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Originally Posted by Ohio Enthusiast
His more recent videos with the Twins mainly complain about the engine and the cost cutting measures that hinder the car (like parts-bin with other Subaru models, lack of aluminum components, non-adjustable suspension from factory, etc.).
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Parts-bin? If the parts are good, why not use them? Lack of aluminum? It's not an issue. FWIW the S2000 has cast steel control arms. Steel, titanium, aluminum all have very similar strength to weight and stiffness to weight. The advantage of aluminum is beefy cross-sections with more bending stiffness. Downside is no fatigue limit (i.e. even at very low stresses cracks will eventually develop). So in the end, for production vehicles there's often very little advantage. Non-adjustable suspension is no big deal to me as I know I'm going to have to mod anyway. S2000 has "fully adjustable" suspension, but limited to about 1.25 degrees front camber. Which you can get with camber bolts and offset top mounts on the FT86.
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He does give credit where it's due, on the steering, handling, cheap consumables and overall fun to drive.
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Yeah, the *good* savage goose (better goose anyway) does praise the steering. Which is indeed very good! Better back to back vs. my old AP1 S2000 or 987.2 Cayman. Sweeeet...