Even though few consumers have actually driven it, many have been…complaining about the lack of power in the Toyota GT 86 and 86, Subaru BRZ and for North America, the Scion FR-S, all of which share a 2.0-liter naturally-aspirated boxer-engine yielding 200-horses at 7,000rpm and a peak torque of 205Nm (151.2 lb-ft) at 6,600rpm.
That’s music to the ears of the aftermarket industry, which will happily provide a lot more ponies in all sorts of ways, depending on the depth of buyers’ pockets.
Over the coming months and years, we’re also sure to see many custom creations with engine swaps. If you’re looking for ideas, here are a couple of videos of a custom Toyota 86 that you will probably find extremely interesting.
Made to compete in this year’s Japanese D1 drift series with Max Orido behind the wheel, this Toyota 86 ditches the factory four-pot for a 5.0-liter V8 engine sourced from the Lexus IS F!
We don’t know if and what kind of modification have been made to the eight-cylinder powerplant, but even in stock form, it produces 416-horses and 371 lb-ft (502.4 Nm) of peak torque, which should be enough to satisfy even the harshest of power critics.
Story References: YouTube via Autoguide
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