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Sport-Tech · 03-23-2012, 12:09 PM

That video - why did R&T even bother? At the very least there should be some engine/exhaust note.

carbonBLUE · 03-23-2012, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bambbrose

Nice video! I like the skidpad slides lol. You can tell the driver is having a ball

hell yeah!, ive seen quite a few of their reviews and they dont do that with a lot of cars, you should have seen how boring the boss 302 skid pad was ... lol

NRGBalanced · 03-23-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ZetaVI

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Nice video! I like the skidpad slides lol. You can tell the driver is having a ball

Did anyone else see the snap oversteer at 1:06 to 1:07 in the video? Looks scary fun!

carbonBLUE · 03-23-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mankarn86

Understandable, however I don't think it's the 6th gear that's the problem, rather the final drive/diff ratio that's causing it...which effects every gear.
4.1 rear diff is par for the course for a car like this, the RX8 has a crazy short rear diff too (high 4's IIRC).

yeah my celica has a 4.529 final gear and a .725 6th gear

ashtray · 03-23-2012, 01:03 PM

I did the math - for the manual gear ratios, rear end, and tire circumference, this car should top out at 62mph at redline in 2nd gear. That's per my notepad and calculator. I had no formula for tire deformation, or other variables that I guess drop that to a real world 59mph.

Now what about motor break in? I've heard that cars perform BETTER after 5-6k miles. Might pick up a few tenths.

Either way, sounds like this car will be pretty spirited to drive around if you're not afraid of getting close to red line. But gotta wait first for the break in period is over before hitting over 4k rpms. Thats going to be a bear!

Dragonitti · 03-23-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by tranzformer

Dang, 5500 rpm clutch drop? Yeah that no way represents a real world figure. So really this is a high 6/low 7 sec car.

I still don't think this is going to be a low 6sec car. More like 6.9-7.1.

Real world figure? Where in the real world are you reving and doing drag launches? On the street...no...drag strip. And with the VHT laid down for traction is that still "real world". So define for me, what you mean by "real world" cause if you are doing drag launches on the street then to me...that doesn't represent "real world".

tranzformer · 03-23-2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragonitti

Real world figure? Where in the real world are you reving and doing drag launches? On the street...no...drag strip. And with the VHT laid down for traction is that still "real world". So define for me, what you mean by "real world" cause if you are doing drag launches on the street then to me...that doesn't represent "real world".

Huh?

86fanatic · 03-23-2012, 01:16 PM

In the "real world" if you put your foot down at a stop light in a Chevy Astro van chances are you will be going faster then the people beside you.

We already know this isn't a drag car, 7 seconds to 60 is well fast enough for the real world.

Dadhawk · 03-23-2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 86fanatic

In the "real world" if you put your foot down at a stop light in a Chevy Astro van chances are you will be going faster then the people beside you...

Particularly if you swap out the V6 for a small block V8 (almost a direct replacement). I'm seriously considering doing that with mine once it hits 300K later this year!

tranzformer · 03-23-2012, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 86fanatic

In the "real world" if you put your foot down at a stop light in a Chevy Astro van chances are you will be going faster then the people beside you.

We already know this isn't a drag car, 7 seconds to 60 is well fast enough for the real world.

mines13 · 03-23-2012, 01:32 PM

Shout out to all the people who do not give a F%@K about the 0-60 duration of this car.

tranzformer · 03-23-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mines13

Shout out to all the people who do not give a F%@K about the 0-60 duration of this car.

Yes sir. Hopefully help keep the paper racing crowd away from the car as well as keep insurance rates down.

Dragonitti · 03-23-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Insideline

It is the rear-drive BRZ's competence in those pivotal split seconds as the limit of grip approaches and departs that gives it undeniably enticing character. Few cars in recent memory do it so well and those that do typically cost at least twice as much. Think Lotus Exige/Elise or Porsche 911 GT3. In other words, the BRZ offers a level of engagement that, until now, has been either too costly or too impractical for the average enthusiast.

And that's not worth $24,930 (speaking of the FR-S here, which should have better turn in than the BRZ)? GTFO!

Draco-REX · 03-23-2012, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mines13

Shout out to all the people who do not give a F%@K about the 0-60 duration of this car.

But the number that does make me smile? 0.92g skidpad on low rolling-resistance tires!

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03-23-2012, 12:09 PM	#57
Sport-Tech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Drives: TBD Location: Toronto Posts: 2,583 Thanks: 665 Thanked 685 Times in 386 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That video - why did R&T even bother? At the very least there should be some engine/exhaust note.

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ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: 2003 WRX, 2013 BRZ, 442 Location: SoCal Posts: 852 Thanks: 23 Thanked 251 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I did the math - for the manual gear ratios, rear end, and tire circumference, this car should top out at 62mph at redline in 2nd gear. That's per my notepad and calculator. I had no formula for tire deformation, or other variables that I guess drop that to a real world 59mph. Now what about motor break in? I've heard that cars perform BETTER after 5-6k miles. Might pick up a few tenths. Either way, sounds like this car will be pretty spirited to drive around if you're not afraid of getting close to red line. But gotta wait first for the break in period is over before hitting over 4k rpms. Thats going to be a bear!

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86fanatic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: auto Location: us Posts: 243 Thanks: 5 Thanked 43 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	In the "real world" if you put your foot down at a stop light in a Chevy Astro van chances are you will be going faster then the people beside you. We already know this isn't a drag car, 7 seconds to 60 is well fast enough for the real world.

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