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TylerLieberman · 12-21-2013, 06:10 PM

These past few weeks have been crazy. I drove from Oklahoma to Arizona to California. Then up to Las Vegas. Then down to Arizona. Then back to Oklahoma. Just got back yesterday afternoon.

Total of nearly 3,500 miles.

Went to California first and hung out with some family and then swung over to 9k Racing and hung out with them as well as pick up a few parts. Big thanks to them for the unbelievable customer service!

After California, I went to my friend's shop in Vegas and had some fun for the day. The car struggled to say the least. Over 4,000ft elevation made this car feel weak. I'd be surprised if the car made any more than 130whp up there and 100tq. Ended up bumping the rear tire pressure to over 60psi and even then, the car still felt like it was struggling to keep the wheels spinning in 2nd.

[ame="http://vimeo.com/82468534"]Get Nuts Footage on Vimeo[/ame]

Managed to get some good tandem fun in, even though I was sucking out there haha. Also put the car into one of the plastic k rails and damaged the front end a bit.

^Corner light bracket broken, bumper misaligned, center grille destroyed, and some good scrapes going along the front. Oh well. I kinda like the BRZ front bumper more anyways. I might just end up switching.

After that, I went back to see the other half of my family in Arizona. It was nice seeing everybody again. Some of them, I haven't seen in almost 3 years. It was definitely nice seeing them all too considering I deploy in like about a month.

The car will pretty much sit around the entire time while I'm gone.

While I'm deployed, the plans are:

-Upgraded sway bars and endlinks
-Stance LCAs and SPL Toe Links
-Parts Shop Max knuckle kit
-Todoroki Front fenders
-BRZ Front bumper/repair FRS bumper

Also working on getting everything ready for the motorswap.

1JZ VVTi coming soon!

Fairly mild setup. Custom exhaust and piping, fuel upgrade, ecu tune etc. Just the basics. Should be making around 350whp with everything said and done. That's provided it all goes according to plan. Still have more research to do.

12-21-2013, 06:10 PM	#178
TylerLieberman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: '24 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,686 Thanks: 658 Thanked 3,363 Times in 1,584 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	These past few weeks have been crazy. I drove from Oklahoma to Arizona to California. Then up to Las Vegas. Then down to Arizona. Then back to Oklahoma. Just got back yesterday afternoon. Total of nearly 3,500 miles. Went to California first and hung out with some family and then swung over to 9k Racing and hung out with them as well as pick up a few parts. Big thanks to them for the unbelievable customer service! After California, I went to my friend's shop in Vegas and had some fun for the day. The car struggled to say the least. Over 4,000ft elevation made this car feel weak. I'd be surprised if the car made any more than 130whp up there and 100tq. Ended up bumping the rear tire pressure to over 60psi and even then, the car still felt like it was struggling to keep the wheels spinning in 2nd. [ame="http://vimeo.com/82468534"]Get Nuts Footage on Vimeo[/ame] Managed to get some good tandem fun in, even though I was sucking out there haha. Also put the car into one of the plastic k rails and damaged the front end a bit. ^Corner light bracket broken, bumper misaligned, center grille destroyed, and some good scrapes going along the front. Oh well. I kinda like the BRZ front bumper more anyways. I might just end up switching. After that, I went back to see the other half of my family in Arizona. It was nice seeing everybody again. Some of them, I haven't seen in almost 3 years. It was definitely nice seeing them all too considering I deploy in like about a month. The car will pretty much sit around the entire time while I'm gone. While I'm deployed, the plans are: -Upgraded sway bars and endlinks -Stance LCAs and SPL Toe Links -Parts Shop Max knuckle kit -Todoroki Front fenders -BRZ Front bumper/repair FRS bumper Also working on getting everything ready for the motorswap. 1JZ VVTi coming soon! Fairly mild setup. Custom exhaust and piping, fuel upgrade, ecu tune etc. Just the basics. Should be making around 350whp with everything said and done. That's provided it all goes according to plan. Still have more research to do. __________________ Old 2013 FRS Build Thread (SOLD) Hakone 86 GR Build Thread (SOLD) Last edited by TylerLieberman; 12-23-2013 at 12:14 AM.