Frankly, I did not like the car stock. With some mods and tuning it feels intuitive and alive. I'm not a subie snob, but I never really understood the appeal until this car. Great work Zach..Looking forward to seeing it rip on track with some sticky rubber. In the video said transfer case when I meant center diff...sorry! Also After talking with the tuner regarding the gearbox strength he said: "the gerabox and diff is good for 800+hp, its just a misshift or massive grind at that power level that is a damaged synchro. the 2019 motor is good for 450whp, its lightly built from the factory, took subaru forever but this is the good engine out of the STI RA (2018) with many upgrades." So there you go! Send it boys

@802Garage

4 жыл бұрын

Was gonna mention how stout the STI gearbox and diff are. Nice review!

@FelixTay69

4 жыл бұрын

May I ask which engine are you referring to for the upgrade? The EJ20 or EJ25?

@whatiwant8898

4 жыл бұрын

@@FelixTay69 it's an upgraded EJ257.

@socal2384

4 жыл бұрын

@@whatiwant8898 What's the max wtq this engine can safely handle?

@bunkev8906

3 жыл бұрын

The AC is on rn

Always wear gloves when handling an STi!

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

..... how did I leave this on the table.

@802Garage

4 жыл бұрын

Glove it before you love it!

@ohhhbirdy5975

2 жыл бұрын

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@TwilightsPurple

2 жыл бұрын

@@ohhhbirdy5975 Sexually Transmitted Infection

@ken_in_atx9619

2 жыл бұрын

Vape Juice can be irritating to the skin. 🤣😂

"take your time lady, Jesus" *aggressively does a pull to get around her*

" doesn't have to be some stance boi , vape cloud machine ... " 😂😭

This makes me want an sti even more now. Just watching this video makes me feel like this is a true raw driving experience.

@C_Suarez

2 жыл бұрын

It is a true raw driving experience

@Slainself

2 жыл бұрын

@@C_Suarez 😎

@tlrgaming9480

Жыл бұрын

did u ever get it?

@cseymour97

Жыл бұрын

@@tlrgaming9480 I was about to and then the government increased the loan rates so I held off for a little while longer.

@jacobwaters4220

Жыл бұрын

@@cseymour97 how bout now?

Nothing is as good as a simple well put together sti. Clean tasteful mods nothing crazy. LOVE THE CAR

9:19 I swear every time someone pulls out in front of you, their natural reaction is to stop in the middle of the road xD. Clean car btw.

6:32 Imagine a video called Tedward Out of Context and its filled with moments like this

The trippiest thing about this video is that I know where this is. I have watched 1000s of hours of cars on YT and never had this happen. That's on the Quincy/Milton border near Blue Hills Reservation. That road where you are parked at the bottom of is a fav of mine. cheers man.

😄😄sport hashtag mode ftw!!

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

I’m way out of my element in a subie but 4 tires, 3 pedals and a steering wheel. Good to go!

Something special about a Subaru, even if it takes some work to get there, especially with the new ones. Seems like a blast! Loved the gloves.

I love how you took the time to point out the SAAB...i loved mine so much.

I have a similar build on my 19'. It's getting some finishing touches right now. Bout to get tuned here any minute!! Can't wait

Honestly this video is one of the reasons why I've decided to get myself an STI very soon. Very nice setup car and looks super fun.

@ginyamaa

3 жыл бұрын

Update: I did in fact buy an STI and it's fantastic.

@danielcruz3335

3 жыл бұрын

@@ginyamaa good shit my guy. Spoke it and got it💪🏻

@Javikazi

Жыл бұрын

@@ginyamaa happy to hear you joined the Subie family. I just recently joined myself!

Just loving the sound of that turbo man! sweet Jesus! and thanks Subaru for keeping the manual Transmission alive

@802Garage

4 жыл бұрын

My WRX swapped 2.5RS has a really similar sound. I'm thinking divorced waste gate down pipes really add that whooshing noise on throttle. It's so much fun!

@milehighmikey1

4 жыл бұрын

@@802Garage I believe that is the bpv actuating and dumping unneeded boost that we are hearing on shifts. Is that the noise you are referring to?

@BluPrynt78

4 жыл бұрын

That is the sound of the Intake.

“Stancie vape cloud machine” That is fabulous. Thanks for that.

@6:05 Sti gear boxes are good up into the 700s with torque. Alot more stout than what people think.

@natesmith9007

4 жыл бұрын

ya the wrx 5 speed is like glass but the sti 6 speed might be one of the strongest awd gear boxes.

