Re: Autocross. Switching from STI to EVO X.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Short-bus</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I ran STU until early 2007, 2006 was my last nationals. Everyone was switching to Evo's, I stuck with my 2004 STI. I believed that the greater low end torque, and shorter 2nd gear allowed it to have higher corner exit speeds.
If I had someone to bankroll it, I still believe that I could win nationals again in a 2004/5 STI, and I wouldn't need all those fancy shocks, wheels, and everything else that folks were getting. Knowing how to drive was a lot more important than the latest gear, kinda the same way in the shooting world.
I'm not sure if he's still tuning cars, i'll have to ask him, but Jake Diehl was the shit, tuned my car, and I was running 306hp at the tires and a bit more torque than that.
I've been out of it for a while, so I don't know what cars/tires are dominating the STU class anymore. I stay away from it as I really start to miss it when I follow it again.
Branden </div></div>
I completely understand, lol. I quit racing sport bikes 2 years ago and miss the shit out of it. I ran in wera, afm, and oomra clubs all over the west coast and vegas. Autocross has filled the void for my cravings of competition. When I was in STU, I was running Ventus RS3's with a tread wear rating of 140. Great tires, but my V710's have way more grip which put me in the higher class. The older STI's are def better than the new one's. I compete against 4 or 5 of them but I'm a better driver than them with an inferior car. I think I just want to try something new until Subaru comes out with the all new STI in '14. That's going to be a fun car. Lighter, 300hp, and a 1.6L engine based off a new frame. Then I might go back to Subaru. I'm also getting a new car for warranty reasons. Popping motors would be expensive if I had to pay for them....
