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Old 08-20-2011, 11:43 AM   #106
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Originally Posted by tree fingers View Post
Short answer: Detonation.

If you start finding a lot of oil in your intercooler, there's a good sign you're experiencing DET.

AOS
Good, SAFE, Tune [Especially on certain model STI's. The consensus is that the MY07 tune is junk]
Oil Pressure Gauge
Oil Temp Gauge

Although, since the FR-S won't be getting the 2.5 litre motor, I don't know if anyone should be worried about it.




To be fair, there are EJ25's that have experienced ring land failure on OEM tunes.



Torque. The amount of torque the EJ257 produces is shocking for its size.

So you want to compare a engine with boost to a NA engine? The 2.5RS engine would say Subaru will be fine. If you are worried get another car.
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