stimpee
07-25-2003, 11:17 AM
So, taking the "long way" to work this morning, to hammer on the twin-screw a bit, and collect some data. I pull up to a traffic light in the left hand lane, and within a few seconds, a WRX pulls up in the lane beside me. I glance over, and think, HMMMM this could be interesting...
Neither of us made any advances, so I wasn't sure whether he would go for it or not. Light turns green, I ease out the clutch and pull out slowly, but with a good reaction time! I short shift into second, and am a half car length or so ahead of him, as I got the "jump" off the light. Still barely on the throttle, sitting at probably 2k rpm, driving like my grandma.
Then, I hear a noise, and see him going by me on the right. I hammered the throttle down as he passed, and almost instantly I jumped about a car length ahead. I pulled all the way thru 2nd, shifted into third, and pulled all the way thru 3rd. During the third gear pull, I see him rapidly becoming smaller in my rear-view.
I short shifted into 4th at that point, about 80 mph, and let off the gas. He was a good 4-5 car lengths behind.
I slow way down, he pulls up beside, and gives a big thumbs up. Gave me props for my car, and tells me that now he needs to go buy an STI. I told him to go get one, and then look me up!!!
Little does he know, I have a good 40-50% more boost up my sleeve in the coming weeks, and some dyno tuning to go!!!
Twin-screw 325is: 1
WRX: 0
Stay tuned, as Stimpee feeds his juvenile tendencies, and puts the twin-screw thru its paces...
:D
Steve
Neither of us made any advances, so I wasn't sure whether he would go for it or not. Light turns green, I ease out the clutch and pull out slowly, but with a good reaction time! I short shift into second, and am a half car length or so ahead of him, as I got the "jump" off the light. Still barely on the throttle, sitting at probably 2k rpm, driving like my grandma.
Then, I hear a noise, and see him going by me on the right. I hammered the throttle down as he passed, and almost instantly I jumped about a car length ahead. I pulled all the way thru 2nd, shifted into third, and pulled all the way thru 3rd. During the third gear pull, I see him rapidly becoming smaller in my rear-view.
I short shifted into 4th at that point, about 80 mph, and let off the gas. He was a good 4-5 car lengths behind.
I slow way down, he pulls up beside, and gives a big thumbs up. Gave me props for my car, and tells me that now he needs to go buy an STI. I told him to go get one, and then look me up!!!
Little does he know, I have a good 40-50% more boost up my sleeve in the coming weeks, and some dyno tuning to go!!!
Twin-screw 325is: 1
WRX: 0
Stay tuned, as Stimpee feeds his juvenile tendencies, and puts the twin-screw thru its paces...
:D
Steve