06-30-2018, 04:52 AM | #16927 |
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Black & Yellow
Keeping the Series.Yellow theme intact by tinting the center of the taillights and reverse bar.
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06-30-2018, 05:27 AM | #16928 |
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06-30-2018, 02:38 PM | #16929 |
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@Stang70Fastback, that BRZ looks sexy. Those HRE wheels are on point.
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06-30-2018, 02:54 PM | #16930 |
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I ordered a roll of 6mm pinstripe but it's too thin, I had to do a double stripe for the front bumper. I am going to order 12mm and re do it again. For now this is the result:
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06-30-2018, 04:14 PM | #16931 |
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Since it was 90 in the shade today, I decided it was a good time to tackle the Full Blown Walbro 485 fuel pump install I've been putting off for a couple months now........frickin' moron. All I can say is, it's in, no leaks and thank God for this forum... 'cause there were no cockadoodie instructions!
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07-01-2018, 02:44 AM | #16932 |
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eBay!
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07-01-2018, 03:17 AM | #16933 |
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Headers and danger to the manifold
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07-02-2018, 12:26 AM | #16934 |
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07-04-2018, 12:14 AM | #16935 |
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So normally, I wouldn't even slightly mod my new 2018 BRZ, but so many of you have added spacers to get a flush look, I thought the very slight increase in understeer wouldn't be a problem. So today, I received a set of 20mm spacers from ft86speedfactory -- their own brand -- and put them on the rear wheels. So many have said that 20 in front and 25 in back would be perfect. Their spacers are really well built, hub centric, and just good looking. The only other functional mod I made on the car was replacing the OEM Primacies with 225 PS4S.
After taking the car on a test drive today, the handling was an absolute disaster. Severe understeer and more difficult cornering. As for looks, to my eyes the poke was about 5mm too much on the rears, which really surprised me. I know the 225's are slightly wider than the stock 215's, so perhaps that is one of the issues. I think the understeer was multiplied by the extra sticky tires I had. I know that also putting spacers on the front will reduce some of the understeer, but I hate the look of poke in the front and if 20's were too big in the rear, then I'm not sure there is a good solution. If I'm only going 10-15's, it just isn't worth the effort in my book. I did have the advantage of taking a test drive just before and then one right after and perhaps that amplified the difference. I owned Porsches for 27 years so I am very sensitive to handling and suspension. I guess I don't understand why this isn't more of an issue here. But I've learned a lesson that the Subaru/Toyota engineers knew what they were doing when "balancing" this car. No more mods for me except for accessories and perhaps an audio upgrade. So I'll take them off tomorrow and put them up for sale at half price or so plus shipping. They are the nicest spacers I've ever purchased. Years ago, I did use some spacers on a couple of cars but I guess they were not as sensitive as this one.... |
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07-04-2018, 03:39 AM | #16936 |
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I know what you mean, the PP BRZ is just that good from the factory. This past Monday I put on some RCE Yellow springs on my Series.Yellow, and while the jury is still out until it settles and I get it properly aligned, I felt like it took away from the spirit of the car. I'm still on the fence about spacers to round out the appearance, but not if it compromises the drivability.
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07-04-2018, 04:37 AM | #16937 |
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Besides a drop in air filter, I haven’t been tempted into many mechanical mods yet.
I’d like a drop in ride height but I’m happy with the handling on the PP out of the box. |
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