TyAndrews

yes my little brother, hes 17, is buying an sti, im 20 with an 05 rx8, and im going to lose, what do i have to do to my ride to keep up, theres no way im going to let this nonsense happen to me, its un-human. thanks for your time boys, and thanks for helpin me out. lol. later

Redshift

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You won't need to do much... a 17 year old with an STi?
Should be written off soon enough...

Mr. Eccentric

17 and 20 with almost $100,000 worth of cars between the two of you!? You fall into an inheritance or what?

And... unlike the STi your car doesn't have a massive wing and wonky bodywork, so it's already a winner in my book.

TyAndrews

lol thats fair enough, ive warned him several times. i could definitly see it happening

TyAndrews

but what do i need in the car to run 13 sec, 1/4 miles

Mr. Eccentric

Well I don't think the bolt on kits available will get you to those times, so you're going to have to cobble something together with a turbo and standalone or something.

DarkBrew

My little brother bought a VR RX-8 GT

You've got to get better with the propaganda!

TyAndrews

im workin with a rotary specialty shop in calgary, hoping they could rig something up, im thinkin i could keep up, i dunno, it'll be a fun competition. im going with a turbo, exhaust, midpipe, the whole 9 yards in my car, its going to be a fun project.

9291150

Hey Ty, an STI is a good car, ugly as sin but a good car so congratulate him. Don't try to outmod him, an STI is the easiest car to mod.

If your concerned about 1/4 miles, get any second hand sportbike, most can pull the quarter into the 10's, many into the 9's...stock!

Otherwise, at your ages, the real competition should be who gets the most girls! In that case, you have an edge with the 8.

TyAndrews

lol awesome call man, that sounds like a good comp to me, i run a restaruant, and drive an rx8, the amount of girls on my doorstep beats his by a mile. lol, thanks for all the help guys, Go 8's.......

BlueFrenzy

That's your first mistake there ... who cares if the STI is more powerful. It's got more displacement to start with and comes TURBO stock. Besides, who drives in straight lines all the time? You'll be able to take him in the curves. Upgrade the sway bars, shocks, etc. And if you really want to void your warranty, why not go with the GReddy turbo ... a few fellows have that already and the ground work is already done. Take a peek in the turbo/FI section of the forum.

Oh and street racing is bad ... remember that taxi driver that got hit by a bunch of kids in a Benz. Make sure you bro isn't getting the car to race his friends otherwise you may as well tell your folks to tack on an extra 50K for a funeral.

BlueEyes

Why don't you just cut to the chase and measure your dicks?

BlueFrenzy

TyAndrews, in case you're wondering how the GReddy is. It can do about 14s untuned. here is a video of Adrian-1 (I think?) and his turbo 8. He beat a turbo WRX (not STI?).
http://videos.streetfire.net/player....9-B4DE481D810E

But like I said, keep it off the streets if you are going to race.

Miker

What a couple of twits. Every Toronto cab driver is awaiting the sweet kiss of steel from your overpowered machines driven by retarted youngsters. Buy a Civic SI and slap some Newspeed stickers on it and bang into each other in your cul-de-sac. Punks.

AC_SB

Well said Miker.

yiksing

Learn to drive faster in your 8 then, contrary to belief, its possible to beat an STI with an 8 if you really know your car, the racing line well and the weakness of the STI (maybe a mis-match of the gear ratio on a particular track). Sounds like you are feeling insecure coz your brother is getting a faster car. Even if he beats you, he's in a faster car. On the straight, no amount of skills is gonna beat an STI with your 8 stockwise.

dillsrotary

load your 8 up with stickers(AEM, BORLA,,), every sticker adds 5 hp.

by the way the STi is fun as hell in the snow

adrian-1

Actually got it running low 13's now. Upgraded EMS, wider/stickier tires, and a little weight reduction. Not to mention all the other mods... clutch, flywheel, exhaust, midpipe,.. blah, blahb, ....

TyAndrews

easy miker, i worked my *** off for this car, theres no mommy daddy giving me money going on here, i appriciate my machine as much as any one else does, and i definitly dont race the streets, so theres nothin to worry about there, im not stupid. i just wanted to know what i would have to do to my car to run 13's to beat an sti. i was debating of buying one when i bought my 8 last june. as far as i know ive made the right choice, other then my car cant move 6 months of the year, ive been doin alot of walking. but thanks for the help guys, and anyone know of any good places in edmonton or calgary to get some work done on my car, ive been lookin but not finding anything and vancouver is too far away

dmp

Frankly, I'd sell the 8 and buy an STi.

When the prices on the 2006 STI comes down I'll consider doing just that. I LOVE the new look.

9291150

Its still ugly DMP IMHO. But the STI is a great car. Having driven both, I still prefer the predictability and lightness at the controls of the 8, vs. the odd understeer/snap/oversteer characteristics of an all wheel drive.

But just before you do trade your 8 for a Subaru, take a last look at your pics in your garage. You'll be going from Charlise Therien to Rosie O'Donnel man. Ask yourself, who do ya want to wake up with??

dmp

...yeah, but I have to FEED Charlise so much. :D

I think the new STI is more like "Angelina Jolie" whereas the RX8 is like Jessica Alba.

Genesis

rotten42

Nice sermon "Blue" but considering their age and the initial post I doubt it will matter. If the guy puts out a question like this, you need to question why he bought the car in the first place.


THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMEONE FASTER THAN YOU ON THE ROAD SO WHAT'S THE POINT?

rotten42

What do you mean you can't move the car 6 months of the year? Are you saying the 8 can't be drivin in the winter? If that's the case, it's not the car that's lacking ...it's the driver.