Ottawa FR-S

[Klinn]

Originally Posted by normancw

My first track day with the SC - I lapped 11 seconds faster (2:29) than last summer.

An 11 second improvement??!! Holy crap, that's impressive!

[CarGuy]

Here's video from a couple laps from yesterday.

Looking good! Gobs more power make the tail end a bit happier too!

[CarGuy]

Originally Posted by Slick

Great job driving, your car is incredible now.
Power is so linear, not a huge kick in the pants but just loads of torque now. Brakes and suspension are perfect.

The video from my car while chasing you shows just how much I was on the very edge trying to stay with you.

Good driving - looks like you wrung out a good lap or two!

[Slick]

Originally Posted by CarGuy

Good driving - looks like you wrung out a good lap or two!

Yeah, I beat my best time from last year already by a full second, so I think the new tune helped quite a bit since I was running on worse brakes (not my usual HP+ that I tend to run, but only my winter HPS pads) and track was still pretty cold.

[Slick]

Originally Posted by Klinn

An 11 second improvement??!! Holy crap, that's impressive!

I'll chime in and say that the car as a whole is quite impressive.

Coilover setup and alignment is spot-on, car turns in beautifully and not tail-happy either, very nicely damped through transitions. The big brake kit is very nice with good but not too much initial bite while offering some really solid stopping power.

And the supercharger is soooo linear, and power level makes it feel essentially like a 6 cyl instead of a 4. And it makes nice sounds too....

So I think the 11 second is due to all the improvements working together, plus I would bet that Norm's driving is improved also due to having more confidence in the car.

[jvincent]

Originally Posted by Slick

Here you go.
Norm's the car just ahead. Vid starts just over halfway through first lap.
Whatever I do, just can't seem to reel him in. And to Norm's credit, he later posted a 3-second faster lap than these. My fastest was a 2:32.2 which was my best of the day despite the cold weather.

Cool video. I will definitely be watching this video a few times before May 23.

I have a couple of questions / observations:

- Where is your camera mounted?

- I was watching your speed/RPM and I realize that I'm going to have to get comfortable driving at >5K RPM since you were there pretty much all the time.

- The slip indicators came on a few times, but not where I thought they would all the time. I'll have to watch again. Do you do the pedal dance?

[jvincent]

Also a cool video. Thanks for posting.

[jvincent]

I thought he might have a helmet mount.

I've got a mount for my phone that I will use so that I can get the Torque data overlay.

[Slick]

Originally Posted by jvincent

Cool video. I will definitely be watching this and the other video a few times before May 23.

I have a couple of questions / observations:

- Where is your camera mounted?

- I was watching your speed/RPM and I realize that I'm going to have to get comfortable driving at >5K RPM since you were there pretty much all the time.

- The slip indicators came on a few times, but not where I thought they would all the time. I'll have to watch again. Do you do the pedal dance?

Yeah, I tend to not baby my car although I also don't abuse it if that makes sense. I'm happy with the new higher rev limit with the new tune since I like the higher rpms (I miss my old RX-8 at 9300 rpm!!), and I shift right at the limit so that I am well within the powerband in the next gear.

Originally Posted by jvincent

- The slip indicators came on a few times, but not where I thought they would all the time. I'll have to watch again. Do you do the pedal dance?

Funny that I never noticed that before, will have to check my other vids but I typical mount the camera static to the passenger visor so I don't see the dash. I think it may be the ABS kicking in actually, but if so I don't feel anything obtrusive. It looks like its coming on turn-in or mid-corner so it may be that.

[UMB FR-S]

No point in babying your car just get good oil and givr. I red line my car all the time.

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[brz2013]

Full 2013 sti conversion over the next couple weeks....can't wait


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[jvincent]

My Fumoto valve arrived in the mail today, so an oil change will be coming shortly.

I've only ever granny shifted my cars before so I need to reprogram my brain to drive at high RPM.

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[UMB FR-S]

Just driving around today probably like 40 min of driving around probably redlined 6 or 7 times... I probably drive my car the hardest out of everyone here though.... Hence why I buy the expensive oil...

[brz2013]

Originally Posted by UMB FR-S

Just driving around today probably like 40 min of driving around probably redlined 6 or 7 times... I probably drive my car the hardest out of everyone here though.... Hence why I buy the expensive oil...

My car sees redline many times everyday. But yes you drive harder since you autox. I do feel the pain of expensive oil.....$132...amsoil


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