funny, i've found myself vaugely tempted by an gt86. power probably more usable on the road. stubbornness made me stick with the fk2.
The power is very usable low down and from 5k upwards but these engines suffer from an annoying torque dip at about 3.5k to 4.5k rpm because of the restricted manifold/primary cat set up. It's like a bottle neck which stall the gasses until the pressure builds up and starts to flow faster. There are replacement aftermarket manifolds which removes this did but together with a compulsory remap becomes quite expensive at about £1.5K plus the increase in noise and the slight issues with the MOT although the secondary cat can compensate for it. I'd rather put the cash towards another car.
wasnt there a ratio of gt86 to brz sales? not sure i've ever seen the brz on the road and even more strangely, i dont think i've seen one ('86 or brz) at the few trackdays i did last year either.
I think the ratio was like 10:1. I think Toyota has some commercial right to sell more than Subaru....
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