budgie smuggler

I was racing a 06 focus st other morning couldn't keep up in me bugeye wrx wagon what other than drive it properly can I do to it to keep me mates st is standard.
My wagon is fairly standard ppp mid pipe and center pipe.

Blue by You

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Never mind there's always going to be someone with a faster car.

RoyPinhey

Your wrx is only around 225 bhp I reckon so its no real suprise . . dont get drawn into a ***** waving fight as it becomes endless! And someone will always be quicker

stuart148

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don't listen to them all mate spend a few k on the quite and then blitz him ;-)

tan v5sti

Lol...i lost to a audi rs3 in my p1..now im gna map it to 330/340 ish with a vf35 and supportin mods..then c wat happens..if i lose again im gna giv up

banny sti

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bugeye wrx is the black sheep of the subaru world lol

Norman Dog

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You would have had him in the twisties though.

jayallen

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You mean the Impreza isn't the fastest car on UK roads?

Dirk Diggler 75

Just buy an sti simples .....

scoobygaz1

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As above or in the wet

yabbadoo4

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yep get him on a wet or damp day and watch him lose all traction.

sonic93

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Banny you horrible man lol. Vf35,Sti top mount or fmic, 550s,full decat map then bye st

imprezaworks

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And what if he does stuff to his car?

thenewgalaxy

I smashed one from the lights (an ST) in my R32 earlier, just booted it in D too.

Standard vs Standard there's not too much in it between the ST and WRX but a PPP or Mountune kit makes them significantly quicker. Some of the more extreme third party upgrades can make them really quick, so if you came across one of them no wonder he beat you!

S555 MKR

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I would say simply go for a remap, for your ££ spend prob return the biggest gain.

But as some others say don't get dragged into the whole ***** waving thing. If you enjoy the car and it puts a smile on ya face then its doing its job

Picklemaroo

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I had an **** in a fiesta st the other day behind me, was not in the mood for a race so just tootled along at 80 on fast country roads then he overtook me just before a bend! Was really surprised he did , didn't think they were that quick but what a tosser, I let him pass but was surprised he tried. Clearly thought he was faster than an sti

nick172sport

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standard wrxs are rubbish expect to get beat off dervs to tbh i would never buy a wrx sti is the car forward and a standard wrx is 215 bhp

53

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Oh dear... buy an ST

stonejedi

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Just a little bit of advice Story's like that mate keep it to yourselfSJ.

RA Dunk

Is the buttons on your keyboard sticking or something? Half the letters seem to be missing from your message.

Gear Head

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+1

The Stitcher

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Came home from work the other day and had a play about with a focus st 2.5 T and can say my wrx sti with ppp wins hands down and I'm not the best driver in the world lol think he was gutted as car is de badged and must of thought I was in a wrx haaahaaa

Tidgy

Wolf do a 300 and 330 pack for the earlier ones, new ones 350 so no wonder tbh.

always gonna be summit out there that will hand your *** to you

scoobyboy1

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Lent my dads bugeye WRX wagon for a day to take some stuff to the tip, and come across a Focus ST, The Focus ST pretty much pulled away easy enough.

But then again a standard bugeye WRX is 11-12 years old now and 215bhp back then was a lot compared to the fastest hot hatches in the early 2000's which where Clio 172/182 etc, now hot hatches like Clio's are pushing 200bhp and Astra VXR's 240bhp, Focus ST's 225bhp etc etc!!

Tidgy

225 at teh fly vs 225 at the fly, but awd and fw, so your loosing alot more through transmission

scoobyboy1

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Bugeye WRX was 215bhp!!!

Tidgy

always thought the new age wrx' were 225 . but 225 or 215 same thign applies, byt he time it hits the tarmac the power is alot less

PhilWrx100

A Wrx blob with a few exhaust mods and a remap (280) should see off any ST. Any std Wrx would out pull one off the line. I think the ST may have a better mid range due to a slightly larger turbo, so I'm told.

scoobyboy1

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Focus ST has better torque, has a 2.5 compared to the 2.0 in the WRX. off the line then the ST will struggle, I had a Focus RS which would spin its wheels all the way to 3rd gear in the dry, in the wet no point wasting your time, as you would get wheel spin in 5th gear when it hit boost, But what a car(weather permitting)!!!

bustaMOVEs

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A 330 wrx wagon (my old one) beat a frs on a straight, got to 4th gear and had to over take but prior to that was pretty quick.