2013 Scion FR-S Long-Term Road Test

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jederino

Good write up and pics. I've tried to make small upgrades to my braking system in a G35 for track days, but without spending a lot of money I've figured I may just coast more into the corners and reduce my laps per session.

hooninaround

Time for a big brake kit perhaps? Stoptech! Although I dont know if they make a kit for the FR-S, I just remembered your old E46 M3 (sigh) good times.

stovt001_

Ahhh E46 M3. Good times indeed.

fordson1

Cha-ching! $36,500 and counting! Car is obviously built to a very strict price point. Looks like it's going to need an aftermarket fender liner and/or front bumper cover/splitter with some air ducting, plus a big brake kit, based on the performance last time at the track. Also, now that we have the car off the dyno, we can proceed to the track and find out if/how badly the clutch slips with the power upgrade.

majin_ssj_eric

That's a little worrying for a potential track car...

dashpot

No, that's typical for a potential track car. No mention of soft pedal/boiling fuid, so it's not all bad. Pretty much anything run semi-hard on a track will see that kind of wear & tear. Ducting + modified or yanked dust shields are step 1.

Fordson1 sees the slippery slope.

bankerdanny

Well, at least they didn't fail like the brakes on the Nissmo Z that C&D used in their Lightning Lap test a few years back. That said, ti still feels like a design fail to build a dedicated sports car then fail to provide adequate brake cooling.

opfreak

the excuses for this car are limitless. With the money saved from removing the buttons on SPORTS steering wheel, couldn't toyota spend a few cents more for better rubber on the brakes?

You fanboi's keep claiming stuff on this stuff is cheap, because its supposed to be a SPORTS car.

Fail.

akula1

$499. APR brake ducts replace the foglight area. Just pipe it to some ready made dust shields.