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OMG!!!! Scoobies Kick Ass!!!!
Took a ride in theheroofyou's STi last night and all I have to say is I want one!!!! This thing is no only a practical family car but also an insanely fast and fun car.
What other cars can compare to it?
Four Doors, 0-60 in under 5 sec, and in or under the $30k range.
Now I have to figure out how to pay for it.
as long as it's a pre 07 model
I got to drive it!!!!
I said it after driving it and I'll say it again, I'd get rid of my miata for an STi. I was a subie guy before I was a miata guy.
What sucks more is that I work next door to the subie dealership. Every time I drive a customer car to the back lot, I stair at the line of subie's against the fence. Man, I'm working at the wrong dealership.......
My kid brother has one... I don't know if I'd go as gah gah as BR has, but they are nice cars.
My boss had an STi that he took out to MSR from time to time - it was VIOLENTLY fast, and loud, and nasty, and fun...!
Also got to drive a stock STi one Sunday morning a while back...
Very good times all around.
'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
Scoobies!!!!
Yeah, I'll talk him into a test drive soon!Originally Posted by johnwag
I got to drive it!!!!
I said it after driving it and I'll say it again, I'd get rid of my miata for an STi. I was a subie guy before I was a miata guy.
What sucks more is that I work next door to the subie dealership. Every time I drive a customer car to the back lot, I stair at the line of subie's against the fence. Man, I'm working at the wrong dealership.......
Can you do me a favor and swing by the Scooby dealer and snag me an STi brochure? I'll get it from you next Wednesday.
I wonder if the Subaru dealer will take a well used left nut in trade?
if only someone would make something like the cobb access port for all cars...
Speaking of cobb accessport, theheroofyou's car has said device. Considering that he has intake, downpipe and exhaust as well, makes for an extremely fast car with only few bolt-ons.
Evo, E36 M3 sedan with a few bolt ons and cams, used Audi S4 (V8 or V6T with chip), used CTS-V, G35 with a few boltons, Legacy GT with boltons.What other cars can compare to it?
Four Doors, 0-60 in under 5 sec, and in or under the $30k range.
Now I have to figure out how to pay for it.
VW Bug in running shoes
M Porcupine sedan
M Porcupine coupe
Crusty old e46 beater
Battery Powered appliance car
As I read the posts, I was reminded of my first encounter with an STI at MSR, when I still had the MazdaSpeed Protege. We ran a whole session with transponders and the ST1 was less than a second faster on his fastest lap. For 300HP vs 170HP, I wasn't impressed. The only places he was faster was on the straights (DOH!). I could make up most of his advntage in the corners.
Then as I got to the later posts, I realized this one you rode in was not stock, so maybe I would be more impressed. Then again, Track Dog would blow him away :)
Ya, but Track Dog is a hair away from being unstreetable. Gary has made that car very serious; it's all business.
Dodge Spirit R/T?
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'94 Black & Black & Tan
'99 head swap, JR header, TDR intake & header blanket, MegaSquirt, RB hollow bar, Tein Flex, 15x8 6ULs, HD M2 Sport, FM cat, Borla cat-back, black '95M interior, MOMO Zebrano, IL Motorsport console...
Dyno Days
8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
Roger Moore: the Danny White of James Bonds
I remember when theheroofyou told me his car had never lost to a 600. I fixed that the same night. BR, you should go out to the Suzuki dealer and spent 9,000 (MSRP + Fees) and get to 60mph way faster than any STi ever imagined was possible (drag cars excepted). As far as "family" goes, get one of those kiddie seats for a bicycle and strap it to the back. Katie will love it!
1994 R-package - gone, but not forgotten.
1966 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40. Restification in progress. or should I say De-RUSTification in progress?
1984 Honda VF1100S. V4 Fury!
I called him about some brake pads and he told me that he's on his FOURTH tranny already
VW Bug in running shoes
M Porcupine sedan
M Porcupine coupe
Crusty old e46 beater
Battery Powered appliance car
the access port will not work with an aftermarket intake theres another piece i cant remember the name but its another $200 it makes everything fully adjustable thouugh. even more so than the access port alone and wil do data logging.
the extra thing is called the "Cobb Street tuner" cobbtuning.com
Well, depends on who was driving! I remember lapping an 03 Viper at Hallett in 03 in my 90 Miata! Gotta give the guy credit for taking it to the track and he did get an instructor.
Well, once he puts some real brake pads on it! I think he toasted the HP+ pads at MSR when we were there earlier this year. That car is too fast for those pads on a track, he's well beyond the recommended "light track duty."
90 MX5 281k miles! - euro spec, Porsche Riviera Blue w/black hardtop, 97 motor swap, vintage Borbet rims, GC, FM shock hats/frame rails/rear sub-brace, AGX, sway bar, stb, Fidanza/ACT combo, EBC Yellows
92 COMMA SM - new paint coming soon...
I'm a big fan of the STi, but I've also watched two talented local racers blow up motors in them over the last year. These cars are both STU cars - stock boost, no R compound tires allowed, nothing but mild bolts ons and suspension work.
When we showed up in Walnut Ridge this past Saturday, there was another STU STi that had ventilated the block during practice runs.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Last time I checked, Gary was running Hawk HT-10's!! The biggest factor in increasing his brake performance was swapping to the 10kg SWIFT springs up front and the 8kg SWIFT springs in the rear. His car doesn't dive like it used to.
The problem with his car was traction under braking. As the car would dive, one of the rear tires (typically passenger rear) would lock up. It happened to him a few times at MSR and he spun the car multiple times. Since the spring rate increase, he said he has noticed a vast improvement in handling, diving and braking.
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