Bought it Friday tracked it Sunday!! NC Miata battle video inside...

[robispec]

Originally Posted by merlin2111

Very enjoyable thread. The car looks great and one day I will have a BRZ set up in the same way. Like you said earlier this is not a 2 year and dump it car, it is a keeper. You must have a very understanding wife or just enough expendable income that she doesn't notice an extra 20k in 4 months, either way good for you! As a teacher the mods will becoming much much slower but I am patient. Keep up the impressive work and go get a couple more go pros so we can get even cooler videos to live vicariously through!

Def a "Keeper"
best chassis from any manufacturer "out d box" in AGES...

Robi

[track_warrior]

Originally Posted by GTM_Challenge

I thought about picking up a tacoma and getting rid of my trusty F250 w/7.3 PSD. After seeing the prices of the Tacos in the used market, it didn't make much sense to me. Great trucks, they drive great, but they cost way too much for me to justify getting one to replace a truck that runs fine. (287k miles on the 7.3, towed 20k miles with it last year alone).

Wow man, you are right about that tacomas are over priced. I can find a f250 cheaper than a similar milage and year taco. The rams are over priced as well.

Originally Posted by merlin2111

Very enjoyable thread. The car looks great and one day I will have a BRZ set up in the same way. Like you said earlier this is not a 2 year and dump it car, it is a keeper. You must have a very understanding wife or just enough expendable income that she doesn't notice an extra 20k in 4 months, either way good for you! As a teacher the mods will becoming much much slower but I am patient. Keep up the impressive work and go get a couple more go pros so we can get even cooler videos to live vicariously through!

My wife is awesome, the way i made her understand was like this: I used to have expensive DD and toys that became track machines. Once i started tracking them, it started getting expensive. For example i used to have an R-35 GT-R after a couple of track days my rotors cracked and my pads were pretty much useless. The combination of pads, rotors, and tires was around the 3.8k range. Then you ad the cost of maintenance and it does not make sense. Its starts to get very expensive to track big heavy expensive cars, or very powerful cars that always brake down etc.

The way i see it, i can have as much fun for much less in the FR-S, tires are much cheaper so are pads and routine maintenance and the car wears them out slower since its so light. My best lap time in my ex 590whp GT-R was a 1:26.1 around harris hill, in the fr-s i am down to 1:29.8 and the car has made me a much better driver it has made me appreciate and concentrate on taking a corner and not making up for it with power. I love this little car!!

Originally Posted by robispec

Def a "Keeper"
best chassis from any manufacturer "out d box" in AGES...

Robi

I agree with you on this. Such a great little platform to either start learning or modify it and go balls out as a track car. This little car will become a legend you will see, im keeping her for a long time.

Robi you need to visit TX

[robispec]

I have a grandchild in OK....give me even 1/2 an excuse ROAD TRIP! lol

[bpracer]

Originally Posted by pcasso87

TWS Video is up!! S2000 CR Hunt starts @ 13:00

Ah... I have many a lap around TWS. You haven't done Turn 1 fast enough until you scare the shit out of yourself. It is a fun track, one of the fastest in the country.

If I abuse of my 65 Mustang, I can do 1:59s. It weighs 2750lbs, has about the same size brakes as a stock FRS, 15x7," front 15x8" rear wheels running Goodyear bias ply race tires. About 425hp@7800rpm very old school horsepower at the crank. Does about 145mph down the front straight.

I been to Harris Hill a couple times on my bikes, but I suck on motorcycles.

Nice build. I'm just starting on my FRS, but it is my daily driver so I can't get too crazy.

[daval]

Just went thru all 11 pages, great job on setting up that little beast.

Subcribed! And any mods on the Audi? or that's wifey's car?

[Surok]

Hey!
I finally got mine! Let the games begin! i have some catching up to do.

[track_warrior]

Originally Posted by daval

Just went thru all 11 pages, great job on setting up that little beast.

Subcribed! And any mods on the Audi? or that's wifey's car?

Thanks man!
Yeah the Audi is the wifes car only thing done to her is an APR tune and BMC drop in filter. Im gonna be selling it soon since i want to surprise her with a 135I or Porsche Boxster

Originally Posted by Surok

Hey!
I finally got mine! Let the games begin! i have some catching up to do.

She looks good man!! Let the modding and tracking begin!!

[track_warrior]

Well guys my new track wheels have arrived 17x9 Weds Sport TC105N





I also took my E92 M3 to the track to get a base time which was a 1:31.8 compared to my best time in the FR-S 1:29.8 so this means the FR-S for now is 2 seconds quicker around a small track. Not bad for a car that has less than half the HP.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkkogtbk3e4"]E-92 M3 DCT @ H2R ( Track ) - YouTube[/ame]





Some weird things i came across in the tracks garage, lets see who can guess what kind of car is the one on the ground in the lift:

[number1Tango]

I just went through 12 pages.. and now im subd! great car op!

[DarkSunrise]

Those Weds are gorgeous, can't wait to see them mounted up.

[ImAwesome]

is that a late model marcos or ginetta?

[track_warrior]

Originally Posted by number1Tango

I just went through 12 pages.. and now im subd! great car op!

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it.:happy0180:

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Those Weds are gorgeous, can't wait to see them mounted up.

Same here man, im exited. Sucks ill have to wait until January since im leaving town tomorrow

Originally Posted by ImAwesome

is that a late model marcos or ginetta?

Nope :p its a 1967 TVR Tuscan V8




Anyways guys I had a chance to head out to the track and try to beat my personal best 1:29.8 and i did, i beat it by a full second posting a 1:28.8 . This means im 3 secconds faster than my M3

Here is the video and pics as usual, i added a bit more downforce on the wing and 2 more psi in the rears which i think helped out a lot. Weather was beautiful as well, cloudy skies and 68F.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lWIsGogugo"]Scion FR-S @ H2R CW 5 Intense Laps! - YouTube[/ame]






Here is a section of the tracks lap board, we had to write over it like 3 times since i kept improving :

[Dtronic]

Great laps and cam position! Love this thread!

[track_warrior]

Originally Posted by Dtronic

Great laps and cam position! Love this thread!

Thanks man