Werd

 

You say "werd" way too much lol

 

Who said anything about an MR?

 

Werd!!

 

We can sit here all day and debate this but the 1/4 traps lead me to believe that the guys beating evo's are racing older models, or against guys who don't know what they are doing.

The numbers below are about as close as were going to get to objectivity.


C&D has the following:

MR: 104 SEE HERE

SS: 100 SEE HERE

4 isn't much, but it probably would translate to a car lenght or so. They guys beating up on these EVO's, did they get there Turbo's spooled before you started the race? You have an advantage on a EVO if he can't get his Turbo up all the way since you get the boost almost instantly.


Oh, and while reading the threads I found that one of the guys who said he was beating out his buddies evo also said he keeps in close in the AUTO X course. Take it from someone who has seen many an auto x race, the EVO will kill a SS given equal drivers. I'm not trying to hate but when it comes to actual track driving the EVO is way way way out of the Cobalts league. Conclusion, someones buddy does not know how to drive.

 

and you're a post ***** !!!

 

Dude.. your harsh.. calm down a lil.

 

No...... not anymore

 

Im not either...

 

Tru!!!

 

 

Dam.............!!!

 

Most turbos will lose from a roll, the turbos have to spool. My friend has a Civic with a turboed GSR motor running 8 lbs. of boost and he flat out said that his car is slow to accelerate from a roll because of the turbo lag. Once spooled look out!

EDIT: it depends on what speed you decide to go at. If the turbo is in running range then you have more of a challenge.

 

wrx's have no ***** what so ever after 2nd gear when stock. basically, they suck if they are below 3000rpm too, which most WRX's have a hard time shifting into 1st unless they are practically stopped(mine is like this). 2nd gear bog sucks big time.

but it is annoying when people are afraid to lose even when the race is purely for fun, practice, and comparison reasons

this highschool friend of mine wouldnt race my WRX with his modded 350z(intake and headers that i know of) from a stop. it took giving him a car and a half as well as the go to get him to actually race me and a stock evo

it was also partially because he remembered what i did to my celica in highschool and figured i could do way more to a WRX. plus everyone there was going around that night saying i had a stage 3 turbo upgrade the only way i could get them to believe that i had a stock turbo was to put money on it.

 

i know that if we had more room, I would have inched past him. I was creeping on him steadily, but we both quit due to going a Little too fast for the streets.

 

You've obivously never driven a factory turbocharged car.

 

They trap around 93 bone stock in the quarter mile.


How do you explain why SRT4's are so fast then?

 

they have more gerbils blowing in the turbo to get it spooled up faster ?

 

What year, and what model?

 

Hey buddy - he's correct about the turbo having to spool before the power comes on. Its fine if you are in the powerband and above the point where the tubo starts boosting, but if you fall off the boost or start in too low of a gear, you're all done due to turbo lag.

A Supercharger offers instantaneos response everywhere in the powerband, there is no set RPM where the boost kicks in and there is zero lag to speak of.
Get the facts straight before you go and bash

 

Heed your own advice "buddy".

Not all factory turbocharged vehicles are plauged by "turbo lag" as much as a WRX.

 

'05 Evo VIII

 

I didnt know there was a set RPM where a turbo can only build boost? I dont wait for boost, 15-16psi, and I never go WOT in too low of a RPM.

 

BTW, I think the SS and the EVO both look like they're in the same price range APPEARANCE wise.

 

From the reviews I have read the SS/SC beats the SRT4 from 0-30 or 40 mph. Not by much, but then the rpm's get into optimal range for the turbo and you know the rest.