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i know wrx's are fast machines but sti version will throw ya back. i wish i could put a turbo and intercooler on my 05 vibeGT. the dude with the suby said he had atleast 300+ hp at the flywheel and he was white smokin all four tires at launch but the low gears meant he had to shift to 3rd before reaching 60 mph. thats what i love about the vibegt 2 gears and 8000 rpms later your doin 60 mph. i couldn't stay with him at launch but with a longer torque curve (albeit less torque than his) i was able to keep it respectable although i don't think he was pushing his machine as hard as i pushed mine.

i heart STi's

Quote, originally posted by slowvibe »he had to shift to 3rd before reaching 60 mph. thats what i love about the vibegt 2 gears and 8000 rpms later your doin 60 mph. .Get the new Z06 and you'll be doing 60 in first gear, in 3.5 seconds.

I have driven a STI and it will do 60 in second gear (actually 58 but volocity takes over with those things so it pushes it to 60 depending on grade and elevation). so on that note, he must have been taking it semi-easy on the car. those cars are BADASS,. I love the new design as well.

i was actually trying to find a impreza before i bought the vibe! i dont think they got the mileage i wanted though.

awd will never get the same mileage as the base vibe! just drinks up the gas! add a turbo and even LESS!

true, but what do you know that has 300+ HP and gets good mileage. The regular impreza isnt bad, the 2.5 is a good car for the non turbo buff

Quote, originally posted by rlfreese »true, but what do you know that has 300+ HP and gets good mileage. The regular impreza isnt bad, the 2.5 is a good car for the non turbo buff My older brother's 350hp '99 Corvette gets 28-29 mpg on the highway. If you drive primarily highways, that is an awesome, powerful car that gets great mileage. I just drove it last week and cruising at 60 mph is around 1100-1200 rpm, barely above idle.

Quote, originally posted by Pablo1669 »Get the new Z06 and you'll be doing 60 in first gear, in 3.5 seconds.Yeah, the gearing in Corvettes is awesome. My brother can take his Vette up to around 70-80 mph in 2nd gear.

Quote, originally posted by rlfreese »true, but what do you know that has 300+ HP and gets good mileage. The regular impreza isnt bad, the 2.5 is a good car for the non turbo buff As much as I hate to admit it, the Impala SS is rated @ 303 HP (w/ 5.3L V8) and 28 mpg highway. But, still, it's a Chevy.

this one is simply HOT

Quote, originally posted by Pablo1669 »Get the new Z06 and you'll be doing 60 in first gear, in 3.5 seconds.I barely have to shift into second with mine to hit 60, in 4.7 Seconds...Still not a big fan of most of the Subi's their looks are kind of ugly...

i hate the gold wheels, they remind me of a chariot or something. a little less pronounced hood scoop would help a lot too.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »i hate the gold wheels, they remind me of a chariot or something. a little less pronounced hood scoop would help a lot too.There is a herritage to those gold rims not many know about... its what set the gold rims into motion... the rest are copycats.

I love the sti! My buddy has a ZO6 vette and he got WHOOPED by an sti. Of course, if he would have had his vette in "competitive racing" mode it probably would have come out a little different. That is a sweet blue sti! Hate the hood! Having a different color hood like that looks like you could not afford to have it painted, or like you recently wrecked it. Now this is sweeeeet! Gotta get rid of the gihugic wing though, although I have to say at least it is not aluminum Those look HORRIBLE on ANYTHING!!!

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »There is a herritage to those gold rims not many know about... its what set the gold rims into motion... the rest are copycats.well, it's still an ugly heritage.

[QUOTE=MACMANIAC]I love the sti! My buddy has a ZO6 vette and he got WHOOPED by an sti. Of course, if he would have had his vette in "competitive racing" mode it probably would have come out a little different. QUOTE]What year Z06 a 2001? The 2005 Z06 will smoke any Subi on the road...

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »i hate the gold wheels, they remind me of a chariot or something. a little less pronounced hood scoop would help a lot too.You can get the same rims in silver too if you did not want the chariot look! Too bad chrome is not offered.

Quote, originally posted by MACMANIAC » That is a sweet blue sti! Hate the hood! Having a different color hood like that looks like you could not afford to have it painted, or like you recently wrecked it. That blue one I posted the pic of has a black carbon fibre hood I think. I only have the pic and not any info from the article it was related to.

No way a new z06 would get smoked by an sti. The new z06 is rated in the 11's in the 1/4 mile. I would love to have a vette, but I need 4 seets and dont have the money to have an extra car. 13 Years when my son is off to college, likely to get one.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »i hate the gold wheels, they remind me of a chariot or something. a little less pronounced hood scoop would help a lot too.have to agree with you on this one, dman. i don't care for the gold rims either (about as much as gunmetal). guess i'm boring and just like silver or polished look.

Quote, originally posted by MACMANIAC »I love the sti! My buddy has a ZO6 vette and he got WHOOPED by an sti. Of course, if he would have had his vette in "competitive racing" mode it probably would have come out a little different. That is a sweet blue sti! Hate the hood! Having a different color hood like that looks like you could not afford to have it painted, or like you recently wrecked it. Now this is sweeeeet! Gotta get rid of the gihugic wing though, although I have to say at least it is not aluminum Those look HORRIBLE on ANYTHING!!!(removed)! ya, i don't care for the carbon fiber look as it does seem (imo) that they can't afford to paint it. i like the monotone look personally. and yes, i also agree on the wing even if functional. had i gotten an STI instead of the LGT, i would have wanted to swap it out with the smaller wing.however, i've read about some STI's pulling some amazing numbers and it WOULD beat a z06, but modded of course, not stock. stock for stock, the vette's gonna win.

