Subaru BRZ ZC6

High-revving naturally aspirated boxer for the BRZ/86 — Toyota collaboration, 7,400 rpm redline. The notorious mid-range torque dip: 75% of owners don't notice it without reading forums first. Not a defect but an intake manifold compromise. UEL headers + tune fix it. Throwout bearing undersized on early models. On track, oil starvation risk from the flat boxer oil pan under high lateral G. Engine sounds less characterful than hoped — not the WRX boxer sound, more workmanlike.

• !! Recall: Valve Spring Fracture (2013)

  Recall WTY-84: 2013 BRZ affected (produced before May 2013). 12-hour repair time. Same recall as FB20.

  0–0 $
• !! Oil Starvation on Track

  Stock oil pan without baffles: oil sloshes away from pickup under high lateral G-forces. Primarily a track issue. Fix: baffled sump + reinforced oil pickup.

  Symptoms: Oil pressure drop in fast corners, oil temperature spikes on track
  3,000–8,000 $
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• ! Throwout Bearing Undersized from 60,000 km

  Original throwout bearing too small and insufficiently greased. Early failure common in first model years. Improved in later models.

  Symptoms: Squealing or grinding when operating clutch, vibration in clutch pedal
  500–1,000 $
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