Blue STI

[Guest]

well i spose sti's have what 235 hp to the wheels stock?

[Bryce]

Holy shit the boards have been crazy the last couple of days. I just read the NoVa grammer school thread, and Kirks virgin thread. CRAZY!

[Guest]

amicheze wrote:
isnt that the guy from team electronics?
The guy from team is Fitzy...not him

[Guest]

mwc1 wrote:
well i spose sti's have what 235 hp to the wheels stock?
Depends on about a million different factors....Inertia vs. Roller Dyno, Altitude, Temperature, etc, etc, etc....

Dyno #'s really don't mean shit when you think about it, all dynos are really good for is tuning your car, the numbers they spit are worthless IMHO.

[LT1]

I know of 2 blue STis with gold wheels. 1 of them has tints n I know him. The other I met once, they're both Bosnians.

[JDMSTi]

that older guy was running mid-low 13's last time i saw him at the track...that is if its the guy that does lots of autox?

But lots of guys are running high 13's and low 14's and the car is supposed to run 13.1 stock

[Guest]

JDMSTi wrote:
that older guy was running mid-low 13's last time i saw him at the track...that is if its the guy that does lots of autox?

But lots of guys are running high 13's and low 14's and the car is supposed to run 13.1 stock
I was thinking that too...probably has more to do w/ bad drivers than anything. Could also have something to do w/ air temp, elevation, barometric pressure, etc...

[Guest]

just because people in the magz run a 13.1 stock doesnt mean anyone can...they are all professional drivers.

[JDMSTi]

well my car according to mags and manufacturor testing is supposed to run 16.1 in the 1/4 and i took it out Bone Stock and ran 15.7

This year w/ JDM bumber beams ran 15.5

ive got the slips to prove it

[vwmofo]

You gotta remember when you read about how fast cars are stock theres alot of things that factor into that. Manual or Auto? What elevation? Temp? Not all the drivers that test them are pros?

[Guest]

didn't I say all this earlier?

[vwmofo]

Yeah you did, i was just reiterating it for you cause people are still talking about it!

[Guest]

not all the people that test them are pro's....do you think car and driver...or motortrend...or any car magazine just goes out and picks a random person...they have like 5 drivers that test all their cars and run in numerous times and see who gets the best...we all know it depends on what tranny...and elevation, temp..and everything...but it shouldnt be any slower than a 13.5 stock even if you are a horrible driver.

[STiSchucky]

i guess im not a terrible driver, according to this guy.

[vwmofo]

mwc1 wrote:
not all the people that test them are pro's....do you think car and driver...or motortrend...or any car magazine just goes out and picks a random person...
So if car and driver...or motortrend...or any car magazine says my car runs a 15 stock and i pull a 14.9 then im just as good if not better than a pro driver?

[Guest]

vwmofo wrote:
So if car and driver...or motortrend...or any car magazine says my car runs a 15 stock and i pull a 14.9 then im just as good if not better than a pro driver?

you go to the same place they did the times and show me the slip of you runnin a faster time.

[vwmofo]

Im sure its happened with almost the same conditions, Eurotuner just did a comparision of 2 different VR6 setups and the times were terrible but were driven by pros? Whats a pro? I understand what you are saying.

[Guest]

well motortrend and car and driver always have the same drivers...i coulndt tell ya who a pro driver is...but someone who has driven multiple different kinds of manual cars....beucase they usually test all the manual cars.

[AaronJ]

mags like motortrend and car and driver test the cars conservatively, they don't launch them as hard as they could. I would think i would be able to drive my car that i am used to better than some car and driver tester, just because i am more used to my tranny and clutch and etc....