# The Subaru WRX Thread
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [April 19, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467 "2012-04-19T20:47:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/1 "2012-04-19T20:47:43Z")
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### Author:  [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/2 "2012-04-19T21:10:00Z")
Now renaming thread to “Chris Leo likes guiderails thread”
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/3 "2012-04-19T21:43:22Z")
Are the WRXs really that prone to engine failure? I read that Subaru leans out the factory tunes for economical reasons, but then again who knows what these Ken Block wannabes are doing to them.
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### Author:  [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/4 "2012-04-19T21:45:01Z")
they have faulty ringlands… thousands of them failed… especially STI’s
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/5 "2012-04-19T21:47:10Z")
That’s gay, and it looks like even the recent models are failing. That car in the first video has less than 6k on it and is allegedly stock. Da fuck? I thought Subarus were bulletproof ☹
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### Author:  [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/6 "2012-04-20T03:50:42Z")
> [@f/s 2 helmets...cheap track day use?best offer](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f-s-2-helmets-cheap-track-day-use-best-offer/49240/7):
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> they have faulty ringlands… thousands of them failed… especially STI’s
This and it’s still a problem even on new models.
When I was shopping for new cars in '08 this was the reason I didn’t even consider the WRX/STi.
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### Author:  [@DRock518](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DRock518)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/7 "2012-04-20T04:01:53Z")
Just because a car is stock when it comes into the dealer dosent mean it was stock when it blew. I bet many of those failures are owners fault.They most likely had a access port or had some shitty ass tuner road tune it, Or they were improperly maintained, money shifted etc. Bottom line is EVERY car brand has problems, some are worse than others but subaru isn’t in buisness to sell cars with faulty motors. I really hate when modded subarus blow up and they still blame subaru. By no means am I saying they’re bullet proof or KOTS because they’re not but if you’re gonna mod something its on you if it pops.
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### Author:  [@crazybrew609](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crazybrew609)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/8 "2012-04-20T05:28:35Z")
subaru’s have a bad oiling system as well. this increases the failure rate too. ’
i’m sure adam will jump in and talk about it in more depth, but subaru’s motors have 1 oil pump. Porsche motors i belivev have 3 or more in some/most applications.
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/9 "2012-04-20T06:00:45Z")
2.2L FTW!
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/10 "2012-04-20T08:56:16Z")
> [@Club W Bike Blast June 1st](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/club-w-bike-blast-june-1st/49116/26):
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> 2.2L FTW!
I had a 96 legacy with the 2.2. Fucker would not die ever.
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/11 "2012-04-20T09:17:09Z")
> [@SOLD: 2001 Audi A4 1.8TQM Sport Package](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sold-2001-audi-a4-1-8tqm-sport-package/49226/4):
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> I had a 96 legacy with the 2.2. Fucker would not die ever.
Yeah I have 98 Legacy Outback with a 2.2, the 2.5 originally in it went BOOM!
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/12 "2012-04-20T09:30:04Z")
I had just over 200k on mine when I traded it in I believe. I beat the piss out of it too taking it “off road” jumping train tracks 4k clutch dumps etc. Hell one time I was on a dirt trail/road and submerged the front end driving through a deep as puddle/rut twice and it didn’t give me any grief. oh to be young and stupid again lol.
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### Author:  [@zeedeveel55](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zeedeveel55)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/13 "2012-04-23T07:39:24Z")
2nd video dude has no maf sensor on it or an airfilter with some type of BOV on it.
3rd video is front mount with high modification
4th video it sounds catless with some shitty bov on it
5th video its got a cold air intake and a shitty bov on it
if you slap a bunch of parts on it and have a shit tune on it or no tune (probably the case for the 2nd,4th, and 5th videos), you’re gonna blow the engine.
by this logic that means all honda civics are shitty because everytime some wanna be racer fan boi blows his engine from slapping a bunch of shit on it then racing it like he was in the fast and furious must mean that all civics are prone to having the engine blow on it.
no, those engines blew because they were driven poorly and/or modified without tunes.
im also taking this thread with a huge grain of salt considering the OP has a car for which there is not even a company anymore…
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/14 "2012-04-23T07:44:42Z")
Chevrolet doesn’t exist anymore? But yeah you can YouTube (insert any car here) blown motor and find lots of vids.
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### Author:  [@zeedeveel55](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zeedeveel55)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/15 "2012-04-23T07:51:21Z")
i thought he had a saab. if not then statement retracted and grain of salt added back.
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### Author:  [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/16 "2012-04-23T11:35:03Z")
Ring issues have happened with stock motor Subies as well. I’m not saying the modifications didn’t contribute to the premature failing I’m just saying that the underlying issue is there regardless.
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/17 "2012-04-23T13:04:38Z")
They blow up on the stock tunes. Repetitively. U mad?
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### Author:  [@20wrx09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/20wrx09)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/18 "2012-04-23T15:36:36Z")
or because of faulty bearings. there is a bunch of early production 09’s that spun the rod bearings. not always ringlands. either way subarus suck…
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### Author:  [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/19 "2012-04-23T15:39:06Z")
> [@BBQ PIX FROM DUNNVILLE (ongoing)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bbq-pix-from-dunnville-ongoing/49134/140):
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> 2nd video dude has no maf sensor on it or an airfilter with some type of BOV on it.
> 3rd video is front mount with high modification
> 4th video it sounds catless with some shitty bov on it
> 5th video its got a cold air intake and a shitty bov on it
>
> if you slap a bunch of parts on it and have a shit tune on it or no tune (probably the case for the 2nd,4th, and 5th videos), you’re gonna blow the engine.
>
> by this logic that means all honda civics are shitty because everytime some wanna be racer fan boi blows his engine from slapping a bunch of shit on it then racing it like he was in the fast and furious must mean that all civics are prone to having the engine blow on it.
>
> no, those engines blew because they were driven poorly and/or modified without tunes.
>
> im also taking this thread with a huge grain of salt considering the OP has a car for which there is not even a company anymore…
your really trying to stand up for these POS of cars?
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-subaru-wrx-thread/263467/20 "2012-04-23T15:40:55Z")
> [@GermanPSI"](#):
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> your really trying to stand up for these POS of cars?
He sounds like a used car salesman.
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