What did you do to your 2nd gen BRZ today?

[OkieSnuffBox]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Debadging is so easy when the car is new too. I’ve always done it on a 4-7 year old car and the dried out adhesive always puts up a fight, and then the area needs paint correction so you no longer see the ghost letters compared to the wear around them. This time the adhesive just came off with gentle peeling, and all I needed was to apply some wax on the area when I was done.

Yep.

I always used my heat gun and a bit of dental floss. Done.

[Desertnate]

Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox

Yep.

I always used my heat gun and a bit of dental floss. Done.

I use a hair dryer and fishing line, but same easy results.

[mr.whiskers]

Hmm maybe I should debadge mine too

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by Rcode

Took the BRZ to another NASA event, still stock besides camber, brake pads and fluid. We did a few 35-40 minute sessions and the car took everything I threw at it. Oil temps somehow never went above 248 on two 85 degree days. I'm impressed, I only let up on the cool down lap.

These stock Michelins are pretty much toast now. I'm debating if I want to try and squeeze a 225 200TW on the stock wheel, or just go big and get a 17x9 wheel with a 245 tire since I'm throwing around the idea of time trials anyway. I was trying to find the owner of the GR86 below who managed to put on 255 RT660's on an 18 inch Konig Hexaform with AP Racing brakes, but never found them to see what was done. It looked pretty ok up close though.

Pleasantly surprised by your oil temps!

What was your alignment and how was the car’s balance?

[Rcode]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Pleasantly surprised by your oil temps!

What was your alignment and how was the car’s balance?

I was as well, I thought I would have to cool the car down at least once. But for the sake of experimentation I kept on it and the car never broke a sweat.

My camber is at -2 at the front. Not wildly aggressive, but it's kind of a decent balance between street and track at the moment. The car's balance felt really good, very easy to place the car where I wanted it and the chassis felt super communicative. I'm still picking up some understeer on certain corners. But before I go down the path of changing more suspension components, I'm going to just try a wider, stickier tire to see if it helps. The Pilot Sport 4's are surprisingly pretty good but I am greatly missing the grip that comes with a good set of 200TW tires.

[azndavepgh]

First oil change. Now i just need to do a thorough post-Winter cleaning.

[DocWalt]

Installed the Toyota OEM mudflaps. Not quite as much protection from the front flaps as I'd like, but that's OK.

[22 BRZ]

Originally Posted by DocWalt

Installed the Toyota OEM mudflaps. Not quite as much protection from the front flaps as I'd like, but that's OK.

I'd like something between the two different OEM options. My Subaru front flap is so long that it hits the ground over every big bump and even under hard cornering. Its flexible, but even still its permanently bent backwards now from all the impacts.

[ozafar]

You got TSVs!! I have them in order-what size is that?

[DocWalt]

Originally Posted by 22 BRZ

I'd like something between the two different OEM options. My Subaru front flap is so long that it hits the ground over every big bump and even under hard cornering. Its flexible, but even still its permanently bent backwards now from all the impacts.

yeah I'd love something more like the first gen Subaru mudflaps, molded but sleeker and still kinda flexible.

Originally Posted by ozafar

You got TSVs!! I have them in order-what size is that?

17x9 ET45, 10mm spacer up front.


I love them! They look fantastic, even if they're not the lightest wheel ever.

[mr.whiskers]

Originally Posted by 22 BRZ

I'd like something between the two different OEM options. My Subaru front flap is so long that it hits the ground over every big bump and even under hard cornering. Its flexible, but even still its permanently bent backwards now from all the impacts.

Yea I just went and measured between the front mudflap and the floor its only 1.5"
So if I decide to lower in the car in the future its going to be permanently touching the ground. I don't think I'll be doing that cause its my daily in the winter but definately something for others to consider

[ozafar]

Nice. I ordered 18x8.5 +40s, will be interesting to see how those look.

[kaesu]

Post install notes as reference for anyone who's looking into hks hipermax s. I kept the lowering height and damping setting the way it was shipped from hks - lowered 27mm and set half stiff(soft?). Should be 5k front and 6k rear. Build quality looks nice.

Very simple install, took about 4hours to do myself. Ride itself reminds me of my 16brz, but a touch stiffer. A little bouncy without changing the damping firmness. Fairly comfortable ride all around - but I feel it can be a bit stiffer without being too harsh for a DD.

Will play with it a bit and maybe raise it back up 10mm before getting an alignment. Legamax exhaust is on the way, will update when I install it!

Side note, Japanese Yen is at an all time low - not a bad time if anyone is thinking of buying right now. Too bad the prices of everything else is ridiculous.

[joemysterio]

Originally Posted by kaesu

Side note, Japanese Yen is at an all time low - not a bad time if anyone is thinking of buying right now. Too bad the prices of everything else is ridiculous.

I really want the Fujitsubo A-R exhaust but even now it's still just too crazy expensive. I guess I'll keep waiting for my HKS to arrive in August, even that one is pushing how much I'd like to spend on an exhaust.

I'm so impatient though, I'm tempted to get something that's available now and use it temporarily until my HKS arrives, but that's contradictory to my penny pinching lol.