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Originally Posted by RYU
Depends if you're willing to pay extra for the STi. The reason I like this car so much is partly because of what you get for under $25k (I hope!). I'm not sure if at $30k+ i'd be willing to pay for a FI version.
It's also tough to say if a FI version will be out for this at all. Autoblog said when this motor was designed it resulted in simply no room for a turbo where traditional boxer turbos were placed. It's also a new motor with 12.5:1 compression. That is not FI friendly at all. They'd likely have to drop the compression and package it with a weirdly mounted turbo. That's basically a significant redesign.
Another option is to go SC. TRD has a strong history of using Magnuson for thier SC (I have one in my Tacoma). Packaging wise, that seems more logical but they still have to deal with the high compression issue. That won't be so easy for the dealer to handle since all TRD SC units I know of are dealer installed not factory installed.
I think FI isn't until way way way down the line.. maybe after 4th yr at least and will require engine internals to be changed.
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I read something entirely different. Wasn't there a thread before saying that it was odd in terms of engine layout that there was ample room left for what appears to be an intercooler?