2013 Scion FR-S Long-Term Road Test

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edited September 2014 in Scion

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  • jederinojederino Member Posts: 0
    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.
  • hooninaroundhooninaround Member Posts: 40
    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_stovt001_ Member Posts: 799
    Ahhh E46 M3. Good times indeed.
  • fordson1fordson1 Unconfirmed Posts: 1,512
    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_ericmajin_ssj_eric Member Posts: 49
    That's a little worrying for a potential track car...
  • dashpotdashpot Member Posts: 5
    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.
  • bankerdannybankerdanny Member Posts: 1,021
    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.
  • opfreakopfreak Member Posts: 106
    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.
  • akula1akula1 Member Posts: 0
    $499. APR brake ducts replace the foglight area. Just pipe it to some ready made dust shields.
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