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Originally Posted by Impureclient
^ I hope people who can do actually something read these kinds of posts and realize it's time to bump the power and quiet the masses. When a front wheel drive Civic is faster and cheaper then it's time to change it up.
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I gladly gave up some power and a quicker lap time to have a good looking car.
The little 2 door looks the goods, I could never own a civic or a golf, to me their looks are uninspiring.
I love walking up to my 86, it just looks right IMO.
As for more power, how much more are you willing to pay above the current RRP for this added power, $5k, $10k, $20k
That would put it in, or close to WRX and STI money, Subaru ain't going to do that.
That leaves Toyota, want more power you say, Toyota says "here's the new Supra, what color sir".
The 86 is priced right for the kids, and people like myself, old farts who like sporty little cars, but have to compromise due to family commitments, hell, I wish I could afford a Porka GT3 RS, but I cannot, so I compromise.
Me, if I require more power, there are tons of aftermarket options, which I guarantee will give better results than anything OEM could do for the money.
Hell, how much more do they charge for limited/special/TS editions, that give no real power advantages and compromised suspension upgrades.
In saying that I grabbed a 2017 limited (Solar Orange), it cost $4k more than the normal GTS, I was happy to pay more for the color (I've never seen another one on the street) and the little Brembo's, but, the PP rims were swapped out for RPF-1, the tyres were swapped for RS4's and the Sachs suspension was swapped out for MCA gear.
These simple mods have greatly improved performance, and I mean night and day improvement.
Everything but the paint could have been done to a regular GT/GTS, and it would have cost me less, well maybe not adding in the Brembo's, but now the car is suited to my driving requirements, not the requirements of the Toyota/Subaru engineers who design a "one size fits all" car.
If I want more power, I've been quoted $12k drive in drive out for a "quality" 300hp turbo upgrade, add another $6-8k for built bottom end and supporting mods for more power.
So, in closing this epic rant, you could have built a new GTS with a reliable 300hp atw and a hand picked handling package for less than $16k above sticker, how much more would a similar package cost from Toyota or Subaru, how much more power would you be happy with, and would it even be 300hp and tailored to your requirements?
You could even do it well cheaper than $16k if you have the time and inclination to do alot of the work yourself.
T;DR, install good suspension, tyres, exhaust and tune for a easy and cheap bump in handling and HP, or buy a Porka
All the prices are in AU, we have a special "because Austraia tax" which makes everything IRT car parts cost more.
I'm going back to working out if getting a header, and which design, is a viable and good bang for buck option before getting my ECUTEK tune, at this stage, from looking at it over the last few months, it isn't looking that good dollar to gain wise.