so this guy at school just had his mom buy him a brand new 2007 sti, and all he does is brag about it. both of us want to race each other, but i wanna increase my confidence. all my friends are telling me that ill beat him, atleast up to 100 which is probably as far as well go. his is stock for now, and im stage 2 (no dp's). the only thing i fear is that when i reach 4th gear and above my clutch has a couple hiccups and slips now and then. launching, 1st 2nd and 3rd are all fine tho. Oh, and fyi, this is his first manual car so he isnt too hot with the stick.. could anyone tell me some possible outcomes?

 

Depends on how bad your friend is with stick. with equal drivers id put my money on the 07 STI

 

Could go either way. I had great luck vs STis at Stage II (100%) and I'm sure I would just waste them now (them being un or just slightly modded). Haven't had the oppurtunity since I've been stage III...I also know how to get the most our of my launch and when it counts (I ussually row the gears with authority) ...I would tend to think that even up he might just have you by a bit...until over 100 - then he is yours!

 

Wow a subject I can really contrubute to The 07's stock are NOT as fast as the 04's or 05's. But get any STi a tune and they become deadly. A stage 2 (tune and Turbo Back Exhaust) STi can run mid to high 12's in the quarter mile if they know how to launch (that does NOT mean 7k RPM clutch dumps either). But thats just it. You really need to know how to drive to manage that. I think if the kid is a moron you got it in the bag. Thres alot of stage 2 STi's running 14's also due to driver stupidity.

 

You both DIE in a crash

 

Go to Edmunds.com look up the specs on his car figure out how much whp he's running, figure out how much you're running. And there you go that's who wins. Wow, this forum never suprises me. [:-]

 

uhmmm idk bout those 07s me n my bro raced one not to long ago ( he has a gti with full exhaust chip diverter valve n75 and full intake) and we won which was weird cus i thought they were fast and oh we raced at about 90-120ish in n outa very light traffic (a=i was there soo its true man , was it just he wasnt gunnin it or somthing cus i was suprised i mean i heard nhis exhaust at high revs but idk ) soo i think they r slow at high speeds just my .02c

 

theres alot more too it than that.. weight, gearing, aerodynamics, tire height, drivetrain loss, etc. thats why i asked

 

you should win, and if anything, after 100 you would kill him, because you have longer gearing 1st-3rd and then 4-6th are short as hell and made for higher speeds and great acceleration. But either way, you should have him.

 

I AGREE WITH 2KS4