ST204 3SGTE VS ST205 Options

[reko]

On a quarter mile at race track X

A ST204 swapped with a 3SGTE 3rd gen + LSD tranny from MR2 (lighter but FWD with LSD)

VS

A ST205 with a 3SGTE 3rd gen (heavier but AWD)

who would normally win? and dont tell me ''well it depends on the driver and blablablablabla''.

I'm talking about perfect conditions, who would smoke who?

[6strngs]

I think the 205 would win. Jeff's ST185 is a Carlos sainz edition iirc and makes more power than your average 185. probably very close to the power of an ST205 engine. Since I recently bought an ST165, I've been hanging over at alltrac.net and I came across a thread about 1/4 mile times. apparently, a stock 185 runs about a 15.5, but with a 3" downpipe (supposedly adds about 25 hp by itself!) 3" exhaust, an intake, and a MBC, it runs mid to high 13's... and since most people who swap in a 3sgte into their FWD will probably add at least an exhaust, you must equip the ST205 with an exhaust too. now figure that the ST205 makes more power than the ST185, so with the exhaust it probably runs about the same time of mid to high 13's, while the FWD swaps are running high 13's and low 14's... I think the ST205 would win.