Ok, so I went to a shop today and theres this guy there with a TW 07 FA5. I have a TW 07 FG2 w/ AEM CAI. He heard my car and he asked what I had done. I told em, and he said "maybe now yours can keep up with mine". I kindly laughed at him and reminded him that our cars have the SAME ENGINE, my suspension's different than his (Multi-link/Macpherson vs. Independent), and that it's more likely a drivers race.
His claim: "I've killed other coupe's like yours and I'm only stock."
My reply: "Thursday's track day, so let's meet here at 6 and we'll take em to the track"
He agreed, now here's the question. Outside of tailing him on the way home and watching how he shifts (I think I could outshift him w/o a R arm and only 3 fingers on the left had to drive with), statistically which car is faster from stock? Both of us have all season tires (damn Ohio weather), he's stock (yes I checked the hood and he checked mine), I've got more track time both auto-x and strip than the average person, and he's only 17!!! granted 24's not too far off from that, but who do ya'll think will win...
