I am 100 percent sure it was an EVO. The second run were he did pass me and pull on me all I heard was the turbo making boost. I think when he punched it the first time he was in the wrong gear because the second run he did pass me. Defenatly an EVO, I was surprised at the car because it wasn't as fast as I thought it was going to be.

 

good kill..like rotm said a few minor mods can equal 12s. maybe just a mbc, k&n, and a test pipe (they have turbo back 2.5" exhast stock). the evo's awd system is very efficient and the loss isn't as much as most people on here seem to think

 

how fast were you going when he flew by ya? and how many car lengths back was he? he mighta 'brake boosted'.

o thought this was neat http://videos.streetfire.net/hottest...B48FD7896B.htm vid:modded evo dyno's.


and this one is good. http://videos.streetfire.net/categor...752A2E21E8.htm viper vs. evo the evo got cheated i think.

you guys might have allready seen the 2nd video.

 

the top speed of the evo is electronically governed (According to quite a few online review pages like fast-autos) to 152mph...also, as turbostang said, the evo's AWD system is very efficient..

 

STIs and EVOs are good on the freeway, they just need to be in the right gear. They are both geared very high in stock form (4+ I think), but they're still quick up to their top speeds...

 

The last Evo I raced was stock and he ran 13.44 @ 102 to my 13.34 @ 106. He actually ran a better 1/8 than me. They are very respectable performers in a straight line, even though they are built for more than that. Good kill.

 

those evos are pretty fast i raced my friends one and he beat me by 2 1/2 car lenghs(bad stick driver) but im hoping to race him when im charged and beat him.... good kill

 

was ur freinds car stock?

 

I raced an evo before the trans went in, from about a 70 MPH highway roll, then from a few slower rolls.

It was a joke. I was able to pull on him, let out, and then pull on him again.

We pulled over and talked, and I looked over the car. He still had dealer plates on it, and it was definatly an evo unless it was the best fake job I have ever seen.

BTW, why would an EVO be hard to launch?? AWD should be easy??

 

You've also modified a good bit on your car, and the EVO was most likely bone stock if it still had dealer plates on it. I have a friend who owns an EVO MR (the highest model, biggest turbo, etc.) with mods almost exactly like what ROTM was describing. $1700 total, he bought an MBC, intake, full straightpipe exhaust, cam and a tune by one of the best Evolution tuners in the country (arguably). He ran a 12.2 on race gas and a slipping clutch. EVOs, like the STis, are great cars out of the box and are by no means a "drag" car... but they both share the trait of having a TON of tuning potential and the ability to make them very fast. The 4G63 is an incredible engine, and the MR's stock turbo apparently is good for up to 400whp with the right supporting modifications.

I will give it to you though, AWD is pretty easy to launch. It just takes some practice with fast-slipping the clutch, or you can just dump it and hope nothing breaks =p