STi 7

so how many of you tried it then? make the Turbo kick in, when u put ure foot down in reverse! lol, i'm tempted to this

so would it actually come into play? and would i go flying forwards and hit the windscreen? or is that a bit extreme?

HKSubaru

the car shoots flames out like a jet when doing this!

trade secret.

STi 7

go on, someone try it for me, and let me know how it was... cause i'll try it when my car wears in

LG John

I think so, pretty sure I've floored it in reverse at some point with some pretty brutal thrust!

P1Fanatic

Lol Ive always wondered about this but never been in a situation to really try it. Thought I was being stupid even contemplating it

Attu

I remember reading somewhere that the Lancia Stratos could do 110 in reverse ..... makes you wonder doesnt it
Go on then who going first

Andy

HKSubaru

yep i've felt a thrust went reversing!

CHRIS_D

yup i've done it a couple of times.

once the turbo comes in, its a fast accelerating backwards as it is forwards - pretty scarey actually.

only thing i found is it pops out of gear eventually if you boot it too hard.

BTW i did it on a test track too.

chris

Fuzz

as much as I am tempted to try this......no no no
daft idea,
yes it will conme on boost BIG TIME.
reverse is the lowest gear you have.
imagine booting it in first gear now double the acceleration
and your somwhere near what it will do

polarbearit

have tried it...
lethal in a scooby
suicide in the skyline

Got to love that acceleration

Rex93

If your going to do it ,, try giving a little bit of a turn at the same time

Looks v.v.impressive coming out of parking spaces at ASDA

STi 7

lol, yea J Turns, mad stuff! but i'de give that a miss in my car... might try it in a friends though hehe

well, i mean ok so the boost kicks in, but...cant it do any damage to the engine?

naughtybutnice

laughed my **** off and phoned about 8 mates to tell them that i nearly wrote off 4 cars. My god !!!
p.s. is it true about the flames? could be fun!!

P1Fanatic

Hmm I can just see 100's of scooby owners going out to empty supermarket car parks and trying this out

logiclee

Do you have to turn the bonnett scoop round to keep air flowing through the intercooler?

Lee

scoobycar60

The Sti7 hangs on longer around corners in reverse than a standard WRX though the lag is longer. The tendancy to overstear all but disappears though I am told that an evo's anti yaw makes for faster turn in but the small fuel tank soon cuts short the fun.

mpg isn't too great ever



[Edited by scoobycar60 - 8/26/2002 8:48:10 PM]