Vertiviper
03-30-2006, 07:04 AM
ALRIGHT!! FInally ran with my buddies stock 06 STI. Here's how everything went down.
Benefit of all this is that it was a good buddy of mine so theres no cheating or lieing about any throttle or gear variables.
This was done on a service road near an interstate hwy. ~1/4mi
99 T/A M6- Magnaflow c/b SLP flowpac, stock rims and tires.
06 STI-all stock
1st run: From stop- STI pulled ahead by 1 car length, by the time he was at max boost and hp he had to shift, at which point i was getting into max torque and caught up. I was 3/4 through 1st he was shifting into 2nd. Even through 40-65mph it was even, only downside i see to the STI is the constant short gear shifting which caused him to fall behind by a nose each shift. It was even through ~75 when I started pulling ahead by first a half, then finally roughly 3/4 a car length by ~100.mph.
2nd run (5mph roll): Even launch through 30mph, He shifted and i still had some left in 1st, so i pulled ahead by a nose. With me ahead by a nose it remained even through 70mph. Again, with the gearing on the STI he had to go through all 6 gears while I had to only use 4 of my 6, each one of his shifts lead to about a 2 foot gain. 1.5 car length lead by T/A at ~110mph.
3rd run (30 mph): Tricky for the STI because he is either at the redline in 1st or low-mid rpm's in 2nd... i'm at the sweet spot in 1st (~3700rpm). At this speed I pull ahead by 1/2 car length and a repeat of the 5mph run, the constant boosts of power but constantly having to shift in the STI kills him. TA leads by ~1.3car length at ~100mph
To sum up: This is a good lesson for everyone who thinks they are experts. I consider myself and my buddy to be decent drivers, I emphasize the word "DECENT" because no one here is an expert, if we were we'd be in the NHRA. Just because the factory says you can go X mph at X time doesnt mean the car will do it by itself, professional drivers under controlled conditions are getting those numbers so the buyer will go out and say "HEY, MY CAR GOES 0-60 IN 5 SECONDS!"
A good learning experience for myself and my bud at 3am on a Sunday morning, lol.
P.s. If some of you are wondering it was 53 degrees, Humidity 55%.
Benefit of all this is that it was a good buddy of mine so theres no cheating or lieing about any throttle or gear variables.
This was done on a service road near an interstate hwy. ~1/4mi
99 T/A M6- Magnaflow c/b SLP flowpac, stock rims and tires.
06 STI-all stock
1st run: From stop- STI pulled ahead by 1 car length, by the time he was at max boost and hp he had to shift, at which point i was getting into max torque and caught up. I was 3/4 through 1st he was shifting into 2nd. Even through 40-65mph it was even, only downside i see to the STI is the constant short gear shifting which caused him to fall behind by a nose each shift. It was even through ~75 when I started pulling ahead by first a half, then finally roughly 3/4 a car length by ~100.mph.
2nd run (5mph roll): Even launch through 30mph, He shifted and i still had some left in 1st, so i pulled ahead by a nose. With me ahead by a nose it remained even through 70mph. Again, with the gearing on the STI he had to go through all 6 gears while I had to only use 4 of my 6, each one of his shifts lead to about a 2 foot gain. 1.5 car length lead by T/A at ~110mph.
3rd run (30 mph): Tricky for the STI because he is either at the redline in 1st or low-mid rpm's in 2nd... i'm at the sweet spot in 1st (~3700rpm). At this speed I pull ahead by 1/2 car length and a repeat of the 5mph run, the constant boosts of power but constantly having to shift in the STI kills him. TA leads by ~1.3car length at ~100mph
To sum up: This is a good lesson for everyone who thinks they are experts. I consider myself and my buddy to be decent drivers, I emphasize the word "DECENT" because no one here is an expert, if we were we'd be in the NHRA. Just because the factory says you can go X mph at X time doesnt mean the car will do it by itself, professional drivers under controlled conditions are getting those numbers so the buyer will go out and say "HEY, MY CAR GOES 0-60 IN 5 SECONDS!"
A good learning experience for myself and my bud at 3am on a Sunday morning, lol.
P.s. If some of you are wondering it was 53 degrees, Humidity 55%.