Lots of news added today in the “Vorshlag Scion FR-S LSx Alpha Project ” project build thread, starting in this post. We have had a bit of a gap since the last post, which is explained in detail, including all of the things added to the Alpha build, the development challenges, and much more.
We had this update ready to post over a week ago but had some “teething problems” on our forum that took about a week to fix. We have reorganized the forum and added new sections to hold technical posts related to products we build or sell.
In this latest post we talk about starting the “Stage 0” kit production, so the main driveline parts needed to swap in any LS-series V8 engine and a T56 Magnum XL transmission are ready to ship now.
Several non-swap related updates were made to the Alpha car before it left our shop. That V8 powered FR-S has already racked up over 8,000 miles and is now making more power than ever before. It also has working gauges, steering, and more. The recent CAN Integration solution offered by a German company, for allowing the the 86 engine computer to talk to a GM LS-computer, has been a huge boost for these swaps. We’ve accelerated the timeline on our shop Beta Build to take advantage of this breakthrough.
This 2013 FR-S will be the shop’s “Beta Build”, which was purchased in August
While the Alpha car is complete and no longer being used for development at Vorshlag, our shop purchased a 2013 FR-S back in August to use for further development of additional kit pieces and system solutions – as well as to show off what one of these can do in various motorsports competitions. Look for a updates to this Beta build in the same project thread, where we discuss plans for a 500+ horsepower V8, giant tires, big aero and more.
Our stock “Beta Build” FR-S has been track tested, to get a good “stock baseline”
Thanks for catching up with us here – and we have a lot more to come!