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Originally Posted by Rjtrout2000
Honestly the original question on this board has been one on my mind for a while. I have driven the s2000 in several formats and I love it! I grew up with a lot of seat time in a lot of hard to drive cars (1982 911, c4 Corvette, etc...) so the snap steer of a s2k doesn't bother me.
Indeed aftermarket support is smallish and a bit expensive, but those who can drive these things to the limit know that this engine and transmission don't need much if anything. The best setup I ever drove was a basic tune, drop in filter, and single exit exhaust on some coilovers. Super set up and an absolute blast to drive. You can get away DD on this too.
Irk, an s2k could still dawn my driveway rather than any variant of the fr-s, but we will see...
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So my question is: Will the FT-86 be "finished from the factory" in the way that the s2k was? One would think not, given that the larger idea, at least with Subaru, is to give tuners a platform to go nuts on. But it seems to me that Tada-san said that the car was designed to be as it is in OEM trim. Does that mean that it will arrive in maxxed out form? IDK. Maybe he was thinking of the FR-S, not so much the BRZ. Also, forum-istas here have voiced concerns that the DI set up will hamper, not simplify, the tuner-licious nature of the FT-86.
I would be perfectly happy if the FT-86 came "finished," like the s2k. But, then, I have no dreams of a 400 hp FT-86, or turbos, or SC.
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P.S. Re the s2k: It wasn't that you couldn't turbo it and get more power. Many did exactly this. But the consensus was that, with most mods, you lost the balance and "experience" of the OEM car. Anybody remember Heidi Montag? You could Montag the s2k, but the bigger headlights ultimately didn't increase your desire to climb into the driver's seat.
