My 2022 WRX Blew Up

My 2022 WRX blew up, and In today's video we talk about what happened and what the next steps I'll be taking will look like. Thank you guys for your patience as I sort this out and work on getting the car back on the road as soon as possible.
VIDEO OF ME STI SWAPPING MY VA WRX:
• How To STI Swap Your WRX
My Instagram: @streetlnspired
MOD LIST:
PERFORMANCE:
- Radium Dual Baffled Catch Cans
- ETS Intake System
- ETS Front Mount Intercooler
- ETS Jpipe
- Cobb Accesport
- Noble Titanium Catback Exhaust
- Tuned By Clark Turner on E85
Drivetrain:
- Billetworkz Short Shifter
- Billetworkz Shifter Stop
- Billetworkz Short Shifter Plate
- Billetworkz Shifter Bushing
- Billetworkz Fusion Shift Knob
SUSPENSION:
- Silver's Neomax Coilovers
- Cosmis XT206R
Flow Form 18x9.5 +38
- Dunlop Sport Maxx 245/40/18
EXTERIOR/AERO:
- Paint Matched Rear Bumper
- Window tint 20%
- Noble Rear F1 Light
- Noble Front Grille
- Noble Roof Spoiler
- Noble Duckbill
- OEM Reflector Deletes
- Flow Designs Front Splitter
- Flow Designs Side Splitter
- Flow Designs Rear Diffuser
- Flow Designs Rear Spats
- Rexpeed Tail Lights
- OE Style Led Fog Bezels
INTERIOR:
- Floor Illumination Front & Rear
- Rexpeed Carbon Steering Wheel
- Rexpeed Carbon Wheel Trim
- Rexpeed Carbon Dash Trim
- Rexpeed Carbon Shifter Trim
- Rexpeed Carbon Door Trim
- Rexpeed Carbon Window Trim
- Noble Carbon Ebrake
Engine Dress Up:
- Rexpeed Carbon Fender Vents
- Rexpeed Carbon Intake Duct
- Rexpeed Carbon Fuse Cover
- Rexpeed Carbon Relay Cover
MISC:
- Cut bumper to expose Intercooler
- Front LED Switchbacks
- Rear LED Panel Tag Lights
- Baja Designs Under Hood Light
- Noble Hella Horn Kit
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Safe Max Power?
3:23 - I've Done This 3 Times
4:40 - So What Happened?
9:50 - Looking At The Damage
11:12 - STI Swap?
11:58 - Cost?
14:55 - Outro

[@SuzukiKid400]

Moral of the story, when you hear a noise in your transmission and you've already blown 2 transmissions and are familiar with the noise, don't do a 2nd gear pull at WOT.

[@StreetInspired1]

It was already blown 😂 It needed to be replaced either way. Yolo

[@codyhenley12]

It's not good on any tranny to be downshifting thru the gears, when coming to a stop throw it in neutral and use the big brimbo brakes that the car has. Your transmission will thankyou.

[@trackvbwrx]

@@codyhenley12The WRX doesn’t come with brembos idiot

[@joshgellatly7704]

​@@codyhenley12- 😂

[@josephwright8752]

@@codyhenley12good luck doing that in a blizzard 😂

[@doubleflo7]

Other tuners have mentioned that they thought anything approaching 400ft/lb of torque was not a good idea on our VB stock transmission, so I was surprised with your choice of tune. Glad you made this video, hopefully other VB owners can take note.

[@MoJoNinjaGarage]

Look here brother……you do what’s best for you my guy! It’s not a sprint big dawg, it’s a marathon! So I’m sure I can speak for a lot of us and say we are here for you homie!

[@jaywashkuhn4894]

Damn dude, that's heartbreaking. Good luck, hopefully everything turns out and you get back on the road without any issues!

[@jasongt1]

Thanks for being an open book. I think that approach helps raise the bar for us all.

[@aaronr9551]

Respect for pushing through the challenges.

[@ureydeliz8636]

Good luck brother , you got a good head over your shoulders. That’s definitely the right choice. Looking forward for the next video

[@jeprodigalson792]

Thank you for keeping it real. Its not the car its the driver. The more you abuse and push it to the limits the more integrity you lose. We just need to take our time and build in stages.... and not just power mods. As an enthusiast this is a joy and a work of art.

