Greetings- name is Mike. Been lurking for a few years, bought a 2017 BRZ Premium manual a year ago to replace my S2000. Needed a back seat so I could drive the kids to school in the fun car. I've been tinkering with cars for 25+ years, swapped a few engines, have done some major car surgery, cut my old Civic in half with a Sawzall in 14 minutes flat, and generally don't think anything is impossible given enough creativity.
Mechanical engineering background, so I see everything through the lens of a techie.
Looking forward to meeting people in person so I can explore what mods I want to do to my BRZ. Nothing too crazy- I'll leave all the crazy to non-dailies. I learned that lesson a LONG time ago.
So far, all I have on the car is my old S2000 wheels and tires, and a lot of dirt. Before anyone calls BS, they're 17x9 +63 TSW Nurburgrings with 255/40 Bridgestone S-04s on them, sitting on 25mm thick 5x100 to 5x114.3 adapters. Basically, this is one more confirmation that 255/40-17 on 17x9 +38 fit just fine on the stock suspension. There's some UGLY poke, but it doesn't rub anywhere through the travel or turning envelope, and it's way better than running the stock wheels and tires, even if it's a bit too much stick for the stock suspension.
I'm looking to turn all my old S2000 mods into cash to buy equivalent mods on the BRZ. Suspension, brakes, wheels/tires, then some booooost. Maybe subwoofers in the rear seat side panels.
Anyway, hi.
