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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 06:59 AM
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Love the faint sound of the rotary "full song" echoing off the canyon walls before it comes into view. Sounds like more of a RACE CAR to me
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 10:29 AM
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Nobody is going to confuse those two engine sounds
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 10:43 AM
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 09:00 PM
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The car doesnt sound TOO bad from a distance with the echos. Actually in that vid is sounded pretty mean at higher rpms. Definitely a hardcore sound which a lot of racer enthusiasts should like. Who knows how itll sound on camera tho.

Another funny thing is that Matt thought my gas tank was full when we started and then all of sudden hit half tank when in reality I had filled at my home town and started filming in Malibu with little less than 3/4 tank. This exaggerated my "bad" gas mileage. I avg ~16mpg with mixed city/hwy/canyon driving. About the same as my E39 M5.
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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 03:10 AM
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Lets hope we will not have to become a PREMIUM subscriber in order to view the full video!!!! Otherwise, can't wait!
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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 05:31 AM
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Can't wait to see this!!
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 01:50 AM
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Looking forward to this video as well!!
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Old Mar 7, 2015 | 11:08 AM
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Did he gave you info about when-ish is going to be released?
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Old Mar 7, 2015 | 05:14 PM
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There are like 6ish cars ahead of me. Im guessing around 8 weeks but hopefully sooner.
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Old Mar 7, 2015 | 11:41 PM
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8 weeks...! damn. but congrats. i cant wait to see it either. and it better not be on drive plus. thats going to suck.
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 08:19 AM
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I think it's up, but I don't have a subscription to /Drive+ yet.
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 10:58 AM
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I just did the Drive+ free trial , and all I can say Is either he wasn't driving the car right . or I'm going to have to agree to disagree with some of his points .
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 11:46 AM
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Found it on /Drive+:

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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 12:13 PM
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wthhh premium
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 12:19 PM
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wthhh premium
they have a free one month trial
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 12:32 PM
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The complete lack of enthusiasm from the driver makes those beautiful well sorted machines seem boring..
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 12:36 PM
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To summarize the video:

Ls pros:
better sound
torque
mpg

Rotary pros:
turn in feel from lighter weight
tranny feel

Overall it seems like he preferred the v8
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 01:09 PM
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Really sucks they posted it on Drive+

The LS2 was cammed tuned and stroked to a 6.9L so not very surprising that it was faster. 500wtq is no joke. I do wish Matt revved out my car more tho, he always was shifting early and I do wish they included my speal about the EFR/Rotary. They also left out a bunch of other great shots and seemed to have rushed through this whole episode.

Crazy how much footage we took for such a short little clip but overall I enjoyed the vid but I am also a bit disappointed.

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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 01:33 PM
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As said before, they offer a free trial. 3 weeks if I recall correctly.

I've watched much better (and concise) reviews by Matt, which is the usual case. Quite disappointed this time around. Not just for the rotary FD review, but for both FD's reviews/comparison as a whole. It felt more like a preview/trailer than their usual all out detailed reviews. Of course, this is the responsibility of the /Drive staff and Matt Farah.
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 02:58 PM
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Yeah...it was ok , I mean there is only few of us FD that come close to LS , I think he would of not liked driving a stock twin, the V8 is famous for his torque,indeed like all the muscle car this show has .

Anyways it was a nice one that represented us , and I'm proud !!
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 03:55 PM
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How did the suspension setups compare on these cars?

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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ArmenMAxx
Really sucks they posted it on Drive+

The LS2 was cammed tuned and stroked to a 6.9L so not very surprising that it was faster. 500wtq is no joke. I do wish Matt revved out my car more tho, he always was shifting early and I do wish they included my speal about the EFR/Rotary. They also left out a bunch of other great shots and seemed to have rushed through this whole episode.

Crazy how much footage we took for such a short little clip but overall I enjoyed the vid but I am also a bit disappointed.
Thisi s why I said i dont think he drove the car right all his shifting seemed to happen early

I am dissapointed . I think it would of been better had they done a track day , like they did with the NSX's saying the extra HP from the V8 makes up for the difference in the car's handling is also not exactly Even .

I believe THe V8 FD had R888 , what tire were you running ?
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ArmenMAxx
Really sucks they posted it on Drive+

The LS2 was cammed tuned and stroked to a 6.9L so not very surprising that it was faster. 500wtq is no joke. I do wish Matt revved out my car more tho, he always was shifting early and I do wish they included my speal about the EFR/Rotary. They also left out a bunch of other great shots and seemed to have rushed through this whole episode.

Crazy how much footage we took for such a short little clip but overall I enjoyed the vid but I am also a bit disappointed.
Yea too bad they didn't just do a dedicated 20min episode on the fd's. I can tell a ton of info was left out. Nice car btw!
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 05:35 PM
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Armen Though the car is very beautiful sounds great and looks like its set up very nice . ( also I like the little sticky foam you used to seperate the Intake form the Intercooler. I use the same stuff .)
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 06:09 PM
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I have the pettit track pro stage 3's 12k/12k springs tanabe front sway and oem rear sway.

Edit: The ls fd had tokikos w/ eibach springs and racingbeat sways.

During the wheel shots my shocks were on full soft. All other shots the shocks were almost fully tightened up.

My tires are dunlop direzza zii's.

He should of definitely talked more about powerband, hp, boost response, steering feel, brake feel, handling and some sort of speed comparison. To the common viewer they have no idea how fast the car(s) are. At least they got a flame shot tho

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