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Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza
That picture is beautiful! Really captures both cars well!
Nice review! If you don't mind me asking, why did you return back to NA after the supercharger?
Did you just do it since you knew you were going to trade it in or was there a deeper reason to that decision?
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I had some indecision about boost. The Phantom ESC was an experiment for me, because I am an engineer and the idea of a progressive technology like that sounded like a lot of fun. I was surprised and impressed, but I started itching for more power. I went to Jackson Racing SC, which was also tons of fun. That was about the time I started going to the track regularly.
After some track sessions under my belt on the JRSC, I let a friend who also owns a BRZ take it for a lap. He loved the JRSC, and I actually ended up selling it to him. I have a lot to learn as a track driver, and I was totally content learning on a slower NA engine -- plus giving him the bro deal made him super happy.
Ultimately, my car was still an automatic (at the time I was newlywed and freshly employed out of college, so it was our only car and my wife has a hard enough time with just about any car) and so I knew this wasn't going to be a long-term car for me. Didn't feel the need to keep it boosted, especially when I knew I was going to be shopping around for a replacement in a year or two.