07-15-2013, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve
First off if you are racing or driving the car really spirited and you are getting on it at 3k you are doing it wrong. The idea is to keep the car in its power band, and that goes for all cars not just the FRS. If you want to be able to mash the throttle at 3k and get pushed back in your seat then that's the opposite of a momentum car and the wrong car for you. I don't like the torque dip either, and it can be pretty much removed with some mods and a tune if you really wanted to, but the car does have humbly modest sized balls above 5k and can definitely keep up momentum.
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I don't think the person you replied to is worth your time. He does not understand the point of the car in its entirety. Nice explanation though 
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