EVO vs STi

evoMR79 SG

Today while on my way to work, i was at the traffic junction waiting for the light to turn green. Then came a silver evo and a black STi.. The moment the lights turn green, both sped off... Most probably racing. Mr. Green But anyway, the evo8 was visibly faster and it made it across the next traffic light as it turned orange, while the Sti was not fast enough and had to slam brakes.. tyres screeched like hell.. Sad

So have u guys ever seen races like this before?? and who was faster??

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I was a passanger in a ITR vs WRX Drag. WRX surged ahead by a bit b4 being balked by a Taxi and then the ITR's VTEC opened up. But I would say it was a kind of draw.

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oh yes, heard about an ATR and a Corolla 1.3... Corolla 1.3 was very fast off the line.... until ATR pressed NOS. khidmasAE86 should know this story as well Twisted Evil

evoMR79 SG

corolla 1.3??? Shocked WTF?? TC is it?

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ahahaha. ask KhidmasAE86. Mr. Green not my car.

bunny2002sg SG

Dammit...

Heng, can intro your racing friends to me or not?

fabiuz SG

atr = airtrek?
wat about the itr and corolla 1.3?

dansplace SG

Witness 2 e8s cheh an STi b4. think I posted my account somewhere in this forum b4... was in one of the e8s and I dare say, at least both 8s were stock... Anyway, both fast cars... and it was stupid to do it on public roads...

bo liao SG

Dunno lea, at ULU pandan towards clementi jus now bout 11.30pm, see Rex win EVO 8 from traffic, but...out run by a RED colour BMW M3.....

Rex & E8 side by side,i was behind Rex...tink te blue rex got the lounch control ba...keep got "piak piak piak "sound, den jump out faster den E8,den dunno how te hell, a RED BMW M3 jus pass them lik nothing....very "kong bu " lea...

but of cos lah, price range diff quite abit..

stektan SG

Haha, I know that red M3...

mandrake SG

Wah Piang leh,

I was at Pasir Gundag watching all the Turbo cars.
As the show is over, while going back home.. Wah..! STI and whatever
Turbo cars with SG plate, have no skillz compare with Malaysian drivers.

STI press and Proton Overtake 2 STI leh.! STI try to pickup and there goes
all the Protons speeding all the way up.

And then, all the Kelisa, Kancil with Turbo all start to race.
Guess What, SG plate with Turbo Engine are required to keep on the Left
lane...rofl.. Razz

Does not mean, Turbo Cars is a Turbo Drivers.!

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ATR vs 1.3
ITR vs WRX
eh... ITR vs 1.3... dunno leh. Razz results are kayu one for your info. Mr. Green

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momma. an M3 is an M3.

dansplace SG

It could be the turbo cars per se - weight factor and tuning (ecu, compression) and other internal mods. I presume you were watching the night sprints? Singapore cars are definitely limited from reaching their full potential becos of our cost and our laws. Going fast in a straight line with, in a way, a rolling start will not take too much skill or effort, IMHO.

DoggieHowser SG

From the way you described it, the STi and the Evo were driving off from a complete stop. And the M3 was coming from a rolling start.

Not exactly a fair assessment of the relative performance of the car, though admittedly the M3s are fast Very Happy

I mean, if I was in a standard 1.6l Japanese sedan and cruising at 60km/h, and these two cars were just moving off from rest, I'd probably breeze by them easily too. If I was in an Evo or STi, it'd be tough for those 2 cars to catch up once I swept past them since I have a much better head start.

DoggieHowser SG

You tink those Protons are stock meh??

Even the small puny Kancils who are in PG have monster turbos inside them.

Coupled with a MUCH MUCH lighter chassis and lower transmission loss (FWD vs AWD), it is not unbelievable for them to be much faster.

But a car is more than just a straight line sprint. Cornering and braking in a track is another kettle of fish altogether Very Happy

evoMR79 SG

my friend raced with a M3 on his Evo8. was ahead from 0-180kh/m till the factory speed limiter kicked in at 180khm. so if u are talking about acceleration from standstill to 180.. the evo is faster.

dansplace SG

Even if the E8 had removed his speed cut, the M3 will reel the Evo in and eventually pass due to its slightly higher bhp. But from standstill, tough fight...

saab95 SG

Evo 8 GSR (Malaysian Registered) Vs LS430 @ Plaza Toll Meleka to Butterworth. Guess who won?

Evo was ahead till about 200km/hr but still within sharp visual range (My Dad was driving) from the LS though, .....after that the barge just reeled it in. Evo still able to tail to about 230km/hr.....past that gradually lost from view. At 260km/hr totally lost from sight. Actually it was never as far as butterworth, it was lost long before that....maybe 10 km from the tol station. BTW, Evo was empty while the barge had four onboard.

IMHO the barge (Ls430) looks like a slug on our local roads but do watch out for the uncle chais....as in the BMW 745, Lexus LS430 and Merc S430 and above.....can seriously reel an Evo or Sti in once above 200 km/hr. This is in purely standard configerations.....slap in a supercharger and it is in a totally different class....but very unfair comparision I know.....each of these cars cost double or more than an Evo8.

The old adage is true....there is no substitute for displacement.

dansplace SG

Now that straight line has been discussed…. lets talk track…