Raced a wrx at the track

lx mike · 02-11-2002, 06:41 PM

Went to friday night test and tune at the local 1/8 mile and first set of cars was me and a bright blue wrx. I did my usual second gear burnout and rolled up to the line. He was already there and set to go so i took my time and turned top bulb on the brought my r.p.ms up to where i leave and just rolled enough to lite second lite then was set. The lights came down and i expected to see him jump ahead cause of his a.w.d, but when i hit second and looked over he wasn't there I looked in my side mirror and could see him coming,so i just hit 3rd and finished ahead of him. When i got the time slip i saw what happened. I got a good light and he was way late my .529 to his 1.167 my time was 8.75 to his quicker 8.51. this was at 6:00 and sun was just setting, later on that night he was running quicker so i'm glad i caught him when i did or it would have been different.

Skyman · 02-11-2002, 07:31 PM

What'd u run and whats his car run?

Sky

lx mike · 02-11-2002, 07:42 PM

i ran 8.75@80.22 to his 8.51@80.12 my 60' time was 1.97 and he had 1.85, i though he would have gotten a lower 60's time with being a.w.d

Rev · 02-11-2002, 08:34 PM

Jeez, 8.51 is pretty quick for a WRX in the 1/8 isn't it? Is it stock? The one I raced at the track ran 14.3/92 in the 1/4 mile. Seems like an 8.51 should be mid-low 13's. That would be smokin for a WRX.

Rev

blue00gt · 02-11-2002, 09:16 PM

They run really well in the 1/8-mile because of the AWD, but they don't have enough horsepower to run better than 14s stock in the 1/4.

lx mike · 02-11-2002, 10:33 PM

http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=43167

this is a post of his i found. He had a sticker from i-club.com and I went there and found him there so i know it is same person.

Dark_5.0 · 02-12-2002, 12:40 AM

He is heavily modded cause that 1/8th mile time is a 13.28 in the 1/4 more than likely he had nitrous.

1/8mi(1.56)=1/4mi time

302 LX Eric · 02-12-2002, 11:34 AM

I raced one at my local track. He had increased the boost and fuel on his WRX. It was a blue one too. (Are they all that blue color?)

Anyways, he left me standing at the line - he had a 1.6 or 1.7 60' to my 2.2. But, I reeled him in pretty quickly thereafter. I think he ran a high 13 or low 14 @ 99 or so. I can't remember the numbers exactly, but regardless they are a great 1/8 mile runner. The 1/4 is a different story though.

E

Coupe5oh · 02-12-2002, 04:38 PM

I was gonna post a subject on what i need to beat one of these, a guy i talk to on another board has a wrx, he was running 13.6 so i told him it would be a close race with us, and we should run, he agreed, but now he posted his best 13.2@ 101!! no n20 that I know of.

I will have to post in windsor forum, but im thinking of beefing up my rear suspension to get my 60' times down with some 373 grs also, and i should have him, also thinking of forgeting the gears and control arms, and adding a 75 shot, im on a budget, but dont want to lose against one of these.

Hammer · 02-12-2002, 05:12 PM

Don't let the WRX Nazis fool you...

With equal drivers:

Stock for stock, our GT will still beat the WRX in the 1/8th.

And utterly kill it in the 1/4....

As Eric stated, a boost\fuel increase will get them to compete in the 1/8th with their AWD, but it still won't have the HP\power band in the 1/4 to keep up....

I was at the track last year and some guy in a modded WRX asked me if I was ready to get beat.

I said "Sure, but it won't be you who beats me..."

Dark_5.0 · 02-13-2002, 12:07 AM

Yall are not making any since to me I have heard they run a 14.3 stock in the 1/4.

Most stock stangs i have seen dont go 14.3 in the 1/4

So where is the logic that they are no match in the 1/4

It seems to me that they haul @ss off the line to accomplish they're excellent 1/8th mile times and then cross the 1/4 mile in a very respectable time.

My brother ran a 13.8 @92 is he no match in the 1/4 either???

Coupe5oh · 02-13-2002, 12:09 AM

Well this guy traps 101mph, i think with an explorer intake, 70 tb, and some 1.7rr's, i can get an extra 2 mph and give him a good run, possibly pull him on the top.

