wrx or foxbody 5.0???

wrx if you live where it snows

Hmmmmmm, rice or muscle. IDK hard decision

you can find a NICE mustang for 5K easily. and a 5K hp performance turbo kit on a BONE STOCK motor can make up to 450+ HP.

Can't ever go wrong with a 5.0. Where I live 6k gets you a mustang thats very well taken care of usually and the majority of those already have the basic mods and nice visual appearance. Read and price some of the mods these guys have in their sigs and look at the times they pull. It doesn't take much to get these cars going from point a to point b real quick.

What response to you expect on a mustang forum ? Mustang +1

so you are probably looking at like....an 02 basic wrx right?

not worth it.

go with the mustang. you will be happier in the end. buy a nice mustang for 4-5k, drop 5k into a turbo kit and you can push 450whp(at least) reliably. while the WRX is still making 220hp....and not to the wheels. non-sti FTL.

mustang +234235:SNSign:

I love these threads, mainly because I own both.
I may get flamed for saying this but, IF THIS IS YOUR ONLY CAR buy the WRX.
I would hate to see you or anyone buy a mustang for 5-6 thousand then mod it to 300+ rwhp and drive it safely in the rain and snow. It's just not possible, then your stuck buying another car anyways to be a Daily driver.
I love my Mustang(just got it about 1-2 weeks ago) but I can honestly say I will never neglect my WRX.
You will not get the same bang for buck as far as mods go though.
I've put about 8-9 thousand into my WRX to only make about 250 awhp.
While a mustang you put 3-4 thousand into it(h/c/i) and your close to 280 rwhp.

As far as "LaserSVT"'s comment, let the haters keep hating. You can drive the WRX rain, sleet, shine, or snow and get from A to B safely.
I'd rather be in a "rice rocket" and get somewhere safely with decent gas mileage (18-21 mpg) then check the weather everyday before and after I leave point A.

Good Luck!

The Mustang will be a better bang for your buck by far. It is a lot cheaper and easier to make the Mustang faster. Is this your only vehicle though? If that was the case I say wrx, or Mustang and a beater car for a daily driver/snow.

WRX

if its going to be your only car get a newer stang .. or hell, The new 2008 focus. (my soon to be daily driver)
anything but imports!!


EDIT: cobalt SS supercharged kicks out quite a bit of power.

What basic turbo kits are you guys bolting on to BONE stock 5.0s and making 450 rwhp?

My friend bought the Hellion 62mm Base kit. $5300 for the kit to the house. Car already had intake and exhaust. We installed the kit (had we payed for that, the $5300 would probably be well over $6000) which took a week or so on and off. Got the car running right, 9 psi and it made 350 rwhp 420 rwtq. He also spent a bit of money on other misc. items we needed. In the end he probably had $5500 into the kit, plus $500+ to tune it on a car that was not bone stock and made 100 less rwhp than people are saying it is EASY to make. To push 450 to the tire through a bone stock motor your going to be well into the 15 psi range on a 60+mm turbo.

I'm basing this off people saying just go spend $5000 on a $5000 turbo and make 450 rwhp, not going to happen without a good amount of supporting mods, more boost than they offer in the base kits, and a good tune.

With that said, you asked on a Mustang site, in the 5.0 section and basically told us you would rather have the Mustang (no snow, use the truck if you needed etc..). Get the 5.0, but remember it will be louder, more creaks and rattles, and be working on it more than the WRX. But it will probably be cheaper in the long run to make fast, and feel better to you.