AJ Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Mines for sale... Black 06 with 45k ^My 06 is also for sale. I'll be comming back to the mainland for a while, from hawaii. Mabye permanetly. I'm not sure yet, But I need to sell mine to get some extra cash o la. If you are real serious about buying one, then PM me and mabye we can set something up. I have upgraded power but stock suspension and like 27k on the clock. i has no moneys. i would need to sell the vette first if i do decide to get an STi STi's are gay. EVO's FTW! Go drive an 8-9, you'll like it better. are you kidding? its like watching a brick on roller skates at the track. plus they are ugle. P.S. there wasn't anything good at phishy today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Thank you. If anyone's interested, this is the full info on my suspension: http://www.iwsti.com/forums/suspension-handling-stiffening/122350-ultimate-street-suspension.html That's some serious suspension, do you use it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 are you kidding? its like watching a brick on roller skates at the track. plus they are ugle. You referring to the ride quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 are you kidding? its like watching a brick on roller skates at the track. plus they are ugle. You referring to the ride quality? no, i'm sure both ride kinda rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 No selling the vette u always sell ur toys when u get them worked up an great.... hence ur camaro... now the vette..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 i would need to sell the vette first if i do decide to get an STi NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBieQT Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 STi's are gay. EVO's FTW! Go drive an 8-9, you'll like it better. you like mineee...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 That's some serious suspension, do you use it?? Every time I drive it... As for a serious workout, I have AutoXed a couple times. But the suspension was really an effort to perfect my STI. I plan to keep it for a long long time, so I wanted a suspension that was great for the road. But I didn't want to feel held back by it if I wanted to AutoX it or take it to MidOhio. If I was just planning to track it, I'd be running coilovers with astronomical spring rates and sway bars the size of my wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 are you kidding? its like watching a brick on roller skates at the track. plus they are ugle. I love my brick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 are you kidding? its like watching a brick on roller skates at the track. plus they are ugle. no, i'm sure both ride kinda rough. Then you leave me still curious about "brick on roller skates"?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Then you leave me still curious about "brick on roller skates"?? He might have meant the appearance. I also think the Evo 8 and 9 are misproportioned and too boxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 He might have meant the appearance. I also think the Evo 8 and 9 are misproportioned and too boxy. plus its mitsu, i have worked on so many of there engines i can say i will never own one. there is also talks of them pulling out of the U.S. market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 plus its mitsu, i have worked on so many of there engines i can say i will never own one. there is also talks of them pulling out of the U.S. market. Mitsu put that rumor to rest a while back. Also, I've heard nearly the exact same comments from mechanics of the cars they work on, not always the case but I hear it a lot so it doesn't mean much to me, I know what the cars are like. You had mentioned the looks seperately so I just didn't quite understand the comment, but it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 That is an awesome video- I don't know much about handling but if someone wanted to couldn't they do similar results with maybe larger radiuses as you can't spin all four tires at will with another well-balanced car like a z06? I have seen people do some controlled slides/ donuts in numerous circles like that- not sure how they do it but I have seen some powerful rwd cars do it. If AWD is necessary why not a dirt cheap 1G DSM or if you wanted to spend some bucks but probably half as much as that terrible sounding race car a 95-97 911 Turbo. Doesn't audi have anything with awd that is able to be driven like that? thoughts? educate me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 That is an awesome video- I don't know much about handling but if someone wanted to couldn't they do similar results with maybe larger radiuses as you can't spin all four tires at will with another well-balanced car like a z06? I have seen people do some controlled slides/ donuts in numerous circles like that- not sure how they do it but I have seen some powerful rwd cars do it. If AWD is necessary why not a dirt cheap 1G DSM or if you wanted to spend some bucks but probably half as much as that terrible sounding race car a 95-97 911 Turbo. Doesn't audi have anything with awd that is able to be driven like that? thoughts? educate me... You can get similar results wth a RWD car, but the difference in the details. With an AWD car, the car is essentially in a four-wheel drift which depends heavily on the car's intertia. A RWD car can maintain grip with the front wheels and overpower the rears to start a drift. A RWD car will have more control, but it would require modified steering geometry to get the drift angles you saw in the video. The benefit of AWD lay in the grip available for exiting the drift. A RWD car must back off the throttle to regain grip whereas an AWD car ends a drift with full grip and can put down all it's power. Professional drifters prefer RWD for it's flexibility on corner entry and finer control mid-drift. Rally drivers prefer AWD for it's greater grip, obviously. As for other AWD options, it boils down to the AWD system. Many AWD systems are FWD biased which would make maneuvers like in the video difficult or impossible. Other systems either skimp on LSDs or are too active in trying to correct the drift. Subaru's AWD system is very balanced without an excess of intervention from the ECU. The STI in particular provides a full set of good LSDs, while also providing a more rear-biased torque distribution (35F/65R for 04-05, and 41F/59R for 06-07). Also, Subaru's "Symmetrical" AWD is helpful for crazy maneuvers by giving you equal length axle shafts so torque distribution left to right is even andwithout quirks (i.e. torquesteer). One cool aspect of the STI's driveline is that it can literally spin like a top if you're willing to sacrifice your power steering pump. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bZOFRNExLE&feature=related But a lot of this is moot when looking at the Ken Block video. That car is far from stock; in both engine and AWD system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 AJ you ever work on a EJ257? Not that much fun either, hell changing 4 plugs is a pain..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 AJ you ever work on a EJ257? Not that much fun either, hell changing 4 plugs is a pain..... if you've seen some of the stuff i've had to work on its not really that bad. can you see the Z off road? i would get stuck with the quickness at a rallycross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 if you've seen some of the stuff i've had to work on its not really that bad. can you see the Z off road? i would get stuck with the quickness at a rallycross. Unlikely cars I've seen at RallyCrosses: 1G/2G RX7s RX8 Lincoln MKZ VW Karmann Ghia Subaru Justy BMW 2002 "Old" Beetle Mazda Miata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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