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Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 03-17-2022, 12:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,076
Posted By wheelspeed
So P.O.-d at All you MF'ers!!!!

I wanted to order a car back in December or so and never got around to it. Now I'm really stuck. :mad0259:

Okay, I guess I'm mostly posting to pat your backs who ordered a car earlier, but I'm...
Forum: Forced Induction 12-11-2021, 12:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,657
Posted By wheelspeed
Looks heavy. How much weight does that thing add...

Looks heavy. How much weight does that thing add to the car?
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 12-05-2021, 11:19 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,198
Posted By wheelspeed
Is there a chance SUBI prices will go up to match...

Is there a chance SUBI prices will go up to match soon?

Maybe Subi gambled that covid and supply chain issues would be gone for 2022? Toyota held off their pricing so long that they might be...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-29-2021, 07:50 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 16,679
Posted By wheelspeed
I know it's been said before, but this entire...

I know it's been said before, but this entire base vs limited vs premium conversation is absolutely ridiculous due to the naming from Subaru. I pity any new viewer that reads this before getting a...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-23-2021, 11:08 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 21,129
Posted By wheelspeed
Okay, thank you. Before driving a Miata, I was...

Okay, thank you. Before driving a Miata, I was interested in Miatas. They have a maker of very light brakes, if I remember correctly, which is absolutely suspect. Anyway, I wondered if there was...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-23-2021, 11:02 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 21,129
Posted By wheelspeed
Hi S30. Thank you for adding a post. But that...

Hi S30. Thank you for adding a post. But that appears to be about Carbon brakes and those are way above my pay grade. My earlier questions were just about lighter brakes that had equal performance...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 11-21-2021, 01:45 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,257
Posted By wheelspeed
Something I didn't see mentioned is that lowering...

Something I didn't see mentioned is that lowering springs have different drops. I can't speak for the twins, but I wanted better suspension feeling on my old Mazda 3 because the wheels bounced over...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 11-19-2021, 09:51 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 190,561
Posted By wheelspeed
I feel the need to share here that, I don't get...

I feel the need to share here that, I don't get all the conversation about interiors in general from the sports car enthusiast community. Every article or vid that goes on and on about interior...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 11-19-2021, 09:34 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 190,561
Posted By wheelspeed
Ha ha! A turn signal coming on just means that...

Ha ha! A turn signal coming on just means that car is about to cut you off! :sigh:
Forum: Suspension | Chassis | Brakes -- Sponsored by 949 Racing 11-19-2021, 09:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,874
Posted By wheelspeed
Yeah, I was figuring someone rode the brakes all...

Yeah, I was figuring someone rode the brakes all the way down a huge hill, stopped at the light at the bottom and baked pad material onto their rotors. Then they thought they warped the rotors and...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-19-2021, 08:00 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 21,129
Posted By wheelspeed
Growing up racing BMX and continuing a bicycling...

Growing up racing BMX and continuing a bicycling hobby all my life, and motorcycle hobbies- now at 51 years old I've been upgrading toys to save weight for so long that it's a mental thing that...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-19-2021, 07:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,657
Posted By wheelspeed
Ooh, that looks tasty. :clap:

Ooh, that looks tasty. :clap:
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 11-04-2021, 10:18 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 190,561
Posted By wheelspeed
There is really NOT generational money floating...

There is really NOT generational money floating around.

Learn a useful trade or skill, show up every day you're supposed to, and be customer focused. There you go.
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 11-04-2021, 10:09 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 190,561
Posted By wheelspeed
Yeah, "Generational wealth" is a media thing or...

Yeah, "Generational wealth" is a media thing or (in USA) a democratic thing to get people pissed off and feel like they're situation isn't their blame, but that they just don't have 'generational...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-04-2021, 09:46 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 21,193
Posted By wheelspeed
Ridiculous amt of cash? Want turbo? BMW M2.

Ridiculous amt of cash? Want turbo? BMW M2.
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-04-2021, 09:24 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 21,193
Posted By wheelspeed
Curious tho, would you say it was worth it to...

