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spiffyjiff · #11 05-15-2019, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cmartin

Just read about it this week. bmw part #s all over the place.

and yet also, other parts NOT all over the place - they left a lot on the table for tuning companies: fake vents which can be converted to functional for power gains, airbox shaped such that a stiffening brace can be added / integrated seamlessly (and threaded holes pre-drilled for said brace), stiffening of rear hatch to accept a wing but none OEM, leaving a dedicated space to mount a diff cooler etc etc. and of course the de-tuned engine.

some chatter about how toyota did this either to A) have low hanging fruit for the next version, or more likely, B) make $ by selling aftermarket tuning bits their own damnselves.

Dandelion · #12 05-15-2019, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by spiffyjiff

...fake vents which can be converted to functional for power gains

No way they are going to make the ugly door vent functional, though.

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cmartin · #13 05-15-2019, 02:43 PM

Maybe a place to stash your umberella? I dont blame them for leaving room to grow. Niche car with questionable appeal, I hope they come out with a trd update, then another...