Scion FR-S and Datsun 240Z - An Owner's Comparison

[LeonV]

Do you have some comparison numbers at this point on turbo vs stock, or is it mostly "seat of the pants" evaluation. I imagine a turbo makes it scream.

Dennis

The car baselined at 145hp at the rear wheels and after a bit of tuning and high-octane gas, I had it at 220 with some headroom left. Low octane would probably be more in the 210whp range. That's a 65-75whp gain so you definitely feel it!

I have to say though, bone stock (brake pads, Prius tires, and all) the car was a blast to drive on the track, as long as it wasn't as brake-heavy as Laguna. We bled the brakes and changed pads at Laguna because of how demanding it was on brakes.

[Hardway]

I was helping a friend of mine look at a TR6. He brought his 13 year old son. When his son asked what the 3rd pedal was for, I looked at him and told him he had failed as a father...

I sent that story to the Save the Manuals campaign....and they printed it!!!

Thank you for the compliment and heads up on the video you are making, I look forward to see it. The above statement is classic! I love it! Congrats on getting it printed.

[Sean240Z]

A great article!

[gogriz91]

Gogriz91, based on your signature your Z will give the BRZ a run for its money. The BRZ can steer quicker and stop faster but in flat out acceleration you might have it beat. I look forward to your posting and pictures of you and your dad driving your cars and comparing them!

I'm having an F54/P90 built with a cam and triples. It should be closer to 200hp and I've got a 4 pot toyota setup so i'm really looking forward to seeing what it will do. The BRZ looks pretty nice.

[go z racer, go]

A great article!

I recall reading this very article just prior to purchasing my FRS (which I have rebadged as "Toyota GT86").

Hell the reason I bought my GT86 was to have a fun daily driver but now... I've fallen head-over heels for this street legal go-kart.

That said, there are far more things I love about the Z. The biggest difference between the two (for me anyway) is that I can rebuild and repair my Z - can't even come to saying that about the GT86. Don't get wrong, it's easy enough to mod (which I have and do). It's just a pain in the you-know-what.