prospective buyer of new BRZ

[Rai-zero]

Originally Posted by JeremyR

With some bolt-on power mods and e85 you can easily surpass those 0-60 and quarter mile times of the s2k, if that's a big selling point for you.

The brz was made to be a drivers car that handles extremely well. Not to say the s2k doesn't, but being a convertible puts it at a disadvantage in this category, handling and safety wise.

I agree that the safety of the S2000 was in the back of my mind.

The BRZ did well on the crash tests.

I am not looking at making the BRZ any quicker, unless it's simple like cold air intake and exhaust if those make any sense, but I mean I don't want to go FI route.

[JeremyR]

Originally Posted by Rai-zero

I agree that the safety of the S2000 was in the back of my mind.

The BRZ did well on the crash tests.

I am not looking at making the BRZ any quicker, unless it's simple like cold air intake and exhaust if those make any sense, but I mean I don't want to go FI route.

Going FI isn't needed if you're only looking for 30-50 more hp.

If you want simple, just an ECU flash will get more gains than a CAI or exhaust will give you.

ECU flash alone will get you 15-30 HP/TQ (depending on pump gas octane level) and remove most of the TQ dip in the 4k range.

If you did an ECU flash + flex fuel, you're looking at 20-40 HP/TQ gain with the TQ dip mostly removed.

If you then did the above + CAI, headers, over pipe, front pipe, and exhaust you'll be looking at 30-50 HP/TQ gains

The later options are not as simple, and they don't really gain much on their own without a tune.


It really depends on how much you want to modify the car, if at all. It's pretty fun in stock form. My motors stock, and I can keep up with S2k pretty easily in the mountains, they do pull a bit more in the straights but I get right back on them once we hit the corners.