I was driving my almost stock 2004 3.8l 5spd stang home for my lunch break. All I had done at the time was intake and exhaust. Then out of no where some kind of white car pulls up next to me. I had no clue what the heck it was. He asked if I wanted to race, and of course, I agreed. We waited until we got to the redlight. When the light turned green I nailed the gas. I always beat people off of the line, just not this time. This guy launched like a bat out of hell. I am about a 1/4 legnth behind him when we hit third gear. We hit fourth gear and he pulls even more. He slows down and lets me catch up, and I asked him what the heck kind of car he had. He replied, "08 WRX." I have never lost to a WRX before, so I asked what he had under the hood. He said a 2.5l turbo. Apparently the 2.5t is alot quicker than the older 2.0t. I still can't believe i got beat by a Suburu. lol I gave him a thumbs up, said nice race and proceeded on home.
well the reg wrx does have 170hp and 170tq, which i can see you beating but the turbo has like 30hp more than your car. If it was an STI it would have put a few car lenths on you. But we can't win them all.
Oh, i thought the 2004 V6 got the 3.9 liter?
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1995 Mustang GT-Heavily Modded-Sold 2003 Ford Lightning-Sold 1997 Saleen-5.4 conversion-Sold 2005 Mustang GT-Torch Red-Sold 2003 Mustang Cobra-Oxford White 2003 4Runner V8 Sport Edition 4X4
Some 04's do have the 3.9. My old 04 auto had a 3.9l. But the 5spd I have now is a 3.8l. IDK why. Most shops that I took my 3.9l to had no idea that the 3.9l even existed. They always thought that I didn't know what engine I had, until they looked under the hood and saw where it said 3.9l. lol Oh and it was definately not an STI. The new WRX impreza's (the one I raced) come with the 2.5l(same as STI just smaller turbo i guess). If I would have raced an STI I would not have had a chance.
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some of those subi's are fast. saw modded STI at the drag strip running low 12's.
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05 V6, 5 speed manuel, silver with black pinstripe, black rear and quarter window louvers, tail and headlight black outs, CAI, superchips tuner, true dual exhaust w/flowmasters, underdrive pulley, aluminum driveshaft, t-loc diff, michelin pilot sport tires, 18" black 10 spokes, polished aluminum pistol grip shifter, and still slow.
When I get back to the states I will be throwing a few grand into my car. I think I will be able to take him when I am done. What do you think? I will be adding: 4.10 gears, posi, aluminum driveshaft, tuner, clutch and flywheel, and short throw shifter.
I am waiting until I turn 25 then I am going to buy a 2004 SVT Cobra, which is why I decided not to do f/i on this one. I want to do everything but f/i with this car. I want to put most of my money in the Cobra.
the new wrx sti's have a little over 300hp and obviously turbo'd. theyr extremely quick and launch very fast because of the awd. i wouldnt even try to seriously race one in my 5.0.
they started putting 3.9L's like halfway thru 04.. theyre exactly identical to the 3.8's just the stroke is slightly different i believe.. dont even think there is any power difference between the 3.8 and 3.9
actually, i just got rid of my old 04 3.9L and i beleive they do have like 2 or 4 extra horses, it probably makes little to no difference at all, and the 3.9 and/or 3.8L (I am almost 85% sure its the 3.8L) is used in the Ford Windstar Van. Just my $.02
-Travis
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1999 Ford Mustang Cobra Vert, Black with Tan top, mods: H&R sport springs, built '03 irs, bf brace, 4.56 gears, bushings, polished bassani catback with mac longtubes and O/R-H pipe, strange struts, bilstien shocks, centerforce dfx clutch, aluminum quadrant and firewall adjuster, caster/camber plates, polished and repainted bbk intake, ported lower by NAZ, mgw blue shifter, full length subframe connectors, arp extended wheel studs. More to come!!!
Sad kill story back in May of this year. 
It now makes a little whooshing noise. 
134 Hp 194 ft-lbs of torque 
