Toyota GT86 with sensible power now available.....

[Prolex-UK]

Not in the UK I'm afraid but the company I work with have built a GT86 fitted with the Toyota 2GR-FSE engine.This produces 306 bhp out of the box.

Its on show at the Toyota Auto Salon. I'll have the full specification soon

[Spanna]

What's the difference in weight between this and the standard engine? Being a big V6 I'd imagine it's quite heavy in comparison, so does it harm the handling?

Sounds like a fun package regardless. How much is one of those engines out of the box?

[Prolex-UK]

The 2GR-FSE is all alloy so quite light.

There will be some wizardry done with the ECU as the FSE has 12 injectors not the normal 6.

[Kaiser Damz]

I wonder how easy it will be to mod the 86, the older jap cars could push out stupid power with mods but with newer car it seems a hell of a lot more difficult. I really like the 86, but it's the same weight as my car, less powerful and lacks pop up headlights (which make any car a 1000 times cooler)

[LordGrover]

Looks high/tall too; does it shift COG much?

[drgoatboy]

I was in a toyota delaer last week and the salesmen there stated they were expecting a Supercharged version of the GT86 by the summer. Also there are several super\turbo charging kits available (although I'm not sure if they are in the UK yet).

I suspect this big lump would upset the balance of the car quite a lot, toyota are pushing heavily how low and light the engine is...

Doesn't mean I wouldn't like a go though!

[Far Cough]

Already in the UK for ages : http://www.litchfieldimports.co.uk/gt86_brz_perfor...

[BrettMRC]

Very nice I'm sure, but doesn't that kind of defeat the object of the GT86? It's about the maintenance of speed, not point and shoot....

[LordGrover]

Are you looking for a fight?

[chuntington101]

Why not just drop a Scooby turbo engine in there?.....

[Mastodon2]

You work for TOMS?

[Benbay001]

chuntington101 said:

Why not just drop a Scooby turbo engine in there?.....

I would suggest it would be better to lower it in slowly and then do up the bolts.

[Prolex-UK]

Mastodon2 said:

You work for TOMS?

I am the UK distributor

[RogueMotorsport]

It is quite tall, and a tight squeeze height wise. This is a 2GRFE:



We've had to abandon our plans to place a supercharger on top as it stuck out Mad Max style!

[Prolex-UK]

TOM's have just launched their supercharger kit which looks nice