MetallicBluews6

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I was cruisng home at around 11:30 at night. In front of me I see a black WRX STI. Since there are free lanes in front of me I catch up to him to see what it was. I could tell it was modded because I saw and heard an exhaust and a loud blow off valve going off.
I matched him dead even at 30 so he guns it and I gun it. At WOT I walked him pretty easily till about 80 and we stop at a light I saw gold rims, brembo brakes, huge wing with all the STI works.
We stop and I find out from him it was a 2004 WRX STI with some Mods.
The guy was totally cool about it and all. So I tell him that I am not too far from stock. So the light turns green and he guns it, should have never let him get a jump.
I was shocked since I have had raced a couple of STI's, EVO's, and WRX's and have handed them a 5 to 6 car length whooping.

Oh my god!!
This guy was ready as soon as the light turned green he jumped about 4 cars in front.
I was spinning in the same spot, mean while this guy created a 4 car lead!! I finally got traction and I prayed that I could do my thing and catch up to him.
Little by little I inched closer and closer until about 90 miles per hour where I was dead even and I was slowly beginning to pull ahead. Unfortunately up ahead there was a big red light. We kept on going at it and came to a dead and sudden stop where my car had swirved all over the place and felt I was going to crash. I was scared as hell since I was all over the road.

All and all I gave that STI a huge thumbs up. He was fast as hell! That was a close one. I left that race wanting more. Since I wasnt too sure of the outcome.

Moral of the story do not underestimate them like I did before. With a good driver they will launch.

SouthFL.02.SS

... and let off when approaching red light

Congrats. A good launch would have made it much closer.

MetallicBluews6

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Thanks I am still a little nervouse and shaky after that one!!

DanSSull

Nice one! Good story, just need to hook them tires up and show the AWD system what a RWD F-Body will do to a car. Nice also you met a guy in a STi who isn't a complete *******, most of them are around here, mainly those Evo drivers are though.

Y2kHawk05

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Great one! Screw 'em and no need to be nervous or shaky. You know you were catch'n up and realized smokin tires doesn't win races.

Question of a different note! Did you have any Air/Fuel problems with the SLP MAF & bellow?

I'm with my SES light and PO171 & PO174

MetallicBluews6

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Not at all!! I heard that the larger 85MM MAF works best if untuned. And I also heard its a pointless mod. Oh well too late.

Y2kHawk05

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Thanks! My problem has to be a vac leak somewhere! I just can't find it. I drove a good while this evening with the stock maf & bellow and amazingly the SES light has stayed off. Time will be the test over the next week or so.

x phantom x

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This part I don't really understand .... do they have different sized red lights in Chicago? Is there a "medium" red light?


haha, I'm just joking ... nice kill.
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