i was on race map, 103 aviation fuel, and working on final tune when she blew out. 60' times were in the 1.8's.....i was getting into the 1.7's. maybe the 1.6's...
If you have any notion of your car being a daily driver, I would recommend the Dogbox. And the STi RA gearset doesn't sound like it's seriously strong... so if I had the money, I'd go with something like this: From RalliSpec-
Kaaz Synchromesh Close Ratio Gearset
High strength gearset for extreme street and competition Subarus with the 5-speed manual transmission. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears are straight-cut gear profiles (as shown in picture) which eliminates thrust forces and provides maximum gear strength on the gears that are particularly prone to failure. 4th and 5th gears use a bevel design for minimal gear whine in the "cruising" gears. Kaaz uses a high strength steel alloy which undergoes special heat treatment and stress relieving processes. The end result is a gearset capable of reliably handling power outputs in excess of 500hp. Synchromesh engagement (like stock) ensures easy driveability in street driven vehicles. The gearset includes all components required to install in the appropriate gearbox including speedo gear (please specify final drive ratio if not standard). For MY99 and newer boxes this will include all synchro components, reverse gear, locknuts, gaskets, etc. Can be adapted to fit most Impreza, Legacy, and Forester gearboxes. Please call for applications not shown.
Kaaz ratios: 3.167 (1st), 2.267 (2nd), 1.667 (3rd), 1.250 (4th), 0.964 (5th)
KZ-CRGWRX Kaaz Gearset for Subaru MY02-04 WRX 5MT -- $3200
Well go with a company that has experience in rally, like MRT or something. It seems to me that they would make products that would take a beating and still keep on working.
the MRT is the noisiest of the bunch....according to phil, the set of gears he has in his car has been in there about a year, and they were in a rally car before that. no problems yet.
still looking, and i have a good amount of time now....gonna go ahead and snatch the engine out, and do the shim-under conversion for the lifters.
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