One of the cleanest STi's evAr.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:51 am
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:24 pm
Damn, that is pretty slick!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:53 pm
hot!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:12 pm
looks amazing.... except I'm nota fan of the carbon-fiber look at all.... if that was mine the CF would be painted
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:21 pm
Paint adds weight... j/k!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:57 pm
i just came
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:29 pm
haha i knew it was only a matter of time before someone brought up paint and weight
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:30 pm
Nice! Thats sweet he did a flash site too. He must of invested a ton of money into it.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:55 pm
Prodrive wheels make the world go 'round!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:39 pm
zaxrex wrote:Prodrive wheels make the world go 'round!
even my RSlow has prodrives!
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:44 pm
nice, but nothing too out of the ordinary in Scooby land. trunk needs some work IMHO.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:56 pm
Buzz kill!Mr Kleen wrote:nice, but nothing too out of the ordinary in Scooby land. trunk needs some work IMHO.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:40 pm
fixedsnaab wrote:
jealousy!
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:43 am
hater.Mr Kleen wrote:nice, but nothing too out of the ordinary in Scooby land. trunk needs some work IMHO.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:30 am
Yeah, I will have to agree w/ Gabe. I actually think Ross's STi and Colin's STIs look a lot better. The carbon fibre is nice to have for the weight reduction but the look clashes w/ the black paint. Just my opinion...and yes, if somebody gave me it, I would pimp it.Mr Kleen wrote:nice, but nothing too out of the ordinary in Scooby land. trunk needs some work IMHO.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:57 am
I miss my car.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:10 pm
miss? car?
wait did i miss something chuck?
wait did i miss something chuck?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:17 pm
when did they say you'll have it back? will it be ready when you're back in town?Libra Monkee wrote:I miss my car.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:16 pm
Yes, Chuck was racing a Ferrari Enzo the other night when out of nowhere a flock of sheep decided to cross the street. Chuck swerved to miss them and took out a telephone pole. The STi was totaled but luckily Chuck was just in the passenger seat...it was the mysterious German man that was driving.Cereb Daithi wrote:miss? car?
wait did i miss something chuck?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:48 pm
lol, more like some minor body damaged occured and is getting fixed... but Will's story is still funny 
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:22 pm
sirwilliam wrote:Yes, Chuck was racing a Ferrari Enzo the other night when out of nowhere a flock of sheep decided to cross the street. Chuck swerved to miss them and took out a telephone pole. The STi was totaled but luckily Chuck was just in the passenger seat...it was the mysterious German man that was driving.Cereb Daithi wrote:miss? car?
wait did i miss something chuck?
DAMN THAT DIETRICH!!!! FIRST THE ENZO NOW THIS! WILL THAT MADMAN STOP AT NOTHING!?
oh and in related news... erickson's trial started yesterday i believe
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:57 pm
I'm a little lat ein the game, but the above words are truthchicken n waffles wrote:fixedsnaab wrote:
jealousy!
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:40 pm
There was a story about some fantastically light S2000 developed by the designer of Gran Turismo (the PSX game). You know, swiss-cheesed suspension members, carbon fibre, and so on. However, the car was painted white instead of the usual graphite-weave. The article stated that in Japan, leaving the CF unpainted is viewed as tacky. Personally, I'm with them. That trunk is just... iiiiiick without paint on it.
And as for front-mount intercoolers, I really don't think there's a big need for them. You can get thicker cores for the top mount, which have less volume than those massive front mounts (which, admittedly, look good). Less volume means less lag. And while your car may look awesome while it's 1.5 car lengths behind the guy with a top-mount, that doesn't count for much.
The front aero parts are pretty good, although the canards could be a little more aggressive, the mirrors a little smaller. The side skirts could be a little lower, and he definitely needs ducting around the rear wheels if he's going for downforce (he's obviously not going for top speed, unless he swapped trannies). He's also missing that splitter over the rear window (this is an 06 feature, right?). At any rate, this can add a lot of downforce in conjunction with the rear wing. Which, in his case, is the stock wing. It helps, but it could be a lot better.
And I don't see a diffuser under that front splitter. That car could be loads faster on a road course if he made it functional not pretty. I guess for a show car, it's pretty. But those ugly-ass (but mean as sharks with frickin lazerbeams) Evos at road race events would eat it for lunch.
And as for front-mount intercoolers, I really don't think there's a big need for them. You can get thicker cores for the top mount, which have less volume than those massive front mounts (which, admittedly, look good). Less volume means less lag. And while your car may look awesome while it's 1.5 car lengths behind the guy with a top-mount, that doesn't count for much.
The front aero parts are pretty good, although the canards could be a little more aggressive, the mirrors a little smaller. The side skirts could be a little lower, and he definitely needs ducting around the rear wheels if he's going for downforce (he's obviously not going for top speed, unless he swapped trannies). He's also missing that splitter over the rear window (this is an 06 feature, right?). At any rate, this can add a lot of downforce in conjunction with the rear wing. Which, in his case, is the stock wing. It helps, but it could be a lot better.
And I don't see a diffuser under that front splitter. That car could be loads faster on a road course if he made it functional not pretty. I guess for a show car, it's pretty. But those ugly-ass (but mean as sharks with frickin lazerbeams) Evos at road race events would eat it for lunch.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:56 pm
You are correct in the fact that FMIC causes some lag but if you want big power, you have to go front mountavriette wrote: And as for front-mount intercoolers, I really don't think there's a big need for them. You can get thicker cores for the top mount, which have less volume than those massive front mounts (which, admittedly, look good). Less volume means less lag. And while your car may look awesome while it's 1.5 car lengths behind the guy with a top-mount, that doesn't count for much.
a TMIC is good to about ~20PSI.Also, FMIC is good that you don't get heat soak. Lag doesn't mean much once the power kicks in. Sure the guy w/ the TMIC is 1.5 car lengths back off the light for about 2 seconds but then the FMIC guy's turbo spools up and jumps about a football field length ahead.
But of course you have many variables: power, aerodynamics, weight, traction, tranny, etc...Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:23 pm
I haven't even talked to them this week. I'll give them a call some time tomorrow.complacent wrote:when did they say you'll have it back? will it be ready when you're back in town?Libra Monkee wrote:I miss my car.