BRZ Series Yellow STI inspired

[Elliotw]

Originally Posted by swarb

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Pads, I'm not familiar with the brembo setup so I can't give good advice. Check out counter space garage, they can give good advice based on your intended purpose. Or check the brake pads thread.

Brake Fluid, I use motul rbf600 which is bang for the buck and I just change/bleed it often. Also csg can give good advice, but there are a few others that are better if you are planning to get more serious.

Oil cooler for NA and for Forced Induction would be different(bigger), but you can just get the larger one and use a thermostatic plate so it won't 'over cool' the oil so it runs at warm but not too hot. I believe the Jackson racing supercharger comes with a oil cooler, but I'm not sure about the edelbrock kit.

Thanks. I started diving into the brake pads thread over in the track section I am going to try it the first few days with all stock setup to see how these brembo brakes perform.

Originally Posted by johan

My buddy with a '17 PP did two track days with me on his stock pads/fluid and had zero issues. I'd just start with stock and see how they do for you.

Brake fluid - ATE Type 200. It's cheap and easy to find domestically, and while it's a DOT 4, it meets DOT 5 specs for heat. It's excellent, but for first track day - you might not need it.

Oil cooler - Just go Perrin. I spent a lot of time researching this for my supercharged BRZ and the Perrin has the fewest compromises while being the most complete. If you add boost later, you can upgrade it to a larger core.

Good luck! Keep her as stock as possible as long as possible.

Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to follow your advice for my first day and just go stock on the brakes and see how they hold up at Pacific Raceways. Where are you located in Oregon? I grew up in Portland and come back 4+ times a year.

Originally Posted by Kiibiiin

WWWAAAA that's so cheap! and beautiful car man! Welcome to the '17 club!! hahaha

Thanks


Thanks for the warm welcome! Feels great to join this community. I will upload some more pictures soon. Ordered a bunch of washing stuff. I will also take some pictures @ Pacific Raceway in October. I also did some work to update my spread sheet. I added a sheet for maintenance and a sheet for track costs. This way I can keep tabs on all I am doing on the car. I am big on data. Plus if people like some of the mods or stuff on my car is easy for them to get he information.

[johan]

Originally Posted by Elliotw

Thanks. I started diving into the brake pads thread over in the track section I am going to try it the first few days with all stock setup to see how these brembo brakes perform.

Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to follow your advice for my first day and just go stock on the brakes and see how they hold up at Pacific Raceways. Where are you located in Oregon? I grew up in Portland and come back 4+ times a year.

Thanks for the warm welcome! Feels great to join this community. I will upload some more pictures soon. Ordered a bunch of washing stuff. I will also take some pictures @ Pacific Raceway in October. I also did some work to update my spread sheet. I added a sheet for maintenance and a sheet for track costs. This way I can keep tabs on all I am doing on the car. I am big on data. Plus if people like some of the mods or stuff on my car is easy for them to get he information.

Sounds good. The PP is a great setup on track in all stock form --- aside from maybe the tires

I was born in Portland and I have never moved away from the metro area. I'm in SW PDX right now. There are a lot of us that get together in the area regularly - many that do track days. I'm no track junky myself, but have done a couple events.

If you're ever in PDX on the first Thursday of the month, we get together and go to Sykart in Tigard to do some karting and then grab a beer afterwards. I've been going for 3 years now, we have a lot of regulars. You should stop by

[Elliotw]

Originally Posted by johan

Sounds good. The PP is a great setup on track in all stock form --- aside from maybe the tires

I was born in Portland and I have never moved away from the metro area. I'm in SW PDX right now. There are a lot of us that get together in the area regularly - many that do track days. I'm no track junky myself, but have done a couple events.

If you're ever in PDX on the first Thursday of the month, we get together and go to Sykart in Tigard to do some karting and then grab a beer afterwards. I've been going for 3 years now, we have a lot of regulars. You should stop by

Portland is awesome I was also born there. Grew up in NW PDX. Next time I am in Portland hopefully I can make it to a meet up.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Elliotw

Hello,
My name is Elliot and I creating a journal to track the build of my '17 BRZ series yellow. My goal is a OEM+ STI build. Today is just the start. Picked up the car 9/15/17 from Spokane WA and drove it home to Seattle WA. My last car was a 1995 BMW M3 which was awesome. But this I wanted to try something JDM as I have a huge euro bias. So I figured this was the time for me to pick up a BRZ. My dream car is a 997 GT3. I am super excited to start my build I already have a google spread sheet going before I even bought a BRZ.

