Keep the WRX or upgrade?

[dingo]

Decision time....

I love my WRX to death but I'm starting the reach the limits of what the engine can handle without touching internals, and thats costly. Same story goes with the 5-sp gearbox.......

So I've seriously started looking at changing into a 2005 STi or 2004 Evo 8 MR....the Evo is the front-runner, I want something different.

This isn't the basic Evo 8, this is the imported Jap spec version - 6-speed, more power/torque, lighter (aluminium roof etc) and so on.

Its advantage over the STi is it comes stock with a larger turbo and a FMIC, so its cheaper to get going quickly.

A mate of mine has one with just ECU, cams, exhaust and intake and is running high 11's at the drags, and being an Evo still goes around corners like not much else! The plan would be to mod it as soon as I buy, couldn't handle the stock one for too long.

So, what would you do in my situation:

1. Keep the WRX and start touching the engine internals....
2. Buy a 2005 STi
3. Buy a 2004 Evo 8 MR