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Buy a few books for the library:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Car-Hacks-Mods-For-Dummies/dp/0764571427"]Car Hacks & Mods For Dummies: David Vespremi: 0785555887121: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-Handling-Street-Track-suspension/dp/0760339945/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421253477&sr=1-1&keywords=suspension"]High-Performance Handling for Street or Track: Vehicle dynamics, suspension mods & setup - Anti-roll bars, camber adjust (Motorbooks Workshop): Don Alexander: 9780760339947: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Your-Car-Handle/dp/0912656468/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y"]How to Make Your Car Handle: Fred Puhn: 9780912656465: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Supercharging-Turbocharging-Performance-Handbook-Powerpro/dp/B0085AK56Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421253456&sr=1-1&keywords=supercharging+turbocharging"]Supercharging, Turbocharging, and Nitrous Oxide Performance Handbook (Powerpro Series): Diane Davis, Diane Davis Earl Davis: 8580000759013: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Chassis-Engineering-Building-Performance-Handling/dp/1557880557/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y"]Chassis Engineering: Chassis Design, Building & Tuning for High Performance Handling: Herb Adams: 9781557880550: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]


By the time you get into the BRZ you'l have some knowledge and theory under your belt. It will be supplemented with real-world knowledge when you gain experience. I actually recommend buying a cheap car like a Miata first and learning how to do everything to it first, rather than spending bigger bucks on a brand new car. That way if you screw something up or crash you're only out a couple grand. My first car that I seriously modified and drove hard was a 1985 Toyota MR2 that I bought for $500. Learned so much by fixing things when they broke (which was often) and learned a lot about suspension setup, weight reduction, how to do a motor swap to get more power, etc. etc. However if this is more of a minor hobby for you (nothing wrong with that!) the BRZ will be a nice car to satisfy the occasional driving event or wrench session.