VCMC 350hp Turbo FR-S Review on Tuned - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ryangt · 01-07-2013, 02:27 PM

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Matt Farah drives a 350 hp turbo frs this week on tuned.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puhX7b2BB7A"]The 350 HP VCMC Turbo Scion FR-S - TUNED - YouTube[/ame]

gmookher · 01-07-2013, 03:14 PM

Impressive build, 2400lbs huh?
no sh..
thats awesome, note to self: throw away interior. get race seats.

yay for a the 350 HP, thats got to be a blast to drive, right?

for a lap or two..
nay for the heatsoak endemic to turbo'ing smaller high CR motors.
it can be mitigated, ducted, and race radiator'd but getting hot oil to cool is gonna take a bit of ingenuity next. Will be great fun to watch this mature and evolve!

EGT>HP

kanundrum · 01-07-2013, 03:16 PM

By the way folks, I highly recommend subscribing to Drive and Fast Lane Daily. Those folks are like Top Gear 2 and a good bit of fun but with also lots of great car videos

ja1217 · 01-07-2013, 03:16 PM

Just some interesting math for everyone:

Assuming consistent drive train loss:
200(bhp)/165(whp) = 1.212
1.212*320(whp) = 387.878(bhp)
2400(lbs)/387.878(bhp) = 6.187 lbs/hp

Porsche GT3 RS 4.0:
2998(lbs)/500(bhp) = 5.997 lbs/hp

So while 320 whp doesn't sound like much, this car has a power to weight ratio that is nearly equivalent to a Porsche GT3 RS 4.0, unless my math is way off.

kidgogeta · 01-07-2013, 03:17 PM

just saw it and was about post it

Speedy000 · 01-07-2013, 03:27 PM

good stuff! they just need to fix those pesky cooling gremlins

tech4pdx · 01-07-2013, 03:47 PM

Impressive

Opposed · 01-07-2013, 04:13 PM

FullBlown FTW!!!!

Snoopyalien24 · 01-07-2013, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kanundrum

By the way folks, I highly recommend subscribing to Drive and Fast Lane Daily. Those folks are like Top Gear 2 and a good bit of fun but with also lots of great car videos

FLD is so awesome! They need their own show on TV

DarkCard · 01-07-2013, 04:39 PM

Very nice.

Gixxersixxerman · 01-07-2013, 04:41 PM

I like that VCMC didn't make a ton of excuses.. They know they have a problem and say they will fix it.. Anyone that's been racing, no matter what, drag, auto cross, circuit, dirt, motorcycle, anything has heard a billion and one excuses in why something was happening.. These guys said they had a cooling problem and going to fix it..

I like that.. Was a great video, I'm guessing the reason the car likes off throttle or full throttle is because of the turbo lag correct???

SkitterSkotter · 01-07-2013, 06:50 PM

Hopefully this has not been posted yet, but Tuned has reviewed a Turbo FR-S. Sadly, it's done by Matt Farah but that's how it goes.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puhX7b2BB7A"]The 350 HP VCMC Turbo Scion FR-S - TUNED - YouTube[/ame]

deucethemoose · 01-07-2013, 06:51 PM

It has.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25814

Jayde · 01-07-2013, 07:25 PM

Anyone notice the condensation in the passenger side tail light?

I've been watching Matt Farah for years. I love his work.

01-07-2013, 02:27 PM	#1
ryangt Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: 2005 honda civic ex Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 62 Thanks: 2 Thanked 96 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	VCMC 350hp Turbo FR-S Review on Tuned *FT86CLUB Homepage Featured Story* Matt Farah drives a 350 hp turbo frs this week on tuned. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puhX7b2BB7A"]The 350 HP VCMC Turbo Scion FR-S - TUNED - YouTube[/ame] Last edited by ryangt; 01-07-2013 at 02:51 PM.

01-07-2013, 03:16 PM	#3
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01-07-2013, 03:14 PM	#2
gmookher Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: VortechSC,BorlaEL,Perrin,GCRace Location: HighHeatHighAltitudeAZ,USA Posts: 2,254 Thanks: 458 Thanked 669 Times in 394 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Impressive build, 2400lbs huh? no sh.. thats awesome, note to self: throw away interior. get race seats. yay for a the 350 HP, thats got to be a blast to drive, right? for a lap or two.. nay for the heatsoak endemic to turbo'ing smaller high CR motors. it can be mitigated, ducted, and race radiator'd but getting hot oil to cool is gonna take a bit of ingenuity next. Will be great fun to watch this mature and evolve! EGT>HP

01-07-2013, 03:16 PM	#4
ja1217 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2004 Toyota RAV-4 5M Location: MD Posts: 297 Thanks: 13 Thanked 155 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Just some interesting math for everyone: Assuming consistent drive train loss: 200(bhp)/165(whp) = 1.212 1.212*320(whp) = 387.878(bhp) 2400(lbs)/387.878(bhp) = 6.187 lbs/hp Porsche GT3 RS 4.0: 2998(lbs)/500(bhp) = 5.997 lbs/hp So while 320 whp doesn't sound like much, this car has a power to weight ratio that is nearly equivalent to a Porsche GT3 RS 4.0, unless my math is way off.

01-07-2013, 03:17 PM	#5
kidgogeta Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: FRS Location: Canada Posts: 459 Thanks: 631 Thanked 103 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	just saw it and was about post it

01-07-2013, 03:47 PM	#7
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01-07-2013, 06:51 PM	#13
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01-07-2013, 07:25 PM	#14
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