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I want to make this clear, that the Autocrossing segment is just apart of the series of videos of what I did with the stock car. Wanted to show how supercharging effected the drivability before and after.
It's more fun, but the point was this is one form of motorsports where you are not rewarded for outright speed. The stock FR-S/BRZ with stock allowed mods of tires, front sway bar is almost perfect here. Most people who do major mods skip autocross completely and go right to the track. I put more value on autocross than most. Quote:
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The point was that no matter what kit you put on, the car was grip limited by pavement, and suspension/tire setup more power in the low end would have upset the rear in sections where you were already fighting for grip. In terms of every video I have seen from every FI kit under 230HP the difference in outright acceleration through 1st and 2nd gear are within a 1/2 second. It's just not going to matter in autox in a very measurable way until you start unloading big money on suspension/chassis changes.
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For autox as you said simple is your best bang for your buck. I know you came from other fast cars too. But the same shit was happening in autox when the S2000 came out. It was all driver with minor mods. This car is almost identical in that regard. It's not like an STI or WRX where those cars are pigs out of the gate, or GTIs or Mazdspeed 3s.
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@Dezoris get a plane ticket to DC and bring your camera, more than happy to loan my car out for some impressions/driving comparisons. Keep up the good work. There's no one else doing this quality of a review with our platform. Yeah so you are nit picky but blunt and honest about it. There are a lot of fan boys on here. I'm very happy with my set-up but it's not for everyone. I wish I could produce something as quality but I'm not as creative and have no video editing skills.
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I'm glad these posts are the way they are... honest. If an issue shows up he talks about it. I think he does a much better job of actually documenting the highs and lows of car modification than most.
I think a lot of guys are hesitant to talk about anything that gave them trouble because they feel like admitting something is difficult threatens their machismo some how. Modding any vehicle is not sunshine and rainbows, there is always a WTF moment or three. At the same time he obviously has fun with the car and as he said himself it is more fun with the SC. Isn't that really the goal here? I mean if you are spending the money just for numbers I guess that's your thing, I spend it to have a great time. I doubt he'd make the videos if he wasn't enjoying himself. I enjoy watching the videos (they are pretty entertaining) and I'm appreciative of the information too. Thanks Dezoris. |
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