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Originally Posted by Ryuu0u
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.
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This is somewhat wrong info!!!
You saw the results of guys who called themselves "tuners".
There is kits for the 2.0t turbo guys that runs up to 3k with a upgrade job done to the turbo itself that makes 330 whp. There is a company(LoveFab) who had a kit for sale with 380 whp on stock internals and they drove the damn thing for months but they did say the engine would need to be upgaded internally after 400 whp for good measure. There is a 310 whp 2.0t running high 12's on youtube.