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wow they have alot of nerve. from what i remember i beat the FIRE out of a stock GTI (1999-2002 version? idk) with my stock 4th gen.




FOR REAL!??!? BWHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!



OP to answer your question about running those damn SRT's yeah. theyre HELLA quick. with the stock 4th gen i ran a stage 2 srt4 and lost by a car length...

mind you i was on my 17inch rims, had some skinny ass 205 40 khumos, and have NEVER raced on a track before but quickest time i ran was 14.2 @103 (spinning tires=HORRIBLE 60ft)

^^ I spun so much i think my best 60ft was 2.2 secs

what tires did you have? that lucky goon manny has some serious driving skills, i saw his video at the strip a while ago and it didnt look like he was spinning

I'm just hoping if I ever do take it to the track, some falken azenis' deflated to about 20psi will hook up. I'm confident I can net high 13's. Maybe launch at 3k, I dunno. Hopefully that will minimize initial wheelspin, and they'll have enough grip to stop the spinning when boost hits.. I dunno. Damn, I wish they made cf hatches for 5th gens. Lexan is ridiculously expensive. Need to get weight off the back. No springs have a rate hard enough to prevent that squat. Ahhh well.. 63/37 weight distribution, yay. Wonder what kinda horsepower 12's takes for a 2600 lb car. Frustrating.

So... I might be a little late to add to this thread, I'd just like to share, however... There's a scale I came across in Chicago cruising around one night and I weighed my Celica Looks like 2720 is what a 1997 GT hatch with an auto tranny weighs. I had about a 1/2-3/4 of a tank as well.



I got bored another night and threw my XRunner on it and yeah, she's a fatty...

Such a nice truck. I'm jealous.

Thank you and don't be jealous.

lmao...i actually spun most of first and some of 2nd in that vid.
even with the BFG DR's lowered down to like 16psi.

the run that i ran the 13.6, i think i just got lucky and struck kinda a balance between spinning, and not bogging it off the line.
still had that crapppppy 2.0+ 60ft time.
if i can get that down to a 1.9 or 1.8, i should easily be able to run 12's.

in a perfect world a car that weights around 2750 and has around 330 WHP would generate a 1/4 mile time of 11.8 seconds.

with an estimated speed of 115.436879999991 mph.

note that, this is neglecting FWD / RWD / AWD configuration and any human errors / loss of traction

so a very good driver with a FWD car with said specs should be able to get a mid 12's number, but the thing to keep in mind is that in the real world people dont drive a 1/4 of a mile at a time.

Very well stated. While 12's are enticing, I really just want RELIABLE power. If that means 250, fine. 330, fantastic. At the end of the day, for us, its more about driving enjoyment, than 1/4 times.

Dont expect getting into the 13s if youve never been to the track before...dont worry so much about power as you need to worry about technique and with fwd i wouldnt worry about quarter mile too much

I can only really speak from my own experience......I'm AWD so I'm not sure how much relevance this has. My 60' were terrible b/c I don't want to have to replace the clutch until at least next summer. I can only really get 2 or 3 good runs with sub 2.0 60' times before I can really start to smell it.


1994 ST205 WRC
120,000 km
150 dry compression on all 4........170 wet all 4
bone stock from top to bottom
stock wheels and 205/55/16 Goodyear Nordic winter tires....unstudded.
approximately 3,500 ft elevation ASL

Best time was 14.7
best mph was 95.4
with a ~ 2.0'ish 60 ft.

for reference my buddy's 02 Impreza w/ v7 STI swap traps ~97 w/ 3" downpipe / exhaust and a street tune at the same track.

I was pretty happy with being able to hang with an (essentially) stage 2 sti.

hope that helps.