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Originally Posted by Tcoat
I think you will find that many are not against people wanting more power. I for one only put up a fuss when people claim they don't have enough power for normal day to day driving. The guys that think every single car on the road will "beat" them, can't go fast enough to merge with traffic, can't pass a Yugo on a straight, etc. The stock power is more than enough for normal driving and even at 186 at the wheels is well above the average for a car of this weight.
People that want more power is one thing. People that say it "needs" more power to be functional are another.
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Pretty much my mindset. You have true slow cars like a smart car, prius, etc that can commute in the city fine. I always laugh when people say the twins are "slow" and omg torque dip!! But when driving, I typically shift at 3k RPM to save on gas.
This is why I waited 7 years to FI my car. I got used to it, enjoyed it stock and now want something a little different. The car feels the same under 3k RPM but when the turbo kicks in around 3.5k it pulls pretty hard (my first time turbo as well).
I still don't want to mess with the handling of the car yet which I think putting on bigger bars, coil-overs, etc will change that. I want to see what I want to improve on handling wise before I change, since I'm slowly getting into the autox/track scene. Don't want to throw bigger bars or lower it just because those are the mods that are "in" at the moment.