why is every one agianst the ST? Options

[nate95]

Every time i post somthing about my ST people pick me apart about it, people are always saying that the ST is so slow, and they act like theres nothing you can do to make it fast. its not the fastest car in the world but neither is your 3sgte swap celica! i posted earlier in a forum about track times and posted that my ST can run a 16.1 1/4 @86mph and NOBODY believed it. they kept saying that a stock ST couldn't ever run a 16 sec. 1/4,, well mine ISN'T STOCK!! is there anybody out there that believes me,, this is a celica club, you guys should be happy when you hear of someone that has put together a decently fast ST! not pick them apart.

[madmods]

Im not against your st or any celica. Im up for making the celica as fast as you can make it. What
mods did you do?

[nate95]

click on the profile, thats easier than me typing them all. Thanks man!

[Jdog1385]

Every time i post somthing about my ST people pick me apart about it, people are always saying that the ST is so slow, and they act like theres nothing you can do to make it fast. its not the fastest car in the world but neither is your 3sgte swap celica! i posted earlier in a forum about track times and posted that my ST can run a 16.1 1/4 @86mph and NOBODY believed it. they kept saying that a stock ST couldn't ever run a 16 sec. 1/4,, well mine ISN'T STOCK!! is there anybody out there that believes me,, this is a celica club, you guys should be happy when you hear of someone that has put together a decently fast ST! not pick them apart.

I think you're mistaken by a few people giving you negative remarks on your car. This doesnt mean that they speak for the entire 6gc community. Just b/c somebody might have given you a ignorant comment about an ST doesnt mean everybody on this site thinks that.

the person that replied to your comment clearly didnt know you had anything done to your car. you could easily pm him and tell him what you did to your car instead of making this post

[lagos]

who was it that picked on you? i think i remeber some GT owners saying they had a hard time running low 16s in their cars, and thats why they didnt think yours had done it.

This post has been edited by lagos: Mar 26, 2006 - 3:21 AM

[95celgt]

nice car! my STX coupe ran a 16.9 with short ram, 2.5 manifold-back exauhst, and timing advance on my old heavy 18's.

I personally like the St's 7a more than the 5s for racing.

[nate95]

It was more than one person,, and i did tell them it wasn't stock and to read my profile, and every one on that post kept puting me down about it. they ended up deleting anything else i would post on that forum! Im not trying to cause any trouble or anything, i just want to see if anybody believes me or supports me with my celica, cause so far only a few do, and i greatly apprieciate those that do!

[Sh0gunkid8721]

no offense man but why do u care what these people think? If u ran 16 seconds, then u ran 16 seconds and u should be proud. too many people in here care too much what others think of them.

[CelicaZR]

Nice car Nate
I dont know how an ST goes, because we
didnt get the 7afe here, only the 5sfe.
Good on ya for gettin 16s in the 1/4 mile.

[smerk]

hey nice car and i'm happy 2 c some one putting up 16's in the celica....represent. not bad 4 a so called "SNAIL"

[trd94]

i think that is a good track time ,i am a big 7a fan my self ,this summer i want to run the 1/4 mile and see what i get with wy mods ,i should have some dyno results in a couple of weeks ,keep up the good fight, long live the st.....LOL

[Bitter]

with my car weighing nearly the same, i plan on giving the 1/4 a go this summer for the fun of it. i'll be happy to get a 18.5 to a 18.8 with the automatic trans, anything less than that will drop my jaw :lol:

or am i setting the bar too high?

[lilsteeg]

i have not seen any one on this site be directly rude, and make fun of any car because it is an st. i have one and i know that they arent fast, people call them slow because they are, but if you put some cash into it you can have a nice little track car. look at nik he is gonna have a ton of power through his 7agte.

[j0e_p3t]

well if it makes you feel better... good job with the 16 sec 1/4 mile. yeah the st's are pretty slow, but its also about your shifting skills. and you must be pretty good.

[snapshotgt]

well, to answer your header on this thread...

It is b/c st's are slow. period. Even the gt is slow, but the st is slower than the slow gt. Even with performance mods (minimal like you have), the st's/gt's will still be slow.

Nice track time, and sorry for some of the guys here that say stupid stuff.

~snap

[dustin15brown]

I have a ST and dont get bashed for it. St's are very slow, but who cares... I didn't buy it because I thought it was fast. One day it might be a lil speed demon but until then, I dont care. I also agree in the fact that if it's real to you, no one else cares. Don't let ignorance get to you

[nate95]

ya know my ST is slow, im not saying 16sec. is fast i'd be stupid if i thought that

[brianforster]

why not post a time slip and shut everyone up?

[nate95]

about the time slip,, that was a few months ago when i ran it and i didn't see 16 sec. as a big deal so i threw them out. i ran a few times, if i remember right i had a 16.3, 16, 16.1 the 16.3 i had a bad launch

[creamed_corn]

The only reason I'd have a problem believeing it is because you took a mid 17 to mid 18 second car and shaved 1.5-2.5 seconds off it's quarter mile (without forced induction); and to me that's like saying you could take a 5S, keep it N/A, and mod it to break 15 seconds in the quarter.

But I'll give you the benfit of the doubt. Lets see some time slips.