Frs vs. 350z video!

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by lsxiong

Thanks for uploading this video. Damn the FR-S is slow.

FR-S is a "sporty" car, but not a real sports car. When I think of sports car, I think of cars that has handling and is fast. A 370z will run laps around the FR-S any day, I am reconsidering not buying an FR-S now. I think I'll save my money for the new Porsche Cayman S, handling and fast like a real sports car should be.

Great, more for us. Have fun over heating your 370z

[Deslock]

Originally Posted by miniphytou

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

Originally Posted by miniphytou

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

If you started the race at 40 MPH in 2nd, you were at ~5000 RPM. His RPM depends on his Z's year and tranny. For instance, if it was a 2003-2005 MT, I believe he would've been at ~3000 RPM if he started in 3rd.

Though the Z's engine torque jumps a bit after that, its increase isn't dramatic enough to explain his surge forward at 15 seconds (just an intake wouldn't have such an effect). Since you said he didn't downshift, I watched the video again and noticed that if you had upshifted at 18 seconds, then it took you ~6 seconds to get from 40 to ~59 MPH. That should've taken ~3 seconds.

Since that senario doesn't make much sense, I'm going to speculate that what happened is:

• 12 seconds: Started with you in 2nd and him in 3rd at 40 MPH.
• 15 seconds: You upshifted to 3rd.
• 18 seconds: He upshifted.
• 21 seconds: You upshifted.

That matches the acceleration characteristics and times one would expect for both cars, and those shift points would explain his surge forward as well as the abrupt movements of your passenger's camera.

Originally Posted by moniz

Yep,you still don't get it. Torque is what gets you off the line not horsepower, or pulling as you call it. The Z has almost double the RX-8 hence why it pulls so much harder. Gearhead 101

They weren't at the line. And if my interpretation of the video is correct, the FRS in 2nd pulled harder than the Z in 3rd from 40-59 MPH (despite the 350Z's engine-torque-to-weight ratio at ~3000-4500 RPM being significantly higher than the FRS' at ~5000-7450).

Obviously if the Z had also started in 2nd, the FRS wouldn't have jumped ahead.

[Cheddar]

You bought the wrong car for drag racing.....

[cassidy0998]

The video makes a good point. We all know that the FR-S/BRZ isn't designed to be a drag or roll racing car. But the fact that it lost THAT bad to a 350Z... is a good indication of general performance in the straights for a $27,000+ car.

[miniphytou]

Originally Posted by Cheddar

....omg...wow... im guessing your friends have little Hondas with B16 because those are the only engines I can think of that make close to 1000HP are are just breaking past 350 lb/ft.

Or maybe you can tell me their set up because I find it VERY hard to believe ANY engine making 1000HP cant make 200 lb/ft.

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