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Driving an STI for family's sake is just going to confuse the poor bastard. You will be consuming more gas than say, a base impreza, and driving severely under the limits of the vehicle for when you have children (and hopefully in general since you DO want to be around for them, and not die), negating the benefit of owning an STI without an intent to track the thing.. just being realistic here.
It's nice to drive if you can afford it, even if that just gives you a little bit of your edge back into a life that's soon to be filled with pampers, little leagues, school bus duty, and whose only life events where one can justifiably unlock the STi's potential is spirited runs to the store when one hears, "Honey, we need _____". Ask me how I know
As far as a turbo kit with that kind of performance.. I wouldn't reinvent the wheel here and go for a stage 0-1 kit from a reputable company. FBM, P-tuning.. or perhaps more budget-oriented offerings like AVO, godspeed.. FT86SF is even throwing their hat into the ring. I haven't done an exhaustive, holistic review and research on all these kits by the way so I can't tell you specifics beyond what each kit's "character" is.
Most stage 1 kits will have your interests in mind of low operating costs and only making the necessary modifications needed to safely run their package ad continuum
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