is350 vs STI

dfoolio · Lexus Owner Joined: Apr 21, 2007 Posts: 1

Can an is350 beat an sti? my manager just got an sti, and i drive an is350 with the luxury package.. he's never had an sti and keeps talkin a lot of crap about it being faster.. i never bought the is350 with racing in mind.. i just loved the car, the luxury and everything.. but i want to show him up so i got a few questions:

1. if i were to race him, does pushing the power button do anything to improve off the line speed? (the one that gives more power i think when traveling up hills and such, to the bottom right of the steering wheel to the left of the console)

2. Should I keep it automatic, shift with the stick, or the speed paddles? does it make a difference?

3. When should I shift? I can set the red line color in my rpms to direct my shifting, but im not sure where the sweet spots r in each gear to shift.. I also notice that the shifting (with the paddles at least I havent tried the stick) there is a slight delay between hitting the paddle and the car actually changing gear, can someone please help?

I want him to eat his words up.. on paper its very close, he's got me beat .41 seconds on the quarter mile, and .21 seconds on the 0 - 60. So it's going to be all driver.. please help me beat him! Thanks in advanced.

herbert · Lexus Owner Joined: Jun 22, 2007 Posts: 1

SHOW YOUR MANAGER WUT IS IS350 ALL ABOUT
well, on the web they said sti gets 4.7
but they are all tested by professionals, if you are not the master of stick shift. you won't be able to pull out 4.7
and yes, when you are trying to kick ppl's ass always keep the pwr button on. i'll say don't shift by yourself, because there is delay when you shift; so just put it in automatic, step hard on the gas and let the computer handles all the work but remember to KEEP THE PWR BUTTON ON.

STi · Lexus Owner Joined: Sep 23, 2007 Posts: 2

Don't do it! If you do only go from a roll.

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