs EVO and why?

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sti-vs-evo-and-why/246461
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [August 30, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sti-vs-evo-and-why/246461 "2009-08-30T11:50:54Z")
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### Author: ![FTWmotherfucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FTWmotherfucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FTWmotherfucker)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sti-vs-evo-and-why/246461/118 "2009-09-04T11:49:06Z")

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> [@I SAW THE LIGHT OF THE IROC!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-saw-the-light-of-the-iroc/22582/3):
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> thats possibly because:
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> #1.) the evo’s stock turbo is considered an upgrade to the sti’s pint sized pea shooter.
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> #2.) the 4g63 wont blow the fuck up when adding more boost than stock like the EJ257…
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> #3.) the fastest stock turbo sti has gone 11.71 but on c16… as a side note we have the worlds 30th fastest stock turbo sti owner on these boards with jays05 with a 12.48 @ 108 at lvd on pump and a splash of race on top of it… (he figured 95 octane…). (obviously has gone 10’s with the 35r…)
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> #4.) the ej257 motor is a relatively new experiment. it was implemented for the 2004 sti… the 4g63 motor came around in what… 1989/1990? little more development time for parts and to “perfect” something than the shit design of the ej…
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> #5.) most evo’s running low 11’s stock turbo are 5 speeds… ALL sti’s are 6speed… trust me when i say that extra shift is a true bitch… needing to shift to 5th (an overdrive gear) in a 1/4 mile doesnt exactly help drag times.
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> thank you, have a good day.

All very true.

I gotta laugh at all the “STi’s suck” statements when a couple years ago some of the same people I didn’t even know used to chase me down to see/talk to me about my car 😉

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