Crawford Performance BRZ (450 HP) review by Matt Farah (Drive)

[Whitigir]

Originally Posted by zaptorque

This is on pump fuel

Well e85 only gives 15-20% more power. The max power in stock engine now has reached 600 rwhp. That deducts 20% is 600-120=480 whp on pump 93.

Now without pushing the limit, and conservative tune for reliability....you will be extremely happy with 420 rwhp on a 2950 lbs beast. This already beats the boxster which cost 50k to flirt around with. Not to mention that everything is freaking expensive on a porsche.

After all, to me, fun = cheap = still capable of much more, and not afraid to break it. This is the FRS.

[WolfpackS2k]

The Boxster? Heck, 420whp and 2950lbs beats anything under $100k

[Crawford Performance]

[QUOTE=SnapOv3st3r;932118]I was looking for this vid earlier. Thanks.

Want to see said 500tq dyno plot.[/QUOT

Here you go, these three pulls were made on a dyno in Arizona at UMS Tuning so they are independent of our dyno results. These graphs are at the wheel and if you do the math 450W TQ will give you 550 TQ at the crank which is a bit higher than the 500TQ we stated in the video.

Crawford Performance

[RacerX]

225hp gain between 3k and 4k.
That is insane! That power comes on like a light.

[Crawford Performance]

Originally Posted by RacerX

225hp gain between 3k and 4k.
That is insane! That power comes on like a light.

The torque gain is about the same as well, this car is soooo fun to drive! Now you know where that look on Matts face came from.

[510Finn]

Originally Posted by Crawford Performance

The torque gain is about the same as well, this car is soooo fun to drive! Now you know where that look on Matts face came from.

In the video, Quirt Crawford mentioned that clutch was the first to go, what Clutch is in there now?

Perhaps it's the RPS SpeedSport carbon-carbon clutch? Single or Twin?
http://speedsportclutches.com/pages/Subaru.html

[Crawford Performance]

Originally Posted by 510Finn

In the video, Quirt Crawford mentioned that clutch was the first to go, what Clutch is in there now?

Perhaps it's the RPS SpeedSport carbon-carbon clutch? Single or Twin?
http://speedsportclutches.com/pages/Subaru.html

The clutch that is currently in the car is a custom hybrid made for us by Exedy. Getting a clutch that holds the torque and does not take both legs to push in has been quite the task but they finally got it. It would have been easier with a twin plate clutch but we will not sell a rattly twin plate to our customers who drive their cars on the street.

[Grassroots_BRZ]

[quote=Crawford Performance;1645068]

Originally Posted by SnapOv3st3r

I was looking for this vid earlier. Thanks.

Want to see said 500tq dyno plot.[/QUOT

Here you go, these three pulls were made on a dyno in Arizona at UMS Tuning so they are independent of our dyno results. These graphs are at the wheel and if you do the math 450W TQ will give you 550 TQ at the crank which is a bit higher than the 500TQ we stated in the video.

Crawford Performance

Mind boggling.

[Brofessor]

Originally Posted by dabocx

I wonder what the consumer kit will cost, according to that ebay quote the turbo kit adds up to almost 10k with the turbo/intercooler/tune/fuel. Hopefully the street version is more realistic

Email I received after asking about the complete turbo set up.


Thank you for your interest in Crawford Performance. Our full kit comes with everything you need to make the 430 hp and 500 tq and includes the VF36 twin scroll turbo, FMIC, Racing headers w racing heat shield, turbo back exhaust, all the fuel part upgrades, upgraded cooling, our forged low compression rods and pistons, upgraded axles, aos, and upgraded clutch. The full cost for all of these parts is $14,500 and it turn any FR-S or BRZ into a absolute monster. Let me know what other questions you may have.


Best Regards,
Kelson Penn
Sales Manager
Crawford Performance
622 Airport Rd
Oceanside, CA 92058
760-631-2927
www.crawfordperformance.com

Honestly, for everything included, that's not really a bad price at all. Now install costs (unless you diy) would be a whole different story.

[racecaresuaceb]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

A stock GT-R overheats in the hands of an intermediate level driver. If repeated lapping were a priority, the GT500 would come with race pads, or be offered with it from the factory. They're not.

None of those additions you listed help with keeping the engine itself cool, which is the issue.

I'd love to see the Crawford BRZ on track being driven hard...

Carlos Lago of MT took it to the track and it seemed to overheat there.

[ame="http://youtu.be/JKXzDhGhoEg"]http://youtu.be/JKXzDhGhoEg[/ame]

[Kylefujiicaelian]

Originally Posted by ATL BRZ

I couldn't help but think about all the cars you could buy for $60k, which is less than the total investment in this car.

The crawford brz has a power to weight ratio that is about the same as a v10 plus audi r8.