If he just has a catback, consider him bone stock. A catback exhaust on the WRX really doesn't do much performance wise. You've got to replace the downpipe, uppipe, etc before you see any real gains.
His AWD will generally give him the advantage from a stop, but I'd think you'd take him pretty easily after that. Especially if you guys raced from a roll, I don't think he'd have a chance.
Now if he had an 06 WRX, it might be a little more interesting. They're finding those to be severely underrated from the factory as they've gotten a 0.5L increase over the past models. Word on another forum is that an 06 WRX, bone stock, ran a 13.4.
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A 14 second Cobra vs a 14 second turbo four banger, oh but of course this is mustangforums... so the mustang can nevar l0se!
How is a 305hp cobra a 14 sec car? 99-04 gt is low 14 isnt it? Wrx awd 227hp vs cobra with 305+ hp? I dont get it. You are the one thats being inreasonable! 99gt vs WRX stock for stock goes to mustang. Maybe u can argue that, but not the cobra!
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Yea dude. Unarguably it is the Cobra. If you want a real race stay with cars that have V8s or a least severly modified 6s, don't even bother with those 4 banger wanabes.
A 14 second Cobra vs a 14 second turbo four banger, oh but of course this is mustangforums... so the mustang can nevar l0se!
How is a 305hp cobra a 14 sec car? 99-04 gt is low 14 isnt it? Wrx awd 227hp vs cobra with 305+ hp? I dont get it. You are the one thats being inreasonable! 99gt vs WRX stock for stock goes to mustang. Maybe u can argue that, but not the cobra!
So what you're saying is that a 1998 Cobra weighing 3393 lbs and 305 hp is a 13 second car? Proof? You're going to debate me just to debate me on this, aren't you? When I see proof of this I'll retract my statements.
But when I see data like 305 hp, 3393 pounds and a 0-60 time of 5.4, I don't exactly think 13 second car. Since the 99-04 GTs pull 0-60s of 5.4-5.6 and they're low 14 in the quarter, I tend to think it's of equal performance between the two.
But hey, I guess numbers really do lie and weight never matters.
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Yea dude. Unarguably it is the Cobra. If you want a real race stay with cars that have V8s or a least severly modified 6s, don't even bother with those 4 banger wanabes.
4 banger wannabes? say that to the sti's or evos. hell, say that to them old ass talon tsi's.
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sorry to say but the wrx will win especially since its street racing.. on the street the cobra wont hook worth a sh1t and the awd wrx will pull 1.8 60' with a good driver BONE STOCK.. im a stang fan but you prob dont have what it takes to beat him
A 14 second Cobra vs a 14 second turbo four banger, oh but of course this is mustangforums... so the mustang can nevar l0se!
Look at the trap speeds. Cobra will trap 103ish, the wrx wont break 100. If you lived in the real world and experience things as opposed to mag race, youd know that a cobra like his will destroy a stock WRX, especially from a roll.
yyou cant talk about trap speeds in a 1/4 and then try to relate that to racing from a roll, its two different kind of races.. you think that an n/a 8 cyclinder with beat a turbo car on the top end?
A 14 second Cobra vs a 14 second turbo four banger, oh but of course this is mustangforums... so the mustang can nevar l0se!
Look at the trap speeds. Cobra will trap 103ish, the wrx wont break 100. If you lived in the real world and experience things as opposed to mag race, youd know that a cobra like his will destroy a stock WRX, especially from a roll.
Uh... yeah... where are you getting this trapping 103? I'm not seeing any proof besides the number you just made up.
A 14 second Cobra vs a 14 second turbo four banger, oh but of course this is mustangforums... so the mustang can nevar l0se!
Look at the trap speeds. Cobra will trap 103ish, the wrx wont break 100. If you lived in the real world and experience things as opposed to mag race, youd know that a cobra like his will destroy a stock WRX, especially from a roll.
Uh... yeah... where are you getting this trapping 103? I'm not seeing any proof besides the number you just made up.
Its called a real world experience. My friend has a 98 cobra with just a shifter, and he trapped 102. I will say it was particularly cool that night, but either way, i saw what i saw. Best WRX trap speed i have ever seen at the track from a stock one was 96mph. I know neither of those numbers count for EVERY WRX and EVERY cobra, but thats what i generally see.
A Cobra will spank it even more from a roll. The Wrxs and all those are not known for having more torque from a roll and the cobra will get even better traction then
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