Hi all, I was just browsing the internet to find a bit more info on the FR-S/BRZ and came upon this forum. Even though I'm a Honda guy, I really like the new FT-86.
I thought I could add a bit to this forum. I noticed that some of you have posted dynos of the K20 from RSX-S as well as the 8th gen Civic Si. I'd like to add that the 2011 8th gen Civic Si (right before they change to the new 2.4L model) seems to make quite a bit more power than the 2007-2010 Civic Si. As we have seen from the dynos here, the 2007 Civic Si is good for around 180whp. However, the 2011 Civic Si has been tested to achieve over 190whp consistently in more than one car.
Here is a dyno curve of the 2011 Civic Si:
The dyno plot is from Temple of Vtec:
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=960681
Here is a quote from that site:
"... Shawn Church (owner of a dyno/car tuning shop) told me he had just dynoed a 2011 Civic Si (customer car) and in bone stock form it put down 14 more hp than any other Civic Si he had previously tested. The "bone stock" curve on the '11 Si I tested obliterates the results of my own 2008 Civic Si, so it seems like Honda has possibly made some unannounced enhancements to the K20Z at some point."
Just thought you guys might be interested to know this as you guys are talking about dynos and stuff. Obviously, without direct injection, and as a 1 year-old design, the K series can't really match the torque output of the FA20.