Rolled a 05ish STI
05-19-2008, 06:14 PM
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Rolled a 05ish STI Just coming back from grabbing some chick-fil-a. A dude with a clean black STI rolls next to me in a low gear, grinning from ear to ear. So I drop down to 2nd at around 50 ready to go, he slows a little to 35 so i drop to first
. I didn't feel like honking so I gave a three finger sign and dropped em 1, 2, 3 and let him get the hit. I put my foot down, my BF Goodrich DR's "tried" to grip, I don't have very good luck with these tires...and i pulled a car immediately, grabbed second, still no traction..didn't even use third gear. Well he rolls back up next to me with an even bigger grin. It was cool, I like racing people who don't get butthurt if they lose, I know I try not to. I complemented him on his ride and we went our separate ways. I think his car was close to stock, but it was still fun!
. I didn't feel like honking so I gave a three finger sign and dropped em 1, 2, 3 and let him get the hit. I put my foot down, my BF Goodrich DR's "tried" to grip, I don't have very good luck with these tires...and i pulled a car immediately, grabbed second, still no traction..didn't even use third gear. Well he rolls back up next to me with an even bigger grin. It was cool, I like racing people who don't get butthurt if they lose, I know I try not to. I complemented him on his ride and we went our separate ways. I think his car was close to stock, but it was still fun! 
05-19-2008, 06:22 PM
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Just coming back from grabbing some chick-fil-a. A dude with a clean black STI rolls next to me in a low gear, grinning from ear to ear. So I drop down to 2nd at around 50 ready to go, he slows a little to 35 so i drop to first. I didn't feel like honking so I gave a three finger sign and dropped em 1, 2, 3 and let him get the hit. I put my foot down, my BF Goodrich DR's "tried" to grip, I don't have very good luck with these tires...and i pulled a car immediately, grabbed second, still no traction..didn't even use third gear. Well he rolls back up next to me with an even bigger grin. It was cool, I like racing people who don't get butthurt if they lose, I know I try not to. I complemented him on his ride and we went our separate ways. I think his car was close to stock, but it was still fun!
. I didn't feel like honking so I gave a three finger sign and dropped em 1, 2, 3 and let him get the hit. I put my foot down, my BF Goodrich DR's "tried" to grip, I don't have very good luck with these tires...and i pulled a car immediately, grabbed second, still no traction..didn't even use third gear. Well he rolls back up next to me with an even bigger grin. It was cool, I like racing people who don't get butthurt if they lose, I know I try not to. I complemented him on his ride and we went our separate ways. I think his car was close to stock, but it was still fun!
05-19-2008, 09:56 PM
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Nice kill. I love when people are psyched to race my car even if they get smashed. Happened the other night with a guy in a real clean, nice looking/sounding Tiburon (surprisingly). We ran like three times with him grinning ear to ear and his girlfriend leaning over to get a better look at the car since I was on his side. After the last race, he pulled up and yells, "That's a badass car you have!", still grinning. It made me happy. 
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05-20-2008, 09:31 AM
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4wd makes for brutal launches but tricky to perfect. It also means more drivetrain loss so not so quick from a roll.
There's no reason they can't be making similar HP to a stock LS1 and generally weigh a tad less so it could be close. But then it may be a walk in the park
05-20-2008, 09:55 AM
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The STi sucks from a roll. Me in my old STi with 385HP and launch control would leave alot of cars in the dust, probably yours too.
Thats on a hole shot though, not a roll.
Good kill though, the STi is a potent car stock or otherwise.
Thats on a hole shot though, not a roll.
Good kill though, the STi is a potent car stock or otherwise.