Here in my town of Fountain, CO...there isn't a lot of traffic by 9 pm. I just got my TR back last week with the new built trans installed and have yet to race anyone! The other day, I'm on my way to Walmart, and hit an intersection taking a left in the pole position, to find an STi with 3 younger guys in it. They look at me, and probably don't know what they're looking at. It's charcoal grey, chrome bumpers...no emblems. No body molding on the front. The only indication it's not just an '80's era Regal is the bump on the hood, aluminum wheels and fatter tires. My SS Pypes dual exhaust is not loud at idle.
Light turns green, and I start giving it some gas. They didn't bite at all. I've got 60# injectors, and can't WOT it beyond 1st, so I just keep it at about 80% throttle, but I'm gone. She was running STRONG on this ~50-55 degree night. With Nitto DR's, I'm conscious that I don't want to lose it as I'm taking the left turn onto the highway. Perfect, but it did pitch back and forth a bit. Anyway, all I knew was that they were a spec in my rearview a few seconds later, probably not knowing what the hell was up with this relatively quite car that was long gone in no time flat. A couple minutes later, they obviously made efforts to get through the traffic (it was all clear at that 1st intersection) just to give me a thumbs up...and probably to get a 2nd look at my car.
I've owned two STi's, one of which had a lot of bolt on's, and put down 285 AWHP. My '87 TR, even now, un-dialed in, with too-small injectors, would blow that STi away.
Well, not such a great story...but one day I'll actually race someone and have a nice kill story to post!
Light turns green, and I start giving it some gas. They didn't bite at all. I've got 60# injectors, and can't WOT it beyond 1st, so I just keep it at about 80% throttle, but I'm gone. She was running STRONG on this ~50-55 degree night. With Nitto DR's, I'm conscious that I don't want to lose it as I'm taking the left turn onto the highway. Perfect, but it did pitch back and forth a bit. Anyway, all I knew was that they were a spec in my rearview a few seconds later, probably not knowing what the hell was up with this relatively quite car that was long gone in no time flat. A couple minutes later, they obviously made efforts to get through the traffic (it was all clear at that 1st intersection) just to give me a thumbs up...and probably to get a 2nd look at my car.
I've owned two STi's, one of which had a lot of bolt on's, and put down 285 AWHP. My '87 TR, even now, un-dialed in, with too-small injectors, would blow that STi away.
Well, not such a great story...but one day I'll actually race someone and have a nice kill story to post!