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Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63
I couldn't agree more, 200hp regardless of whether its NA or FI is a very unexciting number. However, the beauty of a turbocharged car like the GC is their responsiveness to aftermarket parts. Drop $1k in a GC and you're up to 235whp, $4k and you're up over 310whp, $6500 and you're over 400whp. Throw the same amount of cash at an 2.0 NA and you'd be lucky to get half that output.
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Well im fine with the mark for the FRS to be around 200hp for a 2.0 since it kinda falls into the realm of small and sporty like the s2k and miata. The GC having a turbo and only putting that much out seems weak for a turbo engine to me. Yeah there is a growing aftermarket for the 2.0 GC but reading some GenCoupe forums there is a huge trade off when even touching it. Ive read ppl having problems just flashing the ecu, and some having dropped from 20ish to 12ish mpg just from small mods and unknown reasons. From what ive read you cant even touch above 350ish with out first redoing the internals since they are made of glass. $11.5k just for 400whp is probably on the shallow side of a 2.0t built engine when considering Ive read up on some S2k's that have made 500hp with stock internals(i cant vouch for reliability but you can see some running fine on s2ki). Not saying the 2.0 GC is a bad car but it just needs more attention compared to other engines; id rather get the v6 anyways and save some headache. I really considered a GC for my next car but after reading some of their forums id rather w8 for the FRS where i would maybe anticipate some quirks but i would not really expect them.