$200 Track upgrade..?
02-01-2005 | 12:07 AM
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From: Houston, Texas "Drive it like you stole it.." 13.034 @ 105.19 mph
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$200 Track upgrade..?
What is the best upgrade for under $200 to help out on the drag strip for sti..?
02-01-2005 | 12:49 AM
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From: on da compz...readin' yo blogz
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that's a toughie....
intake???...100-200....
manual boost controler...100-150...
intercooler hoses...150-200...
race gas???...$6/gal....
there isn't very much you can get for under $200...
i say invest in a downpipe...they run in the 300-400 range...depending on the brand...
also get yourself a cat back exhaust....they run in the 500-600 range....
intake???...100-200....
manual boost controler...100-150...
intercooler hoses...150-200...
race gas???...$6/gal....
there isn't very much you can get for under $200...
i say invest in a downpipe...they run in the 300-400 range...depending on the brand...
also get yourself a cat back exhaust....they run in the 500-600 range....
02-01-2005 | 01:12 AM
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From: Houston, Texas "Drive it like you stole it.." 13.034 @ 105.19 mph
Car Info: Aspen White 04 STI, Silver 03 RS (wife's car)
Originally Posted by .:: 808 STi ::.
that's a toughie....
intake???...100-200....
manual boost controler...100-150...
intercooler hoses...150-200...
race gas???...$6/gal....
there isn't very much you can get for under $200...
i say invest in a downpipe...they run in the 300-400 range...depending on the brand...
also get yourself a cat back exhaust....they run in the 500-600 range....
intake???...100-200....
manual boost controler...100-150...
intercooler hoses...150-200...
race gas???...$6/gal....
there isn't very much you can get for under $200...
i say invest in a downpipe...they run in the 300-400 range...depending on the brand...
also get yourself a cat back exhaust....they run in the 500-600 range....
02-01-2005 | 02:41 AM
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give me and nate $100 and we'll teach ou how to drive. that will improve your times. 
you don't need to go faster, your car is already fast. work on your suspension and braking. thats the best thing.
you don't need to go faster, your car is already fast. work on your suspension and braking. thats the best thing.
02-01-2005 | 02:55 AM
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**disclaimer** I do not claim to have any driving skills. I can however give you some pointers. You know what Dan, this Saturday is AutoX. You need to come out. Then you will see what the track is really all about. I say get SS brake lines. Who cares how fast you can go if you can't stop?
02-01-2005 | 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by keirnna
**disclaimer** I do not claim to have any driving skills. I can however give you some pointers. You know what Dan, this Saturday is AutoX. You need to come out. Then you will see what the track is really all about. I say get SS brake lines. Who cares how fast you can go if you can't stop?
02-01-2005 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 04sleeper
btw SS lines are the shizzle! i love mine and can't wait to test em somemore. you should buy jasons extra rears and order some fronts, like now!
02-01-2005 | 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 04sleeper
you don't need driving skills for the 1/4 mile. a blind man could do the 1/4 mile. what you do know is how to launch and shift an sti. i just wanna come along for the $$$.
technically a blind man can do the whole track too. i've seen it done on top gear, it was pretty damn nutz
02-01-2005 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Hoppie
Sorry to hi-jack. But what do the SS lines do? I was talking to one of my friends (a mechanic) who said that SS lines don't do anything. He said they are just rubber ones coverd with SS braided hose. Just curious and no flaming please
02-01-2005 | 11:49 AM
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Okay, the question was: What is the best upgrade for under $200 to help out on the drag strip for sti..? The answer: a used downpipe would be the most effective upgrade for the 1/4 mile. I have seen my best time improvements (.25 - .35) with a downpipe.
