meeandmine Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I know how popular these cars are for off road racing but what about on road? There was a blue rx at richie's place that looked like it was ready to hit PIR. Why aren't more people making they're cars capable of smoking all the honda's and miata's on the road course? I'm not talking about STi's and WRX's I'd like to see a RX like the blue one mentioned above, or a 90-94 legacy. Anyone have one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Working on it. I dusted a number of Porshces at the last PCA autoX I went to. Now that I have real race rubber (Yoko A048s), it should be a lot better. Still gutless as F*** though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagen Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 here's my RX from this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeandmine Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 nice cars guys, i'm thinking i might go this direction with my legacy. what have you done to your suspensions, engines etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Intake, exhaust, 2WD struts and reclocked torsion bars. Plus the tires. Thats all. Improving your driving skills will make the most difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeandmine Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 I've done a little racing taken a school so i consider myself a better than average driver but as with anything there's always room for improvement. why did you go with 2wd struts? and is this principal the same for legacy's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagen Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 in the EA series the 2wd struts are much shorter than the 4wd struts. For a legacy I'd look at early wrx or the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch de la Brat Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 From what I have read you can put 02-03 WRX struts on first gen Legacies. I'm sure there's more you can do, just search around, there have been many threads about it. Twitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 in the EA series the 2wd struts are much shorter than the 4wd struts. Eh, more like 1" lower, not huge, but I don't have positive camber anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickstock Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 theres a WRX STI racing improved production here in australia. all the trick bits Ie rally car with differnt struts adn a 6 speed gearbox, the car is just so light, plastic pannels and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeandmine Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 anyone have a ball park figure on how much weight you lose by ditching the interior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickstock Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 id say upwards of 100 kg. but thats just an estimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeandmine Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 id say upwards of 100 kg.but thats just an estimate. that's 230lbs for those on this side of the pond. not too shabby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagen Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 that would only be if you took out the sound deadening too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeandmine Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 which while a pain in the arse would most likely be done if you've got the carpet out anyways. What kind of horsepower can you get out of a stock ej22 with out forced induction and on a $1000 budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagen Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 (edited) I've been told by a well versed tuner that with cams and ecu tuning (stand alone probably) 160 hp can be made more if you want to get nuts. The heads apparently are the bottle neck they run out of breath. I imagine a good port and polish job can fix that. Edited August 21, 2010 by vagen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeandmine Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 so ecu, cai intake, port-polish heads, full exhaust. think 200hp is attainable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagen Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I think if you want 200+hp you would be better building a Frankinmotor. that is a 2.5 bottom end with your 2.2 heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Often you ditch the interior and then end up putting in a roll cage that weighs more than the interior you removed. Race seats can be had that are significantly lighter than stock seats, removing the passenger seat for another one, and removing the entire back seat adds up. Door panels, stereo, speakers and even removing cruise control can add up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu62 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 From what I have read you can put 02-03 WRX struts on first gen Legacies.I'm sure there's more you can do, just search around, there have been many threads about it. Twitch I can verify that sti struts will fit into a '95 lego without mods. It lowered my car about 1.5 inches and drastically improved the handling characteristics of the car even though it is a wagon. Anyways, I've noticed that Subaru has a habit of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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