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i wasn't involved in this race, but maybe you guys know who the person who owns the WRX is:
19 psi Subaru WRX vs 11.8 psi Stealth TT - from 55mph to 90mph ish
OK, this was a little surprising to me.
I was on this 4 lane separated hi-way a few nights ago and come up on this Blue WRX that has been de-badged and has a large diameter exhaust pipe, with the tip pointing somewhat up. I go by him and see 2 lit gauges in a 2 gauge pod on the A pillar.
hmm . . . looks serious. I have heard of some 11 second WRX's runnin' around, and this one had the initial ( visual ) makings of one.
He gooses up to me, gives me a blow-off, so I know he's lookin for some action. However, we are in traffic and the roads are somewhat damp. I let him get on and off it as we are moving along, but I show little response ( I'm waiting for the road to open up ahead, which it does ). He proceeds to dart in and out of traffic, getting about a 1/4 mile ahead of me. The road opens up and I go after him in a steady manner.
The road is open for a good distance as I roll up on him . . him holding 55 mph. I match him and right away he gets on it. I downshift / stand on it / we are even.
60 mph . . . even.
70 mph . . . even.
80 mph . . . even.
its at this point where I begin to sloooowly pull away . . . I get no more that a fender on him and he hits the hooks ( dont know why either, we had plenty more room left )
I just lift and coast . . . he comes up to me and paces. I roll my window down and motion for him to follow me into a gas station . . he does.
Talked with him for a while, and found out this about his car -
* stock turbo
* only one cat left out of 3
* improved exhaust
* boosting to 19 psi
* functional hood scoop / air induction
* all other supporting mods, next was to upgrade the turbo
He stated his best time is 12.97 @ 108 mph, with a 1.6 shorty. He asked me if my car was a single turbo car or twins, and if it was all wheel drive or front wheel drive. I think he was quite surprised when I told him that I was on stock boost level ( 11.8 psi ish ) as my HKS EVC IV was rendered inoperative by my friendly Dodge dealer ( they disconnected all 3 hoses off of the stepping motor, as I later found out ).
Nice guy ( Jeff ), nice looking car. He said that he had a website called Midwest Import Racing. net or something similar, but I have been unable to locate it just yet ( he said to try mwir.net, but that doesnt go anywhere )
My mods -
* K&N FIPK
* Stillen Downpipe
* gutted remaining pre-cat
* HKS Turbo Exhaust
* ACT Street Clutch
I had less that a 1/4 tank of 93 octane left when this happened.
*here's the link to the original story*
http://www.3si.org/portal/forums/showthread.php?threadid=109257
19 psi Subaru WRX vs 11.8 psi Stealth TT - from 55mph to 90mph ish
OK, this was a little surprising to me.
I was on this 4 lane separated hi-way a few nights ago and come up on this Blue WRX that has been de-badged and has a large diameter exhaust pipe, with the tip pointing somewhat up. I go by him and see 2 lit gauges in a 2 gauge pod on the A pillar.
hmm . . . looks serious. I have heard of some 11 second WRX's runnin' around, and this one had the initial ( visual ) makings of one.
He gooses up to me, gives me a blow-off, so I know he's lookin for some action. However, we are in traffic and the roads are somewhat damp. I let him get on and off it as we are moving along, but I show little response ( I'm waiting for the road to open up ahead, which it does ). He proceeds to dart in and out of traffic, getting about a 1/4 mile ahead of me. The road opens up and I go after him in a steady manner.
The road is open for a good distance as I roll up on him . . him holding 55 mph. I match him and right away he gets on it. I downshift / stand on it / we are even.
60 mph . . . even.
70 mph . . . even.
80 mph . . . even.
its at this point where I begin to sloooowly pull away . . . I get no more that a fender on him and he hits the hooks ( dont know why either, we had plenty more room left )
I just lift and coast . . . he comes up to me and paces. I roll my window down and motion for him to follow me into a gas station . . he does.
Talked with him for a while, and found out this about his car -
* stock turbo
* only one cat left out of 3
* improved exhaust
* boosting to 19 psi
* functional hood scoop / air induction
* all other supporting mods, next was to upgrade the turbo
He stated his best time is 12.97 @ 108 mph, with a 1.6 shorty. He asked me if my car was a single turbo car or twins, and if it was all wheel drive or front wheel drive. I think he was quite surprised when I told him that I was on stock boost level ( 11.8 psi ish ) as my HKS EVC IV was rendered inoperative by my friendly Dodge dealer ( they disconnected all 3 hoses off of the stepping motor, as I later found out ).
Nice guy ( Jeff ), nice looking car. He said that he had a website called Midwest Import Racing. net or something similar, but I have been unable to locate it just yet ( he said to try mwir.net, but that doesnt go anywhere )
My mods -
* K&N FIPK
* Stillen Downpipe
* gutted remaining pre-cat
* HKS Turbo Exhaust
* ACT Street Clutch
I had less that a 1/4 tank of 93 octane left when this happened.
*here's the link to the original story*
http://www.3si.org/portal/forums/showthread.php?threadid=109257