hi, future 86 owner when i find one, do any of you...

[Ernest72]

If you need power buy another car. This is a feel car for twisties and mountain roads. Go kart feel with low power so you can ring it out and hit high rpms without hitting 3 digit speeds on local roads. Having both a WRX and a BRZ, they are both great, but the WRX has a completely different feel. If you are a person who is just too used to torque, this maynot be the car for you. Rather than spend 20k on boosting, buy a used WRX or STI and a used Twin for the same money.

[YamahaR86]

I am one of those who put a turbo on my 86 and regret it. It's because with the turbo installed, I'm forced to full send it in front of the kids for that clout. Other times I have to hear my bov sound after a long day in the office as it's my daily so it reduces my mpg which decreases money in my wallet to fill up.

[Ernest72]

Originally Posted by YamahaR86

I am one of those who put a turbo on my 86 and regret it. It's because with the turbo installed, I'm forced to full send it in front of the kids for that clout. Other times I have to hear my bov sound after a long day in the office as it's my daily so it reduces my mpg which decreases money in my wallet to fill up.

Thanks. I have a 118 mile round trip commute. 3-4 times a week. I sometimes want to put a supercharger on it, because race car. Then I read your post and I am reminded the car is great as it is with header and tune for a DD.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ernest72

Thanks. I have a 118 mile round trip commute. 3-4 times a week. I sometimes want to put a supercharger on it, because race car. Then I read your post and I am reminded the car is great as it is with header and tune for a DD.

When I bought my 14 FRS I didn't even know the car existed. I saw it in the dealership while getting my car serviced next door. I bought the very first one I ever set eyes on in print, online or real life.
AFTER I bought it I came home and started research. I read article after article about how slow it was and how it was impossible to even merge onto traffic because the torque dip was so bad. I then found this forum and went through the whole (much smaller then) FI section and planned out the upgrades I was going to have to get to make it even basically drivable. It was almost 50% of what I paid for the car.
Then I took delivery and actually got some time behind the wheel. It didn't take long to figure out that most of the whiners (for a DDcar) obviously just didn't have a clue on how to drive it or were somehow tricked into buying it when what they really wanted was a Mustang or Camaro.
I saved a pile of money and drove it for 150,000 trouble free miles.

[rice_classic]

I got mine in 2012, in late 2018 I decommissioned it and converted it into a race car. My daily is a 2019 Ford Ranger which I love but I would love to own another FRS/BRZ as street car again. If it wasn't for the fact that I have a toddler, I think I would have replaced the wife's car with a 86 already.

[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

If you boost properly ...
would only be more fun as long as you don't blow it up and your idea of fun is streetlight drag racing.

I think people are looking sometimes more into drag racing and ignore the rest of the setup. I have tons of fun when I am driving at the mountains and I don't think boost is really necessary in such an environment.

[Lucky21]

I have been boosted for only a month or so and I love every minute of it. The only thing I miss is wringing out the car without worry when I was NA. I didn't feel like the car was trash or slow without boost (I had a headers+tune) I just got a really good deal on a used greddy kit so I just checked something off my bucketlist.

[Ernest72]

Originally Posted by Lucky21

I have been boosted for only a month or so and I love every minute of it. The only thing I miss is wringing out the car without worry when I was NA. I did'nt feel like the car was trash or slow without boost (headers+tune) I just got a really good deal on a used greddy kit so I just checked something off my bucketlist.

Enjoy it, that’s what these things are for. No hate for boost here, I just the don’t want to take the hit in cost and reliability for my DD. I would rather put the money into making my WRX even faster or another car or another hobby,

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by nikitopo

I think people are looking sometimes more into drag racing and ignore the rest of the setup. I have tons of fun when I am driving at the mountains and I don't think boost is really necessary in such an environment.

Boost is almost a requirement for hill climb :p

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

Boost is almost a requirement for hill climb :p

Not for the toe gay

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Not for the toe gay

What the hell is a "toe gay"?

[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by humfrz

What the hell is a "toe gay"?

Some Japanese stuff they do on mountains.

[Lucky21]

Originally Posted by Ernest72

Enjoy it, that’s what these things are for. No hate for boost here, I just the don’t want to take the hit in cost and reliability for my DD. I would rather put the money into making my WRX even faster or another car or another hobby,

I rode in a bolt on tune wrx that makes 300whp and it was a blast as well, but i just preferred to make my 86 faster because it's rwd and a great handling coupe. We also have significantly less options at our country at the price point of the twins.

[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by Jordanwolf

Boost is almost a requirement for hill climb :p

Or a shorter final drive ratio. I have a 4.3 FD and it works pretty good. It made the engine quite livelier. Only disadvantage I can find is the more noise in highway and the higher consumption.