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Flashgodspeed 01-13-2014 01:10 AM

Not so slow
 
Probobly because my past cars were a 96 Audi a4 , 97 a4 and a 2001 maxima.. But this car isn't as slow off the line as everyone has been saying lol. At least not to me. Maybe it because my expectations where so low. Wheels screech when I shift hard so I'm happy lol

boxer 2.5 01-13-2014 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Flashgodspeed (Post 1449080)
Probobly because my past cars were a 96 Audi a4 , 97 a4 and a 2001 maxima.. But this car isn't as slow off the line as everyone has been saying lol. At least not to me. Maybe it because my expectations where so low. Wheels screech when I shift hard so I'm happy lol

No, this car is slow. IN A STRAIGHT LINE. And above 2500ft elevation? The power is just anemic. This car is meant for curves, and pushing to the limit doing so. But a V6 minivan will destroy it in a straight line.:party0030:

Flashgodspeed 01-13-2014 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by boxer 2.5 (Post 1449089)
No, this car is slow. IN A STRAIGHT LINE. And above 2500ft elevation? The power is just anemic. This car is meant for curves, and pushing to the limit doing so. But a V6 minivan will destroy it in a straight line.:party0030:

Yea my dad owns a v6 minivan. Not happening.

humfrz 01-13-2014 01:30 AM

Well, @Flashgodspeed, I agree with you. I haven't noticed too many cars making it up to 35 mph (or to the next light) before my FR-S.

@boxer 2.5, my experience around our local 14,000 ft high mountain has been different from yours. Driving at maybe 7/10ths, I haven't held too many vehicles back .... cept sport bikes ..... ;)

humfrz

Whitigir 01-13-2014 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Flashgodspeed (Post 1449106)
Yea my dad owns a v6 minivan. Not happening.

It will happen, get 4 people in your FRS, and that van, unless your dad van is 1900 model year

ET86 01-13-2014 01:49 AM

I know what you mean. The car isn't fast but it isn't ass slow either. I drive an automatic FRS with fat sticky tires so I can't get the tires to spin if my life depended on it. However, she's peppy and that makes up for the lack of power; that being said I plan on supercharging her in the future.

N1rve 01-13-2014 01:53 AM

Yeah, I have the same impression. I came with a car with 180 ft/lbs of torque and 175 hp.... 180 is a lot more than 151... but the FRS feels a lot faster.

racecat 01-13-2014 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by boxer 2.5 (Post 1449089)
No, this car is slow. IN A STRAIGHT LINE.

Yeah, and all my friends want to drag race. :rolleyes:

Oh well, I enjoy the hell out of the pep.

dave77 01-13-2014 02:04 AM

off top of my head guess, was that a sentra spec v? Don't really remember if they had that much torque though. My friend had one. It was awesome back in the day. Front brembos.

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Originally Posted by N1rve (Post 1449165)
Yeah, I have the same impression. I came with a car with 180 ft/lbs of torque and 175 hp.... 180 is a lot more than 151... but the FRS feels a lot faster.


dave77 01-13-2014 02:04 AM

FRS is pretty sweet at sea level and then esp at cold temps. Get a k&n for a few extra hp too. It's a nice engine. That's what she said.

dave77 01-13-2014 02:05 AM

But 14,000 feet? Holy crap, lol, sounds fun though.

horrorbiz 01-13-2014 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by boxer 2.5 (Post 1449089)
No, this car is slow. IN A STRAIGHT LINE. And above 2500ft elevation? The power is just anemic. This car is meant for curves, and pushing to the limit doing so. But a V6 minivan will destroy it in a straight line.:party0030:


People love to say this. Find a minivan that does 0-60 in under 6 seconds. If we're talking destroying the 86, find one that does it under 5.

Flashgodspeed 01-13-2014 02:20 AM

Lol yea. Cars slow... For a sports car. But compared to most cars in it's price range... I'm quite pleased. But I will say.. Most of my fun is had on the off ramp I take when coming home from work :burnrubber:

N1rve 01-13-2014 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dave77 (Post 1449186)
off top of my head guess, was that a sentra spec v? Don't really remember if they had that much torque though. My friend had one. It was awesome back in the day. Front brembos.

Nope nope. Nissan Altima lol.


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