Hammer · 02-13-2002, 12:50 AM

Dark,
I'm talking about a STOCK WRX here...

I've seen MANY of them at the track, and with an average driver a stock WRX will usually net a high 14... pretty respectable

But considering that Joe Blow can granny shift a GT to a low 14, put in equal drivers and the stang's gonna win...

I guess I might have a bit of a chip on my shoulder from driving an early modular.... To this day I still get these snide comments from ricers and Camaro guys who don't even LOOK at my car other than the body style.

All in all, the WRX is a quick little car, but in most cases, its far from a stang killer...

Dark_5.0 · 02-13-2002, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hammer
Dark,
I'm talking about a STOCK WRX here...

I've seen MANY of them at the track, and with an average driver a stock WRX will usually net a high 14... pretty respectable

But considering that Joe Blow can granny shift a GT to a low 14, put in equal drivers and the stang's gonna win...

I guess I might have a bit of a chip on my shoulder from driving an early modular.... To this day I still get these snide comments from ricers and Camaro guys who don't even LOOK at my car other than the body style.

All in all, the WRX is a quick little car, but in most cases, its far from a stang killer...

Oh I see.....I agree thank you for clarifying

02-11-2002, 06:41 PM	#1
lx mike Undescribable Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Ft Myers Fla Posts: 1,539	Raced a wrx at the track Went to friday night test and tune at the local 1/8 mile and first set of cars was me and a bright blue wrx. I did my usual second gear burnout and rolled up to the line. He was already there and set to go so i took my time and turned top bulb on the brought my r.p.ms up to where i leave and just rolled enough to lite second lite then was set. The lights came down and i expected to see him jump ahead cause of his a.w.d, but when i hit second and looked over he wasn't there I looked in my side mirror and could see him coming,so i just hit 3rd and finished ahead of him. When i got the time slip i saw what happened. I got a good light and he was way late my .529 to his 1.167 my time was 8.75 to his quicker 8.51. this was at 6:00 and sun was just setting, later on that night he was running quicker so i'm glad i caught him when i did or it would have been different. __________________ Rice Haters Club Member #101

02-11-2002, 07:31 PM	#2
Skyman I need 110mph Trap Speed! Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: So, CA Posts: 4,315	What'd u run and whats his car run? Sky __________________ 2001 BMW M3 6spd 12.79@108 RIP ---- 1993 Notch w/ 98 4V 4.6 Fasttt... -1989 Saleen Mustang #406- 12.32@109 -1999 Black Cobra Coupe- JBA Shorties, Bassani Cat-X, Magnaflow 3", Pulleys, 85mm Pro-M, Ported Intake, Soild Rear w/ 4.30s, Tubular Front End, X2C arms, 13lb batt, few others.

02-11-2002, 07:42 PM	#3
lx mike Undescribable Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Ft Myers Fla Posts: 1,539	i ran 8.75@80.22 to his 8.51@80.12 my 60' time was 1.97 and he had 1.85, i though he would have gotten a lower 60's time with being a.w.d __________________ Rice Haters Club Member #101

02-11-2002, 08:34 PM	#4
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	Jeez, 8.51 is pretty quick for a WRX in the 1/8 isn't it? Is it stock? The one I raced at the track ran 14.3/92 in the 1/4 mile. Seems like an 8.51 should be mid-low 13's. That would be smokin for a WRX. Rev __________________ '66 Coupe, 306, 350-375 HP, C-4, 13.07 e.t., 104.8 mph, 1/4 mi. O.B.C. #2 '66 coupe

02-11-2002, 09:16 PM	#5
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	They run really well in the 1/8-mile because of the AWD, but they don't have enough horsepower to run better than 14s stock in the 1/4. __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

02-11-2002, 10:33 PM	#6
lx mike Undescribable Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Ft Myers Fla Posts: 1,539	http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=43167 this is a post of his i found. He had a sticker from i-club.com and I went there and found him there so i know it is same person. __________________ Rice Haters Club Member #101 Last edited by lx mike; 02-11-2002 at 10:38 PM..

