dont be stupid, i think its his innertube spinning inside the rim

 

 

Bearing in mid "I can't launch," "Granny shift" and suffer wheelspin here's some perspective:

12.4 RS_Matt 333/307
12.4 K18LLR 97 STi 411/390
12.5 RCM Bugeye 437/390
12.6 T5NYW 06 T20 STi 350/***
12.7 MattyB1983 Type RA 400/***
12.7 Gforce 3 400/360
12.8 Gforce 2 355/335
12.8 fat-thomas 430/***
12.8 Type 25 350/356
13.0 ScoobyMark05 05 STi 369/***
13.0 Rob Day 02 STi 380/***
13.0 Litchfield Spec C 335/280
13.9 petedotuk 04 STi 340/340

 

how many of those are newage stis??? bearing in mind you made some of those figures up is not really valid plus you got nowhere near your claimed 11 second run

also comparing a standard sti to a modified wrx is not really a comparison is it?

 

12.77 in a twinscroll classic on a classic tmic, remap on a power fc for 1.3bar peak tailing to 1bar, 16" wheels with w4nk tyres and crap suspension 6 years ago. Step up your game!

 

325bhp? Can you remember the torque figure?

 

Never saw a dyno, was a bum dyno guesstimate. So ye your time is not that impressive

 

Just arrived.

 

12.54 in a remapped spec c with standard engine and a granny launch...will do a couple of runs at totb this year to see if I can get a 10

 

http://www.lancerregister.com/showth...06#post5660906

Last paragraph, why lie?

 

Ha, well that was a good read lol.

I love the lie about how people would spend ££££'s on an STI to reach 450 and it would still be unreliable.

'If' you ever reach 350 in your WRX its going to be more unreliable than a 450bhp STI.

 

It's like for like...you e used STi parts to get STi power havnt you?

 

Oh dear. I think in one (albeit slightly garbled) reply, you may have summarised rs_matt's efforts to date perfectly and put a close to the WRX vs STI argument he has been pushing for years. Love it!

 

Just an observation.

I don't need 350/350 in a WRX to trouble higher powered cars that's the beauty of the "poverty spec"



Anyway tyres on and wow. Braking seems better at high speed, still get the abs needlessly kicking in a low speeds.

Having never bothered with decent tyres in my whole life I'm quite startled at how violently the car now throws me into corner, it gets to the point were the budget tyres would have been braking traction then the Nankang's suddenly jerk the car in.

Lads at the fitting centre said they'd never seen anything like them.

 

I've added your time to the drag racing list, power was 340/350?

 

Did you get the 180s? Glad you like them.

 

Yeah mate. Make a huge difference, even at normal speeds you can feel the car become rigid if the road camber changes etc.

 

I've ran 120s and they are brilliant
I'm tempted by theb80 compound ones

 

I've got the 180s on mine J, so far so good and Ive tested them the same as the AD08s locally as my previous car

 

The point you are missing Matt, is you don't know what setting "higher powered" cars did the times you're quoting.

You don't know whether people were just racing for the win or actually trying to set a time.

When I did my 12.4, I was racing my mates most of the day, not racing for times. I think I did the 12.4 against Paul in his Type R, Andy F mapped 2.5L running about 440/440. SteveBT's blob STI was running around similar power.

I only beat Steve because he was ******* around with his launch control whilst he was staged.

You're too hung up on times. Steve's has done a 10s run, not with him driving though, IIRC.

In a straight race, I'd **** all over you in my never remapped, practically standard car.

Some more perspective.

 

Read that aswell on the mlr no wonder the Evo boys are laughing that's some serious **** talk Matt

 

It'll do an 11 second run.....oh wait

So matt needs to save half a second but cannot launch properly due to his poverty gearbox.

So in summary all matts you tube watching and talking crap has ended in an epic fail .

He could save some weight by taking off all the STi styling bits but then the kids will know he's poor and got a wrx .

 

O jasus

 

Matt seems to get a hard time. I can't help but think he brings it on himself most times though lol

 

He's the gift that keeps giving....

My wrx will do 11 seconds if I fit loads of sti bits too it..oh hold on it won't so I'll make it handle better because the brakes are rubbish...better fit sti brembos....but they are heavy that's why the WRX has comedy brakes.....

 

The Irony is that Brembo calipers are actually far lighter than the heavy steel WRX calipers, but Matt is just too tight to put brakes that actually work on his modified car. He'd rather drive it with dangerous with old brakes that are not up to stopping the car at it's increased horsepower level.

 

Biggest meltdown, Tom after seeing I beat his time with 100bhp less or Kwik after seeing my private reg?

Micky did you back your 12.46 up?

Are Newage brakes a good upgrade for a classic? As you know my stripped Newage weighs the same as a classic.

 

Yes. Sold my 2006 WRX calipers to someone as an upgrade on his classic when I upgraded my car to brembos. Meant the overall outlay was very little. Well worth doing.

 

Fair enough, just offering some friendly advise as I have done a fair bit of this drag stuff.

 

If you dont listen to Clive, then you are beyond help