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Old 11-24-2009, 10:26 PM   #136
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Mike I think you are the closest to a good estimate here. For this motor to make over 200 hp the rev limiter would have to be about 8000 with peak power occurring in the high 7k's. This requires a very good flowing head with great vvt technology. I don't believe Subaru or Toyota has any heads this good at the moment, but I may be wrong. For an output of well over 200 hp (~230 hp) it will need a redline in the high 8k's. The key is the head and the vvt. I haven't seen anything even close to Honda's Vtec in this price segment. Hopefully Toyota/Subaru are working on something entirely new to make this output possible.
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