sti vs ls1

[1FASTws6]

if a bone stock sti and a 2000 t/a with a catback were to race who would win. Both drivers are equally talented. The reason i ask is some kid in my school has an sti and is talking smack thinking hes got the fastest car in the lot. THANKS

[97cavalier]

Originally Posted by 1FASTws6

if a bone stock sti and a 2000 t/a with a catback were to race who would win. Both drivers are equally talented. The reason i ask is some kid in my school has an sti and is talking smack thinking hes got the fastest car in the lot. THANKS

What is a sti?

[1FASTws6]

a 2006 subaru wrx sti

[Mr. Luos]

2006???
Did they make any other changes other than that ugly front end?? More power??

Off the line....get ready to play catch up. Run from a roll and you will get him.

[daveshapellSVT]

Honestly it depends how hard he wants to launch. those cars run 13.2 stock so if he launches that thing hardcore he's gona be in the 12's. i think he's gonna win this one.

[1FASTws6]

yeah its got 300hp. New for 2006

[Mr. Luos]

The 2005 STi had 300 horse.

[1FASTws6]

wait i thoguht a stock ls1 6spd could run 12.9 or faster with an experianced driver. There for wouldnt the ls1 win??

[Mr. Luos]

With an experienced driver MOST LS1 F-Body's will run lower 13's. Same with the STi cars.

Like I said before....
From a dig....advantage STi.
From a roll....advantage F-Body.

[skibum1111]

Times all depend on altitude. Luos runs slightly slower times due to high altitude, where I run its about 30 feet above sea level, so I would get faster times assuming everything else is equal. STI vs LS1, its going to depend on driver skill. Personally, I'd never thought this kind of situation would come up, but when the wrx was first introduced it had a fast 0-60 due to the awd system. One of my friends with an ss got his ass handed to him by one off the line, but literaly ate him shortly thereafter. Good luck if you want to run with him, make sure you practice launching first and find what works best for you.

[Mr. Luos]

Originally Posted by skibum1111

Luos runs slightly slower times due to high altitude

I wish it was just slightly.

Also...turbo cars lose less power at this altitude as well. When the air is being compressed before entering the motor it helps a TON!
Turbo cars tend to lose about .5 off their 1/4 here.
N/A cars tend to lose about 1.1 off their 1/4 racing here.

[daveshapellSVT]

Times are highly debatable. i think Ls1 cars that run high 12's are just factory freaks along with really experienced drivers. For the most part, from what i see at the track, a stock LS1 id gonna run around 13.6. my cousin has a firehawk and with a bunch of mods best he could run on 2.1 60ft times were 13.1-13.3. better tires woulda helped a bunch. i mean a lot of ppl have ran better times, but you gotta be willing to admitt that those are just freak cars and the majority aren't that fast. i think the sti would beat a stock ls1.

[Mr. Luos]

Originally Posted by daveshapellSVT

i think the sti would beat a stock ls1.

In the 1320, yes.

From a roll....not so much.

[daveshapellSVT]

can't say i've seen too many sti's race from a roll so i dunno how that would go. i don't really understand why ppl drag race from a roll doesn't that defeat the entire purpose? way i see it is that them honda guys, or any FWD car, they need to cause its there only hope due to there disadvantage on a launch, but i don't get why RWD and AWD guys do that either

[76ta]

from a stop rwd cars without drag rad's with just spin and go no where.. from a roll, say 20-30 km/h you most likely wont spin out half as much