[@Acrimoniousbear1]

Thanx for your honesty. I appreciate your realness with your decision. I know ull eventually sti swap and theres no rush to do it if your keeping the car. Good decision

[@diallo1347]

Glad you made this video. This is one reason why I don't mod or tune my cars. I do appreciate your channel because I enjoy seeing the potential and its fun to watch your journey.

[@BelowAverageGaming707]

I'm at 90k miles and 9 years on my 2015 full bolt on tune with 0 mechanical issues. This guy has been through 3 transmissions already. I'd have to ask what he's doing with the car.

[@elosbeatz5899]

Thanks for the transparency ! Love the channel brotha !

[@kurtmods13]

Ey bro, thanks for that information man. Just bought the 2023 wrx have it for a good 2 months now I love it. It’s my first wrx. Hopefully you get back on it again brotha! 🤙🏽

[@waybach]

Ayeee 23VB crew! Sucks we don’t have a Cobb tune yet for our cars.. patiently waiting..

[@Acrimoniousbear1]

@@waybach pretty sure cobb released the 2023 support a couple weeks back. Just checked their site and it looks like it confirms this

[@Adalisblu]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@LT-gc6ow]

Good luck bro. Sad to see this but I’m sure you will be back together in no time!

[@jrock-xs9vp]

I appreciate this info this is my everyday driver I'm not gonna change anything but the wheels,and the exhaust and some cosmetics gotta make it last 4 years at least. Again tks for the video

[@liltorbs]

damn that really blows, hopefully you can recoup most that money on this new wrx trans though once you swap to sti later, assuming we dont have this one blow on you too lmao. Reel back the tune a little bit and should be okay id imagine though, always love seeing the honesty though people need to see the dark side of everything modding can bring too some people think its bulletproof and will be fine "no way that would happen to ME, i drive fine!" lol

[@dannythompson1948]

Ouch... You are a G for dealing with all this on your own, bro!

[@bryanallendorf7064]

Oh yeah, sorry about your car, bro. Great content on the channel. I'm not ready for a STI swap either. I have to move to Cali for family. It's kinda expensive there. Close to Clark Tuning, though😂

[@DreamLikeLunch]

Dude that sucks so bad. I don't blame you going the cheaper option at all. Just be careful with the upgraded clutch with that transmission. Will grab harder and possible shock your new transmission breaking it again 😮

[@basdeo58]

Do the redline gear oil and light weight shock proof. 50/50 mix. Its worked really well for me in my VA wrx making 507whp. I’ve done 67k miles original trans, been fbo e60 ~360whp since 9k miles. And built motor big turbo and full E85 at 507whp since 42k miles. Daily driven, launched from time to time and flat foot shifted on a regular.

[@StreetInspired1]

I was really thinking about this but I read a forum and saw Andrewtech say for the non sti 6 speed they only recommend motul 300. I'll definitely look into this though because I woukd assume the redline combo would be a better choice.

[@spencersinger3209]

You must have some factory freak 😂

[@SubySlider17]

Appreciate your honesty and sharing your experience with everyone. This is extremely helpful for me as I am looking into my VB goals before doing anything. Very good points that it comes down to power, abuse, and mileage. Besides custom and a lot of work, are there any other options other than a STi swap for transmissions? It's got me worried that lower mileage STi swaps are going to be rare and only get rarer/more expensive as time goes on. Maybe another transmission is in development? Just curious about that. I don't want to put myself in a tight spot later on. Thinking about maybe next year going for the STi swap or just sticking with stock and no tuning, but that is no fun either.

[@StreetInspired1]

Honestly I'm not to sure. I know they used to make PPG gear sets for the 5 speed wrx transmission so you could build it but I haven't seen any for the 6 speed wrx transmission. I think probably the only options right now is an sti swap or a different transmission from another car custom fabricated to fit

[@jethrot100]

Destroyed the clutch when the transmission locked. Who knew that could happen? I certainly did not. I hope you are back on the road soon.

[@DarkWolfWRX]

I kept getting told the same, 400/450. I declared bs and STI swapped mine before hitting those numbers. Just for the piece of mind. Its def not JUST power level for sure, another local guy to me blew his trans up, but even though he said it was such a surprise, all his YT shorts were just slamming the absolute hell out of it.

[@6spd85notch]

400hp to the wheels is a decent amount of power for anything. Launching an awd anything at 400-450 is pretty violent on the drivetrain. Especially a little 4 cylinder car. My mustang at 450whp is pretty violent with sticky tires so I know. That has 31 spline axles, tremec 6 speed, heavy duty clutch and so on. Sometimes it hits gears so hard I cringe. What do you think is going to happen to a little wrx ? I own a 23 sapphire blue and I’m leaving it stock with my 120k mile warranty and I’ll enjoy it for what it is. Make it look good and some exhaust and leave it alone and not hammer the death out of the car. Another 50-100hp would be awesome but not when it has a thousand miles on it.

