Toyota's are good. Just as reliable as a honda, easy to work on.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by STREETWERKZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes, im serious. ive seen those sti wagons on roadcourses and they handle very very well and arent too shabby in the straights either.

now imagine a FWD car with 300-500hp on the same course. i just dont see it happening. </TD></TR></TABLE>


Ok Joseph. Here we go. I dug up the results from the championships this past September. Don't worry the STi is the fastest time I am posting, but it is almost double the power of all the Hondas I am posting too.


Impreza WRX STi

277

James Elterman

Subaru

TAKATA

TTS

1:35.050


This next guy ran time attack as well. He complained of never getting a good lap, because Vipers were holding him up. Then he crashed it coming off the back straight it got loose. The in car vid was nuts. This was his best lap, being held up by vipers.

Civic

17

Tage Evanson

Honda

HASport / Kaaz / Fastb

TTS

1:36.525

This was the lap time of the fastest Honda Challenge racer, who is limited to a stock K series engine.

8

Graham Downey

San Jose CA

Honda Chal 1

Honda

Civic

1999

California- Northern Region

Redstone Motors

15

01:38.8


Also keep in mind this was at Mid Ohio, which has several LOOOOONG straights, and several tight sections. So it's like like it was twin ring motegi or anything.

 

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Unless it's Italian, I won't leave Honda. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Completely 100% agree!

 

I guess I am the only one looking at the new Turbo Forresters. They're pretty nice, and low-key but roomier.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RSZero1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I guess I am the only one looking at the new Turbo Forresters. They're pretty nice, and low-key but roomier.</TD></TR></TABLE>

No you aren't. I've been looking for either a wrx wagon, legacy gt or forester. The forester and legacy gt use the sti motor with a smaller turbo, intercooler and exhaust. Extremely easy to make them faster. Take wrx wagon struts/springs and put them on the forester and you get a 2" drop while retaining the oem ride of the wrx. Foresters only weigh 120 lbs more than wrx wagons and have way more cargo room. The only downside is the seating is a bit more upright.

 

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wait, Vega, are you really from Va?</TD></TR></TABLE>


nah but I have a house out there in Chesapeake

great place to live once I get all my monies out here

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civicandy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
The wrx/sti wagons appeal to guys like me who are married, with kids and live where it snows. What's not to love about a turbo awd car that can haul you and the family and all your stuff. When I was single, my crx was the perfect car </TD></TR></TABLE>

I can drink to that one
although I'm not a big fan of snow
hauling a family around in one of those would sw33t

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by STREETWERKZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes, im serious. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRXBart &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
This was the lap time of the fastest Honda Challenge racer, who is limited to a stock K series engine.

8

Graham Downey

San Jose CA

Honda Chal 1

Honda

Civic

1999

California- Northern Region

Redstone Motors

15

01:38.8
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Graham is a great driver! He piloted my car to a near 2 minute flat at Buttonwillow!

However, a properly set-up STI would eat my car alive any day...it's just how it is.

 

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although I'm not a big fan of snow
</TD></TR></TABLE>

Me either Actually my crx had really good all season tires for the winter and it went through the snow like a champ, and it was slammed!

 

It snowed yesterday

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boosted Chemist &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It snowed yesterday </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yup i got snow too... It was a great day for my awd DD.... wait a minute the EF thread has started talking about wrx's as DD's. Full circle i tell ya

I know i posted before when we got on the topic, so i will post another pic of my DD



08 Sx4. I love it, it isnt fast but is quite comfortable and awd

 

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Graham is a great driver! He piloted my car to a near 2 minute flat at Buttonwillow!

However, a properly set-up STI would eat my car alive any day...it's just how it is.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Right, but your car is way down on power compared to an STi. If we built a 500whp turbo B motor, and put it in a CRX with Motons, and 225-45-15 RA-1s, and had a suspension engineer tune the suspension, then what would the outcome be?