Subaru says they cant fit a turbo in the BRZ?

[GSpeed]

Originally Posted by t.chk

I find this hilarious...since so many folk have crammed superchargers, big turbos, little turbos with manageable heat build up.

I think you and Subaru have different versions of "manageable."

[kch]

You heard it here first, guys. New BRZ STi to be electric hybrid. Coming to Australia March '16.

[chaoskaze]

It's nice thou? In a dream world, They can get rid of torque dip & let electric does everything below & shift the engine power band even more high strung... Wala Hybrid S2K ✌️


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[ichitaka05]

What? You guys didn't get more powerful ver? I did

Here's the pic lmao

[kch]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

What? You guys didn't get more powerful ver? I did

Here's the pic lmao

Is that the special GTx86 TRD they sell in the UAE?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by kch

Is that the special GTx86 TRD they sell in the UAE?

LMFAO I see what you did there

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

I think we see skeptical people not just concerned about final numbers with vehicles that have hybrid technology or cylinder deactivation. See it everyday with CVT trans and even average people complain about it never shifting. A lot of manufacters have actually switched to making a CVT sound/feel like it shifts now. New technology is developing everyday. I mean even turbos took a while to catch on for mass use. IDK, interesting debate though!

The big difference there is that the CVT is something the average person can actually feel. To reference another past innovation that I got to experience was when disc brakes came out. People that were used to standing on unpowered drum systems complained bitterly that the discs grabbed too much and were dangerous. This is something they can feel and experience. Place a traditional SC and an electric SC in the same car and I highly doubt even car guys could tell you which is which much less the average buyer. If most of the buyers went to a dealer and were told "this car has a supercharger' most of the responses would be "what is a supercharger?" not "belt driven or electric".

[t.chk]

Originally Posted by GSpeed

I think you and Subaru have different versions of "manageable."

Under daily driving they seem to be manageable. Heavy track loads...not so much. But most subarus if tracked stock have heat problems anyway.

I understand your point but subaru cant say their stock cars are without heatproblems anyway.

[GSpeed]

Originally Posted by t.chk

Under daily driving they seem to be manageable. Heavy track loads...not so much. But most subarus if tracked stock have heat problems anyway.

I understand your point but subaru cant say their stock cars are without heatproblems anyway.

True. Keep in mind, OEMs heat test all kinds of cars on track. OEMs will come out to our track fairly regularly during the summer and beat on just about everything on the racetrack. Minivans, family sedans, you name it. From an engineering perspective, the thermal loads a car sees on the racetrack in the summer are a very good indication of how it'll hold up long-term.

[jawn]

Originally Posted by t.chk

Under daily driving they seem to be manageable. Heavy track loads...not so much. But most subarus if tracked stock have heat problems anyway.

I understand your point but subaru cant say their stock cars are without heatproblems anyway.

On stock power, I heatsoaked and hit 145F IATs sitting in traffic. It was 70F outside. It's worse than some turbocharged cars that I've had. This is exactly the point though - these cars have heat problems bone-stock. You can't say that adding a turbo would not increase heat, and correcting these issues to OEM specs is a little more complex than adding an oil cooler into the crumple zone.