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View Poll Results: If you wanted a fast track car, what would you do? | |||
Go full track build with FRS + F/I | 14 | 22.22% | |
Go full track build with FRS, stay N/A | 14 | 22.22% | |
Purchase another faster stock car and use that for track car, keep FRS as DD/weekend car | 17 | 26.98% | |
Don't waste all your money on going fast | 18 | 28.57% | |
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02-17-2014, 09:07 PM | #15 |
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Do basic upgrades for the track.
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1) what track? 2) what is a "fast track car"? 3) horsepower, or some NA mods + lightweight chassis? Whenever my warranty runs out and I pick up another daily driver, I'm going to do some NA mods to get 200-210RWHP, and gut the car and put it on an extreme diet. Will basically try to replicate the TRD Griffon on the BRZ. That, to me, is a fast car. Maybe not the fastest at Big Willow, but for some other tracks it'll be stupid fast. -alex |
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Let's be honest, the FR-S is a terrible commuter. It's rather noisy, only seats two real adults, has limited cargo space, and is not fun at all on the freeway. Any modern hot hatch is so much better as a DD. If you could afford two cars, it's the FR-S you should turn into the weekend/track toy. |
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Damn I really want one of those lol. Hey @OICU812 when you get your FT1 and I have my c7 I'll race you haha EDIT: inb4 kids start taking my posts seriously |
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If I had the skill and the money for a track car, I will buy an Ariel Atom one day for a track car
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02-18-2014, 12:33 PM | #24 |
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Do a track NA build on your FRS...destroy others in the same class
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If you're going to take tracking/autoxing seriously start with the cheapest car you can be competitive in. More expensive cars just mean more expensive to get around the track. I'd go all in on an NA Miata if it was me and with spec miata there's competitive wheel to wheel racing all over the country.
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I've got a 240sx as a "track car" currently has an sr20det in it. Working on an ls1 swap. To be honest if I could go back I would have sold my 240's, I have a couple, never bought the ls1, and dumped all that money into my frs. It kind of sucks spending all that time and money on a "track car" that you hardly get to drive. I'd much rather a car that I could drive everyday. Now I'm kind of stuck with a project that I have to finish. If I would've just gotten my frs on the same level as my 240 I would've been a happy camper. It all depends on the person though. That's just how I feel about it.
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stay slow on the frs and buy a cheap rebuildable beater for track because something will always break
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