SRT-4 - Fastest Car Ever : A Video Documentary
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Originally Posted by Fishang
I think the one you drove was a 03 that doesn't come with a LSD (limited slip differential) the 04 models come with LSD and takes care of the torque steer and also transfers torque to the outside tire in turns, big difference.
LSD doesn't solve all of those problems; you're still putting power to the ground with the same wheels that steer you, which means they will always want to go straight when you want to turn. Watch those 400hp Civics drag race sometime, they have to fight that wheel like a pro wrestler and have to be trailered to the track. You might be able to get an SRT-4 up to 530hp, but you won't be able to auto-x that power by any stretch of the imagination, nor will it be remotely streetable. However, I've driven an STI with 535hp and it could do both
I'm not falling back on the old "Neons suxxors" arguments or attitudes, I'm just saying that there are some fundamental design limitations to the SRT-4 that have to be recognized. It is still an amazing car for the money, even if it does somehow make drivers of it drop 50 IQ points and go trolling for "kills" every Friday night...
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You don't seem to be getting the point if it ain't AWD and can't rally, we don't worry about it. If $15k FWD pocket rockets had us worried, we wouldn't be Subaru drivers; the cars are simply in different classes, and can't even remotely be considered competition for each other.
if it ain't AWD and can't rally, we don't worry about it. If $15k FWD pocket rockets had us worried, we wouldn't be Subaru drivers; the cars are simply in different classes, and can't even remotely be considered competition for each other.
Originally Posted by NeonRT99
You guys should start worrying about the Cobalt SS now... They handle better than the SRT's And GM is coming out with staged S/C upgrades for it too.
And GM is coming out with staged S/C upgrades for it too.
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Originally Posted by gogoman
the little cobalt ss, from what i gathered is suposed to have bout 205 hp. on what looks to me a redesign cavalier... we'll see how it turns out.
Adding HP to a POS doesn't remove the POS part
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I wouldn't call it a spanking (not like that civic ) Considering I was driving a Forester maybe it was though 
He was gaining fast and would have overtaken me if we went a little further. But the guy was pretty cool we talked quite a bit. He had quite a few things worked on his Neon, but like me he was new to the drag racing thing. It was a very nice SRT-4 but I did surprise a lot of people. That was the first time he broke 13 all day. I was normally running 13.7 ish but it was very hot out and that was my 5th run after sitting in line for quite a while. It was all in good fun. I have more details here:
http://www.subaruforester.com/viewtopic.php?t=10919
) Considering I was driving a Forester maybe it was though He was gaining fast and would have overtaken me if we went a little further. But the guy was pretty cool we talked quite a bit. He had quite a few things worked on his Neon, but like me he was new to the drag racing thing. It was a very nice SRT-4 but I did surprise a lot of people. That was the first time he broke 13 all day. I was normally running 13.7 ish but it was very hot out and that was my 5th run after sitting in line for quite a while. It was all in good fun. I have more details here:http://www.subaruforester.com/viewtopic.php?t=10919
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The SRT-4 should have been able to run faster than 13.9 stock :\ I'm sorry, I'm not trying to say SRT-4s are the fastest car ever, but if that guy had mods done, he just hasn't learned how to drive it yet. I love the new Foresters though. They are quick