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Originally Posted by glamcem
I have to disagree with some of the above comments ..yes, the tires, brakes and suspension mods make a lot of difference but I think we all have to agree that this car is very very slow in stock form simply because it doesn't make a healthy 200 hp with its torque dip... and OP already mentioned that he tracks his FRS regularly so don't you think that "address other issues before more power" line getting old?
Also "fast driver > fast car" is a very bold statement.. how much of a fast or technologically advanced car are we talking about here? sure a more experienced driver can make better lap times in his/hers slightly lesser car but I can almost guarantee you if you put a mediocre driver in a GT-R, he/she'll be always faster than your stock powered BRZ/FRS unless of course it's their very first track day or something wrong with the car simply because GT-R does everything for the driver and a lot easier to drive fast with confidence .. HP advantage makes up for the difference in many cases .. take a look at the below video that I took last week, I am pretty sure the driver in the GT3RS is a new driver or something (brake, tires) are wrong with his car since even I was a lot faster at tight corners and was able to catch him! the car pulls away like a train as soon as it sees a straightaway which makes it for the difference easily  (my car is stock powered with Nitto NT01 R -comps) does that mean fast driver > fast car ? no, it only means fast driver > extremely slow driver (or fast car with a problem)
Long story short this car only lacks about 50hp ( stable hp without the dip) not some crazy amount of power but rather sufficient power to balance its weight  |
haha that Porsche was like "fuck you, bye" on the straight.