[@spicymeat3920]

​@@6spd85notch well said mate, always get supporting mods when adding more power

[@edgardoalmendarez305]

@@6spd85notchu lost me when u said mustang 🤣

[@codyhenley12]

@6spd85notch ya I feel ya on leaving it stockish, exhaust, oil catch can is all I've done on my 21 wrx and I daily it to my work that's a 5min drive from my house and take it out on nice cruises on the weekends and I've had 0 problems with it so far. Can't neglect the cars either on maintenance.

[@svgcommercialcleaningllc755]

Iam about to log those values and mathematically look at what those numbers look like from stock HP on one end . Iam curious as all I want is a stage 2 cobb around 300hp, but curious what the transmission life guestimate looks like. I dont beat on her though. Just some nice pulls from usually 3rd gear not passing 5k...just for longevity.

[@timjp31]

Respect my friend, thanks for sharing

[@mcglsr237]

Dude that sucks, sorry to hear that. It's funny, I remember tons of people on the internet, forums, all saying "don't get the STI, it's not worth the extra money, blah blah blah." (I know, no STI for 2022 - thanks Subaru). But the point is, the extra money for the STI went somewhere. Subaru did not just rebadge a WRX and charge $10K+ more for it. And you are seeing, unfortunately, where some of that money went: the STI 6-sp trans. It's a fantastic transmission, it takes a lot of abuse, and it takes a lot of extra power above stock. I'm not suggesting you STI swap the car. I actually highly, highly respect your decision to go with the cheaper WRX trans; money doesn't grow on trees and ending up in financial ruin because of a car is insane. So respect for being smart about it. The WRX was never meant to be a race car. It's a street car, with some fun bits that are rally inspired. The STI was the race car in street car clothing. Do what you got to do, turn the power down, enjoy the car for many, many miles :) Good luck!

[@Ieatzboltz]

I’m pushing 344 Whp 340lb torque done plenty of launches but I don’t do it anymore. I just drive it for fun these days occasionally do pulls but that’s as far Im planning to push it.

[@davidcharles4636]

I was just thinking of turning my 21 in for a 22 due to the low mod installs BUTTTTT im good Now! Good Luck Brotha.

[@StreetInspired1]

To be fair I also blew the transmission out of my 2020 wrx at a low mileage too. The wrx transmission has never been good at holding power and or abuse.

[@MrGsxrme]

Called it. Good job

[@2018wrxaddict]

We've all been waiting for you to break something big. 😁

[@StreetInspired1]

Glad I didn't disappoint 😂

[@ryukoysusei]

It's 100% drive style. I'm sitting at 400 wheel in my 15 wrx for the last 30k miles and I"m at 100k now.

[@StreetInspired1]

It's hit or miss too. Like I said I had a buddy on a stock car blow his transmission at 2,000 and he babied the hell out of it. My old tuner always told me he could tune two cars with exact same mods, driven the exact same way making the exact same power in the exact same location and one car could blow up after a week and the other could last years.

[@snoopyalien24]

I get that it could be hit or miss, but blowing up 3 transmissions...

[@StreetInspired1]

@snoopyalien24 my response to that would be this: consider most people who blow their transmission get scared and sell the car and never buy another one. I've owned four, all making around double the factory torque and 3/4 blew up. My last car I STI swapped... much stronger transmission. I laucnhed the car over 50 times after the sti swap, tons of flat foot shifting and slamming gears, did awd donuts dozens of times and it never skipped a beat. I abused it because I knew it could handle it.... and it did. All the abuse and it never had an issue. If I would have done any of that in my new wrx the transmission would've lasted probably 3k instead of the 10k that it did.

[@ryukoysusei]

@@StreetInspired1 this is exactly my point. Abuse destroys parts. Can some things handle much more abuse? Of cousre. Most drag subarus still use the stock STI trans. It's an animal. Pretty much everyone with a split case trans knows that they simply can't be abused in the same way as the STI trans and doing so guarantees it grenades.

[@youra6]

Its not 100% drive style. It's about the tune and luck. I had a 2016 WRX that grenaded on 350 wtq after 30K. Never launched, rarely ever WOT on lower RPMs, always warmed up the car, etc.

