Who's ready to play in the rain?!!!

coquinn · Post by **coquinn** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:45 pm

You didn't just go there ...don't call down the thunder.

EDIT: Wait, you just bought tires, I can't help it if you're cheater slicks wouldn't pass tech and you skimped on the new ones!

ke0ki2k · Post by **ke0ki2k** » Mon May 04, 2009 5:18 pm

coquinn wrote:You didn't just go there ...don't call down the thunder.

Oberstwill · Post by **Oberstwill** » Mon May 04, 2009 5:48 pm

I finally rode in Darby's car and I will say it is incredibly fast..........And it handled great in the wet too.....

gbwrx · Post by **gbwrx** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:30 pm

Oberstwill wrote:I finally rode in Darby's car and I will say it is incredibly fast..........And it handled great in the wet too.....

That car does seem like a whole lot of fun. I rode in it at Nashville when they had the road course.

ke0ki2k · Post by **ke0ki2k** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:34 pm

gbwrx wrote:
Oberstwill wrote:I finally rode in Darby's car and I will say it is incredibly fast..........And it handled great in the wet too.....
That car does seem like a whole lot of fun. I rode in it at Nashville when they had the road course.

seems like it could give STI/Evo's a run for their money in that little niche of practical roomy 4 bangers with lots of grunt & grip.

gbwrx · Post by **gbwrx** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:37 pm

ke0ki2k wrote:
gbwrx wrote:
Oberstwill wrote:I finally rode in Darby's car and I will say it is incredibly fast..........And it handled great in the wet too.....
That car does seem like a whole lot of fun. I rode in it at Nashville when they had the road course.
seems like it could give STI/Evo's a run for their money in that little niche of practical roomy 4 bangers with lots of grunt & grip.

Plus it has more room for groceries..err I mean tires.

backpacker6 · Post by **backpacker6** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:50 pm

gbwrx wrote:
ke0ki2k wrote:
gbwrx wrote: That car does seem like a whole lot of fun. I rode in it at Nashville when they had the road course.
seems like it could give STI/Evo's a run for their money in that little niche of practical roomy 4 bangers with lots of grunt & grip.
Plus it has more room for groceries..err I mean tires.

I've been really pleased with it so far. It's the perfect balance of fun and practicality for the enthusiast type of driver. It'd be nice if it were AWD but the lighter weight of FWD has it's benefits I suppose. I can't wait to get the extra 25hp 20tq the intake provides

I just hope I can hold out til the end of the season.

Post by **thrdeye** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:38 pm

25 hp from an intake? Really?

ke0ki2k · Post by **ke0ki2k** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:41 pm

thrdeye wrote:25 hp from an intake? Really?

thats what I said

gbwrx · Post by **gbwrx** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:05 pm

thrdeye wrote:25 hp from an intake? Really?

I was wondering the same thing when he told me about this last year. I then looked under the hood and started to understand. Stock that thing looks pretty restrictive. 25 hp may be over estimated by who ever makes the intake but may not be too far fetched.

Oberstwill · Post by **Oberstwill** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:11 pm

I would like to try racing you in a WRX to level the field some........

backpacker6 wrote:
gbwrx wrote:
ke0ki2k wrote: seems like it could give STI/Evo's a run for their money in that little niche of practical roomy 4 bangers with lots of grunt & grip.
Plus it has more room for groceries..err I mean tires.
I've been really pleased with it so far. It's the perfect balance of fun and practicality for the enthusiast type of driver. It'd be nice if it were AWD but the lighter weight of FWD has it's benefits I suppose. I can't wait to get the extra 25hp 20tq the intake provides I just hope I can hold out til the end of the season.

SilverMaxima · Post by **SilverMaxima** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:25 pm

backpacker6 wrote:
I've been really pleased with it so far. It's the perfect balance of fun and practicality for the enthusiast type of driver. It'd be nice if it were AWD but the lighter weight of FWD has it's benefits I suppose. I can't wait to get the extra 25hp 20tq the intake provides I just hope I can hold out til the end of the season.

There's a section in the latest GRM about using the Cobb AP and a CAI and it yielding around that much extra HP... It's in the latest issue.

Glad to see everyone had fun! I just couldn't justify driving 2 hours each way to play in the rain.

I'll be at the next one, though! Rain or shine!

gbwrx · Post by **gbwrx** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:27 pm

Oberstwill wrote:I would like to try racing you in a WRX to level the field some........

They make them every day.

Steve-o · Post by **Steve-o** » Tue May 05, 2009 3:31 am

Man, working course when Darby went by on his last few runs, the guy I was working with and I both just stood there and said "daaaaaaaaaayum!" It was screaming.

backpacker6 · Post by **backpacker6** » Tue May 05, 2009 8:11 am

thrdeye wrote:25 hp from an intake? Really?

That's what I said too. It's apparently been verified by the dyno. Curt actually PM'd me about it when he saw the K&N version. The service dude told me the same thing when I bought the car with the hopes of me getting me to buy the Mazdaspeed version from them. We'll see what the butt dyno says when I get one.