Originally Posted by x'ed
we are talking about wheel horsepower. and the old ones had 227, not 217. and yeah, off the line its faster but from a roll it wouldn't be.
i was referring to the '05 wrx and 217 lb torque, not hp. as far as numbers they are pretty much the same as the 05. a 2.0 turbo to a 2.5 turbo makes 3 hp? and 18 lb torque more? How come they can't get bigger numbers out of the wrx? is it cause then they would have to step it up on the sti?