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Originally Posted by WingsofWar
If its the number your looking at, then 250hp in this car would be attainable. I believe Toyota said in an interview that they can push 230hp easily, and I'm assuming without a turbo. I'm keen on believing what they say. I wouldn't believe it 10-15 years ago, but with today's precision engineering and seeing what Japanese automaker can do now they couldn't do before, anything is possible.
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I'm sure they CAN get 250hp from it, but they're going to balance it for emissions and economy. If 250 is as easy as headers-back exhaust, an intake, and replacing the pulleys with something lighter, then I'd be absolutely thrilled, so long as the weight target is hit as well.
I don't care so much about actual peak numbers....really what I care about is the swept area of the powerband (IE, area under the curve). That's a true indication of an engine's power, not the peak number. The feel of the engine as it revs is also very important. I hate engines that have a power fall-off before redline....it's just a complete buzz kill. I also HATE how modern cars are tuned to hang on to revs, for emmissions sake. Totally ruins the responsiveness of an engine.