Why are sti's not that fast?

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 9:40 pm

do they suffer from the pinging that badly? for the 2nd time i ran pretty well against a claimed sti (brembos, scoop, tbe, gold 17's etc) with my civic.

or were those 2 just ricers?

Maserati · Postby **Maserati** » February 26th, 2007, 9:41 pm

he prob. wasn't running u lol

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 9:43 pm

^ umm no... he was trying... he hit limiter @ 180 at my door and dropped back

Postby **AllTrac** » February 26th, 2007, 9:44 pm

im sure he wasnt raceing you :lol:

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » February 26th, 2007, 9:45 pm

must be the vtec :lol:

cinco · Postby **cinco** » February 26th, 2007, 9:45 pm

dam hamsters

Postby **flatline** » February 26th, 2007, 9:48 pm

hamsters on steroids y0!!!!!!!

subaru technica internationale do not utilise those

Maserati · Postby **Maserati** » February 26th, 2007, 9:48 pm

speed cut perhaps?

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » February 26th, 2007, 9:50 pm

Silvermike wrote:^ umm no... he was trying... he hit limiter @ 180 at my door and dropped back

silvermike - not denying your civic is pretty quick, but even if it was a McLaren F1 on the side of you if he had a 180 speed trip then he would have to fall back - hell it could have been the concord!

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 9:51 pm

we ran from grand bazaar to chag. where i turned.

he tried to shake me in traffic and i was on him... he was pullin on me in 3rd ... puffs of black smoke, loud exhaust note, fast shifts... he was racing something, of not me.

i got infront of him when the lanes merged into 2 by price plaza.

got a strech on the left, i went balls out starting @ 75mph in 3rd.. he wa son my bumper.... i switched into 4th@95mph just as he pulled on the right to pass me, gained until his front bumper was at my driver door, he hit his limiter and fell back

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 9:53 pm

Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:
Silvermike wrote:^ umm no... he was trying... he hit limiter @ 180 at my door and dropped back

silvermike - not denying your civic is pretty quick, but even if it was a McLaren F1 on the side of you if he had a 180 speed trip then he would have to fall back - hell it could have been the concord!

oh gosh duane, we didnt do a 180km.h roll and then say go. come on man!

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » February 26th, 2007, 9:56 pm

^ ok - will you run him on a quartermile for plenty money?

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 9:58 pm

no i will not. ill run them on a track tho

InDeForest · Postby **InDeForest** » February 26th, 2007, 9:59 pm

My best guess is it was a riced TS or a quack tuned sti with problems

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 10:01 pm

nah, it has boost. the least it would have been was a WRX

no TS would even stay close enough to hear my car. lol

R. Mutt · Postby **R. Mutt** » February 26th, 2007, 10:03 pm

what a title to cause bachanal...

Good question Duane. But I wouldn't doubt Silvermike so much...I was driving the ol 500 SEC Benz and had no problems keeping up with a Blue STI while I was home over Christmas. And Mike's Vi keeps up with the Benz. I believe Pornstar wash him as well..PB* 666...blue sti with Subaru written in Gold on the body.

Same scooby mike?

BlueIce · Postby **BlueIce** » February 26th, 2007, 10:04 pm

wait ent is a n/a d15 u runnin? :shock:

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 10:04 pm

no it was PB*12**

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 10:07 pm

yea, na.

the car runs well once in 3rd... my gearbox problems are in 2nd and to get into 3rd.

Dragsta · Postby **Dragsta** » February 26th, 2007, 10:08 pm

i guess the STI didnt have VEETEC

Postby **AllTrac** » February 26th, 2007, 10:09 pm

BlueIce · Postby **BlueIce** » February 26th, 2007, 10:09 pm

still aint change that box ??

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 10:11 pm

no, totally broke

Postby **flatline** » February 26th, 2007, 10:11 pm

any of those?

Silvermike · Postby **Silvermike** » February 26th, 2007, 10:14 pm

yea, the red one

BlueIce · Postby **BlueIce** » February 26th, 2007, 10:15 pm

wtf a bunch of sti and wrx look alikes :lol:

scoop to boot

it have gb for a TS?

Postby **flatline** » February 26th, 2007, 10:15 pm

nice!

R. Mutt · Postby **R. Mutt** » February 26th, 2007, 10:19 pm

I've seen first hand how the Ecu on the WRX redards ignition as the IAM (Ignition Advance Multiplier) drops. total is 16...starts at 12 I believe....when you start to knock...the number drops down to 10....pulling more timing.

A lot of STI's that aren't flashed probably suffer from this.