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Old May 28, 2017, 06:40 PM
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Subaru BRZ STI?

Being tested? If true what does that imply about possible release date?

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/05/23/s...sti-spy-shots/
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Not a fan of the wing. Looks like tacked on ricer junk vs an OEM looking piece that comes on the Evo and WRX STI's...
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Looks sick, to bad its a boxer engine, which is also slow.
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Yea, its really too bad they refuse to offer a turbo model of the FRS/BRZ. Maybe in the next generation of the car. http://jalopnik.com/subaru-boss-conf...ith-1601705084
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Originally Posted by nemsin
Yea, its really too bad they refuse to offer a turbo model of the FRS/BRZ. Maybe in the next generation of the car. http://jalopnik.com/subaru-boss-conf...ith-1601705084
That's a current, relevant article.
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Here you go http://www.leftlanenews.com/secondge...med-93504.html
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if it turns out this thing is getting a turbo, I might have to sell my miata for one of these...
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****. that wing, really? I think I saw the same one on a cavalier the other day. would much rather if it had the park bench the evos/stis have. wtf
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I'd just replace that wing with a proper track wing
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Hopefully Toyota ditches the boxer engine and goes with a detuned version of the turbo charged 1.6 from the WRC Yaris.
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haha, yeah, thats not gonna happen... at least not with this gen

the obvious solution is putting in the wrx engine since it already has the same engine minus the turbo. those do 300whp with a couple bolt on's and a tune, and thats plenty for an 86... and they spool like nobodies business, its making good usable boost under 2k rpm. it'd be an awesome engine for the this car.
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I meant for the 2nd generation.
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personally I'd rather see the wrx engine. more displacement is better than less
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The FA20 is reasonably reliable. Especially compare to the EJ25. No need to change the engine. Just needs a turbo. As warmmilk said, the WRX unit would be solid.
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Originally Posted by warmmilk
haha, yeah, thats not gonna happen... at least not with this gen

the obvious solution is putting in the wrx engine since it already has the same engine minus the turbo. those do 300whp with a couple bolt on's and a tune, and thats plenty for an 86... and they spool like nobodies business, its making good usable boost under 2k rpm. it'd be an awesome engine for the this car.
They'll put in the old STI motor to keep the ringland heritage.


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