Quote Originally Posted by ascianna View Post
Thanks for all the ideas...not to change the subject from the brakes (but), is there any hope of getting high horsepower through the stock transmission? I know FF tried to in their blue 818R and blew a gear. What are the other transmission options. I know there were some talking of a conversion kit for an STI 6-spd...but any options for trying to stick with the 5-spd?
Like STiPWRD said, built gears. Not all Subaru 5MT's are created equal. The NA ones and the 02-03 WRX ones are very flimsy in terms of gears. The 2005-2006 Legacy GT 5 speed has good gears in it, the older Japanese STi 5 speeds are strong, and the newer WRX 5 speeds are fairly strong as well. It all depends on the power you intend to make and your budget.