Alright fellas, I'm finally going to the track today! It's perfectly sunny, and the weather is nice @ around 45-50 degrees F w/ slightly NWerdly winds. I will be debuting my driver mod stage 3. LOL jk.


Oh yes there will be a video! :twothumbs

Good luck man! lets see some mid to low 14's :twothumbs

Good luck man! lets see some mid to low 14's :twothumbs


Thanks man! This will be my first time going and not being in my mustang, so I'm sure my times will suck lol, but hey, I'm confident! My goal will be a 14.5 lol!

you've been to the track before, so im sure you dont need tips......but anyway...

my first time out i ran a 12.3 1000ft. my second time to the track i ran an 11.6 on my first pass. take it easy the first few times before you give it hell. again, good luck man.

Sweet, now we can get some actual numbers for you, not just videos that the SRT guys say are rigged. Good luck.

I did alright, my first run was a frkn 16 flat, spinning all the way through 2nd. The second run was a 14.6, third run was a 15.0 against a Yellow SS (he also has run a 14.2 in his SS on a previous night, showed me the slip). I was going to leave, but my friend w/ his SRT-4 wanted to stay so I decided to let the car cool down.....Then I got my best time, a 14.1 launching @ 1.5k rpms w/ a 2.0! 60ft! (dropped my tire pressure to 23lbs). My last run was a 14.6 :( I missed third gear.

Here's my best run:

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1808/timeslip1hf.jpg


Also, I got my car weighed in. With me in it it was 3010lbs, I'm 245lbs, and that was on an empty tank...The interesting thing is my buddy weighed in his SRT-4 on an empty tank, he's shorter than I am and weighs a little less....came out to 3040lbs....so I dunno about this mumbo jumbo about our cars being heavier.

Nice man. Really nice.

Thanks man, I did better than I was hoping for...but still wanted to get a 13.9...

practice makes perfect!

congrats on your new best. that's pretty quick! but one thing, your times are very inconsistent. i bet it is the launch. you definitely need to try to keep doing the same thing over and over again. with a 14.1 you should at least be consistently in the low 14s. 14.2/14.3 over and over again would be nice. just a thought!

congrats on your new best. that's pretty quick! but one thing, your times are very inconsistent. i bet it is the launch. you definitely need to try to keep doing the same thing over and over again. with a 14.1 you should at least be consistently in the low 14s. 14.2/14.3 over and over again would be nice. just a thought!


Yeah exactly, I tried several different launching methods. from 2.5-3k easing off the clutch, to going off idle, and finally 1.5k which worked out the best for me. Also, I tried power-shifting and then just "normal" shifting. Power-shifting definitely helped out.

sounds like your 1500 rpm miracle launch and the powershifting is a good method. stick with it. :twothumbs

another thing to consider. i always do a base line for the night. not a shitty run, just not giving the car it's all. i'll launch pretty decent and then not power shift. that's just to get a baseline for the night and then improve upon that.

Omgosh, sorry this is off topic...but there was a Subaru Forester...I have no idea what he had done to it...but he had paper plates and he ran a 14 flat....ridiculous.

DAMN!!! that's pretty damn quick! you should find out if it's modded. i would think so.

sweet time man. it's always great to hear people going to the track. :)

Awesome tofu man, what mods you got done? I think you had them in your sig before, but they gone :(

Omgosh, sorry this is off topic...but there was a Subaru Forester...I have no idea what he had done to it...but he had paper plates and he ran a 14 flat....ridiculous.

He was probably stock. They only weigh 100-200lbs.(depending on model) more then the WRX with the same drivetrain.

Way to go Tofu! Great time!

Last I remember your mods were K&N intake and Strut Bar. Other than that are you stock? Oh, do you have the LSD?

Once again great job, I think that's the best 60' I've seen on stock rubber.

Congrats. That is an awesome time!

What options does your car have? Sunroof, xm, side airbags? These add weight, that's why I'm asking.

Thanks guys, I don't have XM, the G85 package, side airbags (I think?) or a sun-roof. The Yellow SS that was out there has run a 14.2 w/ the sunroof and XM package however!

He was probably stock. They only weigh 100-200lbs.(depending on model) more then the WRX with the same drivetrain.


Lol, it was nuts, I almost crapped myself when I saw that. So they come w/ the turbocharged, boxer motor too?

impressive tofu, wicked sig BTW

Lol, it was nuts, I almost crapped myself when I saw that. So they come w/ the turbocharged, boxer motor too?

Yes and AWD.

Lol, it was nuts, I almost crapped myself when I saw that. So they come w/ the turbocharged, boxer motor too?

The '06 WRX's got the 2.5L like the STi, but the Forrester 2.5XT has had it for a couple years. The early ones had only "210hp", but were capable of 13.7's with great driving even with the weight of a wagon. Truth is, they certainly had more power than the 2.0L 227hp hp WRX of the same years.

Sweet cars... one of the best sleepers around. The last few years they were kinda aggressive looking, for a wagon, with the hood scoop and the dark "angry" looking headlights, but for some reason, they went totally wimpy with the new facelift.


