Yet to see a BRZ/FRS
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LOL I thought that once. I keep seeing them for some reason, Cool cars.
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this one would be awesome.. i would have to think about sacrificing my wagon for this.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2p0J...eature=related
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Front mount won't fit huh?
A company by the name of Accelerated Performance has built their first prototype turbo kit for the BRZ/FR-S. They're tuning it today and should have numbers up by the end of the night(if it doesn't grenade from the boost and 12.5:1 compression
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A company by the name of Accelerated Performance has built their first prototype turbo kit for the BRZ/FR-S. They're tuning it today and should have numbers up by the end of the night(if it doesn't grenade from the boost and 12.5:1 compression
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Numbers are in, on a measly 4psi from a GT2860(Bone stock VS 4psi):
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I haven't seen an FRS yet around here which is Brevard County.
Here is an autox view of the car written by the first open class winner of the 2011 Nationally Recognized Class Street Touring Roadster J. Toussaint who currently owns and won that class in his S2000 CR:
Here is an autox view of the car written by the first open class winner of the 2011 Nationally Recognized Class Street Touring Roadster J. Toussaint who currently owns and won that class in his S2000 CR:
Well that was a bust... The Manual BRZ was 1.1 sec quicker than the Auto FR-S, so I'm going to get a manual FR-S instead. Stock for stock, I though the BRZ was incredibly well mannered in transition, that it reminds me of the CR [Honda S2000 Club Racer]...just toss it around in transistions, and it stuck. The FR-S was quicker much quicker through the sweepers, with precision perfect turn in, and holding t he line. The BRZ... just pushed a little, where I was already powering out and rotating at the end of the sweepers. So, we're talking about absolutely stock cars with nothing done but alignment and throwing on some Hoosiers in the mix. For comparison sake, the BRZ was 1.7 seconds back from the fully prepped BS S2000 CR, and I believe it would have been even closer, if I didn't run 275 size tires in the back of the BRZ, which were way too tall. The course also played a big part in the results, as it heavily favored high hosepower cars, with 4 back to back tight increasing radius turns, which absolutely killed any momentum the S2000 and the BRZ had.
C-Stock will be in very interesting next year, especially with the exit of the Solstice and the MSR miatas. Both cars were an absolute blast to drive, but in the end, I still prefer the more playful Scion FR-S, just because it is more scalpel-like than the BRZ. It does give up a small advantage in transitions to the Subaru, but transitions are not where you pick up a ton of time... It is always the sweepers. The FR-S swept better.
Big thanks to J. Oliveira for giving me the opportunity to throw on the hoosiers on his BRZ for the comparo.... as I said, it really just comes down to a personal preference, as both cars are very very good, even stock.
C-Stock will be in very interesting next year, especially with the exit of the Solstice and the MSR miatas. Both cars were an absolute blast to drive, but in the end, I still prefer the more playful Scion FR-S, just because it is more scalpel-like than the BRZ. It does give up a small advantage in transitions to the Subaru, but transitions are not where you pick up a ton of time... It is always the sweepers. The FR-S swept better.
Big thanks to J. Oliveira for giving me the opportunity to throw on the hoosiers on his BRZ for the comparo.... as I said, it really just comes down to a personal preference, as both cars are very very good, even stock.
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i could be wrong, but don't they share identical chassis' ?
Which would mean the suspension, or at least, the general geometry, is identical between the two cars too, right?
If that is the case, then it would be a simple matter of springs and shocks making the two cars handle differently, right?
By that point, simply switching springs and shocks around would make them drive identically, and considering aftermarket struts and lowering springs are pretty common place, assuming you use the same parts of both cars, wouldn't that negate any handling differences as well?
Which would mean the suspension, or at least, the general geometry, is identical between the two cars too, right?
If that is the case, then it would be a simple matter of springs and shocks making the two cars handle differently, right?
By that point, simply switching springs and shocks around would make them drive identically, and considering aftermarket struts and lowering springs are pretty common place, assuming you use the same parts of both cars, wouldn't that negate any handling differences as well?
