Z06 Corvette-Powered Subaru BRZ Takes It To the Extreme
With a turbocharged LS6 under the hood, this BRZ solves its problem of being underpowered from the factory.
One Wild Ride
We've seen plenty of crazy Corvette-powered machines over the years, ranging from other branded rides with small block swaps to coachbuilt classics with Corvette power. Regardless, this 2014 Subaru BRZ powered by a turbocharged LS6 might just take the cake. This wild machine recently went up for sale over at Cars & Bids and managed to rake in $31,750 in the process.
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Solving a Problem
As most are aware, the BRZ has always been knocked for having everything one could want from a sports car - rear-wheel drive, a manual gearbox, and a perfectly balanced chassis - but it's severely lacking in the power department. Originally powered by a flat-four-cylinder engine producing 200 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque, it's no surprise the owner of this one ripped it out in favor of an LS6.
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Cabin Mods
The mods don't stop under the hood, however, and this BRZ's cabin has been overhauled with a Corbeau driver's seat, racing harness, a rear seat delete, quick-release steering wheel, Holley digital dash, a 3.5-inch digital display, auxiliary gauges, and a fire extinguisher in case things go horribly wrong at the track.
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More Power
The real story takes place under the hood, where the aforementioned C5 Z06-derived LS6 has been treated to polished heads, forged internals, a 92mm throttle body, and a BorgWarner S475 T6 75-mm turbocharger, all of which is controlled by a Holley Terminator X Max ECU. That combo sends copious, undisclosed amounts of power to the rear wheels via a built six-speed manual transmission lifted from a 2007 Infiniti G35.
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Additional Mods
To help put that power to the ground, the seller added a host of additional mods including 17-inch ROTA wheels, Tein Mono Sport coilovers, SuperPro front and rear sway bars with adjustable Whiteline end links, front and rear strut braces, PERRIN Performance front control arm braces, a Chase Bays brake booster delete kit, a Wilwood master cylinder, stainless-steel brake lines, Cadillac CTS-V brakes, EBC WRX rotors, and EBC Redstuff brake pads.
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No Sleeper
On the outside, this BRZ loses its sleeper appeal thanks mostly to the presence of True Focus Fabrication front and rear drift bars with a parachute mount and an RJS Racing Equipment parachute with a billet Motion Raceworks release. Other exterior mods include Trackspec Motorsports hood vents, Street Aero splitters, a Vicrez carbon fiber trunk, and a Verus Engineering carbon fiber bumper spat kit.
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Quickest BRZ?
Add it all up, and you've got what is likely the coolest (and quickest) Subaru BRZ on the planet. All it took, as is usually the case, was a little LS power, which has easily become the most popular swap on the planet for obvious reasons, as we can clearly see here.
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