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?

[x_itchy_b_x]

your correct with wanting wrinkle but wheel size isnt as important as sidewall size you can still use a 17" wheel and have the same side of a 16" wheel depending on sidewall size. but i get what ur saying with a smaller wheel u can fit more tire on it.

but u need to draw the line somewhere. straight lines yes sidewall = flex = grip, but in the twisties too much sidewall = sidewall curling under the wheel. eww. so u need to find a happy medium if ur gunna be running the same tires for everything. easier to get some nice drag radials.

its also misleading when u say for best traction use the smallest wheel, maybe so but what will give u even more traction than just a small wheel is having a taller Tire, the more area a tire covers in one rotation the more torque it can spread out to the ground. i can ran roast little wheels all day long but put on a taller tire and your trap speed will increase by a few mph just because the wheel covers more ground with each rotation.

i agree with everything u said Dan

This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Dec 27, 2006 - 1:04 PM