**** STI's the only reason i would own one is if it was my only car and i lived in a heavy snow area and my wife was driving it LOL

 

i let a friend of mine drive my old 97 TA. after that he went shopping for a new car. bought a brand new 07 STi. hes paying at least twice as much as i am with a much longer term loan. then he dumps more money on downpipe, tune, blah blah.

the outcome: from the initial dig of course he has me then around 100 i pass him, but from a roll i still stomp him and im stock.

and im able to save for a mortgage while he cant even afford rent.

 

fbody is the way to go.... screw the 4 cylinder, v8 is the way to go

 

F-body LS1 + TT setup = Less money than STI.

It also eqauls faster than anything in your area (most likely) and your car would be the ****.


Not to mention, if anything, the stock LS1 gets better gas mileage that dinky little boxer engine

 

STi's have glass transmissions. I recommend an LS1 car

 

I agree ^^^. if this is just a fun car I would get the ls1/lt1. I don't know how much you would be able to use AWD in AZ, but I do love that turbo sound...a good lt1 can be found for just 5k and that would give you even more money to play with...just my 2 cents.

 

go ahead and just get the LS1, I have raced so many STI's and even the claimed 400 hp STI guys could not hang with my bolt on LS1 M6 and they would not go from a dig because their tranny would break.... funny thing is there was always one "in the works" that was going to "rule the town" and it always blew up before it could get a race in. Stupid 4 bangers.......

One time I and a friend rolled up to the scooby meeting place with a 100 shot on my car and challenged their "top dog" and he wouldn't race. I was friends with a few of them, one works with me, and he told me that when I left he told them he knew he couldn't beat me. Man a 100 shot does not hurt these cars one bit and pretty much kills most competition unless its another V8 with spray =). Watch out for the "stock" fox bodies...lol

 

ls1 f-body is just too much fun in an sti unless you have 350-400awhp youd never know good it feels when your having fun and that *** end gets loose. id say awd if you were going built but if you dont plan on many mods than f-body is the way to go. sounds better, looks better, runs better, takes more abuse, there should be no question about it. i have friends that were pure awd dsm guys jump in my car and instantly fall in love lol you will too if you get into an f body.

 

See if you can find a local member with better cam installed. Take it for a drive. This is one of the cheapest way to increase a good amount of power on a LS1. This should make your mind up for you quick .

I destroy those WRX's pretty bad. Not sure about when I was stock but I don"t think could take a LS1 F-body.

 

Wonder if anyone has done an LS1 Swap into a Scooby.

 

I vote we ban bamxbam just for that GHEY sig pic

 

f-bods have a glass rear if you ask me your decision shouldnt be between a scooby and an f-bod. you should be asking yourself if you want to spend around the same on a nice c5 instead of an sti, or spend less on the f-bod.

i say get a clean c5 with the z51 suspension package, and fall in love with how it handles and the ls1 powerplant

 

stop it i think that pic is ******* hilarious(it was meant to be laughed at right??) lol
back to the post i bet if you go to a sti site they will say the opposite as us because well they're gay lol. go with a lsx anything over the sti. what do you want out of the car? are you going to race or just cruise? either way the lsx wins. pretty much the only reason i could see going with an sti is if your a hardcore philly style street racer, because around me most street races aren't much longer than the 60' so if you have the best 60'er youve got the fastest car out here, thats why evos and stis run philly streets but when you go to the track its a totally different story. if its a weekend cruiser that will race now and than you'll be WAY more than happy with an ls f-bod.

 

I agree GHEY

 

Aint nothin a pair of drag radials and driver mod cant fix

 

That is a definite, I thought I was the only one noticing how retarded that looks. EPIC fail!

But as for my input, for the shear speed, you need to go LS1. Back when my car made 432/431, I raced a supposed 500 awhp Scooby (GT35r) and absolutely handed him his ***, not even close.

 

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...&highlight=wrx

 

Go for an F-Body. Buy mine, the suspension is already sorted and it's ready to rock and roll if you want to spend $$ on motor work.

 

Good taste in cars!!!
I think you cannot go wrong with either choice. I love the f bodies and love the STi's as well.
As far as performance is concerned, I think the straight line acceleration of an f-body will do you better. Some people posting here are not reading your full post where this is a fun car and for the quarter mile/straight line racing.
Both have a good amount of horsepower stock and have great modification upgrades.
GOOD LUCK!!!

 

Hey guys, my sig pic isn't THAT gay... at least the car looks good haha.

Seems like some guys got butt hurt because of what I said originally? Maybe I should have worded it differently... but face it, the Fbody is a true muscle car that is meant to be a beast on the straights, but is lacking in build quality and handling COMPARED to the STi, since it is an older car. The STi is slower, but is the better built car overall (looks being subjective of course...), and has more emphasis on handling, however, it does come with a premium. I understand everyone here loves fbodies and LS1s... and no ****, so do I, maybe that's why I got one. But that doesn't mean I'm going to be narrow-minded to trash another performance car that deserves respect. The STi and Fbody are two ENTIRELY purpose built machines, and both do damn well at what they do, each fun to drive in different ways. The STis do NOT have glass transmission, you guys are confusing them with the crappy 5 speed WRX trannies, the 6speed STi trannies are actually pretty stout. The Evo would also be a decent contender on this list if it weren't for the horrid reliability and warranty issues they are plagued with. Can't say I heard of such things about Subaru, which leads me to believe they are at least somewhat reliable.

Anyway... to the OP:

Seems like you already have an idea of what you want, maybe you just needed a little reassurance on where to channel your money. Personally I'd get TWO fbodies with $20-25k.. one LS1 and LT1, or two LS1s if possible, or a nice used C5. These cars are getting older and it'll be harder to find them in good condition later on, so might as well get an LS1 now.