[@jonnyftw1441]

This makes me anxious mann 😫 goal with mine is 350hp/350 tq.

[@IcySTi]

Clark gave you that moon tune!!! LOL

[@Enrgz115]

I am interested to see how the new transmission will do especially with an upgraded clutch. When I do pulls in my 22 It smells like something is burning and all I have is an e tune pitch stop mount and a short throw shifter

[@waybach]

You’ll smell a little burn especially after a pull(s)… sometimes I go for a spirited drive (staying under 4500rpm) and I’ll smell some rubber from the clutch/brakes. It’s probably the same

[@jeff346]

I blew mine in my 2012 , retune and return to stock , and dealer warranty it lol I was lucky , have you thinking to do the same so you don’t pay out of pocket ?

[@PurplePunkanetus]

Hope the new swap is good for you

[@raymullen8427]

Thank god the clutch gave out and didnt tsow out the engine. Clutch did its job. Its made to be the weak point. Also how is the rear diff?

[@suenagag]

dang, sorry about the trans. Your option sounds like a solid one.

[@Roxas_DM]

I just got the ACT and I love it!

[@StreetInspired1]

I had the act ectreme in both of my old wrxs and for a single disk clutch it's incredible!

[@Roxas_DM]

@@StreetInspired1 best of luck! I hope someone sees this video and decides to help out. As a community we should band together when things like this happen! 🤔

[@djdigdugg]

Cheers from Orlando!

[@thepseudomasterchef7238]

When I first saw the high tq tuned fa24 wrx's were putting down, I thought "Yep! Great move subaru! Put the engine the Sti should have had in the wrx which basically has a 350 wtq "limit"...My Fa20, 400+whp on E75, still going strong, 119k miles...Why? Great tuner, peak tq is to the right on the graph...Was gonna do an Sti 6 speed swap, but only if my stock set goes, or if I decide I want a bit more power, then I'll just swap in OEM 24dit rods, port, and turbo upgrade...Honesty I think for a daily with occasional track use, 400ish is the sweet spot, along with a carefully selected suspension setup

[@marcz9482]

These new cars are at their limits. You can't mod them anymore

[@ChanoWilliams]

Subaru-designed transmissions are not meant for repeated abuse, especially beyond stock power. The Aisin-designed (STI and BRZ) transmissions are just better built/designed. People laughed at me, but when the VB WRX was revealed, gun to my head I'd pick the WRX GT with the "SPT". I just hate Subaru's in-house designed manual transmissions. Having owned 8 of them and being in the game for 20 years, my trust in the transmissions outside of the STI and BRZ (both of which I owned and loved) has waned to nearly zero. I didn't mind my 08 Forester XT 5MT, but I still felt as though that was just a matter of time. I sold that for the 2011 WRX, which I had to replace a pitch fork after about 45k or so, iirc. Anyway, everyone has their varied experiences and bias. I appreciate you sharing yours! STI swap. There's already a sussy slot for DCCD.

[@RobGADV]

What did you do with the old transmission? I would have give you some $$ for it if you were closer (I'm out west). I'd like to disassemble it and see what actually broke. If mine breaks, I'll do just that... just replace whatever broke rather than spend $3k+ replacing it.

[@giftedcracker]

Im looking forward to when people start doing sequential swaps

[@bryanallendorf7064]

My VB has been in the shop twice for a whining noise in what my dealer calls "somewhere in the powertrain?" It's already had a throwout bearing and flywheel replaced. I'm trying to explain to them I think it's in the Trans. They say the noise is too faint to locate. I talked to the mechanic and tech and they both agree something is going to happen. I have a pile of parts. The Cobb A.P. still in the box and ETS everything plus AOS Subaru won't warranty if I install. Sucks but I'm glad I didn't plug in the AP and all the bolt on's while I was working in Iowa near Graham at Boosted Performance. So now it's a waiting game. Not sure what to do? The techs are saying blow it up. I don't want to abuse it to failure because that can cause more underlying problems. Don't want to sell because interest rates, and I've already color matched the bumper and done cosmetics. Any suggestions? I really want to start modifications. 17k on car. Over a year old. 😢

[@ReinierAlansalon]

I'm legit having the same exact problem. I have a whining noise as well especially on deceleration. First time I took it in around 14K, they narrowed it down to being in the transmission. Was in the shop for 2 months while they worked on getting a Subaru engineer out. They replaced some parts in it and the noise was close to being gone but it's back now at 17K. Car is stock.

