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Originally Posted by Homemade WRX
see, somehow I got pegged that I was trying to say a turbo is the answer or something  ...I really don't care to make a turbo kit for the car as I'm fairly sure one of the FA turbo variants will be released down the road.
I was simply asking about forced induction, and supercharger more specifically (as to retain that crispness), so that you have more tq when you ask (or should I say demand) it from the throttle pedal. |
Something like a Lysholm compressor sounds like a balanced solution (good efficiency and near-instant boost). But for me, I've gotten excited over the idea of a supercharger.
The two cars I owned that gave me the happy vibes were a bone-stock Civic Si, (1.6L SOHC VTEC) and a lightly power modded (stock twin turbo) JDM (real JDM, steering on the wrong side) 1JZGTE Supra. The Civic was my first car, and the first car I was ever in that hit over 7k rpm and sounded incredible. The Supra had some response mods (power steering delete, aluminum driveshaft) and also seriously revved (same 7200 limit as the Civic) and sounded even more amazing. But it had a very slight pause for boost.
It's possible that it is the sound in addition to responsiveness (of the car as well, not just the motor) that does it for me, and I haven't heard too many SC cars that make me excited. Probably also part of why I hate rotaries.
The the 86/BRZ's case, it will depend on the drive. But from the reviews, it sounds like it will be somewhat in-between my old Civic and old Supra in terms of power and weight, it trades off some power of the Supra (100ish hp) in return for the Civic's lag-free response and about a 300lbs weight penalty over the Civic and a similar wheel-base, weight distribution and driven wheels to the Supra. From my perspective the thing is looking damn near perfect. No turbo required.
If I get bored later, there are custom options I can look into. Turbo being one. H6 the other.