So whats the deal with the newer STI's? Do their top end suck?
04-10-06, 10:25 PM
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Hmm, I thougnht there were a few over here... Not a surprise though. The USDM doens't get any of the neat stuff that othre countries get, like the Skyline, and STi spec C, and the Forester STi. 
04-12-06, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by FD Rey
those cars are pretty heavy and don't have the greatest top end. They're not geared for "highway" runs. It's a rally car for crying out loud! 
Catch a nicely moded one though, and it WILL give you a run for your money.
Catch a nicely moded one though, and it WILL give you a run for your money./\ for only a couple of seconds. then youll start pulling on there *** (modded or not)
Originally Posted by ulost2my7
They have close gear ratios i assume and they are 6spd so to get from 60-120, he must be shifting like 3 times between those. And isnt their top speed like 135 from factory?
car and driver topped the lancer 7 at 153mph saying it was gear limited
the best 4wd was the celica gt-four (ST-205)
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04-13-06, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 21K95RX7
just because he was shooting flames out the rear doesnt mean it had any power mods...i put a turboxs RFL bov on my sti and didnt put any shims to seat the spring and it was causing it to dump raw fuel into the exhaust, and lets just say robin williams wouldnt want to stand behind my car
By the way, the guy was lowered, wingless, with rims, and an aftermarket catback. That's what cought my eye in the first place.
04-13-06, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Chi_San
They need to start making the GTFour again. I really want one, but I also don't want one that's that old. =\
I really want one, but I also don't want one that's that old. =\do what im about to do after my fd project
swap a small rotary block with a wrx 4wd transmission into a 200-2002 celica gts
04-13-06, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by darkphantom
do what im about to do after my fd project
swap a small rotary block with a wrx 4wd transmission into a 200-2002 celica gts
swap a small rotary block with a wrx 4wd transmission into a 200-2002 celica gts
04-14-06, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by darkphantom
do what im about to do after my fd project
swap a small rotary block with a wrx 4wd transmission into a 200-2002 celica gts
swap a small rotary block with a wrx 4wd transmission into a 200-2002 celica gts
It would be really awesome, having a 600-700 awhp car that weighs 2,500 lbs though.If anything, I'm tempted to keep my Subie and put an FC RWD gearbox in it. Save some weight, and have a better top end. :p But I like hauling butt on logging roads too much to give up AWD (there's a kit that can be used to convert from AWD to RWD in a matter of hours without dropping the entire tranny, but it's a PITA to install in the first place). Not to mention, I'd have to find a new rear end if I went RWD. :p The stock FC gear ratios would be a little... Wrong for a H4 NA car, I think a little short (FC redlines at 9k, right? Though there is a valvetrain upgrade that lets the Subies with H4's run 11k rpms reliably, just a little expensive).
Sorry, my bi-polar is kicking into manic, I just can't stop. :o
04-15-06, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by montego
stupidiest
04-15-06, 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted by blueskaterboy
try testing your top end against the sti's in muddy corners
04-15-06, 04:55 AM
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Reno: [quote]Nor did we get the FTO...i love the way those cars look.[?quote]
Damn straight.
dark: I was actually hoping to find that car, when I was about to buy a Celica. Sadly enough, we got stuck with the FWD cars...yay.
Damn straight.
dark: I was actually hoping to find that car, when I was about to buy a Celica. Sadly enough, we got stuck with the FWD cars...yay.
04-17-06, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 21K95RX7
is that a word? people put mods on their car for whatever reason. i put mine because i wanted to intimidate other cars ie; the civics, integras, and mustangs. but i wasn't stock either. but yea i agree with some other people on this thread evo's and sti's are probably some of the best all around cars you can get. you can go to any type of track event drag, roadcourse, auto-x and be very competative and dominate in the rally portions. lets see the seven do that hahaha. i love my FD but my sti still has my heart just because i could put that thing through the ringer and still feel bullet proof, the FD well you guys know its a princess.
yes it's a word:
Noun: stupid st(y)oopid
A person who is not very bright
"The economy, stupid!"
- stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head [US], poor fish
Adjective: stupid (stupider,stupidest) st(y)oopid
Lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
"lay semiconscious, stupid by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"
- dazed, stunned, stupefied
Lacking intelligence
- unintelligent
I still stand by my statement of it being a stupid *** mod with no real power added as all it does is make people *think* that you are fast. And as far as owning an STi, evo becuase it's one of the best all around cars... can't do it. I just can't overcome the ugly factor. sorry
04-26-06, 09:43 PM
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AWD = superior traction.
AWD = More driveline loss due to friction in the 3 diffs that the tranny happens to have.
AWD = More weight.
AWD = More weight up front, due to the location of the gearbox and the front components of the tranny.
There's video up on Streetfire of an AWD Skyline lighting up all 4, then topping out at 205 mph. It took it roughly 23 seconds to go from a stop to 205 mph. That's less time than it takes my current AWD Subaru to go from a stop to 120 mph.
AWD = More driveline loss due to friction in the 3 diffs that the tranny happens to have.
AWD = More weight.
AWD = More weight up front, due to the location of the gearbox and the front components of the tranny.
There's video up on Streetfire of an AWD Skyline lighting up all 4, then topping out at 205 mph. It took it roughly 23 seconds to go from a stop to 205 mph. That's less time than it takes my current AWD Subaru to go from a stop to 120 mph.
