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Originally Posted by jsimon7777
@ Tcoat actually works in the supplier industry. I think he had his say.
Take an M3. Replace the turbos with the 340i turbos. Make it NA but keep all the other parts upgraded. Think it's going to go for a 340i price? No.
It'll save like $500. Think people would prefer that over the actual upgraded M3? Sure, like 50 people in the world would go for that variant, since they were going to upgrade the turbos anyway. |
I see it similar to the Supra... 335hp/365tq quoted on the motor, yet it put that or more down to the wheels. That doesn't seem like the best advertising if quoted, stock power is what matters most to buyers. Current bolt-ons put the power at over 600whp, which does nothing for anyone planning to leave it stock, so again, why do so much to overbuild the motor if the average buyer is going to keep the car stock or minimally modify the car? Obviously this is good news for those hoping to modify the car and/or for those wanting good reliability. Yes, the Supra has a legacy to maintain, but this doesn't really fit much with the bean counters.
Similarly, they could bump the power up 20hp/tq, but would that change much for the current shoppers or sway anyone from the higher horsepower community if most 86 owners aren't going for much more power anyways?