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Originally Posted by Tcoat
There are guys on here that will swear on their life that it somehow ruins the drive for them. There was even one goof that argued for days that it caused him to take 3 minutes to get up to highway speeds and almost killed him it was so slow.
My version of reality is different.
If you are looking to shave a100th of a second off your drag time it is indeed a big deal.
If you are tracking heavy it may me a minor inconvenience.
If you are rapidly rowing through the gears to merge with traffic you may barely notice it for about a 10th of a second.
If you are driving at normal speeds in the city you will never know it exists.
Think about it. It occurs for a brief period at certain revs in each gear. The 0 to 60 is 7.5 seconds. Just how long do you think you are in that one rev zone? Ya it looks nasty on a graph but that is not the reality many of us have observed.
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Thanks for your very detailed and well-reasoned reply.
FWIW, I started this thread because:
1. While researching the BRZ & FR-S, I saw this YouTube video:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM_QmVF2-fQ"]Searching for Torque - Header & Exhaust - FR-S Long Term #4 - Everyday Driver[/ame]
2. The 27 ft86club threads on this topic
3. I haven't yet had the pleasure of driving the twins.