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Originally Posted by pr086
nice, i'll be going from an 07 si to the frs. i love my si, can you talk more about how the 2 compare?
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I loved my Si too, had done a good bit of work to it too. I still like the feel and sound of the FR-S. The Si handled well, don't get me wrong, but the FR-S takes the cake there, and there is definitely something about RWD that is just.. amazing.
I feel like when you go WOT on the FR-S, you'll be shifting a little bit later than the Si, there's no VTEC system to kick up the rpms sooner (I had mine at 4k). But, I feel like you have a lot of power available to you at ALL rpms. As for the clutch, it's definitely soft but I feel it's similar. There's no rev-hang so... you just shift and go. The short throw makes it easy but I often catch myself shifting too slow on the first three gears by about 500rpm (noticeable by the revs kicking back up afterwards).
I notice I downshift a lot less, I can often engine-brake to keep speed, then regain speed in the same gear, even if I had lost a good 20mph. Maybe its the direct injection or just the Boxer itself, but it has power in all gears at any rpm practically. This is from a casual driving perspective, if you're doing track events obviously you're going to be more aggressive. Just saying that I don't feel that nagging "okay, this gear feels like I'm dragging ass now.." that I had in the Si at times of deceleration and having to accelerate again.
From my brother's perspective (who rode with me a bunch in the Si), he likes the FR-S because it doesn't sound like it's 'trying so hard' compared to the Si. Less engine noise, but good noise nonetheless.