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Originally Posted by totopo
I wonder what % of owners actully mod the engine to produce more power. everyone makes it sound so trouble free and easy. There is a reason people like to look at production cars as is, or with very minimal mods. Warantees are super important to a lot of people. People who can only own one car and have to use it to drive to work everyday. If it breaks down, its not just some minor annoyance. It is money, and tons of time trying to figure out how to get to work and how to get it fixed and to and from the shop.
Its not so easy to "just add some power". if you void the warantee and make the car unreliable, really, whats the benefit of it over a used car, which is much cheaper? What advatage does it have over a used s2k? Or e36? Or flying miata?
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It all comes down to what you want and the situation you are in I guess. This car is one of 4 vehicles. The 2008 Jeep GC diesel is my other "daily driver" and then there is the 2001 Eurovan for family trips and the 2000 Silverado for hauling wood and stuff. If I only could have one vehicle I would never have bought the BRZ because here in NH it's not possible to get around with RWD at times.
It actually is fairly easy to add power. And doing so definitely adds risk. If you do your homework you can manage the risk and come out the other side with a car that has the power to go with all the stuff we agree on. Great styling and handling and whatnot are fantastic but I wasn't satisfied with 200HP. In fact I started with the AVO turbo at 5PSI then overhauled the exhaust and went to 8PSI. Finally I had the spring adjusted to 9PSI with a retune. It costs more to do things in steps but you get the chance to evaluate reliability and any unexpected side effects. I am so addicted to the outcome that I can't imagine not having done it. Getting under 8lbs/HP makes this car such a thrill to drive. I'm only at 7500 miles and the turbo bolted on at 2000 so time will tell on what reliability is as the miles rack up. If it gives me 60,000 I will be satisfied. No misgivings about the impact on long term.