Old (w/ STi Hood Scoop)... looks like it will eat you and store your remains in the hatch

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2158000-2158999/2158060_2_full.jpg


New... looks like it will hold your hand while skipping around and planting daisies

http://www.buddssubaru.com/06%20images/Forester2006_exterior.jpg


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BTW, nice times. You should do a how to on how you launched that thing since it seems most people are lucky to get 2.3 60's with the SS so far.

New... looks like it will hold your hand while skipping around and planting daisies

http://www.buddssubaru.com/06%20images/Forester2006_exterior.jpg




that's funny. maybe they just wanted it nore family oriented! lol.

Nice time man! How in the world did you get a 2.0 60ft? I thought you were running a slick or drag radial? I didn't know the stock Pirelles could hand that good of a launch? I ran a 14.30@99.89mph with a 2.2 60ft. but the tire pressure was a 35psi....What is the best psi for the stock tires too run at when drag racing? Colin :ca: :twothumbs

Nice time man! How in the world did you get a 2.0 60ft? I thought you were running a slick or drag radial? I didn't know the stock Pirelles could hand that good of a launch? I ran a 14.30@99.89mph with a 2.2 60ft. but the tire pressure was a 35psi....What is the best psi for the stock tires too run at when drag racing? Colin :ca: :twothumbs


I lowered my tire pressure down to around 23-25lbs, which is my guess to the slow trap speed (I had a higher trap speed on my 14.6 run than my 14.1 run). As far as the 2.0 60ft, I wrote a write-up on how I launched...but even then, it'll be hard to duplicate it....my runs were pretty inconsistant that whole night.

Impressive, I can't wait till next year.

I lowered my tire pressure down to around 23-25lbs, which is my guess to the slow trap speed (I had a higher trap speed on my 14.6 run than my 14.1 run). As far as the 2.0 60ft, I wrote a write-up on how I launched...but even then, it'll be hard to duplicate it....my runs were pretty inconsistant that whole night.

Better traction usually results in worse trap speed, anyway. I mean, unless you're just sitting there smoking the tires, switching to DR's or slicks generally lowers your ET and your Trap.

Again, nice run.... and great driving.

looking forward to my car breaking into the 15s next year, lol

Tofu, congrates on the times :twothumbs That is what I like to see. Your launch RPM of 1500 is right on, taking off as if from a normal stop, engaging the clutch completly and giving enough thottle to balance traction on the line before breaking the wheels loose, is the way to go. I have even impressed myself with this type of launch. The lower tire pressures are also another ingedient to traction. Lower the fronts, as you did to the mid 20's, but keep the rears on the high side.
As far as those Forrester 2.5XT's, a guy I work with has one. I drove it shortly once and was impressed with it. He did run it at the track awhile ago with a 15.3, it was also his first time, but he ousted another co-worker with his Rouche Mustang GT by 2 tenths. Sooner or later the Forrester and my SS/SC will run, but for now it's fun busting on each other on who's faster.

Tofu, congrates on the times :twothumbs That is what I like to see. Your launch RPM of 1500 is right on, taking off as if from a normal stop, engaging the clutch completly and giving enough thottle to balance traction on the line before breaking the wheels loose, is the way to go. I have even impressed myself with this type of launch. The lower tire pressures are also another ingedient to traction. Lower the fronts, as you did to the mid 20's, but keep the rears on the high side.
As far as those Forrester 2.5XT's, a guy I work with has one. I drove it shortly once and was impressed with it. He did run it at the track awhile ago with a 15.3, it was also his first time, but he ousted another co-worker with his Rouche Mustang GT by 2 tenths. Sooner or later the Forrester and my SS/SC will run, but for now it's fun busting on each other on who's faster.

No offense, but both of your co-workers are disgustingly bad drivers if they ran 15.3 and 15.5.... maybe that was a typo and you meant 14.3 and 14.5.

But just for a little comparison, my slower than stock '00 Mustang V6 went 15.5 my first time to the track with a crappy 2.331 60'.

No offense, but both of your co-workers are disgustingly bad drivers if they ran 15.3 and 15.5.... maybe that was a typo and you meant 14.3 and 14.5.

But just for a little comparison, my slower than stock '00 Mustang V6 went 15.5 my first time to the track with a crappy 2.331 60'.


You are right! They are not so good, so no offense to me. The times are correct, no typo. :lol:

You are right! They are not so good, so no offense to me. The times are correct, no typo. :lol:

Wow... that's all I have to say about that. :lol:

... and that's a 99-04 V8 Roush, right?.... because that would be an OK time for a V6 Roush :)

just wondering when the 14.1 took place? im the yellow ss that was up there that night
just curious

just wondering when the 14.1 took place? im the yellow ss that was up there that night
just curious

Hey what's up man? We ended up staying until closing time that night (the guy w/ the SRT-4 wanted to stay). My 14.1 run was after you and I ran that last time, I let the car cool off for awhile (about 15-20 min) before going back into the staging lanes. The guy in the SRT-4 also hit a 14.1 just before me lol. You should post up that 14.2 slip man, didn't you cut a 2.0 60ft too?? :cssNET:

What do you have done that you hit a 14.1?!! Very nice!! :twothumbs

scanner is messed up ill scan the slip when i get it fixed