st vs gt, something ive been thinking about Options

[brianforster]

ok so most people on here are quick to say "the gt is better"

well it is , stock.

but in my opinion, if you do not plan on doing a swap, it might be more beneficial to go for an st.

the 7afe has a bigger aftermarket it seems, I think I read somewhere that it responds better to boost , that could be just retarded so feel free to call me out.

I think the person who contributes to this the most is kwanza, Ive read his posts a lot and he has an ST and I want to say it could have probably beaten most of the GT's on this site.

So what do you all think?

In terms of not swapping, just keeping stock or maybe adding a turbocharger, what has the most potential with the most reliability as well

[pokemeintheeye]

There really is no better or worst. It all depends on what you want in the end. You can do the same things in one to the other.

Most people, that I've noticed, tend to have an ST. Its a good point to start at. Its cheaper in many ways. That means more money goes back into your pockets to do things like motor swaps, brake upgrades, light mods and so on. Plus, its lighter. If you want an all out race car, then it won't be bad at all to buy an ST. You won't have to strip so much out because it was never there.

If you want something more civilized, the GT is the better car to go with. Bigger engine and more power in stock form. You got all power and better brakes. The power windows and power door locks are very convenient. The two trim levels look exactly the same. And the stock alloy wheels? Almost everyone on this forum is gonna swap them out with aftermarket wheels anyways so theres no point in mentioning them.

It doesn't matter which one you buy or have or prefer. Thats you. Me? I like my GT. I wouldn't trade it for an ST. I'm not looking to heavily mod the car. I don't need 250+ horsepower at my toes. I just wanna drive the darn thing. If I can add an extra 30-50 horsepower, I'm happy. Heck, just the way it is stock I'm happy. The sound of an intake would be nice though.