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »have to agree with you on this one, dman. i don't care for the gold rims either (about as much as gunmetal). guess i'm boring and just like silver or polished look.tsk tsk tsk, guys, do you know what you are putting yourselves up against? Well, you should know that you have at the very LEAST 75 additional horsepower PER gold-colored wheel. Remember my project over the summer? I did a lot under the hood and out the back with those exhaust pipes, but it was still slow as hell. Not so after the gold wheels though! (and the super duper tacky spoiler helped too!) lmaoBut really, I wonder what this "legacy" Mav is referring to is all about? Do enlighten us. And for the Vette guys, I don't believe it whooped the Z06 either.

I raced an STI from a 40mph roll in m 2004 GTO, dead even till 60, then I started to gain slightly. A Z06 of any year would eat my GTO alive! It would take a heavily modded one to keep up with a Z06, both weigh about the same, the STI has 300hp and the 06 has 405. Its not magic, just physics. The guy in the Vette could of however been a crappy driver.

There was a video -somewhere- on the Internet that showed a WRX doing a full-on all-wheel drive burnout in a parking lot... then getting caught by the cops.I was looking and looking - and can't find it. A gold star to anyone who knows its location.

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »tsk tsk tsk, guys, do you know what you are putting yourselves up against? Well, you should know that you have at the very LEAST 75 additional horsepower PER gold-colored wheel. Remember my project over the summer? I did a lot under the hood and out the back with those exhaust pipes, but it was still slow as hell. Not so after the gold wheels though! (and the super duper tacky spoiler helped too!) lmaoBut really, I wonder what this "legacy" Mav is referring to is all about? Do enlighten us. And for the Vette guys, I don't believe it whooped the Z06 either. 75 hp per gold rim?? well in that case, I want those rims!

I have to stop reading all this, I want one, was about to trade the GT in for one......

Does anyone remember that bright yellow one on Ebay a while back. It was smokin'

looked kinda like this

Subaru and rally cross have had a long history, which is much of where the traditional gold rims came from. Most of the professional Subaru rally cross drivers like Solberg and others all have gold rims on their cars. Its tradition, its heritege. Sorry Hope but if I do ever get an STi, its going to probably have gold rims and yes I would be keeping that functional wing on the back. Both features are what I really like about the STi. There is a yellow bug eye 2003 WRX up here with black rims from the factory that was a special model from canada. Of course the cluster is now US but all the features on it can't be gotten on an american subaru. Was really cool... but US banks don't like Canadian cars so... I wonder if its still on the used lot. It looked HOT though.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Sorry Hope but if I do ever get an STi, its going to probably have gold rims and yes I would be keeping that functional wing on the back. there ya go! put your foot down!hey if you like it, go for it. my opinion shouldn't sway anyone elses, that would be just silly.

http://www.wrx-sti.ca/ nice informative canadian website on the STi

here is a site for great videos. there is an sti doing donuts, tis awsome. http://www.racingflix.com

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik » Sorry Hope but if I do ever get an STi, its going to probably have gold rims and yes I would be keeping that functional wing on the back. Both features are what I really like about the STi. There is a yellow bug eye 2003 WRX up here with black rims from the factory that was a special model from canada. Of course the cluster is now US but all the features on it can't be gotten on an american subaru. Was really cool... but US banks don't like Canadian cars so... I wonder if its still on the used lot. It looked HOT though.well, i don't care because it'd be your car. no different from the gunmetal rims you have on your vibe i don't care for either. so what would be the difference?? besides, for the next year or two, it won't matter what you do to whatever car because I'm not home to even really see it. however, i do get to see a lot of my car and it's interior! loland yes, i agree, that yellow wrx is hot. not like that one we saw the other day, i didn't care for that yellow-green color. i like the darker yellow-orange color like canary yellow or dakar yellow (BMW). with the tinted windows, it's HOT! up here however, any kind of WRX gets pulled over for doing 5 mph over! the cops like to hassle them.... fine, as long as they leave me alone. lol

Quote, originally posted by rlfreese »here is a site for great videos. there is an sti doing donuts, tis awsome. http://www.racingflix.comgotta be a premium member... dang it.

Quote, originally posted by rlfreese »here is a site for great videos. there is an sti doing donuts, tis awsome. http://www.racingflix.comThat's the one - for you.- dang, that's not it. The URL sounded familiar. Anyway... if I ever find it, I'll post it. It's freakin' cool.

Quote, originally posted by rlfreese »true, but what do you know that has 300+ HP and gets good mileage. The regular impreza isnt bad, the 2.5 is a good car for the non turbo buff Nissan 350Z is 300hp and get 25 in city and 30+ on highway.

Quote, originally posted by tangerine »Nissan 350Z is 300hp and get 25 in city and 30+ on highway. I could never get that kind of millage though! I never get the posted on any car, I usually get 10-15 percent less in all cars.

Actually, thats more than the posted. I'v been reading 350z forums while ordering parts for my Z and came agross a MPG thread. sticker says 18/26 but nobodies getting that low unless they race it which really supprised me and made me happy to hear. heh.

Do you have the 6-speed or auto GTO?I can get 28-29 MPG on the highway with mine... You can watch actual and on the DIC too. I have seen 30 once or twice as well.

Quote, originally posted by tangerine »Actually, thats more than the posted. I'v been reading 350z forums while ordering parts for my Z and came agross a MPG thread. sticker says 18/26 but nobodies getting that low unless they race it which really supprised me and made me happy to hear. heh. And for all you 350Z fans http://media.putfile.com/Auto_10

Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy »Do you have the 6-speed or auto GTO?I can get 28-29 MPG on the highway with mine... You can watch actual and on the DIC too. I have seen 30 once or twice as well. I have the Auto, I wanted the 6 speed. I get 18 in town and 24 on long trips. I only drive it a couple hundred miles a month, and usually not more than a few days a week.