Subaru Impreza's???

nba1341 · April 21st, 2007, 04:23 AM

I keep being told how fast subaru's are with there AWD. That they can beat the 2007 cobra and they are just the quickest things.

Are they really that fast because everytime I hear this I deny that they are even that fast because I have never been in one nor seen one race.

MeZ · April 21st, 2007, 09:02 AM

Stock .. no, they aren't fast ... the fastest sti I've seen run at my local track runs a 8.00 in the 1/8th .. my buddy as an evo that runs 7.3's so are they the fastest things .. no .. can they be quick .. yeah ..

00vabchgt · April 21st, 2007, 10:21 AM

yeah, stock they're no reason to wet yourself, but modded those things can be pretty nasty. a buddy of mine has an '05 STi making 500hp/499tq. his license plate reads I8URV8, and he's not joking.

breakout831 · April 21st, 2007, 11:34 AM

I was talking to a suburu master tech awhile back. I was asking about reliability of the STI's (for kicks and giggles - i would never own one). He asid that they changed the engine mounts on them. The new ones are based off of another suburu (forgot which one). But anyways, he also said that all these kids that are buying the STI's are launching them at 4k rpms and the new engine mounts just can't handle it. Yay for imports!!! :award

PureVolume707 · April 21st, 2007, 11:51 AM

But anyways, he also said that all these kids that are buying the STI's are launching them at 4k rpms and the new engine mounts just can't handle it. Yay for imports!!!

lol

There's nothing better than some good old, naturally aspirated torque.

jgrotkier · April 21st, 2007, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by breakout831

I was talking to a suburu master tech awhile back. I was asking about reliability of the STI's (for kicks and giggles - i would never own one). He asid that they changed the engine mounts on them. The new ones are based off of another suburu (forgot which one). But anyways, he also said that all these kids that are buying the STI's are launching them at 4k rpms and the new engine mounts just can't handle it. Yay for imports!!! :award

Don't you mean Yay for Subaru's? My car hasn't broken a mount and its 12 years old ;-)

And theres a lot more force on the engine and transmission when you are trying to slam that power against all 4 wheels at once. It used to be their transmissions that would break.

cams-shelbycobra07 · April 21st, 2007, 06:16 PM

Dude I have the 07 Shelby and I dont know any Sti that would touch it.

BWAL09 · April 21st, 2007, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by cams-shelbycobra07

Dude I have the 07 Shelby and I dont know any Sti that would touch it.

+1 the STi is absolutely NO competition for the '07 GT500

ChrisJ · April 21st, 2007, 06:44 PM

They are slow...

MSO · April 22nd, 2007, 02:46 AM

they are designed with years of rally crossing at their heels

maybe in a drag race u can beat them, but remember, only here in america is drag racing actually important

kinda like pickin on a baseball player cuz he cant block a 300 pound lineman

ReverendDexter · April 22nd, 2007, 04:00 PM

Agreed - get your Shelby and that STi on an autocross/road course, especially in the wet, and you'll see your 200+ hp advantage disappear damn quick.

ChrisJ · April 22nd, 2007, 04:20 PM

Turning is over-rated...

MeZ · April 22nd, 2007, 04:22 PM

Honestly .. I'd give a Stage 3 Roush a good chance agaisnt an sti on a roadcourse ...

bransdaman78 · April 22nd, 2007, 05:50 PM

id put money on the stage 3 over an sti on a road cross anyday. off road however is another story

cams-shelbycobra07 · April 22nd, 2007, 06:29 PM

I still think I could run with one in the corners

MeZ · April 22nd, 2007, 06:36 PM

You can't touch a stage 3 roush on a track bro .. not even close ...

cams-shelbycobra07 · April 22nd, 2007, 06:50 PM

Depends on the driver im really fast in racing on track. I use to race karts my friend one nationals and he was faster than me buy a couple tenths on our home track.

MeZ · April 22nd, 2007, 08:18 PM

I'm saying car for car .. the Roush will own the GT 500 on a road course ...

Casper98GT · April 24th, 2007, 02:44 PM

I just browsed through a few things and could only find 2 cars on a 1.3 mile roadcourse...

2006 Roush Stage 3 : 1.23:47

06 Corvette : 1.22:00

Couldnt find anytihng on the STi, but maybe someone could insted of debating...maybe the Gt500 too....??

Casper98GT · April 24th, 2007, 02:46 PM

found my new fav. quote while looking up times too....

While talking about the Roush Stage 3 F-150.

His first question: "What's Roush?"

Apparently the name isn't as well-known as we thought, so we give him a little background on all the modifications. We point out the unique 20-inch chrome wheels and high-performance BFGoodrich G-Force tires. As he walks around the truck he's digging the optional stripes and side skirts, but when he notices that the hood scoop is pure decoration he scoffs and heads back to his SUV.

A few minutes later a slammed Toyota Tundra rolls in and immediately pulls alongside to size our truck up.

"Supercharged 5.4 huh? What's it run?" the driver asks.

Having track-tested the truck the day before, we tell him it'll do zero to 60 mph in 6.8 seconds and the quarter-mile in 14.9 seconds at 93.3 mph.

He breaks out laughing. "Is that all? Jeez, my mom's Camry will show that thing its tailpipe."

