Yep i love the kit cost the same as a supercharger kit so im going to get one, and pluss all i here is bad things about superchargers all the mantance and sounds like they are always braking and you never here of people ripping off their turbos to have them serviced.

 

I have ridden in them, driven in them and I come from the home of STS and talked to Rick and came down to his shop to check it out when it was on the first and only (at the time) Camaro.

I'm not impressed with their performance in Fbody's but a couple of the GTO's are getting good times as well as a few trucks. None of the STS cars I have watched race have performed near what a similar HP N/A, S/C or nitrous car will. For instance a local LS1 just put down 530+ HP and at the track last weekend ran a best of 14.X @ 102. Now this is a 4000+lb car but something just isn't adding up. His is just the latest in a series of STS cars I have personally seen not nearly live up to the dyno #'s they put down.

But to each his own....whoever wants to spend their money on their car and is satisfied with the product can do what they want. More power to them.....I just wouldn't spend the money on that turbo setup as there are better setups out there IMO. But of course it always makes me feel good when my little H/C LT1 beats an STS turbo LT1 on the freeway when he's running 12psi

And with that I'll probably wait another three months before posting in another beat dead horse STS thread.

 

no friggin way did a car that put down 530hp to the wheels only trapped 102. I could see the 14.x, if the driver sucked, or let off the gas or whatever. Going ***** out though, that car either had a problem, or the driver let off for some other reason.

 

What was the elevation of the track that the 530 RWHP car ran a 14. something @ 102?
I have quite a bit less rwhp than that and I trap 116-117 @ 1500 ft.

 

Ghost, the area under the curve of the STS systems is what lacks, that is part of the reason for their lack luster performance.

JZ

 

That was hilarious! Ever think maybe something is wrong with the car or he let off for some reason

Even the haters of the sts system should realize that 102mph is funny.

"add an sts kit to your LT1 and you'll be as slow as stock!".........rrrrrright.

 

It also turns out the driver of that car was a 16 year old kid that just got his lisence.

 

It is funny for an LT1, but even funnier that he's talking about an LS1!!

I trapped 116 at 8 psi, which should be somewhere in the 120's. But I am still tuning, so to say that an LS1 trapped 102 is just ridiculous, and even more ridiculous to think it has anything to do with the kit.

 

Hey, i heard if you put an STS kit on, AND spray a 50 dry shot to innercool the charge, youll trap at 98mph!

 

Here it is from the driver for those of you who just can't fathom an STS car not performing up to its dyno:

"Well not as good as I was looking for. Tongue

Here is one Time slip the others won't scan.

The 1st Run was going so so, until I grabed 5th instead of 3rd and realised I left the traction control on. Smoked the crap out of the Clutch. Lame Old Driver anyway. Sad The 2nd Run I over staged backed up and got the lights. Then I was slow getting it up to 3,000 rps when the tree started. I bogged bad out of the hole and the gear change to 3rd went badly again.

1st Run: RT...1.227, 60'...2.227, 330...5.979, 1/8...9.039, MPH...77.50, 1000...11.817, 1/4...14.185, MPH...94.49

2nd Run: RT....0.861, 60'...2.838, 330...7.331, 1/8...10.58, MPH...72.81, 1000...13.637, 1/4...16.305, MPH...86.83

3rd Run: RT...0.484, 60'...2.365, 330...6.272, 1/8...9.389, MPH...78.56, 1000...12.017, 1/4...14.201, MPH...102.92"

Not 16, he's in his 40's. And I agree something isn't right with the car but as I said, I have yet to see an STS car perform anything near it's dyno #'s.

WS Sick....our DA is usually between 7-11K. Actual elevation is 4400ft and stock LS1's usually run mid 14's.

Jose....which is exactly why I'm going with a PTK

I'm not bringing this up to start more STS drama or to hate on his car. He has a couple of B1C's that are completely done as the Utah Highway Patrol Camaro's are and were done which brings him near or over the 4Klb mark.

He's a nice guy and I love all of his cars, the point of my post was that I am a person who has ridden in and driven STS cars and if I would have dumped the money, I would have had the second ever Camaro STS kit on my car. Unfortunately I found Rick to come across like a used car salesman and I didn't care for his product.

More power to the people (GTO) who are able to make the STS perform well. Unfortunately there are more viable options for the same price or less that will outperform a compareable STS setup. It's a great product for those who are in its target market, unfortunately I'm not one of those and more than one here in the home of the almightly STS are looking to sell their kits because they didn't meet their expectations.

Do what you want to do to your own car....more power to you, just responding to the person who said that the "haters" have never driven in or driven an STS car.

 

One other thing in defense of the driver....I believe this was his first time down the track with the new setup. Not the first time ever down the track, just the first after the STS install.

 

INB4REALQUICKSAYSITSALLBULL****


If I had posted that I'd get flamed so hard my PC would be smoking

 

Jeeesh, can you guys come up with any more excuses. Sound like a bunch of ricers. The point is, for as many people who own STS turbos and speak how great they are. NOBODY can produce any timeslips. Only nutswinging on one person who USED to own one. When some times finally do get posted the excuses start flowing..

Naa, youd gain about 5mph from the nitrous

What the hell is that supposed to mean??
I trapped 130 at 12 psi, which should be somewhere in the 140's

 

 

Kind of funny the driver left traction control and missed his thrid gear shift and put it in 5th gear, yet that was his best run. He got his best ET in that run. The third run he gained 8.5mph over the first, but was still .1 slower. Maybe that should tell you something...

I guess since thast the only one you saw, you'll base your opinions on it. Thats fine for you...

5.0this - any time slips yet for those dyno numbers??


CJ - looks like alot of us were right about the driver. If you dont get it, try rereading ghost's post. Common sense goes along way...