02-12-2002, 12:40 AM	#7
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	He is heavily modded cause that 1/8th mile time is a 13.28 in the 1/4 more than likely he had nitrous. 1/8mi(1.56)=1/4mi time __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

02-12-2002, 11:34 AM	#8
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	I raced one at my local track. He had increased the boost and fuel on his WRX. It was a blue one too. (Are they all that blue color?) Anyways, he left me standing at the line - he had a 1.6 or 1.7 60' to my 2.2. But, I reeled him in pretty quickly thereafter. I think he ran a high 13 or low 14 @ 99 or so. I can't remember the numbers exactly, but regardless they are a great 1/8 mile runner. The 1/4 is a different story though. E __________________ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 40,750 miles 331 cu. in. / Tremec 3550 / BFG Drag Radials 12.22 @ 114.31 mph - w/1.89 60'

02-12-2002, 04:38 PM	#9
Coupe5oh Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 734	I was gonna post a subject on what i need to beat one of these, a guy i talk to on another board has a wrx, he was running 13.6 so i told him it would be a close race with us, and we should run, he agreed, but now he posted his best 13.2@ 101!! no n20 that I know of. I will have to post in windsor forum, but im thinking of beefing up my rear suspension to get my 60' times down with some 373 grs also, and i should have him, also thinking of forgeting the gears and control arms, and adding a 75 shot, im on a budget, but dont want to lose against one of these. __________________ Police package 5spd 90 Lx, Stock original motor, 3.27grs, BM fan, fms 10.5 clutch, D&D quadrant, and adjuster, ADS chip, 180 stat, mac cai, mac h-pipe, mac subframe connectors, ASP crank pulley, ripper shifter, 26x10.5 M/T sport pros welds. 246 hp according to analyzer Race weight: 3,120 E.t-13.57 with 26x10.50's e.t. streets. 1.88 60' mph- 99.92 mph

02-12-2002, 05:12 PM	#10
Hammer AKA "Dr. Evil" Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: South Fork Ranch Posts: 1,721	Don't let the WRX Nazis fool you... With equal drivers: Stock for stock, our GT will still beat the WRX in the 1/8th. And utterly kill it in the 1/4.... As Eric stated, a boost\fuel increase will get them to compete in the 1/8th with their AWD, but it still won't have the HP\power band in the 1/4 to keep up.... I was at the track last year and some guy in a modded WRX asked me if I was ready to get beat. I said "Sure, but it won't be you who beats me..." __________________ Uncle Sam "What the hell is up with all the gauges? Calling Captain Kirk, your ride awaits... Phasers on stun...."

02-13-2002, 12:07 AM	#11
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Yall are not making any since to me I have heard they run a 14.3 stock in the 1/4. Most stock stangs i have seen dont go 14.3 in the 1/4 So where is the logic that they are no match in the 1/4 It seems to me that they haul @ss off the line to accomplish they're excellent 1/8th mile times and then cross the 1/4 mile in a very respectable time. My brother ran a 13.8 @92 is he no match in the 1/4 either??? __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

02-13-2002, 12:09 AM	#12
Coupe5oh Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 734	Well this guy traps 101mph, i think with an explorer intake, 70 tb, and some 1.7rr's, i can get an extra 2 mph and give him a good run, possibly pull him on the top. __________________ Police package 5spd 90 Lx, Stock original motor, 3.27grs, BM fan, fms 10.5 clutch, D&D quadrant, and adjuster, ADS chip, 180 stat, mac cai, mac h-pipe, mac subframe connectors, ASP crank pulley, ripper shifter, 26x10.5 M/T sport pros welds. 246 hp according to analyzer Race weight: 3,120 E.t-13.57 with 26x10.50's e.t. streets. 1.88 60' mph- 99.92 mph

02-13-2002, 12:50 AM	#13
Hammer AKA "Dr. Evil" Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: South Fork Ranch Posts: 1,721	Dark, I'm talking about a STOCK WRX here... I've seen MANY of them at the track, and with an average driver a stock WRX will usually net a high 14... pretty respectable But considering that Joe Blow can granny shift a GT to a low 14, put in equal drivers and the stang's gonna win... I guess I might have a bit of a chip on my shoulder from driving an early modular.... To this day I still get these snide comments from ricers and Camaro guys who don't even LOOK at my car other than the body style. All in all, the WRX is a quick little car, but in most cases, its far from a stang killer... __________________ Uncle Sam "What the hell is up with all the gauges? Calling Captain Kirk, your ride awaits... Phasers on stun...."

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