kokingSS

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so last night i went to the normal car meet and my buddy from work was there. he has the 07 speed3, CAI, tuned. he has said that he has beaten many f-bodies, some with mods some without. so i have been trying to race him for awhile. last night i got my chance. he and his buddy, buddy owns the STI, follow me onto the highway and the sti goes off to race a turbo TC. the mazda and i slow to a 40-roll and then three honks and we hit it. i drop to second and instantly put 1 and 1/2 cars shift to 3rd and then its 5 shift to 4 and i got like 9 lengths on him.

next i went and found the STI, 3in down pipe, ice water injection, CAI, tuned. we started from a 40-roll, a slammed in 1st to try and gain some of the ground he was going to get but i just spun, he has me by like 3, i hit 2nd and its bout the same, i hit 3rd and i start gaining on him dropped to like car and a half, hit 4th and im on his bumper still pulling, we hit 140 and he shut down. we pulled into the parking lot and i asked why he shut down he said when he hit fourth it hesitated, thats why i was catching him. true or not i think i would have caught him but o well theres always next week.

whatsgrip?

what are your mods?

kens03cobra

+1

Ken

kokingSS

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i have headers, 3in ORY, cutout, short stick, and a tune.

PewterScreaminMach

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I would imagine you should have pulled the STI pretty good, but traction and a driver are the two most important mods to show up with .

Get some DRs and go race him again.

Nice kill on the Speed3. They weigh 3100 lbs and are RATED at 261hp, so I don't see him beating any stock LS1s, nevermind modded ones (perhaps by Fbodies he meant LT1s?).

WS-Six

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or maybe he meant 6-cylinder F-Bodies LOL. Good kill, you'll get that sti next time if you dont spin

artist71

I had an 04 STI that was stock. I raced a fully loaded GTO 6.0 one time from 70 to 140. It was even all the way. When I say fully loaded I mean he had 3 other people in the car with him. I was still a little suprised we stayed even...I actually posted in the STI forums about it. I figured MAYBE he shifted early or something..but I think the extra weight is what kept it even. I talked to the guy later and he was a cool guy about the race.

02T/A-WS6

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good kill to the OP and STIs are no joke especially once they start getting some mods...so go runs!!!

LT1SC95Z

maybe he did mean LT1 f-bodys

TORNATIC!!

Well the only way he could've beat some LS1's if it he got them off the launch and shut down early before they could get momentum. I've seen a stock time of 13.8 for a stock Mazdaspeed 3 so they're not a bad bang for buck. Just a couple minor mods to that turbo and they're formidable.

Johnnystock

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Good kill! I've been looking forward to see how fast they really are this summer but never had a chance to run one...
I think the thing to look is they can trap good mph in the 1/4...99-100mph?? not too bad for a 4banger!! I guess they can be faster with some minor mods...

01ssreda4

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good kill

LS1SS01

good kill..theres no way he took down an ls1 unless it was poorly driven with his mods

PewterScreaminMach

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Not too shabby, but since the OP went from a roll, and a decent one at that, there's no way that thing's thinking about keeping up with a stock LS1, nevermind the modded one unless it was VERY poorly driven (like started in the wrong gear and shifted horribly). 104-106 traps stock for the LS1 versus I'm guessing maybe 100 at the most for a stock one, perhaps a mph or two faster with the "mods" the guy has done.

djfury05

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why slam it into 1st on a 40 roll?? also I beat an 03-04 STI last night and I'm an A4.. not sure what he had done, tried to talk to him but he just jetted off at the next stop light like a bitch lol.. we ran to 120, I had at least 2 cars on him, I'm pretty stock, lid, ftra.. thats it