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Originally Posted by Dimman
The conspiracy of the missing torque continues... Heh...
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LOL, yes it appears it does.
For the time being, I'm going to make a blanket assumption that the HKS dyno data is unrepresentative of the production engine. Who knows what random yet-fine-tuned parts they had already slapped on the car...or how they were able to induce two separate RPM redlines?
I know Subaru/Toyota don't
have to have the engine SAE certified, but it would be very shameful if they didn't....and Japanese aren't very willing to accept such public shame. Considering both Scion and Subaru are advertising 200HP in the US market, I'm willing to bet the engine makes no less than 201HP peak on a poorly broken-in engine [i.e. BMW-style break-in], and upwards of 220HP on a properly broken-in engine. These days, having an engine that doesn't average more than the SAE rating just doesn't cut the mustard. Just for the record, however, I can't substantiate this other than basing it on the current state of the industry.