We shrug him off as a Toyota tool, but we check the numbers later and it turns out a V6 Camry would get the best of the Roush by a few tenths. Ouch.

April 21st, 2007, 04:23 AM	#1
nba1341 Banned 1965 Mustang Fastback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, Cal Posts: 24,982 Posts: 2,193	Subaru Impreza's??? I keep being told how fast subaru's are with there AWD. That they can beat the 2007 cobra and they are just the quickest things. Are they really that fast because everytime I hear this I deny that they are even that fast because I have never been in one nor seen one race.

April 21st, 2007, 09:02 AM	#2
MeZ Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Concord, North Carolina Posts: 967	Stock .. no, they aren't fast ... the fastest sti I've seen run at my local track runs a 8.00 in the 1/8th .. my buddy as an evo that runs 7.3's so are they the fastest things .. no .. can they be quick .. yeah .. __________________ Car For Sale on Autotrader.com 04 Silver GT 32K Miles Parts 4 Sale: 18" Wheels SSR GT3 replicas w/ tires Steeda Tri-Ax 10lb N20 Bottle w. gauge (2) Kirkey Racing Seats w/ RCI 5 Pt. belts Steeda & Momo shift knobs SB GT Spoiler

April 21st, 2007, 06:44 PM	#9
ChrisJ Hmmm... 2002 Mustang GT SLOW Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Shepherdsville, Kentucky Posts: 15,669	They are slow... __________________ My Junk www.myspace.com/cjobe

April 22nd, 2007, 04:00 PM	#11
ReverendDexter Hardcore Enthusiast 1998 SVT Cobra Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 1,340	Agreed - get your Shelby and that STi on an autocross/road course, especially in the wet, and you'll see your 200+ hp advantage disappear damn quick. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------- The Sacred Chao says "MU" '96 Bronco XLT '98 Cobra '89 Camry AllTrac

April 22nd, 2007, 04:20 PM	#12
ChrisJ Hmmm... 2002 Mustang GT SLOW Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Shepherdsville, Kentucky Posts: 15,669	Turning is over-rated... __________________ My Junk www.myspace.com/cjobe

April 21st, 2007, 11:34 AM	#4
breakout831 Enthusiast 2006 Nissan 350Z Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 957	I was talking to a suburu master tech awhile back. I was asking about reliability of the STI's (for kicks and giggles - i would never own one). He asid that they changed the engine mounts on them. The new ones are based off of another suburu (forgot which one). But anyways, he also said that all these kids that are buying the STI's are launching them at 4k rpms and the new engine mounts just can't handle it. Yay for imports!!! :award

April 21st, 2007, 06:16 PM	#7
cams-shelbycobra07 Enthusiast 1991 LX, 2003 SNK, 2007 S 11.3 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 956	Dude I have the 07 Shelby and I dont know any Sti that would touch it.

April 22nd, 2007, 04:22 PM	#13
MeZ Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Concord, North Carolina Posts: 967	Honestly .. I'd give a Stage 3 Roush a good chance agaisnt an sti on a roadcourse ... __________________ Car For Sale on Autotrader.com 04 Silver GT 32K Miles Parts 4 Sale: 18" Wheels SSR GT3 replicas w/ tires Steeda Tri-Ax 10lb N20 Bottle w. gauge (2) Kirkey Racing Seats w/ RCI 5 Pt. belts Steeda & Momo shift knobs SB GT Spoiler

April 22nd, 2007, 05:50 PM	#14
bransdaman78 Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 453	id put money on the stage 3 over an sti on a road cross anyday. off road however is another story __________________ 03 GT leather seats for sale or trade for racing seats, Looking to buy: subframes, tower braces, control arms, bypass/BOV, 42# injectors & MAF Trade/ Sell Predator 4 SCT (wrong part of the country)

April 22nd, 2007, 06:29 PM	#15
cams-shelbycobra07 Enthusiast 1991 LX, 2003 SNK, 2007 S 11.3 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 956	I still think I could run with one in the corners

April 22nd, 2007, 06:36 PM	#16
MeZ Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Concord, North Carolina Posts: 967	You can't touch a stage 3 roush on a track bro .. not even close ... __________________ Car For Sale on Autotrader.com 04 Silver GT 32K Miles Parts 4 Sale: 18" Wheels SSR GT3 replicas w/ tires Steeda Tri-Ax 10lb N20 Bottle w. gauge (2) Kirkey Racing Seats w/ RCI 5 Pt. belts Steeda & Momo shift knobs SB GT Spoiler

April 22nd, 2007, 06:50 PM	#17
cams-shelbycobra07 Enthusiast 1991 LX, 2003 SNK, 2007 S 11.3 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 956	Depends on the driver im really fast in racing on track. I use to race karts my friend one nationals and he was faster than me buy a couple tenths on our home track.

April 22nd, 2007, 08:18 PM	#18
MeZ Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Concord, North Carolina Posts: 967	I'm saying car for car .. the Roush will own the GT 500 on a road course ... __________________ Car For Sale on Autotrader.com 04 Silver GT 32K Miles Parts 4 Sale: 18" Wheels SSR GT3 replicas w/ tires Steeda Tri-Ax 10lb N20 Bottle w. gauge (2) Kirkey Racing Seats w/ RCI 5 Pt. belts Steeda & Momo shift knobs SB GT Spoiler

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