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OK so I'm on my way to work and I see a REALLY slick lookin black wrx pull up next to me. I was in the right lane and he was in the left but he kept lookin at me and then the light so I figured he was gonna try and pass me to get to the on ramp like a lot of people do right there.

so I figured WTH and revved at him lol I fully expected he'd tear me up off the line but oh well cause I love watchin those things launch.

to my surprise the guy launched horrible and we stayed dead even off the line and 2nd gear I pulled a lil ahead. he slowed down and got behind me......

I think he was a little peeved cause he rode my *** up the onramp so I went really slow. lol from about 6k with lift already engaged in 2nd I go up enough for him to have room and when he started to move left I went and I put a good car length between us and he never got close to getting it back all the way to 130 when I shut down. he pulled next to me gave thumbs up then slowed down and got in the far right lane. 9:30 am and this frwy is always a ghost town. I love where I live. lol

I attribute all of that to bad driver. but his car looked nice. all I saw was exhaust and heard an aftermarket BOV kinda sounded like the kind my friends has in his wrx.

 
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Good kill.
Added one more car to your "smoked" list huh??

 
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haha just messin with you man.

good kill, it's suprising he had such a bad launch 4wd over fwd and probably has about 40 hp on you. just shows how 90% of the race is the driver.

 
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yep. My teamate has a wrx that i've beaten as well. When they don't get that launch they really have a hard time winning. my friend runs 14.3 - 14.6 and stock I was in the 14.5 - 14.6 area. now I'm about the 14.3 - 14.4 area. so we're about even. the difference is his 60' is 2.0 mines 2.2. lol thats a 2 car length disadvantage. he does occasionally pull 2.2's which is awful but common for a wrx.

eh was fun wither way. lol and his car looked really nice. WRX and s2000 are on my to get list. lol

 
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highway pulls mmmmm now we're talkin!

 
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screw teh celica I wanna see vids of the supra! I know you got some. lol

 
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How exactly would you go about improving the 60ft times?

 
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well for my car I bought dr's which is about the only way to do better then high 2.1's low 2.2's I should be in the 2.0 range with them.

for the wrx they just need to learn how. the president of my team pulls 1.7 60's when his wrx was stock. Just takes technique.

 
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Nice kill celica. Improving 60' times just take practice. Sticker tires and a good launch do help times also.

 
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Sooo, you want to use brand new tires everytime you are at the track? I know there is an advantage to using sticker tires on a road course, does this help in drag racing as well?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, I don't drag race, so I was just wondering.

Oh and nice kill

 
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Funny, I had a WRX come up on me yesterday on the highway. It was one of those weird yellow colored ones. You know, the color that looks like one of those highway line painting trucks exploded next to you. I zoomed past him in the traffic and then later noticed him come up behind and try to chase. There was way too much traffic for a full on race but I managed to turn it into a slolom match. I lost him pretty quick as I don't think he had the gonads to hang with me in the tight lane changes. When I pulled off the highway he followed and wound up next to me where he just cranked up his bass and wouldn't look at me...lol. The guy looked like he was all of 18 years old.

 
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Was he crying?

 
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Not new tires, something like nitto, yoko, toyo, etc. Not firestones is what I ment. Aftermarket tires. Or n/a drag tires. Something like that.

 
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for the strip I bought a set of BF goodrich g-force drag radials. They are still DOT approved and considered a street tire. but they are sticky like no tomorrow. matched with 9.5 lb rims and you're good to go.

 
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Would my new Yokohama Es100's do good on the strip?

 
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^^ they should but you gotta heat them up really good. es 100's is what I use everyday and before I got the dr's.

 
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Okay, you just confused me when you said "Sticker tires"

 
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WRX's are slow on the highway. Sure he had an exhaust and BOV, but that could have been it. The have a VERY small turbo, and that combined with AWD doesn't equate to a highway monster. Besides being good off the line, better upgrade the turbo if you want a fast highway car.

My NT 7thgen would stay dead even with them on the highway (jet chip, intake, exhaust). But then with turbo, they're a joke, I usally never touch 3rd either, leave it in 4th or 5th...

But yeah, nice kill anyway man, good to see you pulled even from the beginning.

 
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they lose alot of power with the awd transfer. I was really surprised from a stop though. he shoulda passed me easily. I have torque like a gocart so that doesnt really help me much. lol can't wait til I get my ecu upgrades so I can take on a turbo 7thgen. lol got beat last time. lol

 
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lol yeah man the na torque is a lil iffy... what ecu upgrade u plannin on using?

 
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Sorry, but you don't win every race, man. Especially in a stock Cellica. So, I'm raising the flag.

 
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I'm willing to bet his "stock" celica will beat your GSR. Unless you have turbo... Dude WRXs really aren't that fast on the highway. Unless you have viable evidence or proof to back up that "bs" statement, I suggest you keep your mouth shut and stop instigationg a flame war. That's not what this forum is about.

 
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That's true. WRX is based off their Rally racing technology so they pull like mad in the low end, gearing is set for lower speeds so they lose a lot in the power transfer to all 4 wheels on the highway.

 
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I'm just gonna laugh at you. lol I've posted the track times I get including video to back it up. If you can't handle that then I'm sorry.

I am not stock any more cause I have an AEM CAI and think about this, with a 2.0 60' a wrx will run about 14.2 in the 1/4. with a 2.2 60' I run 14.3 - 14.2 depending on if I use ice or not. lol so you tell me which car has more top end

 
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See man, tangible proof. Got any yourself to back up your statement?

 
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Think about it this way... once the AWD advantage is gone, it is 170whp/~2600lb vs. ~180whp/~3050lb car. Celi wins.

 
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I know you're defending the Celica, but... The Celica has 180HP, the WRX is 227 I believe. but yes, in some way you are correct.

Its mechancial advantage and power to weight ration that give celicas the edge on the highway.

 
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lol

I love these kind of replies. Did I even mention my Integra? No. I'm sure he would beat me, but that is besides the point you moron. Please, next time you reply to one of my messages, read it correctly and see which car I'm talking about. I was talking about a WRX vs. a Celica... Not a Celica vs. an Integra.


Celica guy, or whatever your username is:

Sorry, didn't know you had the intake. Nevermind.

 
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Oh, yeah, I forgot that the Celi has a claimed 180 not 200. So, I would assume it puts down somewhere in the area of 155whp stock. Any Celi owner want to confirm that? I am pretty sure though that the WRX puts down only 180ish whp, give or take. Making it 155/2500 vs. 180/3050. So with these fairly accurate numbers:

Celi- .062

WRX- .059

Although not much different, it certainly shows the advantage going to the Celi. More specific dyno and weight numbers would yeild more accurate results, but it kinda gives you an idea.