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Dean · 2003-06-12, 05:38 AM

Despite Car And Driver's "Close Second" for the STI vs. the EVO, I think the STI has much more potential because they left some room to play with.

While the STI is up at respectable 1 Bar of boost at 14.5 PSI, the EVO is at a whopping 1.34 BAR or 19.5 PSI. The later leaves litle to no room for additional tuning, and to be honest, I'm amazed they can run that much boost on our crappy west coast 91 octane oxygenated gas. The ECU must and knock sensors must be working overtime to avaoid the engine banging itself to death.

I think with just a little susppension work to make it more nuetral, and maybe some exhaust work to let the turbos spool just a little earlier, the STI is going to be the winner in the long run.

2003-06-12, 05:38 AM	#6
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Despite Car And Driver's "Close Second" for the STI vs. the EVO, I think the STI has much more potential because they left some room to play with. While the STI is up at respectable 1 Bar of boost at 14.5 PSI, the EVO is at a whopping 1.34 BAR or 19.5 PSI. The later leaves litle to no room for additional tuning, and to be honest, I'm amazed they can run that much boost on our crappy west coast 91 octane oxygenated gas. The ECU must and knock sensors must be working overtime to avaoid the engine banging itself to death. I think with just a little susppension work to make it more nuetral, and maybe some exhaust work to let the turbos spool just a little earlier, the STI is going to be the winner in the long run.