[@felipebonilla1318]

Man I'm sorry to see you're going through this. Hopefully you have her running back soon. But i have question. You show that your clutch disk ans pressure plate are shattered and show signs of damage. Did you confirm the transmission is blown? Ive blown clutches before but it didn't necessarily blow the transmission.

[@StreetInspired1]

The car is back running now. But yeah it was definitely the transmission. The transmission went before the clutch. I talked about that some in this video. Basically the sounds were in N-3 but 4-6 the sound pretty much went away. And when the transmission finally locked up it took the clutch with it.

[@felipebonilla1318]

@@StreetInspired1 I must have look away in the drain plug part haha my bad. I'm glad its back and running. I'm looking to get one of these so I'm getting as much info as I can before hand

[@spacedmellow5031]

How come no one makes a aftermarket transmission?

[@paulk2211]

You don't have to apologize. Sorry for you car problems but knowing you you will get it going again By the way did you beat the corvette. Hang in there 😊

[@StreetInspired1]

He flew by me but I started reeling him in before we slowed down haha

[@EvolutionIX219]

Were you at a certain sheetz today in PA? Could've sworn I saw you and this car. I was in a silver vb. Nice car by the way. Looks and sounds great.

[@StreetInspired1]

That was me! Lol and thank you! Yours was lookin pretty good too. I don't see too many Silver VBs!

[@EvolutionIX219]

@@StreetInspired1 I thought that was you. What a small world lol glad to see she is back on the road

[@NBNxRandy]

Good video

[@D0ZR0D89]

Hey I have a 2015 Subaru wrx and I have a cod tuner do I need to do Anything special with it thanks

[@bradzimmermann5058]

Hope the swap goes well

[@gesu1742]

A regular transmission might be the better option for your channel. I'm assuming the majority of viewers will relate to it. Wishing you the best either way.

[@jeremyjackson8643]

This is true. Over 97% of WRX owners will not even swap in an STi transmission.

[@chainringcalf]

I don't mean to be pointing fingers or anything like that, but just trying to understand what went wrong so the rest of us can hope to avoid the same mistake. In both of the stories you mentioned, the failure sounds like it happened on decel/downshifting, which would have absolutely nothing to do with how much power the car has. Is it possible you made a mistake somehow in the downshift or something else that could have sent a sudden shock load through the trans (dropping the clutch into 2nd from idle while cruising at speed, for example)? Was there something that happened earlier on the highway cruise or corvette pull that you may not have noticed until later? Thanks for the insight! Crossing my fingers for my VA trans.

[@StreetInspired1]

I am in no way arrogant or think my driving is flawless but when I down shift I always rev match and I'm always very easy on the clutch release. There was never a sudden jolt or slamming into gear on downshifing. My first wrx went out the same way and I heard that one while driving before coming to a stop. This last one during the pull it was music playing and exhaust and I didnt notice until I was almost stopped. And in my last wrx I was on the highway going 80 with the windows down and just didn't hear it until coming to a stop I think it's just been because it's not a super loud noise and the car was still operating that both times I didn't notice until decel. I do think what broke it was almost certainly from shifting the car into third aggressively with all of the extra Torque coming on immediately.

[@heyblinkin1238]

Im not sure if you heard or not but those plastic reducers in the Radium kit are breaking. Mine broke at 3k miles. PCV side

[@StreetInspired1]

I haven't heard of this until now. I'll have to keep an eye on mine.

[@supplemtb7167]

Isn’t the part that failed stronger in the ACT kit?

[@XxMirageOxX]

Basically just don’t go full bolt on and aim over 400whp unless you’re expecting the transmission to go like a time bomb

[@ericbeasley1130]

This video was so informative and cool. (compared to the ridiculous Donut wrx hi-lo) if I were a wealthy man I'd gift you the difference so u could do the wrx swap! Good stuff.👍

[@DylanVBWRX]

Man that sucks bad! Looking forward to the swap. This is why i structured my tune to have less low end more top end

[@jefferys9593]

I am a new 2023 owner, I just wanted 300 whp and a trans that would hold it until 100k

[@bigwhiskey4042]

Have you considered changing oil pan and baffles while your trans is out?

[@StreetInspired1]

I haven't tbh. The trans being out doesn't really open uo any extra space to work on the oil pan so that will have to be a different project!

[@michaelfreeman9275]

Have clark turn down the tq on the e85 tune.

