(Boosted) FRS vs S2000... Dezoris strikes again.

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by Twin4Life

It seems a high majority of 86 owners wish to go FI. Why didnt you buy a faster car to begin with?

Some of us did buy a faster car previously. Adding power is easy, finding a chassis that weighs 2700 lbs is much harder.

[thill]

Well and keep in mind Mazda did extend the warranty on the RX-8 to 96 months and 100K miles. I have owned 3 RX-7's and can attest that rotary engines are high maintenance. But I had all of my original rotaries go over 100K miles without drama. You just get used to checking your oil once a week and adding as needed. I suspect a lot of failed rotaries are coming from people used to low maintenance engines where you can go 3-7K miles without adding a drop of oil.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by Twin4Life

It seems a high majority of 86 owners wish to go FI. Why didnt you buy a faster car to begin with?

There's no car that's faster within 100 lbs of the curb weight... except the S2000.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by King Tut

Some of us did buy a faster car previously. Adding power is easy, finding a chassis that weighs 2700 lbs is much harder.

Could not have said it better myself.

[glamcem]

Originally Posted by Twin4Life

It seems a high majority of 86 owners wish to go FI. Why didnt you buy a faster car to begin with?

because it didn't exist I mean when all things consider (cost, weight, handling, ability to fit 4 wheels for track days etc..)

I've also owned way faster cars (and bikes) also.. There are still some little issues with the twins even after FI but those are not as big as the other cars in the market IMO.. if they offered a 250 whp BRZ at higher cost I would get that instead of course

[stevo585]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

There's no car that's faster within 100 lbs of the curb weight... except the S2000.

Even then the S2K is only faster less than 100mph. I did the same test with a APR stage 1 MKVI GTI I pulled on him in 5th gear. I have just OFT, header, e85.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

There's no car that's faster within 100 lbs of the curb weight... except the S2000.

Boxster Spyder? Normal Boxster/Cayman? Exige V6?

Noble M600? Okay that was trolling.

[CSG David]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Boxster Spyder? Normal Boxster/Cayman? Exige V6?

Noble M600? Okay that was trolling.

LaFerrari.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by CSG David

LaFerrari.

Pretty sure that car holds well over 200lbs of fluids lol.

[WolfpackS2k]

Lol, LaFerrari is considerably heavier than the FRS. Way more than 100!


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[Jaden]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Boxster Spyder? Normal Boxster/Cayman? Exige V6?

Noble M600? Okay that was trolling.

boxster spyder, 400lbs heavier...

Regular boxster 200lbs heavier

exige qualifies but costs 3x as much...

Jaden

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Jaden

boxster spyder, 400lbs heavier...

Regular boxster 200lbs heavier

exige qualifies but costs 3x as much...

Jaden

lol, where are you getting your numbers...

Regular Boxster is 2890, FRS is about 2800.

Boxster Spyder is the lightest Porsche in recent times, clocking in at 2811 claimed.

[Jaden]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

lol, where are you getting your numbers...

Regular Boxster is 2890, FRS is about 2800.

Boxster Spyder is the lightest Porsche in recent times, clocking in at 2811 claimed.

2,943 lbs
The curb weight of the 2012 Porsche Boxster is 2,943 lbs.

even the 2014 boxster-s is 2910 and 2976 respectively for stick and pdk for 2014, so it's still 150-225 lbs heavier...

http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/bo...turesandspecs/

boxster spyder 2011 Curb weight, as tested (lbs.) 2,908

http://www.edmunds.com/porsche/boxst...est-specs.html

The frs is 2754 btw, not 2800...

Jaden

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Jaden

2,943 lbs
The curb weight of the 2012 Porsche Boxster is 2,943 lbs.

even the 2014 boxster-s is 2910 and 2976 respectively for stick and pdk for 2014, so it's still 150-225 lbs heavier...

http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/bo...turesandspecs/

The frs is 2754 btw, not 2800...

Jaden

My bad I forgot the Boxster was 20lbs more than the Cayman. I always thought the BRZ came in over 2800 though.

Anyways they're pretty close. The Boxster Spyder definitely makes the cut (though it does cost 2 times the BRZ). With smaller wheels you could definitely get the base Cayman MT within 100 lbs of a BRZ Limited. Porsche wheels are ridiculously fat and heavy.