As title, would an 03 blobeye with 280bhp and the torque that comes with that figure be capable of sub 5 second 0-60 time?

 

i believe a classic with circa 280 does it in around 4.6...hope that helps!

 

Given that a PPPd WRX has about 260 bhp and is quoted as 4.8 0-60, I'd have thought so.

 

Yep, but you'd need to be brutal with it to get into the 4's. I wouldn't do it everyday. What it oes mean is that you'll be able to pull of times in the 5s without being brutal; that's the real value!

Ns04

 

dont think your clutch will last long either!

 

here you go mate
power 280bhp
weight 1395kg
0-60 4.9sec
0-100 13.1sec
60-100 8.2sec
1/4 mile 13.6sec

 

My OE clutch lasted 40k miles with plenty of launches.

 

Except it's 1350Kg (/disclaimer.....at least mine is, according to the vin plate)

 

Here is the weight of all Impreza's 2003
Impreza WRX 03 1395kg
Impreza WRX PPP 1395kg
Impreza WRX Sti (Import) 1380kg
Impreza WRX Sti Spec C 1380kg

 

Got a video of my Type R doing a pretty much bang on 4 secs 0-60... maybe slightly under... 0-100 just under 9 secs... dunno how to upload them on here though...? But if was very quick before the bottom end started to rattle... lol

 

Cheers all,

Just got hold of a prodrive sports down pipe and will be getting Afterburner cat pipe and centre section soon along with uprated fuel pump and filter. Already have a vortex back box.

Then save up for the re-map at Powerstation.

Hope this lot should get me to 280bhp.

Do STI tmic and turbos come up often on here and how much ££

 

How come you didn't go for the Afterburner down pipe as well? Just as a matter of interest, or did the Prodrive one come up for a good price.
(I've got the AB DP, De-cat, Cente, Ninja BB). Fitting on monday, can't wait!!!!!!!!!! Mapping a week on wed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! zoom-zoom

Keep an eye on the For Sale section. I've seen a few STi TMIC recently...

 

Just got the prodrive sports downpipe of a guy on scoobynet this week. Un-used and still in wrapper.

A big saving :-)

 

Which one?

16 inch version = 1320kg (this is the motorsport version btw, comes with steel wheels and no goodies)
17 inch version = 1350kg
Spec C Limited = 1370kg

There ya go

Tony

 

You must have done alot to it to get it to do 0-100 in 9 secs

Tony

 

just wanted to know i have the sti with ppp 300bhp and was told that did 0 to 60 in 4.8 which is correct can't both be same can they

 

The power to wieght ratio (190bhp/ton iI think) on the WRX PPP is better than the standard STI, hence the quick 0-60. 4.8 is correct for the WRX PPP.

 

Should be possible with 280 BHP, although you'd have to have almost no fuel, and no passengers. Performance Car tested an empty tanked, single occupant standard 97MY, at Santa Pod and it did it in 5.02 seconds or something like that. It was reg no. P116 EVP or thereabouts IIRC, in red, it appeared in various magazines around 1996/7 as the test car and I've driven that same car round Millbrook.

 

but with 40bph more and not weighing much more you would expect the sti ppp to be quicker

 

i can say this was once a quick car and it will be back very soon even quicker

 

power 300bhp
weight 1380kg
0-60 4.5sec
0-100 12.0sec
60-100 7.4sec
1/4 mile 13.2sec

 

Some interesting figures in this thread. Anyone know what the exact 0-60 time of a MY98 JDM STi running about 310bhp would be?

I was guessing around 4.6 but looking at some of the stats above maybe a tiny bit quicker?

Cheers!

 

Thing is IIRC, the UK STi is signficantly heavier than the WRX - again IIRC it was of the order of 1470kg or something equally silly.

Prodrive did indeed quote 4.6 for the STi PPP. The Prodrive figures are about the best that would ever be repeatably acheived with lowish fuel load, very hard driving etc and most people would be a few tenths slower on a good run. It is true that a few mags did get some pretty remarkable times for fairly standard classic UK turbos. Spirit - on a perfect launch, ideal gear changes etc probably around 4.5 or maybe 4.4 might be on the cards, but in "normal" circumstances you ought to be able to get under 5 repeatably.

 

does anyone know the spec on a legacy twin turbo???

 

you own a classic by any chance

 

LOL l'd be adding about a second to any best times acheived by magazines, the technique used for getting the best out of awd cars is:

-Eject any passengers (and possibly go with half a tank of fuel ;-) )
-Wind the car up to maximum revs
-Dump the clutch
-Keep the throttle pinned and stamp on the clutch and just dump it again to engage the next gear
-Possibly call the AA when the gearbox explodes!! :-) I know that Autocar were left stranded late one eve at Bruntingthorpe after killing an EVO's transmission this way!

Ns04

 

Engine should be back with me early next week... can't wait...

 

No, I own a new age. What has that got to do with anything?

It shouldn't take much in the way of brainpower to suggest a 310bhp classic JDM STi - weighing about 200kg less than a new age STi PPP, and with a touch more bhp and probably very similar traction etc - is likely to be a touch faster 0-60.

If you have an issue with my comment that "most people would be a bit slower on a good run" than the prodrive figures of 4.8 (WRX PPP) and 4.6 (WRX PPP), please point me at any properly controlled test (i.e. not hearsay/ measured off the speedo with a stopwatch) where those figures have been beaten.

If you have an issue with my suggestion that 1470kg is heavy, then you need educating in what makes a real sports car!

 

i managed 4.43 with 285bhp in a blobeye WRX.

and yes STIs are near 100kgs heavier than the WRX...

 

LMFAO!!! Now that actually made me laugh hehe.. Why not just get a £600 clutch and lightened flywheel and tip tronic gearbox?