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Plastic intake with air-to-water intercooler seems like a recipe for issues later on.
Otherwise seems like a pretty decent engine
Otherwise seems like a pretty decent engine
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I doubt it had any significant input at all with regards to the engine. It might have tested them, sure (and done its own calibration, perhaps), but that's probably about it.
B58's been around for several years in various forms, don't forget, and is only an evolution of the preceding N55 – which itself is a decade old.
I doubt it had any significant input at all with regards to the engine. It might have tested them, sure (and done its own calibration, perhaps), but that's probably about it.
B58's been around for several years in various forms, don't forget, and is only an evolution of the preceding N55 – which itself is a decade old.
Yea they did. BMW was "happy with the reliability", but Toyota wasn't so they took it apart and improved it during the Supra/Z4's development (which started in 2012 I think). There is a video on youtube about it
The previous engine was nowhere near as robust and has a number of issues with it.
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There is a video on youtube about it
You'll be telling me that we didn't land on the Moon next.
Car in the States has just run an 11.17 1/4 at 124.48 mph. At this rate it won’t be too long until we start seeing 10 second cars less than a month after the US release! 
I stand corrected. It’s already happened, same car ran 10.96 later that day. Damn!
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Interestingly if it hasn't been mention yet there is a 2.0 twin-scroll turbo available for Japan market only of the Supra..now why couldn't they use that setup on the GT86/BRZ.
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Interestingly if it hasn't been mention yet there is a 2.0 twin-scroll turbo available for Japan market only of the Supra..now why couldn't they use that setup on the GT86/BRZ.
Because the 86 platform is boxer based and the manufacturing is handled by Subaru. They’d have to can off the whole deal to change engine, and given how invested Toyota are now with Subaru (giving them their injection technology etc) I’d imagine it’s too much to go back on.
Link?
It’s in a Facebook group I’m following. I’ve got the slip photos but can’t post them since I’m on my phone right now.
Interestingly if it hasn't been mention yet there is a 2.0 twin-scroll turbo available for Japan market only of the Supra..now why couldn't they use that setup on the GT86/BRZ.
Annoyingly Japan always seem to get better options. There is a carbon fibre GT86 available over there (or was. Not sure if you can still buy it, it wasn't cheap). As well as extra special editions and colours :/
I think the ridiculous tax rules in Europe limit what they can put up.
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Oh I get that, just wondered why they didn't consider that type of setup beforehand thats all, don't get me wrong I do like the FA20 engine as its very capable engine and big improvement in reliability in comparison to the EJs.
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Saw one yesterday. I quite like it personally.
New z4 looks a little too generic for my liking.
New z4 looks a little too generic for my liking.
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I think the front of the z4 is horrendous, but different strokes for different folks and all that