@imoffendedthatyouareoffended

3 жыл бұрын

@@natesmith9007 the wrx comes with a 6 speed, not the one out of the sti but still, wrx’s haven’t had a 5 speed since 2014 and below

@jakobh4583

3 жыл бұрын

15+ gearbox is rated 1000+ with just a clutch watch @_baderbuilt he’s a wicked Subaru tech

@yammmit

2 жыл бұрын

@@imoffendedthatyouareoffended i love my 2013 but always wish i had another gear lol. chilling at 3.5k rpms on the highway

i've got a black STI as well 2015 love the car had it since last september. This motivates me now to do performance mods! I am from Boston too!

when I notice every exit you take, you know you're a local. Love the ride!

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

Ayyy!!

This is way more exciting than the Zoom lecture I should be watching. It sure is getting old at this point, but god I love that EJ25. Such a unique, unmistakable sound. Recognizable from a mile away! Sounds especially good with that Cobb exhaust. Also I hella feel you on touching your face😂

@MrDavidchuck

4 жыл бұрын

2019+ are equipped with the type RA

I like looking back on this knowing how crazy overkill and unnecessary the gloves and mask were in the car. Love it.

@TedwardDrives

Жыл бұрын

I know this was like weeks into complete panic. People were still washing their takeout containers before bringing them into the house 😆. But if it meant keeping the channel going I was willing to do whatever it took

Nice POV my first time here👌🏽

Very cool, mine is stock and I would love to compare it to tuned. Still have a warranty so it’ll have to wait if I get it tuned. Be careful and stay safe man!!!!!

Shoot me! what a sound! STI's rally and the racing car has an amazing capability. Subaru doesn't just add power which is easy to do for every car company. Instead, they study and improve steering and mechanics. In the safety test, I saw it was a better score than Mercedes. But if you modify yourself, you can't expect the same safety as the original though.

Great video Tedward! The STI looks and sounds great! 6:33 was hilarious lol! It doesn't surprise me when you mentioned about the driving around Times Square. The college kids partying in Florida, or the lady driving in your video are perfect examples of an old saying. "You can't fix stupid." It is what it is. Stay safe!

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

Haha it’s so true! Just to scratch my eye whenever I want would be glorious

I don’t get why people are suddenly saying the STI transmissions are weak. It was always the WRX transmission that could break at stock power levels, while there were multiple STIs running single-digit quarter miles on stock 6-speeds. STIs would snap axles long before the gearbox gave up.

Man, this car is sooo cool. I am still rocking my little Fiesta ST mk7 and looks like its my last sporty car as i have a child on the way :D

Thanks for the Rennscot and Garage 42 shoutout Tedward!!!

The dream team

Man it just sounds so good..

Nice racing gloves! 👍

This vid got me to understand the appeal of manuals years ago :)

I had a 2012 STI with a catless turboback, intake and tune. Really wish I didn’t sell it. They are fun cars.

@kazepg3d

3 жыл бұрын

what do u have now

@SubaruSTI441

3 жыл бұрын

@@kazepg3d M2 Competition! Loving it so far!

Nice cruise thru the blue hills

@10:35 can relate, lmao. I literally did that tonight on the way home. After car #3 hogging the fast lane, doing 5 under and speed matching the slow lane cars, the second I got a gap I went for it. I traded my 2011 Subaru Legacy 3.6R in for a 2019 WRX STi about two months ago. I fell in love with the thing just from stock form right away. It definitely takes a lot of getting used to. Getting that damn clutch just right. I'm selling my 2003 VW Golf GTI 20th next spring to help pays towards the loan. STi is pricey but I'm confident the things not gonna depreciation 50% in 5 years like my damn Legacy did. I'm pretty happy with this thing for a year round daily. Got to drive it in the snow the other day and it's a beast. Had to play with the DCCD a bit to get it feeling right in the snow. I don't have much issue with rev matching my issue is the rev hang when downshift tends to be clunky unless you wait. It's not healthy me seeing the car in this form. I've got a warranty for 120k miles or 4 years and I need to be smart for a bit. I bought it with tint already, STI short shifter and shift knob, mud flaps, diffuser and surprisingly it has a COBB catback already. Also weathertech mats, can't go wrong.

Man I love my 2015 Sti stock and wouldn’t have it any other way

Geeked at the gloves

I Miss My Subie🙁☹️😣😖😫😩🥺😢😭. Your right about gear box. I just have the wrx 2018 2 a half years into it my gear box locked in 3rd gear can’t take it out of 3rd, mild tune only stage 2 it’s been almost a year since I seen the car😭.🙏🏼✝️❤️ God bless thank you for sharing .

Good stuff man. Staff safe against the “Rona”

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

You too!

I've got a 2019 WRX STI. Bought it brand new currently car is stock with just a Borla S-Type Catback.

