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The FA24 is a legitimately exciting engine, and plenty of WRX owners are wondering if they can yank one out of a newer car and bolt it into their older build. The short answer is: it's possible, but 'without breaking the bank' is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence. Here's what builders who've actually done it have to say.
Building a fast WRX and driving it every day to work, through Atlanta traffic, over midwest potholes, and into the occasional canyon run — that's the dream. But the gap between a fun, reliable project car and a bottomless expense account is narrower than most people think. Here's how to stay on the right side of that line.
Manual or CVT — the transmission under your WRX isn't just a driving preference, it's a financial decision that plays out over years of ownership. We dug into used car market data and talked to dealers across the country to find out which gearbox is actually holding its value, and which one is quietly bleeding owners dry.
E85 gets all the glory in WRX tuning circles, but most of us are filling up at a regular gas station — not an ethanol pump. This guide breaks down exactly how much power you can realistically pull out of a WRX on 93 octane pump gas, with ECU tuning strategies, supporting mods, and dyno-backed numbers to show you what's actually achievable without switching fuels.
Most WRX owners chase bigger turbos and more boost, but a growing number of builders are stripping things back and wringing every last naturally aspirated horsepower out of the FA20. We break down whether an NA FA20 build can actually deliver the driving experience you're after — and what it costs to find out.