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Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering
The chassis is too good?
This thing has so much potential and honestly some very minor upgrades will make it an absolute beast....a Renault slaying beast. 
And uh, from what I hear...it's not too difficult to kick out the rear in a low speed corner with the manual car.  |
That's the thing. To me it sounds like the chassis is way over-engineered compared to the motor, and exact opposite to what we're used to most of the time, if not all the time. They know the chassis is great, they know what it's capable of, and they know if this car had the power expected from a car in 2012+ it would be perhaps an enthusiast's wet dream.
I assure you this, if this car was turbo/sc, and produced around 280-300hp, there would be no question that my money would be in Subaru's pocket right now. I can live with a mundane, sparse interior, I drive an Evo 8. I can't live with the motor. Suspensions are a lot less worrisome to mess with IMHO, and cheaper, to get some better handling from it, and getting it to respond more like you'd like it to. But when it comes to power, you can't put a cap on it like they have with this.
I/E + Tune is not going to yield game changing numbers. It's a 2.0L, high-comp engine. Without significant, worrisome internal work, or just as scary aftermarket FI kits, I doubt this car is going to get the numbers I'd want it to have to balance out the chassis. Motor swaps too, within thoughts, while interesting (seeing a 2JZ in there was funny), can become a money-pitted nightmare.