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Originally Posted by Clippersfan86
Tonight when we meet we can talk more about this. I'd like to know about that. My goal is just like most of the WRX guys that want daily drivers. A good 270-290 HP at the wheels would be very nice. That's good for high 12's with a good driver and I don't really have the need for more.
Totally off topic but did you guys know a stock STI is quicker than a non turbo Porsche 911/Carerra of any year? I noticed they run mid 13's and cost freakin 80-90k new! On this video in Japan this professional driver got a 12.8 in a stock USDM STI! STI and Evo definitely are up there with the MK4 Supra and Skyline as the top potential tuner cars of all time. Straight/Inline 6's and Boxer 4's FTW.
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What do all those drag numbers have to do w/ a daily driver?
The goal of "WRX guys that want daily drivers"
by definition is a WRX that goes from point A to point B reliably, comfortably, and/or cheaply. Bone stock is pretty much the ideal state for a WRX to be in for daily driver duty, with maybe the exception of some swaybars and wheel/tires just to make them a little stickier in the twisties.
And comparing STis to Porsches in the 1/4 mile is like comparing the cargo space of the Miata to the S2000. That's not what either of them were designed for.
I bet any Carrera is faster around Laguna Seca than the same year STi, given skilled drivers... but then again, that's not really what they were designed for either. The 911 is a GT/sports car designed for the road (with the exception of the GT3/RS/Cup versions) and the STi is a homologation version of an economy sedan designed as a street legal platform to be upgraded into a Group N rally car. Even though they get compared to each other a lot for some reason, they actually aren't very similar cars.