Evo and STi conversation

[XeVeNskyLiNE]

well since that "$75k shift knob" thread got closed and we were having a decent conversation and the Evo and STi rivalry I decided to start it up again

Originally Posted by orestes

hahahha thats awesome. from an srt-4 owner though i wouldnt let him talk shit. lol.....srt-4's......

i think if i had an sti though i would have to go fmic and get a different hood. just to set it apart. im kinda tired of the hood scoop, but they are still awesome. i love them in white.

is the evo MR the one with those spikes on the top of the back window?

Actually I don't think any Evo's come stock with the shark fins, someone correct me on that.



Here's the description from Mach V Motorsports

"This Mitsubishi accessory for the Evo MR fits at the top of the rear window. The little triangle-shaped bumps generate vortices, which have the effect of keeping air stuck to the car and helping the rear wing do its job better. The result is higher downforce at high speeds. An Evo that is stuck to the road is a happy Evo!"

[91300zxtt]

Originally Posted by XeVeNskyLiNE

well since that "$75k shift knob" thread got closed and we were having a decent conversation and the Evo and STi rivalry I decided to start it up again



Actually I don't think any Evo's come stock with the shark fins, someone correct me on that.

Evo!"

Yes the new ones do. It was on car and driver tv a few times.

[XeVeNskyLiNE]

Yea here's the XI and its sexy ass

[AWDSR20]

man.... if i just have the $.. i would buy an EVO, ONCE I FIX THE LIVING BIG JESUS OUT OF MY 240!

my secret taboo..i love AWD cars...

[240SXSlideStar]

I'd get an STi and convert it to RWD!

[AWDSR20]

it has that buton u know, 80% rear i think?

[XeVeNskyLiNE]

oooh yea, the VCD controller. I heard that off of Gran Turismo

[240SXSlideStar]

Nah man, true RWD, take out the front driveshaft and put in a RWD center diff (or weld the gears, but that's kind of permanent.) I read about it in a mag, this guy in a white WRX in Hawaii did it. He said it was easy and cheap, but you need a strenghtened rear driveshaft since all the power will be going through the single shaft. He also has custom FMIC piping that goes around the fog lights, it's really cool. (It's a WRX with the round headlights and foglights, not the new one.)

[SHIFT_KA24DE]

yea that was the white bug-eyed one.. it was in a mag article last year?

The new evo's ... i think the MR edition comes with those diffusers on the rear frame... supposedly it helps air flow off the back trunk more smoothly along with the downforce of the wing... btw... that cf wing on the evo? if you're a lil' smaller than an average sized guy... you can stand on it and it won't break. lolz...

[S13wanabe]

I just jumped into the conversation, but there really is no competition between an evo and an sti. Every magazine says the evo handles better and complain about the sti being hard to control. So they are admitting that they can't drive. I'm not going to say I'm a good driver, but my buddy has a bone stock sti, and hasn't lost to an evo yet, even with mods. He has raced over ten evos and the one he beat by the shortest distance was about 1 1/2 car lengths, and the evo was supposed to have 300whp. I would love to say my friend is just a good driver, but he is just like the rest of us, except with more money. As far as track times, he is running between 13.0 and 13.2. He doesn't do any road courses though. I'm sure, with a race driver being familiar with the way the sti handles, the sti would have no trouble beating the evo around any track. I do think the evos look better though. Too bad it's a mitsu.

[Importboom]

which wrx do u like more, the older version this the bugged out eyes or the new ones.( i like the new ones myself) but ive seen sum BA older WRX's

[240SXSlideStar]

I like the new one the best, but the bugged eyed one looks really badass with the black projector HIDs. The 22B is also really nice, but only the coupe (to me).

[monooxide]

the Traction control system on the WRX can go from 65%(front)-45%(rear) to anywhere in between 45%(f)-65%(r)

[TatII]

Originally Posted by S13wanabe

I just jumped into the conversation, but there really is no competition between an evo and an sti. Every magazine says the evo handles better and complain about the sti being hard to control. So they are admitting that they can't drive. I'm not going to say I'm a good driver, but my buddy has a bone stock sti, and hasn't lost to an evo yet, even with mods. He has raced over ten evos and the one he beat by the shortest distance was about 1 1/2 car lengths, and the evo was supposed to have 300whp. I would love to say my friend is just a good driver, but he is just like the rest of us, except with more money. As far as track times, he is running between 13.0 and 13.2. He doesn't do any road courses though. I'm sure, with a race driver being familiar with the way the sti handles, the sti would have no trouble beating the evo around any track. I do think the evos look better though. Too bad it's a mitsu.

well i know two good friends with a STi and a EVO, and even though the STi handles good, the EVO just handles better straight up. the EVO sways less, is more responsive, and stock advans are much better then the STi's potenza's. my friend managed to get his STi to understeer a few times from hard corners, yet the EVO never happened once, also the EVO's tires never squeeled even stomping on the brakes from 130mph down to 40mph.

the hp difference really doesn't come in till around 4th gear between the two cars. when they drag, the STi would get the initial jump becasue to launch that car you gotta slowly let off the clutch while the EVO needs precise clutch feathering. but once they both grab, they are identical til 4th. that is when the STi's superior gearing and extra hp comes in. by the time they hit 100mph, the STi would be one car ahead. just like what the magazines states. they run times within 1 tenth of each other and they trap on 1 mph difference.

handling wise though, the EVO win's hands down.

[240SXSlideStar]

It comes down to personal preference.