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Take an extreme example. Quirt Crawford said the 500+ HP motor he built took the BRZ from a car he would drive at 110% all the time to a car he never took above 20% as a daily driver. He said it wasn't as fun to drive at that point because you simply couldn't use the power. To me that sounds boring for a daily driver, and I really have no interest in drag racing.
Backing off from that extreme, if you're using it as a daily, adding a little more power might make it a little more fun, but there's a curve on which at some point adding power starts to make it less predictable and more of a chore to hold back. Where that point is for you really depends on how you drive it, whether you track it, whether you race and are trying to wring out more power for wins, what your other mods are, etc. A few years ago when people were still experimenting to see what they could pull out of these cars, there were several members here who built for power and then weren't really happy with the result because it dampened what they felt when they first drove the car.
Could the manufacturer give us more power? Sure. Do they need to? No. The car stands on its own. If you want more power, build it yourself.
For me, it comes down to this: If I had wanted a Corvette or a Porsche, I would have bought a Corvette or a Porsche. I wanted an inexpensive entry level sports car that would put a smile on my face as my daily driver, and that's what I got. It seems to me the people who complain about lack of power really just bought the wrong car.
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