have you ridden in an STi with the stock hood scoop? damn thing flaps like a wounded bird. obviously a lot of people don't mind, just make sure you're one of them before dropping the cash.
Mr Kleen wrote:have you ridden in an STi with the stock hood scoop? damn thing flaps like a wounded bird. obviously a lot of people don't mind, just make sure you're one of them before dropping the cash.
not nearly as much as the STi wing flaps around... god i don't miss that wing one iota.
Do you want one with a catalytic converter or not?
Sabre (Julian) 92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
Mr Kleen wrote:have you ridden in an STi with the stock hood scoop? damn thing flaps like a wounded bird. obviously a lot of people don't mind, just make sure you're one of them before dropping the cash.
well when i put the STi hood on my RS.... the biggest thing i noticed was the aluminum hood flexes like mad when you hit any sort of bump... way more than the beefier RS one.
Cereb Daithi wrote:
well when i put the STi hood on my RS.... the biggest thing i noticed was the aluminum hood flexes like mad when you hit any sort of bump... way more than the beefier RS one.
You should see it at 150MPH.... on the track of course...
Sabre (Julian) 92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
Cereb Daithi wrote:
well when i put the STi hood on my RS.... the biggest thing i noticed was the aluminum hood flexes like mad when you hit any sort of bump... way more than the beefier RS one.
You should see it at 150MPH.... on the track of course...
Actually it starts to get bad around 140mph...on the track of course
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Mr Kleen wrote:the WRX hood doesn't do that (at least not up to 130mph) and it's aluminum. it's the STi scoop...
hehe you also dont go offroad daily. even at low speeds i can visibly watch the hood flex. and the fastest i've gone witht he STi scoop was 120 (stupid RS) (on intersta...i mean a track)
but... since there is beefy intercooler sealed around the scoop, im sure my hood and regualr STis behave quite differently....
well what i meant to say was.. my car doesnt have an TMIC under the scoop... so the air just goes right down through and out. which might explain why i dont seem to have the whole "shakey scoop" issue
sabre wrote:You should see it at 150MPH.... on the track of course...
haha and theres no way my car is ever going to see 150.... it pegs out a 120 and its not worth it to me to attempt to get it any faster... that can wait til i get the STi
Cereb Daithi wrote:
haha and theres no way my car is ever going to see 150.... it pegs out a 120 and its not worth it to me to attempt to get it any faster... that can wait til i get the STi
lol, I ran out of balls at 150....
Sabre (Julian) 92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
as long as pants werent dampened... I'm sure I'd have the same issue since I hit 110 on 66 and felt like the Police choppers were instantly going to fill the highway with spike strips
Nope, no pant damage I will tell you, the car is amazingly smooth at those speeds!
Sabre (Julian) 92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
i will say the RS was incredibly smooth at 120 as well.... it almost feels as if the wheel is adjusting its tension to match my speed... most likely just my imagination but aye... theres something to be said for going 120 around a big long curve and half expecting to hear screching tires and the car to fly out of control.. but instead all you hear is road noise and the engine... no tire schreech.... no loss of controll... just a really fast turn...
i mean i was power-sliding and generally driving my RS around like a jackass.. and even my Honda Prelude Si driving... direhard honda fan girlfriend who hates almost every other car said "ok i have a new respect for subaru".... that and when she drove it... she was actually impressed with it. (just imagine how she'll feel when she gets into a STi)
but aye... theres something to be said for going 120 around a big long curve and half expecting to hear screching tires and the car to fly out of control.. but instead all you hear is road noise and the engine... no tire schreech.... no loss of controll... just a really fast turn...
jk