These cars need so much massaging to work well, and even then the motor is such a fragile thing unless tuned just right. This one looks well built, Killer b makes amazing manifolds for these cars and really wakes them up.

@visionsoflightwiliams86

4 жыл бұрын

what about a 2014 evo X?

@ItzHLK

4 жыл бұрын

Visionsoflight Wiliams same shit, different car

@ShortySpit

4 жыл бұрын

@@smashersmasher2061 thing is with these cars you dont need 400+ HP. Early evos and stis running 200awkw are amazing. Out handle any car. Unbelievably fast acceleration thanks to the short ratio gearboxes. An evo with 250awkw will run that comfortably all day long and is insane on the track.

@Tzalmavet

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShortySpit Agreed. There's another video on this channel of Tedward driving a 1993 Evo that's stock-ish with a gutted interior making just around 250hp I believe he said? Car handled incredibly well with enough acceleration to have a blast while driving. People often forget that the Evo and WRX started as compact rally cars and over the years grew incredibly larger/heavier. Although I agree with most that the factory tuning on the STI is pretty bloody awful. Why you see a lot of people doing a COBB off the shelf tune as their first mod because it does liven the car up even though those tunes are still crap.

@ianholmquist8492

3 жыл бұрын

Nah it's a great car out of the box. You don't need a ton of hp to have fun

Car is rad definitely loving the channel vibes 🥂🔥🔥

10:35 is exactly why I enjoy fast cars. I don't have any tracks near me and I don't normally drive like a hooligan.. but every now and then you find yourself in a situation where you have to pass some slowpoke on the right and half way through realize the lane is ending. Makes life a lot easier when you can lean into the throttle and know your car is gonna pull you out like it's nothing.

i know im late to thisi video but you got a thumbs up frrom me once you said "obnoxious burble tune" that shit drives me nuts lol. keep up the great content

Awesome car and I sounds even more awesome btw I'm just curious cause I like exploring new areas especially when it comes to hiking where was that area with all the curves that looked like a huge state forest

nice video

I love Sti's Not so much in the older ones but the newer ones from 2015 and up. Reminds me of fast and furious

Subscribed, I have the same car same year I’ll send it!!

That cool saab made me think you should do a saab review an aero or maybe you'll even find a turboX. Exciting cars for the money

The transmission can definitely handle it, full send man 😂

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

When I was young these things were like glass haha. I haven’t shaken that feeling of seeing them shatter

@Mikey6048

4 жыл бұрын

@@TedwardDrives the 2015+ STI Trans is a beast. You won't hurt it.

@thentantt

4 жыл бұрын

All sti 6 speeds are strong. The 5 speed and 15+ WRX 6 speeds are glass. These trans are proven to hold 900hp

Seeing now early COVID vídeos is nuts, at the beginning we were so scared about this new strange virus. Glad is basically over!

wtf you ended the video in the EXACT parking lot my dad first gave me driving lessons in lmao

@TedwardDrives

3 жыл бұрын

😂

God I wish I had somewhere like that around me to drive. Nice area with no potholes.

More videos about this car please

"I drove the car stock..." *pauses to pick up sticker* 2:26

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I had put a sticker on my dads new lawn equipment as a joke and left the backing in my pocket. It fell out :p

Like you, no great Susie fan, but this sounds great and sure looks fun...grassroots is fun...stay safe...your advice is sound both cars and life

@johnaitken7430

4 жыл бұрын

Subie

😂😂😂 “it doesn’t have to be some stancey boy vape cloud machine”

It sounds identical to the FA motor with the equal length headers. So unusual

Damn. Dad... I want that one😍😍😍😍

One thing many non-STi drivers don't know is how little the rear wing impedes rear visibility. Your perspective around 5:12 is great, you can see the whole road.

@Williams1505

4 жыл бұрын

Affalterbach Brackley 1967 ....accurate

@pascha4527

4 жыл бұрын

Not so much for the 2004 to 07 models...

@Javikazi

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t believe it until I hopped into a fellow enthusiast’s car and got my own. Either way I wouldn’t have mind seeing the wing. 😄

You Break you buy !!!!

you’ll enjoy the better sti aka anything older than 2008

The SAAB shoutout @9:40!!!

Oh no way I’ve been by here before. At 8:08 that oil spot at that gate is from a friends Genesis that ran low on oil that day. It then blew up a week or two later hahaha.

Was a pleasure to watch. So is the 2019 motor the same as that of the limited run RA? Also, I definitely hear a rumble in the video but you say it's an EL header?

Great vid and car also thankfully everything except for the motor is pretty darn bulletproof

In a world of EVs and hybrids, there's still something appealing about a turbo-laggy, AWD, relatively light 4-cyl Subaru STI.

