I'm with you on this tbird. I made it just him and I and short and sweet.

 

The MB E55 has both more negative inherent issues and expensive upkeep than the STR. An Avos twin screw will more than solve a MB E55 menacing an STR...and for less money in both initial cost of car and 200 chp MB killing Avos TS upgrade.

 

Like me... your friend is a bit delusional, LOL!

 

BFS, I am shaking my finger at you in disapproval for racing on the street, but patting you on the back for putting the STI in its place and making us proud! Way to go!

 

LOL! Thanks hiema. If she didn't kick down into 2nd or 3rd gear, we wouldn't have been celebrating this show of both STR prowess and idiocy, LOL! Say perhaps I was at 70+ mph, the likelihood of a favorable 3rd to 2nd downshift would not have happened, allowing the auto or manual shifted Subaru Sti to spool up its torque and superior gear spacing. Yesterday I spoke of this encounter with Chris of Mina Galleries. He concurred that from a dig, we have a disadvantage due to lack of gearing and LSD, however, when "in the the powerband" and appropriate gear for the powerband, the 4.2 s/c STR, XJR, and XKR, are going to surprise the unsuspecting, especially with opened up intake, pulley, and exhaust. Trying to decide on wether to ECU tune or whatever? Not doing a blower port, as others, including tuners, actually claim noticeably lower lowend horsepower that is only gained on the top. If an ECU tune, I'd let yas know if it's a yea or ney.

 

It seems like I waffle between the two almost daily lol

Now if a clean, white, 05+ STR comes up then we're talking, that or a 05-06 XKR Coupe. Mmmmmmmmm

 

Immortal, as for an XKR, IMO, you hit the nail on the head. After my last STR payment next May, I'll be looking for an 07 XKR to hang with the 03 STR.

 

Tbird's reminder about street racing was timely advice. However, an empty on-ramp leading onto a parkway with no cars is an opportunity not to be missed.

 

Robin, once attempted to use an on ramp, only to find a Trooper using it to monitor traffic.

 

Yep, that happened to me.
Mind you, I was driving the metro, but the cop was so angry for me startling him from his sleep, he was furious. He insinuated that I had riced out my car as I was clocked entering the highway at 80. "Its a stock 1.3 liter officer!"

Though I am quite adept at being a smart ***, I decided to play it stupid. I mean, the worst that could happen is that he would write me up for 80. But I think he couldn't. I think that he did not have adequate proof, or did not follow through with proper procedure. Because after a few minutes of him tearing out his hair in frustration, trying to communicate with the idiot I was pretending to be, he told me to leave and never come back.
"Thank you officer!"

 

Eerie heima...we're so alike, LOL!

 

Meh @bfsgross.... Big woopie, an STI.....

This grey haired old fart in a, cough, cough, slightly tuned 300C barge did the same thing to a black STI on Rt8 North not that long ago....

He was in front... riding the left lane like most of Ohio's population... and I was behind him and was going faster.
After a bit he finally moved over, changing lanes real fast like he was pissed. I blew it off and just started going past him. Then he did it.... down shifted to take off...and I was like.."no you didn't"....

Floored it. And well, Diablosport's adjustments of timing and other parameters with their little hand held device is quite effective..... The look on his face as Gramps walked away was priceless....

This is one reason why, despite all it's faults, I love my 300 like you guys love your STR...

BTW: I too have referenced that dark tale in Chicago as an example of what not to do. Remember, there is a major difference between punching the pedal on an open or light traffic highway and doing stupid crap on a city street with traffic all around. Yes, there is risk to both harm and tickets, but the risks are majorly different...

Another funny note is when I have "little ducklings" following me on the highway as I boggie on home, only to be royally pissed to be stuck behind me as I do the speed limit through residential streets after exiting... Some people just don't get the difference... No kid is going to come running out from the concrete barrier on RT8.....

 

Rally breeding notwithstanding, there are very few substitutes for a big V8 with a blower. On a side-note, I'd love to try a '66 Dodge Charger 440 Hemi. I'd say it'd be an outrageous amount of fun!

The humble 3.0 with manual 'box has been known to "embarrass" the occasional "fast" car too...

 

When in high school back in late 1970's, was fortunate to ride in a Dode Coronet 440 4 speed. What a rush when all four barrels kicked in. "66 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi was likely similar but with a bit more gush. You must've originally hailed from the U.S.?

 

Nope, I'm as Irish as bacon-and-cabbage. I have a liking for big, lazy Yank V8s with more torque than a planet, though!

 

LOL... Go find a Hemi 300C to "test drive"... fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your prospective, it is a very similar experience so many decades later...

Turn off the ESP and enjoy the sideways fun!

 

Heh heh, the V8 power is great. Only problem with those 60s-70s musclecars is they could get you into trouble but couldn't get you out ! The steering-brakes-suspension systems were...um....a bit lacking.

And, truth be known, the vast majority of 'em could be easily beaten by today's performance cars. Only a handful ever made it into the 13s in the 1/4 mile in off-the-showroom-floor configuration. Most were mid 14s to mid 15s.

Cheers
DD

 

As my Dad always told me, "There's a time and a place for everything". There are smart ways to break the law and take risks....and really dumb ways to break the law and take risks.

Problem is, adrenaline and testosterone too often have a way of overpowering good judgement. I won't be preachy, as decades ago I did my share of street racing and, frankly, did some dumb, dumb things.

My days of all-out street racing are long gone. But, I still enjoy occassional fast driving....and more so when there's a willing co-participant. I'm extremely selective about how-when-where I partake.


Cheers
DD

 

Oh I know! I've driven a few old American cars, including a 1965 Mustang and a bloody enormous 1959 Cadillac DeVille. They were absolutely awful, and I loved them. Talk about grinning from ear to ear!

 

Lots of grins, yes....and that '59 DeVille would be the epitome of an American "Land Yacht". :-)

Fortunately American cars have come a long, long way...gradually but surely... in the last 25 years or so. Many still believe that all American cars have poor road manners, brakes, etc. They're wrong :-)

There's still lots of fun and satisfaction in driving the old classics of the 60s, though.

Cheers
DD