93 MX-5 vs STI
Mashin Mazda's my name..
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From: KC
kinda hard since i have never posted a vid on youtube, and if the vid came from the sti driver, that explains why i beat him
I was kidding about it being on youtube..
It should be on there because this story is...
I dont care much now, as of last week i have installed a turbo kit onto my miata, its fun breaking traction in second, and im looking on taking it to the drag strip very soon[/QUOTE]
Good luck with the turbo, it still wouldn't take a properly drivin' sti in a drag race...
I was kidding about it being on youtube..
It should be on there because this story is...
I dont care much now, as of last week i have installed a turbo kit onto my miata, its fun breaking traction in second, and im looking on taking it to the drag strip very soon[/QUOTE]
Good luck with the turbo, it still wouldn't take a properly drivin' sti in a drag race...
Originally Posted by importkiller
Well that may be the case. but not in a street/drag race...
to me it sounds like the STI wasn't originally intending to race when the Miata guy passed him but then later tried to pass him in traffic and then on some curvy roads and due to a lack of drivings skills couldn't keep up
an AWD turbo car will make up for only so much for poor drivers the car may have been automatic as well
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From: Jefferson, OR
Originally Posted by niburu
go to some autocrosses you'll see some fairly stock Miatas stomping the crap out of every kinda car you can imagine
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From: MO
few things to know about STI's
1. alot of shity drivers own then
2. the car traps in 5th gear, thats right you have to be in 3rd to get to 60 and 5th to get to 100+ thats alot of shiftin
3. weight is about 3350
4. that 300hp/300torque that puts 235-240whp
when i race, the gas pedal doesnt come off the floor till the end
you should never hear a BOV if its driven right
like I said RACE mine anywhere, drag, cones or road course
real cars smoke all 4, and yes thats mine
1. alot of shity drivers own then
2. the car traps in 5th gear, thats right you have to be in 3rd to get to 60 and 5th to get to 100+ thats alot of shiftin
3. weight is about 3350
4. that 300hp/300torque that puts 235-240whp
when i race, the gas pedal doesnt come off the floor till the end
you should never hear a BOV if its driven right
like I said RACE mine anywhere, drag, cones or road course
real cars smoke all 4, and yes thats mine
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From: Big Bear Lake, CA / San Diego, CA
Originally Posted by importkiller
Good luck with the turbo, it still wouldn't take a properly drivin' sti in a drag race...
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From: Harrisburg, PA
Originally Posted by Kaneto
You should be careful when it comes to taunting a turbo miata. A basic 10psi intercooled kit with proper fuel will give a lightly modded sti a run for its money. 250hp is considerable when it only has to move 2200lbs.
Originally Posted by Page2334
you should never hear a BOV if its driven right
The stock STI is pretty quiet.
A modded STI would be hard to kill for your stock-engined Miata, no matter how shitty the driver was. You can shift 'em at 4k and still be faster than a Miata.
If you could hear the BOV, the car was probably modded. That supports the riced-out WRX theory.
The STI is amazing because of the price and the fact that they're already nasty off the showroom floor. But they are damn ugly. Nothing like a 7.
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From: Harrisburg, PA
Originally Posted by The fast
lol the only time i had been passed by a car where there were turns, was back in aug, when a group of miata owner when up to run on the blueridge parkway. several of us have CB' in the cars, so the guy who was tailing out pack, said, hey we need to pull over to let someone pass, we pulled into one of those senic overlooks, and watched a lambo countash (sp) fly by. I will never forget the sound that thing made.... almost a good as a 4-rotor
Lambo on the blue ridge...was it yellow w/charcoal interior?
If so, I've seen that guy on I-66 and around Northern VA. Holy **** that car sounds good! I was on my old POS Yamaha and I heard him before I saw him.
Driver is a douchebag, tho.
How do I know?
He was eating Cheez Puffs. While driving his Lamborghini. ****.
zoomin paaaast you
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From: SLC, Utah
Originally Posted by jstefanon
Word is the stock Miata bottom end is STOUT! up to 400 horses through stock internals. Miatas can handle alot of boost, then. If you hear a Miata that sounds like it's moving some air, it just might be a monster.
Right.
The stock STI is pretty quiet.
A modded STI would be hard to kill for your stock-engined Miata, no matter how shitty the driver was. You can shift 'em at 4k and still be faster than a Miata.
If you could hear the BOV, the car was probably modded. That supports the riced-out WRX theory.
The STI is amazing because of the price and the fact that they're already nasty off the showroom floor. But they are damn ugly. Nothing like a 7.
Right.
The stock STI is pretty quiet.
A modded STI would be hard to kill for your stock-engined Miata, no matter how shitty the driver was. You can shift 'em at 4k and still be faster than a Miata.
If you could hear the BOV, the car was probably modded. That supports the riced-out WRX theory.
The STI is amazing because of the price and the fact that they're already nasty off the showroom floor. But they are damn ugly. Nothing like a 7.
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From: MO
Originally Posted by miata_nut
Actually, the stock Miata engine is good for about 285whp before you need to worry about the rods, then pistons, and then valves floating around 330whp. But any Miata with 220 or so whp will walk a stock or lightly modded Sti, especially from 40-130mph. At 8psi I was walking Srt-4's from a stop and stayed even with Sti's from a roll. All of that will be easy cake with the new setup at 15psi.