03 STI PPP, rather quick
03 STI PPP, rather quick
Owned for 4 days now and loving it.!! Now....
Just over a year ago i had a 2wd cossie running 350bhp, (harvey gibbs engine) It was very very quick.
There is a small strech of road up where i live (Thurso) where by if i lauch it and basically give it all until i reach a small side road heading down to a beach, This is a quiet bit of road and i've always used it as an indication of how quick my cars are.
The cossie could hit just under 130mph when passing it. I tried it in the scoob today... i got just over 120mph.
Now considering that the cossie was a genuine 352bhp tested car and the PPP imprezas dont give 305bhp when they are on the rollers a loss of 6-8mph is amazing. The 6speed box obviously makes a big difference.
And then there is the transmisson loss between a 4wd car and a 2wd car. I cant get my head round it?
Just over a year ago i had a 2wd cossie running 350bhp, (harvey gibbs engine) It was very very quick.
There is a small strech of road up where i live (Thurso) where by if i lauch it and basically give it all until i reach a small side road heading down to a beach, This is a quiet bit of road and i've always used it as an indication of how quick my cars are.
The cossie could hit just under 130mph when passing it. I tried it in the scoob today... i got just over 120mph.
Now considering that the cossie was a genuine 352bhp tested car and the PPP imprezas dont give 305bhp when they are on the rollers a loss of 6-8mph is amazing. The 6speed box obviously makes a big difference.
And then there is the transmisson loss between a 4wd car and a 2wd car. I cant get my head round it?
Last edited by rob2006; Jun 20, 2007 at 11:10 PM.
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in real terms you need to have over 100+ bhp to make any sort of leaps in speed.you just have to look at the guys spending 000's to run a few seconds faster over the quarter mile!.....like you said,does'nt make sence but thats the way it is 
you need the twisties and a bit of skill to make a performance car count
you need the twisties and a bit of skill to make a performance car count
A small update...
My mate ownes this car and i was out a we run in it tonight.....
I just had to have a comparrison test with the scoob.
result... as expected off the line i had it but once rolling he was reeling me in..
Maybe my memory isn't quite as i remember it!
LOL
My mate ownes this car and i was out a we run in it tonight.....
I just had to have a comparrison test with the scoob.
result... as expected off the line i had it but once rolling he was reeling me in..
Maybe my memory isn't quite as i remember it!
LOL
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Hi Rob, i had a 3 dr cossie 400bhp by Karl Norris NMS, and when i sold it i went to a Tommi Mak with Autronic anti- lag etc 378bhp that was, now i have a MY00 TYPE RA with only 330 bhp, and the RA beats them both to 120 believe it not but hits a brick wall at 130ish.
Like you`ve just said, my cossie would of starting reeling me in in both JAP cars about 120ish, the torque was awesome, it was peaking at 32psi third gear kick in the *** was mental, i miss it sometimes, but then when i get into a bit of fun with one now round the twisites i know why i`ve got this....
BBS split rims aswell, i miss it
Like you`ve just said, my cossie would of starting reeling me in in both JAP cars about 120ish, the torque was awesome, it was peaking at 32psi third gear kick in the *** was mental, i miss it sometimes, but then when i get into a bit of fun with one now round the twisites i know why i`ve got this....
BBS split rims aswell, i miss it
Last edited by Pete; Jun 20, 2007 at 11:24 PM.
had my 53 STI PPP for 6 days and am loving it. Went to the shops last night which is around a 4 min walk away and yep i drove it!!!
Cant wait to get it on the rollers to see what the actual figures are
Cant wait to get it on the rollers to see what the actual figures are
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