Subaru 'pink' badges

[chenshuo]

i'm now gonna race this car, and i'm not gonna drive more than the posted speed limit. The fastest road in North America is what probably 140km/h ? i'm sure any car will do fine in terms of speed on public road.

i just wanted a nice LOOKING car.

[chutrain]

Here is a link to a Nasioc DIY:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1134460

There are also vendors that sell the overlays that are much easier to install if you don't want to take them apart.

[BRZfan]

Originally Posted by fatoni

like i said, i have nothing against automatics. the automatic frs is slower and more expensive. to make it less slow, it gets even more expensive. people can buy automatics if they want and change whatever they want. if you are trying to make a car fast its best to start with the cheaper, faster option. thats all im saying

Faster?? I thought I read where the auto has a higher final drive ratio than the manual.
Granted, acceleration is a different matter but the difference, according to one report I read:
Auto:
Zero to 60 at 7.9 seconds and 1/4 mile at 15.8 seconds at 91.3 mph.

Manual:
Zero to 60 was 7.3 seconds and 1/4 mile at 15.3 seconds at 92.1 mph.

Hardly a significant difference if one does not race. The article went on to say:
"So drag racers ought to opt for the manual transmission BRZ. Actually they should opt for a different car entirely, but that's a whole other subject. If anything, a closer look at the acceleration times indicates that you should think twice before assuming the manual is always better."
They went on to say that the auto has a faster time from 45 - 60 mph.

[GNS]

Learning to drive a MT is a lifelong skill that opens up more possibilities for any future cars you will buy or rent, and there are few cars better suited to teaching this skill than the FR-S and BRZ. The current crop of kids nowadays are more interested with Facebook integration, MPG mini games, Bluetooth audio streaming, stickers, domokun and herrafrush. Driving a MT and rowing the gears on their own means that they actually have to pay attention, and we can't have that happening.

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by BRZfan

Faster?? I thought I read where the auto has a higher final drive ratio than the manual.
Granted, acceleration is a different matter but the difference, according to one report I read:
Auto:
Zero to 60 at 7.9 seconds and 1/4 mile at 15.8 seconds at 91.3 mph.

Manual:
Zero to 60 was 7.3 seconds and 1/4 mile at 15.3 seconds at 92.1 mph.

Hardly a significant difference if one does not race. The article went on to say:
"So drag racers ought to opt for the manual transmission BRZ. Actually they should opt for a different car entirely, but that's a whole other subject. If anything, a closer look at the acceleration times indicates that you should think twice before assuming the manual is always better."
They went on to say that the auto has a faster time from 45 - 60 mph.

it might be an assumption, but im pretty sure the car is drag limited so the lower gearing of the manual will probably yeild a higher top speed (not that it matters much) and of course the auto is faster from 45-60. that hapens to be a range where the auto does not need a shift while the manual does. its probably one of the most misleading stats since the manual requires a shift at like 59. its one of the largest misrepresentations you can make as that shift is practially useless in the test.

i dont really think manual is always better, in fact, i think its safe to say that autos have really passed manuals in regards to potential. however, in the case of the frs, the manual is the better option for going faster/cheaper

[chenshuo]

Originally Posted by GNS

Learning to drive a MT is a lifelong skill that opens up more possibilities for any future cars you will buy or rent, and there are few cars better suited to teaching this skill than the FR-S and BRZ. The current crop of kids nowadays are more interested with Facebook integration, MPG mini games, Bluetooth audio streaming, stickers, domokun and herrafrush. Driving a MT and rowing the gears on their own means that they actually have to pay attention, and we can't have that happening.

i've never seen a rental company renting out manuals. i'd love to rent a manual and drive the crap out of it.

[Eyesacky]

Any news on the pink badges, btw, guys? Just want some to match my pink centercapped STI wheels lol.

[Wasabi]

I'm interested in doing something like this, especially doing cherry blossom, but I'm scared that I would mess it up

[chenshuo]

can anyone photoshop the pink badge on a WRB ?

[OrbitalEllipses]

So you want a Cherry Blossom Red badge, but don't even know the proper name of the color? Denied. Get out of here. No Cherry Blossom Pink for you.

[RazBRZ]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

So you want a Cherry Blossom Red badge, but don't even know the proper name of the color? Denied. Get out of here. No Cherry Blossom Pink for you.

I don't know about official names of colors. But real Cherry Blossoms are in fact pink (google Sakura tree), the cherry itself is red. When I hear Cherry Blossom I think of pink

There's DIY on NASIOC and I think on BRZ Club. My advice would be to buy a back-up OEM one and try that so you don't screw up and be missing your badge

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by RazBRZ

I don't know about official names of colors. But real Cherry Blossoms are in fact pink (google Sakura tree), the cherry itself is red. When I hear Cherry Blossom I think of pink

Yes, but the color is named Cherry Blossom Red. Yeah, cyan might look like teal but it's cyan. This is Cherry Blossom Red. Not pink.

[Paewrblue]

You can get the pink emblems from L'aunsport
I also got my shift knob from them.
I will probably install both front and rear emblems by tomorrow, if only I got enough time after work.

[themadscientist]

So tempted. No homo.