Let's see some facts and numbers about the Toyobaru:
Brand-new stock Toyobaru dyno (Dynojet) -
164.7 rwhp 
2012 RD. 3 PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY JUN 1-2, 2012
PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY TIME ATTACK OFFICIAL RESULTS:
Street RWD
1st... Hartmut Feyhl.... Mercedes C63/Renntech C74......... 1:30.208
2nd.. Whit Staples...... Fortune Auto BMW M3.................. 1:31.779
3rd... Bryan Hedian..... Wired Race Team Honda S2000...... 1:33.94
4th.. Jon Miller......... Arsenal Autosport Scion FR-S...... 1:35.744
Jon Miller's quote:
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Brakes were fantastic, Hawk Blue's up front, HP+ in the rear. Nice bite, good pedal feel and balance, no fade at all.
Car was a blast! Even with the factory tires, it's very tossable and nimble. Once we put on the Super Sports though, the chasis really came alive and showed the balance and grip that Toyota and Subaru have promised. I only ran the factory tires for one session on Friday and the best time was a 1:42.something. On the same day, on the PSS I went 1:37.1. This morning, the times were mostly the same, but in the evening session after the track cooled down a bit and dried out (we had intermittent rain all weekend), we made some air pressure adjustments and I tried a couple different things with my line and managed to click off a fast time of 1:35.7 - which I was pretty satisfied with.
For tire pressures on the Michelins [245/45/17] we ran 31psi cold, 38psi hot and that seemed to be the sweet spot for performance and grip.
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