Curious tho, would you say it was worth it to have that car for a few years?

At 51, time's running out for me to try a lot of different cars. And one of my earliest movie memories is that...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-04-2021, 09:13 PM
Replies: 169
Views: 41,574
Posted By wheelspeed
Wish you would drive it a few weeks and then do...

Wish you would drive it a few weeks and then do one mod at a time so you can evaluate how much something benefits.
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-04-2021, 08:46 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,455
Posted By wheelspeed
Haven't owned a brz before, but totally agree...

Haven't owned a brz before, but totally agree with you as far as other rwd cars. If you're not auto-crossing and just want a grin-inducing drive to work, cars are so much more fun with mediocre...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-04-2021, 08:36 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 11,616
Posted By wheelspeed
Yeah, after any shop messes with my wheels, I...

Yeah, after any shop messes with my wheels, I break the lugnuts loose and retighten. Haven't used a torque wrench before, but at least loosen and then make normal lug-wrench-tightness instead of...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-04-2021, 08:32 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,262
Posted By wheelspeed
For people like me who, if they buy a new car,...

For people like me who, if they buy a new car, tend to keep it for 8 or 10 years, the elephant in the room is what's going to happen with electrification. There's talk of possible break-thru battery...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 11-04-2021, 08:11 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 14,336
Posted By wheelspeed
... But it's in Cali, so some rich kid will buy...

... But it's in Cali, so some rich kid will buy it. That's pretty much the one I would want too, except manual not auto.

EDIT- After sobering up, I'm remembering that a posted comment could come...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 10-13-2021, 07:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,629
Posted By wheelspeed
Looks gorgeous! Just curious, does Enkei call...

Looks gorgeous! Just curious, does Enkei call those gloss or satin? I like the gloss look so I'm curious what they were before you coated them.
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 10-13-2021, 06:57 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 12,521
Posted By wheelspeed
I'd prefer skinny tires for snow around...

I'd prefer skinny tires for snow around Pittsburgh where they salt. These cars will only be driven in a few inches at most, and better to cut through that to the street or hardpack snow below. 4x4...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 10-13-2021, 06:48 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 15,471
Posted By wheelspeed
Yeah, car nav doesn't give you traffic updates or...

Yeah, car nav doesn't give you traffic updates or cop locations etc. like Waze. I'd love to get the Limited for the stereo but trade the nav for a CD player. :cry:
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 09-30-2021, 05:17 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 64,496
Posted By wheelspeed
Laguna Seca Blue

I like it. It's not a real new color. When I see it, I think of the M3 Laguna Seca Blue. (Back around 2004 or something)
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 09-29-2021, 11:22 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 9,541
Posted By wheelspeed
Yep

Ha ha, yep, my drive is different but similarly annoying. I have a 4.5 mile drive to work, with only a 1.7 mile section of nice curvy road. But I'm almost always behind some soccer-mom in an SUV or...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 09-29-2021, 11:11 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 63,908
Posted By wheelspeed
Hi everyone, When I said "inherent to boxer...

Hi everyone,

When I said "inherent to boxer engines", I meant, including everything related with selling a modern car, so including emissions related needs. If an engine layout throws out dirty...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 09-28-2021, 11:00 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 63,908
Posted By wheelspeed
To someone ignorant on boxer engines (me), this...

To someone ignorant on boxer engines (me), this is interesting. It seems that a dip may be inherent to boxers that isn't there in inline 4s. You don't see this on the Miata engine and I don't think...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 09-24-2021, 07:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,161
Posted By wheelspeed
Toyobaru Have Room for Nice Perf Packages?

I feel like BRZII/GR86 are in a land of their own. What else is there that is RWD, light and handling focused? I'm looking at this as someone without kids, but also wants to throw his backpack or...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 09-24-2021, 06:08 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 9,541
Posted By wheelspeed
OP- Always great to absorb whatever you can! ...

OP- Always great to absorb whatever you can! Kudos that you are interested.

Just keep an eye out for a place to practice what you've seen on the video. Maybe an empty parking lot, or a cheap...
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