Now the the engine is up to snuff on the STI (450Hp/500Tq) I am ready to head into the suspension. I looked around at all the available options and decided to go with the STI tarmac springs and struts. Stiff and raw yes, but a perfect match for the car. I am looking forward to getting them installed and also making a run at Summerduck dragway when I get back from Italy next week.

Sumerduck, eh?

 

When you planning on going?

It is less than 10 min from my place. I always have gone on Fridays adn Sundays and never felt welcome with the domestic crowd, now I hear htey have an import crowd on Tuesdays so that is the plan. Which irritates me, I love domestics and imports.

down with domestics..... hp with big blocks is for fools...

hurrah for 4 cylinder power beeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiitches

 

 

oh yea..... support our troops

I think there is a place for all of it. There is no real debate that a 4cyl weighing 230Lbs producing 120Hp per Ltr is not a greater advance than a 700Lb V8 producing only 60Hp per Ltr. That is about what a stock STI Vs a stock new gen Mustang compares. It is just silly to joke about 4 banger rice burners etc. when the only circumstance you can beat them on is a dry straight strip. So that becomes the only measure of performance that they accept. That said, there is nothing like a 68 Camaro lifting the front end a foot in the air and shaking the gravel next to the track as it disappears. I don't have anything against domestics or large displacement in general but unfortunatly many of them have something against us. It is also unfortunate that some 4cyl fans dislike the other side of the equasion. A sportbike such as a GSXSR or R4 is clearly a superior bike in all technical respects when compared to my HD Heritage springer. They are faster, more agile, less expensive and will go much further between overhauls. Given that I still chose the HD because of it's noise, inefficiency, and style, but I don't pretend it is a better performing bike. So I understand why some people choose traditional domestics but not why they condem the others.