I know a young guy who's building his STi for drag. I told him that's cool and all. Drag racing isn't really my thing anymore. I'd rather go around a track than in a straight line. But anyways, I told him the STi and Imprezas in general aren't built with drag racing in mind. They're rally cars. He begs to differ...

He then informs me that the STi's 2.5L isn't a "rally engine". LOL. Technically he's right. WRC motors are all 2.0, but I guess to him all that 2.5 liters of fury makes it a drag beast motor instead.

What do you guys think? Are STi's meant to be drag raced? If so, how come they dont come stock with V8's and solid rear axle suspension? I'm confused.

 

I don't even know how to respond to this post...

 

The 06s aren't as some people are finding out the hard way.

The 04-05s seem to hold up OK with good tunes.

I've done both with my car..Road racing is alot more fun, thats for sure.

After all AWD is great from a dig..beating many of those V8s with solid axles off the line

 

I know, I was just kidding about the V8 and solid rear axle thing. I dunno, but I doubt the engineers at FHI put a fancy AWD system with DCCD on the STi just for the sake of blasting down the 1/4mile dragstrip. And if they did, then it'd have an off switch for after the launch.

 

First off "Have you seen any Prodrive built cars at any NHRA events?"

What a car was designed to do and what it can do might not necessary be the same thing. I'm sure Subaru didn't build the impreza with drag racing in mind. unlike the big 3 here in the states their following is world wide. And most places in the world don't drag race that much. From the places that don't have empty stretches of road that are straight. to the ones that only twist and turn. not to mention all the places in the world where 90% of the time they have crappy weather.

I'm sure the car can do some real nice 1/4s but that doesn't mean it was designed to. The only reason Subaru even built the EJ25 turbo was because the US has crappy fuel. in the UK and Japan you can buy 98 at the pump. with better gas comes better tuning. with better tuning comes more hp. in America our fuel regulation / consumption has made it where 93 is as good as it gets with out buying "racing fuel". So to make the same power Subaru had to go with the old sang "no replacement..."

p.s. If you choose to drag, get ready to replace your clutch...

 

I had 10-12 11 second passes on my clutch...when the motor was pulled the it still looked pretty good.

Its all in the driving.

 

you have that too.

do you glide the clutch in , or do you choose 4500 rpm drops?

 

you can make any car a drag car or a race car with enough money. but no wrx was originally designed with drag racing in mind. besides, drag racing is lame. anyone can go fast in a stright line.

 

i have heard of the O6's plastic mounts snapping on hard launches...an example would be ESX i guess, but i still think the STI's place is in the dirt or tarmac, 1/4 miles maybe but...not really

Rocky

 

Did it look good enough to do a couple hundred 11 second passes?

 

Personally I belive a more accurate topic would be "The STi's 2.5L isn't a WRC homogulated engine"... Believe me, if WRC regulations allowed an extra .5 liters, Subaru would take full advantage of them. That being said, I respect the whole less is more attitude of WRC in regards to engine size. As for the 2.5L engine being for draging, any engine with that much power will be if you have money to feed your driveline to keep it running.

 

Do those $1000 tires or those $300 brake pads look good enough for 1000 laps around Thuderhill?

Its all in how you look @ things I guess.

If it was that easy why aren't all the guys cutting 10's with these 500whp cars?
Its only straight line driving right?

Ask Lookingforpower...even after what 60-70+ passes he still can't drive for shizt LOL

I have done both road and drag and i love both...but to rag on either is lame IMHO.