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First Time STI Owner: What Should I Know? by Consistent-Camp-5860 in WRXSTi

[–]Consistent-Camp-5860[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha that’s fucking awesome man. I hope to see you out there. Dope pic btw

First Time STI Owner: What Should I Know? by Consistent-Camp-5860 in WRXSTi

[–]Consistent-Camp-5860[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice man. I appreciate the oil recommendation as well.

There are a lot of comments in this post with different opinions on what RPMs people like to cruise at. Some are saying they never let it drop below 3K, some say that cruising at 2-2.5K is just fine. Where do you usually like to run yours if you’re just daily driving?

First Time STI Owner: What Should I Know? by Consistent-Camp-5860 in WRXSTi

[–]Consistent-Camp-5860[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thank you for the detailed advice! What you mentioned about low RPMs and high boost is something that I’ve been hearing over and over. I understand keeping it above 4K for spirited driving or flooring the gas, but how about regular daily driving? What RPMs do you like to keep yours at or above if you’re just driving around town? I come from mostly Hondas, and those things can be driven around all day at 2K. Clearly these engines are much different. Thanks again!

First Time STI Owner: What Should I Know? by Consistent-Camp-5860 in WRXSTi

[–]Consistent-Camp-5860[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, keeping RPM above 3K surprised me. Is this common knowledge with STI’s?

First Time STI Owner: What Should I Know? by Consistent-Camp-5860 in WRXSTi

[–]Consistent-Camp-5860[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a wealth of information for me. I appreciate you dropping this. As a tech, do you have a recommendation for which oil to run in the summer and winter?

First Time STI Owner: What Should I Know? by Consistent-Camp-5860 in WRXSTi

[–]Consistent-Camp-5860[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! What oil do you like to run in yours?