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Old 04-18-2011, 06:48 PM   #217
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Also how well do these engine respond to boost? I'm only looking to get maybe 270hp(assuming the 2700lb weight expectancy)
It's impossible to say at the moment. The FB engine is all new, and the only version of it out in the wild right now is a low-spec n/a motor in the 2011 Subaru Forester. No one's gotten to play with a turbo'd version yet. But back in the olden days (before it was cheaper to just buy a used WRX or Sti) people were getting 200 awhp reliably (~270bhp, up from 175) from the stock 2.5RS motor. A few folks were running 15+ psi and making 300+ awhp on bone stock engines. So nothing is certain, but 270 bhp shouldn't be too much of an issue.
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