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Originally Posted by Sideways&Smiling
That's kinda the point I was making though. The Z doesn't have as high potential. It will always be compromised. If you took care of the oil starvation and braking problems, it may be reliable on track, but it would still never be as nimble or light. Power can always be added. The S2000 especially does well with forced induction, more so than the other 2.
My opinion will always be biased towards the types of cars that do well in time attack though. I like Silvias, RX7s, S2000s, the GT86, etc.... and RWD, obviously, as Evos seem to dominate everything entirely most of the time. haha. What can I say? I like the underdogs.... but these underdogs are the ones out there setting records, and yeah, they are heavily modified, but they were chosen as base platforms for good reason. Weight and cornering ability.
There are a lot of NSXs out there killing it too... but that's neither here nor there, considering the cost and the inherent advantages of a mid-engine car.
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Haha, speaking about tuned cars is a slippery slope. So you say the frs could be faster with a turbo and like 300hp. Well, a turbo 370z putting out 600hp would be even faster!! Tuned cars is mostly just about budget and rules. What rules are you talking about? what budget are you talking about?
Personally, since I need a daily driver, I don't need the hassle of touching the engine. Maybe you like pouring 10s and 10s of thousands into a project car and have a different daily driver, all the more power to you! I love seeing those cars, but I am not able to spend that kind of money or time now. For the fr-s, at what point would it have been more worth it to save the money and buy a porsche cayman s?
Buying a car for the potential if you pour 100k into it is silly unless you are going to pour the 100k into it. Which at that point you might as well just have bought a porsche gt3 rs.
The world time attack cars are ridiculous. Again, unless you are prepared to fabricate all new suspension parts, calculate new suspension geometry, and have access to an aero designer and fabricator, buying a daily driver based on what people do to it is kind of silly. I mean, it's kind of like buying a scion tc because of chris rado's time attack tc.