Could a stock 04 WRX STi beat these cars?

[ragnarok720]

65 GTO with a 455 and radials runs 12.5 - 12.8

[F23A4Racer750IL]

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...1&goto=newpost
daveshapellSVT said the the newer GTO ran a better time. and radials its an aftermarket part. total stock vs total stock the Sti wins. radials did not come stock on the car.

[ragnarok720]

O boo hoo. Fact is, GTO is faster. Newer GTO is just going to be junk anyways. Stock for stock, even without the radials the GTO would be faster, radials just enhance traction. If the stock tires had ideal traction, it would win with ease. Oh and with that link, the 325 hp that came out of it WAS NOT, i repeat, WAS NOT the 455. Funny that an absolutely stock 400 sb with over 100,000 miles on it pushes 13.6's, thats a decent jump from 14 flats. Oh and another thing, the GTO is 65 with the smaller engine package was a 389 with 360 hp and that was used in most of the convertables lol.

[scottb2004]

alright let's just talk cars here. the 65 GTO is a legend, awesome car. the STI is a sweet car and i'm sure will become a legendary car as well. these cars are completely different cars despite what they run in the quarter.

they are both impressive cars, but in different ways. the STI is a rally car, and with AWD will knock the GTO's socks off, off the line. the GTO is a great american muscle car. equally impressive, and probably a little more majestic, is the smoke from the burnt rubber and the roar of the engine as it catches up and probably, depending on the driver, passes an STI.

i think if these two cars raced it would definately be a fun one, and both drivers in the end would have to give respect to each other's car. just my opinion. i hate one sided discussions from people who have no respect for another car just because it has a different emblem, it's not made in a certain country, or it doesn't have enough cylinders. but i do have to agree, the new GTO's don't do the classic justice even with the engine they put in it. looks like a family sedan with muscle car engine and gears.

[03'350z]

the STI would prolly get crushed by a VR4

[ragnarok720]

1/4 mile 13.5 @ 101.6 = vr4

[mikegee]

Originally Posted by scottb2004

alright let's just talk cars here. the 65 GTO is a legend, awesome car. the STI is a sweet car and i'm sure will become a legendary car as well. these cars are completely different cars despite what they run in the quarter.

they are both impressive cars, but in different ways. the STI is a rally car, and with AWD will knock the GTO's socks off, off the line. the GTO is a great american muscle car. equally impressive, and probably a little more majestic, is the smoke from the burnt rubber and the roar of the engine as it catches up and probably, depending on the driver, passes an STI.

i think if these two cars raced it would definately be a fun one, and both drivers in the end would have to give respect to each other's car. just my opinion. i hate one sided discussions from people who have no respect for another car just because it has a different emblem, it's not made in a certain country, or it doesn't have enough cylinders. but i do have to agree, the new GTO's don't do the classic justice even with the engine they put in it. looks like a family sedan with muscle car engine and gears.

the new GTO looks like a big cavilar to me

[Pimp Excape]

the "new" GTO is a 4 year old austrailan car. It's old technology. They say that this is what the GTO would look like if production never stoped on it, but they lost the scoop which would make it look better.

[streethemi426]

Originally Posted by Pimp Excape

the "new" GTO is a 4 year old austrailan car. It's old technology. They say that this is what the GTO would look like if production never stoped on it, but they lost the scoop which would make it look better.

it just depends on the on the driver where quick times on the drag strip is to be established,get two cars with the same spec and put a wac driver in one and a good driver in the other who will win?i in the uk their is a special sti version that has just been released with 350 hp its basicly the same car as the one that won the world rally championship

[freakray]

Originally Posted by streethemi426

in the uk their is a special sti version that has just been released with 350 hp its basicly the same car as the one that won the world rally championship

No it's not, for one, the WRC car doesn't pull that much power....

The car you're referring to is the WR1 edition, which while it is an upgrade from the WRX and STI versions, it certainly isn't anywhere near the rally cars produced at Banbury. It's simply a special edition with some upgrades on the UK STI.

Something which you don't realise is, in reading the full spec, the WR1 is closer to the same spec as a the US STI.


http://www.subaru.co.uk/impreza_wrx_...1_frameset.htm

[streethemi426]

Originally Posted by freakray

No it's not, for one, the WRC car doesn't pull that much power....

The car you're referring to is the WR1 edition, which while it is an upgrade from the WRX and STI versions, it certainly isn't anywhere near the rally cars produced at Banbury. It's simply a special edition with some upgrades on the UK STI.

Something which you don't realise is, in reading the full spec, the WR1 is closer to the same spec as a the US STI.


http://www.subaru.co.uk/impreza_wrx_...1_frameset.htm

sorry yes thats what i meant i know the rally cars has 300hp,but when i read auto car mag the article said that a lot of the parts that are used in the rally car is also used in this model,im not saying its close but as to what autocar mag was saying its the closet in all round performance to the real thing even though its no where near as close as the real thing if you know what i mean

[SabreKhan]

Yeah, the rally car has an $80,000 paddle-shift transmission that shifts in less than 16 milliseconds. I want one of those on a production WRX. :-) Wonder if they have any leftover that I could have?

[Pimp Excape]

it also has anti-lag which is very hard on the engine and could not be streetable unless you had huge pockets.

[SabreKhan]

yup. Racecars are quite expensive, especially in the upper echelons. I think if I had the $$ to buy the real rally version of the Impreza, I'd spend it on an Enzo, Modena, or a Scaglietti (so my friends could come along).

[DrBiggly]

Originally Posted by 94camaro6

Could a stock 04 sti beat a Pontiac GTO, Camaro SS, Corvette (except z06), mustang mach 1 and cobra, trans am and a mitsubishi 3000GT

Beat them how? In what kind of race? For HPDE's and time trials, I'd probably say the Corvette would have it, followed closely by the Cobra ('03 and higher) and the STi. Solo2: It depends on the course. Going stock for stock, I'm sure the STI'd have them in PAX. ProSolo: Eh, perhaps the STi. Depends on the course but they launch so well at these events it's not funny.

Drag racing: See every post but mine.