beaten by a focus st
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beaten by a focus st
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.
My wagon is fairly standard ppp mid pipe and center pipe.
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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
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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!
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!
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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
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
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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!
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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
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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!!
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!!
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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.
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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)!!!