[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by iLuveKetchup

I don't understand to use for all this power when the speed limit is 65mph?!?

Originally Posted by iLuveKetchup

F20C? Is that in a Miata?

Has someone stolen iLuveKetchup's account? He has an S2000 for his avatar, has previously spoken often about S2000s, and I'm pretty sure I've seen him posting on www.s2ki.com

Originally Posted by Yoniyama

Thanks to the engineering skill of Toyota and Subaru, our Toybaru has a great chassis that can handle much more power than the 200 hp produced by the FA20, hence there has been pleas from day 1 for more power. And further enhancement to the chassis only makes the pleas grow louder. Special editions of the Toybaru with slightly higher power have been grossly insufficient to quell the desire for more power.

Among many other factors, Tada-san has maintained that a 'balance' needs to be maintained, and the pleas for more power seem to have fallen on deaf ears. Of course, more power requires bigger brakes, radiators, fuel tank, wheels/tyres, etc. Just as important, is the driving skill of the driver. Currently, the Toybaru doesn't have enough power to overwhelm the chassis, but that 'safety margin' may be eroded if much more power is added. Therefore, most of the changes made to the Toybaru has been focused on improving the chassis, leaving the owners to add power to their taste.

There are ways to make the Toybaru go faster, eg lighter wheels, carbon graphite drive shaft, 2-piece brake rotors, freeflow exhaust, tuning of ECU, lighter flywheel, etc. Even Tada-san admitted that he was very impressed by the after-market offerings for the Toybaru, so much so that the 2016 face-lift was changed in scope and delayed, after taking into account of the development in the after-market.

The brakes were lifted directly off of the WRX. They're more than up to the task of handling 300 hp (for street driving) and the existing Brembo option would handle 300 hp on track just fine.

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

You've obviously never driven the interstates in NC, GA or FL (or most of the Southeast and gulf states from my experience).

For that matter just I285 around Atlanta which everyone treats as their own personal NASCAR track.

Amen. 70 mph speed limits all over here, and everyone goes 85-90. Of course, my favorite part is when I'm stuck behind someone that decides to merge at 45 mph...