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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
Any comparison is fair, even apples and oranges, in the right context.
For example, in the area of buying juices comparing apple and orange would be very fair.
Same with cars, if you are considering any two cars for a specific purpose (track car, DD, value for the dollar) any two cars are fair game.
The list I make when I go to buy a new car would probably drive you nuts because I consider all kinds of makes/models for the exact same purpose. I also compared cross types (trucks, cars, SUVs). Price is a factor, but not the only factor. I have a set budget and shop within that. However, since I'm willing to shop used and new, I can shop within a pretty wide range.
So, it is very possible to shop a FRS, a Camaro and a Vette (as I gave in the example above) because they can all be bought in the same price range if newness is just another factor considered.
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Of course it is fair game, but that doesn't mean it is a valid argument to use.
If you say car a handles better than car b, car a goes faster around a track.
That is not valid if car a has more power.
If you say, car a is a better performing car than car b, car a goes faster around a track.
That IS a valid argument.
The op started with my friend bought an ss 1le and says it handles better than my frs.
Then it got into a modified frs STILL doesn't handle better than an ss 1le, then it got to it's still better to buy a ss 1le for performance.
The original statement may be true, the ss 1le does handle better than a stock twin.
The second statement of it being better to just buy an ss 1le, is not a true statement. It is subjective and requires copious amounts of qualification.
Are you dealing on a total budget of $45,000? Are you a capable mechanic/fabricator?
Are you a tuner or are you capable of tuning? What type of driving do you want to do? Will you be tracking it? What type of tracking?
The original statement is of course true. A brand new SS 1le DOES handle better than a brand new FRS, that's IF the ops frs is stock.
Can he throw some wheels and rcomps on it and have it handle better than the SS 1LE, that remains to be seen.
What size rcomps and wheels? The fact that a poster had a slightly modified twin with 260whp and 245 rcomps and it couldn't beat it around a track does NOT answer that question.
To say it does is comparing apples and oranges in a context that has no logically valid basis.
Jaden