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Originally Posted by Turbowned
Torquier compared to the BRZ possibly, but still feels torqueless. I tried finding a 2.7 dyno plot; couldn't find one. The BRZ makes 90% of peak torque from 2k-6krpm; not sure how the Cayman's power delivery looks, but I just drove it yesterday and it felt not unlike my MR2 with 121lb/ft in the low rev range.
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The FA20 is the more primitive engine, and it definitely does not make 90% of peak torque from 2-6k, very far from it actually. At 2k the torque is below 80% of peak, and the "dip" in the mid rpm range is a little under 90% of peak torque or around that much.
Porsche has dual profile cams, so before 2500rpm the torque delivery is almost certainly better, and since it's Porsche you'd expect them to give it a slightly greater performance emphasis unlike Honda which tries to save fuel on the low end, which dyno charts for the 3.4L engines seem to suggest (I am having trouble finding 2.7 dyno plots as well). Obviously not going to be like a low A/R turbo, on NA engines the torque is going to be much more consistent with the exception of the very low rpm range.
At any rate you're talking 20% greater power at any time in a car that has <10% more mass.