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A local guy bought my previously supercharged frs from the dealership. I'm using him as a guinea pig to determine if I'd over go FI again. But for now I'd say stay NA.
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I would go FI. Waiting to go FI myself as soon as the time is right. Want more power down low and more straight line speed.
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What I do sometimes is pull out in front of the people that go into the merge lane from behind me and block them from skipping ahead. Then they honk at me for some reason. Would like the extra power so I can block faster |
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Weight still trumps all. A semi truck has 1500+tq driven by 6 wheels usually... Just to show you can have all the grip and torque in the world it means nothing if weight is not factored into the equation. Apologies for the negative opening line in my last post. Intentions were only to clarify that hp and tq are false metrics without weight factored in regards to speed. |
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I don't feel like this is a totally accurate comparison. A semis torque is low end and not meant for top speed and quick acceleration like a sports car. The low end torque if for pulling heavy weight more so than because the cab of the truck is heavy. |
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As usual thread being derailed with pointless comments... anyway...
Similar situation. Had my car 4 years and love it. Probably getting a paid for work car soon, but regardless I am going Fi (picking my car up on the weekend. Woot woot!)... My reasons are simple... I love the car, it’s handling and rwd character. A new car is much more expensive when you included insurance increases etc, plus all I really want is a little more power. I’ve also enjoyed the process of reading, research, learning about FI, etc which adds to the overall enjoyment I guess. Personally... I say keep the car and go FI
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That's the whole point. Exactly, all just to say that there are more factors involved including function. Tq and hp don't always mean more speed hence the semi example. Thank you.
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