ive been reading up on a FA20 engine with the avcs vvt, and the direct ports, sounds much better then the ej motors? though i guess it doesn't come in the impreza's. so this is the next evolution, is the vvt gimmicky?

    Thanks for the immediate response, I apologize it's taken me two weeks!     I did some research on everything you mentioned, and only came up with the stuff you mentioned :D thanks for summarizing it so well! i did find a website that basically elaborated on your points-...

Hey, I realize its quite a few years later from the start of this thread, maybe there is a chance it't still active?   Anyways, I'm 17 and busting my chops to hopefully purchase a wrx sti hatch for my own 18th birthday next march.    I am-as much as I hate to say it-in that fanboy/honeymoon...