Here is my mod list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

I haven't bought any yet but this is the stuff ive been looking at. Also the BRZ is going to be my track car so it is going to see a lot of days at the regional tracks here in the Pacific NW.

I got a smokin deal on this Series yellow I picked it up with 4,000 miles with tints and clear bra package for 23,900. Couldn't be happier with the deal.

Stay turned for whats to come next!

Here are my pick up pictures from Spokane




After getting home in Seattle

Yeah... this needs a lip kit. It just looks so... naked! haha

[TheBRZsKnees]

Originally Posted by Elliotw

Ya when I saw this deal I knew I had to pounce on it. Where do you do your fun driving in the Seattle area?

I recommend checking out the 86 Sessions group on Facebook if you haven't yet. A lot of the members set up cruises, and they hold regular meets =]

https://www.facebook.com/86Sessions/

[Elliotw]

Originally Posted by ph4zon

I recommend checking out the 86 Sessions group on Facebook if you haven't yet. A lot of the members set up cruises, and they hold regular meets =]

https://www.facebook.com/86Sessions/

I requested to join the group. Hopefully I can make the next meet up!

[Elliotw]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Yeah... this needs a lip kit. It just looks so... naked! haha

LOL I am trying to not buy any mods until November... you're NOT helping

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Elliotw

LOL I am trying to not buy any mods until November... you're NOT helping

Lol I have to wait till January so imagine how I feel!?

[Elliotw]

So this happened today on a Grocery store run. LOL



Car is completely stock. All credit to Subaru on this one!

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by Elliotw

So this happened today on a Grocery store run. LOL



Car is completely stock. All credit to Subaru on this one!

Is that your handwriting Elliotw?

J/K they really are great looking cars.

[Elliotw]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Is that your handwriting Elliotw?

J/K they really are great looking cars.

LOL no.....

[Elliotw]

So its been awhile since I updated my journal. But I have been busy!

First two mods!!!
Verus Throttle spacer kit

before

during install

after


Makes heel toeing a lot easier excited to try it out on the track!

second mod just LED license plate lights




I did my first two track days in my BRZ JK im slow haha
Drove two great tracks here in the PNW. The Ridge and Pacific Raceways.

got my track stickers already


Some photos from the trackdays. Enjoy



number 6!


cool mustang


Cooler GT4!



One real racecar showed up


The Ridge at sunrise


BRZ buddies

This car was awesome pretty tracked out. with roll cage, seats, suspension, wheels and tires.

Got to do some driving in the rain @ The Ridge. I went off into the grass It's all in the process of learning. I did need a John Deer sticker for my car after its off-road excursion.

Oh I also picked up a matching leather keychain from chester mox. I think it looks great! Let me know what you think.


Heading out to a new track this weekend for some practice. Lord knows I need it.

Also if anyone has thought about using Harry's track timer app. I recommend it. It was awesome. Cool to see your progress throughout the day as you learn the track in lap times.
I ran the stock PP brakes on long track days. Either 20 min or 40 min session and they held up great. Biting good all day. So very happy with that. Also it was pretty cool temp outside so oil temps weren't too crazy.(240-250) But I will need a oil cooler for hotter days.

[johan]

Glad I didn't steer you wrong on the brakes! Have fun out there.

[mjanmohammad]

Originally Posted by Elliotw

Thanks for the tips. I want to get a lot of seat time on the stock powertrain. Do you have any recommendations for:
Pads?(stock)
Brake fluid
Oil cooler

I am going to run a different spread sheet with track running costs. (pads, tires, oil, etc)

Thanks,
Elliot

I'm also tracking my 17BRZ Performance Pack and I found that the G-loc R10 pads are phenomenal. I'm using Motul 600 for fluid. The first track day I went to, the car was completely stock except for pads/fluid and wheels/tires. Check my sig for build thread.