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Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanadaEh
I'm starting to lean toward the slightly inadequate, and the torque curve is to blame. I'm in 6th, doing about 90-100 kmh on the highway, a lane opens up and I wanna quickly overtake. So I shift down to 5th, and speed climbs so slowly, so I shift down to 4th. Still not really enough. I love how alive it feels at 5K+ rpm, but sometimes getting there is a pain. Meanwhile in my old Mini, which was turbocharged, I could squeeze the throttle in 6th and make quicker progress cause all the power was down low. Hopefully a UEL and a tune helps that, but at this point I gotta say I can't wait to get me an Edelbrock. In a way I did buy the wrong car, but it IS rear wheel drive, two door, manual, light, and with great handling and looks, with just the speed missing. I feel that once that's addressed, it'll be exactly the car I want.
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I was completely fine with "just" 200hp, and headers and a GOOD tune (not that OFT garbage) definitely fixed the dip.
But man, once you go FI, its unbelievable. at 7lbs of boost ~280whp and full boost at 3200 RPM it handles exacly the same, and no need to downshift to pass. Just give it a touch of gas and you're zooming past people.