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Originally Posted by Xxyion

I guess i might as well throw my 2 cents in.

I'm one of those people that love the car for what it is. I am also one of those people who decided to add FI because POWER.

What did i draw from this conclusion? The power was not quite what i wanted. This car offers a level of enjoyment (to me) that my other car (Focus ST) doesnt. While the Focus might FEEL faster. It actually isnt. But the BRZ doesnt feel faster until i'm above 5k RPMS.

For reference i am no longer supercharged. I'm currently running E85 with full bolt ons. Car is roughly at 200 whp. Thats WRX territory. Just with a higher redline. Power is never an issue honestly. I see people in 150hp Fiestas pass other cars all the time. Every car has the ability to go 90 mph. The difference is how you want to get there. For me, i like wringing out the car and working abit for it. If i want more low down torque i'll drive my Focus. But the BRZ is more satisfying. Even just driving 10 minutes to work.

^^^100% agreement!!
I just wrapped up my Delicious Tuning flexfuel revisions (after header-back exhaust & tune a few months ago) and it's a great mod. I wasn't interested in FI and my motivation for more power wasn't because I track the car, which I do, but's it's my DD.
The most impressive thing about our cars is the chassis. It's in a very small class of brilliantly balanced, fun and rewarding cars to drive at any speed. Adding more power = more fun with the chassis for me, on the streets, every day I'm in it.
I also know a guy on the forum who's an HPDE instructor with a top organization who hasn't done any power mods to his car because he's never felt it needed it. So there you go.