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At the risk of beating a dead horse:
I think that the whole discussion about lack of power and torque is fuelled by the North American car culture, where people are used to big engines and loads of torque and straight line push. European and Asian markets are quite different, where vehicle dynamics matter more the raw power. The whole car modding scene is also way bigger in NA then Europe where lots of passionate enthusiasts drive their car relatively unchanged, especially when it come to engine modifications.
The discussion here is always goes the same, blah blah need power, my Mustang is cheaper and has more power blah blah.
But if you look at the overall package, the 86 is just an exceptionally balanced offering. 100 hp per liter (now even 102.5 hp), an engine with two characters, one below 4500 rpm where it's easy going and compliant, and 4500 rpm and up, where it becomes spirited and happy.
And I honestly don't believe 80 % of the people complaining about the torque dip. They have no idea, see a graph and pretend they have a 'state of the art butt dyno' that feels the dip in torque. Yes, the engine changes and you feel the transition when you rev it, but that is not a torque dip.
Would I LIKE more power? Sure, I am an enthusiast and the whole idea of tweaking and tuning appeals to me. But there is a chance that you disturb the balance Toyota/Subaru have been trying to accomplish with the car. So personally I would never go overboard and try to make the car into something it is not designed to be. If I wanted that, I would have bought a different car to begin with.
Do I NEED more power, of course not. Not for daily driving on public roads.
Things are different when you use it as track car, but Toyota/Subaru and the after market business has lots of offering to make the 86 even more competent than it already is.
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