For christmas i found out the 3sgte is officially a beast!, tangled @$$ with an sti Options

[easternpiro1]

hello kiddies, hope you had a merry christmas I went to fayetteville nc for the weekend and met a couple of guys out there at the local saturday nite spot. we decide to roll out to the strip (dont assume this was on the street) and one of the guys in a gti keeps egging me to take on the sti, i do it, and to my surprise, from 30mph im DEAD EVEN with him, with his boost to 17psi... he pulled on me after a while (6th gear?) i knew my car was quick but its kinda like that big kid in elementary school that dosent realize he's so strong

being that charlotte is a haven for those stining honda hatches, i never had any legit competition
where should i go from here?

1. leave the engine/turbo alone look for more ways to put available power to the ground

2. work suspension (already thinking about doing this anyway)

3. mess with the motor some more?

any suggestions?

[easternpiro1]

Work on the suspension. what the point of being able to throw a hard punch if it never lands.

good point, im planning on getting the tein setup that eveybody here has

fit a uprated fuel pump, get a boost controller and get it setup to 1.1bar boost and the subby wont stand a chance, i know u cant do due to emission laws etc but a decat would unleash few more ponies...

got a boost controller already (turbo xs ) does the job, and car is a 94 and my bro inspects cars, i have 2.5 straight pipe

put the car on a dyno. see where your at, and go from there.


you dont really need much for suspension unless your looking to run the 1/4 mile every week. just get yourself some nice wide street tires with good grip

thats the next step, found a place in fayetteville that will do it for 50 bucks for 3 pulls! can you give me a good size lagos? im sick of these 205 40's anyway... (wear out too quick)

do both
throw in some struts and springs, and a boost controller/FCD im sure the stock fuel system is good for 15 psi if you have a walbro pump.

15 psi is how the motor comes stock

i had a debate with a friend of mine, he warned me against getting 3in exhaust because of no low end although a 3in wont fit up because i have a 2.25 downpipe (gotta get a custom fab'd dp) would that help prevent the wheel spin a bit?