[@geraldboylan5635]

😢 sorry man ! Thanks for the information, on a good note … u save $$ by knowing how to fix it yourself ..

[@geraldolson542]

I think the community has been using the STI as a crutch for too long. There needs to be some sort of standard trans upgrade setup. Of course, figuring out what the common points of failure are needs to happen first.

[@spencersinger3209]

Due to the split case design in the wrx there isn’t much to fix it…STI transmission is bulletproof at these power levels

[@geraldolson542]

@spencersinger3209 I get that its a solid upgrade, but its also a very intensive upgrade to handle the power levels that a tune and some simple mods produce. I, for one, could not justify the upgrade, so unless something more cost effective comes out or my financial situation changes dramatically, I'm stuck with a stock car.

[@gaivoron]

STI trans will only be more expensive in the future. But, I understand if you can't swing the extra cost over WRX trans.

[@StreetInspired1]

I agree. The prices will only go up from here.

[@gaivoron]

@@StreetInspired1 dude off topic. But do you have any thoughts on Pennzoil ultra Platinum 0w-40, for use in VA WRX? I'm considering it but not sure if it's formulated for DIT.

[@devoz7]

​@@gaivoronpenzoil trash

[@MrGsxrme]

Just say no to ethanol unless you have an STI Trans. Ignore that and your loose another. My VB trans swap with all supporting mods including engine mounts, DSS shaft and all new OEM seals cost me just over 10k.

[@JustKicks786]

I was under the impression that TQ kills the transmission; Just bring TQ down around 350-375

[@stannichols9216]

Sorry off the topic of your transmission swap but did you change out your LPFP "in tank pump" with your e85 tune? Sorry to hear about the trans.

[@StreetInspired1]

Still a fully stock fuel system! On my VA I had to upgrade the LPFP to run E60.

[@stannichols9216]

Thanks for replying, I'm running a full e85 tune from Dmann at about your power level, maybe a little less. I ordered the new pump from BMS but I haven't installed it yet. I've been running corn in my big block mopar for 6 years and went through some pumps in the beginning not being e85 compatible. Just wondering how long this little stock pump will last. Burger claims the new pump flows 30% more. I'm digging the channel, thanks for keeping us all informed.

[@chrischarles9218]

You can just do a safe 93 tune and still beat the hell out of the car like everyone with a 93 tune does on the regular. Yes, that high torque e85 tune was a bit much. Also, what transmission oil are you running?

[@StreetInspired1]

Not too sure about that. I know tons of people on 300hp 93 tune VAs that blew their transmission. Definitely safer than the poeer im on now, but still risky. And I was running stock gear oil. However I'll probably run Motul 300 in the new trans and might add 1 qt of redline shockproof.

[@chrischarles9218]

@@StreetInspired1 I'm just talking strictly VBs here. Heck Im sure you can blow one with a stock tune but some have claimed the 6 speed in the VB is different than the VA (just rumors on that) and the Motul 300 is one of the best shear strength gear oils you can get.

[@xil3ntkha0s]

You'd think they would upgrade the transmission on these cars by now sheesh. At least you're able to do the work yourself and save some money that way.

[@spacedmellow5031]

My 22 transmission messed up today. Stock tune. 13,435 miles.

[@Davesunga10]

How?

[@SansooIan]

From what im seeing, it seems like people are staying 330hp 350ftlbs

[@affordablecomputerso]

350ish is max "mostly safe" number. Im at 360 with e65. Don't beat her everyday. 400/450 is asking for blown parts

[@giftedcracker]

Joey Montaltos swap was under $5700. I know you cant always find the same deals but if you could get it for around that price id rather pay another $1700 for the sti swap and be done with it.

[@StreetInspired1]

No I totally agree in an ideal situation. But even $1,700 is a pretty big jump. I was actively saving for the swap when this happened. Had this happened 6 months from now I would've been able to do the swap. But I couldn't afford it at the time and couldn't go 6 months without my car.

[@TactileCoder]

My VB is nearing 50,000 miles bone stock and I beat on it on a daily basis. It's a cautionary tale for anyone seeing all those Cobb tuners, aftermarket cooling, intakes, etc. etc. -- DON'T mess with the internals unless you have money set aside for a possible rebuild or replacement of components. All I've given this car is oil and diff fluid changes every few thousand miles and it drives without any issues. If you don't have the money to afford a blown engine or transmission and are not okay with getting randomly stranded on the road, then buy yourself a cheap LS whatever and wrench on that instead.

