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Originally Posted by Driftster
I for one wish the engine was not naturally aspirated, as i'd prefer to not only be able to tune the car without pouring thousands of dollars into it for menial gains, i'd also like everything as a result of the turbocharger to be slightly over engineered instead of being just enough to cope with the excess factory power production..
On top of that, there's nothing worse than a car that requires the top shelf of everything at the local autoparts store to run correctly which is usually the case with a performance oriented moderate/high compression n/a engine..As in spark plugs wires and fluids..
Not to mention the inevitable need for 91 octane or higher gasoline or you'll burn through plugs in half the time and quickly get buildup in various locations of the fuel system..
Let's not exclude the direct injection woes this car will face in terms of both upgrades and longevity...
I love how everyone is talking about the complexity the turbo plant would bring to the fray...Yet they're forgetting the thousands of PSI of fuel and all the accompanying electronics to go along with the D4-S....
As much as i bad mouth subaru and their unwillingness to progress as a company in terms of engine dynamics or design..this is one situation i wish they would have stuck to their guns and gone with a platform they knew in and out and weren't experimenting with...Either that or go with a hum-drum boring as p*ss toyota engine
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This is funny post.
First of all, if you're complaining bout minimal gain of NA engine vs high gain of turbo engine, there's no end argument.
NA require top shelf parts are pure BS. Turbo require more top shelf parts plus some more than NA parts.
91 octane is most average requirement for most sports car. If you gonna complain bout filling 91 octane then don't buy sports car to begin w.
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Subaru and their unwillingness to progress as a company in terms of engine dynamics or design"
WTF is that mean? If that was the case, WTF is wrong w Ford? It sure taking ridiculous amount of time to get that 5.0 engine to where they are now. How long they took em? What's up w Stang's chassis design? Why are they still using old design? How bout those Viper engine? WTF w that?
Again, if you got time flaming this car or Toyota/Subaru buy GC turbo or Stang and don't waste our time.