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Old 03-28-2012, 05:09 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by powertrip View Post
Don't get your hopes up. To eek out another 50hp on this motor would likely entail more aggressive variable timing, tuning, higher redline, and probably boring out the motor.

I/H/E/tune on a 2.0L, you might, might get 20hp tops. but dont count on it. The car is pretty well optimized at 200, any gains will be expensive and require mods that are generally best done by the factory.
Forged internals likely. I'd expect the heads to be almost totally reworked.

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Originally Posted by Dimman View Post
(Still think a turbo 1.6L has a chance...)
Not in this car. WRX/STI to make a return to WRC with a 1.6L though, is more likely.
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