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Originally Posted by Gadflyii
Come on.. seriously? 500lbs? Not by a long shot... point and case...
2011 Subaru Impreza manual (base model, no options): 3075 lbs
2011 Subaru Impreza WRX manual: 3208 lbs
That is 133lbs difference with all the additional standard equipment....
So yes.. @50 lbs in a shop, and @100lbs if the OEM does it.
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Add another ~130lbs for the STI with larger brakes (weight mostly in the iron, not the caliper), beefier transmission, and beefier rear end. AWD and loads of torque don't play nice, hence the need for that awesome transmission (which I believe is where MOST of the weight differential comes from). The question with this car will not be whether or not it can take turbo, but rather how much turbo it can take before other components fail/need to upgraded as well.