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Originally Posted by Maxim
No, I know the subie engines had/have something like it, but they're definitely tuned differently. Subie performance engines use the tech to establish a wide powerband, while Toyota generally tunes their small engines for high rpm performance. Sorry, this is what I get for trying to respond at odd hours of the night due to the time difference of where I live. By special, I meant optimized for high rpm performance, which the use of the "86" name would seem to imply.
I can only assume that since the Subaru version will be AWD and the Toyota version RWD, that the tuning will be different. But if it's true that we wont be getting an n/a version, then my money is on Toyota just tuning rather than using their own systems. Given that the goals of the new engine were efficiency rather than power, if the base engine is turboed, I'd wager on 270hp.
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There is still a lot of speculation there. I still believe that the GT5 version of the FT-86 is within 10-15% of weight and power of the production version.
As for Toyota being more highly tuned than Subaru, this was really only the case with the 2ZZGE and it's (Toyota's only???) use of the VVTL-i system. At least in the last 10 years or so.
The next BIG news that we'll want to hear is the actual motor specs. We've heard rumours of Yamaha involvement, the DS4 direct/port combination injection, talks of what Valvematic (Toyota's next lift system) could do, etc... Not even counting boosted applications.
Real FACTS on the motor next please, Toyota/Subaru!