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Originally Posted by Ezio
So bumping up the valve count to twenty, better cooling passages, lighter springs, increased compression ratio, increased air/fuel ratio wouldn't make at least a 50hp increase? Pretty sure Toyota did at least +30hp with the 4A-GE, doing pretty much the same thing, with a 1.6I.
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Yes you're right. Toyota did w 1.6L & 1.8L and so on... but have you forgotten something. This is Boxer engine, Toyota is already pushing this FB20 engine a 30~40hp plus (iirc stock FB20 is pushing 145hp). Now, it's like squeezing more hp out of F20C. You know how hard to get more hp out from that engine and keep it NA? Cost + Effort =/= Gain of HP. I'm pretty sure S2k owner can tell, but that's why you see a lot of ppl go w bolt on turbo or SC on S2k you get 300hp or more while put so much $ and not even breaking 300hp NA.