Sorry for the repost... Thread was hijacked

This was my first real engagement with another similarly quick car.

545AM on my way to work, 2 lane road. I am approaching a red light maybe 3 blocks up.
I saw a black car with non OEM HID's (maybe 8K color). Clean black SRT-4. Light turns green with me still approaching. I called up 2nd gear anticipating him to nail it.

SRT driver gooses it a second before me (with me starting 3 cars back).
My balt briskly walked right up to his rear bumper, i didnt even NLS third gear. I shut it down mid way through 3rd, SRT driver kept going, but its deer rut season around here, and on a 2 lane road. (triple digits + 6 point buck = no thanks)

We came up to another light and he launches pretty well, but I again cant leave at the same time or id rear end him. Top of second im on him already. I quit at speed limit, made my point already

He had to have been pretty stock, His exhuast was not sooty, and he didnt smell catless. I still love those neons. I recieved a few beatings from SRT-4's while i had my stage 2 WRX (2003) so it definetly made me smile.

 

how fast was your wrx s2 compared to the tc?

friend claimed he didnt do an sti swap and beat me with just exhaust + CAI + STI topmount?

i dunno seemed fishy.

 

I had Cobb stage II which was a reflash, catless up-pipe (preturbo) and downpipe. I also had STi RA cryotreated gears with approximately 220whp.

With a 1.8 60ft my best time was a 13.4 at 101mph. It grabbed so hard out of the hole, but would get walked by SRT-4s from a highway roll. The TC has much more umph once rolling.

I bet your buddy is running a VF39 STi turbo, STi top mount, turboback exhaust, (260-270whp)and very very low 13s to beat your timeslip in your signature

 

he has to have more than that.... we did a 20 roll and he pulled at the top of every gear.

i have 254 whp 237 tq....id think it would take more than 10 whp due to drivetrain loss. I mean i lost like it was an STI. 2-2.5 cars by the end of 3rd.

edit n/m u said whp.