I agree with scr Wrx. I have a moderatley modified 02 WRX and I recently raced a 2003 Corvette from a stop through third gear. I pulled really hard on him in first gear, I mean at least 2 car lengths he pulled up on me a little bit in second and I regained my ground in third. I was very impressed considering the performance figures relating the two cars. I wouldn't be suprised if a stock WRX held it's own on the track with a Corvette.

 

what moderate mods do you have?

 

Mods:
Cobb Accessport
Apexi N1 Cat back
HKS Downpipe
Helix Up pipe
Greddy BOV
Kartboy short throw shifter
The Corvette was an automatic and I got a great launch so considering those two factors it obviously hepled.

 

you raced at a track, right?

 

No way a stock WRX would keep up with a Vette. Since you raced only through 3rd I'm guessing it was a street race. Anything can happen during a street race. Vettes can't hook up worth anything on street tires, let alone on an unprepped street vs. a prepped surface of a track.

 

I beg to differ.....I raced my neighbors mid-90's vette from a dig.....I wasnt paying attention, he launched on me and immediately gained about 3-4 car lengths.....I took off, reeled him in and ran past him, then shut down about 2 bus lengths ahead of him......and power wise, my car is very, very mildly modded.

ECUTek
HKS BOV
Light crank pulley
uppipe and Turbo back....thats it.

After I get my Turbo and all the supporting mods installed and tuned, I will be going after his Z06.

-Ted

edit: and if you are on a racetrack.....driver skill is just as important as the car you are driving. The very next week he took his car (The Z06) to T-hill, and said that some dude had a Mazda Miata and was SPANKING EVERYONE ELSE that was on the track......including him in his Vette.

 

I thought we where talking C5's & C6's. C4s for the majority are slow. On a road course or even an autox Z06 should be able to top a Miata. But yes, on a road course or even drag driver skill is always important. At autox Ive taken STis, S2ks, ITRs, Minis, etc with my stock suspension WRX. They should have easily taken me.

 

STis and S2k's I could totally understand...but ITR's and Minis....I still think a bone stock WRX could easily take those (on a road course), but at an AutoX you're probably right.....and yea, his "old" vette is a C4....but his Z06 is a C5....but then again, he's not exactly Petter Solberg, or John Force either if you know what I mean.

-Ted

 

Yeah I have raced on a track but not with a Corvette. I've seen some certain editors write from various magazines over the years stating that WRX's would keep up with Corvettes and many other high dollar high performance cars that cost 2-3 times more than a WRX, isn't that part of the reason why we own these cars? You get $40,000 worth of performance in a fair priced Subaru that even looks unique and cool. All I know I dusted that Vette and was very suprised trust me! I just wanted to share because a 2.0 Turbo kicked a $40,000+ Vette, I was proud of my Suby.

 

My roomate has a 98 vette with a chip as its only mod. I beat him to 95 in my 03 wrx, which I would consider modified (vf22, pinks, pump, plugs, ecutek, 18 psi, esx tmic, injen cai, :-( with a sick clutch). This was a street race btw and he really doesn't know how to launch.

 

The WRX can keep alright, right up until about 100 mph. After that the old saying kicks in: "there's no replacement for displacement."

 

Road and Track magazine track test from 2002 featuring eight cars, including Ferrari 360 Modena, Lancer Evolution (Euro spec), Porsche 911 Turbo, and Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5 model). Hot laps from hot cars, driven by pro driver Bryan Herta at Buttonwillow.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....1&print_page=y

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