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Originally Posted by SilentKilla
New = fat (heavy, with same engine 2L = more to push), stiffer from factory + wider (aint shit you can really do about that for a gc8 besides a 22b kit and lots of money to get the wheels further out)
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Just a few things to consider:
The 2001 hatch is NOT as wide as the corresponding 2001 sedan.
It also has the same gearbox ratios as the GC8 WRX's ie old 3.9 diff ratio, heavier and with the same KW as the 00 GC8, which is why its the slow fattie of the WRXES.
Everyday driver = buy the 2001 Hatch.
Trackwork/MC's/Sprints = get the cheap 97 Hatch and mod the shit out of it.
Even if the engine goes pop or gearbox goes bang, there are many cheap parts around these days.
J