Rev Works Turbo Scion FRS: dyno and POV test drive - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Chad86 · 06-07-2014, 11:40 PM

All I can say is AMAZING!

For those looking for MORE HP, this is what we have been waiting for!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mObjOp5Q1Y"]Turbo Scion FRS: dyno and POV test drive - YouTube[/ame]

Thank you Rev Works.

amilleri · 06-07-2014, 11:52 PM

Looks good, but how reliable is it if you put miles on it?

brokedrifter · 06-10-2014, 02:24 AM

Kit looks good, and sounds awesome. I don't like the fact they built the kit and now are selling the car. Doesn't really set my mind at ease for reliability and long term support.

Struckbylitenin · 06-10-2014, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brokedrifter

Kit looks good, and sounds awesome. I don't like the fact they built the kit and now are selling the car. Doesn't really set my mind at ease for reliability and long term support.

This is the impression I've gotten from a few people in my area that have added FI to their 86s. For whatever reason, they've put the cars up for sale a short time after.

MAPerformance · 06-10-2014, 11:43 AM

Should be just fine. I daily drive my 322whp FRS all year round. 7k miles and counting

Quote:

Originally Posted by amilleri

Looks good, but how reliable is it if you put miles on it?

Rampage · 06-10-2014, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brokedrifter

Kit looks good, and sounds awesome. I don't like the fact they built the kit and now are selling the car. Doesn't really set my mind at ease for reliability and long term support.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Struckbylitenin

This is the impression I've gotten from a few people in my area that have added FI to their 86s. For whatever reason, they've put the cars up for sale a short time after.

That has happened on lot on these forums too. Several of the early adopters that went FI subsequently unloaded their cars and moved on to something else. All that money wasted!

P86RAVES · 06-10-2014, 08:09 PM

I think it became a cost:benefit thing. There was a guy around here who had a pretty quick 350Z using the GReddy twin turbo set up. He was making very decent power but was ultimately upset that he could have used the money (net) on a Z06 and been so much better off.

It's not that the owners don't love their car, it's just they are working with a budget and for what they can do with one platform + so much money invested, another platform just makes more budgetary sense.

The cars may be able to hold up just fine, but given this cars 12.5:1 compression, they were probably told by a tuner, "If you want to make more power, we're going to have to replace the pistons. The pistons are this much, the labor is this much."

After hearing that and considering the money they've invested for the return they got... they most likely found it was better to quit while they were ahead.

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amilleri Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2010 Scion xD Location: Waterbury, CT Posts: 109 Thanks: 5 Thanked 44 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Looks good, but how reliable is it if you put miles on it?

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brokedrifter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: Scion FR-S white Location: Washington Posts: 106 Thanks: 15 Thanked 60 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Kit looks good, and sounds awesome. I don't like the fact they built the kit and now are selling the car. Doesn't really set my mind at ease for reliability and long term support.

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P86RAVES Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 08 WRB WRX STi / NA Miata Location: United States Posts: 174 Thanks: 165 Thanked 64 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think it became a cost:benefit thing. There was a guy around here who had a pretty quick 350Z using the GReddy twin turbo set up. He was making very decent power but was ultimately upset that he could have used the money (net) on a Z06 and been so much better off. It's not that the owners don't love their car, it's just they are working with a budget and for what they can do with one platform + so much money invested, another platform just makes more budgetary sense. The cars may be able to hold up just fine, but given this cars 12.5:1 compression, they were probably told by a tuner, "If you want to make more power, we're going to have to replace the pistons. The pistons are this much, the labor is this much." After hearing that and considering the money they've invested for the return they got... they most likely found it was better to quit while they were ahead.

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