If you go the Perrin intake tube route will doing so impact the warranty?

ROFL!!!

Or you can spend like 1.50 and get a plug for the hole in the cabin. Did wonders. Doesn't clean up the engine bay though. For that you could probably find the appropriate bits at Lowe's for less.

Are you still on factory break in oil? The engine sounds nicer after a fresh oil change.

Radio really helps.

To make the car sound good, the important thing is to not rush it or try to go fast, the car's fine trotting along going slower than a camry or ford, but the power band will come to life at times and show some really good acceleration and sound if you take your time and let it happen not try to force it.

I'm up in colorado right now. car is slooww here!

At sealevel, try and get near redline; going downhill while entering the interstate, on 93 gas on a cool night at sealevel you'll get an awesome intake roar.

lol... I'm used to a v6 and a v8 so it was definitely a "culture shock" when I realized I can't drive this car the same. But when I think about the S2000, this car has way more low-end torque to help it move along. So it's not that bad compared to the really peaky honda motors.

I find for an auto, if I care about acceleration, I need to drive it in manual mode to select my own gears so the tranny isn't constantly upshifting and downshifting and annoying the crap out of me. Not that it's a bad auto at all. It actually shifts pretty fast. It's just programmed for fuel economy in full auto.

I think my wife's focus we traded in had more lowers torque sadly. But I mean can the focus drift? Can the focus hold a candle I the 86? Does it look as pretty? The same can be said for most cars. The car was built with upgrades in mind. Some like to go the NA route. A few bolt ons will get you a little power but honestly I think your kidding yourself if you don't go Forced induction if you feel slow. When I get in the TL and have "torque" or t least more torque its nice but the car in comparison is squishy and fat in comparison. It handles well enough but not like the 86. The steering and braking are sloppy. Go ahead ad complain but for every complaint there is a solution you just have to be willing to fix it by spending some time and money. The potential of this car is awesome. And you all know it or you wouldn't be here.

it's not really a complaint to have to adjust to driving a small displacement high revving motor and asking about it but I'm only speaking for myself, lol... we're talking about how to drive the brz so it can accelerate faster in regular city traffic not bitching about having to drive that way...

That drives me crazy to no end (having to shift as 6000 in first gear to avoid the torque dip). The only way to avoid the torque dip effects are to shift really low and just cruise around or shift really high and really zip along. No inbetween.

Just treat the throttle like an ON/OFF switch, you should be fine :burnrubber:

It depends on your dealership. I'd personally say there is no way in hell it could as it only replaces a plastic tube.

It's very easy to swap back to stock if you need to.

I said you have to beat the piss out of it to get it moving. I didn't say "moving fast" lol...just...moving...and I can't imagine ever categorizing it as a "performance motor"...unless the qualifications of being considered a performance motor include being weak, rattly, chirpy, etc...the engine is the absolute weakest part of this car imo...

please post it when you do!