i just drove an STi

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:29 pm

jesus christ on a stick :icon3:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:34 pm

im still stunned

Post by **Scourge** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:30 am

I just drove a 100,000 lb. Well service rig. You're not man enough.

Post by **ForM** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:38 am

my last car was totaled by hail.

Post by **Grandpa Stu** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:57 am

fast as fuck eh? it's like launching a rocket. now go drive an evo. though you'll be disapointed if you don't take them both on a windy road to compare.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:58 am

Its ridiculous. It kinda felt like that Jetta 1.8T chipped + other mods I drove, but the STi is faster, especially 0-100km/h. This isn't about straight line perfomance anyway, it handles like a beast. Feels great in the corners, the suspension is stiff but not a back breaker, the steering is stiff, the shifter is stiff, now thats a sports car! Only complaint is the leg room, my size 12's were touching the top of the place where the pedals are and its impossible to heel-toe the normal way, I'd have to learn to do it by tilting my foot.

Btw, EVO's are illegal in Canada

Post by **losCHUNK** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:00 am

bit rapid aint they :]

Post by **LawL** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:41 am

ToxicBug wrote:Its ridiculous. It kinda felt like that Jetta 1.8T chipped + other mods I drove, but the STi is faster, especially 0-100km/h. This isn't about straight line perfomance anyway, it handles like a beast. Feels great in the corners, the suspension is stiff but not a back breaker, the steering is stiff, the shifter is stiff, now thats a sports car! Only complaint is the leg room, my size 12's were touching the top of the place where the pedals are and its impossible to heel-toe the normal way, I'd have to learn to do it by tilting my foot.

Btw, EVO's are illegal in Canada

That good huh? What year model was it?

Post by **l0g1c** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:46 am

ToxicBug wrote:Its ridiculous. It kinda felt like that Jetta 1.8T chipped + other mods I drove, but the STi is faster, especially 0-100km/h. This isn't about straight line perfomance anyway, it handles like a beast. Feels great in the corners, the suspension is stiff but not a back breaker, the steering is stiff, the shifter is stiff, now thats a sports car! Only complaint is the leg room, my size 12's were touching the top of the place where the pedals are and its impossible to heel-toe the normal way, I'd have to learn to do it by tilting my foot.

Btw, EVO's are illegal in Canada

I've been in an EVO in Canda that was driven in from the States. Is that illegal?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:58 am

l0g1c wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:Its ridiculous. It kinda felt like that Jetta 1.8T chipped + other mods I drove, but the STi is faster, especially 0-100km/h. This isn't about straight line perfomance anyway, it handles like a beast. Feels great in the corners, the suspension is stiff but not a back breaker, the steering is stiff, the shifter is stiff, now thats a sports car! Only complaint is the leg room, my size 12's were touching the top of the place where the pedals are and its impossible to heel-toe the normal way, I'd have to learn to do it by tilting my foot.

Btw, EVO's are illegal in Canada
I've been in an EVO in Canda that was driven in from the States. Is that illegal?

no, but you can't plate an EVO in Canada. A guy from the local forums has one plated in the US but he drives it in Canada all the time too.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:58 am

Law wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:Its ridiculous. It kinda felt like that Jetta 1.8T chipped + other mods I drove, but the STi is faster, especially 0-100km/h. This isn't about straight line perfomance anyway, it handles like a beast. Feels great in the corners, the suspension is stiff but not a back breaker, the steering is stiff, the shifter is stiff, now thats a sports car! Only complaint is the leg room, my size 12's were touching the top of the place where the pedals are and its impossible to heel-toe the normal way, I'd have to learn to do it by tilting my foot.

Btw, EVO's are illegal in Canada
That good huh? What year model was it?

2006, with the new headlights.

Post by **LawL** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:05 am

EVO's are banned but STI's are ok? I always thought they were next to identical as far as power to weight ratio etc goes.

Post by **l0g1c** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:08 am

ToxicBug wrote:
l0g1c wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:Its ridiculous. It kinda felt like that Jetta 1.8T chipped + other mods I drove, but the STi is faster, especially 0-100km/h. This isn't about straight line perfomance anyway, it handles like a beast. Feels great in the corners, the suspension is stiff but not a back breaker, the steering is stiff, the shifter is stiff, now thats a sports car! Only complaint is the leg room, my size 12's were touching the top of the place where the pedals are and its impossible to heel-toe the normal way, I'd have to learn to do it by tilting my foot.

Btw, EVO's are illegal in Canada
I've been in an EVO in Canda that was driven in from the States. Is that illegal?
no, but you can't plate an EVO in Canada. A guy from the local forums has one plated in the US but he drives it in Canada all the time too.

Whew, dodged THAT bullet! :icon32:

Post by **Grandpa Stu** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:42 am

bum deal about the EVOs. why are they illegal? the STis do handel fairly nice. i made the guy from the local dealership shit a brick when i took one out for a testdrive. he was all "blah blah blah blah" trying to tell me what a great. that is until he told me to downshift for a certain corner. oh i downshifted alright, in fact i was way ahead of him and after that he didn't talk for the rest of the test drive.

the EVOs though. fuck man, if you think an STi handles nice drive an EVO. they slaughter the STi when it comes to handling. as far as the rush you get from accelerating goes the STi wins, barely, but the EVO surpasses the STi 10-fold when it comes to cornering. never had so much fun driving a car in my entire life.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:43 am

Law wrote:EVO's are banned but STI's are ok? I always thought they were next to identical as far as power to weight ratio etc goes.

Thats not why they're banned. IIRC its because of emittions and/or the front bumper doesn't abide to the rules of how its supposed to be.

Subaru put a 2.5L into the north american STi because of emittions. The JDM STi has a 2.0L making 300hp, but I guess it was polluting more than a 2.5L 300hp...

Post by **werldhed** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:53 am

Impressive performance, but they lack class.

Post by **LawL** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:48 pm

ToxicBug wrote:
Law wrote:EVO's are banned but STI's are ok? I always thought they were next to identical as far as power to weight ratio etc goes.
Thats not why they're banned. IIRC its because of emittions and/or the front bumper doesn't abide to the rules of how its supposed to be.

Subaru put a 2.5L into the north american STi because of emittions. The JDM STi has a 2.0L making 300hp, but I guess it was polluting more than a 2.5L 300hp...

Ah I see.

Post by **LawL** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:48 pm

werldhed wrote:Impressive performance, but they lack class.

Yes they do, but as far as bang for your buck goes, they are unrivalled.

Post by **l0g1c** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:46 pm

ToxicBug wrote:...emittions

the fuck?

Post by **Bdw3** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:15 pm

ToxicBug wrote: Subaru put a 2.5L into the north american STi because of emittions. The JDM STi has a 2.0L making 300hp, but I guess it was polluting more than a 2.5L 300hp...

I don't pretend to know a lot about cars or anything so I need to ask this question.

How is it that a smaller engine would have worse emissions than a larger engine? I just don't quite understand that concept?

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I haven't driven either, but I have ridden in a Evo. All I really remember about that ride was how much my ass hurt afterward...

A guy at the college I go to has a STi, slick looking too, it's black.
I may have to ask him for a ride/drive sometime.

!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:04 pm

Since both engines make 300hp, the smaller engine needs to burn as much gas as the bigger one, so it either needs more boost or more agressive cams, or both. More agressive cams (who's lift and overlap is adjusted for higher rpm) will have a rougher idle, thus it may run rich, so it will pollute more. I don't personally know what sort of things are different between the 2L and the 2.5L.

Post by **Bdw3** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:27 am

Interesting, thanks.

i just drove an STi

i just drove an STi

cool

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