Frs vs. 350z video!

[Tbomb 25]

Originally Posted by MTTS3sgte

I'm not a "horsepower is all that matters" kind of guy but I don't get why everyone thinks more power is going to be "using the car wrong." I think it's a neat car right now, has good handling characteristics but with more meat on the tires, more power it could become a real performance machine. Just because you add power doesn't mean it'll only be good for straightline drag racing. If that was the case then the lotus exige wouldn't have been made. The elise would have been just fine.

A supercharger on the FRS/BRZ would turn this from sporty to sports car.

So what makes it not a sports car and what cars do you feel are?

[Deslock]

Originally Posted by miniphytou

http://www.modinstructions.com/showt...?p=947#post947

Enjoy

miniphytou, from another one of your posts, it appears you have a 6MT. Is that correct?

You initially pulled away from the 350Z, and then at 15 seconds he shot forward. Did he downshift, or was he not even trying until that point? Also, when did you upshift to 3rd? (going by sound, it seems it was at either 18 or 21 seconds)

[miniphytou]

Originally Posted by Deslock

miniphytou, from another one of your posts, it appears you have a 6MT. Is that correct?

You initially pulled away from the 350Z, and then at 15 seconds he shot forward. Did he downshift, or was he not even trying until that point? Also, when did you upshift to 3rd? (going by sound, it seems it was at either 18 or 21 seconds)

He was on third to start the race while I was in second he may have shifted into fourth at the end but I am not sure and I up shifted at 18 seconds into third

[skoodge]

Originally Posted by Deslock

miniphytou, from another one of your posts, it appears you have a 6MT. Is that correct?

You initially pulled away from the 350Z, and then at 15 seconds he shot forward. Did he downshift, or was he not even trying until that point? Also, when did you upshift to 3rd? (going by sound, it seems it was at either 18 or 21 seconds)

Sounded to me like he downshifted into 2nd then upshifted back into 3rd. Which would definitely put the z at a great torque range to take the FR-S. If he stayed in 3rd he wouldn't have pulled so hard nor shifted so shortly afterward.

EDIT: Just read how he said he was in second, I'd like to know how many RPM's you were pulling at the start of the race too.

[miniphytou]

Originally Posted by skoodge

Sounded to me like he downshifted into 2nd then upshifted back into 3rd. Which would definitely put the z at a great torque range to take the FR-S. If he stayed in 3rd he wouldn't have pulled so hard nor shifted so shortly afterward.

EDIT: Just read how he said he was in second, I'd like to know how many RPM's you were pulling at the start of the race too.

The frs was in second at 40 I'm not sure what Ron range that puts me in. I wasn't paying attention to what rpm I was at in the start just when to shift and the z never down shifted

[skoodge]

EDIT: I shouldn't be giving car advice when I'm half asleep :P

[miniphytou]

Originally Posted by skoodge

That could have been your problem. The way the 86 is geared, first gear shifts to second at 58 mph in the auto, and I believe even later in the manual. So , as harsh as it sounds, for a drag race like that you should've downshifted into first and you would've pulled way better.

Haha I have the car I know what gear to be in...this is that the gears top out at
1st... 36
2nd... 58
3rd... 84
4th... 106
5th... 128
6th... 139
Gears and mph

[skoodge]

Originally Posted by miniphytou

Haha I have the car I know what gear to be in...this is that the gears top out at
1st... 36
2nd... 58
3rd... 84
4th... 106
5th... 128
6th... 139
Gears and mph

I have he car as well, in automatic. My mistake you are correct had my 1st/2nd gears confused, it's early and I feel stupid :P

[YukiHachiRoku]

1st car to rev at me at a stoplight was a mustang GT. (he was extra mad), I got paper tags and it's not even broken in yet, as if I'd give you the time of day in a lame drag-race anyways...)

[skoodge]

Originally Posted by YukiHachiRoku

1st car to rev at me at a stoplight was a mustang GT. (he was extra mad), I got paper tags and it's not even broken in yet, as if I'd give you the time of day in a lame drag-race anyways...)

First for me was a 1990ish m3

[YukiHachiRoku]

Originally Posted by skoodge

First for me was a 1990ish m3

at least that's more respectable than a rustang!

[miniphytou]

First for me were a couple si's and then some old guy in a gtr before I was broken in...only one si knew what I was the others had no idea just thought I looked fast lol

[YukiHachiRoku]

Originally Posted by miniphytou

First for me were a couple si's and then some old guy in a gtr before I was broken in...only one si knew what I was the others had no idea just thought I looked fast lol

guy in GTR has insecurity issues. Si's just wanted to test VTEC on you lol!

[Turbowned]

Winning a drag race in an FR-S is the equivalent of coming first place in a three-legged sack race.

(was gonna say "Special Olympics" but that would be rude and insensitive)