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Old 21 September 2002, 07:43 PM
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i just bought a legacy gtb 260bhp auto,first scooby.i was expecting to be pinned to the seat when i put my foot down but not as much accelaration as i was expecting.
dose your car pin you back in the seat or is mine just not as fast as it should be?
Old 21 September 2002, 09:03 PM
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Not really, the only car that I've ever been in that gave decent pinnage was Andy F's WRX RA - 0-100mph in 9 seconds. Even at that I was beginning to get used to it after 30 minutes.

Drive a 1.0 for a few weeks and then drive your car again and you should feel it better.

Mines gives a kick but for pinnage you need big power and savage acceleration.
Old 21 September 2002, 09:07 PM
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I have an STi3 & you cant (as a passenger) lean forward when it's floored! & can give me mate a headache after 5 mins of wreckless driving! :-)
Old 21 September 2002, 09:22 PM
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Old 21 September 2002, 09:25 PM
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What sort of power do you have STI 3?? Apart from andy's RA every scooby I've been in I could have lent forward and made a cup of tea on the dashboard under full acceleration
Old 21 September 2002, 10:09 PM
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I really dont know, I bought it 3 years old & the guy imported it from new, It has a box of electronics under the passenger floor well (it in japanese so dont know what it is) but it is not there on other imprezas I have looked at, but the thing flies!. I have done 165 in it b4 I got brown trousers (on a private road of course) & it revs to 8 1/2 so bloody quick it's unreal. I am gonna put it on a dyno soon, & I will find out & let you know!
Old 21 September 2002, 10:11 PM
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other thing it does (cant in my mates sti4) is if you floor it in 1st & dump the clutch it spins all 4 wheels (smoking!) whey tooooo much power!
Old 22 September 2002, 12:57 AM
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That box of electronics, I've got one under my passenger seat.
I put CDs in it!
Old 22 September 2002, 02:50 AM
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sorry but isnt that box of electronics under the floorwell 'THE ECU' or is everybody sitting back and not sayin cause its so funny...
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Old 22 September 2002, 11:22 AM
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You had to go and spoil the larf!
Old 22 September 2002, 02:42 PM
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lol
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Old 22 September 2002, 03:43 PM
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Noooo, I mean there was another box of eleccie bitz plugged into the ecu!, I hoped you wouldnt fink i was dat stupit! lol
Old 22 September 2002, 04:21 PM
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i always feel more g-force as a passenger - ask someone to rip it while ur in the passenger seat...

but over time i must admit that is does start feeling sluggish...
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