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Yes I miata driver might find more power there but if you come out of a power car, seriously the FRS lacks power. It has enough to get the job done for what it was designed for, which isn't power applications, but compared to a car with power, its not very powerful. Then again power is relevant
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As mentioned earlier in this thread, I came from a 4th gen Z28 (with 5.7 liter LT1):
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...9&postcount=23
I have also driven plenty of cars with much higher performance on paper (various Corvettes, Mustangs, Cayman S, 944 Turbo S, Firebird WS6, etc., etc.) The FR-S doesn't feel underpowered compared to any of those cars. Perhaps its performance on paper doesn't appear as impressive, but every bit of the driving excitement is there.
Thinking back through the years, you know what one of the most exciting cars I've ever driven is? A bone-stock 1989 Ford Probe GT (with 2.2 liter Turbo) - a car that is all but forgotten by the enthusiast community. It's performance on paper is laughable from today's perspective, but a combination of things (dang good FWD handling, steering light years beyond most mainstream American cars, low ride height, a great gearbox, and crazy turbo lag compared with an very non-linear throttle response and a turbo onslaught that would lift passengers feet of the floor) made for a thrilling ride.