GReddy Racing x Scion Racing FR-S Drift Car
01-09-2012, 08:58 PM
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GReddy Racing x Scion Racing FR-S Drift Car
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Irvine, California, January 9, 2012 – GReddy Performance Products is proud to announce it has teamed up with Scion Racing and professional drifter, Ken Gushi to campaign a GReddy drift-tuned Scion FR-S in the 2012 Formula Drift Championships.
Scion Racing / GReddy Performance FR-S was built in-house at the GReddy R&D facility in Irvine, CA under great secrecy. A GReddy turbocharged boxer engine powers the drift machine. The entire GReddy Team is excited to debut the drift FR-S at the season opener on the “Streets of Long Beach,” on April 6-7, 2012.
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01-09-2012, 09:25 PM
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We'll have more info including a complete documentary of the build soon. But first, here are photos of the official announcement as it was happening from NAIAS earlier today.
Last edited by GReddy_Staff; 02-15-2012 at 12:56 AM.
01-09-2012, 10:56 PM
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Due to the limited amount of time, the GReddy Racing Scion FR-S is currently powered by a Cosworth CS600 EJ25 long block and custom GReddy turbo kit with a front-mount intercooler. The EJ25 is a race proven and reliable boxer motor that offers many of the same benefits seen in the FA20 including a low center of gravity. We are currently working on a FA20 motor for use in future race programs.
01-10-2012, 12:36 AM
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That was what I was expecting. A motor change due to development ease and you guys planning on developing FA setup as the R&D gets completed.
Would be nice if those wheels are an option from Scion...I would be all over those.
Would be nice if those wheels are an option from Scion...I would be all over those.
01-10-2012, 02:31 AM
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01-11-2012, 12:44 AM
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We found a Winding Road video clip of the big GReddy Racing + Scion Racing FR-S reveal. In addition to Scion VP, Jack Hollis' speech and close-ups of the car, you'll also see some action shots of Ken Gushi drifting the car during early testing. Enjoy..
01-11-2012, 11:34 PM
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Syldrin,
The EJ25 motor will mount onto stock sub-frame without modifications.
Is this an easy swap? We'll let you be the judge....
Anytime you swap, you're bound to run into challenges. In our case, we are building a vehicle from the ground up so that was a challenge itself. After mounting the motor, some of the challenges we faced were designing and fabricating a custom turbo and intercooler system, to mating the motor to G-Force transmission. We also custom made all fluid lines, modified wire harness and everything in between. Since we're building a competition vehicle, it would be biased to compare our "swap" to someone who may do this on their daily driver. The modification we incurred may not apply to them. You know what we mean?
We know you guys are dying to see pictures of the engine but unfortunately we can't release any at the moment because the car is still under development till it debuts on track in Long Beach. Sorry
The EJ25 motor will mount onto stock sub-frame without modifications.
Is this an easy swap? We'll let you be the judge....
Anytime you swap, you're bound to run into challenges. In our case, we are building a vehicle from the ground up so that was a challenge itself. After mounting the motor, some of the challenges we faced were designing and fabricating a custom turbo and intercooler system, to mating the motor to G-Force transmission. We also custom made all fluid lines, modified wire harness and everything in between. Since we're building a competition vehicle, it would be biased to compare our "swap" to someone who may do this on their daily driver. The modification we incurred may not apply to them. You know what we mean?
We know you guys are dying to see pictures of the engine but unfortunately we can't release any at the moment because the car is still under development till it debuts on track in Long Beach. Sorry
01-12-2012, 05:35 PM
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Syldrin,
The EJ25 motor will mount onto stock sub-frame without modifications.
Is this an easy swap? We'll let you be the judge....
Anytime you swap, you're bound to run into challenges. In our case, we are building a vehicle from the ground up so that was a challenge itself. After mounting the motor, some of the challenges we faced were designing and fabricating a custom turbo and intercooler system, to mating the motor to G-Force transmission. We also custom made all fluid lines, modified wire harness and everything in between. Since we're building a competition vehicle, it would be biased to compare our "swap" to someone who may do this on their daily driver. The modification we incurred may not apply to them. You know what we mean?
We know you guys are dying to see pictures of the engine but unfortunately we can't release any at the moment because the car is still under development till it debuts on track in Long Beach. Sorry
The EJ25 motor will mount onto stock sub-frame without modifications.
Is this an easy swap? We'll let you be the judge....
Anytime you swap, you're bound to run into challenges. In our case, we are building a vehicle from the ground up so that was a challenge itself. After mounting the motor, some of the challenges we faced were designing and fabricating a custom turbo and intercooler system, to mating the motor to G-Force transmission. We also custom made all fluid lines, modified wire harness and everything in between. Since we're building a competition vehicle, it would be biased to compare our "swap" to someone who may do this on their daily driver. The modification we incurred may not apply to them. You know what we mean?
We know you guys are dying to see pictures of the engine but unfortunately we can't release any at the moment because the car is still under development till it debuts on track in Long Beach. Sorry
also does the EJ25 bolt up to the AZ1 tranny?
Last edited by Syldrin; 01-12-2012 at 06:51 PM.
01-13-2012, 12:39 AM
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In regards to stock trans, the comparison we made off a pre-production vehicle showed a different bell housing design so modification is required to adapt to EJ25. We couldn't tell you what modifications are necessary since we didn't actually this but to give you an idea, the starters are on opposite sides.
01-16-2012, 11:12 PM
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@Syldrin - True that. Gushi's got talent so she's in good hands. We can live with a few battle scars here and there, but let's hope the other cars stay away from her to prevent any major damages
02-15-2012, 01:09 AM
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We got to enjoy it in a different way...the privilege of being the first to modify this car. We'll leave the hooning for Ken and the drift car, lol.
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