Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB

Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/index.php)
-   Engine, Exhaust, Transmission (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=8)
-   -   Tunehouse BRZ Tuning program preliminary details (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4792)

(K) 04-09-2012 09:25 AM

This is where I would say "that's too much power for my needs".

That's too much power for my needs.

Xdragonxb0i 04-09-2012 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FoolCyclist (Post 177956)
These engine swaps for more power just confuse me. Every one praises the car for its great handling, mainly due to the low COG and minimal body roll. Seems to me that taking the engine out that the car was designed around is just going the opposite way. I am all for bumping up the output, but I would be much more interested in doing it with the original engine.


everyone modify their good handling cars for for more powers. its a TUner's World?

also this company is a racing/tuning company they gonna provide something reliable and proven for this year races. Also its more economical to to swap, to develop the engine right now.

trackmagic 04-10-2012 01:45 AM

The challenge will be getting more power out of the boxer without sacrificing reliability.

Sully 04-10-2012 10:51 AM

Eh, it's easier to get more power than great handling.

Visconti 04-10-2012 01:21 PM

looks very nice!

CountChoculitis 04-10-2012 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (K) (Post 178619)
This is where I would say "that's too much power for my needs".

That's too much power for my needs.

:word:

GenkiElite 04-10-2012 06:56 PM

2.6-litre Cosworth crate engine with turbo only making 335? Did I miss something?

Sasquachulator 04-10-2012 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GenkiElite (Post 179869)
2.6-litre Cosworth crate engine with turbo only making 335? Did I miss something?


Yeah, its clearly not powerful enough.

Not even worth a swap.....

MtnDrvr86 04-10-2012 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GenkiElite (Post 179869)
2.6-litre Cosworth crate engine with turbo only making 335? Did I miss something?

very conservative tune perhaps

GenkiElite 04-11-2012 04:08 PM

Yeah, it does say preliminary and it's nice to know there is something in develpment but i probably would have held on to those numbers till I had something a little more wowing. I would imagine something like that could net some very imressive numbers.

Mulder 04-11-2012 07:56 PM

I know I'd be interested but I also know what those engines cost and I'd never be THAT interested. At that point I'd start comparing the cost of more powerful cars straight from their factories, w/ warranties and better re-sale value.

mrtodd 04-11-2012 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trackmagic (Post 179262)
The challenge will be getting more power out of the boxer without sacrificing reliability.

An old saying goes something like this... "Power. Cheap. Reliable. - Pick 2"

Arnie 05-29-2012 12:18 PM

Hmmmm....we're still not sure if the Aisin Transmission hooks up directly to the EJ25...
The AVO guys had to build a custom Hollinger tranny for their D1 Car.

Another thing to keep in mind is having too much power for a rwd car means you need to put wider tires to prevent traction problems (staggered setup), which means the front end will lose traction first when not under power while cornering.

Giving this car more power while maintaining the cars original balance in corners is key here.

Matt Andrews 05-29-2012 12:32 PM

its easier to market a HP # than it is to market a set up that corners at 1.1 lateral G's, avoids tramlining, corrects bump steer, fixes other suspension issues, etc. the reality is that most people who are buying modifications don't know what any of that stuff means, or don't use it driving light to light.

once someone cracks the ECU, I imagine you will see more tuning with the factory drive train. I personally want to leave the drive train alone and make the rest of the car faster. I'm looking forward to stock reliability at the track. Maybe intake, exhaust, headers later this summer?...


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:05 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2026 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.


Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.