I learned that people in Boston love cars, especially bmws

Subscribed and rang than bell

i felt like i was listening to napoleon dynamite doing the review "move lady, jesus!"

@TedwardDrives

3 жыл бұрын

😆

Damn. This is the build I have in mind for my car. Now that I've seen this video the want is real. I completely agree with the stock calibration on the engine. It's beyond terrible. I feel like the stock ECU calibration is setup to ride the knock sensor and pull timing constantly. It's beyond terrible. Driving this car cleanly stock is damn near impossible.

@markbarboza1407

4 жыл бұрын

It's beyond terrible? Come on I think you need to drive a corolla for a week and get back to me! That, my friend, is beyond terrible!

@millll111lllI

4 жыл бұрын

The stock calibrations have been bad since 2007, but the car is full-time AWD with 3 LSD’s and aggressive gear ratios, so there is a lot of driveline shock and lash when starting off and changing to second gear

@thedon9670

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like this is the first car you have ever driven. Stock STi is great, nothing like what you claim.

@millll111lllI

4 жыл бұрын

So many people complained about the stock STI tune in 2007 that Subaru issued a fix in the form of an ecu reflash. There are lots of threads to read about the issues with the factory tune , including running too lean

Awesome videos man, where do you find these backroads?

To be hones, the rev hang thing, it doesn't look like the rpm is dropping faster in the video compares to a stock sti.

So since this video I can attest to bucket seats when upgrading the suspension and tire upgrades for these cars. It really changes how the car feels because your not slamming around the interior.

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

Haha too true. Everyone thinks their sporty looking seats are impressive until they’ve gone around a few corners at full stick.

Even with modern backup cameras, WTF was that driver in the tacky orange CRV thinking of? SMH. Justice was served when you overtook her ass at the short merge after the stoplights. I hope it showed her never to impede the flow of an STI rolling down the road. Way to keep your cool and understanding that enjoying a spirited drive, hearing the turbo woosh and rumbling exhaust takes precedence over getting mad at idiots out to ruin your stop you in your tracks.

Great

Blue hills nice

yup, I live a town over from Bren and Mass during this time is crazy with people outside shockingly. Though I didn't like my experience with Bren and decided to go to Matt Miner; best choice I've ever made

How do you get such great exhaust audio for these POV videos?

Was about to sub and than you dissed the tomei gods...jk jk ill still sub but fr tomeis are life

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

Haha it was awesome but it wouldn’t pass sound on annnny tracks. And I think zachs eyes were gonna start bleeding on his way to work 😂

Sold my 2011 Sti with Invidia catted turboback, cobb sf intake, tune, it was a great car for about 5 years but I was ALWAYS afraid something was gonna blow on that car. Traded in for a 2016 M3, loving it so far.

damn at 9:15 the mood changed quick lmao

Putting equal length headers was one the best mods on this car. You sound like you get it. Rumble sounds good but is not good for these motors.

Stancy boy vape cloud machine, That's the funniest shit I've heard today LMFAO HAHAHA

it would be very nice if you add the metric numbers with torque and stuff like doug de mouro does

I'm thinking about getting a 2022 wrx sti , what will be a good first modification

Ayeeeeee 495 Massachusetts

I think you would like it better if you set it to Auto - for the DCCD.

Anyone know what road this is or what set of roads, Looks really fun to drive.

You should have driven it in Auto Minus...puts the torque more to the rear wheels and makes the handling even better with a little less understeer.

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

Noted for next time!

Wish the guy had the tomei on for this video. Nothing obnoxious about that. The raspy rumble is music.

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

Would have been tough to record audio. It was already peaking on iPhone at idle 😂

hmmm hear that rumble.

The AC IS ON😂😂

Can you do a brz next? Curious to hear your opinion on it!

@TedwardDrives

4 жыл бұрын

I've done a few BRZ/FRS videos, but this POV might be the most on point for fun driving kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZ11yqSdf5q2edY.html

A stock type r would probably smash on this thing at the track.

@millll111lllI

4 жыл бұрын

alex7sk For one lap before the Type R overheats

@ardaturk8397

2 жыл бұрын

And let them race in dirt and see who wins 😂 at the end of the day it’s a honda I mean shitbox, right

@Veexd13

2 жыл бұрын

How about that new wrx guys? 😂🤡

You should have turned traction control off then put the dccd to auto minus

I have BMW M3 e46 and I am thinking of selling it and buy this car, Subaru WRX STI...Its soo hard to decide, I cant get rid of my baby, my 1st car...but subaru is just perfect for the winter and daily driver...damn, help me god

3:30 same goes for any of you fellow Mazdaspeed people out there! No ZZB

2019 Kinnna WRX

@tedward sti stock gearboxes can handle 600+whp. Their bulletproof sir