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Old 08-23-2021, 12:27 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by mjsbullitt View Post
There's a difference between turbo lag/building boost and throttle mapping though. Although this kind of throttle mapping in a turbo car definitely compounds the effect imo.
Factory WRX tune was notorious for that. Not to mention it had that cheesy 2 second overboost function. The only reason I can think of Subaru doing this is to impress people on test drives.

I wouldn't be surprised if the next gen WRX kept this turbo surge trait.
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