[@pharmztko]

RIP mighty glass WRX trans 🙏

[@mayaboylan5414]

most at the time It's not the horse power that kills it It is the tq How much tq Were you making

[@StreetInspired1]

Yeah definitely. Car was making 455TQ

[@JohnDoe-tm1rv]

Why you could not use old transmission just replacing flywheel and clutch ? Was it any other damage you have not shown on the video ?

[@StreetInspired1]

Yeah the transmission was the main problem. The transmission broke and binded up which is what broke the clutch.

[@JohnDoe-tm1rv]

@@StreetInspired1 Ah, got it. I got an impression that clutch was the main cause. Good thing that it did not affect the motor.

[@ubroberts5541]

I have a 2023 WRX. Anything more than 350 HP requires a full build on the engine and drivetrain. The Honda Civic R has 315 HP max. 325 HP is more than adequate for the WRX. If you added that much HP to a new Civic R it would blow up too.

[@6spd85notch]

It’s funny wrx owners in general complain about eating a transmission at 400ish hp. What people don’t realize is that 450 wheel horsepower with awd is pretty stout. Even with many rear wheel drive cars. Launching a 450hp mustang on slicks is even rough on them. It’s pretty violent to do to a drivetrain in general. Especially in a car definitely not designed to handle that abuse. Doesn’t surprise me whatsoever.

[@StreetInspired1]

I didn't complain. I simply stated that I blew it lol I knew it was gonna happen.

[@6spd85notch]

@@StreetInspired1 i know you didn’t. You’re totally up front and honest. 450 horse is a lot for a little car. I’ll bet the car rips. Probably really fun to drive. I own a 23 sapphire blue and I really like it. It definitely could use another 50-100 hp though. I also own a few mustangs. One about 450 hp and I know how violent the car can be. It also has brand new really good parts in it to handle sticky tires. Axles , trans, etc.. Sometimes you have to suck it up and drop some coin on some good parts. All part of the hobby. Good luck with it I’ll follow your build.

[@orbhot]

Good excuse to keep factory exhaust... so we can hear parts breaking. :S

[@SHARP1991]

so does 2015 to 2020 transmission work? I thought it had different gearing

[@StreetInspired1]

I'm not sure exactly what's different but I bought a 22 transmission to be safe. They look identical but apparently they are different.

[@HeavyMetalWRX]

Bro....youre gonna put a VA transmission in a VB. Thats gonna change your gear ratios by quite a bit. This will actually be really good information for people that want to swap FA24s into thier VAs. We should do some collabs while your car heals. Like a hot or not of old subarus or something!

[@StreetInspired1]

No haha I'm putting a VB trans in. I got a 5xx mile trans out of a 2022. But I'm always down for another collab video!

[@HeavyMetalWRX]

@@StreetInspired1 ohhh I thought I heard you say 2020! Sorry! 🤣

[@StreetInspired1]

@HeavyMetalWRX omg I went back and I totally did say 2020 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@HeavyMetalWRX]

@@StreetInspired1 lol had me thinking I was crazy but I also didn't go back and check 🤣🤣

[@harleycharlie5330]

I don't think you can do that 22 motor in 20 wrx unless you changed the ecu it would be involved .... like trying to put a built ej25 in our 22 wrx need 7000 aftermarket ecu and much more

[@jeremy5421]

This man has the worst luck with Subies. Still loving the channel.

[@StreetInspired1]

*has the worse luck with everything 😂

[@InstagramVBCarnage]

It’s not luck , or a lack of it. He knew the risks. When modding to the extent that he did, it wasn’t a matter of if it was a matter of when

[@StreetInspired1]

@WREXVB You are 100% correct. However some people get lucky and run power like this for a long time with no issues. So it wasn't bad luck that it happened, but I could've had more good luck in it lasting. Lol

[@reflexboxer2ndlt807]

Not bad luck when he’s putting 450 HP on a factory wrx transmission lol.

[@LAdumpsterbaby]

That was pretty damn unlucky when the accessport bricked his car. Damn Cody, hope you’re back rolling shortly…I want a 330/350 tune for my daily so bad but these vids always scare me

[@Los_Built]

I blew my trans at 7k miles on the 22 and did an sti swap about 10 months ago 😅trans is definitely a weak point along with headstuds

[@harleycharlie5330]

Hey did that clutch just break? Could you have done just a clutch and flywheel?

