FT-86 to be named FR-S...

[MZ21]

mz, serious question, not trolling. I've been out of oz for a while now so am totally out of touch, but how do you go about driving the car around with a non -standard ECU? ie what happens after 3 years when you have to get it rego'd? What happens these days when you get pulled over by plod and they ask to look under the bonnet?

Serious response


Rego no problem. Its 5 years now without a pink slip. Then it's no problem anyway.

Getting pulled over. Never happened to me as I don't drive like a dickhead on the road. Drove past a cop car today in my 260z which very loud (fuck triple webers sound good). The copper looked out and pretty much gave me an approving nod.

[Boxer]

The reason I sell gen4 is that. Commitment levels to smile factor is FAR too high. Brz will deliver same smiles at less pace.

Indeed and a good reason to keep it on prius tyres (TM)-HRD, if it slides at sane speeds then even more joys to be had.

If I didn't already have a 2door lightweight NA sports toy I'd be considering one too

[fury]

Mine was delivered today, haven't had a chance to stretch it's legs yet but even around town it's lots of fun. It's got less than half the power of my s14 at the same weight but it just feels so tight and the gearbox is superb.

looks sex in black..

[neil_se]

Yeah it wasn't my first preference but I wasn't willing to wait months for another colour. It matches my 4 other black cars too :knock:

Just ordered some Eibach Pro-Kit springs, 1" lower makes it look like it should have from factory. I'm on the lookout for some nice OEM wheels like Subaru multispokes or BBS rims at the right price (cheap).

[MZ21]

How much were the springs.

[neil_se]

$380 posted from the US.

[-Matt-]

Mine was delivered today, haven't had a chance to stretch it's legs yet but even around town it's lots of fun. It's got less than half the power of my s14 at the same weight but it just feels so tight and the gearbox is superb.

Nice in the black, does QLD have euro style plates ?

[260BC]

Yes but the problem with a well balanced and fast cornering car is you are often looking to corner quicker than the rest of the majority of traffic and that in itself can cause similar problems. It will still be a car best enjoyed on the track

Could not agree more. Any decent car with sports car pretentions and high performance tyres should corner so well that trying to drive it to anywhere it's limit is impossible on a public road with reasonable safety. Anyone who thinks that does not apply to them needs decent lap time track type experience.

That's not to say that such a car can't be fun to drive on a public road, it can. Just keep it in perspective

[Nafe]

I like that ducktail type rear spoiler on the car snapped at Toyota HQ. Is that a factory option? I thought the factory kit was only the Rice and the Furious style one?

[blur]

I like that ducktail type rear spoiler on the car snapped at Toyota HQ. Is that a factory option? I thought the factory kit was only the Rice and the Furious style one?

Isn't that the Trd kit? Looks pretty tough, would love those brakes!

[MarkMash]

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Pure trolling gold

This sounds EXACTLY like a guy from my work AND he has an SS or some kind of VE commo that looks like an SS - quite funny

[MZ21]

Isn't that the Trd kit? Looks pretty tough, would love those brakes!

Yep TRD kit, the rear spoiler can be purchased separately for around $460 landed painted in white or black only and a bit less unpainted for other colours.

Those brakes are over 10K in aussie dollars.

[Rona]

mz, serious question, not trolling. I've been out of oz for a while now so am totally out of touch, but how do you go about driving the car around with a non -standard ECU? ie what happens after 3 years when you have to get it rego'd? What happens these days when you get pulled over by plod and they ask to look under the bonnet?

Nothing until they find it:p, legally it should be engineered and pass the IM240 test at least in NSW anyway.

[Captain_Slow]

This sounds EXACTLY like a guy from my work AND he has an SS or some kind of VE commo that looks like an SS - quite funny

I really need to line up a test drive so I can see if this guy's right or not

[Uwish]

Dale any results yet???