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what do u mean by beat???

0 - 100, are pretty comparable. Both are low 6's i think, 6.1 or 6.2.

If u want to compete in EVERY field, then i'd prob be thinking some supension/brake work for the GTS-T to keep up the WRX, but straight line i'd image the R33 would have it mid to top end, but the WRX might have it low down due to the AWD grip.

So get urself some grip cos the skylines are very susceptible to mods, so u gotta get that power to the ground, supension for the twisties to keep up with the WRX and i think u should be sweet.

but it also depends on what u mean by "beat"

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A healthy stocker GTST whill whip a stocker rex if you launch it right & don't dawdle with the gearshift. 4wd's inherently bog down on launch & this is your window of opportunity - Skylines longer legs will do the rest.

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Yep, have run a few WRXs, including some with comparable mods to my own (exhaust, pod, boost) and have pulled away easily. In 100km/h rolling starts there is no competition, the R33 will blow them away. A point of note, not many WRX owners will dump the clutch at high revs from a standstill, due to the well-publicised gearbox issues (and replacement cost) they have, so off the line shouldn't be an issue either :)

A WRX will eat a GTS25t in the twisties though, partly because of 4WD and a lighter car, partly because the stock suspension in earlier R33s will be rooted by now (mine is). And don't even think about chasing one up a dirt road... :D

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WRX vs GTST.

Stock for Stock A WRX will get the gtst everytime.

you cant compare AWD launches to 2wd launches.

AWD launches pretty hard.

Rollling start its comparable was the wrx is much lighter.

I guess it comes down to what mods you have.

an exhaust and boost is all you need to beat a "stock" Wrx on a rolling start.

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it depends on the driver... ive run a few WRXs (stock apart from zorst) in my R32 and passed them by 3rd gear.... they got a little ahead on the launch but after that i was gaining on them with every second

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I race on private roads and the drag strip....

The WRX's can be quite fast. Lets face it alot of them are modified.

WRX's I've run so far I have beaten, they for the most part launch well and have plenty of legs. The top end on a good worked WRX is very good. I know that there are plenty of good WRX's around that will hand me my ass, I just haven't encountered one yet.

It's interesting to note that I don't have as much trouble on the street than the drag strip getting a good launch. This takes alot of shine off the WRX's I've ran.

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Pretty much everything above is just stipulation.

If you put 2 GTS-T's side-by-side 9x out of 10 they will not be putting out the same power. You could have up to 10% more power than the GTS-T beside you. You also might have got a bad batch of fuel which could totally ruin your chances.

Like Ed said above, I also prefer to chase people down.

Give them about 1.5 car lengths and then just put it flat (on 7psi) and watch them sweat it.

Like Rev210, leave it for the track where conditions are as much identical as possible and then start your laughing.

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Originally posted by jlnewton

How do you guys get to race WRXs?!  You all must have handed out too much punishment as everytime I get near one they just slow down!

Same here. Even worse are R8 and XR6 turbo drivers.

Most are middle aged men or mothers that drive em . That goes for rexes as well.

On the wrx thing. On the very rare occasion I've come across one that actually drives the car as it should be driven, they always have pulled away on 1st, but in 2nd they are weak and the line has just been in front

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Originally posted by RbHed

sorry to crash the thread  

but now that were on d subject..how would a lightly modded(zorst, Fmic and pod ) gtst do against a intergra type r

Last time I went to the drags there was a speedworks modifed integra R.

It did a flat 14. It might have got a 13.9 even?

lots of the skylines on that night did low 14's and worse. Including people with FMIC's on stock turbo's (no suprises there)

This means some of the honda integras with a corresponding amount of $$ spent will beat skylines.

Most modded WRX's at the drags run 12's & 13's, as such the GTS-t boys running 14's don't have a chance, rolling run or not.

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