Little play with an Evo VIII FQ 300!
24 November 2006, 03:16 PM
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Little play with an Evo VIII FQ 300!
Was out today adjusting my Dawes device I have just fitted. Went off slowly and then accelerated, all of a sudden a white Evo VIII was up my ***! Got on to a roundabout and the I put my foot down. He followed me around and did likewise. He was about 3 car lengths behind me. By the end of the dual carriageway he was still 3 car lengths behind me. I thought he would have murdered me, I'm quite impressed with my little MY96 STI!!!
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My mods -
3" decat downpipe
Blitz NUR spec 3" exhaust system
Blitz SUS IK
ESL chip to 1.1 bar
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24 November 2006, 03:22 PM
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I would imagine your car is running 280bhp'ish at the very least, therefore you would have a power to weight advantage - even though his is pushing 300.
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24 November 2006, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by The Chief
I would imagine your car is running 280bhp'ish at the very least, therefore you would have a power to weight advantage - even though his is pushing 300.
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Also had an engine rebuild 8000 miles ago so the engine isn't that worn!
24 November 2006, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by nickwrxstiV2
Was out today adjusting my Dawes device I have just fitted. Went off slowly and then accelerated, all of a sudden a white Evo VIII was up my ***! Got on to a roundabout and the I put my foot down. He followed me around and did likewise. He was about 3 car lengths behind me. By the end of the dual carriageway he was still 3 car lengths behind me. I thought he would have murdered me, I'm quite impressed with my little MY96 STI!!!
My mods -
3" decat downpipe
Blitz NUR spec 3" exhaust system
Blitz SUS IK
ESL chip to 1.1 bar
Nick
My mods -
3" decat downpipe
Blitz NUR spec 3" exhaust system
Blitz SUS IK
ESL chip to 1.1 bar
Nick
He got flamed to hell and back. Wait and prepare to be flamed. You'll kill someone soon, apparently
24 November 2006, 04:46 PM
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Ah yes of course - an import so you'll have the nice juicy TD05 turbo and not the piddly TD04 that i have.
Should comfortably see off an FQ300 then, no probs
Should comfortably see off an FQ300 then, no probs
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24 November 2006, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by The Chief
Ah yes of course - an import so you'll have the nice juicy TD05 turbo and not the piddly TD04 that i have.
Should comfortably see off an FQ300 then, no probs
Should comfortably see off an FQ300 then, no probs
untill it gets twisty
24 November 2006, 04:53 PM
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Remember the last guy who had a "Just had a little play with ...." ?
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He got flamed to hell and back. Wait and prepare to be flamed. You'll kill someone soon, apparently
24 November 2006, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by rooferman
untill it gets twisty
I've yet had an EVO get past me in the twisty's - most EVO owners are all mouth and no trousers.
24 November 2006, 05:01 PM
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Quote, 'Not if it gets Twisty'
Well what if our man that started this post is an excellent driver and the evo guy isnt......? Not that this is even relevant as you would have to be doing wicked speeds to even notice a gap forming between these particular two cars around those infamous 'twisties'. This of course wont happen as death from hitting a tractor pulling out of turning whilst mr rally hero scooby and evo are on the ragged edge, 4 wheel drifting is the most likely scenario.
Well what if our man that started this post is an excellent driver and the evo guy isnt......? Not that this is even relevant as you would have to be doing wicked speeds to even notice a gap forming between these particular two cars around those infamous 'twisties'. This of course wont happen as death from hitting a tractor pulling out of turning whilst mr rally hero scooby and evo are on the ragged edge, 4 wheel drifting is the most likely scenario.
24 November 2006, 05:39 PM
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Quote, 'Not if it gets Twisty'
Well what if our man that started this post is an excellent driver and the evo guy isnt......? Not that this is even relevant as you would have to be doing wicked speeds to even notice a gap forming between these particular two cars around those infamous 'twisties'. This of course wont happen as death from hitting a tractor pulling out of turning whilst mr rally hero scooby and evo are on the ragged edge, 4 wheel drifting is the most likely scenario.
Well what if our man that started this post is an excellent driver and the evo guy isnt......? Not that this is even relevant as you would have to be doing wicked speeds to even notice a gap forming between these particular two cars around those infamous 'twisties'. This of course wont happen as death from hitting a tractor pulling out of turning whilst mr rally hero scooby and evo are on the ragged edge, 4 wheel drifting is the most likely scenario.
A lot of "what ifs"......
24 November 2006, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyboy1
One of the reasons I got rid of my Evo, I didnt like the AYC, wish I went for a Evo 7 RS or Evo 6 RSX that didnt have the AYC or ABS brakes, Air-con, radio, infact anything.
24 November 2006, 05:50 PM
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Seems obvious to me, the evo forgot he had six speeds!! I often do!
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Or more probably it was a 260
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Or more probably it was a 260
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24 November 2006, 06:02 PM
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I would imagine your car is running 280bhp'ish at the very least, therefore you would have a power to weight advantage - even though his is pushing 300.
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24 November 2006, 06:43 PM
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exactly
Originally Posted by misty
Just read the mods again. Aren't sti classics around 280 standard? That would make it with the mods nearer to 320...Deffo was a 260
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24 November 2006, 06:55 PM
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i had a "play" with a yellow fq300 a couple of days ago and there was nothing in it at all he couldnt get away from me and i couldnt get away from him i was rather impressed with my 1995 sti
before any one starts it was late at night on a open duel carriageway and if anything went wrong it would of just been me and him !!
before any one starts it was late at night on a open duel carriageway and if anything went wrong it would of just been me and him !!
24 November 2006, 07:07 PM
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Had A go the other Day
Have a 95wrx sti tommy Kairi and my old man has the new evo and he was saying its very hard to keep behind me as the accel from my impreza is alot faster than the evo, so again the impreza wins
24 November 2006, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
Remember the last guy who had a "Just had a little play with ...." ?
He got flamed to hell and back. Wait and prepare to be flamed. You'll kill someone soon, apparently
He got flamed to hell and back. Wait and prepare to be flamed. You'll kill someone soon, apparently
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24 November 2006, 09:00 PM
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evo driver probably laughing so hard couldnt see, and as for skill in driving an impreza, impreza's will bail you out ov the sh*t, evo's ***** need to be bigger even with all its toys,impreza better to drive day to day, evo bit harsh
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I had a little blast with a Evo V1 the other day, he came up behind me @ 20mph coming off a roundabout and I thought Oh **** he's going to hand me my *** on a plate
As it happens the reverse was true I had pulled away very convincingly by 4th gear and in the end he gave me a flash and promptly gave up, to be honest he wasnt even a challenge, if he only had 260Hp I can see why
My old 300hp 944 Turbo used to eat fq300 for breakfast in a straight line I still miss the 100-160mph acceleration it used to devestate everything
just a bit of a nightmare in the wet 
As it happens the reverse was true
I had pulled away very convincingly by 4th gear and in the end he gave me a flash and promptly gave up, to be honest he wasnt even a challenge, if he only had 260Hp I can see why My old 300hp 944 Turbo used to eat fq300 for breakfast in a straight line I still miss the 100-160mph acceleration it used to devestate everything
just a bit of a nightmare in the wet