[@StreetInspired1]

No it was both, it started as the transmission but when the trams finally locked up while driving it blew the clutch apart

[@harleycharlie5330]

@@StreetInspired1 oh snap I have the same down to the color car I have similar mods I’m on e30 375- 400 tq the tq hits hardest at 4300 approx I’ll just wait and see

[@reddog5201]

Can the WRX boxes be strengthened to a STI level ??

[@youra6]

With the money you are spending on that, you might as well sell your WRX one and get a STI drivetrain

[@ItalianStallion39]

As a WRX owner I'm very skeptical to get a tune to even out the power band and reduce some of the rev hang. I think it might just be worth to fork out the extra money for an STI at this point. Or even go with a Golf R

[@dauntlessg4ming]

I assume because of the engine mods, the drivetrain warranty has been void for your car?

[@StreetInspired1]

Most likely. I didn't even bother contacting the dealer.

[@kr1slogand]

So hypothetically, if you where to do the Sti swap, would it be from the 15-21 chassis?

[@StreetInspired1]

08+ would work. However I would be searching for a 2018+ with lower mileage

[@kr1slogand]

Thanks I appreciate it, also what cluster gauge is that? Or rather how do you have all the red lights 😂

[@StreetInspired1]

@@kr1slogand not sure what you mean? My Guage cluster is all factory haha

[@kr1slogand]

@@StreetInspired1 is that just a carbon fiber cover then?

[@mendez_guzman9661]

If my tuners is telling me I’m at 380-400 whp. What would that translate to ft poind?

[@StreetInspired1]

It's hard to say because each tuner tunes the car differently, but I would assume Torque would be close to the same. I would assume 350-375tq

[@mendez_guzman9661]

Cool! I got a wrx w/98k miles what you think milage wise to get on a used transmission? Another question, you think 2.3 k for a trans that’s has 70k miles have too steep? I had synchro problems since 40k miles. At round 50k miles I used light weight shock proof n the trans with synchro issues lasted me up until well that 98 k miles before I heard that brap brap noise. VERY, similar to your noise!!

[@mendez_guzman9661]

Mind you I did pills left and right on 40 rolls and 50 and 60 rolls. I launched numerous times on stock clutch. Then noticed my rear diff one time clutch material was missing. Like a chipped tooth. Then I stopped launching. But did lots of pulls. From my experience those transmission are great. Can’t imagine how well the sti trans will spoil me in the near future!

[@jordan_BTC]

tune that stash!

[@link4eva10]

Was it making that noise on every gear? It could have been the clutch

[@StreetInspired1]

1-3 only. Almost went away completely in 4-6

[@link4eva10]

​@@StreetInspired13rd alone? This happened from a second or 3rd gear pull

[@fayizd654]

Do you think I need to worry even though my vb is stock power wise with a billetworkz shift plate/shift stop?

[@StreetInspired1]

I wouldn't worry about it at stock power. Just avoid launching and hard shifts!

[@fayizd654]

@StreetInspired1 I never launch. Just spirited driving. My biggest fear is Transmission failure and warranty claim denied for the shift plate

[@Jason_P]

If a car is under warranty and in stock form, the dealer would have to repair whatever broke. That's the whole point in having a warranty. I don't think any dealer could deny you a warranty repair because you had a hard launch and broke something. It's not a piece of art to be looked at. It's a machine meant to be used. The only way to change my mind is if you showed me where in the warranty paperwork it says that Subaru is not responsible for *insert particular act here*.

[@Jbsawn2805]

no

[@fayizd654]

@@Jason_P I've got a shift plate on so that's why I worry

[@Cynthesis21]

Is there any way to get an STi transmission in there?

[@StreetInspired1]

They bolt right up.

[@Dayota___]

Subaru doing Subaru thangs

[@josephwright8752]

ouch! STi swap?

[@DennysD123]

Sorry to hear - but you enjoyed the hell out of it. Document the journey and be very detailed! This will boost them views and educate others. All part of the journey and I am glad you are being authentic about it instead of others that go dark

[@flcl48]

Total milage and milage on your most recent power tune?

[@StreetInspired1]

I did mention that in the video but there's just over 10k miles on the car and probably 5k of that was over 400, maybe 2k of that was over 450

[@flcl48]

@@StreetInspired1 I might of missed it, but you only mentioned the former. 2k at 450 is worrisome for a blown trans. What do you think you and Clark will de-tune to?

[@StreetInspired1]

@flcl48 I'm not sure. I might just see if I can have him pull some boost for a daily map around 350hp/320tq and use my current map as a send it tune