New BRZ owner
 

Hey guys,

Glad to say I'm an owner of a new BRZ! Couldn't resist the great deal Muller had on the 2013 models, so I signed and drove away :burnrubber: (btw, is Ben from Muller Subaru on here?) It was a very positive buying experience there.

I come from a background of 2 seaters (91 MR2, 06 Miata) so this car fits pretty well with the cars I like. I recently crashed my Miata, hence I was looking for a new car.

So far...awesome. Still getting used to how the car feels and that extra row of seats behind me (if you can call it that), but I really appreciate the extra space I have now. Although I will never feel as cozy as I did in my old MR2, this car has a fantastic seating position and I cannot get over how the steering feels.

Looking forward to a few autocrosses and track days this year. If anyone is attending, keep me in the loop and I will be happy to join!

Bob

PS. here's the car:

http://imageshack.com/a/img838/1536/8vml.jpg

Welcome to the forums Bob!

Nick C.

Welcome!

Stop by our shop... plenty of toys for you. :thumbup:

Congrats and welcome! I know what you mean by "cozy" I owned 2 MKII MR2s one turbo one NA, absolutely loved them

Congrats and Welcome =D whats your plans for the first month besides breaking it in ?lol

Welcome!

Welcome to the club! Great color choice, by the way.

Thanks for the warm welcomes!

I will surely stop by your shop! I have the itch to do some minor mods, but I'm going to let the car settle in first. Breaking in the car is just a tease, because I KNOW there is a lot more after 4000RPM!

But my shortlist of things to do are:

1) Wheels and sticky(er) tires
2) Springs. Something with a minor drop, like an inch, and nothing too aggressive
3) Alignment. I know from past experience that stock alignment is usually subpar
4) Exhaust to listen to the engine just a bit more
5) Maybe get those red vinyl tail light things. Looks pretty good and I'm assuming it's cheap to do.

Questions for you veterans...are there inexpensive mods to get a bit more torque out of the car? I heard headers are the way to go from a few people, is that the general consensus?

Another one, it feels like the engine moves around a bit under the hood. Has anyone had experience with stiffer engine mounts?

Otherwise, I just want to take the car out on autocrosses and track days :) The car is just asking to be thrown into corners!

Welcome to the club Bob! hope to see yo around the meets and such when the good
weather returns.

That's where I got my car as well, and it was also a great experience with Ben

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I felt bushing replacements were a great bang for the buck. After replacing thr subframe and diff cradle it felt like it really put more power down.

I will be swapping mounts next month, but that will be coming as a whole package with my FI install.